Corvallis gazette., December 27, 1907, Image 2

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THE MINE DISASTERS.
The recent appalling disasters
occurring in the coal mines of
West Virginia and Alabama have
been made the text "by a portion
of the press for a senseless dia
tribe directed against the mine-
owners.
No reputable newspaper, no
writer wishing to state the truth
may indulge in such language.
It is a base, contemptible spirit
which seizes upon such terrible
occurrences and makes them the
grounds for arraying class against
class, as the poor against the
rich, the laborer against his em
ployer. .In the presence of such disas
ters there are no classes! All
men stand amazed. The bond
of common humanity, stronger
than: any conventional distinc
tion of class, hold them together
and show them to the world as
men and brethren.
But what are. the facts as to
the conditions under which coal
is mined in these localities?
The mines are operated under the
most stringent laws, intelligent
ly and rigidly enforced by public
officers, chosen because of their
knowledge of mines and mining.
These laws are directed upon the
mineowner and operator and em
brace every device human ex
perience has found necessary
and human ingenuity ha3 con
ceived for the preservation of
t ne health and lives of the
miners.
The operators readily comply
with the conditions of these ex
pensive and elaborate laws. If
they were devoid of all feelin?
of humanity, self-interest alone
would enforce the laws so far as
they are concerned.
It is passing strange that the
very men for wCpe welfare the
laws are 'intended should be the
m ost heedless violators of their
provisions. Constant familiarity
with danger and long absence of
accident beget contempt for it
and carelessness of those pre
cautions which alone can insure
continued safety.
We do not know the cause of
the recent disasters, but it is cer
tain that no effort nor expense
will be spared to learn the cause
and provide against its future
misahief.
. Ic is probable that the true
cause is in the realm of the un
known and will require long and
patient, investigation before it is
discovered. We recall the disas
ter which occurred twenty or
more years ago in one of the large
flouring mills of Minneapolis. It
was ; caused by the accumulation
of an impalpable dust which in
vestigation proved to be highly
explosive and inflammable.
Men do not know all of Na
ture's laws nor understand the
process of her chemical laborato
ry, and she is wont to resent any
intrusion by so coarse a manipula
tor as man. Who knows? "The
mad unchanged wrath of the ele
ments may be necessary to
teach us who rules them."
POWER OF DECISION.
Ability to make a quick and
correct decision concerning any
sub j ect upon which we must de
cide is a possession which every
one should seek to gain. Our
success or failure, not infre
quently our lives and that of oth
ers, depends upon our ability to
decide questions quickly and ac
curately. There is not a day,
scarcely an hour passes that we
are not called upon to decide
something which, Just as we de
cide, shall exert a shaping, possi
bly a controlling influence upon
our destiny.
Men have long regarded this
ability to decide quickly and ac
curately as a gift of which Nature
is so parsimonious she confers it
only upon a chosen few, while
she compels the mass of men to
acquire it in lesser degree, after
years of trial v and failure. ..If
this be true we must, conclude
that Nature regards the mass of
men as fools unable to. acquire
that upon which their happiness,
life and destiny depend, except in
the school of bitter experience. :r
We must regard this as untrue,
for nature has givenhalf the race
ability to reach a quick and safe
decision, especially upon - ques
tions containing a moral or spir
itual element. Woman's quick
intuition hears her to such con
clusions and decisions as a man
may reach only by a logical pro
cess based upon his experience
and observation. With many
men this is a slow, laborious and
painful proceeding, and often re
minds one of the fable of the
mountain and the mouse.. .Such
men frequently, and utterly fail
to decide until time for decision
has passed. Who has not met.
them? They are never at funer
als ior weddings, even though
their own,' until the next day,
simply because of their inability
to reach a prompt, clear and def
inite decision. . 0 .
. It is almost certain that right
education would ,, give men the
ability to think quickly and accu
rately and to decide promptly and
wisely. Subsequent action would
then always produce the most de
sirable and beneficent results.
As early as possible teach the
child how to think for himself
from the data he has and from
facts he may easily obtain. Con
tinue this until he has not only.
learned how to think but has ac
quired the habit of thinking and
acting for himself. If he act un
wisely show him it is because he
did not think correctly. Never
require a child to act more wisely
than his experience and observa
tion should warrant ; but al ways
put the responsibility of decision
and action upon him. He will
soon learn to think, to decide and
to act for himself, and take the
consequences. He will become a
quick, safe and courageous think
er and actor and' will score suc
cess in life. . Do not train chil
dren to look to you for decision
and action when they may reach
them for themselves.
We have in mind a most intel
ligent and amiable spinster, a
rich, homeless, friendless old
vvbman, yet good and true and
womanly, but who has missed all
the best possibilities of life be
cause she could not decide for
herself. Time and again, stand
ing in the shadow of an auspi
cious hymeneal altar, she has
wrecked all by appealing to her
friends, saying "I do not know
what to do. What would you
do?"
Teach a child self-reliance and
personal accountability.
FRUIT CROP OF OREGON.
To show our people how rapidly
Oregon fruit is taking front rank
in the markets of the world we
gladly publish the following item
from the New York Tribune
Farmer bearing date Dec. 5th. :
"On the basis of reports from
county inspectors', the value of
Oregon's fruit crop this year is
officially estimated at K275,235.
This figure, far in excess of any
previous year, is based on
amounts actually received by
growers, and represents an in
crease of 53 per cent over the
fruit crop valuation of last yean
"To the high price now paid for
Oregon fruit is .partly due the in
crease in this year's total, but the
larger acreage set out in orchards
in response to Eastern demand is
also a factor. The heavy plant
ings of the last few years are be
ginning to bear,' and the further
increase in the rapid Value of the
crop will probably be very rapid
in the future.
"According to the president of .
the State Board of Horticulture, j
the success with which Oregon
growers 'are meeting - "within, a
short time makes fruit ' growing
the greatest source of wealth in
the state. " " - .- - .
t ' !The apple crop forms the lar?
gest item in the list, with a total
value of $1,423,000. Prunes paid
Oregon growers this year $1,590,
625';- pears, peaches', and cherries
alliri excess of $230,000, : and
strawberries over $400,000. Ore
gon pears this year have sold at
wholesale in the East at 10 oents
apiece; Hood River apples as high
as $3 7Jper box. ; At these pri
ces with cheap land, good trans
portation and a steady market,
Oregon is attracting settlers and
prospective . fruit growers from
all sections of the country."
Numerous orchards ' are being
planted every year nd under the
present law of spraying if strictly
enforced we, are just entering a
field that will bring us untold
wealth. ; , ; ,
BE THAN1FUL.
Let the good people of Oregon
be thankful today, that they live
in a country where nearly every
one enjoys the best of health, and
where the bracing mountain air
and , beautiful weather make life
a real pleasure the year around ;,
let them be thankful that they
live in a country so grand and
free, where there is plenty for
all and to spare;, that they are
not confined within the narrow
limits of a smoky city where want
is seen on every side and where
poverty and vice go hand in hand;
where to be poor means endless
toil and deprivation without the
slightest hope of ever rising
above the common herd; let them
be thankfultthat here, as nowhere
else, a poor man has a chance
alang with the rich of attaining
to something in this life beyond
the lot of the day laborer, and
though a man be poor, he is free,
and not looked down upon. Let
them be thankful that they live
in a country where extreme pov
erty is hardly known and where
jto-day the members of every
household will assemble around a
bountiful spread and not a soul
will go hungry ; let all be thank
ful for the many privileges and
mucb freedom we enjoy which is
denied many people in less favor
ed lands, but in our thankfulness
for. these many blessings let us
not lorget the poor and needy,
the sick and sfflicted of other
places. Before we give thanks
for our own good fortune 1 let
us each one try to find some way
of giving someone ehe something
to be thankful for. Let us not
be at one with those who "
"Are thankful for their worldly gain
While Misery stares through the win
dow pane.''
Exchange.
PHILOMATH SNAPSHOTS.
Santa Claus Visits College Town.
Many Newsy Newslets.
The merry Yule-tide is again
with us and many of the children
of a larger growth are gathering
about the old home fireside, and
the younger children can scarcely
suppress the all-powerful emotion
that the visit of the children's
Saint occasions. Beginning last
Friday afternoon whea the pupils
were entertained in the different
rooms of tbe public school in our
little burg, and ending with New
Year's day, with a week or more
of holidays, becoming almost sur
feited with the treasures of Father
Christmas, the glorious holiday
time will soon be in the past.
Last Friday afternoon, soon af
ter the noon hour, the Christmas
exercises commenced. A number
of patrons and friends of the
school, the pupils and also the
teachers congregated in the differ
ent rooms to - share in the chil
dren's happiness. In the rooms
of Prof. O". V. and Mrs. White,
Miss Ebba Cronquist and Miss
Winnifred Merrick the gifts were
distributed from trees and Prof.
S. O. Watkins' pupils fished for
their gifts with hook, liae and
bamboo rods from a nniqne pond
which caused much merriment
among the pupils. The Philo
math public school will re-opeti
for steady work ' next Monday,
Dec, th and the children will
j-Vivi .-. . .' - ......
pursue their school s work until
the close of the school year.
Miss Alice Pimm arrived home
from Alsea last Saturday, having
completed a term of school at
that place. Miss' Pimm contem
plates securing another school, if
she can find a vacancy, in order
to continue teaching during the
winter months. '
Mr. and Mrs. A.' H. Hender
son of El wood, Clackamas Co.,
arrived last Monday to be in
Philomath daring the holidays,
visiting .fritnds v and . relatives.
Mrs. Henderson, who was form
erly Miss Alice Wyatt, is a daugh
ter ot Mrs. E. C Wyatt of this
place.
Miss Carrie Pimm is home from
O AC for the holidays.
Geo. Custer and wife of Ward
ner,' B. C, arrived last week and
are at the home of the former's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Custer.
Prof. Amos Keezel, who is
principal of the public school at
Hammond, near the , mouth of
the Columbia, was expected to
arrive hope last Wednesday to
visit his mother, Mrs. S. L. Kee
zel,. who has been postmistress at
our burg for the past ten years,
and his sister, Faith Keezel, as
well as other relatives and friends
for the holiday period. Philomath
is always glad to welcome her
sons and daughters, either native
or foster, and especially" when
they add brilliancy to her fair
crown of fame.
Frank R.- Becker arrived home
from OAC last Friday to be with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. G.
Becker, daring the holidays. J.
G. Becker is recovering from an
attack of lumbago of which a re
port was made in a previous issue.
Mrs. Becker is also slowly im
proving from a serious attack of
la grippe which has considerably
enfeebled her constitution.
Mrs. Tames Hornine' Has been
quite ill for the past two weeks
at her home west of Philomath.
Dr. Farra is in attendance. Her
recovery is not as rapid as ' is
wished for by relatives and
friends.
Miss Grace Jolly expected to
depart for Newberg last Tuesday
to visit with relatives at that
place daring the holidays.
J. R. Fehler and Marsh Allen
went bunting for geese and ducks
on the Muddy creek last Satur
day. They report the water as
being too high to get those that
were shot without the assistance
of a boat, which they were prob
ably unable to procure. We
wish them better luck next time;
On a previous hunt a large num
ber of the waterfowls were- bag
gedj. including geese, mallard
ducks, teal and snipe.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rowe, of
Salem and Mrs. Grace Thomp
son, of Portland, are here for the
holidays.' Mrs. Rowe and Mrs.
Thompson are daughters of Mr.
and Mrs. W. H. Boles. Mrs.
Ella Jones, another daughter, ar
rived from Portland last Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Boles will have a
number of their children gath
ered about them during the glad
Christmas week.
Christmas will have been duly
celebrated when these lines will
be eagerly perused by. the GA
ZETTE readers of the berg. At
the new Radical TJ. B. church the
festivities will begin , on Christ
mas eve. mere is to be a tree
and also a fireplace that will be
built of brick candy boxes which
are to be distributed among the
children at the close of the enter
tainment. At the Liberal TJ. B.
cburch there will be a tree and a
Christmas program.
" May Chriatmastide for all provide
Kind rifts and lots of fua beside."
The choral class organized by
Rev. W. W. Davis met last Fri
day evening and the first of the
term of twelve lessons will be
given on the first Friday in the
new year and the two succeed
ing evenings, the remaining nine
lessons to be given weekly, the
evening to be chosen. Much in
terest is being evinced, a claas
numbering almost thirty having
already been organized lor the
work.
Last Saturday evening was a
great event for our basket ball
athletes. Two games were play
ed. In the first the Philomath
team was beaten by the public
school team 25 to 21. This
game was by the boys. In .the
second game, the Philomath col
lege girls beat the public school
girls- with a score of 17 to 10.
Another game is scheduled for
Christmas day between a Corval
lis team and the Philomath pub
lic school team. . . . -
The little daughter, of Mr. and
Mrs. Marion Ciail has1 been quite
ill but is recovering.'
The students and former stu
dents of Philomath college spent
an entertaining evening in- the
"gym." building last Monday.,
Melvin Miller, a student of
Philomath college, is to instruct
the ninth grade bookkeeping
class in the high school after the
holidays.
The Misses Evadna and Ver
na Springer visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Newton
last Saturday. ;
Mr. and Mrs. Herbert jenes
departed for Portland last Mon
day to consult a specialst or se
cure medical treatment for Mrs.
Jones. , Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Ross
are in charge of the home and
children,' during the aosence of
Mr. and Mrs. Jones.
.. W. P. Morris made a' holiday
trip to Portland Tuesday, expect
ing to return on Thursday.
- Robert Ewing and family, of
M cbigan, arrived in Philomath
the first of last week and are oc
cupying the place lately known
as the John Geldath property, in
Pleasant Valley. They brought
with them a carload of household
goods, etc.
, Mrs. Eldridge Hartless made a
trip to the county metropolis
"und hat das Chiist-kindchen
bestellt," in other woids made
an appointment with the child
re ns' saint.
Every one and all his relatives
are wending their way Corvallis
ward this holiday week.
Mr.and Mrs.Geo.Goveandsons,
ALred Gove and wife and Pratt
Gove and wife, accompanied by
two children, will celebrate
Christmas in Corvallis with Mr.
and Mrs. G. W. Gove, corner of
Eleventh and Harrison sheets.
They will meet to the fourth
generation. The lamilies have
photo groups to the fifth genera
tion. Both Mr, and Mrs. George
Gove, of Philomath, have such
groups. May the family meet
unbroken at many more anni
versaries. LEARN TO EAT.
Few People in Corvallis Really
Know How.
Slow eating will solve one-half the
problem of ill health. Those who suffer
already with indigestion and weak stom
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a healthy condition, so that they can eat
what they want at any time without fear
of distress or suffering.
After a few days' se of Mi-o-na stom
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drowsiness, bad taste in the month, coat
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distress after eating all these symptoms
of a weak stomach will disappear, and
perlect digestion and a good skin will
show that the vital machinery is once
more running smoothly.
Take a little Mi-o-na tablet before each
meal so that it will stimulate the digestive
juices and give strength' to the stomach,
and then it will take care of the food that
is eaten, without indigestion and the un
pleasant full feeling with which so many
suffe- after meals.
Graham & Wells have so much conn
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to refund the money if the remedy fails
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Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office.
Portland, Oregon, Uctober, 12, it07,
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the act of Congress of June 8,
1878, entitled "An act for the saleof timber lauds
in the States of California, Oretron. Nevada and
Washington Territory," as extended to all the
Public Land States by act of August 4, 18il2. Mrs.
Bertha Jorveuson of Portland, county of Multno
man, State of Oregon, has this day filed in this
office her sworn statement. No. 7603, for the pur
chase of the Northwest quarter of Section No. 32,
innrownship No. 10 South, Range No. 5 West, and
will offer proof to show that the land sought is
more valuable for its timber or stone then for
agricultural purposes, and to establish her claim
to said land before Register and Receiver at Port,
land, Oregon, on Saturday, the 38th day of Janu
ar, 19O8
8he names as witnesses: Mrs. Minnie Mack oi
Monmouth, Oregon: Mr. Will Msck of Moumonth,
Oregon; Mr. J. 0. Olson ot Corvallis, Oregon; Mrs.
J. C. Olson of Corvallis, Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
abnre described lands are requested to file their
''..'nis in this office on or beioresaid 18th day of
Jt luary, 1IM8.
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