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Garden CORN HARVEST. Tha Binder For Silage Corn The Checker on Small Farms. By C. J. ZiNTHKO. Office of Experiment Siations. Tbe mrn lihim-r is used to greatest adviiui:!" id fluid where tne corn is dice ruwed. iiK it is possiole to cut . around a tiioo!:. ltootim:; tae machine conr.fi! nrlv in operation. Average re fi t ' f i ( c 1 h-nured re plies recf:v tl t a letter of inquiry sont to fa;T.:er the country h dirions of CO!" of I II, Is 81.00. Tlie (i it tctious of ;tro that for all eon a total cost per acre a with a coru binder lv:tntKC of the corn INCLINED C0I1N BINDER. binder over cul'.iuj; by hand or sled harvester is the amount of work which cau be accomplished per day and the general ease with which the work can be done. One disadvantage which may be credited to the corn binder is that It knocks off more or less ears of corn. Binders consist essentially of dividers passing one on each side of a row of corn and of cutting and binding de vices. A bundle carrier is usually also attached. The present form of shocker consists essentially of dividers, a revolving ta ble for assembling the shock and a crane for removing it. The knives and flywheel attachment for cutting the stalks are similar to those used on the corn binder. Corn shockers cost about as much as binders and -weigh approximately the same. The wear and tear on the Bhocker is probably not so great as on the binders. The shocker requires the work of but one man, whereas the binder requires besides the driver two or three men to follow and set up the chocks. The corn shocker seems to be the machine that meets the require ments of owners of small farms who do their own work. It requires a man of more ability to run a corn shocker than to operate a corn binder on ac count of the numerous movements the operator has to go through all at the proper time in removing the shock from the machine. From replies to questions we have a total cost of harvesting corn with a shocker of $1.0( per acre compared with the cost of $1.18 per acre for har vesting with a sjed harvester and $1.50 per acre for., corn binders or by hand. The manual labor in harvesting corn Is the least when using the shocker. The shock made by the corn shocker is not so easily loaded on a wagon as is that made by a corn binder, as the in dividual bundles may be loaded with a pitchfork, whereas the whole shock made with a shocker can best be load ed at once with some form of loading device or horsepower derrick. The corn binder is well adapted for cutting coru for the silo, as the bun- cons HARVESTER AND SHOCKER, dies are bound into convenient size to be loaded on a wagon. However, this saving of labor is accomplished at tho cost of twine, which remains around the bundles for less than an hour and ia a total waste when cut- Dry Land For Sheep. It Is generally well known that heep require a reasonably dry cli mate and land that is well drained, but It often happens that farmers under take to raise sheep on bottom land and on land that Is too wet to plow for crop. If sheep are kept on such land for any length of time, trouble is sure to follow, remarks Farm Press. Sheep cannot stand wet feet, and they must have dry ground to sleep on at night. Sheep lie down a great deal when ruminating. Unless the ground Is dry and warm they are sure to suffer. Besides foot rot. Internal para sites that affect sheep are worse on wet land. The hoof of the sheep is golden only when the hoof is dry. Milk For Pigs. There may be a few men here and there who can grow a bunch of pigs without milk as well as with, but they aTe few and expert. Sweet skim mi'.k has as yet no equal as a bone building, flch making food. In my opinion, re marts a writer In Iowa Homestead. r V f; - WW - -Si ' THE OPTICAL LEVER. The delicate measurements de manded by modern scientific proc esses and machines have led to -the invention of many instruments of. precision that surprise the uniniti ated by their capabilities,, which ars , often based on extremely simple I principles. Among these i3 a little I apparatus recently put upon the market in France for determining I tlin TnVlmpc nv nnA Tnio-ht smv. lack of thickness, of extremely thin plates, wires and .threads. The in ventor likens its action to that of a lever in which a ray of light takes the place of the beam. Essentially i j the apparatus consists of two care i fully ground plates in contact with one another, the' upper one being ' attached to a movable arm. When an object is placed between the ' eikres of the plates the upper plate is displaced a little in level, and the effect of this displacement is magni fied' TSy a reflected ray of light which . falls upon a graduated scale. Thus the most delicate measurements of : thickness are easily and quickly i made. Youth's Companion. Historic Texan Oak. When General Zaehariah Taylor came to Texas on his way to Mexi co during the Mexican war he land ed at Eockport on a point adjacent to the Bayview hotel. He then marched his forces up to where Ful ton now stands and halted there be fore going on to Corpus Christi. When Taylor's army halted General Taylor camped beneath the shady boughs of an oak that is still stand ing sentinel there. This oak is over eight feet in di ameter and is probably the largest oak in Texas. It is gnarled and battered. Vandals have built fires against it that have almost eaten its heart out, but still the leaves are green upon its branches and its friendly shade is sought by the hun dreds who frequent the locality. It is king of a grove of large and stately oaks. One peculiarity about these ana all other trees in this lo cality is that the prevailing wind has bent their branches so that they lean toward the northwest. San Antonio Express. "Passed With Distinction." An incident is recorded that is characteristic of a section of Eus sian studentdom of the present day. A leaving examination, a certifi cate to which is a valuable creden tial, was held at the Baku grammar school. As the students took their seats for the examination, each pulled from his pocket a revolver, which he coolly laid on his desk. The examiners not only did not venture to interfere, but, tamed by the sight of the weapons, allowed the students to discuss the examina tion papers at their own sweet will. They "finally granted to every one a certificate declaring that its hold er had passed "with distinction." -St. Petersburg Cab1 to New York Sun. Saving Further Trouble. Ambassador Bryce at a dinner in Urbana, 111., gave a young lady some tips on European travel. "And above all," he said, "don't fail to tip your cabman liberally. Hansoms and four wheelers would be cheap in London if one only paid the legal fare for them, but he who tries to pay the legal fare well, ha doesn't try it more than once. "One day I saw an old lady stop a hansom, look up at the driver and say timidly : "'Driver, I want to go to Lud gate circus. I see by the book that the legal fare is 2 shillings. If I give you 3 shillings will you prom ise not to swear at me afterward V " Indianapolis Star. Poor Wages. John B. Lennon, treasurer of the American Federation of Labor, de livered recently in Bloomington as address on strikes. Turning to the amusing features of the strike question, Mr. Lennon said : "I remember a strike of bobbin boys. These -boys conducted their fight well, even brilliantly. Thus the day they turned out they posted in the spinning room of their em ployer's mill a great placard inscrib ed with the words : " 'The wages of sin is death, but the wages of the bobbin boys is worse.' " New York Tribune. A Famous Pitcher. Elmer Stricklett, the "spit ball" pitcher, had been listening a long while in a New York club to the boasting of a rival. "Well," he said, exhausted at last, "you are pretty good, Mike, but out in Mountain View there is a young fellow who can beat you.. You'll hear from him next season. His specialty is the slow ball. This I young fellow has such a slow ball ! that when he pitches it and sees : that it is going to be bit he can ruVa : after it and fetch it back again." j j Exchange. I I t i PHILOMATH SNAPSHOTS. Many Interesting Happenings in Neighboring Town. The first harbingers of the winter are with us again and fly ing southward to a warmer clime. Their "honk, honk" has a melancholy sound. With the first of October the bunting program has changed and now a score of upland birds are falling before the artillery of our aimiods. Some tamiliar faces are seen a osg the strang- rs flocking in. Charles Henkle of Raymond, Wash., C. E. Allen, of the Summit and Major Davis t Mill City are" native Philo-mathites-that bag a lot of birds. It would be hard to enumerate all the sportmen and difficult to score the fallen sprey. Mr. and Mrs Major Davis of Mill City are visiting relatives in Philomath. Mrs. Minnie Wyatt Junkins and little daughter Gladys Ruth, of Portland who were here to at tend the Henkle reunion and visited with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wyatt part of last week have returned to their home in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. James Conner of Portland who were in attendance at the Henkle reunion, and" visit ed witQ relatives have re turned to Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Shipiey and family of Monmouth return ed to their home at that place last week, after a short visit at the home of Mrs. Shipley's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Wyatt. Several errors crept into the report of the Henkle re-union last week. The date was Tues day, October ist, in place of Monday and 'Mr. Jacob Henkle, the honored pioneer celebrated the 82nd anniversary of his birth in place of the 8ist. His brother, Ichabod Henkle, who died sever al years ago was born fifteen years before on the same day. Miss Alice Pimm crossed over rte Alsea mountain last Saturday and opened a school term in the North district on Monday. The Misses Evadna and Versa Springer will move into Philo math this week. They will oc cupy a house belonging to Mrs. Z. Custer, with their aunt, Mrs. Frank Wyatt and children, dur ing the school year. Verna attends high school in Philomath and Evadua will open the wiater term of school in the Evej green district next Monday. Mrs. John -Pimm and son Frank accompaincl by Mr. Ward drove io Alsea bay last week, on a fishing expedition. They re turned on Sunday with three hundred seventy five pounds of choice salmon. Prcf. Earl Brown returned from Alsea last Monday with about seventy-five fine salmon. Prof. Brown will open the term of school at Monroe next Mon day. Hiram Flickinger of Newport passed through our burg last week en route for California. He expects to spend the winter with a brother in Southern California. Mrs. Frank Wyatt went out hunting for game one evening last week and shot three birds in about half an bout. Two birds were killed with one shot, but they were crows. The third was a native pheasant. The Independent Telephone Co. placed 'phones in the resi dences of T. G. Becker and J. G. Wetherla this week. At the special school meeting held at Philomath last Saturdday W. F. Caldwell was elected school director in place of O. V. White, resigned. The pupils in the four rooms in the Philomath . public school had a half holiday last Tuesday. Professors White and Watkins and the Misses Cronquist and Me: rick drove to Corvallis to at tend a demonstration of drawing and coloring for public schools given by Miss Knox at that place. The Philomath school will not adopt the work since the cur riculum of our school is consid ered sufficient at present. - Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wyatt, and son Donald of Portland are visit ing Mr. Wyatt's father, G. W. Wyatt and other relatives for the week. They arrived last San day. Mr. Wyatt brought a fine bird -doe, gun, and other ac coutrements necessary tor hunt ing and fishing: aud will put in part of the week at the royal sport of shooting- some of our Oregon Denny pheasants. Little Miss Marv Devitt is staving with Mrs. Mary Felger at her home west of town and at tending school. J. E. Morris, of the Phillipine service is home on a' six months' furlough. He arrived about two weeks ago and has been visiting with his brother, W. P. Morris of this place. He has gone to Portland and contemplates a visit east as far as to Chicago-while ia the United States. The ten year old son of Mr. C. Plagman, who broke his leg two weeks ago last Monday is doinsj well. Mrs. W. P- MoTris, who im bedded a needle in her foot some titne"ao and was threatened with blond-poisoning has almot entirely recovered. While Dr. Newth' was making a professional call in the Five Rivers country during the week to see a Mr. Harter who is ill a' that place, he was called in to set an arm of a young son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Taylor in L,ob sier. The child had fallen just before the Dr. drove up, with the result mentioned. John McGee came out from the Summit last week, where he is employed by the C. and E. R. R., to assist his family to move to that plaee. . They de parted for the Summit last Mon day leaving many well-wishing friends behind them. Roy McGee, who has been em ployed on the Wyatt ranch for several months drove a cow and calf to their new home at Sum mit last Monday, returning Tuesday at noon, tie expects to return to Summitt next Sunday for the winter in order to attend school. He reports that a good graded school will open at that place next Monday. We look for Roy back here next summer. Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Newton, two of our valued home people, departed for South Bend, Wash, last Thursday to visit their son, Earnest Newton and family. They were accompanied by their granddaughter, Ora Henkle, who proceeded to Aberdeen to be with her sister Mrs. Ada Merrick, who was in a hospital at that place for treatment but has since recover ed sufficiently to be able to re turn to her home. While en ronte to Washington, Mr. and Mrs Newton and Miss Henkle stopped to see their daughter and aunt, respectively, Laura Haines of Forest Grove who has been in a hospital in Portland. The nice new residence erect ed by C. F. Loomis near the de pot is nearing completion and adds materially to the appearance of that end of town. His dimin utive real estate office is quite no ticeable, however, and is the first building to be seen on leaving the depot. John Foss and family came from the West and occupy Dr. Carter's residence. The I. O. O. F. at Philomath is making much needed improve ments at the hall. It is building a new woodshed and covering the stairway leading to the lodge room. This will be much appre ciated by the different orders con vening there. The woodeaws in Philomath have an energetic buzz these days. Merton Tay lor and JErnett Carey have charge of the Elliot woodsaw . with steam power and Elsworth & Son have a saw with gaso line power. Miss Metha Fehler and her uncle, Frank- Becker, expect to depart for Salem next Saturday, Frank for a week-end visit and Miss Metha to visit in Salem and Portland for a aumberof weeke.- C. F. Dittmar.of Kennett. Calif., or dered a number of crates of grapes ship ped from Grants Pass to relatives at this place. They arrived the first of the week and we attest to the tine quality of the fruit. Their lusciousness cannot be ex celled. A. M. Gray and Robert Gellatly from west of Philomath made a flying trip through eur burg last Monday evening. Mrs. Mary Felger had a novel experi ence last week. She missed a Hock ol about two dozen turkeys and after search ing for them several days she found them domiciled with Mrs. Frank Wyatt's turkeyB. They were easily separated! I from the others on account of their pro praaity to herd together aad Meadamea Felger and Wyatt proceeded to'drive them homeward. As Mrs Felger was coming to the Wyatt borne she saw three lull grown coyotes trot oat of the brash a few yards away and disappca "n single file, not noticing her presence. Mrs. J. E. Henkle, who has been quite ill for several weeks, is reported to be re covering. Additional Local. The "Services at the Congregational church next Sunday will be as follows: 10 a. m., Sunday School; 11 a. m., preaching service, topis, "fha Founda tion for Belief;" 6:30 p. m., Christian Endeavor; 7:30 p. m., evening Eervice, topic, 'Faithtulness." Over Sunday visitors at Waldo Hall were Mr. and Mrs. McKennon, wealthy and promi ent people of La Grande. They brought with thetn their daughter, Miss Ethel, who will atte id college Mrs. L. W. Haller of Union, Orejrjn, has located at Waldo Hall for the wiuter. Sne will take instrumental music at OVJ In two weeks she will be joined by hnr husband, who enters college for a course iu electrical engineering Miss Stella Brock arrived Wednesday to enter OAC. She is located at Waldo Hall. Real Estate Transfers. Herman Serfert to S A Bowers, 320 acres Kings Valley, $-1700. Mattie Huston to R E Burger, par cil of land in N B anl P Avery's add Oorvallis, $10. M Chappell to J shn Swick, one and one-half lot in bl"L" Avery's 1st add Cjrvallis, JS1200. Eva I Miller to Asa Miller, 103 acres southwest of Corvallis, $2500. J H Heath to Chae and Nancy V Den nick, loas 910 bl 9 Corvallis $4200. J E Hankie to Barkento lodge No 120 I O 0 F, part of lot 69 bl 19 Philomath $25. F R Norton to J J Norton undivided 12 of 44 acres southwest ef Philomath $1. George W Moore to E E Wilson, lets 9-10 bl 1 Hoffma's add Corvallis, $950. W H Reckard et al to Bird Rickard land near Monroe, $10- George B Camp to Bird Rickard 20 acres near Monroe, $400. J R Ii win to H A Cleek 315 acres south of Corvallis, $20u0. E A Saunders to W T Howard, 31 acres near Monroe, $700. Anna M Oahurn to J F Oviatt lots 3-4.9-10 bl 13 Jso's add Corvallis, $10. Laura i'elster et al to R L Glass 160 acres near Wren, $10. M B Rankin to Geo. Lilly 640 acres in Alsea $1.00. SC Spencer to J E Johnson land near Wren, $10. Alice M Wicks to C H Keeney lots 9 bl 12 Dixon's 2nd add Corvallis, $1150. Wanted! To give away two hundred dollars in this way : First If any party can find any two crank or lever clothes washers in the United States that can do the work of one of the Harrington washers in all kinds of washing, both heavy and light, I will give tbem $50. Second If any one can wash twenty five pairs of cuffs or collars with any of the large, high-priced washers quicker and cleaner than the Harrington can two hundred and twenty-five pairs, I will give them $50. Third If any party can wash one pah of overalls from the car shops quicker and cleaner with any crank or lever washer or on the board than the Har rington can tix pairs, I will give them $50. . Fourth If auy party can wash one pair of bed blankets with those large washers quicker and Harrington will three cleaner than the pairs, I will givfe them $50. Keep your money in your pocket. It is a free gift. R. S. Harrington, 81-5 . Corvallis, Oregon. Own YourHome THE First - national - Bank of Corvallis has some TO W N L O TS Near the State Agricultural College which you can buy on the INSTALL MENT PLAN or for cash. Save Ten or Twenty Dollars per month and pay the same on a town lot. Thereafter BUILD YOCR HOME on the lot and continue to make these small monthly payments on the home and you will soon have it paid for and have no more rent to pay. For information address W. U. SAVAGE Corvallis, Or "The Blood Is Tlie lift Science has never gone beyond tha above simple statement of serf pture. Bat tt has illuminated that statement and given It a meaning ever broadening with the Increasing breadth of knowledge. When the blood is bad or impure it is not alone the body which suffers through disease.. The brain is also clouded. 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Pierce, 603 Main St. Buffalo, N. Y., and it will come to you bj return post. Most druggists keep it a well as the "Golden Medical Discovery.' You can't afford to accept any medietni of unknown corn-position as a substitut for "Golden Medical Discovery," which is a medicine of known composition, having a complete list of ingredients la plain English on its bottle-wrapper, th same being attested as correct under oath. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets regulat and invigorate stomach, liver and bowel Julius Caesar Was a man of nerve, bnt sicknesi left its Hierk and he became aged before hist time. Sickness is often caused by a tor pid liver. Herbine will regulate youp liver and eive you health. Mrs. Carrio Anstin, Hnllon, Kansas, writes: "I con sider Herbine tbe best medicine I ever heard of. I am never without it." Sold by Gr.ham & Wortham. Notice to Creditors. In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Benton County: In the matter of the estate of Jesse M, Gilstrap, deceased. Notice is hereby given that J. P. Hummer had been appointed Administrator of the estate of Jesse M. oilstrap, deceased. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required tt present the same duly veri f ed as by law required to the undersigned at Philomath, Benton County, Oregou, or at the office of J. F. Yates at CorvalIji. Benton County, Oregon, within six months from, this date. Dated September, so, 19C7. 78 88 J. P. Hummer. A Most Worthy Article. When an article has been on tbe mar ket for years and gains friends every year, it is safo to call this medicine a worthv one. Such is Ballard's Hore hound Syrnp. It positively cures couahs and all Pulmonarv diseases. One of the known merchants in Mobile, Ala., says; "For five years my familv has not beea troubled with the win'er coughs. We owe this to Ballard's Horehound Svrup. I know it has saved my children from many sick spells." Sold by Graham Wortham. Notice for Publication. United States Land Office, Roseburg, Oregon", JuJj 30, 19o7. Notice' is hereby civen that in con pliance with tbe pro visions of tbe jttof O rrees of Jutte:t, I87S, entitled "An Act for the sale of timber lands in the states of California, Orefon, Nevada, and W ash ington Territory," as extended to all Public Lftiilt States bv act of August A. I.vdia J. Hawley of Monroe. County of Benton, State uf Oregon, filed ii tbiroffIee on April 4, 1007. her sworn statement No. 8465 for the purchieof the Soutbwest quarter f Section No. 2 in Township No. lf. South of Ranev No. 8 West, W 51 ., Ore , and vvij offer proof to show that the land soufrht is more valuable for its timber or stone than for agricultural pu-pOFes, and to es tablish her claim to said land before V. W. Calbins, U. S. Commissioner, at his oflVe in Einjene, Oregon, on Monday, the 4th day of November, 1907. She names as witnesses: Leonidas H. Hawley of Monroe, Oregon, and Sam Bowen, Alfred Rycraft and M. P. Rj craft, all of Alsea, Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adversely tbe above described lands are requested to file their claims in this office on or before said 4th day of November, 1907. BENJAMIN L. EDPY, Register, Lest We Forget Baby is restless, can't sleep at nitibt, won't eat, cries spasmodically. A bottle of White's Cream Vermifuge never fails to cure. Every mother should eive her baby White's Cream Vermifuge. So many times when tbe baby is pale and fretful, the mother does not know what to do. A bottle of this roedicino would brine color to his cheeks and laughter to bis eyes. Give it a trial. Sold by Graham & Wortbam. Notice to Creditors. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned haa been duly confirmed and appointed executor of tbe Last Will and Testament and estate of Marr a. Moore, deceased, by the county Court of th State o Oregon for Benton County, sitting in probate. All persons having claims against said estate are required to piesent the same, duly veri fied, to me at mv residence in Corvallis, Orefiron. or at the law office of E. Holgate in Corvallis, Ore. gon. within six months from the date of the first publication of this notice. Dated at Corvallis, Oregon, this 24th day cf September, 1907. w 79tf Minor Swick, Fxecutor, Farmers. Read tbe "Weekly Oregonian" of Port land and the "Corvallis Gazette" for the general news of the world, also for in formation about how to obraio the best results in cultivating the soil, stcck rais ing, fruit raisin?, etc. You can secure both of these excellent papers for one year by paying to the 'Corvallis Gazette" the sum of two dol lars and fifty cents, in advance. Remit 'the money by postoffice order or bank draft and these most valuable papers will be promptly mailed to you. 83tf