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.