Leading
Corvallis
Newspaper.
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Advertising
Medium.
Vol. XL1V.
Cor am i?v Benton CouNTiy Oregon, Fjriday, February S3. 190T.
XO. 18
Investigation
shows that many goO'i wati-hes are
spoiled by tampering. No matter ho
little you suppose is the m t
yours better
Have us repair ltm
A whole lot of damage can h- done by
those who are not acquainted with the
deiirate' mechanism. We know watches
and ran repair them as they should he
Bring us yours if ic doesn't no just
rixht.
Albert J. Metzger
WATCHMAKER
Occidental Building, Oprvallia
FROM THIS DATE
'Til further oofi all glasses fitted by PRATT, The Optician, will be
absolutely guar tnteed for one year against breakage of
any kin A
REMEMBER
We handle
line Reed Rockers
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0. J. BLACKLEDGE'S
Corvallis - - - Oregon
SMITH & DAWSON," 209
Pay the Highest Cash Price
For Poultrv. Dressed Veal and Dressed Pork. Parties in or close to
town having poultry or veal to sell, call ns on Tnd. Phone and we will
ca'l for same. We keep a full line of Poultry and StOOk
Remedies Also Chick Grit Shell aud Bone, iard Compound, Fruit
Tree Spray, and Cider.
Corvallis SMITH &. DAWSON Oregon
Next to J. R. Smith & Co.
PRATT
Best Time -
Satisfaction
It Was a Lesson.
That the excessive use of whis
key can and does rob a man of
his finer feelings and convert him
into a being; below the level of
the brutes is too true for anyone
to contradict, and never bas tbe
fact been more plainly demon
strated than at the S. P. depot in
Corvallis, Tuesday.
When the Portland train pulled
in and the freight and express
was unloaded there was noticed a
casket that bore the remains of
some one's mother.
Usually such sights awaken
instant sympathy from the on
looker, but in this case the horror
excited among those who saw and
observed was the overwhelming
feeling, for accompanying: the
casket was a drunken, debauched
son who carried in his arms three
bottles filled with whiskey as be
stepped from the train and stag
gered about trying to give direc
tions. Who he was no one here seems
to know. The corpse was ship
ped from Portland and was trans
ferred in Corvallis from the S. P.
to the C & E. depot and taken
on coastward for interment.
At the C & E. depot the
drunken son lurched up to a man
and proffered a dzink, but with &
look of disgust the man turned
SPENCER'S
Hair Envigorator
And Dandruff Eradlcator
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Price, - Fifty Cents
Manufactured by
The Vegetable Compound Company
Corvallis, Oregon 91
Starr's Bakery has secured the
service of D ck Llewellyn, the
wonderful bread iiiakrr.
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Jap-a-lae. A new
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The Jeweler and Ontsclan S lis the;
Keeping Watch on the Market.
Guaranteed
abruptly away, remarking to a
mend: "1 nave tagen many a
drink with that fellow in the past
but this is the test temperance
lesson I have ever had and I don't
think I want any more whiskey
in mine. That is his mother's
body !"
-.a 'Serf vnre itir vifcoiera.
Here Is a sure cure for cholera: Mix
a half pound of smoking tobacco to
dry ground feed, moisten a little and
then feed. This -will be sufficient for
fifty fowls. We have had cases so
bad that it was necessary to put the
feed down their throats, but it cured
them, snys a writer in Farm Journal.
Philadelphia. Feed twice a week or
oftener if necessary.
Clnclcs and CacUes.
The pullets, if they have been prop
erly bred and fed, should now be doing
steady laying.
You never saw a scrawny hen lay
ing. It is the well fed hen. the one
that looks neat and trim.
Rusty iron placed in the drinkin:;
water at this season serves an excel
lent purpose as a tonic.
It is a mistake to think that common
or mixed chickens are more profitable
than pure bred varieties.
Good birds cost high. Bear this In
mind when purchasing new stock.
Good ones are the cheapest in the end.
It is important that the Interior of
the houses, including the floors, be
dry nud that plenty of fresh air can
get into the pens without drafts.
I It Is equally Important that the drop-
nlnra be fathered each morning, so
h.? n owui annttm-v onndition can be
matnta'--- . - - "
PLEA F3R SONGSTERS.
Spare the Birds Urges Oregonian
-House Bill Feared.
Those who are interested in
bird lire a constantly growing
throng ook with apprehension
at the possible passing by the
state of House bill No. 167 says
and editorial in Tue day's Ore
gonian. This measure it is said
is calculated to destroy the use
fulness of the present law, enact
ed by the legislature in ioi,
which is designated by W. L
Finley, bird lover, and president
of the Oregon Audubon society",
as a "model bird law." The
amendment proposed to this law
tj'ves any farmer, gardener or
orchardist the right to kill any
songbirds if these are found tak
ing his fruit.
It will readily be seen that this
is a menace to bird lite in Ore
gon that is both cruel and waste
ful the first because the bird is
entitled tbe beauty and joy of his
brief existance, and the last be
cause he is in- reality the farm
er's best friend, in that he lives
and brings up a voracious brood
each year that feeds upon insects,
bugs and creeping things which
prey upon fruits, vegetables and
gtains. That songbirds "occas
ionally take a bit of fruit" is
conceded. But what pt it? The
amount tnat they consume or
spoil is infinitesimal compared
with the whole, and he is a churl
indeed who would grudge the
blithe little songster an 'occas
ional bit of fruit"- with which to
wet his tunetnl throat or vary his
insect diet, while worse -tbamd
Churl a ruthless and ungrateful
creature indeed is he who
would take a bird's li.e for eat
ing cherries or berries or taking a
flying bite at a summer apple.
As toll tor the relatively few
cherries or berries taken, the bird
while raising his voracious brood,
takes an insect or a worm to his
nest, every few minutes through
out the day, and close observers
like Mr. Finley note that a single
robbin or a chirping sparrow de
stroys in a season hundreds of cut
worrHS, grasshoppers, ants, lar
vae and barmiul insects.
But it is not the songbirds
alone that the bird-lover seeks to
protect from pyerzealous law
makers, urged on bv farmers who
do not know the value of their
feathered friends. The proposed
bill permits the indiscriminate
slaughter of owls the most
harmless and unobtrusive of
birds, and withal one of the most
useful. To be sure, these birds
occosionally visit a hen roost in
order 10 supply trie clamorous
owlets in the nest with a taste of
chicken, but they kill hundreds
ot moles, rats and mice to one
chick, aud are Nature's check to
the overmultiphcation of these
pests of the root crops and of the
granary. Any farmer knows
what pests moles often prove and
how difficult it is to destroy the
Durrowing creatures. Owls find
the task a congenial one, and one
suited to their own nocturaa
habits, as the mole is himseit . a
night feeder.
The plea ot Mr. Finley that
House bill No. 367 be not passed
by the senate is based upon these
facts and other succinctly set
torth. Ignorantly or bunglingly
framed by someone who knows
nothing of bird life beyond the
most casual observation, it dis
criminates against and allows tbe
farmer, orchardist or gardener to
shoot the "apple bird" a new
genus in ornithology, as stated
by Mr. Finley, and which may
mean a robbin, a cedar waxwing,
a chickadee, a tangler or any
bird that may happen . to be
about an apple tree. It may be
hoped that state senators will
hearken to this plea and refusi
to sanction this wholesale permit
to destroy songbirds and othei
feathered friends cf the farmer
whi.'h has been, no doubt, an-
I wittingly piven bv the House, o
that, failing in this, the governor!
will come up to the help of the
weak: against the mighty bv a
veto of the bill. -
The Missouri Qirl Tonight.
The Micseuri' Girl contains all
the elements that go to make up
an enjoyable evening's ' enter
tainment. A good strong ' plot
with intensely interesting drama
tic situations, novel specialties,
peculiar dances, the very best
scenic and mechanical stage ef
fects, and the most ludicrous sit
uations ever seen in one plav.
The companv is the pick of the
profession; no "sticks" to bore
you, but every one an artist in
his line. :
This attraction will be seen at
the. opera house tonight. 18
STILL THEY CO ML
Oregon Enthusiasm Increasing-
Many Come on Cheap Rates.
Th- enthusiasm which is man
ifested by the various commer
cial bodies throughout the state
of Oregon, particularly those
holding membership in the Ore
gon Development league, in pre
senting to thousands of people
asking for Oregon facts and op
portunities, will certainly result
in adding enormously to the pop
ulation of the state.
Last Thursday night Astoria.
the oldest city in Oregon, held a
meeting under the auspices of her
Chamber of C jmmerce, and rais
ed $6,480 in less than aa hour's
time. This was $6,000 in cash
for advertising, and the $486 re
presented forty new members at
$i2 each. "There were numerous
subscribers of $oo per year and
$180 per year, many at $120 and
$60 per year,all payable month
ly, and among the latter were
three ladies.
Thousands of letters are being
received by all the different or
ganizations. Oregon City, Li-
Grande, Albany, Corvallis, and
many ether points are doing their
part.
The school superintendents
throughout the stae, as well as
the teachers, are at work, and
County Superintendent B. L.
MilHgan, of Malheur county,
suggests that all should get busy
and do all possible to stir up the
school teachers and pupils to co
operate with the Oregon Devel
opment League in advertising
our great state and the cheap
colonist rates which begin March
1st and continue until April 30th.
One of the best known citizens
of Central Oregon, in conversa
tion on the street in Portland,
remarked that the whole state
was ablaze with interest on the
subject of the colonist rates,
which were being utilized now
for the first time by all the peo
ple of Oregon as a reason for
writing letters to their relatives,
friends and acquaintances in dis
tant stales, to whom they are
presenting the opportunities of
their particular locality :
OAC Appropriations.
A Salem . dispatch in Tuesday
evening's Telegram says: -The
senate has taken up House bills
on the firs: and second readings.
These are being referred to com
mittees, and late this afternoon,
after action on the Governor's
veto, the senate will get down to
passing them.
i he only one enacted by the
senate in is torenoou was the ap
propriation measure. Johnson
called Hous bill IA.2. providing
for the betterment ot the OAC.
Hiking an ap oropriatioi of $60,
000 lor 10 7 and Sbq.000 tor
1908. Tuc bill came trom toe
House miking an appropriation
t $7,oj eaca year. With thi-
m-:nd niiitth.-; bill was enacted
Tnissu.n t- in addition to the
$25,000 fix.-d by law for niainte-
n iuce. -
AN ENCOURAGING REPORT.
As to Freight far Branch Railroad
Another Meeting Heli.
According'to previous arrange
ments there was another enthus
iastic meeting of citizens of
Kings Valley Tuesday afternoon
at the McCallum hall, held for
the purpose ot hearing reports of
the committees appointed two(
weeks ago to gather statistics as
to the freight available for ship
ment from Kings Valley.
It will be remembered that
Joseph Hirschberg, president of
the Airlie railroad, has interested
himself in a branch line to run
through Kings Valley and on to
Blodgett, there to connect with
the C. & E. Mr. Hirschberg
promises to use all his influence
with the S. P. people to secure
such a line, failing in which he
insinuates that he nay do some
thing along that line on his own
responsibility, providing a prom
ising showing be made as to
available freight. A message
from Kings Valley Wednesday
stated that the committees re
ported very favorably after hav-
sng made a very thorough can
vass ot Polk and Benton county
sections adjacent the territory
which would be tapped by such
a branch railroad and the follow
ing committee was appointed to
confer with Mr. Hirschberg: D.
B. Weir, H. M. Lacey, Lou Ritt
ner, W. A. Gellatly and H.
Seifert.
It is confidently believed and
most ardently hoped by residents
of the valley that the statistics
secured any prove V- sufficiently
encouraging to Mr. Hirschberg
to warrant his further interest m
the project of a branch road.
At present Kings Valley mail
is much delayed in reaching its
destination, freight is handled at
great disadvantage and the peo
pie are shut off trom the outside
world in many ways, all of which
would be speedily changed by a
branch railroad line.
In making the canvass for
freight statistics every product of
the farm that would naturally be
marketed was taken into account
at the various ranches visited
grain, fruit, vegetables, butter,
eggs, poultry, and a multitude of
other products.
Kings Valley people are pro
gressive and intelligent, and have
gone about this railroad proposi
tion in a manner that speaks en
couragingly for that community.
It is hoped that their hopes may
be realized.
It Will be Unique.
What gives promise of being a
unique affair is scheduled to take
piece at the Presbvterian church
next Wednesday evening, Feb.
37th. It will be given by the
Ladies' Aid Society, and invita
tions have been sent out which
read as follows on the inside of
the folded sheet:
"This birthday party is given
to you
We hope you will come,
And propose if you do,
An agreeable time;
Some good things to eat,
And 'mid other attractions
A musical treat.
'Enclose in this wallet
Or whatever you call it
As many bright coins
As the years in your age;
We hope you're a sage,
And with greeting most hearty
Feel sure you will come
To your own birthday paity."
A tiny envelope is enclosed
with the invitation as a modest
suggestion to "dig up."
Hfs Funeral.
The boat Wednesday morning
brought to Corvallis tbe reniaHs
of the late M. W. Heukle, ur cle
of Ge-rge Henkle r f this city
Death occurred in S-iem on tV
i8ih at the advanced age ot 83
years. . .
The body was taken from this
cry to the Newton, cemetery
where services we.e conducted by
Rev. Bonebrake of Philomath
and intermeut was made.
Deceased was a miner by trade
and followed mining in Califor
nsi, Nevada and Idaho! Hi
has many relatives in this s--
tion bnt had not been here for 50
years his last visit having been
mide to Corvallis km folks in
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MAKING HAY.
Useful Information for Benton
Farmers Quick Process.
An authority on the subject of
hay making and farming in gen
eral has the following words of
value to farmer fciends which
may be put to practical use dur
ing the next "haying" season:
The best hay is made without
rain and with the least possible
amount of sunshine. If it were
possible to cure hay in the shade,
the quality would be much better.
The curing of hay is a process ot
drying and of fermentation. H"t
sun tends to stop fermentations
which produce hay of good qual
ity. From what is saii above it is
evident that hay should remain in
the swath oniy until dry enough
to rake evenly in windrows; that
most of the curing should take ,
place in the cock rather than in
the swath or windrow; and that
just as soon as it is safe to so, it
should be placed in the rake or
mow. With fair weather and
hot sun, light crops may be raked
soon after mowing, often in two
or three hours. Heavier crops,
especially ... vhen. green, require
more time. When the growth is
heavy the swath is often packed
so closely to the ground from its
own weight and the pressure of
the wheels of the mower that the
use of the tender is necessary to
dry it out evenly.
There are some successful men
who put up hay by what is term
ed the "rapid process." With
good haying weather the method
is about as follows: The grass is
cut in the afternoon. Being un-
wilted, the first night's dew does
not injure it. If the crop is heavy
tbe tender is 'started the next
morning as soon as the dew has
dried off, and the hay is gone
over as many times a possible
during the day. Just before eve
ning it is raked and cocked. Tne
hay then stands in the field for
two nights and a day until th
dew is off tie second day. The
cocks are then scattered and aired
especially the bottom portions of
them, and the bay is hauled Ut
the mow during the djy. It thus
requires two days from cutting to
hauling. The hay is scattered
eveuly in the row so that it may
all settle alike and exclude a
much air as possible, and is salted
at the rate of ten ponnds per ton.
At night the barn is tightly clos- .
ed to keep out damp air.
Have Granted Contract.
At a meeting held Tuesday
night for the purpose of deciding
the matter ot granting a contract
for a cannery in Albany, a Mr.
Allen of Eugene was awarded
the job and was also given the
$1500 bonus. He was successful
in spite of tbe offer of Laselle
Brothers ot Albany, the well
known fruit men, who also had
submitted a bid for the contract.
During the discussions that
took place during the evening it
was given as the opinion of sev
eral that this section of Oregon
is unsurpassed for the growing o
small fruits and vegetables and
that many more farmers would
engage in the business and con
vert the Willamette Valley into
one great garden if we furnish a
market for these products.
The Oregon City packing com
pany, which is the largest on
this coa t if not, indeed, in the
7 nited States, will take one half
of the Albany cannery stock and
Mr. Allen, the promoter, is to
take the other.