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GASLIGHT EFFECTS.' en f the Woes of th Modern Apart ' merit House Owner. , "There is no end to the troubles f the modern landlord," said the man with pronounced wrinkles. 'What with the gas company and prospective tenants, his days and Sights are filled with woe. I believe iose.two forces of evil the gas company and the possible tenants are leagued against me. Anyhow, the situation is peculiar. One day a woman came to look at one of my most expensive apartments. " 'The rooms -seem very nice by daylight,' she said, 'but I couldn't think of taking the place until I find out how it looks at night. I'll come back this evening and see the decorations by gaslight.' " 'But the gas isn't turned on,' I explained. 'I'll bring in a few lamps. Won't that do just as well ?' "'.Not at all,' said my possible tenant. 'There is no comparison be tween the two kinds of light. I en tertain a great deal, and I couldn t possibly sign a lease for a place that doesn't look well when illuminated. Couldn't you get the gas turned on before night?' "I explained that it was an un heard of thing to keep the gas me ter at work in an unoccupied flat, but rather than lose such a good tenant as that woman promised to be I moved heaven and earth and the gas company and got the illu minating power turned on. Since then I have learned that most peo ple who rent expensive apartments insist ' upon seeing the rooms by night as well as by day before they will sign a lease. Consequently I have to keep the gas going in all my vacant flats. Such fastidiousness on the part of my tenants plays right into the hands of the gas company. Kb wonder I suspect that they may be working a partnership game." Kew York Press. Eighty Degrees of Frost. It is difficult for us to form any conception of the degree of cold represented by the 80 degrees of frost recorded from certain parts of Russia. Sir Leopold McClintock tells how in one of his arctic expedi tions a sailor was foolish enough to do some outdoor work at precisely this temperature. His hands froze, and when he rushed into the cabin and plunged one of them into a ba sin of water so cold was the hand that the water was instantly con verted into a block of ice. At 25 degrees, Dr. Kane says, "the mus tache and under lip form pendu lous beads of dangling ice. Put out your tongue and it instantly freezes to this icy crusting. Your chin has a trick of freezing to your upper jaw by the kindly aid of your beard. My eyes have often been so glued as to show that even a wink was un safe." Dundee Advertiser. Think Success. The oftener one gives exercise to any faculty uses, .not abuses, it the stronger and more flexible it becomes. A Frenchman said once on a time that whenever he wanted a book on a certain subject and could not find it he wrote one. There is a tremendous lesson in that. It means that each of us can find out as much about any thing we wish to be informed upon as any other human being in the world if we will only determine to do so. We can achieve and conquer anything another can if we make up our minds to the performance of it and make the determination the law of our life. Success has its laws, the basic principle of which is, ''Give your best to get the best." A writer on mental forces says, "Think success and you win sue- Applied Externally. While staying in the north of England a commercial traveler con tracted a severe cold, which obliged him to remain in bed. Ilis land lady, a sympathetic widow, was most attentive and made the sufferer Eome special onion porridge, which Elie placed beside him, remarking, "There; that will shift your cold!" Later in the evening the good lady came to inquire how the patient was progressing. "So j-ou've eaten it," she said, picking up the empty porridge dish. "Eaten a poultice!" exclaimed the invalid. "I've I've got it on my chest!" London Answers. A Perverted Inscription. At Magus iluir, near St. An drews, is a monument to Archbishop 6harp, marking the spot where he was slain a saevis inimicis. Some descendant of the covenanters ob jected to the inscription and chip ped off the top bars of the E, mak ing the inimicis "salvis," which, in view of the failure to bring them to justice, is nft far from the truth. It will V-e readily seen that "Slain by 'cruel' enemies," as the original inscription implied, bears a very different meaning from the perverted reading, which may be translated, "Slain by 'uninjured' en amies." . ; . TRIUMPH OF THE HOLSTEINS On Dec. 24, 1906, Colantha IV.'s Jo hanna 48577 H. F. II. B. began her j wonderful record breaking perform- ance. Jsever in tne nisiory oi uairj records has she had an equal. She stands In a class by herself. To a per son who has not watched the develop ment of the different breeds of dairy cattle and noted the constant increase in production her record seems too large to be credible. In the first seven WOEL.D'9-CHAMPION- COW. Colantha IV.'s Johanna, owned and bred by W. J. Gillette of Fond du Lac coun ty. Wis. The reader should observe that the rear portion ot the central black patch of the cow shows the pro file of the owner, Mr. Gillette, laughing at all the competitors In the great cow race whom he has left far away in the rear. days she produced 21.044 pounds of fat, and forty-nine days after calving she gave in seven days 651.7 pounds of milk, containing 28.176 pounds of fat, thus capturing the seven day record, which was formerly held by Aaggle Cornucopia Pauline. From Jan. 21 to Feb. 20 she gave 2,873.6 pounds of milk, containing 110.883 pounds of fat, thus breaking all previous thirty day records. Colantha IV.'s Johanna presents the following unequaled records: l day Feb. 9-10 - 90.6 5.07 4.94 T davs Feb. 6-13 651.7 4.32 88.76 days Jau. 21-Feb. 20 2,873.6 3.86 110.83 30 dayB Dec. 27-Feb. 24 6,336.7 3.91 208.39 120 days Jan., Feb., Mar., Apr. 10,531.2 3.76 395.28 I year Dec. 22, 1908, to Dee. 21, 1907. 27,433.7 3.64 998.26 The average daily yield 75.2 3.64 2.73 This was made on the evening of Feb. 9 and morning of Feb. 10. As far as we know, this cow has made a clean sweep of all records from the one day to the year. Whenever a cow makes such a phe nomenal record, the question immedi ately presents itself, Were her female ancestors capable cows? Take Johanna Rue II., the dam of her sire, and we find her a very capa ble cow, with a yearly record of 18,280 pounds of milk, containing 662 pounds of fat. She has a deep body, showing a strong and well developed digestive tract; well developed udder, high arch ing flank and the rise In the pelvic arch. The dam of her dam, Colantha, was an imported cow and a splendid dairy type. The dam of Colantha IV.'s Johan na, Colantha IV., is another remarka ble cow and with a yearly record as a four-year-old of 14,951 pounds of milk, containing 577 pounds of fat. She has the deep body and high arching flank, but not as pronounced as Johanna Rue II. or Colantha IV.'s Johanna. These cows do not represent the at tenuated dairy form, but carry a little more flesh than the extreme dairy type. They are classed by the Hoi stein people as of the "milk and beef form." This term is a bit misleading, as it does not mean that they perform two functions, but rather they carry a little more flesh than the extreme dairy type. Hoard's Dairyman. Sheep In the Middle West. The poorest class of sheep on the market today is the ill cared for lot raised in the agricultural states. These breeders, as a rule, use good rams, but they fall far short of giving the flock proper attention. The whole bunch is put on a pasture in the spring and al lowed to remain there until winter, while with a few hours' work a patch of rape could have been planted or the fence repaired so they could have had a change of pasture. Sheep need a lit tle attention, the same as any other stock or business. When they are well cared for they cap the climax for prof its. Farmers of the middle west should breed more registered sheep of the mutton breeds. The rangemen come east for their rams, and we should be producing fifty head where one Is raised now. H. A. Chandler in Breed er's Gazette, Chicago. Sheep Breeding. There is great need of a breed of sheep suitable to the range conditions of the west the requirements being for sheep that will yield a profitable clip of wool, produce good mutton lambs and stand flocking in large numbers, ; says Secretary Wilson's annual report j It is believed possible to combine these i characteristics in one breed, and with ' this idea in mind an experiment was begun in the fall of 1906 in co-operation with the Wyoming experiment sta tion. Eighty-nine ewes and four rams have been purchased for foundation stock. . Dairy Rations. A very practical dairy ration in some parts of the south is forty pounds of corn silage, twelve pounds of alfalfa or cowpea hay and two pounds of cottonseed meaL Where the foregoing Is not available this will be found very satisfactory, but more expensive: Forty pounds of corn silage, fifteen pounds of sorghum or prairie hay and three and a half oonds of cottonseed meal. seed COHJL r" N a Difficult Matter to DatermiM Vitality ef Ears. There Is serious danger that this year's corn crop will be limited, by a poor stand of plants. Many growers will be compelled to buy seed. In such cases do not risk purchases from a different latitude. If good seed of a productive variety can not be bought near home, then make sure that the seed has been grown In a section having a similar growing sea son, advises a writer in isationai Stockman and Farmer. Even if the corn is sold as tested (seed buy early enough to enable you to make a test for yourself before planting. The First Thing to Do. The first thing to do is to test the corn that one is planning to use. It will pay to do this right Make some boxes three inches deep and, say, eight een inches' square. Partly fill with sawdust or any other material that will hold moisture. Place on this a square of muslin that is marked in one Inch squares and numbered. On each square place four kernels of corn taken from different parts of the ear, one square for each ear that is to be tested. Give the ear the same number as the square by writing the number on a slip of paper and tying it around the ear. Cover the corn in a box with a pad that will hold the moisture, and keep the box in a warm room. Select for planting only the ears whose sam ple kernels have shown strong germi nating power. If one kernel in four fails to germinate, or if the germina tion is slow and weak, reject the ear. The task of testing is not nearly so great as these directions may indicate, and in this way one may know that all the seed is capable of making a strong growth of plants. It Pays Every Year. It pays every year, but this year it will be unusually profitable. , Much corn will not grow at.aU, and very much will germinate only under most favorable conditions, and - some cold, wet weather after planting will rot it Make sure of the rejection of all seed that is not full of vitality, and this method of testing will enable any one to do so. Toulouse Gander. Few if any birds exhibited at poultry Shows and fairs can present a record equal to that of the gander whose pen portrait, from New England Home- PBIZE GANDER. stead, here appears. For eight years he has maintained the right to his name, Madison Boy, by winning first premium at Madison Square Garden, New York, every season eight first premiums at America's greatest poul try show! Besides these prizes he has won first at other large shows and is pronounced by breeders and judges to be a remarkable bird. He was bred by Clarence W. King, president of the Water Fowl Club of America, and isa native of the Empire State. The Gardener's Early Work. Not much is done in the gardening line on the average farm in February, but those who make a business of market gardening are actively getting their hotbeds ready and planting with vegetables to be forced for the early market In the Boston district lettuce and radishes are the main reliance for this purpose in the early hotbeds. Lat er tomato plants and cucumbers are started to be set in the ground at the approach of warm weather. Cabbages for the early crop are planted about the middle of February. Tomatoes in tended to be transplanted in the open ground are not,planted until the very last of the month, but some are planted early when intended to be transplant ed into greenhouses. . In sowing seeds some very fine earth should be planted free from lumps and pebbles. They may be started in boxes in a warm room in a house if desired, although they will not grow so fast as In a hotbed. American Cultivator. Sowing Spring Oats. As a rule we much prefer to sow oats in the fall, but owing to the con tinued rains very few farmers succeed ed in planting a sufficient area, and many have failed to sow any. Now oats are one of the most profitable crops we can grow, especially when follow ed by peas sown for hay. Owing to the depressed times, the high value of foodstuff and the probability of eheap r cotton next fall it . behooves the farmers to sow a large area in spring oats. Put them in as early as possi ble. Southern Cultivator. Combating Glanders. In combating glanders the general practice is to destroy horses which are positively known to be affected with the disease and to quarantine tbose which are merely suspected of being affected. -. Cornstalk Litter. The refuse from cornstalks that have been shredded as foodfor cattle, to gether with cut straw, makes good bed ding for tbe cow. CARNS in jail 7 Pleaded Guilty In Circuit Court Other Cases at March Term. The March term of the Ben ton county court convened in regular sersion Monday morn ing, Judge L. T. Harris, presid ing. Among the cases disposed of Monday afternoon was that of Charles Cams and Ed L. Enoch, charged with assaulting old Tom, a chinaman, who formerly op erated a wash house in this city. In this case, Cams pleaded guil ty and was fined $300 or 150 days in jail, and the bond of Ed Enoch for $100 was declared for feited. Cams was placed in the county jail, being unable to fur nish the cash fine. 1 he forenoon Monday was occupied with the trial of Mann versus Wilhelm & Sons, a jury case. Other cases disposed of up to last night are as follows W. A. Jfowers vs. A. W. VV net- stone decree confirming sale of property. Robert Mann vs A. Wilhelm & Sons, tried and jury rendered verdict m favor of plaintiff for $55.15. Badh & Buell vs. W. A. Lloyd and Hannah Lloyd, judgement by default for plaintiff for $101- 15, with costs and interest. Victor P. Moses vs. E. M Brown. Mrs. S. R. Brown de cree for. plaintiff. Marv Jane Mavs vs J. W. Oreendar and Benton County- Suit to regulate title-Decree reg- lsteriug title rendered m vacation . William Bryans vs. A. Hen- riksen Anna Henriksen, Henry Harkson etal Suit dismissed on motion of plaintiff. Mahala Stewart etal vs. Lafe Stewart etal, division of property granted, and J. M. Porter, John Swick and George Smith ap pointed as commissioners. Corvallis & Alsea River Rail way Co. vs. Wm. D. Barclay, E. J. Barclay and John Fulton, debts Case dismissed on motion of plaintiff without costs. State of Oregon vs. Charles M. Kline and Merwin McMaines, mandate Supreme Court Or der for forfeiture of bail of Chas. M. Kline of $1000. State of Oregon, vs. Charles M. Kline, Merwin McMaines, Jack Milne, and John Doe, whose true name is not known, appeal from J. P. court Dismissed on mo tion of Dist. Att'y- - State of Oregon vs. Charles M. Kline and Jack Milne, appeal from J. P. Court Weatherford, attorney for Kline, entered plea guily, waived time of sentence and fined $150, in default deft, to be imprisoned at rate of $2 per day. Milne plead guilty and fined $150, in default to be im prisoned. State of Oregon vs. Charles M. Kline, Jack Milne, and Merwin McMaines, appeal from J. P. Court Dismissed on motion of Dist. Att'y. State of Oregon vs. Charles M. Kline, Merwin McMaines andC. C. Geer, appeal from J. P. Court Dismissed as to Kline and Mc- j Maines. ' State of Oregon vs. William H. James, action Dismissed. J. P. Logan vs. The Charles K. Spaulding Logging Co., a Corporation, suit dismissed. - Halver Harrison vs. W. W. McDonald and Minnie McDon- jald, suit foreclosure mortgage ; deed to be signed. I George W. Parker vs. W. H. ' James, action Dismissed on ! motion of plantiff without cost to either party. Kolo ISeis, administrator of the Partnership Est. of William J Faber and Kola Neis, partners under the name of Faber & Neis jVS. John Whitaker and Frank Whitaker, action continued on ' motion of plaintiff, j Rose -Armstrong vs. Fred J. j Armstrong, suit, divorce Order ; opening deposition and decree j of divorce for plaintiff and cus j tody of minor child granted to plaintiff. Ambler & Watters vs. J. O. Jorstad, appeal from Co. Court dismissed, having been settled. "Acme Mills Company, a cor- poration, vs. I. D. Bodine, action Crossbill in equity. Margaret M. Parsons vs. Ed gar A. Maher, suit continued pursuant to stipulation. State of Oregon vs. Charles Cams and Ed L. Enoch, crimi ' nal action withdraws plea of not guilty, plead guilty and fin ed $300. v Sarah E. Cochran vs. Marv A. Dinges, executor of the last will and testament of B. F. Hvland. deceased, action Demurrer to complaint as to"- statute of limi tation. G. W. Henkle vs. A.B. Huard, suit Default and iudsment for possession waiving claims for damage. Nellie Elder vs. Jerry Elder, suit for divorce Demurrer to complaint confessed and permis sion to file amended complaint. Att'y for defendant states in open court that he does not desire to appear further inthe case. Di vorce granted to plaintm. V. R. Rose vs. II. A. Rose, suit for divorce Time for answer not expired. Emma Goodale vs. W. D. Good- ale, suit for divorce Time for answer not expired. Susan Green vs. Harry Green, suit for divorce Time of service not expired. Default and decree of divorce for plaintiff who is al lowed custody of minor children and an allowance of $30 a month for children. Ralph M. Davisson, as the ad ministrator of the estate of Mar gery B. Davisson, deceased, vs. Corvallis and Benton County Prune Company, a corporation, and J.R.Smith and Ollie Smith, suit to foreclose mortgage Time for answer not expired. State of Oregon vs. Layton Smith, selling liquor Arraigned, plead guilty, waived sentence and fined $60 and in default impris onment at $2 per day. Albert E. Wilson Admitted as Citizen Petition dismissed for the reason that petition was not filed 90 days prior to time set for hearing notice posted for Dec. 16, 1907. ANNOUNCEMENTS. For Sheeiff. I herebv announce my candidacy on the Republican ticset for Sheriff of Ben. ton Ooonty, Oregon, at the comiug Pri mary Nominating Election. Dated this 26th day of March. A. D. 1908. CHARLES PETERSON. For Superintendent of .'Schools. I hereby announce my candidacy for tbe office of Superintendent of Schools for Benton County, Oregon, on the Republican ticket, at the County Pri mary nominating election, held on April 17, I9O8. Il nominated and elected I promise to devote mv entire time to the work of the office. It will be my aim and purpose to strive cosstantly for the upbuilding of the schools of Benton county. Dated this 21st day of Match, 1908, at Bellfountain, Oregon. H. L. MAOK. For County Commissioner. I hereby announce my candidacy on the Republican Ticket for Coun ty Commissioner id Benton County, Oregon, at the coming' Primary N-mriDatiDg Election. If nominat ed arid elected I promise to give my constituents in each and every part of the. county a pquare deal. Dated this 17th day of Msreh, A. D., 1908. A. W. HAWLEY. CATARRH YIELDS To Healing Air of Hyomei. Sold Under Guarantee by Gra . ham & Wells. Catarrh ia tbe most prevaVnt disease known to humanity. Probably ninety percent of the people in this country suffer at one time or another with this common disease. It is a germ disease and hence can be cured onlv bv eome method that will reach and destroy tbe germs. This is best found ia Hyomei, which may be called tbe direct method of treat ing catarrh, as its medication, takeo in with the a'r yoo breathe, goes directly to every air cell in the nose, throat and lungs; kills all catarrhal germs; heals tbe irritated mucous membrane and vitalizes tbe tissues so as to render catarrh no longer possible. The unique way in which Hyomei is sold should dispel all doubt as to its cura tive properties, for Graham & Wells give their absolute guarantee to refund the' price to any catarrh sufferer that Hyomei tails to benefit. Yon do not risk a cent in testing its healing powers : What offer could be more fair to yon than this, where a leading druggist. tHkes all the risk of Hyomei giving satisfaction, and leaves you to be the judge. NEW POSTAL LAW. The United States Postal De partment has made new regula tions in regard to carrying second class mail matter ( such as news papers, magazines, periodicals, etc.) the same going into effect January 1, 190?, and allowing publishers to April 1, igoS, o prepare their subscription lists in accordance with tbe new order of things. The effect ot the change practically compels the establish ment ot new relations between the publisher and subscribers of county papers. The department ruling requires that subscriptions entitled to the second class postage rate shall not be delinquent longer than the following periods of time - uauies wnnm inree montns. . Tri-weeklies within six months. Semi weeklies within nine months. Weeklies within one year The mails are not forbidden to subscribers who are in arreats longer than the time provided ia the new ruling, but these subscri bers are placed in a separate class ification, requiring a higher rate of postage , the rate being so high that publishers could not afford to send papers at the price ci sub scription. The reason given by the gov ernment lor making this order is that second class mail matter is being carried through the mails at a rate of postage thereon which is less than the cost of car nage. The Gazette has heretofore been liberal in giving to its sub scribers time to pay for their sub scriptions, by paying aoo per year for tbose past due and $1.50 per annum when the same was: paid in advance. Having made the difference in the past-due and advance rate has tesulted in giv- dng the Gazette a larger portion of paid up subscribers. This rule- raust now be changed according to Uncle Sam's order, as the newspaper has no voice in the matter. The Gazette invites it patrons to settle ttfeir dues soon.. t Farmers. Read tbe "Weekly Oregonian" of Port land and thn "Onrvnllui damokt f. v, - general news of the wortd, also for inv Hiril'KUUU BDOBtPOW TO oti'bui tpft ha results in cultivating the soil, stck rac ing, frnit raising, etc, v Y011 can ppcure both of thwx PxceHnfc papers for one venr by pnylag- to Mn Corvallis Gazette' the mm o( two dol nrs and fiftv rents, ip advance Fenrtt the money by poptoffce onrier or bank draft and theie most valuable paper be promptly roarVd to yon. SjSj- The Best Quality of PIANOS and. ORGANS At the Store of GRAHAM & WELLS Corvallis, Oregon CUSTOMERS Are requested to call and see them be fore purchasing elsewhere. THIS OLD RELIABLE HOUSE wilj sell their FINE-TONED INSTRU MENTS FOR REASONABLE PRICES" instead of charging you extra to make up for high city rents, railroad fares and hotel bills for traveling; salesmen. Music Loving People' Can purchase these reliable goods it their home town. If there is anything you do not understand you will find Che sellers near your home. Own YourHomer THE First - National - Bank: of Corvallis has some TO WN LOTS' Near the State Agricultural Collega which you can buy on the INSTALL MENT PLAN or for cash. Save Ten on 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 Yt.ZH. SAVAG Corvallis, Or. Bargain Sale jor i Dress Goods AND, Shoes AT KENKLE & DAVIS