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REGARDING BABIES.
Last Monday evening, in an
address delivered before the Na;
tional Congress of Mothers, Pres
ident Roosevelt was very out
spoken- In his characteristic and
sincere style he paid a glowing
tribute to ' "ideal home" life j
painted a picture, perhaps, that
represented his own happy state.
He scored childless wives and
talked of race suicide, and there
is much truth in what he stated,
but is it the "whole truth, and
nothing but the truth ?' Among
other things, he said ; '
Bm the man or woman who deliberate
ly foregoes t hpse blessings, whether from
vicii'isnpss. coldness, shallow-hearted-nes
sdt-indiihsence, or mvre failure to
appif.inte aright the difference between
, the ail-imjiopiant, and the unimportant
why, surii a creature merits contempt, as
heartv a any visited upon the soldier
who riiua av.-y iu battle, or upon the man
who refuses to ck Jfor the support
of thn dependent upon him. and
who though ablebodied is yet .content
to eat I I11 idleness the bread which
Others provide.
Quite true in part; All true,
evidently, from the President's
view. Good parents do not al
ways have good children, and it
is a. pity that some people are
parents-. For the good of the
wnrlrl and themselves as well, lit
7 -
were better had some people
never seen the light of day.
As a ceneral thine the children
of very wealthy .parents do not
prove anything to boast about
These children usually have their
every whim gratified and seldom
develop any real object in life.
' They are so far removed : from
the . majority of their fellows
that they are not in sympathy
. with them and cannot render
really intelligent assistance in
the affairs of mankind. So it is
patent that we cannot depend up
on parents of the wealthy class
to provide even their proportion
of the brawn and muscle neces
sary to make the world waff-
It almost brealcs bur hearts to
advocate "swarming" a hive of
children upon a man so poor that
you can count his bones. Here
you will find a', father whose
frame, is of gristle, with a mind
all grit; a mother meek and low
ly , smothering a temper capable
' of rash things, her only means
of, recreation baby-spanking.
And the babies ? They ; are the
sufferers, and, of their kind and
stationthere are enough. ; Their
hardships commence with spank
ing before they can talk; as they
grow oiaer eacn DaDy Deeomes
11 1 T 1 1
guardian, , or tender, for the one
- just younger. When old enough
to gather chips they are sent out
to work for what they can get.
This brings us to ; a considera
tion of the middle class here we
have iC ( One ' can come nearer
estimating the value of the mid-
. die-class parent's progeny than
any other.. The temptation, dis
sipation and idleness of wealth
do not cut a figure; nor does
wretchedness and despondency of
extreme poverty take the heart
out of the sons and daughters of
parents in the middle walks of
- life.
Crime and viciousness - come
from every source at times; and
again we , are surprised at the
nobility of men and women who
came upon earth under the hard
est conditions , It is not best
that some children ; are born)
hence, it is a good thing that
some people are hot. parents.
The sons and daughters of great
men and women are seldom
heard of, and if they, are, it is
generally because they disgraced
their parents. Once in awhile a
father may be all right and yet
have no children for Instance,
George Washington, the "father
of his country." '
In the main, the children of
men and - women are good and
there is no danger of the supply
running out on account of a
strike, or any other latter day
idea, i There is really no, trouble
to be expected from this quarter.
The great difficulty is so to man
age the affairs of our great coun
try that all may live as good citi
zens and have plenty to do where
by the comforts of life may be
earned.
KNOWS THE GAME.
It is pretty, hard to be good at
any time, but of late things are
getting so . badly . mixed that
'good" and "bad" seemto "kind
run together." The line di
viding good from evil is becom
ing so dim . as tne world grows
older that an X-ray might not
ocate it . It seems ' 'there's noth
ing good nor bad but thinking
makes if so." -
Now comes Professor William
Kirby, who relieves his mind
with the declaration that 'theo
retically gambling lis legitimate.
He says that constitutional gam
biers are men wb eramble for
gains that they may be enabled
to play more, and states there is
an element of chance in all bus
iness. We admit tnat we are
trifle ' 'rattled' ' over the matter,
but even in our contusion we
would knpw better than to sit , in
a game of "poker" with the pro
fessor.
Large Property Changed Hands.
Last Monday, James Iewis
negotiated the sale of the C.
A. Finsky place ' to Stephen
Merrick. Mr. Merrick is
comparatively new arrival in
this county, having come to
Benton some three or lour months
aeo liom usceoia, JNeo. At
present he is living at Philomath,
where he has his family domicil
ed. :
The place Mr. Merrick has
purchased is- situated adjoining
the big prune - orchard of the
Benton County Prune Company
near Granger, half way between
this city and Albany. . The farm
is very choice sort ; of cream-of
the-valley kind and contains
280 acres. The negotiations for
it were commenced last Saturday
and concluded on Monday. . It
was a cash transaction and $16,-
000 changed hands. ".-
This is a fine place beyond a
doubt- If the weather continues
favorable the prospects are there
will be m the neighborhood of
4,000 bushels ot wheat and
3, 000 bushels of oats oh the farm
this year. . Besides this, it is
estimated . that . there will be
something . like 60 tons of hay
produced. This buy and the
price paid indicates that land is
increasing in value in this coun-
ty."
Mr. Merrick is reputed to be
a very well-to-do man. He still
owns 400 acres of land in Ne
braska. He is quite an enter
prising gentleman, of good edu
cation and pleasing address. In
short, a man who is , a credit to
any community, . and very wel
come anvwhere. He does not
get possession of the farm he
has lust purchased until the 1st
of next October. It is not known
if he will farm the place Orrent
it. . . -V"..-
CASTOR I A
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covery, the first dose gave relief, and one
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bronchitis, coughs and colds. Guar
anteed at Allen & Woodwad's drag store,
price 50c und $1.00. Trial bottle free.
Second grade fir lumber, almost
any dimension, for only $6. 50 per
thousand feet; at Corvallis Saw
Mill.' ' 10 tf.
HOY IS THIS?
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New Mainspring (none better),
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Cleaning (ordinary ' watch),
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any price.
MATTHEWS, Tin jeweier.
Room 12, over First National
Bank.
0. C. & T. STEAMERS
Steamer Pomona, leaves Cor-
vallis, Mondays, Wednesdays
and Eridays, for Portland and all
way points. - For rates, etc.,
call on' . ' .
Boats leave for Portland j'and
way stations at 6 a. m.
A. J. SHIRLEY, Agent.
Cheap Sunday Rates Between
Portland and Willamette
Valley Points
Low round trip rates have been placed
n effect between Portland and Willam
ette Valley points, in either direction.
Tickets will be sold i-
SA.TURDA.YSIA.ND SUNDAYS, .
and limited to return on or before the
following Monday. -
Rate to or Feom Cobvalms, $3.00.
Call on Southern Paeific Go's Agents
for particulars.
Plumbing
1. and
Heating !
Cornice. Roofing, Guttering.
and all kinds of Sheet Metal
Work.
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.In connection with J. H.
SIMPSON'S -HARDWARE
STORE. JOT
Oregon's
Exposition
is described in
Sun se t Magazine
March Number
Has a .finely illustrated article on
the Great Centenniel just the
thing to send East. Many news v
. article!, some good short stories,
clever verse and interesting mis
cellany. Vigorous work by en
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Sold by all Newsdealers.
Notice For Publication.
United States Land Office,
Oreeon CrtV; Oramn. Febrnarv 11. lflOR.
Notice ia hereby riven that the foUowine-named
settler has filed notice of his intention to mpke final
proof in support of his claim, and that said proof
will be made before the County Clerk of J Benton Co.,
ai vurvaiiis, uregon, on jnarcn za, ima, viz: .
. JOHN QUINCY EENFRO,
H. E. No. 12573 for the SWi of sec. i. T. 11 S. R. 7 W.
He names the following witnesses to prove- his
continuous resiaence upon ana cultivation of said
land, viz: Cyrus R. James, of Blodcett. Ore&ron:
Harve Herron, of Blodgett. Oregon; WiUiam A. Gel
latly, of Wren, Oregon.; Alfred R. Duncan, of Sum
mit, wegon.
10-26 . - ; -
ALGERNON S. DRESSER.
Register
Assessment for Sewer.
Notice Is hereby given that the assessment made
bv Ordinance No. 168 for the construction of a sewer
through Black 14, Old Town of Marysville, (now
City of Corvallis), Oregon, in the manner provided
by Ordinance No. 177 in which the following lots was
entered in the City Liens of Corvallis on the 14 day
of February 1906, and is due and payable at the office
of the city Treasurer of Corvallis in United States
gold or silver coin, and if not paid on or before the
17 day of March, 1965. the Common Council will order
warrants to oe issuea to tne vtuei oi rouce lor tne
collection thereof together with interest thereon at
tne rate ot eignt per cent, per annum, irom aate ana
costs oi collection:
Block 14, Old Town of Marysville (now City
of Corvallis),
Block 14, Lot 1, Wm. Sechler, is assessed at.. .(33.84
Block 14, Lot 2, Wm. Sechler, is assessed at, .. 33.84
Block 14, Lot 7, Wm. Groves, est. is assessed at 33.34
Block 14, Lot 10, J. B. Halliday, is assessed at. 83.34
Bleck 14, Lot 12, ). E. Halliday, is assessed at. 83.34
City, 30 feet of Street, is assessed at 48.00
By order of the Common Council of the City of
niocg 14, LiOt u, j. c. iiamaay, is assessed: at. 83.34
vorvaius. ; is. r. utwfiu,
Police Judge of the City ol Corvallis.
uatea mis vtn aay oi Jnarcn,
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that the 'undersigned was
nominated in the last will and testament of Seymour
Chipman, as the Executrix thereof, and that she has
been appointed as such Executrix by the County
Court of Benton county, Oregon, and ail persons
having claims against the estate of the said Seymour
Chipman, deceased, will present the same duly veri-
ueu to nerm tne resiaence oi r. L. Aimer, corvaius,
PKUDENUE CHIPMAN: Executrix
Estate Seymour Chipman, Deceased
W. E. Yates, Attorney for Estate. - 12-20
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