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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (June 28, 1907)
32 "THE COMUIS GAZETTE Published Tuesdays and Fridays by Gazette Pueishing Comp y. The Subscription price of the Gazkttc for several years has been, and remains $2 per annum, or 25 per cent discount if paid in advance. This paper will be continued until all arrearages are pail. A Story to Ponder. That truth is stranger that fic tion has often been declared, and thruthfully; that real life con tains more remarkable stories of tragedy and heart break than any related by novelists is also true, while thetalespf .orrpr sometimes penned paleihto" in- significance beside those enacted, frequently, under the very nose of the city police and within reach of thousands of law re specting citizens. Young women in the smaller towns and in the country, sur rounded by friends and acquaint ances, may well have a care in joining the rush to the city on their own responsibility to seek employment. A case too shocking, too ter rible almost to believe, is that of young Alma Church, a Spokane girl, whose awful story is related j in the columns of yesterday's Oregonian. It says: ' 'Held a captive in Chinatown dens for three years, the white slave of a yellow monster, who guarded her night and day with jealous vigilance, Alma Church, an attractive looking young wo man, who says her parents are prominent Spokane people, was rescued from bondage worse than death by Acting Detectives Kay and Kienlen, yesterday after noon. She is now under the pro tection of the police department. A warrant was issued for the ar rest of the girl's Chinese master, whose name the . authorities de cline to divulge. The rookeries of the Chinese quarter are being searched for him, but the China man has so far evaded the offi cers." Plea For The Horse. Never a dy passes but many a poor horse is abused by its driver, in Corvaliis aud in every other town, aud it seems a great pity t'ut the good people of the com munities do not organize humane societies and take a baud in the matter of preventing cruelty to dumb animals. The hotter the day, the faster some men ' seem' to drive their poor beasts, and while people sit in the shade and suffer with tbe heat, it is a common sight to seej men, possessed i f average intelli- i gence aud tair morals, drive past at break-nvck speed, with never a thought or care for the faithful l east which is helpless beneath the lash. Horses are man's best friends: as a rule noble, intelligent, faith ful and obedient, and for what? Unlike men, who do less and uo that often grudgingly for good pay, the horse receives no com pensation for : his labor,saye his food, driok and shelter, and all too frequently these are sot be stowed in auy too generous measure. How any man, with the in stincts of a gentleman, can over drive his hoise on a hot day, lash or otherwise abuse him seems strange. We believe that if men could be persuaded to think the matter over, few, if any, are so lacking in true man liness that they would continue their ill treatment of their faith ful, helpless horses. Observer. Mts. Agnes Thompson, Mrs. A. F. Peterson and daughter, and Misses Mary and Emma Thompson leave today to spend the summer at the coast. Mrs. Peterson will, however, go to Siletz to remain wiih Miss Oliie Thompson, on the latter's claim. Rev. G. E. McDonald of Eu geue will preach at the Congre gational church next Sunday morning. Regular service will be held as usual. Everyone is cordially invited. Wood wanted on Gazette oce. subscription at the 34 tf .THE GLORIOUS FOURTH. What Will Happen in Corvallls That Day. If anybody doubts that Corval iis will celebrate in glorious style next Thursday let him cast bis eye over the following program of events, banish his ooubts, get his best clothes properly pressed, bis celluloid collar cleaned and prepare to join in the biggest, best and most extensive celebra tion ever held in this city. That is just what it is going to be, for nothing has been left undone and now the' program has ' been an nounced as follows: The procession forms at nine o'clock, marches south on FonrtjB street to A, thence east : to Sec ond, north to Jackson, west to Filth and thence to the couit house square where the exercises begin at io o'clock. There wnl be: Music, band. Song, 50 girls. Prayer, Rev. J Remarks, Pres. R. N. Bell. Day Lilly. Reading, G. A. Peterson. Music, band. Song, male quartette. Oration, W. C Hawley. Song, 50 girls. Music, band. .: Basket dinner in grove, t One p. m. on Main street: Boys' footrace, 100 yards, 15 years, $2.50. Potato race, $2.50. Sack race, $2.00. Old man's race, 63 years, 50 yards, $5.00. Bike race, Van Buren street to Adams, $5.00. Three-legged race, $2.50. Obstruction race, $2 50. One hundred yard dash, first prize, gold medal; second prize, ribbon. Tug of war. 5.00. Ladies' footrace, first prize $1 50; second," box bon-bons from Miles .Starr, a-r,- --!--: -:. &Twd-twenty j yard dash, first blue prize, gold medal; second, ribbon. Grand "Mystic" Parade. Hose race, wet test, first prize, $40.00; second, $15.00. Three to enter. Greased pig goes to catcher. Greased pole, $1.00 to climber. Launch race, $10.00. Canoe race, $10.00. Swimming match, $5.00. Was a Surprise. Upon his return from the Cen tral Normal School at Drain, where he lectured test Tuesday, Prof J. B. Horner stated to a Gazette reporter that in point of attendance that institution was a surprise to him. The enrollment in the normal department during the past four years has increased from 57 to 246. The number in the train ing school is 157, making in all 422 students for the past year. The courses of study are respec tively four and five years in length- There are in all this y ear 18 graduates, six. of whom have completed the five-year co urse, having passed examina tions in analytics and kindred subjects. William Newman, a well known citizen of southern Ben ton, who has been quite ill, is reported as growing worse. A timely word of war ang is sounded by an exchange when it says that extra care should be observed, as the warm season advances, to prevent accidents in the river, Tbe coming of warm days is usua lly tbe signal for the email boys to seek the water and "the old Bwimmin' h ole'' is occupied by various Bized young sters from morning., until night. It would be a wise thing,' jut now, for par ents to keep an eye on the small boy in the family and to see that he is not left to his own pleasure in frequenting the river on these hot days. A little care may prevent some mother's boy being brought home limp and lifeless some night as the twilight falls. Hatfield, the rain maker, has failed to make good in producing six inches of rain in Sherman county according to contract According to advices from that section, the strong west winds that prevail there at this season prevent him from "getting a bead on the atmosphere." However, Mr. Hatfiel 1 desires to go to Sherman county again next year. He will make the base of his operations at the mouth of the Deschutes River, where he will be sheltered from the west wind. Additional Local. -Roy Hollenberg is expected noma t-. Boy Wanted" is a sign that b day from a few days' business trip 16 To- seen more frequently in the win ledo and Newport. -. . :.,f'-i, ',rl'r,.::'1';-;s dows' of business places now than Miss Bmeie Danneman has accepted a for many years, according to the position in Dawson's - drag tor at Al- Philadelphia Becord. Business men bany, and expects to go to that city the of all classes and conditions are first of the month to begin her duties, complaining of the scarcity of boys She went to Albany, yesterday, to make of a suitable age who are willing to final arrangements. Her friends wish work, and a bright, active lad of the her success. - legal age will find no trouble in se- Walter Lyon, who for soma time past g his choke of any number of has been in chargeof the Albany Herald. good offers- The reasons advanced has been chosen secretary of tbe Marsh- for the scarcity are varied. Some field Chamber of commerce. He is now men business say it is a direct re at Sacramento, where he has been at- sult of the labor laws whlch keeP a tending to business matters regarding hoJ from working as young as was the sale of his paper. Ex. , formerly possible. There are many . fLf ,, : , 1 offices in which a boy is required to Mr. and MrB. S. H. Moore are to leave ! , , . J j av. . , r t - Tiv - act only as messenger, and the " lr. -Ta. their residence. Their ptetTy residence propertv in this city has been sold to Ben Martin. As Mr. and Mrs. Moore have made several trips back to Illinois with a view to locating, since coming to Oregon, their friends in Corvaliis believe that in this case, as in former ones, they will again return to Oregon to reside. The long distunes Independent te'e pbope gang is said to be encamped ou the Olvde beach place, across the river from Corvaliis. This does not mean that the long distance line is entering Cor valiis, as yet, but the construction work is going on at a rapid pace aud there will soon be a longdistance line and perfect service between Corvaliis. Portland and way points. There are 40 or 50 aim in the construction gang, . - j r ' A genuine' "Preacher and Bear" inci dent occurred last week at the base of Mount Adams, where a she-bear chased the Rev. S. C. Lapham, of Portland, nearly a quarter of a mile. It is raid tha tbe race between the man and the ani mal was one of tbe finest sprinting matches ever seen. Like the words oi the popular song, the parson doubtless prayed : "O, Lord, if you can't help me, please don't help the bear." Ex. Adam Wilheim and eons, tbe widely known Monro e merchants, who alec own flouting mills at Junction Cit . Harrisburg and Monroe, and other ex tensive property interests in Benton coun ty, have received a letter signed "A , Farmer," in which the writer declares! that Adam, Sr., Adam, Jr. arid Mact Wil- helm are to be blown up with a bomb" between now, and tbe last of August. A bomb, bo the letter says, is to be planted at the Wilheim gate to do the work in the same manner that ex-Governor Smnenberg of Idaho was killed. The letter states that six men . are implicated in the plot and that the ni.n who tel'e on tbe others will be killed. s It also says that the man to kill the first one of the three Wilhelms is to receive $500. Some time ago an attempt was seemingly made to burn tbe Wilheim store at Monroe, and the letter just received says that this, too, was a plot to get the Wilhelms all together and kill them ' all ac once, ; rency exercised a transeendently un but that "the kid" who started the fire portant function. In 1619 there became frightened and ' put tbe blaze out : came to Jamestown a shipload of after he had started it. The Wilhelms are, naturally, seriously concerned over the receipt of the letter, and there is general wonder as to how the affair will terminate. Some hold the opinion, that the entire matter is a ''bluu"' made by some one who has a grievance, real or fancied, against tbe Wilhelms, and that the dire tlireat will never be executed. Bad Symptoms. The woman who has periodical head aches, backache, sees imaginary dark ! spots or specks floating or dancing before her eyes, hasrnawing distress or heavy full feeling in stomach, faint spells, drag- glng-downelmg in lower abdominal or pelvic region, easily startled or excited, IrreguWror painful periods, with or with out rMvic catarrh, is suffering from weaknTpsesanrMerangements that should have eaTly auention. Not all of above symptoi&s aje likely to be present fn any case at one i me. Neglofted or badly treated and such cases) ften run Into maladies which de manar tne surgeon's knife if they do no rcsrrfatally. No nWicfne extant has such a long and numerous record, of mm in sucri rl'S as Dr. VTprcp. s 1-n vorifp Pr -srr n. Vflnl medicine has such a strong Profession:' inrlnrpmrr. oi enrfi nl jtg se ver a 1 i u g rrrt i en t,s wnrt VTmorr-1 'n ajj PjUEbfT.nf nTffjM,ry ueyjpnnngir j known to medical science for the cure o'l ! face flustered and fussy, dug her ei woman's peculiar ailments enter into its i bows into convenient ribs irrespec composition. No alcohol, harmful, or ; fivo of mrnm A far bidti nn her habit-forming drug is to be found in the i , . 01 "T"1618- .. A lat lan 011 ner list of its ingredients printed on each , left was the recipient of a particu-bottle-wrapper and attested under oath I larlv vicioiis iah She vpllpd- at In any condition of the female system, T.J i ?, . Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription can da , nim, ftay ! He winced slightly only good never harm. Its whole effect and moved to one side. She, too. the whole female system and especially ' the pelvic organs, w hen these are de- j the stomach and other organs of digestion . Become sympaineticany aeranged, the nerves are weakened, and a long list of become sympathetically deranged, the i nprveja n r vpftL'ttnnl n rifl a 1m -r naa, unpieasanr, symptoms lollow. Too much must not be expected of this "Fa vorite Prescription." It will not perform miracles; will not- cure tumors no med icine will. It wiu often prevent them, if taken in time, and thus the operating table and the surgeon's knife may be avoided. Women suffering from diseases of long standing, are invited to consult Doctor Pierce by letter, free. All correspondence is held as strictly private and sacredly confidential. Address Dr. E. V. Pierce. Buffalo, N.T. Dr. Pierce's Medical Adviser (1000 pages) Is sent free on receipt of 21 one-cent stamps for paper-covered, or 31 stamps for cloth-bound copy. Address as above The Gazette for Job Work. BOYS WANTED. are noTr sufficient to attract a boy of the age 'required by law. Others say that the lack of working boys is due to the prosperity of the masses, of the people, making wage earning by the younger members of the family less a matter of necessi ty than it was years ago. History of Creased Trousers. "Did you ever , hear the history of the crease now uniformly worn in trousers and occasionally extend ing to the sleeves of coats? No. Well, it's a funny one. In former years creased trousers were the ; signs of a hand me down suit," says a fashionable ' tailor. "One day while on. his way in a carriage to the Goodwood ; raees,r in .England,' King - Edward happened -to spill a glass of .red: grine -pnhis.'-light fawn colored broadcloth trousers, and, unwilling to return to the palace, he stopped at a ready made cloth ing store and bought a pair. In his haste he could not wait to have the creases ironed out. As a conse quence he was, seen at the races with creased trousers. The fashion was set, and it has stayed ever since. Yes, we're all that is, all men subjects of King Edward in a sarto rial sense. Fortunately he is a care ful dresser or the consequences might be serious." Philadelphia Record. . Tobacco In Colonial Days. The Jamestown exposition brings to mind many, incidents showing the important part which tobacco ' played in the early history of the country. - It was the famous J ames Eolfe, the husband of Pocahontas, who first adopted from the Indians the idea of cultivating tobacco, and he sold his first crop in London for $2.50 a pound. Shortly afterward it became a form of currency in the colony, and before the century was out the won ion went trading, fol lowed by a cart of grea tobacco in charge of their servants. On one occasion anyway this tobacco cur- i maiaens as wives lor the settlers, ! and the price set upon each damsel j as 120 pounds of tobacco. Ex- j """fi6, A Young Man's Essay. About forty years ago the adju dicators of the Arnold historical es say "prize at Oxford university were wearily plowing through the usual lot of commonplace compositions when they suddenly lighted on one which was; not commonplace. The subject was "The Holy Roman Em pire," and it is not too much to say that these cynical dons were electri fied to enthusiasm. Hastily award ing it the prize, they opened the sealed envelope and found that it wr.s the work of one James Bryce, aged twenty-five, who is now Brit ish minister to the United States. His essay has been reproduced in several languages and to this day is a standard on the subject. ' He Didn't Care. The usual large crowd was gath ered at the New York end of the Brooklyn bridge waiting for trolley cars. An elderly lady, red in the sidestepped and thumped him vigor- ously on the back. Say; she per- "f": does, it make any difference which of these cars I take to Green- -i , fe-r . . wooa cemetery t iNot to me, madam," he answered, slipping through an opening in the crowd. Bellman. Maxims of Medical Value. The bulletin of the Kansas state board of health contains some max ims which, while at first thought leem somewhat out of place in such publication, really have a thera peutic application. Here they are : Get busy. Monotony kills. Faith in one's cause is half the battle. Nine-tenths of your troubles are isBnginary. Turn it around. Look at the oth er side. : You have mistaken the purpose if your grindstone if you are hold ing jour nose to it. ANIMALS UNDERGROUND. Burrowing It la Performed by Vari ous Species of Mammal. Ventilation, or, rather, the want ot it, must be a difficulty in the un derground life of almost all mam mals. , The rabbit and the rat se- cure a current of air by forming a bolt hole in connection with their system of passages, but the fox, the badger and many of the field voles and mice seem indifferent to any such precaution. There is no doubt that whatever gave the first impulse to burrow, many animals look upon this to us most unpleasant exertion as a form of actual amusement. It also confers a right of property. Prairie dogs constantly set to work to dig holes merely for the love of the thing. If they cannot have a suitable place to exercise their talent in they will gnaw into I boxes or chests of drawers and there burrow to the great detriment of the clothes therein contained. In an inclosed prairie dog "town" they have been known to mine until the superincumbent earth collapsed and buried the greater number. . A young prairie dog let loose in a small, gravel floored house instant ly dug a hole large enough to sit in, turned around in it and bit the ' first person who attempted to touch him. Property gave him courage? tor betore he had been as meex as a mouse. It is noticeable that the two weakest and least numerous of our j mice, the dormouse and the harvest ! mouse, do not burrow, but make nests, and that these do not multi ply or maintain their numbers, like the burrowing mice and' voles. But the fact that there are members of very closely allied species, some of which do burrow, while others do not, seems to indicate that the habit is an acquired one. In this connection it is worth noting that many animals which do not burrow at other times form bur rows in which to conceal and pro tect their young, or, if they do bur row, rtiake a different kind of a more elaborate character. Among these nursery burrows are those of the dog, the fox and sandmartm, the kingfisher and the sheldrake. Foxhound litters never do so well as when the mother is allowed to make a burrow on the sunny side of a straw stack. In time she will work this five or six feet into the stack and keep the puppies at the -far end, while she lies in the en trance, v ixens either dig or appro priate a clean burrow .for their cubs, which is a natural habit, or, at any rate, one acquired previously to the use of earth by adult foxes. Lon don Spectator. What He Wanted. An old negro entered a drug store the other day and looked about him doubtfully, v "Something you want, old man ?" inquired the clerk, stepping up. "Yais, sah; yais, sah," was his re ply as he scratched his chin, "but I disremembahs 'zactly whut" "Forgot what you came for?" broke in the clerk. "Dass des 'zactly hit, sah; dass des hit!" exclaimed the old negro, his face lighting up with relief. "Er nickul's wuth, sah." The clerk stared for a moment, then grinned understandingly and handed the old negro his desired 5 cents' worth of "camephor." New York Times. Distance and the Eyes. The best eyesight is possessed by those people whose lands are vast and barren and where obstacles tending to shorten the sight are few. Eskimos will detect a white fox in the snow at a great distance away, while the Arabs of the deserts of Africa have such extreme powers of vision that on the vast plains of the -desert they will pick out objects invisible to the ordinary eye at ranges from one to ten miles dis tant. Among civilized people the Norwegians have better eyesight than most, if not all, others, as they more generally fulfill the nec essary conditions. The Mighty Caesar. It was on his way to the battle field of Pharsala that Caesar uttered the famous saying to the fishermen. He had come down to Brindisi to cross to Dyrrachium and, finding no galley, commanded the owner of a small sailing boat to put him across the Adriatic. On the voyage a vio lent storm occurred, and even the experienced mariners were terri fied, but the great captain said: "Have no fear! You carry CSesar and his fortunes." Four Miles a Minute. The most wonderful bird flight noted is the migratory achievement rjf the Virginia plover, which leaves its haunts in North America and, taking a course down the Atlantic, usually from 400 to 500 miles east of the Bermudas, reaches the coast of Brazil in one unbroken flight of fifteen hours, 'covering a distance of over 3,000 miles at the rate of four miles a minute. Dundee Advertiser. What You See Is Worth Twice ,, What You ( Read ' As yon are now coming to market with the opportunity of comparing valne, we ask you to see our nuea. We have a broken line of Ladies' and Children's shoes which we are closing out at remarkably low prices. Come before your size is gone. Aleo some remnants in Drtss Goods, Wash iioods, etc., at bottom prices. Our new Spring and Sum. mer stock is arriving and la reaay lor your inspection. . Make money by buying our lines, and save money by geiung our prices. tlenkle & Davis IM1HED ADVERTISEMENTS CLASSIFIED ADVJJKTIHEMENTS: Fifteen words or less, 26 cts for three successive insertions, or 50 i-ts per month; for all up to and including ten additional worJs, i cent a word for each insertion. For all advertisements over 25 words, 1 ct per word for the first insertion, and y ct per word for each additional inser tion. Nothing inserted for less than 25 jenis. Lodge, society and church notices, other than strictly news matter, will be charged tor. HOMES FOR SALE. NEW HOME AND LOTS; AL60 household furniture, etc. Leaving the the state. Prof. S. IV. Holmes, Cor valiis. 46-63t WILL SELL LOTS IN CORVALLIS, Oregon, on instalment plau and as e.st purchasers to build homes on them i. desired. Address iirst National Bank, Corvaliis, Or. WILL SELL MY LOTS IN NE WPOST, r., lor kpot cash, balance mstal lieuts, and Juelp parlies to umld homes thereou, it desired. Address M. S, vv.cu j k C"vailis, U . Veterinary Suraeon DR. E. E. JACKSON, VETERINARY surgeon and dentist. KtBidence Tniid Street, between Madison and Monroe, Corvaliis. Phone 581, or call Snow & Wiley's livery stable. MARKET SEED STORE A LARGE SUPPLY OF fresh garden seeds in bulk, just receiv ed. All kinds of larm aud garden " seeds, seed wheat, oats, barley, pota toes, artichokes, feed oats, chicken feed,. Land Plaster. Five kinds of clover and vetch. I can luruihh clover by tbe carload. Second door north of express omce. L. L Brooks. Phone 65a. FOR SALE SEVENTY-TWO HEAD ol goats, two-thirds nannies, i'l kids, $3,513 per head. Earnest Rodgers, R, '. I). S, Corvaliis, Ore, 60 58 PHYSICIANS B. A. CATelEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN urgeoii. Kouuia it, bkUit Jiiuid lag. Uihce Hours: 1U to 12 a. ui., Z to 4 p. in. Kesiueiice: cur. qui and Ad bmis oca. 'lOlepuone at omce and res lutuiw. - Ourvaiiis, isregua. MARBLE SHOP. MARBLE AND GRANITE MONU. iiieuus; curbing made to order; clean ing aud repariug done neatly : save agent's commission. Snop North Main St.,-fc'raiik Vaniioosen, i'rop, QZtl ATTORNEYS J. F. YATES, ATTORN E Y -AT-LA W. OiUce up oUitro in Zieroif Building, Only set ol subtracts in iJenton County E. R. BRYSON ATTORNEY AT LAW. Vffice in Post Office .Building, Ooival ds, Oregon. WANTED WANTED A CHOICE PIECE OF TIM ber land. Must be cheap. Address P. O. 223, Corvaliis, Ore. 20tf WANTED 500 SUBSCRIBERS TO THE Gazette ana Weekly Oregonian at $2.55per year. BANKING. THE FIP.S1 NATIONAL BANK OF Corvaliis, iregon, transacts a general conservative banking business. Loans .'money on approved security. Draft bought and toid and money sranelerred to ttie principal cities ot tbe United btates, Europe and foreign countries. House Decorating. FOR PAINTING AND PAPERING SEE. W. E. 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