CORVA Vol. XLII. Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday, May 9, 1905. NO. M25 DAVENPORT COMING BACK. Cartoonist Returns to Oregon to Show His Birds and Beasts at the Exposition. After demonstrating to the sat isfaction of all concerned that an Oregon man raised on an Oregon farm can succeed in almost any thing he tackles out in the big world, Homer Davenport is com ing to Portland again. Every body who reads newspapers knows Homer Davenport His cartoons have amused and interested and possibly influenced us all. His cartoons of men have made them famous, " or , infamous in some cases, and some of his drawings on questions of national import have had a direct influence. on their settlement or: adjustment But while he is the world's great est cartoonist todav, only a trifle more than eighteen years ago he was a farmer boy at Silverton, Or., where he secured his first art education by drawing pictures on the stable door. Strange as it may seem, Mr Davenport has had time during rnese eignteen eventlul years since he has been struggling for fame to make the greatest colleo tion of birds and domesticated animals in America. It was the early influence of the farm, no doubt, that gave him his passion fof birds and animals. He has searched the four quarters of the globe for his collection, and now that he is coming back he is bringing his birds and animals with him. Mr. Davenport and his pets are to be . at the Exposition. When he - learned that Oregon was to give a great World's Fair he at once volunteered his services, and the, result is that he has several acres at the Exposition grounds where a reproduction of a typical Oregon ranch is being made. Here , he will show to all who come his truly remarkable collec tion, which has cost him- his , spare time during ten years and spare change to the extent of $82,000. Included in his fine collection are thirty-six varieties of : pheasants, every country of the world being fittingly repre ' sented. Then there are water fowls, storks, crane, jungle-fowls and wild turkeys, pigeons,- fancy poultry, quails, tragopans, Angora goats, Arabian horses and so on through a long list. . Mr. Davenport will win un ending gratitude by attorning an opportunity 01 seeing genuine Arabian horses, which are a rarity in America. The Sultan of Tur . key, be it known, refuses to al low any of these precious steeds to leave their native country, but at the time of the World's Fair at Chicago he permitted a band of his best beasts to be sent as an exhibit in charge of Imperia representation: These same rep resentatives- got embroiled in heavy debts at Chicago and the horses were auctioned off to pay the debts. Mr. Davenport bid high and managed to get five of the best horses which he is now bringing to Portland with him for the delectation of his old Ore gon friends and neighbors and all Exposition visitors. Up to this time his collection has been kept at the famous Ho mer Davenport farm at Morris Plains, N. J. At that place the . animals have been visited by the country's greatest men as Homer Davenport's guests. His depart ure for Portland last week was the occasion for a big barbecue, at which many of the best known writers, editors, actors and poll tions were present Further interest in the bring' . mg oi the famous collection the Lewis and Clark Fxposition is added by the fact that a num ber of important tests and a series of investigations into the habits and peculiarities of the birds are to be made by . Portland scient ists and ornithologists. These investigations will begin shortly after the opening of the Expos until its close October 15. Work on the Davenport farm is now nearly completed, having been planned and pushed ahead by Mr. Davenport's boyhood friend, G. L. Baker, who has been highly successful as a theatrical mana ger 9 d who is helping the car tocoi in this period of recrea tion and visit among old familiar scenes. ' Like all other portions of the great Exposition, the farm will be complete in everv detail when the gates of the Exposition are thrown open to the world the first dav of next month. Another on Horace. ' THE LIONS. Most Enjoyable Entertainment Given by Them Monday v Night. Editor Gazette: In your last issue you spoke of the' diffi culty in reading the hand writing of Horace Greely. I had the honor of receiving from him an autograph letter accompaned with his likeness, in the early seven ties. This letter I still have. It is hard to read, and would have been impossible tor me, had not Mrs. Moses been so familiar with my hieroglyphic penmanship. In mentioning this letter on one oc casion, this incident was told to me : , j A farmer in Ohio received a' letter which he could not read. It was so much like the writing of the president ot a railroad near him that he concluded it was a tree pass on said road. . It was presented to the conductor with this explanation ; who passed him to and fro, free of charge, , for about a year. .The president pf said road and said farmer happened to be on the same train one day, and this general pass , was mentioned to the president who had no ree lection of such permission. They were brought together by he conductor, the letter was presented, and with much diffi culty the president discovered that it was not his writing and that the name below was -Hor ace Greely," and the contents was a reminder that the farmer was three dollars in arrears on his subscription to the . Tribune. lireat men usually write a poor hand and it is accounted for in this way : Their mental opera tions are much more rapid . than the movements of their hands; nected with his "devilship" on this paper. He recalled the fact that Corvallis at one time was known as Marysville. In this connection he cracked a good joke on Albany, his home town. He said that many years ago a certain element residing in . Al bany concluded that the name of "Albany" was too plain for a place giving promise of such a great future not only was the name plain, he said, , but, it was not euphonious enough. There fore it must be changed. ; Some party got, hold of an Vinrp thm lean atentirm tr tht Indian word that was not only hand motions" and movements, peauumi or souna, dui easy nrifp an almnct illeoihlf rianrl pronunciation, and tniS W3S but not from the above cause. I earned Under the old regime, five and twenty years ago, when the teacher was almost a Tyro in his art made pens of goose quills and "sot", the copy. P. A. Moses. Last Monday evening the order of Lions held an open session st which were many invited guests. About 20 Albany members of the order came over to attend this meeting. ' During the early part of the meeting the regular routine work of the order was carried out behind closed doors. This was concluded shortly before 9 o'clock and the hall' was . then, thrown open to invited guests. , . . A really creditable and enter taining program of a literary and musical nature was given and all present were delighted with the rendition . of. the , various num bers. After the program,, those present formed in t line and marched ' to the banquet hall, where . tempting , refreshments awaited them. ; . - Here was conversation in a free and informal wav during the refreshment hour, enlivened by much jokiug. S. N. Wilkin., master of ceremonies, at the con clusion or tne banquet called on Dr. Hill, of Albany, who was among those present, for some remarks. The gentleman re sponded briefly, but in a very interesting manner. It appears that , in his early manhood Dr. Hill at one time made Corvallis his home. More than this,- some forty years ago he worked for William Carter on the Corvallis Gazette, Mr. Carter at that time being proprietor ot the paper. He related a num ber of interesting incidents con- through a four-inch pipe from a! depth of 1 70 feet, and the watei is as pure as crystal It is thought that 1,500 to 1,800 gallon per hour may be secured- by increas ing the stroke of the pump. La-t Wednesday only a 9-inch pump stroke was used and 1,000 gallons, an hour was secured. The pump was run continuously all day until 9:30 in the , evening and the water supply proved in exhaustible. This is certainly good news for those inetrested in the college, as one pump will provide, the insti tution with as much or more wa ter than they have ever had It is probable that " additional pipes will be sunk and they will . have water in such -quantities that they cari afford to ' waste some. Pro fessors : Hay ward and '' Phillips have a right to Jeel proud of their achievement -r Lewis and Clark Exposition. During the Lewis and Clark Exposi tion the Souths Pacific Company will sell round trip tickets to Portland, limit thirty daye, at one and one-third fair for round trip. For parties of ten or more traveling on one ticket, one fare for the round trip. For organized parties of one hundred or more, individual tickets at one fare for round trip. Stopovers of ten days will be given at Portland on all one way tickets reading through that point during the exposition. Tickets must be deposited with Joint Agent at Portland and charge of fifty cents will be made for the extention of time. . . 41-45 CROWNS IN DEADLY PERIL Storioa of Harrow Escapes of Osar from Unseen Dangers Soldier Bepents of Deed. The Steel Bridget The following from the Albany Herald will be of interest to the residents of Northern Benton: The last of the piling for the Benton county end of the ap proach to the steel, bridge was driven vesterday afternoon and the big hammer was taken down. This completes the work of the pile-driving crew at the bridge, and the most difficult part of the work of repairing the steel bridge having , now been accomplished the rest will be comparatively easy, rne iorce ot 'men word ing under the direction of Coun ty Commissioner T. J. Butler will lay the flooring of. the ap proach, putting down new floor for the entire distance from the main span to the end of the new approach. ' The Benton countv road super visor will now be . notified that the new roads to be made at the end ot the new approach should be put in at once, tor as soon as that is done the old twin ap proaches will be removed by the county court - of Linn county. The Benton county authorities have agreed to build the roads up to the end of .the bridge 4 as soon as they are needed. . When the approach is finally finished which will be in a short time, the bridge will be in better condition than it has been at any time since it was adopted forthwith. Liter on the discovery was made that' the beautiful Indian name' they had bestowed upon' their village meant, in the jargon of the natives; "a hole in the ground." Presto change back to Albany, and Albany it remained. The doctor laughed when he told of the matter. Mr. Price, also a visitor irora Albany, was called on and made some appropriate remarks. He, in turn, was followed by J. H. Wilson, who gave something of a history of the birth and death of an early temperance move ment that was held, regularly many years ago in the same hall that was the scene of Monday night's festivities. After this the meeting : broke up ana an departed ior tneir several homes. The visitors were welcome, and especially those who were pleased to drive over from Albany. They were all nice, social people to meet and gave us assurance of a warm re ception should occasion' ever find any of us in Albany. The even ing was a success in every way "One day, at the czar's palace in Petersburg,'; he said, " a gov erness entered a certain room with the imperial children. She happened to notice tBat the clock on the mantelpiece had" stopped. Feeling a presentiment of im pending ' danger " she knew not what, she sent the children out of the room. Then she went to the clock to set it going. And inside that timepiece what do you 'think she found? An infernal: ma chine!',' writes Gilson Wiliets, in Leslie's Weekly. "On another oct casion the czar,' on a certain Sun day, was due to take his holy com munion at a certain church in St. Petersburg. His majesty arrived, and after a lot of preliminary cere mony presented himself at the al tar. The officiating priest was about to hand his majesty the com munion cup, when suddenly a sol dier one of the guards who al ways stand at the communion ta blesnatched the cup from the priest's hand, saying: .'That's for me!' and drained the cup. The next moment the soldier lay prone on the altar, dying in agony. Of course the cup was poisoned, and the assumption is that the 8Qlc"r had aided the conspiracy, but, by oY one of those strange impulses that make men undo a dastardly deed and spare the victim at the last moment, that soldier saved the 'Little Father.' "'. New '. Partnership. : Bert Yates and W. E. ' Yates Jiave formed a "partnership' under the firm name oi Yates & 'Yates. " "They expect to do ageneral insurance and abstract busi ness. They represent good reliable in surance companies - and will furnisb accurate, neat and complete abstracts of Benton county '"property at reasonable prices. Call on or write to Yates & Yates, Corvallis, Oregon. v Juggling With Dynamite. Is no more dangerous than to neglect kidney disorders. Foley's Kidney Cure corrects irregularities and has cured many severe cases after other - treatment baa failed. It builds up the worn out tissues and restores health and vigor. "I was troubled with kidney complaint for about two years," writes A. H. Davis, of Mt. Sterling, Iowa, "but two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure effected a perma nent cure." For sale by Graham & Wortham, -i . ; Saved by Dynamite. Some iiii e a flaming city is saved bv dynamiting a space tbat "the lire can's cross. Sometimes a congh bangs on so long you feel as if nothing but dvnamite would cure it. Z. T. Gray, of Calhoun, Gal, writes : "My wife had a very aggra vated congh, which kept ber aw'ake nights. Two physicians could not help her; so she too Dr. King's New Dis covery for Consumption, Ccughs and Colds, which eased her congh, gave her sleep, and n'nallv cured her." Strictly scientific cure for bronchitis and Ia Grippe. At Allen & Woodward's drug store, prii-e 50u and $1 ; guaranteed. Trial bottle free. Warning. You cannot have good health unless vonr kidneys are sound, for the kidneys filter the blood of impurities which other wise act as irritating poisons and break down the delicate organs of the body and cause serious trouble. If you have kid ney or bladder trouble -and do not use Foley's Kidney-Cure, you will have only yourself to blame f r results as it. posi tively enres al t forms of kidney and blad der diseases. . For Ea!e by Graham & Wortham. ' Plumbing . and . Heating! Cornice, Roofing, Guttering, and all kinds of Sheet Metal Work. F. A. Hencye Inr connection with J. H. SIMPSON'S HARDWARE. STORE. 0. C. & T. STEALERS Steamer' Oregona, leaves Cor vallis, Mondays,' V Wednesdays and Fridays, for Portland and all way points at 6 a. m. For rates. etc. call on A. J. SHIRLEY, Agent. A Creeping Death. Blood poison creeps np towards the heart, causing death. J. E. : Stearns, Belle Plaine, Minn., writes that a friend dreadfully injured his band, wbi( b swelled up like blood poisoning. Buck-leu'- Arnica Halve drew out the' poison, healed the wound, anil saved bis life. Best in the world for bin ls and sores. 25c at AJIeni Woodward's drug store. Cheap Sunday Rates .Between Portland and. Willamette -Valley Points. Lowronhd trip rales have been placed ; n. effect between Portland and Willam. ette Valley points, . in. either direction. Tickets will be sold . ' " ' " SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, , and limited to return on or before the following Monday. ' Rate to or From Cobvali.is. $3.00. : ' Call on Southern Pa--irii-, Co' Agents for particulars. ' Notice to Creditors. Letter' Line. Letters for the fol owing named per sons remained in Corvallis postotfice un called for at close of week ending May 13.1905: : J J L Ashbangh, Mis Lorana Crisman, Miss Annie Davis, W Dixon, Robert Danross, Mrs J A Hulbeit Mrs S Hart, M S : Ho'mes, Miss Lei Hoi gate, O L Holgate, .Mrs Edgar A Jonts, Miss Alice McFarland, S E Moore, Walter McLeod, Tom Mi-Daniel, Ike Rosenblatt, Chas Sclinner, Roy Taylor. Frank Wilson. B. W, Johnson, P M Gaze tte Independent phone No 433. Question Solved. A matter of serious consider atioh in the past at OAC has been the inadequate water supply. It now seems that a happy solution of this matter is at hand. . Dur ing the. past. month or longer Professors Clyde Phillips and v C. Hay ward have been expen- menting with tubular wells surk two or three years ago and have found water in apparent abund They can now pump water at Notice is hereby given that the undersipned has btreu appointed executor with the will annexed of the esute of fchuda Taylor, deeeaseJ. All per sons having claim against laid tstate are hereby required to present the same duly veritied as by. law reqinretl, lo tne. unaereittnea at uorvaius, vrt- tui, wittim tix uiohtng irom inn naie. Waltkk K. Tvlor, Execu'.or Unted this 5th day ot Way, !9i. Terrific Race With Death. "Death .was fast approaching' writes Ralph F. Fernandez, if. Tampa, Fla.. describing his fearful race with death,, "as a result of liver trouble and heart disease, which had robbed me of sleep and of all interest in life. L had tried many different doctors and several med icines, hut got no benefit, until I began to use Electric Bitters. So wouderful was their effect that in three days I felt line a new man, and today I am cured of all my troubles." Guaranteed at Allen & Woodward's drnis store; price 50c. Pneumonia follow La Grlppo but never follows the use of FOLEY'S Sffi 1 Itstopi the Congh indheaUtbtlnjn Prevents Pneumonia and Conaomptloa, a. a. TAOna, mt 151 Osgood 8X, Chios, rlu. "K wife tad U sripp and it Uft k with rr d oBk as hot ton wbiol oun'o Mont aJTB Tab wina o FOLEYSIftDlJEYCURE Hakes Kidneys and Bladder Riant Artistic Dressmaking. Ladies within); artistic dresf making at rersonable prices, should call on Mrs. L. Estes, of San Francisco, at the residence of 'Gene Simpson, Corvallis. ' -Iudep. ' Phone Nv. 254. 40tf .Do Not be Imposed Upon." ' ;.' Foley & Co., Chicago, origiaatedt Honey and Tar as a throat and luog remedy, and on account of the great merit and popularity of Fnley's Honey and. Tar many imitations are offered for the genuine. Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar., and refuse any substitute offered as. no other preparation will give the same satis faction. -It is mildly laxative. It con tains no opiates and is safest for children and delicate-persons. For sale by Gra ham & Wortham. - Next week. ' t)uring the long vacation you will want something for recreation and amusement. Nothing is better than a fine Croquet Set..'. We have a large line of them. They are four, six and eight-ball sets." Prices are from 90 cents to $2.00. Hammocks I Hammocks I We have a very swell lins of these goods. All styles and prices. Children's Ham mocks, Fancy Hamirocks, and Canvas Hammocks. ' f New line of Carpets, ItU itings ar.J Rugs. - Tents and Camp Goods always on hand. a tion on June x and will continue built the rate of 1,000 gallons an hour