f8 GAZETTE.
CORVALLfiS
Vol. XXX
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Tuesday, March 1, 1904.
IVo, SO.
Published every Tuesday and Friday by the
GAZETTE PUBLISHING COMPANY.
0. A. Dearing, Editor and Business Manager
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
The Weather Bureau reports the February rain
fa 11 in the state the largest in 22 years. The river
is expected to rise considerably higher than the
present level, though the indications, at present,
dQ not point to the average of last season.
They had a Board of Trade banquet at Forest
throve, on the 22nd of February and on the pro
gram occurs the following sentence: "Out of con
sideration for the day it is hoped that the orators
mav not cause Sruth to blush." Probably the man
who wrote that knew that the orators had too high
a regafd for truth to waste it on ordinary occasions.
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It is conceded bv men of best judgment in this
section of the state that the action of Secretary
Hitchcock in the matter of the retention of J. T.
Bridges and J. H. Booth, as register and receiver
of the Roseburg land office has been governed
chiefly by prejudice. The Oregon delegation has
had a long interview with the President, and the
action of the Secretary of the Interior has been set
aside. This relieves this section of Oregon from
the cloud of land fraud that has been held over it
by the Interior Department. We are glad to note
that the two officers are to be retained, and that
their administration of aftairs has been vindicated.
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The situation in the National Democratic camp
is narrowing down to the "man who can certainly
carry New York .vtate." Murphy, of Tammany,
does not choose to in-truct for Judge. Parker, and
that narrows the availables down to two, Mc Clel
lan and Hearst. Hearst's only chance lies in his
endorsement by Tammany. The Republican's
can win without New York; for the Democrats. to
win without New York is uiterly impossible. There- j
fore Murphy holds the key to the situatioa, and in
his ability to control an uninstructed delegation,
and stampede the convention for his own candidate
at the proper time he hopes to find the hoped for
opportunity for rich pickings for himself and his
henchmen.
The Baltimore Fire demonstrated one import
ant fact: That the tall "fire-proof" buildings, in
stead of impeding the progress of the flames, only
seemed to spread the flames over a wider area.
They acted like gigantic chimneys. . Once the fire
was started in the lower stories, a tremendous
draught was created. From the top, flame and
brands belched forth as from the mouth of a volca
no. Blazing pieces of furniture and parts of floors
were flung upwards and carried by the wind blocks
away. The Continental Building sixteen stories
high, says the Argonaut, stood at the end of the
fire, an empty shell. This was really the first time
that the modern steel-frame skyscraper had been
tested in a great conflagration, and it was found
not only as vulnerable as the smaller structures,
but was proved to have new dangers of its own.
The authorities at Baltimore, are seriously contem
plating the restriction of the height of buildings to
four of five stories.
There is probably no greater fallacy in our
government than our much lauded idea of non
partisanship in municipal politics. Notwithstand
ing the long record of failures such a policy has
yeany shown, it bobs up at each election as regu
larly is the election comes round.
"A political part7 that is not willing to stand
on its own feet, to fight for its own principles to
the last ditch, is not worthy of the name." Where
elections are conducted on a non-partisan basis
the government cannot hope to become anything
but corrupt in management. It is conceded that
the application of the principle leads to laxity of
public spirit, and lack of interest in ail municipal
affairs. Nothing enthuses the people of a city or
county so much as a sharp, spirited contest be-j
tweeu opposing elements, where public spirit,
patriotism and part- loyalty run rampant. To
make a public officer loyal to his count', he must
be held responsible to his party for his action while
in that office. There is no other curse.
The time for nction on his matter has come in
Benton county. There should be but two parties
in the field. A party stands for certain principles,
and the man nominated by that party stands for
those principles. If the voter thinks the candidate
of the opposing party is going to stultify himself
and act in his office in opposition to the principles
of the party who nominated him, just because he
is a "good fellow," he makes the mistake of his
life.
If a democrat votes for a republican candidate
he has no right to claim affiliation with his own
party. Prty loyalty means party responsibility.
I t u vert s rjiih', anj hol i:s elected officers to
a strict accciitabi i j f.?r tbtir ofTci 1 alts.
The Freemasons of the country are more and
more realizing the fact that it takes a broad man to
become a mason -in the widest sense. The sublime
principle of 'charity must be practiced by himself
as well -as inculcated m his teachings to others.
Freemasonry is universal brotherhood, uninfluenc
ed by any particular creed, or belief, or race. As
our knowledge becomes greater, our charity becomes
broader. Do not let the brothers in other lands
put us to shame by. their examples. Truth is
might v, but the courtesy of fraternal love is strong
er. The District Grand Lodge of India, work
ing under the the Grand Lodge of Scotland, has
the following among its Grand Officers: Grand Bi
ble Bearer, Grand Zendavesta Bearer, Grand Shast
ras Bearer and Grand Koran Bearer, thereby recog
nizing all these as sacredboo ks of the law. 'But
the greatest of these is Charity. "
OUR BRAINY CONTEMPORARIES.
"The $ William $ Randolph $ Hearst $ Presi
dential $ boom $ is $ still $ resounding $ up $ and
$ down $ the $land Burlington Hawkeye.
For swiping their own code of signals and thus
sinking four torpedo-boat destroyers, no doubt the
Russians regard the entire Japanese nation as a lot
of brutal sonsovitches Salem Statesman.
The story of Lot's wife turning to a pillar of
salt cannot longer be doubted. A young lady here
the other day put her foot upon a dry goods box to
tie her shoe and two young men who were passing
turned to rubber. Medford Mail.
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It is getting fashionable for banks to advertise,
and it is to be hoped that even the lawyers and
doctors will see their way clear to take into
their business a little of this vitalizing stuff that en
ables a man to make his fortune in half a lifetime
instead of a century." Salem Journal.
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rire arms in tne puDiic scnoois snouia occur
with at least a sufficient degree of frequency to fa
miliarize the children with what is expected of
them. They should he followed with some defi
nite system and not at haphazard. This should
particularly apply in cases nice rortiana, wiiere
the schools are built of wood and therefore are like
ly to burn much more rapidly than though they
were of stone or brick construction Portland
Journal.
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An uneducated child has one chance in 150.000
of attaining distinction as a factor in the progress
of the age. A common school education increases
the chance nearly four times. A high school edu
cation increases the chance to the common school
child 23 times, giving him 87 times the unedu
cated. A college education increases the chance
of the high school boy nine times, giving him 219
times the chance of the common school boy and
800 times the chance of the untrained. Eugene
Journal.
' The introduction into the Lower House of Con
gress of a service and age pension bill, by Repre
sentative Sulloway, chairman bt the Committee on
Invalid Pensions, has roused in both parties enthu
siastic adhesion to its principle, and as enthusiastic
opposition. This bill, which, well-informed cor
respondents say, is confidently expected to pass the
House, provides a pension of eight dollars a month
to every veteran of the Civil War who has attained
the age of sixty-two years without regard , to disa
bility; to those sixty-six years old, ten dollars a
month; and to those reaching seventy twelve dol
lars a mouth. It further provides that where a
man rendered two years or more service he shall
receive a pension of two dollars a month in addi
tion to the regular rates. Mr. Sulloway's bill also
increases tne pension 01 tnose now drawing tne
mininum six dollars to eight dollars a month, and
further provides that the pension of widows who
married a soldier prior to January 1, .1870, shall be
increased to twelve dollars a month. In the mat
ter of calculating the amount that will be required
to satisfy the new demands under this law, there
are great discrepancies between the figures given
by friend and foe. As there are at present some
two hundred thousand veterans who have not appli
ed for relief, and it is thought that a comparative
ly small portion of these would apply under the
new bill, it is estimated, in some quarters, that not
over .one hundred thousand new names would be
added to the rolls, entailing a yearly expenditure
of fifteen millions. "Twenty to sixty millions" is
the estimate of the New York Sun, which calls
this bill and its appropriation "the most stupendous
of campaign funds." It is stated, on apparently
good authority,, that President Roosevelt favors the
passage of this bill; and it will be made a part of
the Republican policy. While the bill in many
details has been altered from that proposed by the
Grand Army, it yet maintains the principal features
of that, and recognizes besides length of service
an J ag o: the btne5.:arie Argonaut.
OUR EQUINE FRIENDS. ,
BreiUng a Colt to Halter Described,
by a Man Who Had Consider
able Experience.
My weanling colts had never been
handled, and having- run with their
dams until midwinter, were wild as
deer. To secure them until they be
came, quiet enough to be halted was
the problem. Take about 30 feet of
half-inch rope; knot one end, so there
will be no danger of its being pulled
out of your hand by the plunging of the
colt. On the other end, fasten a
inch halter ring, then tie a knot in the
rope, leaving enough beyond it to en
circle the colt's neck when drawn taut.
The knot prevents choking. Now tie
the end of the rope to the ring and you
are ready.
Bunch the horses by throwing out
some feed in a large yard. Have an
assistant hold one end of the rope.
By moving carefully, you can soon
noose the colt. Let him circle around
until well tired out, before going up to
his head. As soon as possible, take
two half hitches, as shown in the left
hand figure, around his nose; take the
bend of the lower bitch, pass it under
HANDY COLT HALTER.
the other from the top downward, then
up over the ears, loosening the rope
in hand as you go. An excellent halter,
capable, of holding anything, is thus
formed, as the right-hand figure shows.
If, after being driven around for some
time, he proves stubborn and will not
follow, take a piece of clothesline,
double it, tie a knot on the double
end, leaving enough rope to slip down
over his hind quarters almost to the
hocks (the knot remaining over his
coupling), run the two free ends one
on eachside of his neclt through the
halter, and on feeling the pull behind
he will move. Never strike him, and
as soon as he yields a little, pet him.
If the dams are worked, the best way
is to slip on a halter when the colt is
only a few days old. and tie alongside
the mother; but if still unbroken, when
there is lots 0 snow on the ground is
a good time to work with the dams,
as the colt is not liable to hurt when it
throws itself. J. C. Smith, in Farm
and Home.
Spring jnnoMeemem
WASH GOODS
New Percales and Calicos
New Ginghams and Chambrays
New Challies and Cotton Suitings
New White Waistings
WOOL. DRESS GOODS 1
New Mixed Suitings
New Scotch Weaves
New Etamine and Voiles
New Mohairs, Plain and Figured
New Black Dress Goods
NOVELTIES
New Buttons
New Waist Sets
New Trimmings
New Ornaments
New Stock Collars
1 . New Laces
New Ribbons
, newBo$feryanUnderwear
DOMESTICS
New Table Linen and Napkins
New Muslins and Sheetings
New Towels and Towling
New Curtains and Scrims
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1 ft4Akmjti
miller.
lUc want
your produce
MAKING CHEAP MUTTON.
Why It Doea Hot Pay to Feed a Fat
Lamb for an Uncertain Cbaneo
of Rise in Price.
A subscriber asks in a somewhat dis
couraged tone, how to produce mut
ton at present prices with any profit.
A large part of the secret lies in the
high feeding of young, growing an
imals. The younger the animal the
larger the amount of gain it will cake
for the food consumed. Mutton and
beef producers seem not to have
learned this so" generally as pork pro
ducers. But it is true in a greater de
gree of mutton than of pork. The lamb
may be brought to mature weight
more quickly than any other animal.
It is too late now to figure on very
large profits from feeding last spring's
lambs. The only class of lambs that
it will pay to feed through the entire
winter is Merinos that will yield eight
pounds of washed or ten pounds of
unwashed wool. They develop slower
than the mutton bi-eds and the growth
of wool will almost pay- for tne feed
needed to keep them growing nicely
and they may be rapidly finished upon
the fresh pasture of May.
But it will take more than half the
feed to grow a pure-bred mutton lamb
to 70 pounds at five months old thar
it will to make him weight 00 at ten
months. Lambs with strongly marked
mutton characteristics should be mar
keted before they are six months old.
There is sometimes a profit in buying
this class o.f lambs at seven or eight
months of age a cent less per pound
than they will bring when finished for
market, and then pushing them to the
finish as rapidly as possible. This
should be done in 90 or ICO days. A
lamb that has once got poor will not
make maney for either grower or
feeder.
Another element figuring largely in
determining the measure of profits is
selling when the lambs are finished.
It does not pay to feed a fat lambfor
an uncertain chance of rise in price.
The altogether best rule is to get your
lambs ready for the market .in the
shortest possible time and let them go.
If I had a flock of lambs now that
were not fat I should hold 'them over
on light grein feeding and finish on
grass. Corn alone is th grain for fat
tening, with clover hay for roughage;
with other hay qr fodder, add oil meal
or cotton seed meaL H. P.' Miller, in
Ohio Farmer.
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