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.
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' 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
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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. She mind and iudeement m
led, ancTrAany an evil deed or imm,
ttoyhtynjfcjettrectjv traced to tha
tapalyof the b!bm Foul. impure Mrvf
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Pierce's Golti-n Medical Discovery
Cliriches and nitrite the h)ri.lnUh
curing, pimples, blotches, eruptions and
other cutaneous affections,- as eczema,
tetter, or salt-rheum, hives and othet
manifestations of impure blood.
In the cure of scrofulous swellings, en
larged glands, open eating ulcers, or old
sores, the "Golden Medical Discovery " has
performed the most marvelous cures. In
cases of old soresvor open eating uleera,
it is well to apply to the open sores Dr.
Pierce's All-Healing Salve, which pos
sesses wonderful healing potency when
used as an application to the sores in con
junction with the use of "Gulden Medical
Discovery " as a blood cleansing consti
tutional treatment. If your druggrisi
don't happen to have the "All-Heal
Salve" in stock, you can easily procure i
by inclosing fifty-four cents in postagj
stamps to Dr. R. V. 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