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"THE COMUIS GAZETTE
Published Tuesdays and Fridays by
Gazette Pueishing Comp y.
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for several years has been, and remains
$2 per annum, or 25 per cent discount if
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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
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.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
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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. Paul, Ind. 488 Utf