THE COBVALLiS GAZETTE
Published Tuesdays and Fridays by
Gazette Publishing Company.
The subscription price of the Gazette
for several years has been, and remains,
$2"per annum, or 25 per cent discount if
paid in advance. ,
MAY GET THRASHED.
President Cipriano Castro, of
Venezuela, from now on has to
exercise care if he does not pre
cipitate a war. From what is
gathered in the way of data few
people' will be found who would
not agree that ' erratic president
is deserving of at least a person
al experience at the whipping
post. But the unfortunate part
of the matter is that he should
possess the power to drag thous
ands of his countrymen Into a
war that would cost a great sac
rifice of life and devastate the
country.
The causes that may culminate
in a war between Venezuela and
France are many and are not all
of recent date. For years the
actions of the Venezuelan gov-
h have been such as to
create the suspicion that they
were not backed' up by good
faith so far as other nations,
their representatives and sub
jects were concerned;
During the past year the
friction between France and
Venezuela has waxed hotter and
hotter and several times during
this period France has muttered
the probability of a declaration
of war against Venezuela.' On
account of the Monroe docrine as
upheld by the United States our
government has been more or
less worried regarding the out
rageous actions of Castro and on
several occasions has administer
ed "soothing syrup" to that
bumptious president. But things
are now in about the last stages
and the booming of the first gun
may occur at any time.
Recently M. Taigny, French
charge at LaGuayra, had occasion
to visit one of his own country's
warships which chanced to be
lying in that harbor. At the end
of that visit he was not permitted
to place his foot on terra firma
He was practically expelled rom
the boundaries of Venezuela.
This was an insult to France as
she was at that very time accord
ing Venezuela's representative
in Paris the greatest courtesy.
French affairs have been placed
in the hands of Mr. Russell, re
presentative of the United States.
From recent actions of Castro
the inference is made that Mr.
Russell may be insulted and like
wise the country he represents
In such event it is quite probable
that "Uncle Sam:' will tell the
garcon to unleash the "dog 'o
war." Or it may be that this
government will man her guns
The outlook is not pleasant..
STABILITY.
Stability in all things is light,
ana matters we iooic upon as
right, is an example of charac
ter of the highest type. If you
have stability you have charac
ter. "If you're right then go
ahead." Fix the matter of right
firmly in your mind and hammer
away. Be consistant in your
stability. For a government to
be stable it must be composed of
a stable people. This character
denotes a high standard in a peo
pie or a nation.
if we make our government
and its policies stable we are
certain to command the respect
of other nations. But in the
past some of our policies have
been studded with instability,
notably the matter of a tariff
schedule. It certainly seems
i time that this conntry f ormulat
ed some plan which would render
our rates of tr.riff more stable,
cease the endkis; and provoking
tinkering that has been our past
history. On this subject the
Sasinaw Courier says:
President Roosevelt's message
statement that "there is more
need of stability than of the at
tempt to attain an ideal perfec
tionin the methods of raising
revenues," is an utterance based
upon practical experience. . The ;
President's further delaration in I
immediate com ection with his j
argument in opposition to unnec
essary tariff tinkering that ' the
hock and strain to the business
world certain to attend- any ser
ious change in these matters
renders such change inadvisable
except for grave reasons,
should be accepted as. conclusive
in that direction. , There are as
many eloquent reasons in opposi
tion to any change ' in . tariff
schedules just at this time as i
there are working men in the
United States. resident Roose
velt's plea for stability in tariff
matters will find . favor not only
with the great body of his own
party who are protectionists in
theory and through principle,
but will be approved by every
practical man who has in mind
the best good of the people of
our entire country."
The Matter of Subsidy.
In the United States direct aid
from the government to the
farmer has not been looked upon
with favor, being opposed in a
general way to a democratic form
of government. There are some
exceptions to this rule, however,
shown in the bounties paid for
raising sugar beets and other
kindred state legislation. Indi
rect assistance has been given
to the farmer almost from the be
ginning. The builders of good
roads, grants to railways, the
work of the agricultural depart
ment and many other forms of
encouragement are part and par
cel of the American system of
government.
The reclamation, of the arid
lands of the west comes nearer
being direct assistance in de
velopment of the land itself than
anything so lar accomplished.
This, in turn, however, like
the Victorian legislation, can not
be regarded as benevolent to
wards any particular class of peo
ple, for it is a straight business
propositcn of unquestionable
value not only to" the immediate
community but to the nation as a
whole. Likewise, there is no
possiblity of loss even in the or
iginal investiment but gather the
promise of a tangible profit in the
conduct of the work. s
Loans to farmers would, un
doubtedly, be opposed in the
United States oa the ground that
it was class legislation designed
to benefit those engaged in a
single industry, but in the case
of Victoria, her only possibility
of growth, increased population
and prosperity lies in securing
the reclamation of at least part of
the vast area which is still a wil
derness. It certainly suggests
itself as a most wise form of sub
sidy. Bonuses t o manufactureres,
shipowners, etc., are assistance
given to people who in turn are
actually dependent upon those
ERED
Hiram W. HoIIaday, the
Dying in His Office
HIS DAUGHTER SUSPECTED OF THE CHIME
Circumstantial Evidence Points Strongly to Her Guilt Her Strange
Conduct at Hearing Before the Coroner Mystery Baffles the
Police Young Lawyer's Brilliant Coup Kidnaping and
Pursuit Across the Seas as Told by Burton E.Stev-
enson in The HoIIaday Case, the New Story
of Mystery Which We Shall Begin to Pub
lish in a Few Days. Get the First - '
Chapter and You Will Find It
Easy Going Afterward.
I had never seen Mr. Royce, oar Junior, bo deeply shaken, bo visibly dis
tracted, as he was when he buret In upon us a moment later, a newspaper in
Ms hand. Mr. Graham, startled by the noise of his entrance, wheeled around
from his desk and stared at hi in astonishment. 1
From The Eoliaday Case. -
who till the . land for v all their ,
business.. Therefore, if assistance j
is to be given in but one direc
tion, it would "seem the . most
statesmanlike course to build up
the foundation of commerce first
and then, if resources permitted,
devote attention to improving
tbe super-structure. Maxwell's
Talisman. . -
DIRECT PRIMARY LAW.
Provisions Made Clear to Those
Who Will Ballot.
Within less than three-months
there will be. ' a direct primary
election for the nomination of
candidates for the coming election
in June. April 20 is when the
new law will have? its premier
general testj and it is but little
understood. To the rank and
file ot voters this ignorance is not
confined, but extends even to
some who are directly - interested
in politics. ; ' - ,-. r ,':
An interesting ; synopsis of
some of the provisions 01 the new
law are furnished by "J. H. S."
in the Telegram, 'as follows:
Section 1 declares the purpose
of the law aud says that - when
ever its provisions are of doubt
ful or uncertain meaning or not
sufficient in directions and de
tails, the general laws of Oregon,
and especially ' the election and
registration laws and the customs,
practice, nse a -rms t er -
under, shall be followed in the
construction and operation of the
law. .
1 Section 2 provides that a pri
mary nominating" election shall
r held 45 days fore any elec-
ion except special lections to
rill vacancies, Pres'ii ntial elec
tions and municipal elections in
cities and towns having less than
z o i nil - hi rants to nominate
candidates for United States Sena
tor and all elective state, district,
county, precinct, city, ward and
all other officers, including dele
gates to a constitutional conven
tion, in case one is called. These
.re all to be voted on at the elrc
ion following. County centr
committeemen of the Republi
can and Democratic parties an
to be elected at the primaries.
Section 3 provides that elec
tion precincts, polling places and
the services of judges and clerks
of election shall be ibe same
provided , for under the genera
election law.
Section 4 requires the County
Clerk to send out printed notices
of a primary elect'on 30 CUys in
advance" and requires the judges
of election to vost them.
Section 5 changes the old law
with respect to the time of open
ing the polls and fixes the hour
at noon and provides for writing
the voter's party number in a
poll-book headed with the name
of each party.
Section 6 makes the direct pri
mary law applicable to cities an
towns of 2000 inhabitants and de
fines the duties of citv clerks, re
corders and auditors to be the
same as those of the countv clerks
in the primary elections. It pro
vides that in cities holding their
AT HIS DES;
Aged Millionaire, Found
by His Secretary.
elections concurrently " with the
general - state elections the city
auditor4 clerk or recorder, as the
case may be, shall prepare, certi
fy and deliver a-list of all candi
dates for city offices to the county
clerk 15 days before the election,
and requires him ,to ; post them
and place their names s on the
primary, ballot, along .with the
candidates for .county offices. It
proyides that all cities which do
not held elections - concurrently
with the stated the primary elec
tion shall be held 30 days before
the general election. This sec
tion also confers power upon the
legislative and executive author
ities of the municipalities ; to es
tablish voting - precincts and
wards and appoint " judges and
clerks of election, - where the
elections are' not held at the same
time as the state elections.
Seciion 7 provides for counting
the number of persons' voting at
in- iirunai r-, counting the votes
of each party seperately, placing
the party vote in seperate
bunches and making the returns
dulv sealed and certified to.
Section 8 declares the purpose
ot tae la- to be that of giving
each participating - party a separ
ate primary election, , conducted
as to the' individual parties as
nearlv as practicable the same as
at the general biennial, elections
in June.
COUNTRY CORRESPONDENCE.
OAK GROVE.
James Crabtree, of Palestine, " was
through this part Fridaj canvassing for a
new volume which he claims has a good
deal of merit. .
F. V. Lawner. of Albany, was visiting
friends here and at Palestine the fore
part of the week.
Many of oar people intend going to
he i- S.im Jone's "lecturo Saturday,' , the
26th of January, when he will speak in
Albany. . - '
- S. P. Lawrenson has been on the sick
list for several days past.
Mr. Shultz, of Albany, and Ed. Wiles
passed through here Tuesday with 8 head
of fine beef steers. They came from the
Wile' farm and. were in prime condition
for this time of the year.
Revs. Elmore and Douglas .have been
holding a series of meetings at " North
Palestine church for the past 10 days.
There has been good attendance consider-
in g the inclement weather,
Grant McElhiney has been over on
the Santiam trapping for the last two
months; he reports business good and in
a nourishing condition along the far-
famed river. - :
Bill Bail y, the W. J. Bryan of Fir
G ove, has oeea laid up for some time
with throat trouble. We suspect the
troubla is that William orates'too much
while defending great questions at the
debating society at Fir Gove.
George Beamis, one of Oak Grove's
pioneer citizens, has been on the sick
list for the past few days. Mr. Beam is
getting well along in years and cannot
stand the hardships of life "as he could
in tines of yore.
Many good horses are being secured by
dealers' from Benton county farmers.
Hecter Bros, sold a nice span of blacks
a . few days back. They weighed S552
pounds and brought $550. They go to
Seattle. The same buyer also bought
the Al. Da Armord coach horee, paying
$200 for him.
W. L. Canthorn, who has been laid up
mst of the winter with rheumatism, is
reported no better. He is at present
with his daughter, Mrs. Eyans, of Park'
er, Polk county, who is caring for him.
Fred Glaze, one of our Oak Grove
boys, and a former student of the busi
ness department of Albany College, has
been promoted from the local office of the
Wells Fargo Express Company to the
Portland Office of that company. Sue
cess awaits the young man who is will
ing to "get there Eli."
Prof. Leatherman, one of Oak Grove's
fruit men, has been disposing of some of
his apples of late. He sent two loads to
WLl 3 1
PJ30RE FOR OUR
GREAT H3ID
WlfJTER SALE
D. O. H lost and.
CORVALUS STEAM LAUNDRY.
Patronize Homo Industry.
Oufmldo Orders Solicited.
Ail Work Guaranteed.
market this week, receiving a good price
for the same.
Barney Cady, who met- with a street
car accident last fall while attending the
Lewis & Clark Fair, has discarded his
crutches and manages to get along with
out them. He hasn't been able to do
any manual labor since early in, Septem
ber, 1905. -
MrJ. Altermatt and daughter, Bess
Gan She
Save
Them ?
Manv a noor
mother who feels
that those she
1 1 .1 A
"V . . cious are gradu
ally supping away irom ner
over the terrible precipice
of disease, would he thank
ful; to know what Doctor
Pierce's wonderful "Golden
Medical Discovery" has
done to restore thousands
of weak and wasted chil
dren to complete rounded, rosy, healthy,
activity ana 1110. ; .
"Five years ago this last fall I was taken
down with a fever and was very bad for
several months." writes Mrs. Henrietta Bell,
of Diamond. Ohio. She continues: "Finally
recovered from the fever, then my lungs
became very baa. me aoctor saia 1 naa
consumption, and that he had done all he
ronld for me. and he did not think that I
could get well. My case was a very danger
ous one. Became very weak, naa nignt
sweats, also a very bad cough, night amd day.
At times would spit blood. Ifelt as though
my time on earth would be short. Requested
mv husband to eret me a bottle of Dr. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, and perhaps it
would help me. Before 1 had taken one
bottle my cough was almost gone. The next
to' disappear were the night-sweats. I am
almost, sum that if it had not been for your
medicine I would not have been here to-day."
If mothers will only write to Dr. Pierce
concerning the ailments of their family he
will send them sound and valuable advice
in a plain sealed envelope, and without
any charge whatever. His remarkably
wide experience has qualified him to deal
with diseases which baffle the local prac
titioner. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buf
falo, .N. Y.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con
stipation. One little "Pellet" is a gentle
laxative, and two a mild cathartic.
spent the fore part of the week yisiting
friends in Linn county, near their home.
Peter Karsten disposed of several head
of beef cattle this week to local butchers.
Beef is 'rather low, but if a fellow has a
few to sell it will go Borne toward paying
taxes. -
Eev. Pewtherer, of Polk county, is
nelping in the meetings at Palestine,
So far there has been four conversions,
and the meetings will continue for some
time yet.
Last Mondav, Kola Neis, of Aloany,
bought ot M. V.Leeper 260 bales of hops,
the entire crop grown on his Spring Hill
yard. The price paid was not given .
They will be shipped to New York at
once.
Four Hundred Babies.
St. Vincent's Infant Asylum. Chicago,
shelters homeless waifs awaiting adop
tion, and there are nearly 400 babies
there. Sister Julia writes: "I cannot
say too much in praise of Foley's Honey
and Tar for coughs, colds, croup and
whoaping cough." Contains no opiates
and is safe and sure. Ask for Foley's
Honey and Tar and insist on having it,
as it is a eafe remedy and certain in re
sults. Refuse substitutes. Sold by Gra
ham & Worth am.
1 r.-tst
It 13 the fit of the petticoat that
make3 the fit of tbe outer ekirt right
or wrong.
' Tk. H 1 t . t . ! a
muat help to drape the"outer skirt.
buch a service is attained in
The
Pres de Soie
Petticoat
the new and better idea in petticoats.
An improvement over taffeta silk
bacause Pres de Soie will outlast
three garments of that material at
one-third the cost." For sale by .
Chmm. Blakamh
CORYALUS,
OREGON.
Come to
She new
Store
when you want to buy anything
in our line. We vrill put our time
against yours in showing goods.
Everything as represented) or
money refunded. Corvallis' on
ly exclusive men's furnishing
store.
A. K. RussProp.
Another Good Man Gone Wrong.
He neglected to take Feley's Kidney
Cure at the first signs of kidney trouble,
hoping it would wear away, and he was
soon a victim of Bright's disease. There
is danger in delay, bnt if Foley's Kidney
Cure is taken at once the symptoms will
disappear, the kidneys are strengthened
and you are soon sound and well. A. R.
Bass, of Morgantown, Ind., had to get
up ten or twelve times in the night, and
bad a severe backache and pains in the
kidneys &nd was cured by Foley's Kid
ney Cure. Sold by Graham & Wortham.
Cheap Sunday Rates Between
Portland and Willamette
y alley Points.
'Low round trip rates have been placed
in 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 Cor
vallis, '83.00 Call on Southern Pacific
Co's Agents for particulars. lOltf
Pleasant and Mest Effective.
T. J. Chambers, Ed. Vindicator,
Libertv, Texas, writes Dec. 25, I9O2 :
"With pleasure and unsolicited by
you, I bear testimony to the curative
power of Ballard's Horehound Syrup." I
have used it in my family and can cheer
fully affirm it is the most effective and
best remedy for coughs and colds I have
ever used." Sold by Graham & Worth
am. - ,
Railroad Lands for Lease.
Lands of the Oregon and California
Railroad Company, in, Oregon, will be
leased for ffie year 190P, " subject to can
cellation of lease in the event of the
sale of the land during the term of the
lease.
Owners of farms and ranches adjoining
railroad lands should file their applica
tions not later than: February 1, , 1906,'
after which date applications from
others will also be considered. V '
Address : " ChelEs W. Ebeblein,
Acting' Land Agent, 1035 Merchants
Exchange, San Francisco, Cal. : 4-11
Clothing