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SPEED IT ALONG.
No man rises above his ideals.'
Just in harmonious proportion to
these, whether they are high or
low, noble or ignoble so will be
his character and the plane 01
his life. "As ye think so ye
are "
Man is naturally an idealist.
We might go farther and say he
is forced to be an idealist because
he sees no rational grounds for
believing many things real ex
cept ideas and their relations.
Fortunately, however, though he
begin with ideals, ideas and
inquire into their relations, it is
this inquiry which puts him in
possession of things real and
ritional. ' It seems to be para
doxical that men acquire ration
al knowledge of, and belief in
things through an agency which
denies there is rational ground to
believe any thing true except its
own intangible, unreal, fanciful,
idealistic self. But men do find
the real through pursuit of the
, ideal.
For ages thoughtful, observant
men have recognized the in
fluence of idealism on human
life and have striven to elevate
men by imbuing them with high
ideals and with a determined
purpose to prove' their ideals
true. The successful teacher,
whether teaching in the school
room, from the pulpit or through
the press is he who strives to
inculcate high ideals. He is a
workman who needeth not to be
ashamed.
Such is the perversity of hu
man nature that men will choose
to entertain low, debasing ideals.
There can be little question that
this explains much and by far
the greater part, of the social
life and the civic corruption
which are our reproach and shame.
Men and women have turned
away from lofty ideals. Right
and rational ideals concerning
love and marriage never made a
record in a divorce court. Right
ideals of pariotism, of honor, of
justice, of honesty, of fidelty to
trust never made a man a bribe
giver, a bribe taker, a corruption
ist, a perjured thief. Only when
men foilow low, maan ' unworthy
d sing ideals may these
epithets be written after their
na;nos.
We r quire no more convinc
ing evidence of the low ideals
held by large numbers of our
people than the character of the
books they read. This is espec
ially shown in the kind -of fic
t:Ti nought by the mass of read
ers oi fiction. It is the sort ihat
nrt only panders to depraved ap
petites, but by presenting
things in false colors and rela
tions it constantly presents false
ideals .nd exerts a pernicious
and debasing influence, often
greater than the reader is aware
of or is willing to acknowledge.
"American fi :tion, very largely,
has long been poisoned with
German materialism and French
infidelity and realism. It has
reveled in filth and nastiness
and crime so skilfully glossed
over with a cunning, subtle and
falsa philosophy of life, and liv
ing tliat is persusdes its readers
tva; bjack is white, vice is vir
ture, relig'.o.: is frenzy and staid
morality a shrieking comedy
Strangest of all. The most
debasing of this stuff is the pro
duct of women. It shows that
when woman, who is naturally a
high idealist, once lowers her
standa .! she drops lower than
the average man would dare.
Te Hmit has been reached.
Reform ..efoim on all lines of
thought and action is , now the
cry. Our people are entertain
ing higher ideals. The litera
ture of fiction feels the change.
That sort which finds its heroes
and heroines in the slums and
deifies them without first giving
them even the semblance of a
moral bath , finds a steadily de
creasing number of readers. The
successful jwrtter of fiction must
draw his characters from those
who always have pursued high,
rational i3eals. , Speed the
sadly needed reform!
NULLIFICATION.
W. S. U'Ren is reported to
have prepared a statuie, to be
submitted to the initiative vote of
the electors next June, whereby
it is propossd to make Statement
No. 1 mandatory upon members
of the legislature. The effect of
this is intended to be that, to
whatever party a member of the
legislature may adhere, he must
vote for the man already selected
for United States Senator by the
electors voting at the last gener
al election. He is to have no
moire power of choice and elec
tion "than you now have for the
formal ratification of our selec
tion ana choice for our governor
of Oregon. " This means and in
tends the people shall choose and
elect United States , Senators as
freely, certainly and directly as
they now choose and elect the
governor of the state.. It means
much more. It means that the
people of a state may nullify a
plani mandate of the constitution
of the United States.
The first article of this instru
ment provides that the legisla
tures of the several states shall
elect U. S. senators. It also
provides that vacancies occurr
ing in the senatoral representa
tion of a state shall be filled per
manently only by the legislature.
Then see the sixth article the
federal constitut:on and laws of
congress are the supreme law of
the land regardless of state con
stitutions and state laws.
No one will argue for a mo
ment, that such an enactment as
as this is not unconstitutional.
Eah member of the legislature
swears to support the constitu
tion of the United States. Does
this oath mean anything? If it
does it means the legislator must
observe it rather than a pre-election
pledge. It i3 improbable
any conscientious man will violate
his folemri oath. .
The framers of the constitu
tion, for good and sufficient rea
sons, placed the choice of U. S.
senators in the state legislatures.
It does not appear these reasons
are less cogent now than when
the Constitution was framed.
But even if they have no present
or possible future existence the
constitution yet remains the su
Dreme law. If it is desirable to
change it so the people may elect
U. S. senators by direct vote as
they now elect their governor
the change should be made, must
be made, indetd, as provided for
by the constitution itself. Any
other method is essentially revolu
tionary and a menace to all con
stitutional government.
It is probable if a proposition
to amend the federal constitution
ware before the people it would
meet little or no opposition, but
we are loth to believe that Ore-
gonians can be persuaded to defy
and set at naught any of its pro
visions. Statement No. 1, if accepted
at all, sh -uld not be construed so
as to pledge any candidate for
legislator to support any
other than the nominee of his
own party for election to the U.
S. Senate. To require men of any
political party to aid in electing
a man of wholly differing and
opposing political principles to
the U. S. Senate where ' for six
years he may oppose all things
political they hold most dear is
to require what few honest,
sincere and intelligent men of
any party can concede..
If the people cannot elect good,
true, honest men to their legisla
ture they certainly cannot elect
such men to the U. S. Senate.
If they can elect such men to the
legislature and they can if they
will they can safely entrust
them with the election of sena
tors. - ' . " ' : 'Yv '
Statement No. 1-might better
be ignored until our.people of all
parties gore sure there , are no
honest men in their party avail
able for the state legislature.
Additional Local.
It is said that A. Helms of tha Vied ford
fruit district will harvest twenty thous
and dollars' worth of Newtown Pippin
apples from his eevn a-re orcharcLIbie
is estimated on a $2 50 per box basie,
and it is belifved that he will receive a
still higher price. Thin sou no e like a
pretty good sized story but in the factions
peach country of Colorado-land is sold
readily at $2500 to $3o00 per acre. Ore
gon lands are fully as productive.
New filing cases have been placed in
Prof. Oawtord's room and in Dr. Ken '
office atOAC the past fes days. Other
cases for Prof. Horner's room ae being
constructed by R. C. Wills.
The college postoffiee is to be removed
from its old position in the library to the
clerk's office, this year.
A horse beloaging to John Jacobs, re -
siding on route No. 6, east of town, swal
lowed a live hank the other day while
eating hav from a straw stark in tl e
.pasture. The bird was not a large one
and entered the animal's stomach alive.
The strangest part of the affair is that
the bird did not die immediately out
managed to peck its way through the
lining of the horde's stomach and through
the hide. The horse died and wa9 found ,
a few hours later by W F Cary, a neigh
bor, with the dead body of the hawk pro-
trading from the horse's stomach. Af
ter pecking its way outsi te the touvh
bide, the bird seemed to have- become
canght and was unable to emerge. Tte,
peculiar an 1 almost incredi-!eincident
is substantiated by' several witnesses who
were called to see the strange freak. I
is supposed the hawk had burrowed in
the hay and the horse in eating from the
pile of hay accident illy swallowed the
bird Saturday's Albany Heraly. Nexi I
Notice to Creditors.
Notice is herebv (riven to all whom it roar concern
that the undersigned has been appointed Adminis
trator of the estate of Margery ii. liavisson, deceas
ed, by Ute Couuty Court of Benton Cuuuty, stale
ol urejron. Ail persons naving claims against said
estate of Margery B. Davisson, deceased, are here
by required to present the same, with the proper
vouchers theretor, duly verified as by law required,
within six months from the date btrenfto the
undersigned at the law office of McFaduen &
Bo son in Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon.
bated at Oorvalus, Oregon, this 2oth day of Au
gust lau7.
Ralph M. Davissok,
As Administrator of the estate of Hargerv B.
Davisson, deceased. '
Summons.
In the Circuit Court of the Btate of Oregon fo
dentin County:
W. H. Savagt, Plaintiff
vs.
N. A. Fisher, Defendant,
To N. A. t isher, the above named defendant.
In the Na'jie of the 4tate of Oregon, you, are
hereby summoned uud required to appear and
auswer the complaint of the plaintiff in tlie above
enLitled suit now on ntewith the clerk oi the abui
eiititiea court on or b'lore the last day of the time
prescribed in the Older for publication ofthissuui
ulons hereinafter referred to, to-wit: On or beloie
October 4, 1907, and you are hereby notint-d that il
yuu fail so to appear and auswer the said complaint
as herein required, -for want thereof tne plaintllf
wilt apply to the above entitled court lor the re itf
deaauued in his said cumplaiut to-wit: For decree
that' plaintiff have judgment agairst defer dant Uf
on the promissory note described .n said cumplaiut
for $iuu with m teres t thereon a i rate of 111 per
cent per annum from fcsveuiber mth, lyoti;-at-toi
ney 's fees and $19 paid for caring for the follow
iog persoual property, viz: one black mare about 0
years olo, one topaiugle buggy and one set of har
ness belonging to defendant but now iu possession
of plaintiff, and directing that plaintiff's lien upun
said property by way of a pledge be foreclosed and
theabove described personal property sold in the
manner proviued by law for the sale of personal
property uuder execution in actions at law, and the
proceeds applied, by the party making suchN8aie,
to the satisfaction of such judgment and the bal
ance to the defendant.
This summous is published in the Qorvallto Gaz
ette newspaper once a week: for six consecutive and
suc?essive weeks beginning with the issue of Au
gust 23, I9v7, and ending with the issue of October
4, 1U0Y, under and in pursuance of4he direction
contained iu an order made by the -Hm E. Wood
wai Judge of the County Court of Benton County,
btate of Oreirou, dated-August 15, 19o7.
Date of first publication hereof is August 23, 19o7.
E. E. Wilson,
70-82 Attorney for Plaintiff.
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HOMES FOR SALE
7h- Sale: Nine acres good and, all in
cultivation , six roojn honee, two lots and
barn. $1,200, cash. Located fine farming
sectioi," within stone's throw graded
school, churches, store, postoffiee. Good
reasons for se'.liug. fall or address,
Gazette Office. 63if
For Sale : Registered, unregistered
and grade Cote w old bucks, of serviceable
age. Inquire of T. A. ' Loasdon, Phone
2u0s, Granger Line, Corvallis, Ore.S 63tf
WILL SELL LOTS IN CORVALLIS,
Oregon, on instalment plan and as
sist parchasers to build homes on there
if desired. Address First National
Bank, Corvallis, Or.
WILL SELL MY LOTS IN NEWPORT,
Or., for spot cash, balance instal
ments, and help parties to build homes
tbereou, if desired. Address M. S.
Woodcock, Cc-vailie, C
PHYSICIANS
B. A. CATIxEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN
uiu surgeon. Koome 14, Bank Build
iog. Office Hours: 10 to 12 a. m , 2 to
4 p. m. Kesidence: cor. 6th and Ad
uaiB 6ts. Telephone at office and res
idence. Oorvaiiis, Oregon.
ATTORN EYS"
S. F. YATES, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
Office up stairs in Zierolf Building,
Only set of abstracts in Benton County
E. R. BRYSON ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Uice in Post Othce Building, Corval
da, Oregon.
WANTED
WANTED A FRESH MILCH COW,
Jersey or high grade. Must give 85 or
40 lbs. of aiilk per dav. Phoue 422 or
call on Henry Cyrus, corner Third and
Washington streets. 72-79
TO LET WITH BOARD THREE
choice furnished rooms. Good beds
and stoves. Inquire or phone 422,
Mary C. Cyrus, corner of Third and
. Washington streets. 72-79
WAiSTE D 600 SUBSCRIBERS TO THE
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BANKING.
Veterinary Sura eon
DR. E. E. JACKSON, VETERINARY
Burgeon and dentist. Residence Third
Street, between Madison and Monroe,
Corvallis. Phone (681, or call Snow
& Wiley's livery stable.
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OP
Corvallis, Oregon, transacts a general
conservative banking business. Loans
money on approved security. Drafts
bought and told and money transferred
to the principal cities of the United
States, Europe and foreign countries.
House Decorating.
FOR PAINTING AND PAPERING SEE
W. E. Paul, Ind. 488, I4tf
new Fall
ready for you
store and we are
a special opening
Glothes are
now in our
oing to hold
reception to
-4tML S$
' Iff 4"'nfVvt
Copyright 1907 by Hart Schaffner 5? Marx
introduce you to them. You're invited;
and when you come you'll meet a lot of
the finest clothes you ever saw. We feel
that our good friends and our good clothes
ought to know each other better.
These are Hart Schaffner & Marx
clothes; and you can put it down as a
fact that better clothes, more stylish -more
perfectly tailored, never came from
the hand of a tailor.
The new suits are in a number of
smart models, and the patterns are va
ried enough to suit every taste grays5
browns tans, in stripes, plaids and
checks. ""
The new Fall overcoats are certain
ly very snappy; you'll find your kind
here. It is hardly necessary to say that
Hart Schaffner k Marx clothes are al
ways all-wool; you get no cotton mixture
stuT under that name.
Other departments are full also of
fine seasonable goods; hats on the latest
blocks; shirts and neckwear like a regular
flower garden of color and rich design
S. L. KLINE
Established 1864 ,
The People's Store Corvallis, Oregon
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