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Leading Corvallis Newspapery Best Advertising iediuin. Corvallis, Benton County, Oregn Tuesday, October 30 1906. Vol. XLIIL NO. TALKED ABOUT JAPAN. Former OAC President Did Hon. H. B. Miller. Hon. H. B. Miller, formerly president of the Oregon Agricul tural College and known throughout the state of Oregon, spoke at the U. of O. a few days ago on the political conditions of Japan at the present time. He said in pait: "The atmosphere of Japan and their civilization is entirely dif ferent from our usual conception and from our own civilization. In our country we have extreme individualism and the difference between our civilization and the Japanese is in the individual sys tem and the group organization of thought. In Japan there is no suggestion of individualism. There is there only one individ ual, the emperor, and the Jap anese subject places all his life on this standpoint. He is not a single person, but a part of his family, never thiukni j of personal obligations, but always of his family. Sometimes an Ameri can thinks he has a strong friend among the Japanese aud then without a word he withdraws be cause some of the community has a dislike for the foreigner. "It is very hard for us to un derstand this group idea, and the Japanese do not understand our individualistic one at all. Every thing, every action that origi nates in the head of the family, is for the welfare of his house hold, for his village, for his country, but not for himself. - 'If you ask a Japanese today what his desires are he will an swer: v 'It Js, to . serve my coun try. " Suppose every man in this country thought this way of his family and not. for the welfare of himself. Suppose every man thought this way of his town suppose every man had a similar permeating thought for his coun try, what a field would be open ed for the improvement of the welfare ot the country! "When a young man becomes of a marriageable age the family takes the matter up and looks over the village for a suitable maid. The more definite ar rangements are made through a third person, the voung people not knowing anything about it, believing it to be for the good of the village. In the village the family is the unit, all its inhabi tants making the village the basic grouD, so that the individ ual's conduct is ruled by the community. Though today the government has introduced many new things, the basic machinery is laid upon a clan organization. "I myself have the greatest respect for this organization. I be'ieve in that organization lies the best power of the welfare of civilization, for our own nation that will preserve our integrity in the future. "When any man becomes out of harmouv with the group in habitants of the village he com mits suicide. Thus many stud ents jumped into the volcanoes this summer. In these cases perhaps some of the villages had sent them to one of the univer sities or some private person had done so for the good of the vil lage. The student failed to pass the examination, thus in bis own eyes making himself a disgrace not worthy of lite. Many such results of the group system are absolutely vicious, but there are many of great virtue. "The great industries of Japan are controlled by the government so that when any need is seen it is at once supplied. Thus we see the greatest of concentration of her railroads and banking sys tems and shipping interests, and the others in a more or less de gree. Therefore, in my opinion, we will ten years from now have to sit at the feet of Japan and leant how to co-operate with one another tor the good of oar coun try as Japan is now and has been sitting at our feet, and learning our industrial system." Will Attract Stockman. The greatest livestock show ever held will be a feature of commanding interest at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposi tion of 1909 The executive committee ot the fair has voted $100,000 to pay the expense of this feature aloue. The show at Portland in 1905, which was pro bably the greatest drawing card of theexpositiou, cost only S40, 000. The show is held uuder dir ection of the lives' ock commit tee of the expositiou, of which J. W. Clise, president or the Wash ington Trust Company of Seat tle, and an authority on live stock, is chairman. "We west erners are not yet industrial peo ple," said Dr. Clise in discussing the coming show. "We are for the most part farmers and stock raisers. The people of Idaho, Montano, Oregon and Washing ton are all stockraisers. Show me a man anywhere who has be come well-to-do on his farm, aud is not interested in fancy stock? "The holding of a great show will assure to the exposition the support of the people of ,the northwest. We will have at the fair not only the best that the northwest can raise, but the best herds from all over America. Besides, there will be extensive importations from abroad made especially for the show at Seat tle." No dates for the show "have yet been fixed, and it is not de termined positively, for how long it will be held,"" bntVit is practi cally decided that it will begin earlier than did that at Portland and last longer. The committee will begin at once to communi cate with the owners ot fancy herds. : The livestock show held last year at Portland demonstrated that the Pacific northwest can raise just as good stock as any older community. Oregon and Washington cattle won repeated ly in competition with the world's best. "THE HOLY CITY." To be Given at the Opera House Thursday Night . A great scenic play that pic tures the Jerusalem of almost two thousand years ago with all the vivid splendor and realism of the Orient, till we almost see the hot Syrian suushine and hear the sighing of the winds among the palms and olives. A gorgeous triumph of the highest modern scenic art. Beyond all this, it tells the story of the world's re demption with a vividness of truth that makes it one of the most powerful sermons ever preached from pulpit, shrine or stase. Right here we wish to state that the character of our Saviour is not presented or personated by an actor, but is represented sole ly by wonderful art and light ef fects. The company consists of seventeen people, and they carry complete scenery for every act of the play. This is one of the best Eastern road attractions, and the manage ment is under heavy expense in bringing it to Corvallis. By special arrangement the prices are 35 5. 75 and $1, Seat sale opens this morning. For Sale. 30,000 acres of land in Lincoln and Benton Counties, Oregon, along the C. & E. R. R., known as Road Lands, now owned by an Eastern Company. For prices-and terms, call or address, L. H. Fish, Western Agent. Albany Oregon.' . 78-tf Wanted-Oak loga, 17 to 26 in ches in diameter. Inquire Central Planing Mills, Comilia. 81-tf VISITS JUTE MILL Governor Not Favorable to Es tablishing One. A resolution was passed at the last meeting of the Willamette Grange in Benton county, favor ing the establishing of a jute mill at the Oregon penitentiary where by convict labor might be utiliz ed in the manufacture of grain sacks. This, in the opinion of the Grange, wouldjessen the cost ot sacks aud result in a saving to the farmer whom, it is thought, has been paying an unreasonable price for grain sacks in which to put his crop. The subject has been agitated in various parts of the state, and as a result there ha been, widespread discussion. Accordingly, Governor Cham berlain has taken up the matter aud was to leave Salem yester day for Walla Walla, where he and a number of the Oregon Leg latuie will inspect the prison jute mill, with a view to learning whether such a mill would prob ably be a satistactory establish ment for the employment of con vict labor in Oregon. Governor Chamberlain is now quite strongly of the opinion that Oregou should not undertake the manufacture of grain bags. While he believes the farmers would profit by the manutacture ot grain bags by the state in a year like this, when the trusts and the San Francisco disaster put prices up, he does not believe that the use of convict labor in that enterprise would give the farmers lower prices one year with another. : When Governor Chamberlain visited the jute mill in the Cali fornia prison-at - San Queutin "he ound that private dealers were able to sell bags imported from India cheaper than the state could afford to sell them, even though made by convict labor, and as a result the bags made by the state were stored in ware houses and the money that had been invested in raw material was tied up in stock that wouldn't sell. While the Governor enter tains opinions adverse to the jute raill project he will inspect the plant at Walla Walla, learn what he can about it and form his judgment according to his latest information. Fuel Famine Notes, The fuel famine in Portland is assuming a serious aspect, ana the question of where the supply is to come from is one that is not easily answered. The situation is summed up in the Oregonian as follows: Visible supp'y In city yard?. less than 100 cords; in the forests about Sooo cords awaitiug trans portation to city; about 800 cords awaiting purchasers in foiests. Cause ot shortage Short cut of past spring and summer, due to high wages; railroad car short age, which ptevents dealers from bringing wood cut to the city. Slabwood situation Produc tion large aud steady, but dealers are unable to secure storage space which results in higher prices. Situation confronting consum mers Cotdwood on hand in city and nearby foresls sufficient to supply city tor about 601, days; coal scarce; wood prices to be ad vanced ; no relief in sight. For Horse Stealing. Bert F. Taylor, who is well known , in Corvallis, where he had a bunch of horses in a cor, ral for sale, recently, is in trou ble in Linn county. E. E. Wu son ot Corvallis is attorney for Taylor. The latter' s mother re sides just west of this city. The: story is as follows: 4 'With a warrant for the arrest of B. F. Taylor, a horse dealer living near (his city, C. D. Por ter of Silver Lake. Lake coun ty, Oregon, arrived in Albany vesterday, says the Herald o; Friday. "Taylor is charged with steal ing 13 horses, valued at $583, from C. D. Porter about thret months ago trom the latter's ranch iu Lake county. ' After se curing possession of the animals, Taylor drove them to this city 4The owner ot the horses who was deputized to come after Tay lor and take him back to Lane county for trial, said last night that -Taylor offered to buy the horses, but before the deal was consummated, took possession of them, and drove them across tht mountains to this city. No money was ever paid him, Porter alleges. ''Taylor was arrested by Sheriff Smith last Wednesday night, and will be taken to Lane coun ty today to be tried. The pris oner stoutly denies any intent to steal the horses and says it was agreed when he took the animals that be might pay tor them whenever he was able. Since having the horses, Taylor claims that one horse died, and four have been sold." ABOUT CURING PRUNES. Robert Johnson Calls Down State- ment in Telegram. The following letter from the pen of Robert Johnson of this city appeared in Saturday's Tele gram, and as Mr. Johnson is thoroughly posted on the subject under discussion the article is given publicity in order to dis seminate the information which it contains and which may prove of general interest and benefit to prune growers. . Mr. Johnson "So much has been written about prunes and their evapora tion, that we almost nesitate to consider the subject, but an arti cle in Tuesday's Telegram in re gard to the use of lye in the cur ing of the product is so ridicu- ous that it calls for a few words of protest. Such articles are more injurious to the prune busi ness than the use of lye, for the average reader, like some news paper reporters, take it for grant ed that all statements are true, no matter .bow ridicwlous they are, just so they are told on the prune.' The statement that prunes are dipped in a solution of one pound of lye to .two gal lons ot water is only a very little more ridiculous than the balance of the article, ' which . is a little less than a libel on the industry. "Now we do not care to defend the practice of dipping prunes in lye as it is conducted in many places, but we do contend that the theory of dipping, if properly done, is not only beneficial to the product, but it is far more whole some and healthful than the prune that is taken direct from the orchard and evaporated with out an effort to cleanse it. The Italian prune has a very thick, tough skin, and unless something is done to assist it in evaporation by checking the leatherly-like covering, it is liable -to drip in the process of curing, when the very best part of the prune will be lost. "But this article is not intended for a lesson in prune evaporation but rather as a protest to the publication of, the opinion of every tinhorn prune-grower in the country who imagines tit he knows all about the. busiue and is ever ready to" scatter hi wrong impressions to theinjuix of the industry. "Lye properly handled in th curing of prunes is not injurious, but the practice has been brough' into disrepute by a few sma) growers, who are not either pre pared to dip properly or do not k.nQW how. We have been in terested in 160 acres of Italian prune trees for 16 years and we have had some experience in the use of lye, and we will agree now to eat at one meal all the lye any chemist in the state can find in our entire product." "ADMIRE" but half expresses it. We have some thingB recently opened up you'll go in ecstaciea over, For an out and out su perit r line of Newest Style Jewelry you can find it here. We invite you to call and see some choice things just re ceived. Prices are not high. Small margins ot prefit content 110. Albert J. Metzger WATCHMAKER Occidental Building, Corvallis And assist the Ladies' Aid Society- They get 10 per cent of cash sales that day. AT 0. J- BLACKLEDGE'S Furniture Store Corvallis - - - Oregon OWING TO OUR On Sporting Goods we haye replenished our stock with a large and complete line of guns and rifles. ; Also a large supply of shells and partridges-- . Juoi Received a Fine Line Razors and Razor Strops, Pocket r Salmon Hooks and Bass Hooks. Knives and Hunting Knives ' All Kinds of Lines Come in and see our new lin of Footballs. GrTXN" UODES The Delineator - - $1.00 McClure's Magazine $1.00 World's Work - - $3.00 G. A. Gerhard Bglf!grg SEEING IS BEPE VINO Then come in and see my line of Sporting Goods and be con vinced that it is the best and most complete line ever brought to your city, consisting of Guns and Ammunition, Fishing Tackle, Base-ball Goods, Bicycles and Sundries, Pocket Knives, Razors, Sewing Machine Supplies, etc Gasoline and Dry Cells for sale. Agent for the Olds Gasoline Engines and Automobiles?, Guns and Bicycles For Rent First-class Repair Shop. M. M. LONG, Ind. Pbeni 126 Residence 324 GORVALLIS, - OREGON. - Look in Our Window - For the correct thing in the jewelry line. We have a fine of jewelry and silverware that is astonishing in its grace and beauty and magnificent in its size and completeness. Engraving nicely done in the latest ribbon script styles.v Repairing that is guaranteed and prices that are in keeping with the class of work done. E. W. S. PRATT, Jeweler and Optician WANTED 500 live geese before b first of November. Call or ad -' -ss Smith & Boulden, Corvallis, O egoo. 84tf CASTOR I A Tor In&nts and Children. Tb8 Khjd You HaY9 Always Bought Signature of w7 . 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