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17 Leading ' C'rvallis -St. Aiiv. iisit Newspaper s wton County, Oregon; . Tuekday. ' Dkckmbrm t. iOT. N'O. 90 lit Il in?. r we for i FURS sot mL 10 to50 mote money at home. Write tor Price List, Market Beport. snipping lags, ana sural oar HUNTERS'&TRAPPERS'GUIDE 450 . leather bound. Best tbinc-oa About Trappers secreu, ubcojb, irap. ume . , - . - cauf ! tnnDer. lt' reeaUr En cyclopedic. Price. $2. To our customers. $1 25- Hides tanned into kntitni o..u. A. n..n.i; Rait ind Bide &od. Furs so as lad set lucJutt price. fa BELT EUCKLES, BACK COMES itd BRACELETS. ..All Styles and Prices PRATT, The Jeweler and Optician. JUST RECEIVED, A SHIPMENT OF , TEDDY BEARS, PASTEL AND OTHER FINE PICTURES IN FRAMES, :AT 0. J. BLACKLEDGE'S Future store You Take Mo Chan&e When You Buy Gfocenos At This Storo All our goods are guaranteed to comply with the Fare f ood L&w We have the best and nothing but the best. We Want Your Business COMMON otNSE most intelligent people to rise only Lea lore thai Dr. Pierce's medicines, the t vi hiiuwu composition, xuerv t make! ch crin, every ingredient . entering hem upon the bottle wrap- pers and i ts correctness under oa th. are daily grl ng in favor. The com- position o( Pierce's medicines is open to everybody r. Pierce being desirous of having tho:ir.-h light of investica-' l! . 1 ..lt l.:. 1 l..f-.i. tion turned f : 11 v upon his formula?, being confident that the better tne composition oi these medicines is known the more will their great curative merits be recol nized. Being whollv made of "the Active medicinal principles extracted from na tive forest roots, by exact processes original with Dr. Pierce, and without the use of a drop of alcohol, triple-refined and chemically pure glycerine being osed in stead in extracting and preserving the curative virtues residing in the roots employed, these medicines are entirely free from the objection of doing harm by creating an appetite for either al coholic boverages or habit - forming drugs. Examine the formula on their bottle wrappers the same as sworn to by Dr. Pierce, and you will find that bis Golden Medical Discovery," the great, blood-purifier, stomach tonic and bowel reguIator tj,e medicine which, while not recommended to cure consumption In ita advanced stages (no medicine will do that) yet dc cure all those catarrhal condi tions of head and throat, weak stomach, torpid liver and bronchial troubles, weak lungs and hang-on-coughs, which, if neg lected or badlj treated lead up to and finally terms-:- in consumption. Take the ' (olden Jledical Discover? in time and it is not likely to disappoint you if only you give It a thorough and fair trial.' Donrt expect miracles. It won't do supernatural things. You must exercise your patience and persevere in its use for a reasonable length of time to get Its full benefits. The ingredients of which Dr. Pierce's medicines are composed have the unqualiiied endorsement of scores of medical leaders better than anv amount of lay, or non-professional, testimonials. They are not given awav to be experi mented with but are sold bv all dealers Id medicines at reasonable prices. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of Foley's Kidney Cure J? fldin (ti rftof wfci attbst ti 8 HADES for yon to ahi p Eaw Furs and Hides tons than to th nbjeet ever written. IUoatntinc U For Animal. All iwm attractsnimal to truL 11.00 rer bottle. Ship toot AMeiwi am, ieffU l. Grooory DF PACHMANN'S SARCASM Vladimir de Pachmann, the Rus- - j. i -P., mal1 vruiuwaia., ixic nsoTis opera composer, met in tront oi tne latter s icnna nome a snort time ago. '(.ioldinark is a mot esti mable old gentleman and a writer of exceptionally brilliant and melo dious music, but his one great fault is most overwhelming conceit, a trait which often gives his friends occasion for much merriment at his expense. As De Pachmann and Goldmark walked away from the composer's house the pianist pointed backward over his shoulder and said, "That modest little edifice will be signally distinguished some day after you are dead." "Indeed!" murmured Goldmark, blushing with pleasure. "Yes," continued De Pachmann, "they will decorate it with a tab let." "And, pray, what do you suppose they will say on the tablet after I am dead ?" asked the composer ea gerly. "To Let," was De Pachmann's pithy reply as he scuttled across the Ringstras?e. No Changes In Ecperanto. Some Esperantists have recently been getting themselves heartily disliked by their associates by try ing to improve Esperanto. "If there is room for improve ments, which we strenuously, deny," say ..the conservatives, 'let us wait until the language is officially adopt ed and sanctioned by the govern ments of the world, and let them appoint revisers. At present no one shall touch Esperanto as Dr. Zam enhof has given it to us. We will not even allow Dr. Zamenhof him self to do so if he should want to. If we make changes now we shall sink to a surety before we reach the harbor." The row is just beginning, and developments are likely, for the would be reformers are stubborn and some of their suggestions are logical. 2Je'.v York Sun. ' STRANGLED THE WIVES When Chief Died Cannibal Days in Fiji An Interesting Address. "Fiji and the Fijians" was the object of a splendid lecture, -plendidlv delivered, at the M. E church Sunday evening. The -peaker was Miss Lucy Brode, world-wotker tor the W. C. T. U-, who has traveled extensively in the Orient, is entirely familiar with her subject, and has a com mand ot the English language that was the admiration and envy of all who heari her address. Alter describing most graphi cally the islands, dotted with farms that are encircled by a necklace oi sea foam, and telling of the slow and laborious meth ods of boating in vogue between 'he islands, this being the means of transportation, the speaker gave numerous vivid word-pic-'ures of former barbaric customs h3t prevailed in Fiji before the natives had become christianized. When a king ot a tribe died, in 'hose days of cannibalism, two or more of his wives were strangled1 to show him honor. The higher his position the larger the number of deaths from strangulation. While one of the early tnis sionaties was stationed at a cer tain village he learned tn at a great chief had died and that five of the wives were even then being prepared for the strangulation. Honified, the missionary hurried to the scene. Five women, with cloths thrown over their should- lers and cords about their necks, crossed in front and the end of each cord held by a stalwart man, were lined up waiting for the sig nal when the men should draw the cords tighter and tighter UD' til death came. The missionary expostulated and begged lor the lives of the women, to which one of the chief's sons replied indig nantly, "What, shall my father not be honored?" Finding that pleading was vain, the christian offered a whale's tooth, which by the natives is held as equal in value to $10. By bribery, the lives of three of the women were saved, but the remaining two met their terrible fate. The bodies were thrown into a grave and the body of the great chiet was thrown in on top. The chief was still alive and talking when the eaitb was shoveled into the grave, but the natives declared it was onlv the "evil part of nini" that lived, and continued to fill up the grave. As another missionary was be ing escorted through the islands by a native chief, a bribe was of fered him by other chiefs for three successive days if he would sur render the missionary to them. This he refused to do, but as the missionary, at the close of the third day, unpacked his suit case in a native village, the Fiji escort squatting on the floor nearby closely observed every move ment, as a brush and comb were carelessly laid aside. Picking up the como the Fijian stuck it in his hair. Later on, the mission ary reached and, removed the cc mb, replacing it in his valise. The act was the cause of his death. The Fiji native considers his head sacred and to have an other touch it is an insult not to be brooked. Without a sign of anger or resentment the chief still waited on the missionary, but the word went forth immedi ately that he wonld accept the price offered for the christian. Next day, as the missionary and the native strolled along a beauti ful palm walk the signal was giv en and the christian was slain. Two sons of the treacherqus chiif are now devout christians, anf with tears streaming down their cheeks they pointed ont to Mis Brooe the very spot where the missionary fell, telling the ston of their lather's cannibal act will deep grief. These are some of the custom that the religion of Jesus Chris- nas been the means of abolishing in the Fiji islands, the work, ac cording to Miss Brode, having! been done principally bv Metho dist missiona: ies. The Fiiians are now quite a different pt ople, observing Sunday more strictly than it is observed in America, having churches with delightful and inspiring services, and being devoted christians if christians at all. Miss Brode concluded her lec ture wearing Fiji ornaments ot curious design and workmanship, and after the lecture mingled with the audience that those who desired might see the ornaments and ak any questions wished She is a cultured and highly in telligent lady and her lecture was indeed a treat. TROUNCED THE CALIFORIANS. OAC Men Received No Gold Brick in Qolden Stat The Game. The college cannon boomed, students shouted and counted from one to ten at the topot their voices, and the whole town rang with college yells and shouts of victory Thursday night when, about 0:30 tbe re port came that the OAC football eleven had defeated St. Vincent's College at Los Angeles by the score of 10 to o. Neither team had been defeat ed this year when they went into the game Thanksgiving after noon, and the fact that the Cali fornia college had won from the University of Utah, the Universi ty of Denver, the Sherman In dians, the Univeisity'of Colorado, and all of the important teams in the Golden state makes the victory of OAC all the more pro nounced. The Corvallis men are expect ed home today and it is needless to say they will be given an ovation, which, by the way, they richly deserve. In telling of the game a Los Angles dis patch to the Oregonian Friday sai& A" touchdown and a goal from the 30-yard line dur ing the first 15 minutes of play accounted for ' Oregon's score. "After Oregon had scored the touchdown and field-goal, St. Vincent's improved, and during tne rest ot tne nair nonors were about even. "In the second half St. Vin cent's ont played their opponents but were unable to score. In this half Oregon secured the ball on bt. Vincent's two-yard hue on a fumble, but were unable to buck their way across the goal. Ore gon generally had the best of the line playing, St. Vincent's be ing unable to make consistent gains through the line. Most of their gains were made on forward passes, quarterback kicks and an occasional end run. "Both teams played good de tense and of the fakes, forward passes and side kicks only three were successful and for short gains onlv. Corvallis played a great defense and handled St. Vincent's fakes ia great style. Bennett played star ball at tackle, being all over tbe field and once breaking through for a 12-yard gain. Wolte, Gagnon and Cooper's playing stood ont. Cody and Harding went in at ends. St, Vincents were three pounds lighter, ' very fast and tricky and were warm weather players." A Good Trade. Every boy, no matter how rich or no poor bis ancestry, should learn thorough ly some Kood trade, so that if his cirenm. stances become reversed at any time he could immediately do service at his trade and f Itrt again on a successful road to prosperity. The printing trade is not ny artistic when completely learned, hut it if also highly educational in ever particular, aiid ODe of the best trades thai anyone can learn, as opportunity for 'abor is ever ready ' each working day in the year. Tr.ere is one of the best opportunities in a') the land for a yonng man of steady haliite, good principle e, ell tocratfrc having a will lo work and excel, to learn 1 be. printing tiatle in the Gazette office rroper explanation win be given on ar- plication. 67tf OREGONIAN IS INDEPENDENT. Makes Announcement in Editor ialWill Support Roosevelt. The Portland Oregonian has declared itself an independent newspaper lrom this time for ward. It declares that hereafter the Republicans can support their party themselves if they wish it supported at all. - It pledges itself to support. Theo dore Roosevelt if he is a candi date for the third ' term, but furthei than that it does not go. Tbe announcement is made in the following self-explanatory editorial in Friday's issue: "The Oregonian has done what it could to support the Republican party of Oregon. Re publicans have not responded. They can now and henceforward support their party themselves, if they desire to do so. Like Romeo at the paly, The Ore gonian will be a candle-holder and look on. It is tired of the effort to appeal on principles, political, social, financial, na tional and historic, to men who don't care for anything of the kind, but are actuated merely by selfish piques, petty desires and trifling personal ambitions. In many a contest The Oregon ian has carried the flag, only to be deserted; and each failure was even more a defeat -of The Ore gonian and The Oregonian was so taunted with it than ot the Republican party. Now, brethern, if you want anv success lor tne republican party in Oregon, get into line and get toathe front. bnonld tne pressure upon fresi- dent Roosevelt compel him to be a candidate again, The Oregon ian will support him Beyond that, it has no announcement to make. It can be as independent as any of you, who have given this state and city over to tbe Democratic 'party. - Since you neither know nor care anything about political principles, or the origin, course, tendencies and achievements of your own party, or the historic tendencies or record ot the others, why should The Oregonian worry further? So get in now and send vour democratic governor to tbe Unit ed States Senate. You know your lavonte idea is that one party is not preferabie to the other. What do you intend? Will you get out your fife and drum? What foi? You know you think that, on the whole, you may as weil be democrats as re publicans or better. The re publican idea is that there should be no party in Oregon- but the democratic. As Visitors See Us. Visitors who came to Coivallis to spend Tbankagiving, alter an absence of six months, a vear or two years were utterly amazed at what they saw in tbe way of growth and improvements in the city. "I would hardly have known the place," was the dec laration of one visitor who bad not been in Corvallis for a year. He commented upon the Small store, the Kline work nearing completion, the new bank, the new posteffice, the piano store, and was lavish in bis praise of them all, as welPas he might be, considering the buildings. There is no indication of hard times in Corvallis and the town's growth is little short of phenom enal. Many new residences are being plar ned for the coming year, to say nothing of those al ready in course of construction. Among the really gcod substanti al house now rearing completion are he Williams bungalow on Fifth stTeet, the Mrs. Cautborn bungalow on Third, the Norton Adams house in Job's addition which is in the hands of plumbers this week, the Ona Senger bouse, and others; besides a larg number that have bat recently been completed and still othe ; not vet under way but which a f to be bailt in the immediate t -ture. With the activity in t1 ; building line, and the. steaiv growth and improvement intH; business establishments, the rapi i increase in the revenues ot 1 i local post office which will giv free city mail delivery the first f the year, it is no wonder the oc casional visitor gaze in wonder, ejculates "Well, I declare," and goes home to talk of Corvallis' prosperity and progressiveness. Local Option in Scio. The unique ordinance of the city of Scio, which makes it a misdemeanor for any man to be come drunk within the corpor ate limits of the town has now been in force a year and only three arrests have resulted. City officers or Scio say the law has accomplished its purpose and stopped drunkeness. This ordinance was enacted by the council last November, fol lowing some "sprees," in which a number of young men of Scio had participated. The one saloon in Scio closed its doors July i, 1906, when Linn county went "dry," but liquor was being shipped in by express and some men were clubbing together for oarousals. To stop this practice tne council passed this ordinance, which makes it unlawful for any one to become intoxicated in any "house, street or place" within the corporate limits of Scio, says the Oregonian. For violation of the law fines , of from $5 to $100 or imprison ment of from' two to 50 days were provided. The ordinance further provided that prisoners serving time under this -act could be put to work upon the street with ball and chain and all prisoners who should refuse to work should be fed on bread and water. Money in Apples. That careful and scientific methods in fruit cultivation com bined with up t-date packing,, pays in any line of fruit culture, is demonstrated every day in this section of the Willamette Valley. As an illustration, J. F. Peebler who owns a farm a few miles east of Albany, has 13 acres in apples, the principal varieties be ing Spiizenberg, Jonathan, Wil low Twig, Baldwin and Ben Davis. This year Mr. Peebler has ob tained 2700 boxes of choice ap ples of the different varieties from off his 13 acres. Of this number 1750 boxes are extra choice No. 1, and the remaining 1000 boxes are choice No. 2. He estimates that he will receive an average of $1.50 per box for the entire lott which would bring him 4050. He figures that the cost of picic ing packing and handling the apples until ready for market is not above $40 per acre or $520 -In addition be "has 1200 bushels--of culls for which he expects to make an average of 30 cents per bushel or I360. This gives Mr. Peebler an actual profiit ot S3860. Dr. G. H. Freeee, of Portland, is in the city for a brief visit with his mother. He is en ronte home from Coleburg, where be has juBt concluded a very suc cessful revival meeting. Printer Wanted. In the CorvalliB Gazette office a good, all-round, thoroughly experienced print er. Must be industrious, steady, free from all stimulants and able to produce profits. A young or middle aged mar ried man preferred. State age, experi ence, references, wages desired and all other necessary information, Address Corvallis Gazette, P. 0. Box 26, Corval lis, Oregon. 89tf tr Mlttrmnt sura H ?iaea.
