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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
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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.
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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 &
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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 ...
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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.
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Says Ham Kendall, of Piiillipburg,
Kan., "just cover it over with Bucklen's
Arnica Salve and the Salve will do the
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You are after, White's Cream Vermi
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tonic influence on weak and unthrifty
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ens their nervous system and restores
them to health and vigor natural to a
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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
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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. -
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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.