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RANDOM THOUGHTS.
The Boy3' Convention, recently
held at Corvalllis, and the Chris
tian Endeavor Convention at Eu
gene were of inestimable benefit
to the young people of both sexes
as it not only cultivates a venera
tion for religion, morality and
social virtues, but throws a re
straining influence around the
boys and girls, setting the young
minds to thinking along the line
of true manhood and womanhood
and dispelling the petty, foolish
actions so characteristic at that
age. These movements will meet
with hearty approval from many
fathers and mothers who have
the welfare of their children at
heart.
If the natural tendency of man
kind is toward evil, what can be
expected of a boy or girl who, at
the tender age of from 12 to 16, is
permitted to roam the streets at
all hours of the night ; who never
has a single thought presented to
them along the line of purity of
life, honesty of purpose and spot
less character, which, if once lost,
can never be restored.
The time has passed when the
boy who abhors profanity, cigar
ette smoking, drunkenness and
kindred evils will be sneered at
by his companions, and it is now
a conceded fact that many great
corporations refuse to employ men
who drink or chew to excess. If
they would go a step farther and
add licentiousness, in its most
degraded forms, to" the list it
would go far toward placing la
boring men on a higher plane of
Jiving as well as purifying the en
vironment for future generations.
Not only was it a time of regal
enjoyment, but it cultivated in
the minds of the young people
the thought that they must not live
for self alone, but help "the other
fellow," thus filling his life with
sunshine and helping him to avoid
the snares of the insidious which
surround him on all sides.
This Boys' Convention haa
brought to our mind the thought
of the great responsibility resting
upon the citizens of Corvallis.
With over 1,100 boys and girls
attending the Oregon Agricultu
ral College they are getting an
education which will either be a
blessing to them in later years or
they are learning pernicious
devilment which will not only
bring disgrace upon themselves,
but break the hearts of fond par
ents who are entrusting them to
our care and keeping for four
.years of the most dangerous pe
riod of their lives.
We rejoice in the record of the
O. A. C- for purity, cleanliness
and order among her pupils, but
when we read that "Four deaths
from drunkenness atLeland Stan
ford University make up the sick
ening roll for the present' year,
and now the Board of Regents
seriously think of allowing the
canteen on the university cam
pus so that they may regulate in
temperance on the quadrangle,"
we feel like sounding a note of
warning to our citizens lest we
forget our duty. Think of it a
saloon promoted by university
people, patronized by students,
on university ground ; all for the
want of better control of stu
dents. It is barely possible that
Dr. Jordan has "farmed out" his
duties as president to underlings
in order that he may be absent
from his post on junketing trips
abroad. "When the cat's away
the mice will play." This may
be the policy in California, but it
comes far short of the Oregon
standard. Day by day, Oregoni
ans are learning to prize sound
ethics above the looser methods
into which some states have
drifted.
Rapid has been the stride of
this beloved institution, marvel
ous her growth, with brilliant
prospects for the future- : It has
not only been a blessing to young
men and women who have gone
forth from the class-room, fully
equipped for the burden of life,
but it has added material wealth
and prosperity to our beautiful
little city. May it not only have
the prayers of christian people,
but the guardian care of every
citizen who has a drop of human
ity in his soul or milk of human
kindness in his heart.
Now that we are on record as a
prohibition town it behooves all
friends of law and order to guard
well our laurels else the promised
blessings will be a curse. The
"blind tiger" is a vicious brute
and we must keep out of his
claws.
WITHOUT A PRESIDENT.
Willamette University, the old
est institution of higher learning
in the northwest, is without a
president. Doctor Coleman was
in the chair, but he. resigned un
der pressure. It is claimed that
continual absence from the uni
versity severed the Doctor's touch
with the faculty and student body
to the extent that when the stu
dents were asked for resolutions
of respect for the president a
blank sheet of paper was unani
mously signed, and when a simi
lar request was made at a subse
quent meeting a motion to ad
journ was promptly passed with
out any resolutions of respect for
the waiting president. Could
this be true and the Trustees not
be aware of the conditions? But
this is a mere incident in the his
tory of the great university that
has turned out more congress
men and men of like stamp than
any other university in the northwest.
to effect the repeal of a bad law
is to enforce it.
But we do not do this. We run
after sentiment and enact laws
far in advance of public thought
and demand. The law in itself
may be goodrighteous, but it
may be so far in advance of pub
lic sentiment it cannot be enforc
ed. The result is we Have laws
which are dead letters; laws
which each individual will ob
serve or disregard, - just as he
may regard the necessity of such
a law. In such case each man
claims the right to judge for
himself whether or not he will
accept the law. It is easy to see
that this is the obituary notice of
law. V '
Have we any law in advance of
public sentiment? Look around
us and see. If we have let us re
peal it or enforce it, for we can
not risk the result of want of re
spect for law.
CIVIL SERVICE EXTENSION.
RESPECT FOR LAW.
Respect for law is a virtue we,
above all other people, should in
sist upon. Ours is a government
of the people by ,the people. We
have, in fact, no privileeed class
here, no class above the laws,
no governing class. All are equal
before the law, all are governors.
Under other forms of govern
ment, under monarchies, for in
stance, where there is a govern
ing class, of the few it may be,
the law may be enforced upon
the masses, whether they respect
it or not, by powder and ball and
bayonet thrust. But under the
government of the people by the
people, the enforcement of law
must be, for the most part, by
public sentiment.
This sentiment must enact the
law, must respect it and must en
force it. If public sentiment do
not enact a law it will work some
innocent, unoffending body a
wrong; if it do not respect a law
it cannot be enforced; if it do
not enforce a law it must be en
forced with "a big stick" with
grape and canister and bayonet
thrust and saber stroke.
How long would popular gov
ernment survive under such con
ditions? Cortainly not long. A
government of the many by a
few would be the quick result.
Popular government then, that
is a government of the people by
the people, must rest its perpet
uity upon the respect of the peo
ple for laws of their own enact
ment.
I But laws entitled to, and ac-
corded respect, must really and
i truly express public sentiment,
rlf we enact laws in advance of
; popular sentiment we cannot en
; force them, because popular sen
' timent must be behind every law
we seek to enforce.
From these considerations we
deduct that no individual may
I run counter to public sentiment.
;That is, that each individual,
. whatever his personal sentiments
may be, must bow to public sen
timent; that no law should be en
acted in advance of public senti-
ment; that whatever the charact
er of a law, whether for good or
I for ill, ic should be enforced.
Gen. Grant said the surest way
PT3 D
,8
Mr. Acheson, ; a congressman
from Washington county, Pa.,
has presented a bill in the House,
which, ' should it become a law,
will destroy nearly all that re
mains of the spoils system in the
distribution ot appointive offices.
Briefly, it authorizes the Presi
dent to extend to clerks and em
ployes in third and tourth class
postoffices the civil service rules
which are now applied in offices
of the first and second class. Such
a law would take the postoffices
wholly out of politics and make
the postmaster at Inavale eligible
for appointment as postmaster of
Portland.
It is a far cry from the "to the
victor belong the spoils" of those
eminent democrats, Governor
Marcy of New York and Presi
dent Andrew Jackson, to the pro
visions of this bill. v
Mr. Atcheson is" the embodi
ment of the extreme views of
George W. Curtis touching civil
service, and may succeed in bring
ing the majority of the members
to accept his views. We doubt
it, however. The appointment of
postmasters of these two classes is
about all the patronage a con
gressman has to distribute to his
constituents and it may be he will!
refuse to give it up. Besides this,
tbere are many people who be
lieve that in the administration
of civil seivice there is not a little
"umbufr and idealistic nonsense
practiced.
An Evasive Answer.
"John," said a clergyman to his
factotum, "I shall be very busy this
afternoon, and if any one calls I do
not 'wish to be disturbed."
"All right, sir. Will I tell them
you're not in ?"
"Xo, John. That would be a lie."
"An' whatfll I say, yer rever
ence?" "Oh, just put them off with an
evasive answer."
At supper time John was asked
if any one had called.
"Yes, there did," he said.
"And what did you tell him?"
asked the clergyman.
"I gave him an evasive answer."
"How was that?" queried his rev
erence. '
"He asked me was yer reverence
in, an' I sez to him, sez I, 'Was your
grandmother a hoot owl?'" Lon
don Answers.
Birds That Bury Nuts.
"Birds us well as squirrels bury
nuts for winter use," said a Colum
bus teacher who is an amateur or
nithologist. "I have watched jay
birds at work in oak trees in the
fall very often, laying up stores for
winter use. ihey were as busy as
could be taking the nuts and bury
ing them under the leaves on the
ground. They seem to have instinct
that leads them to find the nuts
again. In fact, I have seen a jay
bird fly down upon the ground and,
throwing the snow aside, uncover
and secure a buried apple core."
Columbus Pispatch.
Plunged In the Dark.
An old country gentleman, return
ing home rather late, discovered a
yokel with a lantern under his kitch
en window, who when asked hia
business there stated he had only
come a-courting.
"Come a-what?" said the irate
gentleman.
"A-courting, sir. I's courting
Mary."
"If s a lie ! What do you want a
lantern for ? I never used one when
I was a young man."
"jSo, sir," was the yokel's reply.
"I didn't think yer 'ad, judging by
the missis." '
Our stock of Furnishings.. are.- all here and ready for
inspection. We are showing a full line of
Collars, Ties, Hand-bags,
Side and Back Combs, Hosiery,
Underwear, Net arid SiSk Waists,
Beits, Gloves and Handkerchiefs
We have the IG-Button CAPE GLOVE, the best im
ported skin. Also the' short lengths. Wait for our
irana iviimneiy upening ,
.WhichT.will.be announced later. We will show the most
complete line ot Millinery ever shown in Corvallis. With
two expert trimmers to commence work March 1st, we feel
sure we can please you. Wait and watch for notice.
THE HOUSE OF SPECIALS
L. & K B. ANDBRSOM
m
Winery!
m
iBiinery!
The OLD RELIABLE Millinery
Has a new hat f&r every woman and
girl in Benton county Prices down to
bedrock We trim our own hats and do
not charge this up in the price of the fin
ished article Complete stock up to the
minute in style Call and see my goods
and get prices
Mrs. J. MASON,
The Third Street Shop.
Call on the.
Corvallis Electric SupplyCo.
Occidental Hotel Building
For everything in the line of
electric fixtures and supplies.
Housewiring a specialty Experienced Electrician in charge
- Independent Phone 599
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION
Mre. E. DeForeet-Lunt. a former pnpil
of Sew England Conservatory, will re
ceive a limited number of pupils in Vocal
and Irstrr mental Music. Italian meth
od of Voiae Culture ; Conservatory or
German method for Piano. . Pupils pre
pared for ehureh or ooneert work. Spec
ial attention to new beginnere. . Hours
2 to 9 p. m. First and Hamsoo Sts. IStf
-WANTED-
. A representative in this county
by a large real estate corporation.
Special inducements to those
who wish to become financially
interested.
The Real Estate Security Co.
Fort Dearborn Boildii g Cbicsgo, I
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has filed in the County Court of Benton county.
Oregon her Anal account as administratrix of the
estate ot U. Jti. iee, deceased, ana mat jnouuay,
ttoe 24th day of February, 1908, at the hour of 11
o'clock in the forenoon ot said day has been fixed
and appointed by said Court as the tiire and the
County Judge's oftice in the county court house
in Corvallis in saia couutv and state ant ttie place
for hearing objections, if any, to said account
and the settlement thereof. All persons inter
ested and deairing to object thereto are notified to
file their objections thereto iu writing with the
Olerk of saia Court and appear at said time and
place. ETTA F. LEE,
As administratrix of the Estate of C. H. Lee,
deceased.
SUMMONS.
In the Circuit Court for the State of Oregon
for Benton County.
lelil a Head, Applicant and Plaintiff
vs. 1
Hannah Rowland, Polly Mitchell, helrs-at-law of
Lucretia Hallock, deceased, aia H. Strahan,
Claude Strahan, Fayne Lewis, heir-at-lsw of K,
S. Strahan, deceased, and Henry Lewis, and
"All whom it may concern," Defendants.
In the matter ot the application ot Delila Kead
to register the title to the following described real
property: The original D. L. C. of Heman 6.
Hallock and Lucretia Hallock, his wife, it being
Claim No 59, being parts of Sees. 4 and 9, in Town
ship 1L South, Range West of the Willamette
Meridian Benton county, Oregon, described as
fellows, towtt: Beginning at the S. E. corner of
said Sectien 4, and running thence north 38 min.,
east 45 chains, thence west 27 chains and 50 links,
thence south 44 chains and 60 links, thence north
89 deg. and 2A min West 23 chains and 67 links,
thence south '16 chains and 26 links, thence east 00
chs. and 23 links, and thenr:e north 25 chains to the
place of beginuing in the district of landB subject
te sale at Oregon City, Or., and containing 32Q
acres and 26-10tf of an acre.
To Hannah Rowland, Polly Mitchell, Sara H.
Strahan, Fayne Lewis, Henry Lewis, and "Ail
whom it. may ooncerii" Defendants.
In the name of the State of Oregon you andT
each of you are hereby summoned and required
to appearand answer the complaint and applica
tion hied against ou iu the above entitled court
and cause on or before the 21st day of Februaryi
191)8, said date being six weeks Prom and after the
date of the first publication of this Summons.
The first publication of this summons being on
the Ittthday off January. 1908, aKi the last publi
cation thereof being on the 21st day of February,
1908, if you fail so to answer for want there of,
the plaintiff and applicant will apply to the Court
for the relief demanded and prayed for in siid
complaint and application, to-wii, for a deciee
declaring, determining and adjudging that lha
defendants and each ot them, and "All whom is
maj concern" have no estate, right, title oi i.,
terest in and to the following described real pre.
erty towit: The original D L C of Heir a r:
S. Hallock and Lucretia Hallock. his w.fe,
it being Claim No. 59, being parts of Sees. 4 and
9 in Townsip 31, South, Range 6 West of the
Willamette Meiiuian, Benton county, Oregon, de
scribed as follows, towit: Beginning at the .. E.
corner of said Sec 4 and miming thence north 38
minutes east 45 chains, thence west 27 chains and
50 links, thence south 44 chains and Co link,
thence north 69 deg and 24 minutes west 23 chains
and 57 links, thence south 26 chains and 25 links
thence east 60 chains and 23 links and thenca
north 25 chains to the place of beginning In the
district of lands subject to sale at Oregon City, Ore
gon, and containing 320 acres and 26-ioo ol an
acre, at law or in equity in possession, expec
tancy reversion or remainder and that you and
each of you be forever concluded, enjoined and de
barred from asserting anv claim whatsoever or at
all in or to said real pioperty adverse to the plain
tint and applicant; that the Court by such decree
find and declare the title or interest of the appli
cant in the said real property and decree that she
is the sole and only owner and person who has an
interest in said land as in the application prayed
for, and further by such decree order the Regis
trar of titles in and for the county of Benton and
State of Oregon to register the title to said prop
erty as found by the decree of said Court and for
such other and further relief as the Court may
deem meet and equitable, in the premises.
This Summons is served upon you by publication
thereof by order of Honorable E. Woodward, Judge
of the County Court of the State of Oregon, for
Benton county made on the 6th day of January,
1908, directing publication thereof once a week for
six consecutive and successive weeks in the Cor
vallis Gazette, said Con all is Gazette being a news
paper of general circulation and published weekly .
atjCorvallis. Bentoa county, fctate of Oregon.
First'pubhcation January 10, 19t8.
' J F. YATES,
Attorney for Plaintiff, ana Applicant,