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niE- CQBVALLiS GAZETTE Published Tuesdays and Fridays by Gazette Publishing Company. A, e subscription price of the Gazette fcr- veral years has been, aud remains e r annum- or 1)5 Der c-n'C discount it r,-.h in aiivar.re. Tnis paer will be c.rt".piued uuiii nil arrearages r What is an ordinary man worth? This depends upon the ndividual and circumstances. To measure a man's value in dollars may seem an impossibil ity, but it is, after all, quite an ordinary proceeding. In few cases would it be at all practica ble to accept the individual's estimate of his own worth. In many countries human life is valued very low. Particular ly is this true of semicivihzed countries. In these countries life is more or less an existance of idleness; the standard of liv ing is low; there is moral decay; in fact, a semi-barbarous people possesses none of the attributes that give life a special, measure able value, to the individual or to any person interested in him. Li every country Bench and Bar, a publication devoted to af fairs of the law, gives some in teresting information regarding the value of man. The figures are obtained as the result of many cases for damages to the individual and the sums the courts of the various states saw fit to grant- In this manner es timates of the value of human life have been made." It is in teresting to note that a boy of the laboring class at ten years of age is worth two thousand and sixty-one dollars and forty-two cents; at fifteen years of age, four thousand two hundred and sixty-three dollars and forty-six cents: at twentv-five years of age, five thousand four hundred and eighty-eight dollars and three cents, and from this time on the decline in the value ot a man is steady. According to this legal decision scale a man at the age of seventy is worth only seventeen dollars and thirteen cents. Taking the same practical methods of computation and on an average of the decisions ex amined it has been ascertained that one eye is worth five thous and dollars; one leg, fifteen thousand dollars; two legs, twenty-five thousand dollars; one arm, ten thousand dollars; one hand, six thousand dollars; one finger, one thousand five hundred dollars; permanent dis ability, twenty-five thousand dollars. In every case the figures re present not the estimate of the individual on the value of his own life, for in most cases he would either value his anatomy too highly or not at all, but rather on his value to others. If the labor of a man was the only dependence of a helpless family it is plain that his life is worth much to the family. A 'man's social value is so insignifi cant that an estimate has never been made. It is clearly to be seen that a man's value to him self is of little consequence. If he is worth something to others he may flatter himself that he has value. A man's value to him self being of so little moment daring life how unimportant is his value to himself and others after he is dead! COUNTY POOR. As we intimated in a recent Issue, there are many opinions regarding the most economical manner of providing for county 1 charges. We. in our article, 1 favored a iw acres of good land. This v.-.v. our opinion, and with all respect for the views of others, we still incline toward our original ideas. In our last issue will be found an article from the pen of Virgil E. Watters, ex-county judge of Benton. Mr. Watters gives his j ideas and notes on court . orders, ! i and altogether the article is wor thy a careful reading. - ; In a matter of this character it behooves us to do the best we can for ourselves. Personal or public opinion, or what may have been done, all relative to the past, is of no avail when striving to better an existing condition, except to serve as guides. Up-to-date ideas are needed and we would be pleased if others would follow the lead of Mr. Watters and , avail them selves of the freedom . of our columns for a discussion of this matter. ANTIDOTE FOR WAR. . "If ignorance is bliss: 'tis folly to be wise." Now, really, ' here is a proposition wherein the first suggestion being correct the sec ond is doubly certain to be. But learned men tell us that the ma jority of evils spring from ignor ance. This seems a well-grounded contention, and if true, the greatest safeguard against evil would be education. But how about war? Is it an evil? and does it spring from lg norance? The great masses'are becoming better educated and more enlisrhtened as time rolls on, yet during the past century we appear to have witnessed, in civilized countries, quite a good ly number ot wars. In every war there is a large religious following in the ranks of both sides who devoutly believe their cause to be right. These people claim to be highly enlightened, profess faith in the same God, and petition Divine Providence to grace their arms with the blessings of victory. Is war an evil ? If so, perhaps when our education is on a little higher plane we may be enabled to exist in a state of bliss that is unconscious of imposition, either given or suffered When people reach such a state they will be getting pretty good for this world and if it comes about through education they will most likely be entitled to boast a pub lic school system the peer .. of what we. now possess, which is pretty, good. The boast has been made that no great movement for good has ever proved enduring without it was founded on education. But the task of educating against war seems appalling, especially when we consider that some of the greatest minds of the day are at present engaged at the work of building more destruc tive machines for the navies and armies of the world than at any other period of the world's his tory. If these men were better educated, more able, they would create more destructive ma chines than they are at present capable of. At least so it seems, but let us hope that education may prove an antidote for war. New Ordinance At the last meeting of the city council an ordinance was pissed by the provisions ot which r. cnange will be mad in the mat ter of plumbing throughout citv. According to iner L.ane, it has been a common thing for peop'e to do their own plutnbhig and in many peaces when the Y could not be located to make the connections properly a hole has been knocked in the mains and the connecting done in a manner neither safe nor sanitary. The substauce of the ordinance just passed is that hereafter r.o plumbing shall be done until a permit is secured, and then the chief of pslic-" shall superintend the work, which must be in ac cordance with the provisions of the ordinance just passed and now in eftect The new measure will no doubt do aw;v ith much an- inoyaiice, aud itsmt in a better class of work. AU kinds of grass seed for tale at Zierolf'? Tinoctby, clover cd orcTP.r i grass seed. " r T4tf Oregon Horses. Oregon seems to have quite a reputatiou abroad for producing. 6ne horses, and there " is aiitceii- hood that ia the not far distan future the price ot horse flesh" in Oregon miv go still higher than at present. A Telegram dispaicn says: '' -- " ' "' Herbert Wheeler, superinten dent bt the White Pas Winter stage system, states that his com pany will this winter main tain its service with stages, keep ing in toucn witn me1 outside world from the time the last boat stops running this Fall, un til the time the first boat-arrives next Spring. The system will be run on, the relay plan, with road houses every 20 or 25 miles. The average time between Dawson and White Horse in the winter with sleighs will be fivt days. Dr. Coutts, " assistant su perintendent of the line, has gone to Oregon to buy 100 horses for winter service. For Sale'. 30,000 acres of land in Lincoln &ucx teuton uountin?. Oregon, along the C. & E. R R.. known ac Road Lands, now owned by au Eastern Couipary. Foi prices ami terms, call or addresp, L H. Fi9h, Western Agent, Alban Oregon. 8-tf Sire Zierolf tor all kinds of grasp seed, orchard, timothy aud clover seed. 74ti Good and Extra Good Boys' School Suits at Nolan's. 75-80 Subscribe for the Gazette. Nature's Way Is Best. Tho function strengthening and tissue building plan of treating chronic, linger ing and obstfhate cases of disease as pur sued dv Dr. .Fierce, is iouowing after Js a cure's plan of restoring health. lie uses natural remedies, that is extracts from native medicinal roots, prepared by processes wrought out by the expenditure of much time and money, without tho use of alcohol, and by skillful combination in just tho right proportions. Used as ingredients ' of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, Black Chcrry- Daric, yueen's root, uoiaen fcicai root, Bloodroot and Stone root, specially exert their influence in cases of lung, bronchia! and throat troubles, and this "Discov eby" is, therefore, a sovereign -remedy for bronchitis, laryngitis, chronic coughs, catarrn ana Kinarea ailments. , The above native roots also have the strongest possible endorsement from tho leading ineaical writers, of all the several schools of Dractico. for the cure not onlv of the diseases named above but also for Indigestion, torpor of liver, or bilious ncss, oDstinato constipation, kidnev ana bladder troubles and catarrh, no mattci wnere located. You don't have to take Dr. Pierce's say-so alone as to this; what ho clahnr. for his "Discovery" is backed up by the writings of the most eminent men in the medical -profession. A request by postal card or letter, addressed to Dr. R. V, Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y., for a little book of extracts from eminent medieal au thorities endorsing tho ingredients of hi;- medicines, will brinrr a little book fra that is worthy of your attention if needing a good, safe, reliable remedy 0 known composition for the cure of almost any old chronic, or lingering malady. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets care con stipation. One little "Pellet " is a gentle laxative, ana two a mild cathartic. Tho most valuable book for both men ana women is Dr. Fierce s Common Sense Medical Ad viser. A splendid lOOS-page volume, with engravings and colored plates. A copy, paper-covered, will be sent to anyone sending 21 cents in one-cent stamps, to pay the cost of mailing only, to Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N Y. Cloth-bound, 31 stamps O. A. C. Cleaning and Pressing Parlors Three doors north of Hotel Cor vallis. Give me a call. P. H. SWABB, Proa. Starving to Death. Because her etoinach was so weakened by useless drugging that she could not eat, Mrs. Alary II. Walters, of.Sr. Clair St., ' Columbus, Ohio., was '"literally starving to death. She writes: ,,-My stomach was eo weak from useless drugs that I conld not eat, and my r.erves so wrecked that I could not sleep; and not before I was given np to die was I in duced to try Electric Bitters.; with the wonderful.result that improvement be gan at once, and a complete cure follow ed." Best health tonic on earth. 50c. Gnaranteed bv Allen & Woodward, drug gists. Jiotice to Creditors. Notice is hereby given to all whom it may con cern that the undersigned has been duly appointed Executrix of the last will and testament of James P. McBee, deceased, by the County Court of Ben ton County, Oregon. All persons having claims against the estate of said James P. McBee, deceas ed, are hereby required to present the same, with proper vouchers therefor, duly verified as by law re quired, within six months from the date hereof, to the un e'er-signed at her residence in Corvall-s, Oregon, or at the office of McFadden and Bryscn, attornejs, in the Postoffice Building, Corvallis," Ore gon, - Dated at Corvallis, Oregon, this Slst day of September, 19C6, - JVA MAYMCBFE,. Executrix of the Last ft ill and Testament o' Tames I ? St KTDl"i 5feJ tows' P., McBee, deceased. 78tf- EJerheimer Stein & MAKXSft CORVALLIS OPERA HOUSE Saturday, September 29 A Survival of the Fittest Twenty-Eighth Triumphant Tour ichards H Fringie's Introducing the Big 6 Comedians Clarence P6well, James Crosby Fred Simpson, Happy Bureguard Frank Kirk, Lester McDaniels ... AND ... 49... -Emperors of BflafisSrelsy -40 New and bewildering sights scenes and sensations -Withouta parallel in the minstrel world lammoth Street Reserved Seats on Sale Prices, 35c, LUNCH ROOM '. Lunches of every description hot and cold. Fine bill of fare always served. Everything neat and up-to-date. Try our lunches and be convinced. CASCADIA WATER. Soft Drinks Cigars . and Tohaccas Notice for . Publication. Department of the Interior, . Land uffice at Roseburg, Oregon, Sept. 6th, 1906. Notice is hereby given that William E. Earn est, of Fisher, Oregon, has filijd, notice of his in tention to make filial five-year proof in support ot his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No. 13067 Snip Ii 3, liaHgC JU , iiiu mm oam OC 1HUUC I'CIUIC 'JuniJ u' ... County at his office at Corvallis. Oregon, on November 19th, 1906. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous resideuce upon, and cultivation of Har ry, E. Earnest, and Martin L. Earnest, all of ICIifUU, uicguu. 75 BENJAMIN L. E'.JDY, Register. Ikoties for Publication. Department of the Interior; Land Office at Rcseburg, Oregon, Sept. 6th, 1906. Notice is hereby given that Clinton B. Fleese, of Vernon, Oregon, has filed notice of his inten tion to make final five-year proof in support ot his claim, viz: Homestead Entry No.' 9559 made Sept 14, 1899, far the NE1, Section i9, Township 14 S Range 9 W, and that said -proof will be made before the County Clerk of Benton Coun ty, Oregon at his office at Corvallis, Oregon, on Nov. 19th, 1906. He names the following to prove his contin uous residence upon, and cultivation of the land, viz: Ezra Hammersler, of Alsea, Oregon, and Fritz Denzer and Edward Ernest, of Ver. non, Oreron, and Elmer Taylor of Box, Oregen. 75 BEXJAMIN Li. EDDY, Register. t3zs t3x9 eouglx euxdl l&eal x lungs ?H E reason for the - tremendous popu- ; larity of our new 1906,; clothing foryoung men j lies in the perfect all- a rou nd. satisfaction which it gives. In try ing it on you will notice the splendid fit about the shoulders, the graceful hang of the garment, the. soft yet firm materials special- , ly selected for style and . service. You'll , be en thusiastic about the price, too, which is positively a ' full third under the best you can do in merchant tailor ed clothing; long dou ble and single breast ed styles, excellent values. $15 to $25 Farads 1 P. M. at Graham & Wortham's. 50c and 75c. JESSE WILEY, Prop. General Robsrt E. Lee. Was the greatest General the world has ever known. Ballaid's Snov Lini ment is the greatest Liniment. Quickly cures all pains. It is within the reach of all. T. H. Pointer, Hempstead, Texas, writes: "This is to certify that Bal lard's Snow Liniment has been used in my household for years and has been found to be au excellent Liniment for Rheumatic pains. I am never without it." Sold by Graham &' Wortham. "To Cure a Felon." Says Ham Kendall, of Piiillipburg, Kan., "just cover it over with Bucklen's Arnica Salve and the Salve will do the rest." Quickest cure for Burns, Boils, Sores, Scalds, Wounds, Piles, Eczema, ;ait Rheum, Chapped Hands, Sore Feet and Sore Eye's. Only 25e at Allen & Woodward, druggists. Guaranteed. If It's a Reputation. You are after, White's Cream Vermi fuge has a world wide reputation as the best of all worm destroyers, and for its tonic influence on weak and unthrifty children. It improves their digestion, aids aE:imiiation of their food, strength ens their nervous system and restores them to health and vigor natural to a child. If you want a healthy, happy . liiid get a bottle of White's Gream Ver uiiiu6e. Sld by Graham & Wortham. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS CLA8SIFIKli 'ADVEBTISKMKNTS: V Fifteen words or less, 25 cts for three successive insertions, or 50 cts per month; for all np to and including ten additional words, cent a word for each insertion. For all advertisements over 25 words, I ct per word for the first insertion, and ct per word for each additional inser tion. Nothing inserted for less than 25 cents. . : . ' Lodge,--society and church notices, other than strictly news matter, will be charged for. '.; FOR SALE PIANO FOR SALE OR RENT. IN quire of George Campbell, Corvallie. Phone 466. 73tf PUKE-BKED POLAND CHINA PIGS both sexes for sale. J. H. Ed wards, Monroe, Or. 77-85 HOMES FOR SALE. WILL SELL LOTS IN CORVALLIS, Oregon, on instalment plan and as sist pnrchasers to build I10n.es on them if desired. Address First National Bank, Corvallis, Or. i WILL SELL MY LOTS IN NEW TORT, Or., for spot 'cash, baiance instal ment?, and help parties to build homes thereon, i: desired. Address M. S. Woodcock; Ccrvailis, Or. Veterinary Surgeon DR. hK ifl. JACK.SOS, .VETERINARY surgeon aud demist. Residence 1220 Fouith street. Phone SS9. Office 1011 Main stieet, phone 204. Give him a call. PHYSICIANS B. A. OATHEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN and Surgeon. Rooms 14? Bank Build ing. Office Hours : 10 to 12 a. in , 2 to 1p.m. Residence : cor. 5th and Ad ams Sts. Telephone at office and res idence. Corvallis, Oregon. House Decorating. FOE PAIMTING AND PAPERING SEE W. E. Paul, Ind. 488. litf MARBLE SHOP. MARBLE AND GRANITE MONU ments; curbing made to order; clean ing and reparing done neatly: save agent's commission. Shop North Main St.,Frank Vanhoosen, Prop, g2tt ATTORNEYS J. F. YATES; ATTORNE Y-AT-L AW. Office up etafrs in Zierolf Building, Only set of abstracts in Benton County R, BRYSON ATTORNEY AT LAW. 'jflice in Post Office Building, Corval Aa, Oregon. - WANTED WANTED 500 SUBSCRIBERS TO 'J HE Gazbttb and Weekly Oregonian at $2.56 per year. WANTED: WINDMILL PUMP OUT fit in tjood condition. State size, price, and particular?. William R. Whketudd, Waldport, Oregon. 77tf WANTED Sixty tons of clean vetch seed, and oats in car lota, load cars at nearest rail road station. Wanted clean Italian and Eoglish Rye grass Beed, can furninh gaso line engine with cleaner and grind er to cieau f-r farmers. L. L. Brooks. Phone 155 Mountain View. BANKING. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF Corvallis, Oregon, transacts a general conservative banking business. Loans money on approved eeturity. Drafts bought and Eoldani money transferred to the principal cities of the United States, Europe and foreign countries. She Found Relief. If you are troubled with liver com plaint and have not received help read this. Mrs. Mary E. Hammond, Moodv, Texas. "I was in poor health with liver trouble for over a year. Doctors did rre no good and I tried Herbine, and three bottles cured me. I can't say too much for Herbine, as it is a wonderful liver medicine. I always have it in the house. Publish where you wish." Sold by Graham & Wortham. The Breath of Lile. It s a signficant fact that the strongest animal of its size, the gorilla, also has the largest lungs. Pcwerfnl lungs means powerful cr eatures. How to keep the breathing org ans right should be man's cbiefest study. Like thousands of others Mrs. O. A. Stephens, of Port Wiliiams, Ohio, has learned how to do this. She writes: "Three bottles 'of Dr. Kings New Discovery stopped nay cough of two years and cured me of what my friends thought was consumption. O, it's grand for throat and lung troubles."; Gualr anteed by Allen & Woodward drnggise.a Price 50c and $1.00- .Tiial bottle fre.