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THE CORVALLIS GAZETTE
Published Tuesdays and Fridays by
' Gazetts Publishing Company.
The Subscription price of the Gazette
for several years has been, and remains
$2 per annum, or 25 per cent, discount if
paid in advance. This paper will be
continued until all arrearages are paij.
NOT UNUSUAL.
The rail way companies through
out the country have now begun
to retrench their expenditures.
There will be a general suspen
sion of construction work. That
which nears completion will.be
pushed through, but all, or near
ly'all that requires considerable
time to complete will be suspend
ed. Xhere is no -evidence that
ITiy of tiiis wcrk will be abanded,
though possibly some of it may
ba.
It is no new nor unusual thing
for much of such work, indeed
the greater part of it, to be sus
pended during the winter
months. Much of it cannot be
prosecuted at all under winter
weather conditions, and that
which may be carried on must be
dene at greatly increased ex
pense. This explains, in the
main, the action of thecompanies.
It comes just a little earlier
than usual. This may be ex
plained by the present stringency
of money and the depreciation
of stocks. Old, safe and desir
able stocks have suffered in the
recent slump, and it hasjsecome
very difficult to place the' shares
of new enterprises, however safe
and meritorious these may be,
on the market, that is, to obtain
cash by their sale. The effect
of this is to suspend operations
until money is easier to be ob
tained. The aggregate number of men
thrown out of work is large simp
ly because a much greater num
ber was employed than has been
the case for several years. Trie
extent of this retrenchment and
the number of men effected by it
are greatly exaggerated while
the causes assigned for it by
political demagogues and by the
yellow pres3 are everything ex-
; cept the true causes.
"It is done to rebuke the Presi
dtnt." It means the defeat of
his third term aspirations." "It
is the inev itable result of the
pres dent's assault on corpora
tions". These are the reasons
set out by demagegues, and a
senational press.
It is difficult to use but or
dinary speech to describe such
mischief-making fools. One
wishes it were not impolite and
immoral to use the most express
ive adjectives in several langua
ges when speaking of them.
Railroads are . managed by
sharp, shrewd men, who care lit
tle for politics. Their prime and
most persistent purpose is '.to
make dividends. They see that
the President and the people are
determined such dividends shall
be earned by right means. An
increasing number of them see
that on their part "honesty is
the best policy" and they are in
favor of that policy. They see,
or some of them see that the
policy of the president is really
best for them and they openly
approve it.
It is reserved for such creat
ures as Congressman Gillespie of
Texas, who probably never own
ed a share of railway stock to
ascribe this usual and necessary
action of the railroad companies
to the effect of the Administra
tion's policies.
MUDDLED.
To say the least of it the Gover
nor's proclamation of a five days'
holiday muddled matters consid
erably. A deputation of promi
nent bankers, rushed to Salem
and persuaded the governor that
a legally proclaimed holiday of
five days duration was absolute
ly necessary a financial sine
qua non. -'
The governor granted their
request. They returned to Port
land, observed one day of the
holiday then opened their doors
for the transaction of business.
It is plain that one was all the
time they needed to adopt the
Clearing ' House, method of con
ducting banking business already
inaugurated at New York. The
remaining four days of the holi
day were not needed by the
i banks and were of no benefit
whatever to them. But there
could be little or no legal busi
ness transacted during the holi
day period. Courts were forced
to take a recess; transfers of
property could not be consuma
ted; contracts under seal could
not be executed. This is, in
brief, the effect of a leeral holi
day. To escape from this con
dition the governor sought to
rescind his proclamation, but
failed, it appears, to find he
might lawfully do so.
It was a somewhat ludicrous if
not a ridiculous situation. The
bankers appear as if they had
acted in bad faith; the governor
as if he had overlooked the full
legal effect of his proclamation,
and all as if they had acted hasti
ly and unadvisedly.
The flurry is passing away and
business will soon resume its
normal condition, but well,
sometimes even men of affairs
will needlessly lose their heads.
CATARRH IS CURABLE.
Successful Experiments in Abat
ing and Curing Tnis Disease.
Catarrh is an entirely unnecessary dis
ease and should not be tolerated for a
single day now that Hyomei is so gener
ally known and has made so many cures
in Corvallis and other towns.
UdUI comparatively recent times ca
tarrh was thought to be a blood disease
and stomach dosing the nnly treatment.
Modern science finally disproved this idea
of the cause of catarrh, and found that it
was a germ disease and, after many ex
periments, the remedy was decided to be
Hvomei.
Hyomei medicates the air yon breathe ;
it kills the catarrhal germs; it heals the
smarting and raw membranes - of the,
passages in the nose and throat ; it cur B
all catarrhal troubles.
As there is life and health in the air in
the mountain-tops where the pine forests
give off their fragrant and healing bal
sams, so there is life and health in breath
ing Hyomei. There is no need of suffer
ing from catarrh if the simple and natural
treatment of Hyomei is used. "
So sore is this prescription to enre' even
the worst cases of catarrh, that Graham
& Wells sell it nnder an absolute guaran
tee to refund the money if it does no; do
all that is claimed for it. 89 91
CORDEMON
CARPET
costiDg but 50 cents a square
yard (average price) is a fast
color, refined fiSor covering,
more durable than any other
two carpets at the same price
"Cortlemen" looks better and
has more style than most carpets costing
twice as much, the plain-color and fig
ured effects being in line with the pre
vailing tendency toward simplicity in
home decoration.
Adapted to rooms that have the hardest
wear bedrooms, halls, stairs, office?,
churches, etc. and as a filling around
rugs.
RevBPSible, , smooth and easily
swept. Dyed with the costliest fast-color
dyes.
The Red Triangle Tag on evary roll
guarantees "money back if dissatisfied."
FOR SALE BY - '
J. M. Nolan & SOn
89-93
L03T English Setter dm, nam
ed "Prince," whi'.e with . large red
spots. Wears wide collar with li
cense tag. Has been 8ten out with
parties last week. Please retain
Walter H. Kline. 87tf
. Jersey Bull For Sale.
We Invite
Your inspection of our
Stock of
Ladies' and Misses'
Coatsx
Wool Dress Goods, Cotton
Wash Dress Fabrics
Our Stock is Com
plete in Every Detail
at Right Prices.
Henkle & Davis
Kfi. R. BRYSON ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in Post Office Building, Corval
lis, Oregon.
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Descended frcm Grand Coin and Gold'
en Glow; imported cow testing 18 lbs.
hotter fat, in 7 days, with first calf. Ad
dress, M. S. Woodcock, Corvallis, Ore
gon. 72t
House Decorating.
FOR PAINTING AND PAPERING SEE -'.
E. Paul, Ind. 488. . 4lt
UNDERTAKERS
WILKINS & BjVEE, FUNERAL Di
rectors ' and Licensed Embalmers.
. Successors to S. N. Wilkins, Corvallis,
Oregon! Phone 45. . . 89U
HENKLE & BLACKLEDGE, UNDER,
takers, South Main St., Corvallis, Or.-
ATTORNEYS
J. F.- YATES, ATTORNE Y-AT-LA W.
Office np stairs in Zierolf Building.
Only set of abstracts in Benton County
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HOMES FOR SALE
WILL SELL LOTS IN CORVALLIS,
Oregon, on instalment plan and as
sist purchasers to build homes on them
ii 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, ii desired. Address M. S.
VVecd'ock, Cc-vailiP, O .
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FOR SALE: A FINE DRIVING MARE,
h veara nld. weight about 1100 pounds.
Will make a good all ronnd animal.
See or write. W, F. Caidwill, Philo
.math, Oregen. 88-91
TIMBER LAID AND TOWN LOTS:
400 acres timber, good land, near Mill
City ; $20,000. Two blocks, center Mill
City; $2000 . 440 acres timber land in
Josephine county. J. E. Farmer, Cor
vallis, Oreeon. 88tf
PHYSICIANS
B. A. CATHEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN
saa burgeon. Rooms 14, Bank Build
i ig. Office Hours : 10 to 12 a. m , 2 to
4 p.m. Residence: cor. 5th and Ad
ams Sts. Telephone at office and res
idence. Corvallis. Oregon
BANKING.
THE FIP-sl NATIONAL BANK OF
Corvallis, Oregon, transacts a general
conservative banking business. Loans
money on approved security. Drafts
bought and sold anl money transferred
to the principal cities of the United
States, Europe and foreign countries.
Rifirli t at
the
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Copyright 190 by Hart SchafFner Marx
EVERYBODY knows that the finish is largely
governed by the start. II you start right
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you stand a good chance to finish right. .
This applies to buying clothes as well as to
riding to hounds; if you start your clothes-buying
by a determination to get the best possible for your
money, you'll get it. That means that you will
start at our store, and you'll finish in one of our
Hart Schaffner & Marx suits or overcoats.
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That will be the right finish for your clothes
buying because these clothes are right in every way,
from start to finish; all-wool, tailored right, correct
in style, perfect fitting.
EXCLUSIVE AGENT
S. L. KLINE
Established 1864.
The People's Store
Corvallis, Or.
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