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Vol. XULV. Corvallis, Benton County, ; Oregon, jFri day, December 28. 190B, SPENCER'S air invim And Dandruff Eradfcstor 7io Christmas Supplies that's wanted at Xmas time is almost end Ipsa. Handsome gifts have to be carefully selected. For instance. Cut Glass Christmas Presents are not only highly prized on account of their beauty, but on account of their intrinsic value as well. We lave a splendid display of cut glass ware and you'll do well to inspect and buy from it. Albert J. Metzger WATCHMAKER Occidental Building, - - - Corvallis 3 E ' W -r-.v- S - s 35 35 - o e & 3 Visited Ccrvailis. Man From Philippine Islands Talks of Affairs There. " Price, - Fifty Cents Manufactured t ft Th9 Vegetable Compound Company Corvallis, Oregon Otf Have your watch cleans.-! for $ t mainspring for $1 ; all work ginr anteed at Matthews', optician and jeweler. 84' f Early t- Bed And early to rise. meks one liealthv haptv and wise-especially if vou take Herbine before retiring. A positiva cure, for Constipation. Dyspepsia and all liver complaints. Mrs 8 . Columbia, Tenn. writes: I always keep a supply of vour Herbine on hand. Am so pleased with the relief it giyes in constipation and all livw complaints, that words can't ex press my appreciation. Sold by G-ahauo & V ortham. i&2? m s-m mj "Vk V P Dig clZi&Ul biliCJlIiU Ul Couches bougtii at a bargui n.Will be sold at 20 per cent discount. 0. J. BLACKLEDGE'S Furniture Store Corvallis - Oregon Distinguished visitors c in Cor vallis thi i week were Mr.- and Mrs. A.' John Francis , of Manila, P. I. The form ef is a brother of "Mrs. John Allen at whose home he has been a guest RIr2 Francis has been in the "general merchandise business in the -Is-" lands for eight years and is well posted on affairs and conditions. there. Monday's Oregoriian con tains a column and a half write up of an interview . -with the gen tleman, who talked of the much discussed . probability , of a war with Japan. Oh this subject, ahdjalso of the Japanese people, Mr. Francis said in part: " Why, it is simply ridiculous ana absurd to taiic about a war between the United States and Japan," declared Mr. Francis when seen at- the Hotel Portland yesterday, afternoon. "I had beard practically nothing of this war talk until I arrived in this IN SELECTING . . . Your Chriitm'as gifts come in and see what we have to offer, you. Presents suitable for Papa, Mama and the rest of the family. ' Yours for a merry Christmas, ..'..GUN- IIO D E S The Delineator - - EVIcC.iire's Ellagazsne $1.00 ft 3.00 C. A. Gerhard Book Store SEEING IS BELIEVING 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 ot Guns and Ammunition, Fishing Tackle, -Base-ball Goods, Bicycles and Sundries, Pocket Knives, Razors, Sewing Machine Supplies, etc Gasoline and Dry Cells for sale. Ag.nt for th Olds Gasolin. Engines and Automobiles G-ns and Bicycles For Rent First-class Repair Shop. M. M. LONG, Ind. Pfiona 126 Rtsldtnea 324 CORVALLIS, - OREGON. country three weeks ago. I am greatly surprised at it all because the rumors you hear are. so far from the truth. 5 J 'The United States inus re-i tain tu Pmlippines,", said Mr. Francis, laying particular em phasis on t ha "must." . "If we should abandon . them at this time we would be the laughing stock of the world. Why should not the United States advance abioad as well as at home? And we shall. Fjom any view point you consider it there is every rea son why we should keep the Is lands, and none why we should let them go. In dollars and cents it is to our benefit to keep them. . v...--,v-.'.-"-" "We are beginning ts see the light of day over there and are just entering into an era of re markable development and ad vancement. The islands aie immensely rich and resourceful. Its resources are wonderful, but of course they must be develop ed. "We have made the promise that whenever the Fihpaos are capable of governing themselves we shall retire. But I do not think we ever shall. The islands will become so important from a commercial standpoint that this country will want to hang on to them. That day is rapidly ap proaching, and it is not far dis tant. 4 'Considering everything, the Americans have worked wonders there. For hundreds of years the Filipinos have been dormant, and it is an impossibility to stir them up at a moment's notice. The rising generation will real ize what we have done tor them, and will develop into a very ap preciative race. The schools over there are crowded to their capacity and some -day the Fili pinos will be a high-minded peo ple. And it will be to the in a terial ' benefit ot the- United States, which in later years will nevei .regret the acquisition of the Philippines." Mr. and Mrs. Francis lett Cor vallis yesterday for Portland, from which place they leave shortly ior San Francisco .on their return to the Islands.; -, Air. Dnttv has sustained quite serious injuries to his foot caused by dropping a heavy back log on the unlucky member. : Lester Mercer was "a Corvallis visitor last Saturdav. ' I Mr. Winters has been -putting in some new calberts in tne county road last week. - Mr. Hibbs of Bunker Hill pass ed through the valley a few days ago dehoruing cattle. ft Lawrence Park who has been attending the oth grade at Phil4 omath has been spending his va cation at home. John Daniel has purchased a new side bill disc plow. It works to perfection. Mrs. Mercer received a box ot oranges Christmas as a gift trom her brother who lives in California. Ish and Stevens expect to have their saw mill in operation by the first of April. Their Silver Wedding. Mr. and Mrs. ,C. C. Chipman celebrated the 2Uh anniversary of their marriage at thei: home in this city Tuesday evening. The hours were from five to ten and a host of friends called dur ing the evening and paid their respects in the way of handsome and useful silver gifts. The rooms were profusely dec orated with mistletoe, ivy and crepe paper, the color scheme be ing red and green. In an alcove formed ot festoons of red and green, punch was served, and in the dining room sherberr, cake, coftee and cocoa were tendered the euests. ' v kMany of those invited were" de tained at home because of Christ mas guests arriving, . but a large number were present and the universal verdict is that the oc casion was one of the happiest of the season. . Mr. ;and Mrs. Chipman are among Corvallis' most respected families and their friends wish them many more long years of wedded bliss. Have Secured Instructor. The Oregon Agricultural Col lege has at this time finally secured Professor F. C McRey nolds as teacher of violin and string instruments in their col lege of music. Prof. McReynolds is a very thoroughly schooled man and has had years of experience as a teacher and player. He has studied under some of the best teachers in America, finishing under Prof. A. F. Forbs, B. M., Berlin, Germany. He comes to the college very highly recommended. Prof. Mc Reynolds will organize an orches tra, also a mandolin and guitar club, and all the musicians of the city are invited to join. "Hagless Dancing." Beaver Creek. 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. Repairing that is guaranteed and prices that are in keeping wjth the class of work done. E. 17. S. PRATT, Jewete and Optician Alley Gove ate Christmas din ner with friends in the Starr can yon. The basket, social held at the school house last .week for the Jl benefit of the school library net ted $29 as proceeds ot the events- . - ' Charley Armstrong and Billy and Jack Gates visited relatives at Coburg during Christmas. The Inavale telephone com pany now has.their poles as far a the Independence school houst and" will soon have their-line con nected with central ;. at Philo maths r ''Hnglesa' ; dancing and "waterless" swimming are to be taught in Chicago public Bthoos., The 220,000 pupils will balance forward and backward, trip through the steps ef the stately mazurka, glide gracefully into waltzes aad two steps, trip through polkas or dash over the floor in an old fashioned gallop. Bat they will trip, glide and dash alone. No youthful arm will be allowed to belt the girlish waist, and they, won't even know that they are dancing, . because in the curriculum, the "huglesa" dancing is catalogued as ''fancy steos." As for "swimming," the pupils will be allowed to hang themselves from flying hickory rings and go '"through the mo tions of swimming iu midair. Beginning with the OJening of toe public schools for the winter term of January 2 the course of study is to be enriched by the introduction of the "h un less" dancing the "waterless" swim mini. Telegram. VVrily, this is a progressiv-f age. Njx-! Mr. u Aire. W J. inward, of Corv'i' , and dnbtr,--Ve4fwa. are visiting relativa in Eugene and Spria rieltl during the .holidays. Mibb Velmaia a a uientof the C AC GROVmS WILDER. Orgies of "Tongues ol Fire" at Salem. taking Healingthe blind and curing men of cancers are onlv ordinary little stunts at the Penticostal mission, where the "Tonguers" hold their nightly orgies and claim to get power from the Holy Ghost to speak in foreign languages and to write messages in unknown tongues. They claim they will soon have power to raise the dead and no doubt they will try to perform this miracle and are only waiting for on appropriate corpse to show up. Saturday night Mrs. C. W. Irvn, of Dallas, during one of the most strenuous periods of the meeting, while Sister Wiley, the yellow girl trom JUos Angeles, was chanting a wierd hymn ot her own manufacture, arose from her seat and said her eyes were in a horrible fix, that they pain ed her fearfully and she was al most blind and that she wanted to be healed. "Heal me now, heal me now!" she shrieked,' as she fell prostrate atthedias. Mr. Ryan was at that time doing a stunt in San scrit stenography for the Holy SDint and he remained oblivious to Mrs. Irvin's suffering and kept pegging away at his hierogly phics. Mary Hanson, the little girl medium, was seated at the opposite end ot the platform and her spasmodic jerks with the di vine pencil grew all the more rapid. She was down a hvmn in Hebrew When Mrs. Iryin goL-dorwn at the altar, Sister Glasco, the big Portland negress; Brother Wil liams, the young soft-spoken evangelist from California; Sister Wiley, the star singer, and Sis ter Crawford, from Los Angeles, crowded around and laid their hands on ' the blind woman's head and all of them began to pray in a loud voice. Mrs. Irvin jumped up in a few moments and began to shout and pray and declared that she had been instantly cured. Mrs. Crawford's little girl to'd .. .... an incoherent story about the Holy Ghost curing her of the after-effects of diphtheria and her mother took th: floor and elaborated on the alleged miracle. Edward Saiith ot Dallas is in almost daily attendance at the meetings. He claims that he has had one of the most marvel ous cares on record. They assert that Mr. Smith was afflicted with a cancer that was pronounced incurable by the physicians and that he had the "saints," as they term them selves, pray over him, lay hands j on his head and anoint him with oil and that almost in the twinkling of an eye the cancer dried up and tell out of his face, leaving only a hole in his countenance. The little Hanson girl who is more completely under the domi nation of the leaders than any of the others, said in a public talk Saturday night, that she expect ed this would cost her life, but that she was willing to sacrifice it. She does three or four hour tasks at rapid writing in un known tongues and during all ibis time her right hand is going at the most rapid motion possi ble. All the while she seems to be in a trance, her eyes wild and lusterless and her face reddened with an unnatural flush and her nerves completely unstrung. Mrs. Crawford claims that she has the power to swallow any kind of poison without injury to herself and that when any one has been baptized with the Holy Ghost and with fire, poisons will have no effect on them and that thev may be raised from the dead. .. . It would-ereate -no surprise if some 01 ther more deluded 01 the followers should attempt to try the experiment. There can b no doubt that some of them have been worked up to the pitch thst they could easily be induced to take prison or. do anything else they are told to do by the lead ers. ' 0 Real Estate Transfers. ' and wf to c deed 56 - C R Rainwater j W Writsman, q acres near Albany ; $1. j - M Wygant & wf to S' S Holmes, 5 acres near Albany; $800. H Bearden to A E Mulvany, lots 7 & 8 bl 28 Jobs add Cor vallis;: $375. L V Flint & wf to W J Ed wards & wf, lots 9, 10, 11 & 12 bi 7 Jobs add Corvallis; $1600. H H Glassford& wf to John iHeeszel, 41 acres North of Cor vallis; $3500. , Webster Holms & wife to Geo Bayne, 319 acres near Monroe; $2332.24. S Minuard & hus 1 1 E B Fol lett, 160 acres in Alsea; $100. H Bicknell to S Bicknell, 67 acres near Corvallis; 1630. Mt Union Cem Association to Ida A Burns, lot 118 M Union Cemetery; $12. J B Horner & wf to Roy Price lots 11 & 12 bl 18 Wilkins add Corvaiiis; 100. E Wilson to John Gortmaker, track of laad near Corvaiiis; $6 do U S to Francis Klecker Pat ent, i6d acres in Alsea; : Wilson Scott. cc wt to U: P Rahkfn7 1S0 acres sw of Philo math; $1920.' - ? H Ambler etal to M B Rankin 160 acres SW Philomath; $10. S Dixon & wf to M B Rankin 160 SW of Pmlomath; $10. Mary Klecker to M B Rankin 160 acres jsw of Philomath; G Heitkemper & wf to M B Rankin, 120 acres SW of Philo math; $500. Corvallis lodge No 14 A F & A M to Mary E Smith, lots 504 & 505 Crystal Lake Cemetery; 5. John Smith & wf to. Joseph C Smith, track land in Bentoa county; $1000. United States to Wm R Bar clay patent, 160 acres in Alsea; Wm R Barclay to M J Strow. 160 acres; $1000. John L Banton to M J Strow. 5 acres in Alsea; $31.25. Extraordinary Attraction, la Corvallis New Vear's Nisht. . Worth Attending. The announcememt of King Richard the Third on January 1, with the eminent tragedian John Griffith in the-title role, prom ises a great deal to the admirers of Shakespearean drama. Nature has peculiarly fitted Mr. Griffith for this most stren uous of stage portraitures. He has the physical and mental qualities that are ideal for it; Mr. Griffith's supporting com pany is excellent, and his scenic, electrical and mechanical equip ment will prove quite a revela tion to local theatre goers. Un usual interest is manifested in this engagement and there is every indication of a packed house. Reserve seat sale opens Friday morning. As' a fitting tribute to the first day of the nw year, one cannot do better than to patronize this excellent production, which the manage ment guarantees to be as repre sented or your money will be cheerfully refunded. - Mrs John Smith entertained a party of friends very delightfully Wednesday eveniDg, "500" being, the amusement.