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Corvallis, Benton Couivty, Orego?;, Tuesday. July 28.- lOOT.
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In fact any of the little indispensables that a lady needs to
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"WH0FEARST0SPEAK0F'98?"
When the late John Kclls In
gram, formerly senior fellow and
vice provost of Trinity college, Dub
lin, wrote the ballad "Who Fears to
Speak of Ninety-eight?" by which
he was so well known, he was a
young student in his twentieth
year. A -writer in the Manchester
Guardian tells that about the time
when the ballad appeared prepara
tions were being made for the ar
rest End prosecution of the "Young
Irelanders" for high treason. The
whole tone of Trinity college was
then, as it is now, anti-Irish, and
the college authorities took the
alarm. I! is own friends and rela
tions joined in persuading Ingram
not to write any more ballads. The
result of the influences brought to
bear upon the youthful poet was
that he never again wrote a word
of what may be called Irish nation
al literature. It is said that in after
life he was anxious to let it be
known that he had ceased to enter
tain the views of his student day?,
and a Dublin wag once said that
the true answer to the question,
"Who fears ' to speak of ninety
eight?" was "John Kells Ingram."
But this imputation seems to be
Without foundation. Westminster
Abraham Lincoln
Was g man who, asrainstal! odds, at
tained the highest honor a man could
get in the United States, Ballard's
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never eqnal'ed by any other remedy. It
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tis. Influenza and all Pulmonary dis
eases. Kvery cnother ehould keep sup
plied with this wonderful cough remedy
Sold by Graham & Wortham.
The Gazette
for Job Work.
TIME
Of course, without a doubt.
It's best to have it out;
Then I'll never have a toothache any
more.
I've hit the very thing
The doorknob and a string,
put I somehow kind o' hats to shut the
door.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Conundrums.
What is it that a cat has and no
other animal has? Kittens.
"What is the easier profession, a
doctor's or a clergyman's ? A cler
gyman's, because he preaches, while
a doctor must practice.
What's the difference between a
new nickel and an old fashioned
charter? Twenty cents.
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Poor John.
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V;iIP,I SHE RUSTICATED.
And
Spent Vacation Corvaliis
Woman's Letter.
Mrs. LinzySharp is expected
home this week from a' month's
visit up the Columbia at a little
place called Mist. To the
Gazette she has, by request, sent
a letter telling of the section in
which she has been taking her
vacation, and her many friends
will be interested ' in reading
what she says. The letter fol
lows: '
"The Nehalem is a long, nar
row valley nestling among the
hills of Columbia .and Clatsop
counties. It takes r its name
from the beautiful Nehalem river
which flows through its center.
This valley, I am informed, is
about 47 miles loug and not
mere than one and a quarter
miles wide at its widest point.
The head of the river is at a point
called Buxton, about seven miles
from Veionia. and the mouth is at
Iilwaco. The distance between
the head and mouth is but 30
miles.
Saw mills and shingle mills
line this stream from source to
outlet, and some o. the most
valuable limber in Oregon is
found along its course. Timber
cruisers are being busv nere
now buying up timber, and
everyone rates his real estate
pretty nigh, especially the tim
bered portions. For illustration :
One farmer bought a homestead
of 132 acres five or six years ago
for $1,000, and less than a year
ago be sold it for 2,000, and
others are doing as we'l. -
The O. R. & N. is surveying
now, from Tillamook; to Astoria
and Portland. Should the road
go through here the Nehalem
valley will be one of the best in
Oregon for its size. No one can
realize the productiveness of this
section "without seeing for one
self-
Of grain and hay the crops are
always good. Old settlers who
have lived here for 40 years state
that never have thev seen a fail
ure ot crops and that the yield is
always good. Wheat aud oats
are sown in the spring and I
wish you could see the great bil
lowy fields of grain that will be
readv to harvest in a couple of
weeks.
Just now the farmers are busy
mowing away their hay, which
is a heavy crop this year, princi
pally clover and timothy. Vetch
is almost unknown here, only
about one acre being grown for
experiment. One rancher asked
me if vetch looked anything like
clover, when growing. Hop
fields are numerous here, also,
and yield heavily.
About 4000 pounds of cream
is shipped out of Nehalem valley
per week. A large pastueiizer is
located here. -
Three shingle mills, all within
a distance of six miles, are do
ing a rushing business with a
daily average output each of
35000 shingles. The mill near
where I am staying cut 43,000
shingles yesterday and has cut as
high as 52,000 in a day.
But what the Nehalem neeos is
' railroad, and tnat badlvtasit is
now, everything must be hauled
back and forth across the mount
ains from Clatskanie and shipped
from there by boat or rail to Port
land. Produce has to pass
through the hards of at least
'wo middlemen and that takes off
about all the profit for the Neha
lem farmer and manufacturer.
Of- fruits there is always an
abundance of the varieties that
are grown. Plenty of apples,
pear?, prunes, but peaches no not
thrive here, and for some reason
only a few people have cherries.
I climbed a cherry tree yesterday
a big Royal Ann and ate unti
I had to get a ladder to get down,
but I must admit that San Jos
scale was pretty thick on the
fruit. - s -
This is the home - of the wild
blackberry. A crowd went out
Sunday and canre in with every
disrx ioadedwith the fruit. Acres
of potatoes are growing in the
Nehalem this year. Old pota
toes are now worth $2,75 and
$3.00 per sack and new ones are
5 cents per pound.', Potatoes
grown i ere are different from
those in the Willamette Valley.
The soil must cause the differ
ence. These could be boiled
whole for .a week and they would
not finelt nor tall t pieces.
. I must not forget to tell
you - how cheap strawberries.
cherries and red raspberries are
nere, $ also logan berries. The
strawberries were considered
cheap when 83 cents per pound,
and logan berries and cherries
sold; -for the same. Red rasp
berries were six cents. I think
if we Corvaliis housewives had
to can .fruit at those prices we
would, "cut it out."
I shall visit in Portland en
route- heme with Mrs. Fred
Meader. Mrs. Meader was Miss
Olive Brumfield of Corvaliis, who
for three years has been assistant
principal ot the Wasco high
school. She was married about
tnree weeks ago. lhe groom is
a prominent real( estate man of
Portland. Mr. arid M.S. Meader
reside for the present at 816
Clackamas street, and are at
home to all friends.
Tell eveiyone "hello," and
that' while I've been having a
big time, have seen lots of sights,
and this country is near and dear
o me, being my childhood home,
yet I'll be glad when I reach Cor
valiis and see all the dear, famil
iar faces again."
Wedding at Summit.
In the presence of immediate
friends and relatives at her home
in Summit, on July 17, Miss
Ruth I. Strouts, the estimable
daughter of E. F. Strouts, was
joined in the holy bonds of
matrimony to Frank L. Neville
a prominent young man of Airlie,
Oregon.
To the strains of the wedding
march played by Miss Hattie
Franke, the bride entered the
parlor, leaning on the arm of her
brother. She was daintly gown
ed in a dress ot cream nun's veil
ing, and made a very charming
picture. The ceremony which
was preformed at 12 o'clock by
Rev. Bartholomew, was very
impressive. They stood under a
large bell of marguerites, and the
remainder of the room was decor
ated in cream flowers and maiden
hair fern. The dining room
where a sumptuous wedding
breakfast awaitedthe bridal party,
was beautifully arranged in cream
roses and ivy.
After congratulations, Mr. and
Mrs. Neville departed amidst
showers of rice and old shoes, for
Airlie. They were the receipi-
ents ot many beautiful and use
ful gifts.
A Friend.
Characteristics of Animals.
The animal of least intelligence
m a circus menagerie is the beauti
ful giraffe; the most intelligent, the
monkey: the most timid, yet the
most dangerous, the elephant; most
untrustworthy, the cats, including
all those animals belonging to the
feline family; most affectionate, the
seals; most ill tempered, the hip
popotamus, too is never m a pleas
ant frame of mind from the day of
his birth until he is ready to be
skinned and mounted in a natural
history museum. Spare Moments.
Feminine Generalship.
On one occasion the noted Brit
ish officer Tarleton was speaking
contemptuously of Colonel V liiiam
Washmtrton - to a patriot lady
"Why," said Tarleton, "they tell
me he is so ignorant tnat Jie cannot
even write his name." With
meaning glance at Tarleton's right
hand, which Washington had wound
ed, the lady replied, "But nobody if
better avr.re than you, Colonel
Tarleton, that Colonel Washington
knows how to make his mark.
CLOSING CHAPTER.
Of Reports on Benton School Fair
Corvaliis Teachers Heard Fmm.
Corvaliis Reports for the All
Benton School Fair:
S. W. Holmes' Room.
I herewith send you a delayed
report of the seed distribution,
and the work that trie children
are doing to make the All Benton
Fair a success.
The pupil i of most ot the rooms
doubled or trebled their quantity
ot seeds by purchasing additional
packages. You may rest assured
that there will be an abundance
ef vegetables for the market in
Corvaliis this fall, even if there
will not be enough prizes to go
round. Have you noticed the
large number of boys and girls
in Corvaliis working in the gar
dens this spring? Have ycu no
ticed how much "better they stick
to their tasks than vou would ex
pect the average boy or girl to
stick to the heavy end of a hoe?
Each of those pupils has a list of
the premiums to be given next
August, and has high hopes of
getting a goodly share of the
same. These things tell more
vividly what the pupils of District
No. 9 are doing for the Fair than
any list of seed packages given
out that T might furnish you,
could tell.
Hoping that the boys and girls
of District No 9 will earn their
full share of the premiums at the
All Benton School Fair, I re
main. Yours respectfully.
S. W. Holmes, Principal.
C. E. Cummings' Room.
We are coming to the Fair and
ex pecttcw occupy .jinme .space.
there. About sixty packages 01
seeds were distributed from our
room, and they are doing their
very best to make a showing.
Some complaint has been made
ot the drought and of the ravages
of the squasb bug aud other pests
but we realize that the "other
fellow" probably has similar
troubles, and we expect, and in
tend to be, as persistent and per
severing as either our competi
tors or the bugs. We intend to
stay faithful to the attempt until
August 31st. Yours for the suc
cess of the All Benton Fair,
C E. Ctjmmings, 8th B, 9th A.
Anna Lindgren's Room.
We are all thoroughly interest
ed in the Fair, and have put
forth extra efforts in doing our
part to make it a success.
Over 40 packages of seeds were
distributed in our room. Several
pupils have a small garden of al
falfa started, some their beds of
nasturtiums, others their beds of
sweet peas and squashes. 1 bey
have all reported their work a
success with but one thing lack
ing the rain.
All the pupils in 6th B and 7th
A have been interested in the
wntintr contest, several in the
drawing. We have also devoted
some time each week in the
sp Iling contest. Respectfully,
Anna Lindgren.
Francis Belknap's Room.
The 5th Band 6th A of the,
Corvaliis Schools are planning
tor the Fair. It was an exciting
time in our room wben the seeds
were being distributed. Now the
little gardeners are anxious to
tell bow high their plants have
grown and how they are doing.
All of the pupils have entered the
penmanship contest, and some
copies of Longfellow's "My Lost
Youth" are beautifully written.
VVe ha ve had a great deal of oral
spelling this term, and some of
the pnoils are well prepared to
enter the spelling contest.
Francis Belknap.
Eena thomtson's Room.
The 4th Band 5th A of Dis
trict No. 9 are making a' good
many preparations for the Benton
County School Fair to be held in
Ancnst 1907.
Fourteen of these boys and
girls have entered the writing
contest. Everyone cannot expect
to win a prize, yet the papers
show the willingness and earnest
ness of the writers, and some very
nice specimens have been turned
out.
Eight pupils have entered the
drawing contest, and trom the
amount of ruler., pencils, and
erasers, especially the application
of the erasers, there is no doubt
but that some good maps will be
turned out, and probably ome of
the contestants wUl gain fame as
artists.
Several of the little girls are
going to try their hands at sew
i jgr, some at bread making and
fruit canning, and others at mak
ing jelly and working buttou
holes. I have no dcibt but what
some of these little housewives
(to be) will make a fine showing
in these arts and will probably
surp- s ; tueir in -nctors.
Both boys and girls are expect
ing to compete for prizes given
for the,-most beautiful flowers and
best vegetables. Others are ex
pecting to enter the ciphering
and spelling matches. Truly,
Edna Thompson.
Maude Mattley's Room.
The pupils of the third3 grade
of the Corvaliis Public Schools
are going to do their part in mak
ing the All Benton School Fair
a great success. A majority of
the pupils are working tor the
Fair. They hope to win a num
ber of prizes as well as to make a
splendid display of their summer's
woik. We expect to be repre
sented in the ciphering and :;pell-
mgcontests. Someof the little girls
are learning hemstitching and
are going to make button holes
daring vacation. Respectfully
; Maude MattCEY.'""
Olive Mallow's Room.
Regarding the Fair that is to
be held . here in the fall, would
say that my room is very enthu
siastic over the work. A large
number of the pupils in my room
h j ve entered many of the con
tests, and are enthusiastically piar-
suing their work along their re
spective lines, expecting to win
many of the pri2es. 1 ruly,
Olive mallow.
For The Farmer.
For the encouragement of
dairy farmers in those districts
which are without condenseries
we may remark that their farm
lands will grow richer while the
land of those who sell milk will
grow poorer, says the Oregon
Agriculturist. It was long ago
observed in England that in the
long run the farming districts.
which made butter were more
prosperous than chose which
made cheese. The reason was
that the farms grew more pro
ductive in the butter-making dis
tricts while they became less
productive in the cheese-making
districts.
The substance of butter comes
out ot the air. It takes almost
nothing from the soil. Selling
milk does not rob ihe soil as
rapidly as selling wheat but it
steadily removes fertility from
the land. It is estimated that"
every thousand pounds of milk
sold represents the taking of one
dollars' worth of fertility from
the land. The business farmer
will take this into, account and
make allowance foi it when he
is selling milk to condenseries,
cheese factories or for shipment
to cities. If he gets enough
more for the milk than for the
cream to make up for the loss of
fertility and then makes up the.
loss to the soil he will be all right,
and bis land will be maintained
in fertility and productiveness.
Finger Marks on Paint.
For cleaning black marks on
doors , or shutters without injury to
most delicate shades of paint a rub
with a clean cloth dipped in petro
leum is the best. Petroleum is also
useful for cleaning the hands after
doing some work which would stain
or discolor them. The petroleum
oil makes them soft and velvety.
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