CORVAI
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Vol. XLU.
Corvaulis, Benton County, Oregon, Tuesday, December
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IS NO MORE.
Noted Senator Gathered in by
Grim Reaper.
1 1 jood Sitnaritan Hospital,
P land, at 11:30 a. m., Fr
d v, Senator John H. Mitchell,
p -il to his Father. Death was
dntctlv attributed to a hemorr
hage which resulted from an ex
tr 'ion of four teeth. The gen
ei feeble condition ot the Sen
at assisted toward the last by
bl d 'poisoning as the result of a
hr rrhage was too great for him
a d .e expired the day succeed
i 11 his visit to the dental parlors
of Dr. Wise.
Senator John H. Mitchell was
born iu Washington county,
Pa , June 23. 1835. He grew to
manhood at Butler, Pa., and was
educated at Witherspoon Insti
tu .
He began life as a school teach- '
er, but in 1857 commenced the
study ot law. He entered the
office ot Samuel A. Purviance,
where he was soon made a part
ner, and remained there three
years.
In i860 he left Pennsylvania
and went to California, and after
staying in San L,uis Obispo a few
months, came to Oregon where
he has resided the past 45 years.
Senator Mitchell reached Port
land late in i860, and within one
year after his arrival he was
elected City Attorney. One year
more and he was sent to the State
Senate. Another two years and
he was chosen president of the
State Senate. In. 1866 he failed
bv one vote of winning the Re
publican caucus nomination for
United States Senator, yet such
was his strength that he defeated
the caucus nominee, though un
able to win the position for him
self. Six years later, in 1872,, he
was elected United States Sena
tor from Oregon for the first
time, and began his long term of
service at Washington in March
1873.
About this lime Senator Mit
chell married Miss Martha Price,
a member of a prominent Oregon
family.
In 1879, when Senator Mitch
ell came up for re-election, the
Democratic party controlled the
Oregon Legislature, and he was
defeated by James H. Slater.
Four years later Senator Mitchell
again tried for election to the
Senate, but 18 Republican mem
bers refused to vote for him, and
he was compelled to give way to
J. N. Dolph.
In 1885 Mitchell succeeded in
winning the seat in the Senate
once more, through the aid ot
Democratic votes, and in 1891 he
was re-elected with verv little op
position. In 1807 he failed of
re-election again, because he had
been a silver exponent at Wash
mgton. Such was the intensity
of the fight over the Senatorship
at that time that the Legislature
did not even effect organisation.
The next four years are said to
have been hard ones for Senator
Mitchell. He had allowed his
business to suffer, and failing of
re-election he was without re
sources. But the remarkable
political influence he had devel
oped had not all left him, and
factional struggles came to his
rescue in the session of 190 1
There had been a deadlock in
the Senatorial contest the entire
session, and when, on the last
night, no Senator had been chosen
Senator Mitchell was elected
United States Senator from Ore
gon for the fourth time. His
term would have expired in
1907.
. Senater Mitchell had two sons
John H. Mitchell, Jr., an attor
ney at St. Paul, and Hiram E.
Mitchell, a Lieutenant ia . the
Regular Army, now stationed in
New York; also three daughters.
one of whom died at Washington
last winter; another is married to
the Duke of Rochefoucauld,
Frenchman. Mrs. John H
Mitchell lives in Paris with, her
daughter, the Duchess de Roche-j
foucauld. The other daughter
resides at Canton, O.
"Senator Mitchell was always
true to their friends," said Whit
ney L Boise, "and was a very
able representative of the State
of Oregon in the United States
Senate. Nothing ever pleased
him more than when he could
do something to help his friends,
or Oregon. "
Advice to Girls.
During latt week Miss Snell,
professor ot domestic science at
OAC, visited Evening Star
Grange in Portland and made as
address to the large audience as
sembled. In the course of her
remarks, Miss Snell said:
"When I see the pale-faced
young women crowding your
street-cars," said Miss Snell, "in
ithe mornings on their way to
pent-up offices in the city, I am
filled with pity for them, tor they
are reprived of. that freedom of
action that God intended they
should have. I woiader why it
that they do not study do
mestic science. They can make
much more raising poultry. I
tried it at my home at Corvallis,
and from 18 chickens made 100
per cent profit. This is one of
my hobbies and I am anxious to
see it introduced as a study at the
Agricultural College, for I teel
that it is the occupation that
young girls can engage in with
profit and escape the slavery of
the office and type machine.
They would haye the open air,
the beauty and glories of the
country, that would bring the
glow of health to their fading
cheeks.
Women's dress is ruinous to
her health," Miss Snell declared,
and makes her weak and sickly
and sends her to the hospital
takes the bloom from her cheek
and spring out of her walk. We
teach hygiene at the Agricultural
College and also cooking and
sewing. We urge ventilation.
say camp out every night.
Don't be afraid of fresh cold air.
Sleep with your window up.
Henry Ward Beecher said, 'Give
us more air, I don't like to taste
other people's insides.' We
teach cooking and sewing; also
how to get the best things out of
books. :
SAN JOSE SCALE.
The Life of Our Trees and Shrubs
Threatened.
The Missouri Girl.
Dramatic critics unanimouslv
agree that "The Missouri Girl':
stands first among domestic com
edies. The New York Tele
graph pronounces it "one of the
best written comedies ever seen
in New York." The New York
World calls it a "good play,"
and adds that the production in
cludes "an unusually clever lot
of people."
The Chicago Chronicle, as
well as the News, Record-Herald
and Tribune, strongly endorse
the production. The St. Louis
Globe-Democrat pronounces the
company ' 'exceedingly clever. ' '
The limes-btar, 01 the same
city, says "play and comyany
made a decided hit." The To-I
ledo News was quite enthusiastic
in its praise and says it is "a
clean, wholesome, mirth-provok
ing play, which can never fail to
please." The Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune announces the
company a "tnorougnly com
petent one." The Times-Star
of the same city says it was "the
most enioyable offering of the
season," and even the conserva
tive Enquirer praises the pro
duction. In- Pittsburg the Dis
patch, Post and Times do not
hesitate to endorse it. . It is the
same in smaller cities.
If newspaper praise is a cri-;
terion by which the theater-going
public can judge an attraction,
"The Missouri Girl" will easily
be the comedy treat of the sea
son. It comes to the Opera
House Dec. 25.
The average person pays little
heed to a condition that is going
on around them until the ap
proach of a crisis. San Jose
scale has been looked upon with
dread and talked of for years bv"
certain of our better-posted fruit
gn wers of this valley, but it
seems that ail this talk and ap
prehension on, the part of these
well informed personages has had
no effect on the conditions so far
as the masses are concerned.
In every place nearly the rose
bushes bear evidence ot the scale.
Portland is known as "The Rose
City." but not for long at the pres
ent rate of the spread ot the scale.
Something must be done. The
duties of Inspector Reid have
brought him much in contact
with this pest, and-he says that
every effort must be made to
stamp out the scale wherever it
appears, even when this neces
sitates destroying trees.
"Were it not for the spraying
and pruning which have been
done, and were no new trees
planted, in eight years it is safe
to say that there would not be
a single apple or cherry in West
ern Oregon fit to eat," said Mr.
Reid.
"The damage wrought by this
pest since its introduction in
Oregon many years ago is almost
beyond comprehension. What
it will do if prompt measures are
not taken to stamp it out, can
only be imagined. So infested
with scale are the orchards in
some parts ot tne state, where
neglect has been the motto of the
orchardists, that rooting up and
burning the trees ; will be the
only remedy.
Clackamas county furnishes
us an example of what the scale
will do when allowed to breed
and work without molestation.
It was not many years ago that
Clackamas county exported more
apples than any other county in
the state. Last year it exported
not a box.
"The influence of the San
Jose scale in Clackamas county
first became apparent in 1890.
In that year the census showed
that Clackamas had more bear
ing apple trees than any other
county, : with 190,344, or four
times as many as Jackson county,
its only competitor. The Clack
amas apple harvest that year,
however, was but 26,396 bushels.
Jackson county with only 43,061
bearing fruit, trees, yielded a
harvest ot nve times as manv
bushels. In the latter county
much attention was given to the
extermination of the scale, and
the orchards were cared for.
: "In 1900 Clackamas county
had 211,188 bearing trees, with
none fit for export. It is safe to
say that the average yield of all
the trees was not more than
per acre. This year conditions
were even worse, not an appl
exported, while the Hood Ri ver
district, where the utmost care is
taken, with one-fourth as manv
trees, exported $1.50,000 worth
of the finest apples.
Affairs are not quite so bad in
have received more letters in the
past three months asking about
sprays than the state commission
got in three years. Probably the
only effective spray that will kill
the insect, and at the same time
not injure the tree, is composed
of 50 pounds of lime, 50 pounds
of sulphur and 10 pounds of blue
vitriol. This mixture is boiled
and added to 150 gallons of warm
water. It is applied to the trees
not too liberally. It does not
kill by contact with ' the insect.
but forms a coating which
mothers it.
"The fruit inspectors appointed
ast June have been rather easy
on the farmer this year, but next
year we will shut down hard.
Not a pound of fruit affected
with the scale will be allowed to
be sold in the markets. Spray-
ng will be compulsory, as pro
vide in the state law, and where
is is too late for this to do any
good, the trees will be rooted up
and burned. That is the onlv
way. There have always been
some tarmers in the state who
have sprayed and taken care of
their orchards, but it avails them
othmg when a man who neg-
ects his trees lives next door.
The orchard is sure to be infected
no matter how many sprayings
it may have had; the first good
wind will blow millions of the
insects into the place.
' 'There are hundreds of people
in tne city wno nave 01a cnerry
r :i. i 1 1 j4
or nun 11 ees in meir uuck: yams,
where they have stood for years
without receiving any attention.
n most cases these tress are lit
erally-' covered with San Jose
scale. Unless this is extermin
ated and the trees spraved or
destroyed, it is only a matter of
time when there will not be a
rose in the city fit to be called by
the name.
"Many people are wondering
whv the roses are. not doing well.
The San Jose scale is at work.
f the scale is not wiped out in
ortland, it will be only a few
years when roses will have to be
planted every year. I am going
to pay particular attention to the
back yard 'orchards1 of the city
next summer.
"San Jose scale belongs to the
class of insects called armored,
from the scaly covering with
which it covers itself. It paeses
the winter under this scale, but
when springtime comes, with the
swelling of the buds, the insect
becomes active. It is among the
most prolific of all creatures esti
mates made by government of
ficials placing the young from
one female at more than 3,000,
000. Other authorities even
make it higher."
Nolan's holiday goods are
worth ena-hundred cents on the
dollar the day after Christmas, w
Multnomah county, for it has
not so many trees, while a little
more care has been taken with
the orchards, but conditions are
bad enough. I do not know of
any finer fruit land in Oregon
than the foothills in Eastern
Multnomah and Clackamas coun
ties, yet the opportunities offered
are almost wasted today. I be
lieve that fully three-fourths of
the trees of Clackamas county
should be rooted up and burned
I have used apple trees in my
illustrations, since the action of
scales seems particularly fatal to
them. It is almost equally asj
bad with cheries, prunes, pears
and and all other trees and even
rose bushes.
"Farmers are now beginning
to realize that they must take
extreme measures at once if they
wish to sell their fruit, and
EXTRA INDUCEMENTS
For the Holiday Trade
We are now comfortably located in our new and large quarters
on north Main street in the Fischer building. Our stock is
new in every line and very complete. During the next thirty
days there will be special inducements for the public to trade
here. Unmatchable bargains in every department Come.
Groceries, Shoes, Ladles' Dress Goods,
en's and Children's OEofhlng, Dishes,
Fancy Lamps, Cutlery, Crockery, Etc.
Toys For the Little Folk
Lay in' a supply now while the stock is unbroken. Bring
the little children and let them suggest what Santa Claus
shall proyide. The variety is great and prices are low.
Silyerware Free with cash purchases. Goods .delivered to all
parts of the city at all hours of the day.
MOSES BROTHERS .
Christmas and New Year
Beautiful ITtTG Lovely
Jewelry vJ-JLJt X LD Silverware
The Holiday Season is near at hand time to think about your
friends. This store is full of good suggestions and we invite
you to inspect the large stock of magnificent holiday offerings.
A FIFTY DOLLAR DIAMOND RING
Some one will get this ring for nothing next January. For
every dollar purchase you get a ticket. Ask us to explain.
E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician.
Sjciety invitations and , wedding
announcements are constantly
changing in Btylesof type faces and
form. Hae them printed ueatlv
and uD-to-date at, ihe Gazette
office. ' SOU
Country school district teachers
can be supplied wnn moniaiv re
port cards by the Gazette. Writ
vour wants. oltf
JANUARY 2, 1906
the special class in Eclectic Shorthand will commence a
rapid course with two to three recitations a day so as to
complete the course
APRIL 30, 1S06
with a speed of 100 to 150 words a minute. Eclectic is
easy to learn, none as easy to read and none so rapid.
to enter this class not later than January 2, and we will
make 20 per cent, discount to those who enroll December
18; commence any time thereafter. Let us talk it over at
once. 1
I.E. RICHARDSON, President
Don t miss the , opportunity to look over Our large line this
week. Matchless bargains in rugs and art 'squares. Some
very pretty Axministers added to our already large stock.
It is not too early to select your presents :
We have a large and well selected stock bought express
ly tor the holiday trade. Goods will be marked and stored
until Christmas if desired. Another invoice of pictures ar
rives this week.
. (Smmm and sinddJ co one .