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About Corvallis gazette. (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 24, 1907)
THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE Published Tuesdays and Fridays by Gazetth Publishing Compa ky. The Subscription price of the Gazette for several years has been, and remains $2 pur annum, or 25 per vent, discount if paid in advance. This paper will be continued until all arrearages are paii. . MA Y REPEA T ITSELF. Cotton Mather was born in 16G3 in Boston where he died at , the age of 66 years. He was held to be the most profound scholar and prolific writer Ameri ca had produced up to that time He was the author of almost four hundred different works, some of which are quite voluminous. His works were devoted, mainly to metaphysical, ethical and rc-h'gious subjects. He wrote a lok on "Witchcraft and Posses sions" which was acknowledged authority on those subjects, and was, indeed the chief authority used in the trial and conviction of those accused of witchcraft at Salem in 1692. What he did not know concerning the Devil and diabolism was believed to be past finding out. He wielded a powerful influence on New England life which was felt many years after his demise. One may ..scarcely say his in fluence is yet of things passed away. From reading about him one might think he was a saint who was scecially privileged to dwell close to the Eternal One. However, he lived in a narrow, bigoted age and was a remark able exponent of the fact. Recently a letter written by him has been unearthed and pub lished. It begins: "Boston, Sept. ye 15, 1632. To ye aged and beloved John Higginson: There be at sea a shippe called ye Welcome, R. Greenaway mas ter, which has a board a hun dred or more of ye heretics and ms'.ignants called Quakers with W. Penne, who is ye chief scampe at the head of them." He then gives the information that "Ye General Court" had given secret orders to the master "of ye brig Propasse to waylaye sed Welcome as near ye coast of Codde as may be and make cap tive ye sed Penne and his un godly crewe so that ye Lord may be glorified and not mocked on ye soil of this newe coustre with ye heathen worship of these people. Much spoyle may be made by seding ye whole lot in Barbadoes where slaves fetch jrood prices in rumme and sugar and shall not only do ye Lord great service in punishing ye wicked but we shall' make great itood for his ministersandpeople" He subscribes himself, "Yours in ye bow elsof Christ." ' The great good was the rum and sugar, of which both ministers and people were exceedingly fond. It will be observed that this letter approves piracy, slavery and rum that "ye Lord may be glorified." History records marvelous things during the two and a quarter centuries which have intervened. "Ye chief scampe W. Penne" founded a colony which became a powerful state. He played no scurvy tricks, through the use of rum or otherwise, upon the In. dians. He let such things remain in the hands of "ye Lord's min isters and people" of cape Codde", Plymouth and Massa chusetts Bay, while he negotia ted so just wise and equitable'a treaty with the natives that for more than forty v ears not a drop of Quaker blood was shed by In dian hands. Piracy and the slave trade have been done to death, and the rum traffic stands upon the scaffold awaiting the hour for its execution to strike. Men have ceased to believe these things contribute to the glory of the Lord. What has produced the change? It cannot be the Lord has chang ed. The teachings of Christ have not changed. Human nature remains what it was two hun dred years ago. , It must be because men have reached a deeper, wider know ledge of eternal truth and have clearer conception of their rela tion to God and tp each other. History, it is said, repeats its self. . Who knows if it may not repeat this record of the past? All bigotry, all self-righteousness, all exclusiveness have not ,een destroyed. It may be men are deceiving themselves and their fellows. It may appear, some day, that the while men have been swayed by the same baneful spirit and that neither "ye ministers" nor ''ye people" are freed from fondness of "rumme and sugar" any more than they are from bigotry and narrow mindednes?. WILL TRUST HIM. Representative Dalzell repre senting the Pittsburg, ,Pa.'. dis trict in congress is spoken of as now favoring tariff revision in all the schedules of the law ex cept that touching the products of the Steel Trusts of whbh he is represented to be the obsequ ious tool. Mr. Dalzell has favored revis ion for a long time. No man in congress better understands the difficulties which will beset any attempt at revision and the wide spread disturbance to. the busi ness of the country which al ways attends tariff tinkering, He sees, as every intelligent man does, that, there are a number of things rightfully and more insist ently demanding legislation than tariff revision. The m schief these work to the people is b- yond compare with any that may oe ascribed to the tariff even by free-trade theorists. When these greater evils have been remedied will be soon enough time to look after the lesser and largely imag' inary evil growing out of the present tariff laws. This, has been, is now the attitude of the of the republican party. That party has never practiced eva sion to escape from a plain duty, nor will it permit itself to be forced into hasty, ill-advised act ion on any subject, much less on one touching the business of the whole country and the welfare of all our people as tariff revis ion assuredly must. Mr. Dalzell is a protectionist representing a great manufactur ing and mining district in a state so decidedly in favor of protect ion that her representatives . in congress must be protectionists, even though democrats. He is no more the pliant tool ef the Steel Trusts than of the manu facturers of glassware, of ma chinery, of edge-tools, of the miners and shippers of coal and of the labor unions. These are protectionists, and some of them more radically so than the Steel Trusts. We have heard Mr. Carnegie time and again say: "I do not care what I have, pro tection or free trade; but I must have stability." The intelligent workman demands stability and protection and is often found more decidedly opposed to tariff tinkering than his employer is. Representative Dalzell has been continuously in congress for up ward of thirty years, and it is a fair presumption he has served his constituency with fidelity. He represents the interests of Pennsylvania in the councils of the nr.tion, and anti-protectionists end free-traders have no' right to expect he will lend him self to advance their, theories and schemes. Wilkins, Hampton, Morehead each in turn, long represented this district in congress. The first two received high judicial honors. Russell Errett, of the , old Pittsburg Gazette served a I short time. Gen. Jas. B. Neg- ley, killed politically by increas ed "salary grab" was suceeded by Dalzell, who has been in con gress continuously ever since. Of all the able men representing this district and no state had abler men than Wilkins, Hamp- ton and Morehead John Dalzell ranks with the ablest. It is a safe conclusion, but one which blights the hopes of anti- protectionists, that he will have a strong hand in shaping tariff legislation, strong because of his wide experience and exact know ledge of tariff laws and their operations for good or ill. A VAIN THREAT. It is to be regretted that the at tempt to advance municipal and social reform in the pity of Chi cago has been defeated. There is no city in the country where reform is so sadly needed as in the "Windy City." Corruption, venality, rascality of all kinds have controlled the administra tion of municipal affairs for so long a time that the city had gained a well-deserved and world-wide reputation for, mis government. Crime, too, of the grossest and most dangerous character has been so fearfully prevalent there that timid, law abiding people have shuddered at its satur- nalian record: To escape from these untoward conditions it was found would require certain amendments to the city's charter. These were formulated, submitted to popu lar vote and defeated by the law less, viciou3 element, which is very largely composed of foreign ers. This element was massed and directed against the reform movement mainly, it is claimed, by W. R. Hearst and his news papers. Elated by their victory the "United Foreign Societies" bold ly proclaim their purpose to or ganize in every considerable city in oppsition to so called "blue laws." . Their first efforts are to be put forth for the destruction of the American Sabbath and the substitution therefor of the con tinental Sunday. There is an American Sabbath. A Bas -. We&s Guaranteed S. L. KLINE Established 1864 The People's Store Corvallis, Oregon It is not the New England, Puri tan Sabbath of several genera tions ago, but is what its name implies. It ' accompanies the Declaration of Independence' and the Stars and Stripes. Strike these as soon as it. Ameri cans will resent the-attempt and the "United Foreign Societies" will regret their foolish th reat and purpose. - - - W. R. Hearst, an American, God save the mark, now writes himself large, a blatant dema gogue. . - Reform will yet march to victory, even in Cnicago. '-oley's Kidney Cure We Invite Your inspection of our Stock of Ladles' and Misses' ICoats Wool Dress Goods, Cotton Wash Dress Fabrics i Our Stock is Cem plete in Every -Detail at Right Prices. Henkle & Davis An Ounce of Prevention Is worth a pound of cure. There are many sufferers, Consumptives who are hooeless of eettinsr well who. if they had taken care of themselves, would now be well, A cough is the foundation of f Consumption. Ballard's Horehound Syrup will cure that cough. , Mrs. S , Great Falls, Montana, writes: "I have used Ballard's Horehound Syrup in my family for years. My children never suffer with coughs." Sold by Graham & Wortham. AT MONEY-SAVING PRICES, AND e Ball - n Not only are our prices LOWER than any other store, but with every G- I V Price of Suits 32.00 Notice to Creditors: Notice is hereby gives to all whom it may concern that the undersigned has been appointed Adminis trator of the estate of Margery B. Oavisson, deceas ed, by tbe County Court of Beuton County, State of Oregon. All persons having claims against said estate of Margery B. Davisson, deceased, arc here by required to present .tne same, wito tne proper vouchers therefor, duly verified as by law reuuired. within six months from the date hereof to the undersigned at the law othce of Mcfradden & Brysoiiiu CoTvaJlis, Benton County, Oregon. Dated at Corvallis. Oregon, this 2eth day of Au gust 1907. - Ralph M. Davisson, As Administrator of the estate of Margery B. Davisson, deceased. 69-S3 - Summons. In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon fo Beuton County: ; W. H. Sa-vagi, Plaintiff vs. N. A. Fisher, Defendant, To N. A. Fisher, the above named defendant. In the Name of the stute of Oregon, you are hereby summoned aud required to appear and answer tRe compliant of the pUiutitf in me above entitled suit now on tile with the clerk oi the auovn entitled court on or before the last day of the time prescribed in the oidcr for pubheatiou of this summon:- hereinafter referred to, to-wH: On or beioie October 4. 1907, and you are hereby notified that if you fail so to appear and answer the said corn plaint as herein required, for wan, thereof the plaintiff will apply to the above entitled court for the re'ief demanded in his said complaint to-wit: For decree that plaintiff nave judgment against defendant up on the promissory note described .in said complaint for $r00 with interest thereon at the rate ol i.t per cent per anuuui from Kavember 27th, lDOti; 20 at torney 's fees and iU paid lor caring for the follow ing personal property, viz: one blask maiu abopt ti years old, one top single buirsjy and one set of .iar ness belonging to defendant but now in possession of plaintiff, aud directing that plaintiff's lieu upon sid property by way of a pledge be foreclosed and the above described personal property sold in the manner provided by law fur the sale of personal property under execution iu actions at law, and the proceeds applied, by the party making such sale, to the satisfaction of such . judgment and the bal ance to the defendant. This summons is published in the Corvallis "Gaz ette newspaper once a week fornix consecutive and successive weeks beginning with the issue of Au gust 23, 1907, and ending with the issue of October 4, 190, under and in pursuance of the directions contained in an order made by the Hon. 1$. Wood war. Judge of the County Court of Benton County, State of Or ey on, dated August 15, 19o7. Date of first publication hereof is August 23, Wo7 . E. Wilson, 70-82 Attorue for Plaintiff. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS : Fifteen words or less, 25 cts for three successive insertions, or 50 ots per month; for all up to and including tec additional words, cent a word for each insertion. " For all advertisements over 25 words, I ct per word for the first insertion, arte ct per word for each additional inser tion. Nothing inserted for less than 2r cents. Lodge, society and " church notices, Tether than Btriotly news matter, will be charged for. House Decorating. FOR PAINTING AND PAPERING SEE W. E. Paul, Ind. 488. l4tf and Bat School Suit we E A A Grood Base Ball and Bat - PHYSICIANS B. A. CAThEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN uuu Lurgeun. Rooms 14, Bank Build tag. Otiice Hours: 10 to 12 a. m., 2 to 4p.m. Residence: cor. 6th and Ad auia Bis. Telephone at orbce and ree- - tuence. Corvallis. Oregon. ATTORNEYS i. F. YATES, A TTORN E Y-AT-LA W. Office up stairs in Zierolf Building. Only set oi abstracts in Benton County iS. R. BKYSON ATTORNEY AT LAW. yibce In fotfOtuce Building, Coival ua, Oregon. WANTED WANTED A FRESH MILCH COW, Jersey or hino grade. Must give 85 or 40 lbs. of wiik per day. Phone 422 or call on Henry Cyrus, corner Third and Waebingtou streets. - 72-79 TO LET WITH BOARD THREE choice furnished rooms. Good beds and stoves. Inquire or phone 422, Mary C. Gyrus, corner of Taird and Washington streets. 7279 WANTED 500 SUBSCRIBERS TO THE Gazkttb and Weekly Oregonian at $2.55per year. HOMES FOR SALE For Sale: Nine acres eood and, all la cultivation , six room bouse, two lots and barn. $1,200, cash. Located fine farming section, within stone's throw graded school, churches, store, postoffice. Good reasons fur selling. Call or address, ttazette Othce. 63tf WILL SELL LOTS IN CORVALLIS, Oregon,, on instalment plan and as s!st purchasers to build homes on them 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 thereon, if desired. Address M. S. Woodcock, Corvailip, Or. BANKING. THE FIP.S1 NATIONAL BANK OF Corvallis, Oregon, transacts a general conservative banking business. Loans money on approved security. Drafts bought and fold ani money transferred to the principal cities of the United States, Europe and foreign countries. F i will A T tlO $5.00
