Leading Corvaliis Newspaper. Best Advertisin Medium. Vol. XX.IV. Corvaijis, ik'kn Coir.N-iA, Orin, Tuesday, April, t50. lOOT. No. :"T S ' I fives ligation bows that many good wat-h- are spoiled by tampering. fJo matter ho little you suppose is tie ma ter with yours better Havo us repair it. A whoie lot of damtige can be done by those who are not acquainted with the delicate mechanism. We know watches and ean repair them as thev should he Bring us yours if it doesn't go just Albert J. Hietzger WATCHMAKER Occidental Building, - Oorvallis fr 1 LADIES' SPRING GF'KAIPENTS in the Tatet styles and i at terns. Back Ceii;bs, Shiit Wairit tie's, stotk lUcn(i rs, iir-tc let. Cuff Pins, Collar Fins, Neck ChaiDs, in fact, any or nament that the iuli- . -ii'il w'w'i ana at priees that will both interest, and please jou. II At PRATT'S, The Jeweler and Optician V 'She can see him, but he can't see her" PORCH SHADES SMITH DAAVSOX Pl"" 209 Pay the Highest Cash Price For Poultry. Pressed VV-hI and Dressed Pork. Parties in or close to town ha in. poultry or veal to pell, call ns on Tnd. Phone and we wi'l ri'l for Kiune. .V"e k'p a full line of Poultry antJ StOGk RomotJies. ANo Chirk Grit Shell and Bone, aid Com pound, Fruit Tree Sithv, hiiI Oider. Corvaliis SMITH & Next to J. R. will sell ths CHARTER OAK RANGE during ths month of April at a SPECIAL LOW PRICE Come in and get full particulars. The Charter Oak and Toledo are without doubt, note or comment the very best ranges on the market for the money. Fifty-four years before the public gives the Char ter Oak; a recommendation the equal if not the su perior to any other steel range. Our Spring stock cf Go-Carts are a Dandy Lot We can ssEI them from $2.75 to $13.25 HOLIEMBERG S C AD Y 0. O. WManA Ohm. Blmkmmlmm. CORVALUS STEAM LAUNDRY. . Patfonlxa Homo Industry ItfafaMa Ormfmrm - f War Mra Vo4 SPENCER'S . air InvEgorafor And Dantfruff Eretilcatcr 3 5 55 F a p sz S3 Price, Fifty Cents Manufactured by The Vegetable Compound Company Corvallls, Oregon 91 Starr's Bakery has secured the service of D'ck Llewellyn, the wonderful bread rtiaker. 89tf Jf is Always Up-io-Eate See his line of Porch Shades and Porch Hammocks Jzist Received DAWSON Smith & Oo. Oregon rrmnr iCORVALLtS, BELIEVES IN CREFFIELD. And His Return Esther Mitchell at Stellicoom. Old time friends and acquaint ances of Esther Mitchell in and about Corvalhs will be interested in a Seattle dispatch to the Sa lem Statesman, which says: Still believing that some day Ci.effield. the Oregon Holv Rol ler who was killed in Seattle last July, by George Mitchell, will return, Esther Mitchrll is spending her days in the West ern Washington Asylum for the insane at Stellicoom. She still clings to old beliefs and ideal , and believes that she did right when she shot and killed her brother, George. The country air and simple life have succeeded in restoring to her face the color that was paled by her long incarcera tion in the countv jail after she committed the crime. Her phy sical health is almost perfect. She has won the admiration ot those in charge at that institu tion by her willingness to do minor tasks iu the women's ward and her cheerful disposition has made her a favorite among the mote rational inmates of the asy lum, who num -er mare than a thousand. The officials at the asylum have no fear that the girl slayer will attempt to escape, and u guard is placed ovrr 1 her, with the exception of locking her room at night. She,is permitted to ronn about the grounds with the other inmates, and her treatment is fir different from what she would receive were she an in mate of the women's ward in the penitentiary. The Reservoir Question. The reservoir of the mountain water sysUm was thoroughly cleaned Friday. Nothing wis found therein of an abjectionable nature but a lot of boulders as large as a man's head, which had been thrown in by boys who evi dently had nothing of more im portance than mischief to occupy their time. There is considerable discus sion just now of the proposition of covering the reservoir entirely. as a means of protection. Some advocate the plan of placing a high, tigtit fence around it, while others declare that a house should be built entirely over the ressrvoir and that the doors should be kept securely locked, the superintendent o have charge of the keys. To an ordinarv observer, at least, the latter plan would seem much the better, since no fence that could be built would prove too high for mischievious boys to scale, if his desire to see the other side were strong, nor would it prevent him from pitching boulders over, to hear them ''souse." A house, on the other hand, or the frame work and general hull of a house, with doors securely locked, would prevent all danger both from visitors to the spot, as well as to them, since it would be no difficult matter for acci dents to betall parties who might venture to far in their pleasurable investigations about the prem ises. At any rate, it is a matte: of "the greatest good to the great est number" and personal ideas, unless based on solid logic, should not stand in the wav of providing protection both to the reservoir and against possible ac cidents. Don't Put Oft For tomorrow what you ca3 do today. If you put oif buying a bottle of Ballard's Snow Liniment, when that pain come oa you won't have any. buy a bottle to day. A positive care for ttneiimatism. Burns, Cute- Sprains, Contracted Mus cles, etc. T. S. Graham, Prairie, Grove. Ark., writes: "1 wish to thank you fo tbe good results I received from Saow Liniment. It positive! cored me ol Rueamattan after others had failed. Sol by Grabaam A Worth, Why They Come. J. E. Johnson of North Dako ta has written a little poem that tells the story of western immi gration in eloquent language, and tells why Oregon real estate and Oregon homes are in de mand. The story is so iamiliar to all former Easterners now loc ated here that memory turns to eastern scenes when they read: We are going to Oregon, Pretty tooa. 1 1 We are going out to stay, If there's room. We are tired of tie plains,' With their snow blockaded trains, So we're going where it rains, Pretty soon. North Dakota was a-booaiirig hers Last year. Whei the 8?lds of (lis were blooming Far and near. But the grain unthreshed lies low, 'Neath a dozen feet of snow, O'er it here. In Oregon the flowers are blooming, Now I know. And the pleasure buats are sailing, To and fro. While here the rabbits browse Oa the tree, tops with the g-ouse, Aud play tag above our house, On the snow. Shall we evr8"e the coming Of tue spring? Shalt w ever live, to hear the R hbin sing? With our fences, grain and barn All burnd tin to knep ns warm, We di n't think the prairie farm Is just the thing. Now it isn't such a pleasant PUce to stay Wher it's winter from Outobjr Until Mav. Where the winds uncasing blow. Where the air if filled with snow, And it's thirty five balow Every day. Resolutions. Almighty Gjd, the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, in his love and wisdom, has deemed it best to take from us, to his home be yond the skies, our beloed bro ther Oscar Healey. In view of the. loss sustaiaed, by his departure, by the Corvaliis. CampN). 6)29 of the W. of A. bv his earnest friends, and still heavier the severe loss sus tained by his sorrowing wife and children, to whom he was the nearest and the dearest and most precious, be it Resolved, Tb.it w. teiderly condole and extend to his be reaved wi.e and children, in this dark hour ot trial and affliction, our warmest sympathy; that we commend them to the loving F-tther tor comfort, strength and help to sustain them in this the hour of need who always looks with a pitying eye upon the wi dow and the fatherless, and does all things for the best, Resolved, That it is only a just and fitting tribute to the memory ot our Esteemed Neigh bor, to say, in regretting his re moval from among us, we mourn for one who was ever faithful to the task imposed upon him; who was ever a faithful, true, devoted and loyal member of on r great order, fidelity to duty being his motto; who was an honest, up right, honored citizen i good man; a kind, thoughtful hus band, a loving and attentive fa ther, Resolved, That while we deeply mourn with them who knew him best, and loved him most, we share with them the bright hope that heaven gives to the faithful soldier; that the Good Shephard hoids ;n store for those who do his bidding, his will the hope' of that reunion in t'aat better world where sorrows are unknown, where heartaches are forgotten, where there are no more pirtin's, and bliss inerrable forbids all tears. Rsolvd, That this heart felt testimoay of our svmptthy, our sorrow, o jr love, O'lr esteem, be forwarded to his sorrowing wife, and be published in the press of our city Geo D. Denman, J M. Howard. O. J. Blackledge, Committee. GIRL WON IT. inter-state Oratorical Contest Miss Fern liealy. The inter-state oratorical con test oetween the Washington State College, the Whitman col lege and the Oregon Agricultural college was won in this city, Fri day evening by Mtss Fern Healey of W. S. C. Her subject was "Supply and Demand," aud her prize is $50 worth of books of her own selection. Second place was given to Walter C. Eelis, of Whitman. The subject of his oration was "The Curse of Afri ca," and while the markings were very close between the two, he was given second position o er M. V. Weatherford, the bright young orator of OAC, whose ora tion, "Patiiotism Par Excel lence," was of a high order and splendidly delivered. The judges on composition and thought were: Prof. I. C. Carsons, U. of O. ; Prof. W. D. Briggs, Stanford; Prof. F. M. Pedl ford, University of Wash ington; delivery, President P. L,. Campbell, U. of O.; Hon. A. M. Crawford, Salem; Judge h. T. Harris, Eugene. While the decision is univers ally regretted by ail friends of OAC, ttiere is no complaint nor criticism to be offered, nor has the high opinion of Mr. Weath erford's oration aud ability been ia the least lessened by his fail ure to secure either first or second position. Hj did splendidly and merits all the praise that has been generously bestowed upon him since the contest. The orations were al! of a high order and the visitors who carried off first and second honors cer tainly deserve great credit. The contest was well attended and plenty of enthusiasm was manifested. The complete program of the evening was as follows: selection, college orchestra; solo, A. G. Bo quet; oration, "Patriotism Par Excellence," M. V. Weather ford; selection, doable quartette; oration. "Supply and Demand," Miss F-rn Healey; solo, Miss EJna Alien; oration, ''The Curse of Africa," WilterC. E;lls; soio, O Glenn Crawford; selection, college orchestra. . Murray & Mack. The first real musical comedy ever given in Corvaliis will be tha attraction at the opera house Tuesday May 7th, when Murray & Mack heading the largest ag gregation of musical comedy artists brought to the coast. It is big because it contains the best Irish team of singing and dancing comedians in the coun try, and they are ise enough to surround themselves with the most clever performers the thea trical market affords. Forty people are carried for the pro duction and most of them are girls. A chorus that is a chorus, and comedians that are come eians, the entire entertainment is clean and original. Seat sale will open next Satur day morning. For the Weal of Oregon. There are but few to question the efficiency of farmers' insti tutes as conducted in Oregon by the State Agricultural College. Tae institutes are the subject of a vigorous defense just now by several of the agricultural papers of the state. The Pacific Home stead is one, and the Rural Spirit another, that speaks approving ly of the value of the institute work. Tne very conception ot an in stitute is the most conspicuous recommendation. It is a gath ering of farm rs for discussion of farm methods, Tbe fandamen tal in all progress is agitation. There never was, nor never will be, a reform without a reformer. Civilization is the outcome o' cussion and comparison. A wis man often learns truiri from aa ignorant one. Wnen farmer- meet and agitate with referenc- to their vocation there is as sure to be extension of horizon and growth of ideas for many or all of them as that death follows life. If with them at such meetings there are exioerts and scientists who discuss and suggest methods and who answer q ie-tioi)s and elucidate problems, a certain re sult is enlarged views for the farmers, and minds started on a career of investigations and ex periments. To deny that this is true is to controvert human na ture and to discredit the whole idea of an attempt to educate so :iety at large. It is equivalent to declaring that the agricultural population i . beyoud the reach or influence of educative process. There are ,000 farms in Ore gon. I arty-tour institutes were attended during the past year by io,3 jo, of whom obviously the greater portion were farmers and members of their families. The theme in each instance was bet ter livestock, better dairy me thods, "lore conservation of fer tility, of the soil, better larm metliods, more cover, mote veich, more alfal a and less soil- exhausting wheat, and other topics incident to enlightened aad scientific a jriculture. Can it be pos ible that such ga her- ing', heid uuder such auspices and involving suc'i discussions, are without benefit? 0 1 the contrary, of whtt infinite value must these institutes be t a state as yet developed agricultur ally, horticuliurally aud in other lines to but a petty fraction of its enormous possibilities? Oregon Journal Eiitorial. New Pest Appears. With the budding of the fruit trees a new bug has been discov ered by the farmers, and as its presence has been shown to be harmful to the fruit trees infest ed, radical measures have been taken to eradicate it. It is some thing of of a fly in appearance brown in color, and with a long, succor-like bill with which it sucks the sap from the unopened leave buds and also destroys the open flower upou currant and gooseberry bushes. Spraving has been fund effective in driv iug the fly away but as sooa as the odor of spraying has passed away in the air, the bus return- in great num oers. Uae Irequent disadvantage to the frequent use of the spray, however, is tbe fact that the chemicals used in it are found hurtful to the fully blown flower. Another reason given by the farmer is, that all this sea son the fruit blossoms are full of wotking honey bees that would be' killed by the spray. The bug, while not unlike the rose bug that has pierced the roses to the heart during the past two years is a distinct specimen not seen here betore. lis rava ges were first seen on the pear blossoms, and horticulturists fear that in addition to its sap-sucking proclivities it may have de posited an egg which will later develod into a vorm, in the growing fruit. Ex. CORVALUS HOUSE ONE NIGHT, TUESDAY, MAY 7TH The Banner Musical Offering of the Season. The famous Comedian?, Murray & Maotc And their Musical Plav, Around the Town Everything new bat the title. A chorus that is a chorus. Comedians that are comedians. Guaranteed a good show. 40 People Mostly Girls Seat sale opens Saturday morning. Prices 35c to $1.00.