corva: Inn Vol. XJLH. Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon, Friday, October 20, llon. rCo. KG MgHF M TT I IHyi J MAIL ORDER HOUSES. Buy at Home and You Will fit in the End. Pro- A well known business man in this city has handed us an article from the Gilman Guide that ap peals to us strongly and seems quite apropos just at present. The article follows: The . mail-order house is a poisonous octopus. It makes its home in the large cities .and baskine there in the sunshine of an undeserved prosperity reaches its venomous tentacles far out through the surrounding green meadows, golden harvest fields and tasseling plains of corn, sucks up the increase of the vil lage farm. All it sucks up goes to feed its insatiate greed. Not one iota ever comes "back to up-build or enrich the farm. Not one penny of all it gets ever comes back to the community from which it is gotten in the shape of a donation, charity, or taxes. It takes all it can; keeps all it gets and like the tape worn cries give, give, give. A 1 1 It nn rrVi if cfmc nnminallu . . , r -. - volution your home town grows Tn ciihcict nn thp farm ire nnisnn. j " o ousfang bites deeper than the bigger aud better; your home in stalks of hay, green grass and sweet kernels of corn they para- lvze the verv heart and spirit of religion and development at home and taken never to re turn. It is lost forever and never again in your neignbornood win it pay another debt, buy another book or picture, pay for another periodical, support another pul pit, lay a bunch of blossoming flowers on the coffin or grave of any of your precious dead. When you buy goods at home your dollar is not lost. It be comes a part of the worth of the entire community. It goes into the school fund, the tax fund, into the pulpit, stands behind the scraper on your public roads, pavs the doctor bills, the lawyer bills, feeds the poor, cloths the naked, assists the sick, cheers the friendless, helps the helpless, comforts the penniless and by and by comes back, blessed with a multitude of charities, radiant with sunshine of enterprise and push, hallowed by tears of suf fering it has dried, and the pangs of misery it has hushed, falls full and fair, round and plump and glorious into your own hands Again and again and again it can oe sent on its mission, ana with every glorious circle of re stitutions more prosperous and beautiful ; your family, neighbors RELIC OF CIVIL WAR. J, W. Woods' Experience During the Conflict. Could one dig up and bring to ight a tenth part of what lies hidden about us, bow entertain ing some little fragments of his tory would be. But not know ing these little incidents and an- necdotes relative to the history of others we cannot estimate our losses, nor the losses of others, from a standpoint both entertain ing ana educational, occasion ally something that connects the past with the present comes our way and we are facinated, for the past has more charm for the ma jority of us than the present, or even the future. For the mass of mankind the past contains much that the mind dwells upon and rejoices in; living over past times is dearer than any present-day dream But to the point: During the war of rebellion, J. W. Woods, of this city, enlisted from Iowa for service on the un ion side. For " a time all went well, but down in Texas the "yanks" got mixed up in a reg ular hornets' nest of "rebs" and wre gathered in, our friend Mr, Woods along with the balance of them for the simple 'reason, as enterprise itself. When the mail-order octopus feeds, patriotism is undermined, Home pride poisoned, trie very springs of progress dried up at their fountains. It feeds on the little bustling countiy village that nestles on like a little poem on the face of m"mty ?nd th,e enhancmS of the the earth. and friends more happy and con- he explained it, that he could tented; every acre and square foot and square inch of your farm enhanced in value a hundred fold. Stand by your home merchant. He is your truest and best friead. Every dollar you invest with him he invests at home, and it goes to the up-building of your corn- It, feeds on the little red school house at the foot of the hill where the girls and boys of our farmers romp and study and where are nourished the precious germs that foster our free institutions, up build our churches' and sustain v i j CLv v uLuub iwwiii . . .... r . I Hie rynrrnctv ltrrn- rr Ttflro I TT71 c J a vv lieu yuu uuu a iiti w value of your farm He does not always exact the cash. When times are hard he takes your note. When bad luck comes and the note is not properly met, he pats you on the back and kindly bids you wait until the steer takes on a little more fat, or until the old sow Judge Hunt recently. Difference in sentence was stated by tne court to be on account of the fact that Gessner's physical condition would not permit a term of long imprisonment. Previous to sentencing Wil liamson and Biggs, the Judge lec tured the defendants, calling at tention to the psor example set by wrong doing by men in ex- halted positions. He added the prevalent belief hat wrongs against individuals may be com mitted with impunity, but against the government it is a dangerous doctrine and must be suppressed. On the application of the defend ant's attorneys stay of judgment was granted, pending the perfect ing of an appeal. Free Delivery Report. on the corner of the cemetery where moulders the; hallowed dust of our dead, and whose tall spire, pointing upward, admon ishes us ot the resurrection, and of the precepts that unfold the promise. It feeds on all these because it sucks their nourishment and bears it afar off to upbuild and foster strangers charlatans, money-grabbers, catalogue pre varicators and . picture "sells" men, who care not whether home institutions are living or dead so they get the; hard earned dollar that should go to support these institutions. Moregougery, Fleece & Co. Shear Soakem & Co. ; Smith- tonoop cc bnucKem Co. ; nor any mail-order house, never paid a dollar to upbuild or foster a home institution. They never paid a penny ts sustain a church or religious in stitution in which you are inter ested. They never paid one penny to in the steel, a rotten patch in the fabric, a knot under the veneer, send in the food and you don't find them often he takes back the goods and gives you new, or reimburses ypu for every penny vou are out. When the tax-gatherer comes round he chips in liberally and neips lignten tne dram on your own pocket book. When the death angel comes and carries off one of your little lambs, he grasps you warmly by the hand, and speaks tender words of sympathy in your ears. it in a moment ot - passion or anger you over-step the bounds of rectitude and fall into the hard grip or tne law, ne goes your bond and helps you by the strong influence of his word and wealth to get iustice and equity before the law. And all through it all the mail-order house is silent, im placable and merciless. The fal of vour produce, the loss of your fat horse or steer, the death of not run anv faster. At any rate he was taken good and fast and imprisoned at Camp Ford, Tyler, Texas. Here he remained for ten months. This was in 186441 years ago. When taken prison er Mr. Woods was resplendent in "blue" and boasted some nice bright brass buttons on his clothes. He had no money after he was searched on being captur ed and as brass buttons were le gal tender to the tune of 25 cents he soon had -no brass buttons. A man can do very nicely with out brass buttons, but to get along without any buttons at all may, under certain conditions be embarrassing. However, on this occesion there were no ladies pres ent Having parted with his last brass buttons, Mr. Woods started in to manufacture buttons for himself, using beef bones for raw material. Instead of making them round in shape he rsade them pointed, with a couple of lit lie hobs one at each end. They had two little holes through the center, were a trifle more than h in length and altogether were most unique in tneir way. One of these buttons Mr. Woods exhibited at this office a few days ago. To their owner they are very precious and we don't won der at it. for Wedding Gifts there is nothing prettier or rrore useful than silver. Vi p snggest if yon expect to nt'nnd any of the Fall weddings that yon selec' your glit nowr " . Come and Choose from the beautiful and complete assortment of silyer and plated ware here. Yon will find it easy to buy a handsome present at a very reasonable price. Albert J. Metzger JEWELER Occidental Building, - - - - Corvallis Postmaster Johnson has just completed his report of the Rural Free Delivery Service for the quarter ending September 30, 1905. It is interesting to note the business done by "Uncle Sammy" through the agency of the rural carriers in this county. On route number one, the total number of letters, papers and parcels delivered during the quarter was 11,165; collected, 1,918; total handled, 13,073; the value ot stamps on mail collected by carrier during this period was $31.10. Route two shows letters, papers and parcels delivered to have been 11,229; collected, 1,641; total handled, 12,860; value of stamps on mail collected by carrier, $3I-77- On route three the carrier de livered 11,497 letters, papers and parcels, while he collected 4,76; total handled, 16,073; tne value of stataps on mail collected on route three for the quarter, $79-47- Route four shows that carrier delivered during the quarter, 9,769 letters, papers, parcels, etc., and collected 1,500; total delivered and collected, 11,269; the value of stamps on mail col lected on this route for the quar ter, $29 77. The grand total of letters, papers and parcels hand led during the quarter on all four routes from Corvallis post office was 52,275. The grand total of stamps for above routes wasS172.11. PAYING POSITIONS await every young man or young lady who will thoroughly qualify in Shorthand, Typewriting, Bookkeeping, and. Knglish. Day and Night School Night school meets on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 ta 9:30. Day school, 9 a. rn. to 4 p. m. Five days a week. TAKES BUT A SHORT TIME. CORVALLIS BUSINESS COLLEGE I- E. KICHABDSON, President. Are you in the dark? Do your eyes give you constant service without pain ? If not, your eyes are in a condition demanding investigation and correction. Have your eyes examined by E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician. Licensed to practice optometry in the state of Oregon. - AT SMALL PRICES nn Fined Wednesday. waras putting in an electric lignt, yoUr wife or babe-none ot these to assist in working a mile of affect him. He must have cash roaa, or pay tor a single plan only the hard, readv dollar in a bridge in your home com- win satisfy his greed mumtv. The little red school house may The little town that has sprung rot and , fall, the little white tip almost at your door to "serve 1 church drop away board by board, your needs and double the value I the home town grow up in weeds, 01 every acre 01 your iarm tms tne aeatn angel carry away your is neglected; despoiled and rob- wife and all the babes, the sheriff bed of its well-earned patronage sell your farm tinder the hammer to support an over-grown cor- and turn you adrift in the world poration that is' managed by and the mail-order houses will J 3 V . " I . . - . . : strangers ana -wnose lowering not Know or care a pout your ware houses are filled with bank- misfortunes, nor will it sell you rupt frauds; varnished knot- one shirt to hide the nakedness holes and weather rives; polished of your back unless you first send pot metals, cast iron and pewter; the cash old rags and paper bags worked into warp and woof; adulter ations, decorations, and com pounds labeled to stimulate food. Every dollar 'spent to benefit the mail-order house, 'is : taken out of the value ' of your, farm, Presbyterian Church. M. S Bush, pastor. Bible school, r 10 a. m.; Worship 11 a. m.; subject 'Clad for Conquest , C. E. meet ing 6:oU p.. m.i evening service at 7:30. Mr. D. Leigh Colyin, Nat ional ProQldnnfc (if . tho .TamrunM the prestige of yoar community Biicietiea in CnlWefjwil! Htfimr vm anu iuc sacicu tausc ui cuuvauun, 1 aaareBi. Go to Berkeley. The Eilers Way of Selling, and Why They Can Do It. A few figures that will illustrate what can be done now. Your opportunity to get a piano, iso home need be without one. Wednesday forenoon Judge Holeate passed on Chas. M. Kline and Merwin McMaines in accord ance with the findings of the jury in the case tried last week, where in .the State of Oregon charged the above, as members of the Corvallis Social and Athletic Club, with selling and giving li quor in. violation of the local op tion law. Chas. M. Kline was sentenced to pay a fine of $400 and twenty days imprisonment in the county jail, or in case fine is not paid, imprisonment not to exceed 200 days. In the case of Merwin Mc Maines his fine was set at $300. In case the latter does not pay the fine, he is to. serve in the. county jail not to exceed 150 days. We understand an appeal will be taken. Their Sentence. On account of con viction ; of conspiracy to suborn perjury in the land fraud cases in Oregon, Congressman John, N. William son . and Marion Biggs 'were, sen tenced " ten months imprisonment and to pay a ':$.oo fine and )r. Van " Gessner ' five . months and 1000 by traited "States District Next week Coach Steckle will depart with his aggregation of pigkin punters from OAC for Berkeley, California. The game between OAC and Berkeley will occur on Saturday, October 23. The general opinion is that the boys from OAC are to play both Berkeley and Stanford, but such ia not the case. The reason is that Coach Steckle is reported as saving that it was too hard a trip to make and play two such' teams as the above mentioned within a we.k. Early in.the season the proposition lo play the southern punters came and the Coach felt compelled to make a choice between the teams, for reasons above given. Believing that Berkely would be the strorjger of the two teams (Berkeley and Stahford) he gave them the game, Whether such is really the case is hard to determine in the light of what has occurred. However, this is neither here nor there, as both Stanford and Berkeley haye teams that it would be glorious to defeat. As a rule all other teams that haye gone from the north to play the Caiiforn ians have had their expenses paid jointly oy Berkeley and Stanford, but in this case Kerkkley stands the entire ex pense, lnis is quite an Honor lo ur boys and proves the esteem in which thev must be held, else Berkeley wnld not stand bactc of such a proposition u the paying end of it. So far as we " informed no other teams of the star have fared 89 well in this regard. Will OAC win ? We hope so, sinceri ly. Furthermore, the belief is prevalec that our boys have a good, even break ). the game. However, there may 2, found those w ho are pessimistic aQ j think we are doomed. These men fig ure on Berkeley having everything on tht list up their s'eevf e, from touchdowns to dynamitp. Bar they have got to produce they must biow uf.v. They moat prove to ns what they t-an do and they'll have a bard time doing it. Cut rates on pianos ! You have heard of cut rates on groceries, but cut rates on pianos how is it pos sible, you ask. That's just it. Be fore such a thing could be effected there must have been a combina tion of verv nn usual conditions. In the first place it means buy ing in la't-e quantities gpf.tinsi out of the small way of 'doing tmsineSH It means the cutting out ot evwy useless and uni ecesf-ary expanse. ' It means the shipment, of pianos without boxes in special cars which saves big sums on frpitrht charges. ThMi it means the selling of pianos so excellent and satisfacory that the public demands them. We have accomplished just these things. We buy for the largest and busi- est stores on the Pacific coast, in Portland. Ore., San Francisco, Stockton and Oakland, Cal.. Spo- kane, Seattle and Walla WTalla, Wash., Boise and Lewiston. Idaho. Alt- Astoria, ialem, Pendleton and Eugene, Ore. We buy the best pianos that money can secure. If we went all over the woild with hundreds of thousands nf dollars to spend on pianos, it. would 'e impossible, ab solutely impossible, to -ret better pianos than we have to sell, simply because we have the bebt that money can buy. Chickerine, Web?r. Kimhail and other splendid ni.ike, over thirty makes in all. We have placed the selling of our oianos in the hands of Prof. Taillan'iier, head of the piano 'e parttntnt of Corvallis Agricnl ural College. Prof. Tuillandier's entire reliability ami excellent judgment are we'l known to the people of this vicinity. Piano buyers will doubtless be glad of the eppo-tun-ity to consult him in regard to their selection of a piano. He will be more than pleased to give you all information desired and can be seen at his residence on College Hill on Saturdays and every evening of the week. A tele phone call will bring him to your house. Ind. 185. EILER'S PIANO HOUSE PROF. G. TAILLANDIER, Special Representative 1 - i cnwnjuiru9Jirui.ririjinfui -uijTjirijTnjiTjuTjanjTru "Worth Seeing Drop in and see what a fine line of goods we have oil display in our store. It is worth while to investigate our goods and prices before buying HOUSE FURNISHINGS We positively guarantee to save you money on large bills and will meet all honorable competition in every line. HEATERS ! HEATERS Cooler weather has come and our store is headquarters for . heaters of every description. Cast iron, sheet iron, air-tight and second-hand. You can get a good one for $1.50 to $2. 15. We handle stoves and ranges. HOLLEHBERG G CADY