CO 1.1VALLIS
Vol. XLH.
Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Tuesday, August 22, 1903.
NO. GO
LITTLE JOHNNY'S VISIT.
The Baby's Finger-Marks
What Comes of Them.
and
"A lady received the following
reply trom a neighbor in answer
to the question why she allowed
her children and husband to lit
ter up every room in the house,
and the sentiment will find lodg
ment in the heart of every home
loving person in the land. The
mark of the little muddy feet
upon the floor can be easier re
moved than the stain when those
little feet go down into the high
way of evil. The print ot the
little fingers on the window pane
cannot shut out the sunshine half
so much as the shadow that
darkens the mother's- heart over
the one " who is but a name
through the coming years. And
of my John finds his home a re
fuge from care and trouble, and
his greatest happiness within its
. four walls, he can put his boots
on the rocking chair and hang
his coat on the floor every day in
the week. And if I can stand
it and he enioys it, I . cannot see
that it is anybody else's bust
ness."
I wish to call attention to the
last sentence in the above re
print. The tastes of people and
their feelings and regards are en
titled - to consideration. Little
John may be all right at home but
the kid that is allowed to put his
feet on the chairs at home will put
his feet on the dining table when
he is visiting if he is not allow
ed entire freedom, there will be i
free-for-all entertainment, which
is generally very much enjoyed
by the hostess and the rest of the
family.
A few examples of little John
out on a visit: he is on the train
from California bound for the
Lewis and Clark Fair. . First
half-hour out: "Mamma, I want to
ride backwards, turn this seat
over. Well, he keeps this up
until the two gentlemen in the
next seat exit themselves to the
smoker to get a little relief.
Then the proud mother to please
little John, turns the back of the
car seat so that two backs come
together. Little John loses no
time in mounting them astride.
whooping and "hollering" like a
broncho buster entertaining al
tne people in tne car. l can
stand it and-he enioys it, it's no
body else's business."
He is met at the train by his
cousins, who are awfully glad to
see him, and he is taken to the
house. Here, because he is not
allowed to turn on the lights, he
gives his first free-for-all . enter
tainment, wnicn includes a song
and dance and a few abrobatic
feats, Next he is ushered out
to dinner, but by the time other
people were ready t commence
the meal he had already stuffed
himself to such a degree that he
had no room for anything. He
is seated at the table and is fur
nished a cup of tea, but he wants
water, then milk. Very sudden
ly he concludes that he wants no
4inner, which fact he makes
known in his usual way.
He gets up from the table, goes
into the parlor, makes a train of
the furniture, with the regulation
cow-catcher. Tiring of this, he
gathers up a sofa cushion and pro
ceeds to demolish the train with
very good ' success. He swings
the pillow over bis head and ac
cident! y knocks a cut-glass dish
off the side board. Oh! There
was sometnine doing "not a
dull moment," but what of it?
He was having a fine time and
his mother "could stand it if it
. pleased him."
Little John makes another' visit
andpiocates a grape vine 'which has
altogether too many green grapes;
he proceeds to pick a few-prp-
babiy ten pounds. The attention
of his mother being called to the
matter, she remarks in his hear-
eggs in the 'hen house will get
bigger, too; there was too many
in the nest and I broke some with
my little hammer."
Mr. Editor, there are a few
home loving people who do not
altogether appreciate the senti
ments of the above reprint, but
should they be fortunate enough
to entertain little John at dinner
there is no doubt but their minds
would be speedily made up.
A Reader.
What can we add to the above
pen picture? In our imagination
we fancy we see "Little John"
on one of his raids for conquest.
eople who are so unfortunate
as to fail heir to the honor of en
tertaining any little John ,who is
allowed to put his feet on the
table when at home, are indeed
to be pitied. For the peace of
mind of kindly disposed hostesses!
ot tne present generation we re
spectfully submit that there are
too many such little John's.
Tiie writer of the above article
has raised a f amilv of his very-
own, raised them to respectibility,
too. To our knowledge, the
growth, of this man's children
was not stunted, nor were they
mentally dwarfed, because they
were not allowed such privileges
as little John's mother thought
neccesary for his welfare.
THE CHINA PHEASANT.
The
'Heart of the Valley'
Become Home.
has
Granted Franchise.
ing, "There are quite a few
grapes left and they will grow
larger."
Little John had been studying
the matter, for shortly he remark
ed: "Mamma, the rest of 'them'
An ordinance has been passed
by the common council of the
City of Philomath granting to
Dr. G. R. Farra, of Corvallis, a
franchise to establish, maintain
and operate an Electric Li2ht
Plant in said City of Philomath
for a period of thirty years.
- The City of Philomath does
ordain as follows: k ;
Section i. ThatG.R. Farra,
his successors and assigns, be and
he is hereby granted the right
and privilege of erecting, con
structing, maintaining and opera-
lng an electric light system in
the City of Philomath for the
period of thirty years . from the
first day of July, 1905, subject
to terms conditions herein speci
fied: said G. R. Farra, his suc
cessors and assignees, shall nave
the right within the limits of
said city to construct all wires,
fixtures and appurtenances and
apparatuses necessary and proper
to the maintaining and operat
ing of said electric light plant,
for said time so as not to inter
fere with the free and unobstruct-j
ed use of the streets for travel.
Section 2. That it shall be
uniawtul tor any person or per
sons to interfere, meddle with or
in any wise injure, or impair the
said electric leht plant, lights.
wires, fixtures or any of the ap
paratus connected with or ap
pertaining to - the said electric
light plant, and anv person who
shall violate any provision of this
ordinance, shall on the convic
tion thereof before the city re
corder, be fined not less than five
nor more than fifty dollars, or be
imprisoned in the. city jail not
more than ten days at the dis
cretion of the city recorder. -
Section 3. That the person
named in Section 1 of this or
dinance' shall file with the city
recorder of said city, his accept
ance within ten . davs trom the
passage thereof; and he shall
within four months from July 1,.
1905, establish said electric light
plant and have the same within
said time" last aforesaid in full
operation, and shail begin -the
construction of said plant with
in sixty days from July 1, 1905;
provided further, that after said
plant shall be in. fall operation
and ceases to be operated as an
electric light plant for a period of
30 days this ordinance shall be
null and void. I -
' Passed the common" council ofl
of Philomath, Aug.-1905. "'Ap
proved Aug. 10. 1905.
W. F. Bryan, .
Mayor.
, Attest: W. Boles,
City-Recorder.
'Gene Simpson, of this city,
is devoting his leisure hours to
domesticating Chinese pheasants
and is meeting with great suc
cess. Now and then Mr. Simp
son contributes an article on
pheasants and hi writings are
always of an entertaining as well
as an educational character. His
latest article on these great game
birds appeared in the Northwest
Poultry Journal and we take
pleasure in reprinting it, as fol
lows: .
Among the poultry fanciers
there are those who are continu
ally striving to create new breeds
and the wonder is that more do
not take up pheasants.
To the busy business or pro
fessional man who keeps fancy
poultry for pleasure and recrea
tion we would advise the pur
chase of a pair or two of pheas
ants. They will prove far more
interesting and can be handled
in smaller quarters with less qare
and feed and the beginner is sure
to become a devoted pheasant
fancier. .
To attain best results with
poultry the young chicks demand
the most attention during the
early spring months when the
evenings, after business hours are
short and the weather disagree
able, while the care of young
pheasants comes later in the sea
son, during the most pleasant
weather for out-door work of
evenings, and at a time when the
evenings are longest.
No lover of birds can help ad
miring, a pen of beautiful pheas
ants. And no small item in their
lavor is the profit derived from a
small -flock. Their feed costs
less than an equal number of
chickens, and you have no "culls"
but every bird will be saleable
and attain maturity and ready to
ship by September 1, while fancy
poultry, as a rule, does not find
a ready sale until the following
spring. r-
The Willamette valley is
known the world over as the
sportsman's paradise, xlue main
ly to the great numbers of the
grandest game birds in existence
The China or Torquatus pheas
ant nowhere on the face of the
earth is so plentiful as in this
valley. According to the re
p. rts.fronl the Department of
Agriculture at Washington, D
C.,. game birds of various kinds
Lave been imported into the
United States from time to time
and given their liberty in differ
ent localities, but none with such
phenomenal success as the China
pheasants brought to this state
by the late Judge Denny about
twenty years ago. .-- .
Raising from two to three
broods a year from a dozen to
eighteen each, the v have increas
ed in numbers almost bevond be
lief, when one stops to think of
the thousands that have ; been
killed each year both in and out
of season, regardless of the legis
lation enacted in their bebaif.
The last session of the legislature
passed a law prohibiting the
sale of all game within the
state, but previously the last
fifteen cays of the open season
pot hunters could sell China
pheasants in the open markets,
and it was a familiar sight to see
evening trains coming into Port
land from up the valley bringing
dozens of hnnters "loaded to the
limit" with China pheasants.
The China being the most pro
lific variety of the pheasant
family, is the most desncable for
stocking depleted game fields and
private preserves, and should be
liberated in pairs, but in. capti
vity one male may v be success:
fully mated with three or four
females. In their wild , state
these birds mate off in pairs and
the male has been known to take
the first brood at a few weeks old,
while the female prepares for an
other, and in this way a. single
pair have been known to have
reared three broods, , all flocking
together at the end of the season.
The game supply of ether
states is fast becoming depleted,
and game commissioners or ward
ens have been appointed in
thirty-five states of the Union,
and ' protective laws enacted in
each, and there is a general de
mand for China pheasants from
every quarter. The importance
now accorded the subject of game
refuges and provisions for restock
ing depleted covers is shown by
the recommendations of the fol
lowing states and the District of
Columbia. Connecticut recom
mends propagation of game birds;
Illinois utilization ot the surplus
in the game protective fund for
purchase and propagation of
game birds; North Dakota appli
cation of ro per cent of the pro
ceeds from license fees to pro
pagation of game; Washington,
the equipment of each trout
hatcberv with a plant for pro-
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pagating game, and the District
of Columbia the stopping of
shootitjg in order to make the
envirous of the national capiiol
practically a refuge for birds and
game.
Serving Time.
Will be given by the Undersigned
for the arrest and conviction of
any party killing .hina Pheasants
out of season in Benton . County.
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Corvallis Social and Athletic Club.
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MOKfi'.GUTH STATE NORMAL
Begins Its 24th year September 26.
THREE COURSES OF STUDY
Preparing for- County and State certificates. Higher courses,
recognized in Washington -and other States.
BEKAKD FOR NORMAL TRAINED TEACHERS.
N Longer terms, higher wages and better-
opportunities for promotion award the
Normal graduate for his .enterprise.
School directors appreciate the superior
ability of Monmouth graduates and the
demand far exceeds the supply. Special
attention given to methods work in
graded and ungraded schools.
Catalogues Ccn'aining Full information
will be sent on application. Correspond
ence invited, address
E. D, RtSSLER, President.
Some six or eight weeks ago,
P. Taylor assaulted his father,
who resides in Philomath. This
was bad enough, but it may be
mentioned that his father was
city marshall of that place at the
time of the assault. A complaint
charging said J. P. Taylor (better
known as "Press" Taylor) with
assault and battery was duly fil
ed.- . -.. ,
Press dodged service and fled
to Portland. It may be mention
ed that the complaint, instead of
alleging assault and battery could
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udyc cuaigeu inc resistance 01 an j
officer-v- Had such been the case
it could .have been made a peni-
tec tiary offense. Be all this, as
it may, said Taylor arrived home
in Philomath, Friday, and some
way managed to, get drunk and
was taken in by the city. In
stead of the city taking action he
was turned over to the state to
face charges already on file
against him.
He speedily found himself face
to face with Justice Williams,
who sentenced him to 2; davs in
the county bastile and charged
him with $6- costs, which he will
serve out in the "jug" at the rate
ot $2 per day, giving him a nice
even four weeks for reflection. A
phone message trom Philomath
called Constable J. D. W 1 s to
Philomath- Satuiday morning,
and on his return he was accom
panied by said J. P. Taylor.
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larity or gives other evidence that
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well as our prices to be right. If your watch chain -is beginning
to show signs of wear, or if you'd like a new chain for any rea
son; we are prepared to supply you with the best gold-filled one
made, at a moderate price. " We carry the Simmons make, the
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Portland and Willamette
Valley Points.
. Low rouud trip rates have been nlace
n effwt between Portland and Willam-
et.i Vallev points, in either 'direction.
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followinjr Monday.
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Call on Southern Pacific Co's Agents
for particulars. - . --.
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the bad.
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selected stock of goods, andmore.coming on every freight.
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