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T'lRlffGATlftG' SETJIMEnTS. . . . i . -. . . Thy Necessitate the Beat Cultivation That la Possible. " The streams "of the southwest carry Unusually large amounts of sediments, particularly In times of flood. A re Gent bulletin of the Arizona experi ment station reports a study of the fertilizing and physical effects of such sediments upon the soil. The most pro nounced effect of the free u of irri gation water containing large amounts of sediment was found to be the for mation of a silt blanket which inter feres with the penetration of irriga tion waters and in other ways impairs the physical condition of the soil. Ex periments on the effects of these silt deposits on the growth of alfalfa were made during the summer of 1905 on three fields situated respectively under the Colorado, the Salt and the Gila riv ers. In the case of the field on the Gila river the irrigation water used contained a large amount of mine tail ings from the concentration of copper ores. The "Blanketing" Effect. The results show in general a mark ed injurious effect from the accumula tion of sediments In alfalfa fields, but like results from the use of water rich In sediments were not in general ob served in the case of corn, barley and wheat. In the case of such crops the ground is cultivated in a manner im possible with alfalfa, and the sediment blanket is broken up, turned under and incorporated with the soil. In this way tbe blanketing effect is lessened or entirely done away with, and the sediments are left free to exert such fertilizing Influence as they may pos sess. Mine Tailings Settling Baaina. As compared with the natural sedi ments the mine tailings were of little or no fertilizing value and were fully as injurious from the standpoint of the physical properties of the soil. Certain injurious effects which have been popularly ascribed to mine tail ings are shown to be due to other causes, such as plant diseases of vari ous klnfls. " It is believed, however, that sunburnlng of the crops, which is common throughout the southwest, is due largely to the use of turbid irri gating waters. It is stated that "It is probable that to an increasing extent settling basins will be found a neces sary adjunct to Irrigating systems in tbe southwest." A LIFTING DEVICE. An Arrangement For Removing a Wagon Box to a Platform. There are various ways of removing a wagon box from the trucks, and in the following plan, described in Iowa Homestead one of these Is brought out: REMOVING THE W4.00K BOX. The upright pole is 4 by 4 by 14 feet and is set several feet in the ground, so that it will be firm enough in its posi tion to stand the strain which Is re quired of It. The platform on which the rear end of the wagon box rests when it is to be raised from the wagon may be made any height so as to suit the height of the trucks. Two guy wires should be attached to the pole a foot or so from Its top and be secured eight or ten feet In the rear of the plat form. The rope which is used to do the Iff ting is attached at one end of the upright pole near its upper end. From there it continues on to a pulley hooked In a rope which passes around the front end of the wagon box, then back over a pulley in the top of the pole and down to a windlass at the rear end of the platform. When the wagon box Is In its final position on the platform, it should stand upright and should be left attached to the rope, so that it can not be blown down in case of winds. Experience With Manure Spreader. My experience with the manure spreader teaches me that the modern method of applying manure to land la far in advance of the old practice, says a writer in Farm and Fireside. In ap plying manure with the spreader It Is put on uniformly, and all parts of the field are equally benefited. When the manure was dumped In piles. It fre quently happened that the work ' of spreading was postponed for some time, and the result wad that much of the fertilizing value of the manure leached out or was lost through fer mentation. The manure spreader not only saves the plant food elements of the manure, but also saves time and labor, as the work is all done at one time. It does two very' important things and does them well it thor oughly fines the manure and distrib utes it evenly. Hornless Cattle. The time will come when horned cat tle will be bred only as curiosities or for show purposes, as fancy breeds of poultry are now. The advantages of the niulleys are so many that the horns must go. It Is just as easy to breed cattle without horns as with horns, and it Is a great deal easier to take care of them afterward. Farm Press. Apple Growing. An authority states that tbe cause of. many failures in apple growing mar be found In the bare stems six or eight feet high to the lowest branches. . Low headed trees are usually preferable. In a general way, pruning should fee tone freqof4y with knife and thumb BEST DAIRY, CHOP, Qrasa Should Figure Largely, but Net Wholly, 8ays Gilbert. AO grass, or nearly so, is considered by many to be the correct crop for dairying. Certainly grass should figure largely, but farms wholly grass are not the most economical. A not uncommon Idea is that as long as a cow gets plen ty of grass in summer and hay In win ter that is all, or nearly all, that is needed, but experience soon shows that such is not sufficient My own idea of cropping a dairy farm is three parts grass and one part alfalfa, roots and grain, and if I had to alter this I should be more inclined to increase the arable rather than reduce it, writes W. R Gilbert in American Cultivator. Some depend a good deal upon buy ing meal, etc., for feeding the cows, growing a good deal of grain for sale and utilizing the straw. I cannot say that I like this way. Grain growing is not so profitable as milk producing, and the successful dairy farmer gives all his first consideration to his cows, and grain growing Is a secondary mat ter. No well doing dairy farm can be carried on without siiwinter supply of roots or ensilage and Straw. All ought to be produced on the farm. They can be so obtained "more cheaply than if bought, and it is much more profitable to feed them than to sell. Indeed, the greatest economy and the highest prof its result from home production and home consumption. Beat Hay For the Cows. Cows should have tbe best hay, so that it Is false economy to sell the hay because it may happen to fetch a big price and feed with second rate stuff. That grass and hay are indispensable to rural dairying is quite clear, but so are also mangels and straw, while al falfa, cabbage and other things are a decided advantage. I mention alfalfa presuming that it is not Included In the grass, which it should be. A good patch of cabbage is most use ful as the grass declines in the fall, and a quantity of kohlrabi to succeed these and to use before the mangels. These later are an Important crop on all dairy farms. Indeed, they are well nigh indispensable, and to keep land In grass and buy mangels would be a profitless absurdity. The roots should be home ' grown and abundant The growth of oats in grains might be fa vored, as crushed oats are a capital milking food, and, as a substitute for hay, oat straw Is good feed. Oats should therefore be grown or. all dairy farms. If not needed as food, the straw is as valuable as any other for manure making and bedding. Clover and rye grasses are less use ful than meadow hay. Tares and vetches are excellent for late spring and early summer feed and should occupy more or less space on every dairy farm. Rye, too, la invaluable In coming In early as a luxuriant and succulent crop at a time when hardly any other kind of green crop is avail able. Buying New Feeds. The buyer should be very cautious concerning new feeds and should ascer tain their feeding value before purchas ing. The addition of a cheap filler to standard feeds is getting to be alto gether too common a practice. A dairyman should keep 'his eyes open and mental faculties on the alert, other wise he is likely to pay $23 for $20 worth of nutriments and have only himself to blame for the bad invest ment. Dr. J. B. Llndsey, Massachu setts Experiment Station. Dairy Wisdom In Brief Excitement or noise among the cows is costly. Cows are nervous an imals, and they resent any noisy Inter ference. Do not forget the salt. Do not mix it with the grain ration either. The cows like it straight If you guess about your cows, you will guess about your profits and guess wrong. Don't forget that the calf of, today will be the money maker or the money loser tomorrow. Feed the farm by the way of the good cow. Feed her right and she will feed the land and everybody on it If the calf ' Is 'hand fed, the milk should be given it at blood beat Cold milk is likely - to cause indigestion, scours and kindred calf ailments. If too hot the milk will scald 'the calfs mouth and Interfere with the eating. Selection and breeding go together in building up the dairy herd. A sore teat (the sore may be inside) will cause . cow to kick, but if han dled gently she will be quiet and kind when cured. ' ' Have scales in the stable and weigh each milking. Get the milk tested and raise calves for dairying from calves thus tested. Fewer cows are Injured by high feeding than by unbalanced feeding. A clean cow and a clean stable go with clean milk, good butter and clean cash. The best way to bring cream to the proper temperature Is by putting the cream can into a pail or tank of very warm water. Stir gently until the cream is of tbe proper temperature. In some cases, where cows have been milking for a loug time, there Is some difficulty in churning. ' The addition of one or two fresh cows in the milking herd will often overcome the difficulty. We cannot all buy pare breds, but we can improve the herd we already owa, and ten years of systematic breeding' will nearly double the value of the American cow. - Did " you know - that if your finger nails get too long some cows will let you know it by squirming about when yen are milking ;anff maybe by ' upset ting things. Take time to' trim jroox malls once In awhile. SILAGE. FORi HORDES , .... -.jC J , V J vi. L'W Many Breeders Using It as a Peed With Good Success, i I. know 'silage is a good feed for horses, for I have tried it I nave not however, fed to any great extent be cause I did sot have as much silage as I 'wanted for 'both cows and horses. -I. thought more of my cows than I did of my horses, so the cows had all they needed and the horses had to go short ' One winter we had a brood mare that was fed silage all winter, probably twenty pounds a day. She had some hay and straw to go with it and no grain except what wasln -the. silage, and tehe came out fat and with a glossy coat in the--spring and had a fine, healthy; colt. Horses like silage as well as cattle do after they are accus tomed to it'-''".-""' "" ' '." "' 1 1 Fed Silsoe Exclusively. ' A man iu Michigan a few years ago wintered 200 uo fias oil silage' and straw exclusively, with no grain. They came through in fine shape, and the brood mares all had fine, strong colts. The Ohio experiment station tried feeding horses on silage through the winter and reported that they came through until spring in the best of con dition. - ! ' "'..'' : W. C. Bradley of Wisconsin says that one year during spring work he was out of hay, and the only coarse fodder his hotses had during all that period of hard work was silage. He says' that the horses never stood work better. C. E. McKerrow in Spirit of the West. Care of Work Horses. Many persons after driving their teams in the slush and mud. think if they dash a few pails of 'water 'over the horses' limbs upon returning they have left the ' poor 'brutes in the best possible 'condition until morning: The fact is it -would be far better;, to turn the animals into the ' Stable and leave them, mud and' all,- until their, legs are fully dry. i There would be 'less; dan ger of scratches, mud fevers.arid grease heels than 'by' the'plah 'of washing;'' If the legs are washed they should be rubbed quite dry, which is no easy task. If left partially dry the most serious consequences are likely to fol low. When a team is left with the hair partially dry a chill Is sure to en sue. It Is not unlikely the animals, especially If exhausted, will be found the next morning stiff, with the limbs swollen, since the exhaustion of the system prevents healthy reaction at the swollen extremities. Agricultural Epitomist THE VETERINARY. Lice on animals indicate bad man agement Horses or cattle in good con dition seldom are afflicted with lice, but a low condition of the animal, the skin being hidebound, affords excellent in ducements for lice. Good feed and the use of a brush will rid animals of para sites: Treatment For Ringworm. A New York breeder has several cat tle that have a skin disease. It affects them around the eyes and neck, caus ing a whitish thickening of the skin. This Is ringworm and is best treated by applying tincture of iodine to the parts with a feather or small brush. Repeat In a week if needed. Cure For the Lampera. In reply to the question, "Will you please send remedy for my mule and horses? they have what I call the tampers; their gums are swollen and they do not eat" the veterinary of the Kansas Farmer says: If possible get your horses and mule to eating ear corn, and this will be sufficient to cause all the irritation necessary to the roof of tbe mouth to cure the tampers. If you cannot get the animals to eat the com take a sharp penknife and irritate the roof of the mouth. A' Remedy For Boils. The veterinary of the American Ag riculturist gives the following remedy for a horse that is troubled with boils. Mix one ounce each of acetate of lead and sulphate of zinc with one quart of water, shake up and apply a little to the boils twice a day; also mix four ounces each of nitrate of potassium and sulphate of iron. Divide into twenty four doses. Give one twice a day in bran mash until all are taken. The above quantity can be repeated if needed. Hair Disease In Horses. In reply to 'a breeder who writes, "We have a four-year-old horse which seems to have some hair disease which causes the long hairs in its tail to break off and fall out the trouble being first noticeable about twelve months ago," the veterinary of Western Life says: Do not brush tail. Take green soap and wash tail welL Then apply a bandage. When dried, take just a little sweet oil and moisten the hair for ten days, then wash again. Keep the tail clean and see that horse does not rub It Scouring In Horses. Scouring in horses is sometimes due to indigestion, nervousness and a con stitutional weakness. If from tbe for mer, it "Is easily obviated by care in feeding, etc.; If from the latter cause. It is very difficult to overcome, says tbe Horse Breeder. Have his teeth put in order and feed him only upon sucb food as Is easily digested. Commence by giving him his water first then hay and lastly his grain. If he bolts his food, procure a slow feed manger and place several small stones In It so as to compel him to eat slowly. Give him water sparingly during the day, but plenty at night Do not let him fill himself full of water Just before going ont and give him a tablespoonfnl of chemically pore dried sulphate of Iron In his bran, floor and oats three times day until you see a change far the better. Tbe remark made by man a per son, yesterday, that more Sowers -had never bee aeon at a funeral fa ttits city than wtra basLaed'iik the M-. Ej hutuh, yesterday tooraing, at the Bervic. heM for the late Arthur Belknap. H hiie tha seOn is early,' probab y a fait 1 wagon load of exquisite floral pieces and bou quet were ia tbe church. ' Resolutions of condolence and grief weie read during tbe service by the Epworth League, ol which deceased had two years served as president, and by the Amicitian literary society of OAC, of which, he bad been a member since I9OO. The League Uteai ed in a body, as did the AmU.itian socie ty and the public school teachers, Mi-.e Francis Be knap, the sister, being a teacher. The deepest sympathy is ex tended the bereaved family and olher near aad dear friends of the yoing man, who a.so deeply feel his loss 'Next Sunday ia the time ror the third quarterly' confereuce for the Corvallis charge of tne M. E church, South. Rev. C. L. McCausland, P. IS., will preacu t-or Stomach Sufferers. Mi-o-na is the ne remedy lur t..mich troubles that publifhei it formal v: chemically pure bismuth mliyaila'e, to alln any. indammation of the h nach and boels; cerium oxalate, tosirmigth eo the stoimcb nerves; s Kinim tii-car- booate, to neutralize the poisonous acids that are present in cto jiach troubles; and nux vomica, tiich restor viucnr to the digestive organ an I t ines up the bole nervous system This combination if valuable remedies is fon a only in Mi-o-na stomach lab eta, and -i no rare'y fails to etreoittiit-u the di gpstive system, and cure even the worst form of eioiuauh trouble, that Graham & Wells sell 1 lie remedy under guarantee to refund the money unless it :ur-8. Women. Who v?ear Well. It is astonishing how great a change s few years of married life often make In the appearance and disposition of many women. The freshness, the charm, the brilliance vanish like the bloom from a poach which is rudely handled. The matron is only a dim shadow, a faint echo of the charming maiden. There are two reasons for this change, ijrnoranco and n'-glect. Few young women appreciate t: shock to the system through the change which comes with marriage and motherhood. Many neglect to deal with the unpleasant pelvic drains and weak Losses which too often come with mar riage and motherhood, not understanding that this secret drain is robbing the check of its freshness and the form of ita fairness. As surely as the general health suffers T;en there is derangement of the healt' )i the delicate womaMgorgans, so surely Kh""th3se organs reestablished in healVh theroce antVwfnvatonce witness to theiact inrbBewid cometTftes Near'y a million women have found health and happiness in the use of Dr. Pierce's Fa vorite Prescription;.- It makes weak wom en strong and sick women well. Ingredi ents on label contains no alcohol or harmful habit - forming drugs. Made wholly of those native, American, medic inal roots most highly recommended by leading med.1 al authorities of all the sev eral school of practice for the cure of woman s peculiar ailments. For nursin - mothers,or for those broken down in hea jh by too frequent bearing of children, al j for the expectant mothers, to prepare 'he system for the coming of baby and making its advent easy and almost pain' ess, there is no medicine qui ia so good as "Favorite Prescription." It can do no harm in any condition of tbo system. It is a most potent invigorating tonic and strengthening nervine nicely adapted to woman's delicate system by a physician of large experience in the treat ment of woman's peculiar ailments. Dr. Pierce may be consulted by letter free of charge. Address Dr. E. V. Pierce, Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, Buffalo. N. Y. Lincoln In fropnetlc Mood. "It was on the 5th day of July, 1863," General Daniel E. Sickles said recent ly, "that I was brought to Washington on a stretcher from the field of Gettys burg. Hearing of my arrival. Presi dent Lincoln came to my room and sat down by my bedside. He asked me about the great battle, and when I told him of the terrible slaughter the tears streamed from his eyes. I asked him If he had doubted the result He said, 'No.' Then he continued: " This may seem strange to you, but a few days ago, when the opposing armies were converging, I felt as never before my utter helplessness in the great crisis that was to come upon the country. I went into my own room and locked the door.- Then 1 knelt down and prayed as I had never pray ed before. I told God that he had call ed, me to this position, that I had done all that I could do and that the result now was in his hands; that I felt my own weakness and lack of power and that I knew that if the country was to be saved it was because he so willed it When I went down from my room, I felt that there could be no doubt of the issue. The burden seemed to have roll ed off my shoulders, my Intense anx iety was relieved, and in Its place came a great sense of trustfulness, and that was why I did not doubt the result at Gettysburg. And, what Is more, Sic kles,' he continued, 'I believe that we may hear at any moment of a great success by Grant who has been peg ging away at Vicksburg for so many months. By tomorrow yon will hear that he has won a victory as impor tant to us in the west as Gettysburg Is In the east' "Then, turning to me, he said, 'Sic kles, I am In a prophetic mood today, and I know that you will get well. " The doctors do not give me that hope, Mr. President' I said, but he an swered, cheerfully, 1 know you wUl get wen. Sickles.' "New York Son. AN ELOQUENT STQRY. No Netd of Comment. It Speaks For itself. Tbat the small farm will not only make a living for' a family in the Willamette valley but that it can be made 1 to make "' good money is plainly 'shown by the experience of H. Wander whose farm consists of only '40 acres,: and lives in the hill district be yond Monmouth, says the Inde pendence Westside. ' Mr. Wan der works with' his head as well as with his hands and tries to get the full benefit from the lit tle iaim. : Just now he is selling spring chickens and has been doing so for some time. : They net him 35 cents each dressed. He "takes orders for them one week and delivers them the following week. He started to raise them in the fall and has them on tbe market before spring fairly opens, thus obtaining the best prices. He is paying more at tention each year to this method. Tbe cash receipts of the farm last year were as follows; Pat hogs sold 130 Stock hogs and sows sold 260 Cream from six cows 180 Calves ' 36 Eggs 90 Chickens 60 Grain 50 Hay 30 Prunes 100 Apples 35 Total cash receipts Increase in stock Living expenses Total 1521 Considering the living expen ses of the family at $300 and the increase in stock at $250, which are fair estimates, gives a gross return from the farm of over $1500. The farm consisted of 45 acres r.ut Mr. Wunder had 15 acres retted last year which should be taken into consideration. About 37 acres put in grain, 15 acres put in hay, 5 acres are in prunes, and 1 acre in apples, cherries, etc. From 250 to 300 chickens are kept by tbe family. These retm ns certainly indi cate the possibilities of the small farm in the Willamette valley and doubtless there are many others that are making an equaly ly good showing. Real Estate Transfers. M M and E W Arnold to H H and Nettie Glassford, tract size of one lot in Corvallis; $1400. R L and C H Sabic to Fred Duncan, 160 a near Summit; $1. Fred Duncan to L C Cox, 160 a near Summit; $10. Chas H Everett to W F Gay, lot 6 in block 4, Dixon's Add to Corvallis: $1. I, h Taylor to Edgar A Blake 40 a near Wells; $1000. Charlotte Polly and bus to W P Taylor, a in Alsea; $1. C Cfjohnson to C F Kempkin, 143 a s of Philomath; $4050. Marshall C Miller to W A Wells, lots 1 2 11 and 12, block 27, Avery's 2nd Add Corvallis; $5 Dan McClain to Martha Hay, 10 a near Monroe; $200. A Kyle to E McKennan, lots 1 and 2, blocn 10, Wilkin's Add Corvallis; $500. The Coast Land and Livestock Co to O B Durral, 3918 a in Ben ton, Polk and Lincoln Counties; $r. L J and Samuel King to S L Kline, lots 11 and 12, block 18; Corvallis; $10. ' Geo Jones to M B Rankin, 40 a in Alsea; $900. J D Whiteaker to M B Rankin 80 a in Alsea: $1200. J A Veness to M B Rankin, 3265 a in Benton Co; $1. C E Ireland to M B Rankin, 320 a in Alsea; $1. J S Cooper to M B Rankin, 160 acres southwest of Philo xnathi $1. J W Writsman to R Mishler, 8 a near Albany; $700. C H Barnell to J M Howard, e of lots 17 8 and 9, blcck 22, JCo Add Corvallis; 1500. " J W Simpson to Erma Hol- royd, lots 5 and 6 block 19, Dix on's aad Add to Corvallis: $523. Ben Olson to Hira n Parker, 16 a near Blodgett; $18 jo. - i - T C Sparkman to Charles Bun nell, lots 7 and 8; block '."E,' Avery's Add to Corvailb; $450.' Additional Local. A J. MaUger returned tbe first of the week from Portland. He has been ill for some time but is able to be at the store again. M. V. Weatherford, Carl Clark and Royal Selleck returned yesterday from ' Pullman, Wash., where they met tha V. S. C in debate, Monday night A Michigan 'mother broke her arm tbe other day wnile spanking her son. Iu her case it must have bean true that i t hurt her mora than it did the hiy.'Zx Mrs. Gertrude McElfresh has been visiting in Corvallis the past few days, having came up Wednesday with the Belknap family on their return with tbe remains of the late Arthur Belknap. Bert Stevens, who has been employed as floor manager at the Corvallis skating rink ever since it opened, ia to resign the position tomorrow and return to his home in Albany for a vacation. The last of June he goes to Jamestown and later enters college at Annapolis. The big track meet between Pullman and 0A.0 occurs oa the local field, Mon day afternoon. It will doubtless attract a good crowd. The boys have been practicing faithfully and there is no doubt that the contests will ' be worth seeing. Preaching at the Presbyterian caurch, Sunday morning and evening by tbe pastor, Rev. J. R. N. Bell. Morning topic, "The Transfiguration An Epip hany;" evening topic, "The Millionaire.' All made welcome. ' A week from Monday is the city elec tion. Have yon given the matter any serious thought? If not, it is up to you to do so. Elect men who are progres sive, public spirited, upright and ener getic, so tbat Corvallis may receive tbe benefit of their services in the adminis tration of city affairs, which means your affairs. Mr. Nevius of the Corvallis & Eastern states that several changes in agents have bean made along the road. At Summit, C. E. Allen, foimerly assistant agent at Corvallis, has been appointed agent, aad Mr. Peterson, who has been agent at Philomath, baa been assigned to the agent's position at Toledo. Mr. Sbnpp, formerly of this city, is now the new agent at Philomath. Herald. Patrons of the Corvallis skating rink are promised a treat tonight and tomor row night, when'Matthew and Putnam y the noted fancy skaters, are to give ex- muiHona. insceaa 01 me usual sessions from 7:30 to 9:30, and from 9:30 to 11:SQ, oa these two evenings there will be one long session, from 7 :30 to 11 :30. "t"p exhibition begins at 9 o'clock. ..-.There will no doubt be a large attendance to. see these exhibitions. ' Washington State College (affirmaiive won the debate here tonight with Oregon Agricultural ' College, securing a unani mous decision, says a Pullman dispatch in the Oregonian. The question wasi "Resolved, Tbat the United States aban.. doa tbe principles ot the Monroe doc trine as a part of the permanent foreign policy." The judees were Rev. W. H. Fry, of Moscow ; Professor Solen, of the University of Idaho, and Rev. Dr. Hays, of Pullman- Winning orators were: J. L. Thayer, A. E. Price and J. W. Briss lawn. The Oregon speakers were C C. Cark, R. R. Selleck and M. V. Weather ford. On May 17, Oregon's track season will begin, says the Register. On that date the strong track team of the Washing, ton State college, at Pullman, W'll com pete with Captain Moore's men. At tbe present time it does not look like Oregon will have an easy victory. Tbe varsity has a strong team; Pullman's team is not weak and in some events it is strong er than the local varsity. It will be a close contest. Persons having large tracts of land suitable for colonization purposes should address the Oregon Development League at Portland, giving full particulars. Large capital and active men are willing to colonize Oregon just as they have Canada, Texas and other states, but it is absolutely necessary that they should have iron clad options, good for from la to 21 months. Every effort made here tofore has failed for the lack of this op tion. Rev. J. R. N. Bell and family were tendered a reception at the Presbyterian church, Wednesday evening, about one hundred guests being present. There was a program that included a duet by Mrs F. L. Miller and Mrs. M. S. Wood cock; solo, Janet Blackledge; duet, Mrs. Harold Woodcock and Ethel Higdon; reading, Laura Pratt; solo, Lulu Spang ler; solo, Gertrude McBee, and other features. Prof. Horner gave an interest talk to which RevL Bell responded in hie usual happy manner. A social time was enjoyed and light refreshments were served. Rev. Bell and family have met with a hearty welcome from Corvallis people and the reception waa planned to give other an opportunity to meet' and know the family. The occaaien was a, very pleasant one.