Vol. XLIV.
Couvallis, Benton .County, Oregon, Tuesday, July lG. 190T.
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SUMMER.-TI
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FOR JEWELRY.
We Hav 3 for EVJ s
Cuff Links for the Shirtwaist
Tie Clasps for the Four-in-hand
Silk Fobs with 'Safety Chains'
Tie Pin?, all Styles and Prices
In fact any of the little indispensables
complete her summer costume, i . '
PRATT, The Jeweler and Optic:an.
FOB A FULL
Campers' Supplies, Tents
and Hammocks go to
O- J. BLACKLEDGE.
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All cur goods are
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We have the best and nothing but OS
the best,
ALL OVER THE HOUSE.
Hints on Dressing and Serving Salads
Domestic Notes.
Most salads should be dressed just
before serving, whether French
dressing or mayonnaise is used. Cel-
ery or lettuce wilts if left in oil and
vinegar. Celery should not even be
washed long before serving, as it
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uecwies nisi, iouilo saiau, now-
ever, is mi exception to the rule,
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ou aim neeu to ie very wen imseu
Willi whatever dressing is used
Salads made of greens should al
ways bo served crisp and cold. Can
ned or cold cooked left over vegeta
bles are well utilized iu salads, bill
are best mixed with French dressing
and should be placed iu the refrig
erator an hour or so before serving
Meats for salads should be freed
from skin and gristle, cut into small
pieces and allowed to stand with
French dressing before combining
with vegetables.
. Ribbon Sandwiches.
These are made in different ways.
varying both breads and idling, ac
cording . to fancy. For instance,
take six thiu slices of bread and but
ter on both sides. Spread layers, oj
deviled ham or chicken between,
I .then. thssJicfs final vtoiht-
Abraham Lincoln
Va man who. auainstal! odds, at-
i rained the highrst honor a man. con Id
! yet in thp Urited States, Ballard's
j Horeonnd Syrnp has attained a place
TiPVPr equalled liv any oilier rerredv. It
is a sure cnre for Conyhs. Olds, Bronchi
tis. Influenza and all Pulmonary dis
eases. Kvery another shonld keep snp-
plied with this wonderful cough remedy.
Sold by Graham & Wortham.
The Gazette
for Job Work.
We Havs for Ladies
Shirtwaist Sets, Collar Pins
"Beauty Pins," Brooches
Bracelets,
Back Combs, Etc.
that a lady needs to !
.JJNEJDE.
Store
guaranteed to
isuce crosswise, making thin ribbon
like sandwiches, or use alternate
slices, wafer thin, of white and
brown bread, with a filling of cream
cheese and choppedjiuts or olives. '
"" " When Soup Is Too Salt. ' '
When too much salt has been put
in the soup a little vinegar and
sugar carefully added will often
remedy the fault. If discovered in1
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time a lew pieces oi potato scalded
in it will have the samesci'ect. They !
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snouia oe strained oat neiore tlie,,K;i,
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soup is served,
Ironing Table Linen.
linen articles of all kinds should
get as much fresh air as possible
and should be ironed while damp.
The use of hot,
pressing out while
heavy irons and!
damp are two of,nanv Dr;zss -w;n not 'be taken
the most important
borne in mind when
linen.
To Iron Needlework.
An easy way to iron needlework
and embroidery so as to raise it and
make it look like new is to dampen
quite wet and press on the wrong
side over a Turkish towel folded
twice on the ironing board.
EVERYBODY BUSY.
Preparing
Send
for
Good
Fair Teachers
Reports.
Following is a list ot reports as
to what is being; done in prepara
tion for Benton's big school iair:
District No. oi, Summit.
If care and perseverance count,
and we all know they do, District
No. 51 will have some fine ex
hibits at , the Fair, especially
from the boy raising pumpkins.
One little girl who wanted to raise
onions but was afraid they would
not ripen here in time, will take
part in the ciphering. She is
glad that it does not require days
of sunshine but days of practice
to acquire perfection and rapidity
in her work. Goad reports come
daily from the flower beds.
Minnie Price, Teacher.
District No. 21.
Our school-is interested in the
Benton County School Fair. We
ejfliect to bring writing, butter
and t-read, sewing and agricultur
al exhibits.. Those who expect
to bring exhibits are: Clive Rick-
ard, Harvev Rickard, Laura
Trenholm, Eva Treriholm, Merel
Mires and Lester Porter. We
wiil trv for prizes but if we do
not succeed in ge. ting any, we
wart at le2.st to have an exhibit
that will not go unnoticed, and
shall show what we can do.
HaTTie BerrEman, Teacher.
Second Report, District No.
36, Summit.
; The following report is sent
from this district on matters con
cerning the Fair in August: The
pupils from this district are very
enthusiastic over , the AH Benton-I
School Fair, They manifest
much interest in most all the
lines of work, especially in the
growth of their plants, for which
thev hope to receive prizes, when
they reach maturity. One of the
girls, who is very quick in ci
phering, will participate in that
contest and will surely win some
laurels for the Summ.it school.
Several of the girls have decided
to enter the contest for bread
making, also the hand work in
sewing. We are all going to put
forth our very best efforts for one
! of the best exhibits, and sincere-
ly hope to win some of the honors
j presented to the pupils of this
county. Very respectfally,
j Belle K. Mattley, Teacher,
j District No. 41, Alsea.
j Interest in the' All Benton Fair
'is being taken aniong the parents
iand pupils of District No. 41 ot
' Alsea. Although the pupils are
: lew iu number, I think from in
dications that they are doing
their best an,d will make a good
showing at the Fair. Seeds have
j long been planted, and the chil
dren are telling how fiiie their
potatoes, corn, etc., aie beginning
to look. The bovs are raising
vegetables while the girls are
taking more interest in the cook
ing and sewing departments. The
following pupils are expecting to,
take part: Fredie Tharp, Vera
Tharp, Harry Tharp. Mabel
Tharp, Minnie Shough, M.ae
Banton, Elsa Banton, Leora
WreB, Bennie Wren, Eva Wren,
CVadvs Rvcraft.
and Maud Ry-
cr alt.
mach
Ihis Fair means very
to Benton county, and I
the parents should take
more interest in the work of their
children. No better material ex
ists than that of D. strict No. 41,
and i. the children have a little
encouragement, it is no telling
how much will he done, and how
many ppz
with ease.
points to bejtt.iln ease Alsea is noted for the
'fertility of her soil, and she will
not be far from the prize win
ner. Very respectfully,
Eunice Baldwin, Teacher.
District No. 14, Woods Creek.
We wish te acquaint our friendi
with the work of this district for
the All Benton Fair. The pu
pils are competing with each
otner to see who will ', have the
best agricultural display. They
aie taking mach interest in their
gardens, and all were supplied
with garden seed- in time for
planting. The girlsare eagerly
watching the growth of thrfloweis
that will soon be blooming. They
will also do needle work, draw
ing, writing, and as some of oar
pupils are quite proficient in ciph
ering and spelling, they will take
part in those contests. Although
we are few in numbers, we will
do our utmost to help the. work
along, and carry away some of
the prizes and honors. Trulv,
Maude Harper, Teacher,
District No. 31.
I think the All Benton School
Fair promises to be a big thing
tor Benton county. It has been
my great pleasure to talk with
my pupils concerning the Fair
for the past tour months, and I
hope that I may have the privi
lege of seeing some of my pupils
carry off some of the grand prizes
that are to be given away. They
have told me how they made
their garden beds, how they pie
pared the ground, what seeds
each used, how they planted their
seeds, and now how they are car
ing for them. They each think
surely, they can get a prize of
some kind at the All Benton
School Fair. Very Truly,
Ytle Hash, Teacher,
District No. 33.
We are the youngest school
district in the county, having
only been recently organized into
a school district. Notwithstand
ing this we are growing rapidly.
Lewis Howell, aged ten years,
will bring wheat, oats, corn, po
tatoes, rutabaga, muskrrelons
and pumpkins; Davis Howell,
aged twelve years, will bring
CQrn, wati?rmeionswsquasa and
cabbage; Mary Howell, aged 8
years, will' bring nasturtiums and
cipher; Mattie Howell, aged 6
years, will bring sweet peas, and
cipher; May Fouts, aged 13, will
bring bread. Very Truly,
Julia M. duMoulin, Teacher.
In the next issue will appear
reports from the Corvallis Public
Schools. Sup' t Denmaa informs
us that some of the teachers have
not reported to him up to the
present time. If these teachers
desire to have their rooms includ
ed with the other reports of the
city and county there isno time
left for delay. The next list of
reports will include all the re
ports to be printed, so let every
teacher in the Corvallis Schools
who has not reported the work of
their pupils do it at once. Send
the reports to this office. This is
the request of the. County School
Superintendent. Editor.
Successful Experiment.
Oswald West, a member of toe
Oregon railroad commission, has
been in Corvallis the past few
days, having came for the pur-
vpose of witnessing a test that was
made, Sunday, of an irrigating
plant that has been installed at
his hop house near this citv. The
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test was highly successful and
those interested feel very much
pleased over results.
The water for the purpose is
drawn from what is known as
the "middle Williamette" by
means of a large pump operated
by a gasoline engine. This
water is carried bv 8jo feet of
flume to the hop yard, the high
est point in the flume being six
feet, which gives sufficient fall
tor the purpose..- The present
plaot is capable of furnishing 800
gallons of water per minute, and
if the experiment proves that ir
rigation is profitable aud feasible
the capacity of the plant will be
increased so that 1500 gallons
oer miLiute will be available
This vear Mr. West and Mr.
Howell have rented an engine to:
he experiment, but incase they
cosjiinue irrigating, they will
jurcba e their own equipment
ind install a first class plant.
The hop yard being experiment
ed on contains 30 acies, and the
result will be of great inte.est
throughout the Willamette Val
ley. ' .. V:. "
APPROVES THE PLAN
Of President Kerr Agricultural
Short Course at OAC.
The Portland Journal approves
of the proposed short ' course for
teachers, at OAC. Editorially it
gives expressioa to its ideas as
f dlows:
Oregonians ought to know
Oregon; bat they don't. They
have a state that is, in itself, an
empire. JSlo matter what crop
they may ask their soil for, it will
be produced. Even those who own
the land do not grasp its full
virtue and value. They do not
know how 'he climate fits the
soil, and what the matchless com
bination is capable of. Thus, we
import poultry products when we
ought to export them. We im
port hog products when we can
produce them cheaper than any
competitor. Indeed, we import
a score of products of which we
shonld be exporters.
This means we have been lax
in learning Oregon. We do not
know the real, living facts about
Oregon, and because of it we
waste our substance. Because we
do not ourselves know the truth
about Oregon, we have a pop
ulation of but half a million. If
we knew all and told all the
state's population would run in
to millions.
In agriculture allied crops
alone we are a kingdom. We
need not call the coal, gold,
silver, copper and forests of our
mountains in to review to realize
our splendor. In agricultural
lines we can grow any crap
known to the temperate zone, and
grow it perfectly. It is a strik
ing fact.-nd ""oneof incompu
table value. But how many Ore
gonians know it? If they do not
know it of what value are all
these favored conditions? That
is why the adoption of a textbook
on agriculture for the pubic
schools was a wise act.
It is important that at least the
children should know Oregon,
even though their parents do not.
They will be its citizens later,
and molders of its destiny. If
they learn of its soil, its crops
and its fruitage, Oregon will come
by and by, into her own.
This makes timely the offer of
President-Elect Kerr to give at
the state agricultural college a
short course in agriculture for
the beue-fit of Oregon teachers.
They know little or nothing of
the subject, but are called on to
teach it. Their effors wiil avail
little with themselves unschool
ed. The offer of laboratories,
lectures and skilled instruction at
Corvallis will helptbem to illum
inate a subject of vital conse
quence to Oregon and pave the
way for Oregonians to compre
hend Oregon.
McFadden ''Got" Them.
District Attorney W. S. Mc
Fadden arrived in the city last
Saturduy fiom Newport and pro
ceeded to dig up information
against Gust Olson, who was
strongly suspected of violating
the loci option law, says the
Lincoln Leader. In a short time
Prosecutor McFadden secured
the necessary evidence and Gust
was invited to appear Derore
Circuit Judge Harris, who told
him to caH again at 9 o'clock on
Monday morning. At the ap
pointed hour Gust was on hand
with a plea of guiliy. Judge
Harris assessed Gust $200 for his
carelessness and warned him to
be good. It was Gust's second
offense and he was entitled to the
limit, but the complaint failed to
set forth the fact, which let him
down easy.
While in Newport Prosecutor
McFadden rounded up Charlie
Winant. Gene Williams and Jack
Porter on the same charge. The
trouble selllers pleaded guilty
and Justice Sylvester taxed thtni
$100 per head.
District Attorney McFadden
promises to keep busy along this
line, and liquor selling in Lincoln ;
connty ili probably prove le--s
profiahlt- than iu the past. X
great .rnitiy men will drink, bn.
not manv will lie when placed
under oath.
'Rough House" at Toled".
Ed Collins of Siletz got iut
trouble in Toledo Tuesday morn
ing. Accoming to Gust Olson's
story, Ed went into Gust's re
freshment parlor and asked for
booze, but was turned down, be
cause Gust has quit selling booze
it may be for years and it mav
be forever. The firm refusal
made Ed mad and he promptly
hopped onto Gust's frame, slam
med it onto the floor and tried to
shut off it air suddIv. Gust
managed to let out a cry lor help.
and Bob Sailing came a-running.
tie yanked Edott his victim, and
then Ed mad; a rush for Bab.
The latter wasn't so easy, and
soonhad Ed flying signals ot dis
tress. Having a high sense of
honor, Bob permitted Ed to re
gain his teet, likewise a little
wind. Ed showed his gratitude
by trying Bob again, but with
the same result. Gust and Bob
then left the 'place and EI fol
lowed them.
In front of the Parker House
Ed made his final charge 011 the
enemy's line. Bob went down
from the shock. Seeing his
rescuer temporarily getting the
worst of the mix-up. Gust seized
a brick and applied it to Ed's
head. That ended the battle.
Ed was placed in cold storage un
til about 9 o'clock, when he was
introduced to Recorder Krogstad,
who assessed him $15. Ed dug
rP $9-5 and promised to make
sible. He neglected to tell where
he got his load of fighting whis
key. ,
He Learned It.
The Patk avenue trolley line in
the city of Rochester is crossed
by three consecutive street
which bear masculine surnames.
An Irishman with a carpetbag
entered one of the cars the ether
day and sat down gingerly near
the door. Four or five other
men completed the list of pas
sengers. The car swung around
the corner of Chestnut street.
"James, " shouted the con
ductor. A man signaled him,
the car stopped aud the man
alighted. A half minute alter
word the car neared another
cross street. i
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winum, auuuu'JL'CU luc
conductor. Another man got
w ' i 1. i iiiuiuau o v. v. 3 i yy r
visibly larger.
"Alexander," shouted the con- '
ductor. The third inau lett the
car.
When it had started on the
Irishman arose and approached
the conductor.
"Oi want to git out at Avnoo
B," he said. Me front name
is Michael. " Ex.
Washing Flannels.
The best way to wash any kind
of flannel garments, to keep them
soft and woolly as when new, is to
put a teaspoonful of liquid am
monia in the water when washing,
and again in the warm rinsing wa
ter. If this be done flannel of any
kind will never get hard and spoiled
as one sometimes sees it. ?,
Ivory Knife Handles. J
When the blades of knives re
quire washing or standing in water,
it should be done in a pitcher with
water enough to cover the blades
but not to touch the handles, and
the water no hotter than is abso
lutely necessary. Soaking the han
dles in water makes them crack.
To Wash Pongee.
Plain pongee may be washed in
warm soapsuds and ironed ' when
quite dry. If ironed on the wrong
side the new effect will be retained.
If the material is embroidered in
colors it should be washed in gaso
line. It is well, however, to experi
ment with a sample first.
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