Vni XJLII.
Corvaijlis. Benton County, Oregon Eiuday, Marot 24, 1905.
NO. SG
GRET MEETING.
Philomath the Scene of En
thusiastic Parents' Meeting
Last Saturday Features
of Special Interest.
Philomath last Saturday was
the sctne of one sf the liveliest
and best Parents' 'Meetings held
in the county: for a. long time.
The patrons and . teachers filled
the two rooms of ' the public
school until the seating capacity
was taxed. Promptly at one
o'clock the exercises began.
After singing for fifteen minutes
the regular program opened. The
cmrhe orar nm nf tiu etrrtnir.
est and ablest ever heard at these Phoao85a?h
their neighboring friends by their
successful attempt - to entertain
during the noon Lour. Our cooks
of Wells, Alsea, Bellfountain,
Kings Valley, Monroe and other
parts ot the county, will have to
stiive to excel this last effort
from Philomath. -;.
During, the noon hour ;our
friends ot the public school were
invited to inspect the educational
exhibit work returned from St
Louis Exposition.. Te ; entire
hour was spent in examining
the excellent work done by the
schools of our County.
The children were all pleasant
ly entertained while the older
ones : went to r dinner by the
of Supt. Denman.
next parents' meeting at Bell-
fountain. The Bellfountain
i YM . . . . t
meet dps. Thev were full of " r
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thought. valuab esnPv?estionand IUCUJ "uwcu lu" lucv cujuyu
cA.,nH aAvis P, a i? rni.Iit. ':..It might not be amiss to
il treating the subject, "The that the . Philomath public
Bible, Its Place in the Public SCBOO,s striving very narato
fi . IS n
i.r irtcHrntm, nf Wnrnff W ICWIS aUQ UlarK fair. DCer
Its infiuencem being placed even al featured of their exhibit will
on the table with other reading surpass anything yet sent from
matter was indispensible. Every . , , .
lMhr ehoiiM lie. onnH mmmnnl u"M.. uuu u ant.ujr
:. : eun arrangements to hold the
l siovr tire - tnaatin
muted. It had a place in his-
tnrv onri lntrna or wnrV in Ti?c.
ci hict-.,. J ness to unite with the schools.
work, in compositions on the 1UC IU"U
character of Danial, etc. MissPamraav m APnl
Anna Wright read an interesting
paper on "The Educational Ex
hibit, at Lewis and Clark Fair
Our Duty as Teachers, Why,
How?" She was followed by
E irl Brown on the same subject
who gave some good suggestions
on how to do this work and told
why every teacher should help.
Mrs. Mamie -pui&erson read an
IT WILL BE GREAT.
Benton's Space in the Agricul
tural Palace Selected The
Promise of Good
Results.
Summit.
having pretty wet
excellent paper ., on, "Taxation
Without Representation is Tyr
anny." She 1 reated the subject
from the standpoint of - training
our children. - She very aptly
portrayed life's experiences. . T.
T. Vincent in one of his interest
ug characteristic speeches, gave
some sound advice in discussing
"How to Succeed-"
with the importance
We have been
weather this week.
Mrs. Emery is improving, She has
Miss Jones, of Corvallis, as her nurse.
Fred Reynolds has purchased a cream
separator.. He will milk for creamery
this summer. .
MarcHs Caves and wife were ia Co:-
vallis the first of the week.
. Mr. Harrison is quite sick. -
H. W. Kaupisch, of Corvallis, was' out
Monday. -
There will be a basket social at the
school house Saturday, 'March 25. Pro
gram commences at 7 :30. Come und buy
a basket.
T)r. rjnt.hpv war nnrnmniiMl tn tht Vitr
Beginning Bide of Wm. Clark's little 2-vear-old bov.
OI an eail- Tnpflrfav. Th child ill imnrovin.
j- -1 : il . 1- Y I
cation, ne rapiaty spoKe on ine Mrs. Ling returned from a brief visit
elements . necessary for success, jwith lelatives and friends ia Albany,
A very hne paper was read by Monday.
Mr
BELLFOUNTAIN.
JK.ev. f. W. J ones on "HOW Some of our people haye the measles
RIioll W Train Hnr JRno und . - ... . .
y,JO u xne larmer'a telephone will soon be in
Uirls lor L-itizenshipj' 1 "is I operation; the poles are all set
was one oi cue uesi papers oi Miss Scott, of Albany, is visiting her
ine aay. u was mu or souna siste', Mrs. Coe
JiT l - j. im I
uutinuc iu our parents. :o- Summit school will open May 1st
iessionai courtesy, " Dy rror. j. Miller, of Shedd, will teach
IT T7L:i- - .. 4.1 -.
v . vv niie, . gave iiim present Some of our people met at the school
something to think about in their house, Tuesday evening, to organize an
relations wua eacn oiner iveryi Artisan lodge
teacher who heard the address
was put to thinking. "What
Does the Future hold in Store
for Our Boys and Girls?" could
not have been handled better
Pres. L. B. Baldwin gave an en
thusiastic talk. ; fie said onr
parents were all, looking ahead to
see what the future held in stare
for our cattle, sheep, hogs, fruit,
hops, gram, but how many ap
. plied the question to their chil
dren. Pres. Baldwin's remarks
went straight home to the heart
of the subject. The talk of Prof.
A. N. Fulkerson on "Profession
al Reading" was good and prac
tical.":.-.- V;:-;';
Tne literary i part oi me pro
gram was exceptionally
it was pronounced by all as ot a
rarer quality. Recitations r, by
Mrs. Clara Baldwin. Miss Maud tDan an
Ane-el and Ethvl Weed were Oregon.
especially fine. The pupils from
Mr. Eoper, who lives on W. S. Hum'
phrey's place, has been quite sick lately.
Justice M. M. Walts has been putting
up a new redwood tank that adds gieatly
to the appearance and convenience of his
home.
Miss Bertha Edwards commenced
term of school last Monday in the Brown
district, east of Monroe.
A. Tharp sold to horses last week,
and has a good price, offered him for
third. He hardly knows whether to sell
or not, as be baa only one left
Last Saturday Dr. Witbycombe ad'
dressed a : good-sized audience at the
Grange hall, on "Improved and Practical
Methods in Farming." The doctor is no
Strong; theorist merely, but is thoroughly practi
cal, and is doubtless doing more for the
improvement of agricultural methods
other man in .the State of
Trees are blossoming and vegetation is
the Philomath school " lower growing a though it might be the middle
grades, and outside districts. of Apnl or te brat of Ma?
helped in a meritorious " manner. Farmers are mostly about through seed-
On the musical nart of the nro- in& FaU crPa look fine- stock of a11
t rk... . kinds look well. Goats sheared heavier
?. ii than usual,
IHU CAV.CUCUI UUU1UC1&, uuu L11C
duet by Nellie Wyatt and Pres
Baldwin was enjoyed by every Cured Hemorhage of the Lungs
one . " "Several years since my lungs were so
i. ne reception committee, can- badly affected that I had so many hem
sisting of pupils from the eighth orhages,"wailes A. M. Ake, of wood Ind
grade, assisted by the teachers of "I took treatiuent with several pbysicl
Philomath public school, i did an withoot any benefit. I then started
themselves proud. No better, teke Foley's Honey and Tar, and my
more invirin?. temntino- and en- lun88 are now as sound as a bullet.
ioyable diiiner has been prepared l011 ? " mced sterol long
by our , patrons. Philomath's STZSC Ta?
good honWves have endeared STiSJC
themselves la the hearts of alllittbfututet. Sold by Grahm & Worthaa.
resources of the
Henry L. French who has
charge of the work jof, collecting
an exhibit for Benton county at
the Lewis and Clark Fair, return
ed from the metropolis last week.
He went to Portland in order to
select space for our exhibit at
the Fair and is exceedingly pleas,
ed with his success. As is well
known all the exhibits : from
agricultural counties will : be
placed in the Agricultural Palace.
Mr. French reports that he
secured for our exhibit a space
of oxa6-feet, -in what he con
siders the second-best position in
the Palace. - Our exhibit will . be
so placed that it has three faces.
Facing on the east will be found
the exhibit of Montana; on the
north, that of Idaho; and two' or
three Oregon counties oa the
west. ' Mr. French says that he
is very desirous of having Benton
county have as good or better ex
hibit than either ol the states of
Montana or Idaho. He seems
confident that if our people will
assist him in every way that this
can be accomplished
Space in the Agricultural
Palace is now at a premium
every available inch is spoken
for and will be crammed
imit- - It is the desire of Mr.
French to send down new and
fresh supplies once a week dur
ing the Fair in order that the
face and general aspect ot our ex
hibit may be ever-changing.
Our position in the pavillion is
such that we must do credit to it
and ; ourselves. In order to do
this,: much work must be done.
The time is short and the Fair
will be upon us before we realize
it. so it is a case of "hustle" for
everybody.
It is particularly desired at
this time to call the attention of
those who are in possession c f i
fine samples of wool and mohair
to the tact that these factors o:
the exhibit are as yet verv scarce,
Can not a few of our wool and
mohair growers take it npon
hemselves tc assist in the pres
ent case?
Those in charge of the Fair
are going to De very strict, ana
in view of this fact. Mr. French
will have nearly everything made
ready tor exhibit in this city,
and then when shipped " to Port
and there will be little difficulty
in looking after it properly. :
In order to economize space.
all, or nearly all, of our exhibit
of native woods will be manu
factured into elegant tables,
boxes, crates, panels, etc., be
fore being sent to the Exposi
tion grounds. When there,
these : articles will be used in
various ways in displaying oner
articles of the exhibit, such, as
grains, grasses and ' the like.
This is a splendid ' idea. Show
cases will be made of our native
woods, and many ; unique little
designs wilL present themselves
when the wbrk is once nicely
is all true and a good man should i
uc kui uuui uere. ncyuuu uuuui
the county court will look at
this in the same light.
That this will be the greatest
opportunity Benton ever had for
advertisi ng does not : netd be
stated. While the Lewb 'and
Clark Fair will not be so large
as the St Louis Exposition, it
will be fuUy as fine. The best of
everything'-to be seen--at S.
Louis will be exhibited at Port
land, f For quality this Fair will
tin its hat to none. Now, let
everybody do their part and
speak good word for the Ben
ton exhibit
ThU , COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE.
Tftt MOSQUITOES CHUN.
PtoitTMy mt Growth CIUd h Vap-
- ay Xay Zotorwt ta Mm
.lt;D ParrUle, in the Journal Am De
feats,' aanouncea , a dteeovcry. wkich
hould hm. ot lnt:Mt.to Jcrsayites and
other dweller bea&tb tb curse of the
mosquito Hk- tree which makes things
o unpleasant for the pestiferous little
Insect that It will not eome wfhia a
radius of' 100 yard of the vicinity Id
which the : ' tree grow:; -?The tree
Is a native of China, and : it ef
fect' on the Insect .' was discovered
by accident. In the English settle
ment on the banks of the Si-Klang river
one of the houses surrounded by these
trees (called papaya) was found to be
free from the pest, while the other
houses in the neighborhood .were In
fested by mosquitoes. However, after a
wlnTlA d 1111 Tiff -arit.fi tlia n.n.iro wat-A
to thei demolished, the insects aDDeared there
in full force. , The papaya has also the
property of making meat tender when
hung- in Its branches, and this, together
with the fact that the sap of the tree is
used in - medicine as an aid to diges
tion, would seem to indicate that its
effect is semi-digestive. - .
SKILLED LABOR NOT NEEDED
. BKAVERCRBKK. . .
Owing to the continued dry weather
plowing has been greatly hindered, but
the recent heavy showers has madeir.
possible again.
Charley Starr, of Hud ly, - was up the
valley one day last week.
Grandma Mercer m reported to be im
proving, in health. .
Mrs. Juffey baa been quite ill the past
few days, . -
Sherman Gleason finished his tele
phone line last Saturday. lie says it
works to perfection.
Otis Skipton was ap the valley one
day last week transacting business.
Lester Meteer is at present taking care
of an early rose boil on one of bis
finger
Last Friday morning Sherman Wesson
after loading his buggy with wire, hi
horse turned suddenly- to one side and
broke .one of his bnggy wheels.
Mr. Weed is visiting his brother in
Philomath. -
Mr. Daniels was a OorvalMa - visitor
Friday.
Earl Brown is at present boarding at
Mr. Thompson's. He hopes to be f ble
to move hia (amity out for a few eeke
camping.
OAK CiBOVX. -
Welding a Broken Shaft May Be Done
by Inexperienced Hands Xf
Thermite Suoeeeda, " '
Welding a broken shaft, or even the
ends of rails on trolley lines, is consul
ered of sufficient importance to require
experts at the head of the work, but if
the new welding material, thermite
fulfills all that is promised, unskilled
workmen may be doing this work in
the near future. The thermite 7 rail
welding process has already been ac
cepted abroad. ' and 20,000 joints have
been united by this system in 40 Euro
pean cities. The rail ends must be
cleaned from dust and rust, by a wire
brush, and then slightly warmed. A
mold is then fitted around the ends and
the thermite is heated in a crucible di
rectly above the entrance to the mold,
Into which it. flows as soon as the tem
perature rises to the melting point The
welding Is done automatically by the
thermite itself, and thus the supervise
ion of an expert welder is not required
In welding a heavy shaft the mold Is
built up around it and the heat applied
to the crucible as before, a process
which might save valuable time on board
ships.
j mourn liis death. He was laid to rest
j Saturday, in the Albany cemetery under
the Hospices of the Odd Fellows, He
held a membership in the "Twenty-five
Uaulred."
Ltureuo Congill. of. Albanv. was
visiting friends here Saturday.
LEFT "BUDDY- A3 SECURITY
Weary Qpgnti jus ,
Itonds treat
shedVnwFml
CM Kt
C. N. Stewart has taken a contract to
e'ear several acres of land for Archie
Henshaw. .
The Artisans of Wells gave an open
meeting at their ball Saturday evening.
There was a large crowd present and the
evening was spent in a social way. -
Avert Vanderpool, who has been sick
most of the winter, was able to make a
business trip to Albany, Monday.
Talkie now cheap around Wells, as
the new phones are in and are' generally
busy.
Mr. Chambers and wife, of Kings
Valley, went over to Albany, Friday, re
turning home the same day.
Laurence Congill and Elmer William
son spent Sunday in Corvallis visiting
friends. They returned in the aftefhoon.
W A. . Williamson returned home,
Saturday, from Portland, where he had
been a few days' on business.
Stephen Parker has sold his farm to a
man from California and expects to
leave old Benton. ' We regret that Mr.
Parker is going to leave us, as he is one
among oar best citizens.
: One of the heaviest rains in the ex
perience of the people ef this neighbor
hood in eeveral years, fell about 3 o'clock
Thursday afternoon. The rain came
down in sheets for a few minutes and
ground was covered with water.
Heny KarBtens has been laid up for
several days with a very sore hand. He
had the doctor to lance it Saturday and
is how resting easy. T ;
'" S. J. Parks, a former resident of Soap
Creek, died at his home near Saddle
Butte, Linn county, Friday, aged 34
years. He leaves a wife and mother to
Two
Two weary eoontrymea onsets1 a
pawn broker's establishment sear the
Broad. Street station, says the Philadel
phia Record. Each bed hold of on end
of a very cheap-looking trans.
Wo want two, olljr sM the
Spokesman of the pair. "What fa the
trunk r they were asked, Ch, nothing
worth anything." was the reply. "But -we
are broke, a one of as moss get to
Xmneaster after money and get back
with it, this, afternoon for sur. - It the
trunk, is hot worth two dollars this buddy
of" mine will ait on ft here, until I get
beck, and yon can hold htntas security
The pawnbroker was so astonished at
this pronpsltlon that he' broke ail the
rules of his establishment and gave np
the sua demanded. One of the country
men at once made a rapid break for the
railroad station, while the other, de
spite the broker's protest that it wasn't
necessary, sat phlegmatically on the
trunk until seven hours had passed and
his friend came in triumphantly with a
fat roll of bills.
WHY WE WALK IN CIRCLES.
Benson for Leaving Straight Course
When Lost Explained by
a Biologist.
"Hen lost In a fog or in a forest or
in a desert walk in circles because one '
leg is longer than the other," said a
biologist. "If you take a number of
men and measure them you will find
them to be uneven. Not more than
seven or eight ier cent will have legs
of ' equal length. About SO per cent,
will have the left leg longer than the
righf and 60 per cent, will have the
right leg longer than the left He
whose left leg is the longer-will, on
getting lost, make a circle to the left.
A longer right leg causes a right cir
cle. In Iwaiklng, you see, we make
Vs. Each leg moves forward and out
ward. The leg that is longer neces
sarily makes the longer step, and this
longer step necessarily goes further -Dutward
than the other. -Hence when
we are lost we circle to the left or
right, according to the legs inequal- :
Ity."
SIGNS OF FAILING VISION.
When your eyes tire in reading, when
you frown or partly close the eyes when
looking at an object; when things
"awim" or . become dim after being
looked at for some time; when the eyes
ache, smart, or water; or when yon have
pain in the eyeball, orbit, temples or
forehead. ' -. ; , . ..-,
All the conditions are curable by prop
er classes, such, as we will furnish yott
after a scientific examination.
MATTHEWS, Tin Optician,
Boom 12, over First National Bank
under way, that are at present
not even m our dreams.
Mr. French is very enthusiastic
over the prospect for Benton in
the work he - has undertaken.
The promise was made him by
the authorities in charge, at Tort-
land to have a man ; look after
everything he; might send down.
While the offer is fully appreciat
ed by all, Mr. French states that
on account . of the action of the
labor unions in Portland it would
cost about 4io. per dav if a man
from the metropolis was placed
in charge of our exhibit; thete
fore, he deems it wiser, for a nvm
to be sent from Benton to look
after the matter, as the count)
would have to pay its share to
ward the expense of a man any
way even if chosen from Poit
land. Not alone this, but a mar
from this county would show
more interest in the-work and
would be better posted on the
And save money. House-cleaning is at hand and we are prepared to furnish
everything needed in the home, at prices that defy honorable competition. "
Our new Spring Stock of Go-carts Is hero.
They are the latest styles folding and reclining and above all, they are cheapl",
. In Wall Paper we have some Nice New Patterns
A glance at our racks will convince you that our stock is large and complete a
fair quality tor 5 cents and io cents per doudle roll.
You Will Want Carpets, Too.
We can sell you a go.d quality (not the best) at 30 cents per yard, sewed and
, - - laid without extra cost. Come and see.
Trunks, W&Ug&g, WaaherG, Wringers and
BEG OND-HAND GOODS
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