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
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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
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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