Unt -Gazette. FRIDAY, SEPT. 1, 1899. A Few Articles For Uses Ladies' SASH BUCKLES Forty different ' sty lea, 25 cents to $1.25. STOCK COLLAR BUCKLES Just right ; 2oc and 25c. Some to match sash buckles. CUT STEEL HAIR ORNAMENTS "The real thing ;" 95c to $2.00. BEAUTY PINS Gold wire, lc, 3c, 5Cj 8c; Pearl, 5c; Cyrano bead, 2Uc. Six teen patterns. . ELASTIC BELTS Newest thing in the store. Black jet, cut steel, white perrl ; 50c to $2.75. LEATHER' BELTS Lots of them. Almost every price, 7c to $1.00. . Patent leather. White wash belts. ..... : ( LADIES' TIES Modern patterns, and, styles. S, E Young & Son Albany, Oregon. LOCAL NEWS. Po8tmasterjoHnson and wife returned Monday from a iSccessful and enjoyable fishing trip near Elk City., v,. Dr. Bowen Lester-went fisfijng and has returned. He reports a most pfeasifirt trip with plenty of fislu The professors who have been on their outing trips are returning one by one to prepare lor. the next term's work which opens on the 19th of September. , Profeesor Chas. Jolfnsonf'of tfie Q, A. C.,- returned to Corvallis, Saturday from Cambridge, Mass.. where he Ira's" completed a 'mathematical cour.Se... , in, Harvard. . . - Prof. W. W. Brietow after a few days visit with his family left today lor Athena, Eastern - Oregon, where' he lias a position as principal in the high schools ofthat city. ; . ,v. Many hop'pickei a are being1 engaged from Corvallis to help gether iu the hop. crop of the year. Several of the yards. in the BuensrVista district will be eup.-; plied with picters from Corvallis. The mill people, state that wheat will' open in the Corvallis market at 52 cents or more. This , is the quotation placed on old wheat at present, none is made on . recently .threshed' wheat so far.'yet the market will open in a few more days'.' ; We are pleased to announce tbiit the Shirley company will begin a week's en gagement in this cityf, beginning Septem ber 25th. -Ihejjplendjd impression amdel by these . excellent jeriormers aunug their appearance here last spring, insures for them a sMcessful se,asou, y - Mr. Ed (aWford TI1 lea'e Con-allis. on Monday to accept a position in a large mercantile-; estabjishment ,-jn- Astoria, During his residence here.Mrj Cfawford lias made many warm' friends and ac quaintances wlio will regret hwdeparture but who wish him every; suecess-.in.hjs. new position. The ladiesof.the Catholic church wish to return -thanka -tq 'ih.citijKPAjBipl generously patronized tlieir ice-cream so cial at the home of J. M. Nolan last Wed nesday evening. Fifty-four "dollars wei e the gross receipts of the evening, a con- t.ibution which is du'y appreciated and. gratefully acknowledged. " ' .' . ' - Those who have fault to find with the valuation, placed on their property by the Assessor, Will have ' the' opportunity ;,to have matters straightened out. at ;the meeting of the county board of equaliza tion, at the court housefrom the 25th of September arid continuing one week. The board consists of the county judge, the county clerk and the assessor.1 "' r J. H. Gallagher, a member of Co. K. of the Oregon vounteers, visited Corval lison Saturday and Sunday.- Mr. Gal lagher is one of our OACb beet football men and many will be glad to know that he will return to school next year to aid in upholding tho honors of" the orange. The prospects for an excellent football tam at the OAO next season are very good . Oregon is getting full returns for the liberal way she entertained tha 'Edito rial Association. Over forty mill s of reading matter by the editor.', " all speaking in the highest terms of Oregon its people and its resources: - This is ad vertising of the right kind. Men intel ligent men were here, they saw, and they tell what they saw in language all their own. . One of the features of the Oregon In dustrial Exposition this season will be a war museum, It will consist of trophies relics and curios brought back, from the Philippines by the Oregon volunteers and the collection will be ose such as was never before seen in the ..northwest The fair will be held -from "."Sept. 28 to Oct, 28, and the railroads will give re duced rates to the exDosition. " ' ' . Rev L. M. Boozer will preach at the Mt. Vie w school" house "next - Sunday -afternoon at three o'clock. Mrs. Mary Spencer, who has reached the ripe old age of 80 years, is visiting her son, Jesse Spencer, and family, Mrs. Nelms and; daughter; Celia, re turned from Newport on Tuesday after au outing at Nve creek of a couple of weeks . Miss Francis Harris, a former teacher of the Corvallis public schools, but now of Portland, 4s visiting ia Corvallis, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Callahan. Joshua Mason, who has been very ill for several days in the past, is not iui" proved in his Condition. Mrs. McCor- tnick, df Brownsville, the sister ot the sick man is at his bedside Quite a Corvallis crowd of ladies and gentlemen -went out to the Granger school liouse tm Tuesday night to attend a school entertainment, the Corvallis delegation furnishing the program. E. J.: Lea returned on Monday from the ; East. . He has been attending the summer school at Harvard. During his trip Mr, Lea visited New York. City, Niagara Falls and other noted eastern scenes. Senator Jdha D. Daly left Tuesday for a month's visit in 'San Francisco. This was his home in "the days of '49," and he will tak'egf eiSUeliht;ia viewing .old lancTmarks and reuewing , old acquaint ances. The thanksof the editor, office force AniTnredevil are due Mr. John son for as fin a lot of trout" as we ever flopped ou? lip over. We say "due" advisedly ; they cau never be flAidl Printers, like Hamlet, nte ."feverr poor in thanks.?' . i',: ' ' ' Riititjej-n member r of ".the '.Union-Gazette force left Tuesday for his home in Riddles, Oregon , for. a' yaVatiort pf a couple of weeks.' - Mr. Riddle is. pre paring to begin ' the' "publicaiilm. of .' the "Mite'' once 'lagain. ' "The ' introductory-' number will be issued in about' three' weeks. .'. :-', ;.,' .. M. ; Miss Effie Berthold l&tves nerxt 'Satur day for Weisfir, Idaho, where she wjll be married ;to Mr, John Lefler,- MbftdaV. . - 5 Immediately! after,v the ceremony, -trie couple will leave for a short visit at 'Salt Lake city.' There future home will be at. Spokane, Wash., where. Miss Berthold. Wasp telegraph" operator for a long time. Mr. "Lefler. is a wealthy mine owner of the Buffalo Hump country. , . We stated some: time ago. that an effort was being mau"ew'by the K. of P. of this .ity to have the body of Lyman Keleay,. who died at "Manila, May 26th, last, brought here for burial. . -A, letter from Hon. Tomi Tongue relative to the matter states that no bodies will be brought i over until the arrival of -Lvmatts remains m !an Francisco they will be sent to Corvallis You are invited to-attend- the services at the Evangelical church pq Snuday. The pastor, Rev. L. M. Bb'ezer, will preach at 11 a. m. and 8 p. m.- - Other services of the day as usual. New line of ladies' skirts just received at Klines', manufactured by the French Garment Company. Best values for good goods ever shown in Corvallis Ladies are invited to inspect these goods Rev. P. S. Knight will preach at the Congregational church next Sunday, He desires to meet all the members of the church at 7 :30 Saturday. He will also preach at Plymouth at 3 p. m. on Sunday. The Home Supply Association of Port land can save you $o0 to $100 a year on the goods you buy. Many of the best men in the county are members. For prices call on or write to the agent Corvallis. Mr. H. G. Gue. CORVALLIS CREAMERY. One Farmer . who Patronizes The Creamery Realizes Four Dollars A. Month for Each Of his Cows. The wet weather that recently , visited the country, taking it all in all, will prove beneficial in the end.- No more convinc ing argument could be brought before the agricultural people of the Willam ette valley, favoring the idea of produc ing more" varied' industries, than this, The rain has-lewered the. grade., of some of the wheat exposed to it, yet . on the other hand it has increased the value of 'dHietproducts on the. farm. . The farmer who has several milch cows on his ranch .with a.goodly . supply of pasture land. will now find the grass fragrant and green .and-Uie cows win be found to increase wonderfully, in their supply of milk.. '' The prospects of the Corvallis Cream efy are'g'rbwjbg brighter day by day, and the country people and all people of the community are beginning to see the val ue of the institution. ' It' was with diffi culty .and ' under' trying' circumstances that Mr. and Mrs. Taylor, the. proprie tors bf-the-creamery kept it going during He winter" months of the past- year. At present their ' output ot butter is s'te'a'dily increasing' and with the united aid, of those of the country who have cows the Corvallis Creamery will become .am indispensible institution. The creamery at present runs a wagon twice a week out into the country, gath ering cream from those who have milch- cows, but such a few that they . are - sot justified in bringing the cream to the creamery' twice ' each week. The route ofUiftiWaea-cojers about thirty miles and by taking up all the cream along the way a large amount is gathered. Be sides this, there are many, farmers" wlio The smoky weather that has visited us each preceding! year during the month of ' August, has been a minus article during this season. It has been so wet no fires could get started in the mountains, and the damp atmosphere has kept the air perfectly clear, so that during the clear days, the. monntains which a year ago this August could not' "be fefen Tire' "as distinctly visible as in" the early spring time, so far as smoke is concerned. The huge boiler of the old steairier "Three Sisters" which has been lying on the river bank near the sawmill since the dismantling of of that vessel, has been purchased by Mr. A. F. WillianiB, of Sacramento. Mr". Williams - was" in this city last week and superintended the loading of the boiler on the cars' here.' Upon its arrival at Sacramento, it will be .placed on a regular run between San Francisco and Manila, Philippine Island. S. II". Moore, wlio '- recently purchased the Hunter farm, eight miles north of Corvallis, for $550pr,bas artivejl yuth his family from llfih'ois. He is accompanied by his father, who. is looking for a desir-. able property "in Corvallis, 'ami by an other man, who is looking for tf 'farnVto purchase. The latter has a family of. eiitht. In all there are" about eighteen persons -in Mr. Moore's party- of new--comers; Mr. Moore brings hogs, of a breed unknown in Oregon.' The hoofs are solid, like the hoof s of a horse. The breed originally ran wild in the. moun tains of Mexico, .. make it a business to bring their cream winter, but immediately upou i in each -week, not'simply 3 au act of charity or'of supporting the creamery but because they realize a good profit for their trouble. In fact no on should get the idea that in patronizing the Cor vallis Creamery they are doing an act of qharity-, in truth none of those whe have tried the experiment have such an idea, rrom the sale of butter' delivered m 'Portland alone, each month, the 'Corval lis Creamery receives over $400, and this amount ; when distributed every four weeks among those who have milch cows and turn them to a paying use, is far. more- than a mere pittance. One patron of the creamery,, who takes a little pride and care ia his milch cows realizes $1 per month 'from each of them, and during a great part of the year the cows receive no feed except that which they get by cropping the grass in the meadow. The milk that is brought to the cream ery at present, .nearly all comes from the country south of Corvallis and the route of the creamery wagon is in that direction, but Mr. Taylor states that if enough of the farmers living north of Corvallis will give their. support he will sfart'a wagon in that direction. The rains' have damaged the wheat to some extent, or some of it to some to some extent, and if it will not make flour, there is a way in "which it may" be profitably used and that is by feeding it to milch cows "and bringing rthe cream to th creamery. W?A. Cole, a representative of- the Pttcific Monlhlyvef--Portland, was)iu'the city on Tuesday workinj'fn the ihter.r- estpf the new Portland'magazinc.'1. J?he .. X'ivL. .... 1'acinc Moutiuy nas now appeared in its tenth number; gnff-.Y.Jmg so $ajr. met . .the hehrtfest approval of its patrons. Ore gon: lia writers- Qnougk and facilities enough' for a good magazine, - and the Pactfic Monthly is deserving 6f ' all the iipjiort given it. ' ' -A.hve grasshopper will eat a' dead lirrasshopper. , A Missouri faamer mixed Paris green and bran together .-anti" let ? a grasshopper eat it. Twenty ate him up. Jhey-sdid. Four hundred ate those 20, afatl' they ped, Eight thousand ate those four .huhld. and- they died. s ,A hundred and --'sixty thousand ate; those 8000;,! -.and died; and the farmer was troubled' no more t '.In itsiJligbt from the Mississippi valley, the name of the statistician of this story has become separated frpm.. his figures, but the fact tnat tiie incident occurred in Missouri is regardedasHBiadenGeiOf its passjbility, Exchange. .. .. . . Ever since Tuesday afternoon the nu- the neigh most in dustriously, iu their work of getting the merous threshing machines of borhood have been' humming grain thresfied that, was delaved by' die rains. The weather began to clear on Sunday morning and by sunset of that day the north wind that had been blow ing for 36 hours had driven the last of scattered louds far away over the hori zon . There is no doubt but that excel lent weather will be given us during the remaining days of harvest time. Inves tigation has proved that but little dam age was done the wheat the greater damage I icing done in those cases where farmers were careless in their methods of shocking. The wheat is of course, dam aged some but nothing like as everyone had supposed it v ould be. The death of Miss Elleanor Jeanette Gellatly, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Gellatly, occurred at her home four miles west of Corvallis, Sunday morning, Aug. 28? at 10:30 o'clock. Twelve years ago she suffered an attack of typhoid (ever, and since that tiuie her health has gradually failed, resulting in her death. Elleanor Jeanette Gellatly Wis" born September 6, 1876. ; She has borne with Christian-fortitude heMong years of suffering and goes to the life be- yond beloved by all who knew her.1 The funeral occurred .Tuesday morniug at the family residence. Rev. C. C. Connor officiating. A large number of friends followed the remains to the Newton cemetery, where interment was made.' The family has the sympathy of tfie en tire community in their bereavement. Justice E. R. JBryson and Att'y Julian McFadden have been doing the farmer act this week, being of the opinion that farming istnore lucrative than lawyering after all. Some weeks ago. Jesse Brown sold his crop of wheat and.oats to a Mr. Wilkinson, of Montana, foi; $830. Shortly thereafter the .-heavens opened and tor rents of rain . fell, upon the .which Mr.. Wilkerson grew sick at heart and oi fered to" return the -crop to Mr.Brovn for. $120. ..The bargain was made and Mr. Brown found clear weather" enough to thresh and save 700 buBHels of wheat. Again the sky frowned and Mr.r;Brown sought a -purchaser for his 150 - acres of wheat and. 50 acres of oats. E. R. Bry ,son, J. NAMcFadden, Geo. Horning and Dick Kiger-cast their weather eyes aloug the southern horizon and finally offered' Mr. Br'own'$300 fo his crop, and a bar gain was struck. The storm clouds part ed and .tlie glad sunshine smiled a welcome- upon, the young disciples -of Cin cinnatu?, They pulled their coats, went into the field and reshocked the grain. They will make about $800 or $1,000 on the speculation. Morrlsott-Liuville. A quiet little home wedding occurred in this city Wednesday noon, when Miss Bertie Linville and Mr. A. D. .Morrison took the vows which made them man and wife. The ceremony was performed by Rev. L. F. Stephens at the residence of the bride's father, Mr. W. S. Linvil!e, in the presence of relatives and a few in timate friends. The young couple took the afternoon train.fpr.Newpoit, where they, will en joy a week's outinir, Upon their return :they will take up their resi dence, in Corvallis. ". .Mr. "Morrison is a prosperous young business man of; this city,: being vice president arid secretary of the , firm Gra ham & Wells, . incorporated druggists. His manly character and genial disposi tion have won for him the friendship and esteem of all wuo know him. Cor vallis hasviip more womanly woman than Miss Linville. Modest, generous, kind to all,'-' speaking no ill of anyone, it may be safely said she has no enemy any where. Mr. and Mrs. Morrison are an ideal couple. May their days be many and their skies all sunshine. EGYPTIANS NOT IN IT YANKEE PYRAMID BUILDERS CAN ECLIPSE THEM. a Suva (San. WavorOMer In One of Hist Characteristic I terestlag Epistles. of The Oregon's ia The Philippines. start His -fully done Csptain H. L. Wells will soon on a tour through the State giving trated lectures on the work of the gon Regiment in the Philippines. . views are alt carefully selected to illustrate every phase of the work by the regiment, giving a clear idea of the trenches, roads, ricefields,' rivers, swamps', aftd nipa'-hutS: Also manners and customs ot the natives. Captain Wells w-as for 14 years a mem ber of the O, N. G. which with his record as" 'commander of Co. L., Second Oregon, gives him a military record equalled by few yolunteer officers. During the war the Captain . establish ed a national reputation as a special cor respond ent to the New York Evening Post, Chicago Chronicle, and St Louis Globe Democrat, by his fair and impar tial reports of military operations and general condition of affairs in the islands Those who have read his. articles? need' no further- assurance - that- his lecture will be a rare treat to all who are inter interested in the Philippines and the work done by the. regiment. Look out for dates and further announcements of the Corvallis lecture. The following letter from eur old friend Geo. Waggoner, will be eagerly read by all wh have learned to admire his sple did style, and exceptional ability iu de scribing what be sees : Fancy an irregular pile ot granite bowlders varvine in size from that of summer squash to an election precinct furrowed or creviced here and there with ravines so tortuous in their course that water," when in the .latter part of the fliimmAr it assumes a liauid state, be comes so wearied in following that must pause frequently to rest, thereby forming little pools and lakes whose sur faces reflect onlv the erav granite etch ing of their borders and the .blue sky. In a narrow cleft near the apex this pile pitch a dozen large tents place a little wooden building to be used as custom house between two large bowl ders near the railroad track, run up the American and British flags on 4 short poles set ten feet apart in the bare rocks above and you have White Pass as it seen today. Bald, bare, desolate, it the most uninviting place imaginable one of the many spots where a few extra loads of rubbish were added to this vast dumping ground, while Nature's Titanic masons were laving tae lounaation tor onr continent. Something of the mag nitude of their labors may be conceived by a survey of the huge chips hurled about by their mighty blows. Viewing the vast irregular pile, one is lost in won der, and economy shudders, at the appar ent waste of material. To what use can man put this wilderness of granite? It has evidently lain here for a long time waiting for something. It must be for the magic hand of the Yankee. What will he do with it? Let the rocks answer: and they do. Lately while this!query was uppermost in mv mind there came stealing on the evening air from a moss-draped crevice in a huge stone a low voice whispering, Why not build pyramids? They were all the rage once, all yon need now for some rich man to start the fashion." Great I v startled but listening intently; other small voices from all the rocks around came, barely breaking the abso lute stillness yet breathing ia chorus, 'Pyramids, pyramids." I was electri fied. . That's the very idea. I can see all at a glance and the immense profit in the thing once it is' fairly started. If the Yankee ever embarks in the pyra mid business, he will beat the world Not only will he build them cheaper than did the Egyptians but he will build better ones. The granite blocks are just lying around here loose waiting to be lifted into place and the foundation is perfect. There is abundant material on our side of the line without over reaching on Her Majesty's dominions and the brush is already cleared off, The climate, too, is favorable to the longevity - of such structures. What more does an enterprising . capitalist want? The idea is a grand one. All Europe will turn pale with envy if we are the hrst to start tne enterprise. fancy I can see the old mummied kings sit up and stare when some Klondyke miner puts up a pyramid in thirty days. which would have taken all Egypt fifty years to build. ' . " . I have said the rocks were bare, they appear so from a distance, but closer inspection shows some of them are cov ered with a short whitish growth called reindeer moss said to be- identical with the -staple feed of the reindeer in Lap land. Also that it maybe prepared for table use as is Irish moss and that it is very nutritious. Then in places where the granite has partly decomposed gen uine old Scotch heather, ef both white and purple bloom, has found a home and blossoms as free and fragrant as it did near the historic cottage where ram bled nature's greatest poet and his bonny Hig hland Mary ."I Then again as if na ture ordained that no spot should be en tirely desolate many varieties of beauti ful wild flowers peep from the rifts in tho rocks to lift their petals towards where their bright hues are mirrored in the lit tle lakelets which the melting snows have multiplied all about. Many times climbing over- this waste one is re-. minded of the familiar lines "Full many flower is born to blush unseen." etc. And here too several varieties of little birds chirp contentedly and never seem to long for green fields. Ptarmigeon, a fine game bird not quite so large as the grouse, are plentiful, and ten mnes south, where the rock peaks rise sharp as church spires, the mountain goat may be seen climbing about with ease where the foot of the venturesome hunter finds no resting place. But let us return to the tents, the lit tle house and the flags for the hum of noon is near at hand and the train from Skaguay has just arrived. With much puffing, a few out cries the Buldurin Locomotive has drawn 'the cars 18 miles nearing an elevation of 2,600 feet in one hour and forty-minutes and now stands panting in front of the canvas depot, while from the coaches tumble a crowd of sight-seers, old gentlemen,', el derly ladies, young men, babies, maidens canes, kid-gloves, sealskins, spectacles and kodaks, all hustled along as by one impulse on the well beaten path to where the flags are planted among the rocks. Proudly both emblems float in the breeze and well may each challenge admiration from the world. People of many nations come here but I think all eyes must rest longest and most lovingly upon the folds which mirror back to heaven its own pure lights where a guardian,, angel stands with one hand in the hand of all humanity and the other pointing hope fully to the stars. ' Scintillating on the margin of every crowd hre is teen some half dozen mounted police, not on horseback as one might suppose, but on foot with, high-,, topped boots, navy blue pants, gauntlet gloves, scarlet jackets, tall graceful and thus gaudily attired they-present aJ strik ing appearence and attract much atten tion from the girls who came with their mammas to see the sights. These men are charged with keeping order among the throng now invade the 'Canadian country. These men faithfully perform their trust andUnone may complain in vain of lawless conduct within the lines of their patrol. A couple of miles to the south, wind ing like a serpent among the rocks, is the old White Pass trail. For fifteen miles this side of Skaguay along the rail road its folds can be aeen dribbling along on either side of the track. It has be come historic, has saddend many a fire side and the memory of its terrors has aching hearts for the pittiless snows of a merciless winter have at times' covered it over and weary footmen searching in vain fer its guiding line have been weari ed and laid down to die. Itswhole course ismarken today with the bieaching skeletons of dogs and horses. Few, if any such rhort lines of travel can claim so many victims as this and the still more dreadful trail over the Chilcoot, where more than a hundred men and women were buried alive by a single avalanch. The story these trails tell is the story of Alaska, and will furnish material for sketches for centuries to come. Fired by the ambition and thirst for gold, thousands rushed into the north ern snows leaving behind modern aux- ileries for contending with the elements and naked-handed encountered dreadful Boreaus in his own domain. wonder they suffered. These trails dotted with spots of thrill ing interest and strewn with wrecks and skeletons, anil the ease and comfort with which (by the aid of modern science) these passes are now surmounted, bring tales of ages twenty centuries apart and furnish object lessons of no slight value. Now the traveller, seated in an ele gant coach,, is whirled along merrily from Skaguay-to Lake Bennett in four hours only catching a glimpse now and then from his window of a broken foot bridge, the old trail or a pile of bones whitening among the rocks. At the summit I am now seated in a comfortable house over which floats the Stars and Stripes, am surrounded hv manv of the convenience of life and the thought occurs as I conclude these lines : 'That did they contain anything of es pecial interest they might be sent on the wings of the lightening to reacn oetore the dawn of another day the remotest corners of the earth." i ; My love to all. j G. A. Waggoner A CORVALLIS AUTHOR. A Number of His Stories and Poems 1 Neat Little Book. CervnlHs ft Southern. Aaticles of incorporation of the Cor vallis & Southern Railroad Company, which have been recorded in Benton and Lane counties, were filed in the sec retary of state's oflSce. Wednesday. . The company' capital is given at $50,000, and the DrinciDle office will be located at Junction City; The terminal of the road will be for a time Corvallis and Eneene ' but Drovision is made for-the extension of the line hereafter to ' some nnint in or near Coos bar and the ac I qnirement of other roads and the con etructiort of branches and the; establish ment of stage "lines. The incorporators are A. Wilhelm, James Steel, C. W. Washburn, R. F. Baker, B S. Hy land M. Allen. F. M. Wilkins, A. G. Woodcock aud H..S. Wallace. Pap Hayseed. Everyone in the community knows "Pap Hayseed'? .the p, veteran football charamon of the O AC. a member of the Oregon volunteers, and a friend to. all. Being the attendant of Jack Beeves, t comrade who was shot in the Philippines Pap was unable to attend the reception given alCorvallis. - It is stated that Pap will return to the O AC again next year and again take his place on the gridiron eld. He has but recently visited his home in Eastern Oregon and the Hepp ner Gazette says the following of him: H. L. McAllister, - Morrow county's single hero of the Philippines, visited Heppner on Monday. Clad in hfs khaki uniform and a regulation military over coat, appropriate for the day, H. Li Mc Allister, the stalwart representative of our bunchgrass country appeared on our streets for the first time on Monday. His retiring disposition prevented, his being particularly conspicuous, but those for tunate enough to catch sight of him at once formed a procession and gathered about him. plying all sorts of questions relative to his experience with the dusky little devils he had in endeavoring to ex terminate them as a member of the Sec ond Oregon, earned the country's recog nition and gratitude. As Mr. McAllis ter stands Six feet in height with propor tions of a hercoles, we can pronounce him a formidable enemy for all Philip pines that ventured in sight. He was adverse to criticism of army regulation, but did not hesitate in ac knowledging that he, as well as all reg ulars, found in their enlistment a job they could not quit or lay down along side of, and predicts that the disclipine they are subject to will have a tendency to prolong the job the majority of them accept on their return. His experience now a treasure to him, but he will re peat it only when Uncle Sam allows him no other recourse. , A man signing himself "John the Novelist" is writing to different persons in Albany, from Lebanon in a manner that shows that he is crazy, says the Albany Democrat; Now he wants to bet $5 to $1 that he can plant the flag of liberty oyer Canada wtthout the use of a bullet. He declares that he has as much right to do something as Dewey, and has already written the president and Queen Victoria. In conclusion he shouts that "heaven and earth may pass away, but the words of John the Novel ist will stay." McKeazleFir Wood. ' A large supply of the finest quality of McKenzie fir slabs cut in stove lengths, on band at the Corvallis saw mill. It must be sold. The price is $1 per load of five loads or more. E. W. StboKg. "Heart of The Valley" is the name chosen by Mr. Dennis Stovall for his initial venture in the field of litera ture, that is with a publication of his own. Many of his poems and short sto ries have, however been published by leading periodicals. Mr. Stovall is a graduate of the OAC and has made his home so long with uS that we are proud to claim him as a- Corvallis boy. His boOk evinces much ability on the part of its author, and we predict a brilliant and successful future for him; for be sides his talent he has the push . and energy to make it so. "Heart of The Valley" is on sale at the local bookstores and should meet with a ready sale among our people. The following is taken from the Statesmen : "Heart ef the Valley" is the title of a new book recently printed by the States man Job Office, the author being "Den nis H. Stovall, B. S.," of Corvallis. The volume consists of 100 pages of in teresting stories and poems. Mr. Stovall is a young gentleman resi dent of Benton county's capital. His introductory page contains the words: To my good old mammy and daddy those things worth dedicating in this book are most affectionately inserted by the author." His preface is as follows. 'No one will be any more disappointed with what is to be found in the pages of this book than the author, for the simple rea son that an ideal always- stands above that which can be reached. The author's ideal of a book resembles 'Heart of the Valley' only in part, and he realizes fnll well that in order for an author to reach his ideal he must first inflict years of punishment upon a long suffering public in imposing on their good nature by forc ing his books upon the people. All stor ies must have a scene laid somewhere; this scene may be on earth or it may be elsewhere. Nearly all the stories and poems comprising this little book have their scenes laid on earth in Oregon and in that part known as Webfoot. The question of theif truth is left alto gether to the judgment of the reader. God has not created a more beautiful place than Webfoot There is not a sun set or a dawn, or a! night which passes through the entire year, but : what the Oregonian and the Webfooter can see in them the mar velous beauty that the Creator has so generously placed around ns, If those who attempt to paint these pictures will color them as they are, nothing more beautiful could be given the world. The days of the long-drawn epic and lyric are over. The everyday Amer ican has hot the time during these days of progress and rush to lay aside the du ties of his business and spend the time necessary to unravel the mysteries of epical poetry.. What the public de mands today is short, crispy productions; interesting and to the point, that tell in a few words what authors formerly took pages to narrate. If these specifications are anywhere met with in 'Heart of The Valley,' then the author will feel that a large part of his duty has been fulfilled.' 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The Rev: Mr. Zimmerman, one of our bright young men, will preach at the M, E. church on next Lord's day morning and evening. In regard to the improvement, which has been long talked of, on the Long xom river, tne Uregonian of Friday says thefollowing: ''Assistant . United States Engineer Ogden and Captain Galbraith, of the United States snagboat Mathloma, on Wednesday made an inspection of the lower' end of the Long Tom river, Benton county, preparatory to commenc ing work on the improvement of the same, an appropriation for that purpose having been included in the river and harbor bill passed by the last congress Active operations . will be commenced about September 1, and it is thought a navigable channel can be cleared as far as is intended for the amount of the appropriation.- The work will benefit a large number of farmers in that section by opening up a way whereby their products-can reach a market cheaply and conveniently. At present their grain must be hauled from 12 to 20 miles, whereas the opening of the river to navigation will greatly re duce this. The only drawback is that the making of a navigable stream of the Long Tom will render it necessary for Benton county to place drawbridges across it, in place of the Howe truss structures now in use." ' Wool Growers Attention. Paint Store C. A BARN HART, Manager. An entirely new enterprise just opened in the Zierolf block op posite the Postoffice. PAINTS, OILS, BRUSHES, GLASS, PUTTY A specialty will be made of all kinds of ammunition. Sheila reloaded and sportsman's goods of all kinds kept in stock. C. A. BARNHART. AHiAAAAAjI jlininfuiruvu uirOTjruiuuunniyvuuvuinwi .xxcre s Where We Get Together! You want shoes. We've got shoes. Latest styles; Lowest prices. $2,00 Buys the Queen Bee Shoe. The best Shoe ia towa or the money. Call and see them. THE CASH STORE, mv. . ' . . c i mjuuiniJuvtruiJvmruuuMinnAravir Before disposing of your wool see the woolen mill in Dallas. Highest cash price paid. Call or notify us by mail. Our buyer rwill call on you. State quali ties and grade. Pioneer Woolen Mills Co. , Dallas, Polk County, Oregon. TO EXCHANGE. I will trade my elegant home in Cor vallis for a first-class improved farm, clear of any encumbrance. Address with full description of farm, s3 E. W. Hadlkv, . Santa Barbara, Calif. Notice to Contractors. Sealed proposals will be received by the undersigned for the construction and equipment of two sewers, eacn covering eight blocks and streets to Ninth street in the city of Corvallis and continuing from Ninth street through the Agricul tural grounds to all the main buildings of the college. . Bids for the city and college work to be made separately. No bids will be re ceived after eight o clock p. m. Septem ber 15th. 1899. . Plans and specifications can be seen at the office of the police judge of the city of Corvallis and at the office of the sec retary of the board of regents of the state agricultural, college, Corvallis, Ore-' gon. , E. P. Gbeffoz. Police Judge Of the City of Corvallis, . John D. Daly, Secretary Board of Regents of State Agricltural College. .Call and Settle. TRY mm FOR FINE TEAS AND COFFEES fresh Groceries PROVISIONS, NOTIONS. CI213S CORVALLIS Franklin Machine Shop & FouqdfjJ ht Corvallis Manufacture and repair all kind s of machinery PRICES REASONABLE Bring your work now and save delay later All persons indebted to me will call and settle before the first of September next. After that date accounts will be found in the hands of an official collector. ' T K. Chapman, M, D, Pioneer Bakery & Restaurant The Most Popular Eating House la tke City HODES & HALL, Proprietors, Fresh bread dally. We keepacompletejstock of CAndl3 Fruits and Nuts. Everything In the nv of Smok- er's Supplies. 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