THE CQBMLIS GAZETTE
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THEN AND NOW.
After residing nine years in the
Willamette Valley a retrospective
view of the conditions existing at
that time, as compared with the
present, may at least cause some
soher reflection from our citizens
as t the mistakes of the past and
possibilities of the future. Well
do we remember the first impres
sion made upon our mind as to
the desolation every where visible
in and around the beautiful little
city of Corvallis for she had just
passed through the greatestfinan
cial depression that ever occurred
in the history of the United
States, but, added to the unfor
tunate situation, our people had
lost perhaps $150,000 in various
business industries, hence what
little money they had left was
hid away, the owner fearing to
invest it. Real estate values
went down so low that men stood
and viewed the situation in a
dazed condition and it took them
seven years to realize that it had
a commercial value.
Could we but stand where our
neighbors stood, and view the
landscape o'er, we would whoop
it up in a business way and store
away money galore.
The conditions on the farm
were equally deplorable, for when
the business man and financial
industries of the country are un
settled the reflex influence comes
to the farmer. While he can live
on his own production, if no bur
den of debt is hanging over bim,
yet he has no market for his sur
plus, and hence is glad to sell at
any price. Hay was selling at
$3.3(5 to $4.00 per ton, potatoes at
25 cents per bushel and every
thing the farmer produced in like
proportion. Is it any wonder
that under these conditions men
became disgusted and discour
aged, selling as best they could
when they caught a "tender
foot" from the east, or elsewhere
and tried to better their condi
tion? Everybody wanted to sell
and I call to mind an amusing in
cident, when a stranger who is
now a good citizen cf the county
came to us, knowing we were a
late acquisition and asked how we
liked the country. We told him
we had nothing to sell, but were
pleased with the country. He
immediately abked us to take a
ride with him. saying we were
the only man he had met in Ore
gon who had nothing to sell.
Corvallis was considered the
deadest town in the Willamette
Valley and it was scarcely con
sidered necessary to put the old
carcass out of the way, or sing
sad requiems over her decay.
As the man who has lived on
soup for a week relishes a good
fat Thanksgiving turkey, so we
rejoice vnat the, hoary frosts of
adversity that hovered arourd us
so long have passed away and the
glorious sunlight of prosperity
come again. Instead of death
there is life, beauty and joy. The
past two years have been
so active with us that we can
scarcely realize how fast we are
growing old. We saw.a man the
other day who had been so busy
all summer that he had really
forgotten ha had a neighbor.
Many old business houses have
been torn away and beautiful
new bricks have taken their pla
ces while others have been re
modeled and so changed that the
old settlers would fail to recog
nize them. Men of keen fore
sight and business sagacity have
dropped in on us from the east,
north " and south and opened our
eyes to the possibilities that were
in store for us.
.Property values have more
than doubled during the past t wo
years and the sound of the saw
and hammer has made'sweet mu
sic in our pars and provided the
comforts of life to many new
homes. New business men have
been added to the list, making
competition so keen that trade
has been attracted for manymiles
by JUDICIOUS ADVERTISING IN
the Gazette. Many neat, new
homes have been built'and old
ones rejuvenated, wnicn- snouia
remind you that if you have
failed to do your duty along that
line it is time you should wake
up and show your faith in the
town by your work.
Our farmer brethren are also
keenly alive to the spirit of the
times and are cleaning out the
brush in the fence corners, plant
ing many additional acres of
grain, and instead of turning up
the ground an J leaving it lay all
summer to bake in the sun it is
sowed to vetch and other grasses.
The trees are being trimmed and
sprayed and instead of apples
coming to market as speckled as
guinea eggs, nice clean, whole
some fruit can be seen in
every store to tempt the appe
tite.' An occasional hog can be
seen now and then and we pre
dict the time will soon come when
hog and hominy will- be as plen
tiful as it was back in "Old Miz
zoury." If an eastern farmer
can raise hogs profitably and lose
half the bunch with cholera, why
can't we raise them profitably
when there is no disease, and if
you didn't kill him he would live
to be as old as Methusaleh?
Under the wise and judicious
management of public affairs
during the past few years vast
territory has been opened across
! the sea to consume the product
of the farm and there is 47,000,
000 bushels of wheat now await
ing shipment from the Pacific
Coast, which, at 90 cents per
bushel would make $40,000,000 to
be distributed along the coast
from wheat alone, not taking into
consideration oats, hay, hops and
other products of the farm so
don'f be alarmed about the pres-.
nfc little flurry, but sharpen your
tools and get ready for, the work
which is sure to come in abund
ance.
We are just now taking a
breathing spell and when the
spring opens we propose to show
you something that will maice
your eyes water and other valley
towns look upon us, we hove not
with a spirit of jealousy, but like
the little boy who was listening
to his big brother make a speech
and when he had reached the
topmost pinnacle of "eloquence
the little fellow turned to his
companions ana said: coys
that's my big brother, ain't he a
a daisy. we would like to
whisper gently in your ear that
while you are resting turn your
mind soberly, seriously and
thoughtfully as to what you can
do to make the town larger, your
neighbor happier and the world
better. If Corvaliis is. to keep
on growing you must do your
part of the hustling or you
should sell out and get away. The
busy bees have no use for a drone
in the hive.
THE PEOPLE MUST HELP.
' A review of the financial situa
tion is written by one present and
familiar with conditions in New
York wherein is said : ''The fact
is that conditions are righting
themselvs as they always will do
if business is left to itself and the
laws of trade.
"The heavy financial interests of
the country are doing their part.
The people must put away mis
givings and do theirs, and the
present crisis will end. The con
sequences bear hardest on the
farmer. The fruits of a year's
labor are now just gathering,
ready for the market. He has the
food supply ready, and the world I
needs and is able to purchase it.
But the movement from producer
to consumer requires the use of
both money and credit. Withont
such use the farmer, who is the
foundation of all prosperity, and
whose loss or gain affects the state
of other industries, loses a large
percentage of the value of every
pound of butter and live stock
that he has to sell. It is this
which makes the present situation
such a hardship and an injury to
ihe whole community. For if
the cultivators of the soil suffer,
no business will escape.
'The report on October's foreign
trade is encouraging. Our excess
of merchandise exports, $6o,ooo,
ooo in round numbers, has been
surpassed only four times in ten
years. October of last year was
the record of October tor credit
balances, and this October comes
within a half million of last Oc
tober. This has happened not
withstanding that cotton exports j
have been kept back by hoarding
in the South, and imports kept
up by previous good times, and
large American purchases during
the Summer. As soon as econo
my in luxuries begins to impress
itself, our imports, which are
largely luxuries, will materially
decrease, and the balance of trade
grow c jrrespondingly greater. In
fact, this condition is impressing
itself more and more every day,
namely, that the business of the
country, foreign and domestic, is
sound and fall oi splendid promise.
It has been temporarily paralyzed
by needless political operations,
aggravated by inadequate cur
rency and banking machinery.
"It ca be worked out of even
this entanglement if the thinking
people will assert themselves and
guide the others, including the
legislators, to sane and sensible
action. The tide is turning
against Socialism and Socialistic
doctrines, and evidet.ce is accum
ulating that the people are in fa
vor of conservative action here
after in reference to corporations.
Sensible views of the situation,
held and expressed, will tend to
alleviate fear and restore confi
dence in our institutions. Every
effort is being turned in this di
rection and the ultimate outcome
is sure to be a return to prosper
ity.". When Things Qo Wrong.
There are times when oyery
thing seems to go wrong.; From
seven o'clock a. m. till io p. m.
affairs are in a twist. You rise
in ihe morning, and the room is
cold and a button is off. aud the
beefsteak is tough, and the stove
smokes and the pipes burst, and,
you start down street nettled
from head to foot. All day long
things are adverse. Insinuations,
petty losses, meanness on the part
of customers. The ink bottle
upsets and spoils the carpet.
Some one gives a wrong turn to
the damper and the gas escapes.
An agent comes in determined to
insure your lite, when it is al
ready insured for more than it is
worth, and you are afraid some
one will knock you oa the head
to get the price of your policy;
but he sticks to you, showing
you pictures of Old Time and the
hour glass, aud the death's scythe
and skeleton, making it quite
certain that you will die before
your time unless you take, out
papers in his company. Besides
this, you have a cold in your
head, and a grain of dirt in your
eye, and you are a walking un
easiness. The day is out of joint
and no surgeon can set it. The
probability is that if you would
look at the weather vane you
would find that the wind is north
east, and you
might remember
cUrv
that you have
lately. It might happen- to be
that you are out of joint instead
of the day. Be careful and not
write many letters while you are i
in that irritable mood. You will ,
pen some thing in the way of !
criticism or fault finding that you
will be sorry for afterwards. Let!
us remember that these srjiked
us remember that tnese spiKea ,
nettks of life are part of our dis-
cipline. Life would get nause-
ating if it were all honey. Ex.
J
NOTABLE MEDICAL DISCOVERY
Of Special Value to Many Here in
- Corvallis.
One of the most notable discoveries and
one that undoubtedly appeals more than
anything else to many people here in
Corvallis is the combination of stomach
remedies in the Mi-o-na treatment. This
prescription has worked wonders, and
there is now no excuse for anyone suffer
ing with indigestion or weak stomach.
Jt acts specifically upon the muBc'es of
the stomach and bowels, strengthening
and stimulating them so that they readily
take care of the food that is eaten. It al
so increases theflow of gastric juices,
thus getting from the food the nourish
ment that is necessary for health and
energy. , ' '
The symptoms of indigestion are num
erous, such as distress after eating flatu
lence, heartburn, sick headaches, dizzi-
aees, and irritability. These are all dis
pelled by a few doses of Mi-o-na when
the trouble is recent, b'lt juBt as surely in
longstanding and chronic cases if the
treatment is followed for a reasonable
length of time.
So positive are the good effects follow
ing the use of Mi-o-na that the remedy is
sold by Graham & Wells under an abso-
lute guarantee ta refund
the money if it
should fail to cure.
A Type of Movable Building
For the Farmer.
The type of house here shown may
be built iu two sizes. The larger size,
the completed structure illustrated in
the first figure, Is 8 feet -wide by 10
feet long, 7 feet 2 inches high in front
and 3 feet high in rear. The smaller
house, the frame and (completed struc
ture of which are shown in the second
figure, is 6 feet wide, 8 feet long, 6 feet
2 inches in front and 3 feet high in the
rear. The construction of these houses
is simple, as may be seen from the
cuts.
The floor Is built first with 2 by 4's
as stringers, and the frame is held on
the floor by blocks at each corner. The
large sized house is provided with two
doors in front and a temporary mova
ble partition in the middle, so that the
cot can easily be adjusted to -accommodate
two lots of swine at the same
time. On a level with the glass win-
LAKGE SIZE HOG COT.
dows there is also a drop window,
preferably hung on hinges, fastened at
the top for ventilation and sunlight
The lumber required for the large
house, 8 feet wide and 10 feet long, in
cluding floor, is as follows:
Twenty pieces 2 by 4 inches, 10 feet
long, for frame and stringers.
Two pieces 2 by 4 inches, 10 feet
long, for frame in ends.
Twenty pieces 1 by 12 inches, 10
feet long, for roof and ends.
The material, including the door,
hinges and glass, will cost between
$16 and $17. The lumber required for
the house 6 feet wide and 8 feet long
is aa follows:
Twelve pieces, 2 by 4 inches, 16 feet
long, for frame; four pieces, 1 by 12
inches, 16 feet long (rough), for floor;
thirteen pieces, 1 by 12 inches, 16 feet
long, for roof and ends; ten battens,
16 feet long, ,for sealing cracks be
tween boards. '
The total cost of material to build
the small cot, with floor, door and win
dow complete, amounts to about
$12.50. For neatness, economy, dura
bility and comfort to the animals this
type of cot Is excellent. Where it Is
desirable to keep a number of hogs in
one lot the large size is preferable.
BKAIIi SIZE HOO COT.
The small cot will accommodate from
three to five mature animals and the
large cot from seven to nine.
Although the Wisconsin experiment
station has a large hog house, - with
feed room, scales,' etc., cots such as
these have been found a convenient
i means of enlarging the facilities of the
piggery. Of their general advantages
Mr. J. G. Fuller says:
"With the cot system the farmer or
breeder can enlarge his accommoda
tions as the size of his herd increases.
The mud and vermin which are sure
. .. 1 .. nfmlnil II larorH Mill'
house can easlly avolded wiUl
small h0USes and by occasionally mov-
ing them to a fresh spot of ground.
Where it is necessary to keep only a
few hog3 toSether or where Beveral
animals must provlded with sep-
arate qIIartera the cot becomes an in-
dispensable factor and can be used to
advantage on any farm."
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Garden 1
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THE PIGGERY. J
Handy B
t J
Two of our wortny citizen, whom, for
the reason that we do not want to be per
sonal, we will call Smith an; Jones, had
! a wordy contest on ti-.e stn ;t the other
day.
Smith is very proud of his wisdom in
management! of his affairs on the farm
in keeping everything up-to-dite, and
he never tires of telling nis friends about
it. Yesterday he met Jones and began
to indulge in his favorite topic. His
neighbor Jones cat 'him khort and took
i him by surprise by saying "See here.
Smith, you make me ery tired. You are
i
Thatcher-Johnson Co.
Great Rustlers
And Good Pork.
Tamworth swine have some splendid
qualities. They have a stamina and
vigor that would be the envy of all
the weak races of light limbed and
gouty swine if swine were capable of
indulging In envy. They have a mag
nificent frame viewed from the stand
point of ruggedness. They are seldom
troubled with rheumatism or gout or
paralysis of the limbs or breaking
down In the legs. They have limbs
that can carry them to the pasture,
through the same and home again
without labored effort. And when
dread diseases abound, as cholera or
swine plague, Tamworths will not
Buffer so greatly in consequence as
some breeds.
They are magnificent breeders. They
are proverbial for large litters, and no
less famous are they for the way in
which they rear them. The young lit
ters have strength and action that en
able them to fight an easy battle for
existence from the first if they are
given half a chance.
AS manV Dies'
r. r , i
will be reared by one-third less the
number of Tamworth sows than from
sows of several other breeds, and they
will be reared In better form. Feed
a Tamwortn sow propeny,
her enough exercise, and it is a pleas
ure to notice the pigs grow while she
nurses them.
Tamworths are also grand for cross
ing on short bodied and. short limbed
ows, and the longer the period that
such sows and their ancestors have
been tied too closely to a corn diet
the greater the renovation which such
crosses will confer. Introducing them
is like leading the healing waters of
perennial streams 'Into a weary land.
The progeny from these crosses will
inherit strength and vigor and prolifica
cy that will agreeably surprise the
men who are so discerning as to make
such crosses.
But one of the grandest qualities of
Tamworths, as Professor Thomas
Shaw sums these up in the National
Swine Magazine, Is the ability they
hive to produce the best quality of
pork. Because of the intermingling of
the fat ami lean on the side they make
the best of bacon. Their shoulders
and hams are not so overlaid with fat
that has to be thrown away as with
many breeds. Farmers who once
grow Tamworths to provide their own
Dork will want to grow them again.
Farm Brevities.
Profit depends as much on the cost
of production as on the selling price.
The good, square walk as a gait for
a farm horse is the most valuable of
any.
The rotation of crops does not call
for more plowing, but less, and more
stirring of the soil.
The difference between a good and
inferior care taker Is everything In the
matter of success or failure in cattle
feeding. f
In nearly aU cases the offspring of
immature, undeveloped animals is in
ferior .to that of mature and full
grown parents.
It is the surplus or Increase of price
above the cost of production that adds
to the prosperity of the people.
Where the pungent smell of am
monia is noticed as escaping from the
manure it may be taken as an indica
tion of loss.
In . feeding fattening cattle they
should be kept quiet and comfortable
In order that they may eat heartily,
digest their food well and taks on
pounds. Kansas Farmer.
continually bragging about your good
business management and judgment, but
I think yu are the worst manager atd
have the poorest judgment of any mau I
know of." Before be could recover from
his surprise, Janes otntinned : Yoa are
conUnuallybraguing'tkbout keeping every
thing up-to-date., I ju6t advise you some
oay to go into your fcuehea and take a
look at that old rack of a stove your Wife
is using. It is burning twice the ft. el
necessary, and is wearing i-ut her life aid
nerves, trying to get alobg with some
thing that belongs to the 18th century.
You kick when your meals are not ready
or because the bread aud biscuits are
burned, but if you would just let a Utile
of your good business economy and fine,
management yau talic about reach to
your kitchen, you would buy one of those
lateU South Bead Malleables. I will bet
you a new hat, Smith, you would not
talk to me any more about a disordered
stomach or late diuaera and such like,
and you would find your wife would have '
a smile that would aevtr come off,, the
genuine Malleable South Bend smile.
"I would advise you to take in the ex
nibit at Hollenberg & Son's. The South
Bend man is there and will tell you more
about his range in five minutes than I
could in an hour. It's all right, "Smith,
take my word for it. It you are good,
tbey will give you some of their hot bis
cuits and coffee and a beautiful little
cook book add useful souvenir to take
home to your wife "
Groceries
Crockery
Cut Glass
Silver Vare
What's
Worth doing is worth doing well. If
you wish to oe cured of Rheumatism,
use Ballard's Snow Liniment and you
will oe "well cured." A positive cure lor
Sprains, Neuralgia, Bruises, Contracted
Muscles and all the ills that flesh is heir
to. A, 6. M. Williams, Navasota, Texas,
writes: "I have used Snow Liniment lor
sprained ankle and it gave the best uf
satisfaction. I always keep it in the
houee." bold by (irabam & Wortbam.
- Early to Bed
And tarly to rise, makes one healthy,
happy ana wist especially if you take
Heroine before reining. A positive cure
tor Constipation, Dytpeptiia, and all liver
complaints. Mrs. B ' Columbia, Tenn.
writes: "I always keep a supply of your
Her bine on liana. Am so pleased with
i lie relief it gives in conttipation and all
liver complaints, that words can't ex
press my appreciation." Sold by Ura
hani & VVcribam.
Children's
Favorite tonic is White's Cream Ver
miluge, the cure for woims, and all chil-
.i .1 ; T. i . . 1. : 1 1 .. .
urneo. uutuuijr Julio I ut?
worms, but removee the mucus aud slime
in which thy buna their neat. Its ac
tion oil the child is mild and leaves him
iu c healthy condition. Joe Daniel, Sur
ojac, Tenn., Bays that he gave one oi bis
then gtveWchiiaten White's Cream Vermifuge when
itie uoctor tcougni it nao cone, ana from
the hist done the child passed 73 worms,
Sola by Graham & Wortbam.
That's itl
Cougb yourselt.into a fit of spasms and
then wonoer why you don't get well. If
you will only try a buttle ot Ballard's
Horebonnu fciyrup your c-ougti will be
thing ot the past. It is a positive cure
loi Coughs, influenza., Bronchitis and
all Pulmonary uibeaoeu. One bottle will
convince you at your druggist,' 2dc, 50c,
$1.00 bold, by Urahani Woribam.
Own YourHomo
THE
First - National - Bank
of Corvallis
has some
TO.WH LO:TS
Near the State Agricultural College
which you can buy on the INSTALL
MENT PLAN or for cash.
Save Ten of Twenty Dollar
per month and pay the same on a town
lot. Thereafter BUILD YOUR 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. H. SAVAG
Corvallis, Or
Jersey Bull For Sale,
Descended from Grand Coin and Goi
en Glow ; imported cow Uesttng 18 lbs.
butter fat, in 7 days, wtth fixst oaU. AdV
dress, M. 8. W oodcock, Corvallis, Ore
gon. 72t