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The Kind Ton Hare Always Bought, and wliieh has been
in use for ovci 30 years, nas borne the signature of
and has been made under bis per-
??r sonal supervision since its infancy
All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good' are but?
Experiments that trifle with, and endanger the health of
Infants and Children Experience against Experiment
What is CASTO R I A
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Fare
goric Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotio
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep
The Children's Panacea The Mother's Friend.
C.EZNUIKE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
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be Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
THE CCNTAUR COMPANY. TT MUHRAV
8AIN FEB ACRE.
That's what a Spreader will do If
used as it should be
$4ii To $B;MJt'
It you have 125 loads of manure to spread and you are solas to plant 25 acres'of corn or wheat, .
or have a 25 acre meadow we will te!l you how you can increase the value of your crop this year
from f 4.00 to 18.00 per acre or more than enough to pay for a spreader. We issue' a 48-page book
entitled "Practical Experience With Barnyard Manures," which explains the whole situation.
Our Plan is not a theory. It is an actual fact, backed up by actual experiments extending over
a period of 13 years. To stive you an idea of what this book contains, we show results of experi
ments made with various crops where 5 loads of manure were spread per acre by the old method,
and 5 loads by the new method, on corn cround. The latter shows a gain of 94.80 per acre. On
another field and in another state, it shows a gain of (5.60 per acre, and on a clover and timothy
meadow, a gain of $8.00 per acre.
This Book will be sent free to anyone writing us. It is worth $100.00 to yon, bnt it won't cost
you a cent. If it doesn't do you any good, it won't do you any harm. Write us now and let us mail
it to you. It is brimming full of valuable information.
Endless Apron ianure Spreader
Spreads all kinds of manure, straw stack bot
toms andcommercial fertilizer regardless of their
condition. Spreads as muck in a day as is men
can by hand. Spreads the largest load in 2 to 4
minutes. Makes the same amount of manure go
three times as f:.r and produce better results;
makes all manure fine and immediately avail
able for plant life.
Non-Bunchable Rake forms a hopper, holds
all hard chunks in contact with beater until
thoroughly pulverised.
Endless Apron is one continuous apron, (not
a H apron) thereore always ready to load. You
don't have to drive a certain distance to pull it
back into position after each load or wind it back
by hand; it it a great advantage in making long
hauls.
There la no Gearing about our Endless Apron
to break and cause trouble, it is always up out
of the way of obstructions as it does not extend
below axle. Streads evenly from start to finish
and cleans out perfectly clean.
Hood and End Gate keeps manure away from
beater while loading ; prevents choking of beat
er and throwing out a bunch when starting and
acts as wind shield when spreading. It has a
graduating lever and can be regulated while in
motion to spread thick or thin, 3 to as loads per
ere.
Lijht Draft because the load is nearly equally
balanced on front and rear axles. The team is
as near the load as it can work. Front and rear
axles ar-e the same length and wheels track;
beater shaft runs in ball and socket bearings,
therefore no friction. Beater is 23 inches in di
ameter, seat turns over when loading. Machine
turns in its own length. - -
Simplicity. There are only two levers on our
machine. One which raises the hood, locks it
and throws tha machine in gear at the same time.
It can then be thrown in and out of gear without
lowering the hood. One lever which changes
feed to spread thick or thin, making it so simple
that a boy who can drive a team can handle it.
Strength and Durability is one of the most
important points to be considered in a manure
spreader. The Great Western has a good, strong,
durable wheel. Extra strong spoke and rim,
heavy steel tires. Strong, well braced box with
heavy oak sill. Oak tongue, hickory doubletrees,
malleable castings, gears and sprockets all keyed
on. Galvanised hood. Every part is made extra
strong, regardless of co.t. It is made for the man
mho wants the best, made in four sites, 3S, So,
JO and too bushel capacity.
Guarantee Should any part break, wear ont or
get out of order withi" one year we replace free
of charge. Sendor free catalog, showing latest
improvements. It tells how to apply manure to
secure best results.
Write just these words on postal card or in a letter Send me your book Practical Ex
perience with Barnyard Manures' and catalogue No.W75a M They will be mailed to you free.
Do it now before you haul your manure or prepare for any crop.
Smith Manufacturing Co., 162 Harrison St., Chicago
OAK GROVE.
Rev. Jamison filled th9 Oak Grove
pulpit Sunday.
Many of our peaple attended the pic
nic at Bidders' Grove Saturday, and all
report having a good time.
John Harris brought oat a new rig
Saturday; John calls it his Chamberlain
rig and Bays it tost him "nix."
Mr. Delancy hat his tew cottage
about done. When completed he will
move his family out from town and be
come a fullfledged Oak Groveite.
D. X. Williamson and aoiily ot Oak
Creek were visiting relatives here Sunday.
Geo. Dodsoa of OA.C is spending a
few days at his homestead in Washing
ton. He may spend the summer in that
part before returning to school next fall.
Gus Dodele brought out a new rubber
tired outfit Saturday ; it teems as if he is
going to use it. You know Gas never
- rides alone.
Clyde Williamson left for Pacific
county, Washington, Thursday, where
he will spend the summer months can
vassing for Dr. Chases' latest works.
Dan Bumbaogh has the carpenters at
work on his new residence, when com
pleted it will be the bast house in that
neighborhood, costing about $1,800.
W. D. Prettyman left Thursday for
Lincoln county to spend a few days fish
ing; and will loo'i after his block ranch
while on the western Blope of the Coast
Baage.
Politicians are excellent teachers of
ethics. The live ones travel up stream
while the dead ones all float down.
Since the smoke of battle has clear
ed away the people of old Linn are
singing Blue-rasa and corn juice, fare
the well"
Charles Boundy went to Corvallis Fri
day to deliver one of his fine horses
which he sold to a horse buyer ef that
place for $250.
Many Air lie people are making their
way toward the berry patches near
Albany, to lay in the winter's supply of
the luscious fruit.
Everybody works but mother,
She gads around all day,
Goes to women's meetings,
Takes in the matinee.
Father toils and worries,
He has a good time nit I
Everybody works at our house
Bat ma she's quit. Ex.
Take. The Gazette for all the
local news . " , ,
fOpatb
Lincoln's Boyhood
WARD
HILL
LAMON,
His Friend.
Partner
a.nd
Bodyguard
Lincoln's Birthplace
Bills Allowed.
A Dead Failure. flne gai3 0f niinois;" but, according
; All that winter (1832-33) Lincoln to other authorities, he always had his
struggled along with a bad partner and book with him when in company and
a business widen began wrong ana would read and talk alternately. He
grew worse every day. Berry had no carried It along In his walks tor the
qualities which atoned for his evil hab- woods and the river; read it In daylight
its. He preferred to consume the liq- under the shade tree by the grocery and
uora on hand rather than to sell them a night by any friendly light he could
and exerted himself so successfully jjn most frequently the one he kin
that in a few months he had ruined the himself In the shop of his old ben
credit of 'the firm, squandered its as- ef actor, the cooper,
sets and destroyed InVown health. The Abe's progress in the law was as sur-
FM Sharp, Clerk of Election...
B C Wyatt, " - ...
D Vanderpool,
Jos Smith, "
J A Carter "
F A Plunkett, " ...
W A Winniford, Clerk of Elec
tion,......;............ -;"
O A Price, Clerk of election....
OA Savage, "
A MSkaggs, " " ....
Eobt McFarland, Clerk of elec
tion...... ...... ......
S B Wood, Clerk of election......
A Cadwalader,
W H Rowland, Clerk of Election
and mileage
T L Read, Clerk of Election...
Geo H Harris, ...
FT Gump, " 'J ...
G W Cooper, " ...
,C W Henkle, " " ...
M B Long, u " ...
J Fred Buchanan, Clerk of Elec
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J E Banton,
E M Kimbill,
I G T Vernon,
store was a dead failure, and the part- prising as the Intensity of his appHca-! j p (jra
ners were weighed down with a parcel tjQn to study. He never lost a moment
of , debts against which Lincoln could fl,at might be improved. It is even said
scarcely have borne up even with a that he read and recited to himself on
better man to help him. At last they
sold out to two brothers named Trent.
The Trents continued the business for
a few months, when they broke up and
ran away. Then Berry, encouraged by
the example of the Trents, cleared out
also and, dymg soon after, left poor
Lincoln the melancholy task of settling
up the affairs of their 111 starred part
nership. In all the preceding transactions the
absence of any cash consideration is the
one thing very striking. It is a fair il
lustration of the speculative spirit per
vading the whole people. Green bought
from Radford on credit; Lincoln & Ber
ry bought from Green on credit; they
bought from the Herndons on credit;
they bought from Rutledge on credit,
and they sold to the Trents on credit
Those that did not die or run away had
a sad time enough in managing the
debts resulting from their connection
with this unlucky grocery.
Radford assigned Lincoln & Berry's
note to a Mr. Van Bergen, who got
judgment on it and swept away all
Lincoln's little personal property. The
Herndons owed E. C. Blankenship for
the goods they sold and assigned Lin
coin & Berry's note In, payment Mr.
Lincoln struggled to pay by slow de
grees this harassing debt to Blanken
ship through many long and weary
years. It was not until his return from
congress, in 1849, that he got the last
dollar of It discharged. He paid Green
his note of $250 in small installments,
beginning In 1839 and ending in 1840.
The history of his debt to Rutledge is
not so well known. It was probably In
significant as compared with the oth
ers, and Mr. Rutledge proved a gener
ous creditor, as he had always been a
kind and considerate friend.
Certain that he had no abilities foi
trade, Mr. Lincoln took the best reso
lution he could have formed under the
circumstances. He sat down to hla
books just where he was, believing that
knowledge would be power and power
profit He had no reason to shun his
creditors, for these were the men of all
others who most applauded the honesty
of his conduct at the period of bis
greatest pecuniary misfortune. He talk
ed to them constantly of the old debt,
"the national debt,"- as he sometimes
called It promised to pay when be
could, and they devoutly relied upon
every word he said.
Row Herndon moved to the country,
and Lincoln was compelled to change
his boarding place. He now began to
live at a tavern for the first time in his
life. It was kept by various persona
during his stay first it seems, by Mr.
Rutledge, then by Henry Onstatt and
last by Nelson Alley. It was a small
log house covered with clapboards and
contained fur rooms.
Mastering His Blackstone.
the road and by the wayside as h6
came down from Springfield with the
tooks he had borrowed from Stuart
the first time he went up he had mas
tered forty pages of Blackstone before
he got back.
First Legal Work.
I It was not long until, with his rest
less desire to be doing something prac
tical, he began to turn his acquisitions
to account in forwarding the business
of his neighbors. He wrote deeds, con
tracts, notes and other legal papers for
' them, using a small dictionary and an
old form book, petifogged incessantly
before the justice of the peace and
probably assisted that functionary in
the administration of justice as much
as he benefited his own clients. This
species of country student's practice
i was entered upon very early and kept
I up until long after he was quite a dis
tinguished man in the legislature.
But in all this he was only trying
himself. As he was not admitted to the
bar until 1837 he did not regard it as
legitimate practice and never charged
a penny for his services. Although this
fact is mentioned by a great number of
persons and the generosity of his con
duct much enlarged upon, it is serious
ly to be regretted tbjtt no one has fur
nished us with a circumstantial ac
count of any of his numerous cases be
fore the magistrate.
But Mr. Lincoln did not confine him
self entirely to the law. He was not
yet quite through with Kirkham nor
the schoolmaster. The valuable copy
of the grammar he delighted to peruse
is still in existence; with thumb marks
all over It He also studied natural
philosophy, chemistry, astronomy, etc.
He had no regular teacher, but perhaps
received more assistance from Mlnter
Graham than from any other person.
He read with avidity all the newspa
pers that came to New Salem, chiefly
the Sangamon Journal, the Missouri
Republican and the Louisville Journal.
The, latter was his favorite. Its wit and
anecdotes were after his own .heart
and he was a regular subscriber for it
through several years when he could 111
afford a luxury so costly.
. Fond of Novels.
Mr. Lincoln was never a profound
historical student If he happened to
need historical facts for the purposes
of a political or legal discussion he
read them on the spur of the occasion.
For this reason his opinions of current
affairs all through his life were based
more upon Individual observation and
reflection than upon scientific deduc
tions from the experience of the world.
Yet at this time, when he probably felt
more keenly than ever after the want
of a little learning to embellish the let
ters and speeches he was ambitious to
Lincoln began to read law while he j compose he said to have read Rol
lived with Herndon. Some of his ac
quaintances Insist that he began even
earlier than this and assert by way of
proof that he was known to borrow a
well worn copy of Blackstone from A.
V. Bogue, a pork dealer at Beardstown.
At all events now he went to work In
earnest and studied law as faithfully
as if he had never dreamed of any oth
er business In life. As a matter of
course his slender purse was unequal
to the purchase of the needful books,
but this circumstance gave him little
trouble,- for, although he was short of
funds, he was long In the legs and had
nothing to do but to walk off to Spring
field, where his friend John T. Stuart
lin's "Ancient History," Gibbon's "Rise
and Fall of the Roman Empire" and
similar works with great diligence and
care. The books were borrowed from
William Green, Bowlin Greene and oth
er parties In and about New Salem.
But he greatly preferred literature of
another sort, such as Mrs. Lee Hentz's
novels, some of which he found among
the effects of Mr. Ellis, at the time his
companion and occasional bedfellow.
"He was very fond," Mr. Ellis de
clares, "of short stories one and two
columns long, like 'Cousin Sally Dil
lard,' 'Becky Wilson's Courtship,' 'The
Down-easter and the Bull' how a
bashful man became a married man,
cheerfully supplied his wants. Mr. Stu-, five uttle bashful b and w
O.L (. a LmiUm, 11. J. 1SUUJUJC1, DUJ 0,
was an uncouth looking lad, did not say
much, but what he did say he said
straight and sharp."
"He used to read law," says Henry
McHenry, "in 1832 or 1833, barefooted,
seated In the shade of a tree and would
grind around with the shade just oppo
site Berry's grocery store, a few feet
south of the door." He occasionally
varied the attitude by lying flat on his
back and "putting his feet up the tree,"
a situation which might have been un
favorable to mental application In the
case of a man with shorter extremities.
"The first time I ever saw Abe with
a law book in his hand," says Squire
Godbey, "he was sitting astride of Jake
Bales' wood pile In New Salem. Says
L 'Abe, what are yon studying?" 'Law,'
says Abe. 'Great God almighty! re
sponded L" It was too much for God
bey. He could not suppress the blas
phemy at seeing' such a figure acquiring
science in each, an odd situation. .
Mlnter Orsham asserts that Aba CM
.UtfIe of what we call attH&st tm
he and his red headed wife became
Millerites and before they were to as
cend agreed to make a clean breast of
it to each other, and how, when the
old lady was through, the down-easter
earnestly wished that Gabriel might
blow his jiorn wijhoiit delay "
'T be CV'tutiaied.)
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work. Apply to Booth-Kelly Lum
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D B Farley, ,
H C Ilerron, ' " .
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Vidifo Bros, hack delivering
boxes 11 50
Corvallis Trans Co, election ex
penses
Election expenses
W B Price,
OJTree;e.
H N Foster.
Cecil Price,
N P Newton,
W K Groves,
G W Fuller,
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M P Fruit, ferryman 52 00
C C Huff, ferry work 8 00
O W Beckwith, ferry work. . . . . . 15 00
Ore & Wash Sewer Pipe Co, road
tiling J71 20
M S Woodcock, road tiling. ..... 66 68
Cnrvallis Brick &Ti!e Works, til
ing-
T D Hufft, lumber
JL Henkle, lumber......
G V Skel on, bridge plans
W H Millhollen, bridges 12 00
Peter Rickard, Co Commissioner 21 60
W A Jolly, " "
Chas Skaggs, election expenses
C W Levee, road damages..
A Coombs, care poor
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DistNo2:
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C 13 WUham 31 00
W J Peck 2 00
H C Witham, 15 30
H H Glassford, 10 65
A Hope, 14 00
J E Aldrich 10 00
S A Hall,.... 13 80
J F Aldrich, 2 40
Ernest Rogers, 14 30
J P Fleming, 8 00
Elvin Witham 7 50
Ed Witham 16 80
J A uilkey 8 25
Elvia Witham, 17 40
J F Aldriuu, 52 50
C A Wood 35 25
Chas Witham f 20 40
Mike LaGrande 19 50
J D Hukill, 15 60
T.-orge Dixon, 16 to
WRoss, 7 00
D H Fleming, 11 00
Gao Witham, 9 oO
H M Fleming, 27 50
The following orders were drawn on
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J H Dorsey 6 25
First Nat Bank, . . . ; 78 00
Attest: VICTOR P. MOSES,
County Clerk.
By Robt. Johnson, Deputy.
Clay Shepard of OAC who has
been so seriously ill at his home
near Salem, is reported as only
slightly improved.
Congregational Chnrch. Sunday
School at ten ; worship and sermon at
eleven; Junior Endeavor at three; ssnior
Endeavor at seven and vesper service and
sermon at eight. There will be good
m'isic at these services and you are cor
dially invited to attend.
There is to be another game of base
ball on the fiat Sunday afternoon at 2: 30,
between the Kline team and the team
from Oakville. No admission will be
charged and everybody is invited.
It was expected that the task of laying
the pipe for the new water system would
be compbted last night, the work having
been somewhat delayed by the heavy
rains. The ditch is-being filled as rapid
ly as possible, and in a very short time
Corvallis will boast the completion of
one of the best water supplies and wattr
pyBtems oa the coast.
Wanted Gentleman or lady with
good reference, to travel by rail or with
a rig for a firm of $250,000.00 capital.
Salar 11,072.00 per year and expenses;
salary paid weekly and expenses ad
vanced. Address, with stamp, Jos. A
Alexander, Corvallis, Or. '
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P. O. box 844. or Ind. 'pfeone '429.
Corvallis, Oregon. 23 tf.
H O MJES . FORJS ALE. "
WILL SELL LOTS IN CORVALLIS
Oregon, on instalment plan and as
sist purchasers to build homes on them
; if desired. Address First National
Bank, Corvallis, Or.
WILL SELL MY LOT8 IN NE A PORT.
Or., for pot cash, balance instal
. mente, and help parties to build homes
thereon, if desired Address M. S.
Woodcock, Corvallis, Or.
Veterinary Surgeon
DR. E. E. JACKSON, V. S., MORRIS"
blacksmith shop. Residence, 1011
Main et. Give him a call. 12tf
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and Surgeon. Rooms 14, Bank Build
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idence. Corvallis, Oregon.
House Decorating.
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ATTORNEYS
J. F. YATES, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office up stafrs in Zierolf Building,
Only ret of abstracts in Benton County
R. BRYSON ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in Post Office Building, Corval
lis, Oregon.
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BANKING.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
Corvallis, Oregon, transacts a general
conservative banking business. Loans
money on approved security. Drafts
bought and rold and money transferred
to the principal itiea of the United
States, Europe and foreign countries.
HELP WANTED.
A MIDDLE AGED LADY TO Da
bouse work on a farm near CorvnlHr.
Or., and flppint, iw oarine f.ir three
chil ren. She -an arrange if she de
sires to assist in caring for chickens
and other duties in farm work com
monly done by ladies. If the lady
has a husband, son, or other male
relative, who is a good worker in farm
4 work, be can have work at least part
of the time. In answering send refer
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37tf Corvallis, Oregon..
Postmaster Robbed.
G. V. Fonts, Postmaster at River
iowii, la., nearly lost his life and was
robbed of all comfort, according to his
letter, which says: "For 20 years I had
chronic liver complaint, which led to
such a severe rape of jaundice that even
my finger nails turned yellow; when
mr doctor perscribed Electric Bitters:
which cured me and have kept me well
for eleven years." Sure cure for Billious
ness, Neuralgia, Weakness and all
Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Bladder
derangpfflent. A wonderful Tonic. At
Allen & Woodward Drug 6tore 50c.
A Happy Mother
Will see that her baby is properly
caied for to do this ft good purgative is
neccessary. M my babies sulfer from
worms and ttit-ir mothers don't know it
if your 'aiy is feverish and doesn't
sleep at nights, it is troubled with worms
White's Cream Vermifuge will clean out
thet-e worms in a mild pleasant way.
Once tried always need. Give it a trial.
Price 25 cents. Sold by Graham &.
Wortham.
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