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GET OUT OF THE RUT.
Passing of the Old Idea- Why
; Not Adopt New One? ,
HE SAW THE FLEET
Corvallis Man Writes of Sensa
tions Experienced at the Sight.
, 1 1: 4VkA tai1-c on1
i fii j. XT iU TIJ o irvneanri olrvnrr in a TTlt Until it CetS W0TO
".Ills HI lIUl tU 11COU, a. iuu. "'""fe . .
persons with eager eyes scanned- out so deep that we can hardly
the horizon lor tne nrsi gin-ups see uut it, w-u
It is very easy to get to sliding
. 1 1 a H
House Decorating.
tTVTrwa ANT PAPERING
H7 S V.nl Tnil. IRA. 41 1
MUSIC
MRS. E. DEFOREST riTKT, Teacher
of Piano and Voice. German ana jthi
ian Methods. First and Harrison Sts,
Ind. Pbone 170-2
ATTORNEYS
J. F. YATF.S. aTTONFV.AT-T,
'OffRee nn atafra in ZierrAf FniMTr
Only net of ahstraela fn Pentoi Oonnfv
F. WRYflON ATTOWNTV AT LAW
ofRp in Poat Office Bnildintr. Oorval
lla, Oejjon.
f tlmi which would tell them
that the great white squadron
which was plouging us norm-
1 a l i
ward course wouia souu uo w
view, and dispel the nourisned
0nvipt.1T nnrl send through the
veins that patriotic thrill which
sniv Amp.rtns can ieei. - -
W"J " - t
At last, one by one the Iong-looked-for.
columns of smoke
oma int. view and anxious eves
were centered on these tiny spots
nrhilA thnsp. maiestic monarchs
silentlv erect onward untit 16
great white messengers of peace!
fnr whtv steamed imo view.
Spellbound were they who saw;
too lull 01 awe auu eiuuuuu w
break the silence which reigned
supreme. .
Affprmanv momentsof silence
our hearts swelled -with joy and
- . . -a a a t
ecstacy for directly in ironi 01
US Was iniS giailfc line ui
protection checked in its onward
course so that we might gaze to
our heart's content and feast up
WANTED
w t aTvn son PT'-por-pTWPP to thv
ra.-n.-B anil W'opVfv Orpeonian a'
$2.50 per year. ,
PHYSICIANS
and executive committee. Cor
vallis, JEugene, Salem and Inde
pendence were all candidates for
the convention seat: The Benton
jionhtv c.itv. won the honor over
Eutrene -bv eieht votes, while
Salem and Independence failed
to make a showing in the voting.
Ref iit-n adiournment. the asso-
ciatioro: adopted the following
motto by resolution : r,urai vr
riers of: Oregon Btand for- good
rojads, higher- education and a
.-. An tn improvement was the
leading theme of the convention,
ure majority , vi wio joowuivi
passed by the association dea.1
with that subject. Besides rec
ommending that the' County
nmirta annoint care-takers' to'
have constant charge of mail
the1 winter
months, the ; association Teeom
mended building permanent
roads by modern : systems of
grading-' Believing that a road
when built should not be left un
Wrtterted. the associatioa enact-
apkin? the state
legislature to pass a taw limiting
tne ioaa on a wiuw wicu ogu
to 3000 pounds, and making the
maximum load on a narrow tired
9fl00 fvounds . , J V
Some carriers 'reporieu mai
pnflnttr T-nnd snneTvisors nearlect-
A -nnaA nn -whifVi carriers traveli
ffnd sometimes expended all of! .
. - -. ... .iT 1
their time ana money 011 ;oiu;i
Weighty Evidence on' a Weighty
Matter.
B. A.CATTTF.Y. M. " Pf1
-nrli nwon. BnoroaU. Panlr Bnii'i
?. OffiM nrnin 1 10 to 9 . n . f
" 1 4"ri. to." " Pminrt rorr rl an Ai
ami flta. TelepVionP ofP ptkI mo
llenne. Corvallia. Orewn
W.T. ROWLKY, M. T. PHySIClA
and Snrppon. Sppr?a1 Rttpntion pivpn
to trip F.ve. Npp aP'' Tbrot. Ow
?rt Johnson Blrifl-. Ind. 'phone at of
fice and psidpncp.
. . ' . ... ' : lla
v - . ' ha in nwinv -it.ri.4rs rKiimiu uua.iw
roads for political or commercial tor in he CorvaliiB pOBtoffice, for the
reasons, and the-carriers' passed
a resolution recoinmenmug ua
an effort be made to- amend the
state road laws ' so that it would
be! compulsory on : county road
annPTviporsto erade "and drain
all - - t An VI 9 travftrsed" bv rural
UNDERTAKERS
BCVFE & PAUFR. FUNEPAI. DT
rpcfors and LirpBFed Emhalmprs
Snrcpssora o P. N. Wilkins. Corvallis
Orppon. Ind. Phone 4s. Bell Phone
241. 89tf
takprs and 'irpncpi' enihalmers. Sonth
Main St., Corwallts, Or.
BANKING. '
rTiw CT-P'ol KATTnXAT. BANK OF
A J 1 . ' " - " ,
Corvallis. Orppon, transacts a (jpnera1
nnnoapvativa rtanbinfr hllsinPSS. T,oanF
Hum''. ' n . 1. . .......... - -
honeht and sold an-1 rooncv xanofprrpd
to the nrincipal cities of trip Unitec
. Ststes, Europe nd foreign countries
HOMES FOR SALE'
XX7TT T CPTT. TfiTS TN" OOR VALLTS.
Oreiion, on inatalment plan and aB-
ctlaf nnnliafira M Vinilrl homPS On then
if dpsired. Addrpss First National
Bank, Corvallis, Or.
WIT T. SCTT. MY LOTS TN NEWPORT
ftw fn. avu.fr iweh Kalana InRtnl.
I . , IVII 1 r. v . 1 - j . ........
ments, and help parties to hnild homes
thereon, it desirpfi. Aaoress jh. e
Wood"ock. O-vallis. O-.
imil TJW.NT- THREE ACRES RICH
land near cannery. Toma'oe plants
fnmiahed for two acres. L L. Brooks
46 8
Notice for Pnblicattoa.
ITmtfd States Land Office.
Roaeburs, Oregon, April S, 1U0S.
Notice 1 hereby iriven that in compliance with
the provision ofthe actot Conpren oljurea,
. :. 1 1 (I , f Ik. aal. nf Hm Kef latlfl d
OIO, VDMUM OM ." -- " -
in tha States of California, Orefron. Kevads and
Washlrtrton Territory." as extended to all the
Public Land States by act of August 4, I89?, Earl
- v 1 1 , 1 1 : Uonlnn farata nf
Oretron, did on February IS. 100S fie in this
-office hie mm statement. No 94M, lor the pur
chase ofthe Southwest quarter of Section No. 10
. a. . .- - ,, c- . w r -V'. T Waa u
in lownBBiu 1- c JH, .u.v . - -
will rater proof taehow that the land soutrht w
more Taiuasic iwita umw w " v" " -arricultural
purposes, and to establish bis claim
-1 : j 1 j .1 rAn.v rla.b- nf bntAll
Oouuty at Corrallls, Oregon, on Wednesday, the
inn oay 01 aagim. awo.
He names as witnesses: Sam Bowen of Atoea,
-a 1. III . U . . 1 flwmn I. If
Bawley of Corvallis, Oregcn; VMlliam Warfieldei
Aut and all persons claiming adversely the above
described lands are -equeeted to file their claims in
vnis ocaoe on or oetore acuu asm aaj w ,uw.
-68 BaWJAHiK L, KwT, F-gister."
Jersey Bull For Sale.
VAV V - , " -
nrilir ctnn nnrl mftlce the little
extra effort necessary to climb
. -a t11 11
out we would nnd mucn Dener
sledding elose at- hand; It is
very evident that many of . our
farmers are overlooking splendid
... . . 1 A
opportunities in tne proaucwon
nf hntter. Dacon. nouury -uu
orrrra wh ati wft note tne great
quantity of these products that
are being snipped : into vrcSv"
frnm thn "East everv month of
the year. A great many have
nnfin intn the rut of exclusive
grain raising and so smoothly
have they glided aiongin ui
mt in the "unner country" that
many farmers take little interest
in looking for anything better
in fact do not care for anything
better and do not think there is
anything that will beat it for
that country. "4
." That day has passed in West
ern Oregon. It will pass in the
"iirmw noimtrv." i In the mean-
it. tnlrps "line unonline and
OUr U a LUlltcIlli mju ivoo" "i , jr
on the spectacle sublime and precept upon precept to create
mighty an active interest in any depar-
linaily, when our hearts were ture from the y beaten path,
wi.ji. it, .o o-rpflt., Tlipsft nroducts are dubbed as
white line of battleships, as if "little things" by ..the big grain
controlled by a single force, be- j farmerand considered not worm
gan to throw the briny foam off bothering with. "Desp not
their bows, telling us too plain- j the day of little things: It is
ly that they were again on their the nickles that make the street
northward course and would car corporations wealthy. A hen
t,io tiio tlm Vinrizfin. portr is a small thinsr." butthere
nurhfins never to De seen agMe cuuu6" - ,.,.:'v,rrvT.;4Va r,,! enrriftr
by our now wearied eyes.: ; . "little blue hennery i Sf 4ou davesome author:
,g.KW.e.. said,, gopdbyje;. m .ou 0 route roads,1
nni rrv q last, fa well ctot) .of the whole country. ity in repays u
look, a feeling of loneliness crept j There are few farms where with , 'Z in its improve-
into every heart and for many jus a ut Ientw as one of the important
recommendati ns in me
roads resolutions. That" impor
tant, and also new, recommenda
tion was voiced in'thrf following
TPanlntion :
We nre-e the delegations here
in assembled from each county
in this state to take up the mat
ter with their respective Couaty
... T, - c arn
Courts of getting tne sum oi ou
annronriated or such other sum
as in the iudgment of the court
would be just ana aaequaie,
camp tr Vie nlaced at the disposal
i of each rural carrier to be used
bv him and under his direction
in dragging, draining ana ui,Lit;i
the roads over
Rmp Wmprs hnwpvw. nractice which his route extenas
V.- Ill w a ' ? 7 i
. - i 1 j ! xl .
leaving tneir nogs ngni m we
gram held until narvest time
with. no perceptible damage 10
the growing crop. The grain
Ipft. on- the stubble will often,
with no other feeding, put tne
hogs in market condition. If
every -farm in the state, was pro
ducing all the hogs it could in
this way the amount of pork
imported annually would be ma
shed, savs the
Rural Spirit editorially.
; The dairv production of the
state is increasing more rapidlv
1 1 j 1 1 J. 1 . . at-
inan tne porit. uua puuitij, a
is far below what it should be.
Let us get out of the ruts and
into the possibilities around us
It is a striking' coincidence
that while the speakers who ac
companied the O. R. & N; Com
pany's demonstration train thjro'
thft : wheat rrrowinsr sections oi
7- o o . . .
Eastern Oregon were with no
uncertain vwee sounding tne
note of warning . against the
single crop, ' summer fallow
method of farming -in, general
vogue in that section, James J.
Hill, the great railroad magnate,
was deliverintr an addresSiat the
White House before the Cong
ress of Uovernors on ; tne same
subject Mr. Hill is 6ne of the
longest-neaded, closest oDserv
ing, most practical, -successful
business men ot tne country
Tfa ia thaa fai-mer faiTTOftd man.
In the person of R.tB; Miller
vregon is tteveivp-tc? -v"" ;"-1
same kind. ' When men of such
wide vision and keen insight
nnrl' whose financial success is
rlenendent unon the. prosperity
ot tne larmers, oecouiB uitn ixicu
nnrl solicitous ahout the future
it is certainlv time for the farm
ers themselves to' begin to get
serious. . There is , much good
sound sense in his speecn and it
lollows cioseiy tne line ui urgi
ment produ,ced by? Pi. Withy
combe and his staff .Ex. :
LETTER LIST.
moments heads were bowed as ol tne poultry uepaum
if in deep and solemn thought,
. A . a. . . 1 n
wondering it it were au a aretum
or had we really seen that ma
jestic, heart-thrilling panorama
of protection monsters mat uau
come like a sumbeam and gone
like a shadow.
G. A. C.
ONE OF THE FEATURES
' "S '
t Rose Carnival This Week.
Handsome Float for Exposition.
week ending May 30, 19 18:
'.."J E Hawkins, Mrs HB Miller, Mrs
Karl Peterson; Mrs Florerce Stanley (2),
Mrs Neva Walsh, John Wiedwitsca.
" B. W. Johnson, P
A SNAP : 234 ;acres of river
bottom land, 135 acres' under
cultivation, balance wooa ana
naetiirA land " fair building.-var-
iety"fruitT'l-t-"milesiroto Gor-
vallis. Trice $4o per acre, uaii
on or address R. F. Baker, Hotel
Corvallis. . Corvallis, Oregon
Among the attractions at the
TInsPi Carnival in Portland this
week will be a float representing
the orhciaj design 01 tne Aiah.a-
Yukon-Pacihc exposition.
.e management 01 tne a- i-
P pxnnsition and tne beatue
chamber of commerce have com
bined their forces and will have
rnp nf the handsomest floats in
the parade on the second night.
- it j. j.1
The float win represent tue
r.fninl desie-n of the exposition,
with other scenes typical of the
io.n.9 fair and Seatt e. 'nree
living female figures will repre-
- . - . i.t IT
sent the design and tney win utj
Seattle born girls.
The Rose carnival will be six
days of floral pageant and six
nights of electric splendor. The
fiesta is becoming to tne racmu
Northwest what the Maroi uras
is to the South. King Rex and
Queen Flora are the reigning
sovereigns. Among the many
aranfs wi he. ft compeuuve IUSC
Tl.vw " A
... . .-i i . r
eKAtr on -.iiinmiTiAtea TDarauc ox
CUW TV , -UU X
floats, parade of floral decorated
autos, street carnival of masquer
ades, water parades of illuminat-
rl rraft. AtnieilC spurts, mc-
works, balls, receptions, ban
quets, running and cnariot races
and concerts by the Damrosch
orchestra.
not, he doubled.
Many farms in the Northwest
are absolutely hogless that could
produce several tons of pork on
what goes to waste every yeai.
A bunch of nogs can be grazea
on the fall wheat with no detri
ment to the crop. On the con
trary the yield is usually in
creased by pasturing it and no
animal not even a sheep does
this more satisfactorily than the
ho. There is also"apt to be, on
most grain ranches a patch of
ground that will grow alfalfa and
support the hogs through the
i grazing season alter he must De
taken off the growing grain.
LIVE STOCK MARKETS.
Descended from Grand Coin and Gold-
ten Glo t imported row testing is 10a
Kaatiaar far in 7 Hava with 3."st calf. Ad-
drees. M. & Woodcock. Coivailia Ore
Adtalaistrator's Notice.
t v. e-.aar ta titiiaaieii tyrtaaafi hail
. j. s i't.Zt k. sk. r-nntitv tPrturt i tn
State of Oregon for the County of Benfrnas d-
. . a-.a. a. A M iaka. Vinhnlc an aaa
minisxrmtor ui tne tmatt v
ceatted, and that he ha dulr quhfid as such a
ministrmtor. All penoos having cUims agminst
j j i a .V.a nifitA tan nrwtfnt the
WIU WTWIJfc are tna.wj r " .
same, duly verified, -to me at rof resrdence in
tonams. id Dniwn uouuiy, y -tm-
Dated at CorvaUia, Onou, thus 9th day of Ap-
m at - .'Va ctato nf Martlia Khols.
deceased. " '
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
Sural Carriers Stand for Higher
Education and a Greater Oregon.
Albanv. Or.. Mav 31st. Wil
liam H. Boyd, of Beaverton, was
chosen president of the Oregon
Kural .better carriers Associa
tion at the close of the sixth an
nual convention in this city late
last night. H. M. Cummings of
Corvallis was made first vice-
president, and Frank Kraxberg
er of Aurora, second vice-presi
dent. John 4H. Goins of Albany
was re-elected secretary-treas
airer.
Corvallis was selected as the
meeting place of the association
1 0AO n-nA tYm Aato. xt-aa loft. t.r
the selection of the president . off continuea.-National Stockman.
UowPriced Products Resulting From
Sacrifices to Save Corn. !
Live stock markets continue disap
pointing to the- producer who has . to
market high priced feed in the form
of relatively low priced products. Part
of this is due to lioerai-: supplies ui
hogs and part to restricted consump
tion. Cattle supplies are not sum
of Drevious years to
Vlut'J "
ononnnf for tho nresent price range on
fat stock, while sheep receipts last
month were the lighesi since 1897, but
i., hori. kpk.ii marketed auite freely.
and this without doubt has had its
effect on prices all around. That con
oountins the cost of meats
more carefuUy than they did last year
ic .rMant from the amount of pork
consumed and from other meat market
conditions; Many consumers are'na
lng more pork and less, beef and mat
t in oh pane r. Many are
IUU LTV.tX-laJX- -a-- - " .
buying the cheaper cuts of beef who
would have none dut. tne oesi
n,toi is shown very clearly by
,. ra fht these cuts have advanced.
while the best are selling for less man
at.., AiA a arofir AafO.
As to the future of the markets, thr
same uncertainty prevnu
opening of the year. Then we were
told that fat cattle would be scarce
by Feb. X. but the famine has not been
manifest. Then great confidence was
expressed in the late winter hog mar
ket, but plenty of hogs are still com
ing forward. Sheep and lambs have
made decided Improvement and sup
plies for the rest of the winter are
not expected to be liberal. But it
seems certain that a part of the pres
ent safflclency of meats is due. to the
sacrifices being made to save jiigU
i....,, if so. there will be r.
Illla.t;U "
shortage some time. The corn is no'
,i mav. monrs In larse ouantl
OU uauu iw ti. ... -
a.. T-Mtnna nor will the animaif
II D 1U i-i-a- a
be on hand If the policy of selllns .ttcnij
Too Much For Her Chief.
There is a cabinet officer at Wash
ington who for . a long time was
greatly annoyed by the . incessant
oa fn- -rvrnmnt.ion T)referred by
ICUHCOW a." J' --7 1 .
a young woman in his department
who was a friend -of his family.
I -. o-frprnnoTi last winter she en
tered the great man's office with the
usual 'application, um.orttuiai.cij
the head of the department was in
anything but a gooa numui
dav. ' So he flared up instantly.
1 1. 1 ' ,1 Tart
"Upon my wora, exciamieu uc,
"'you clerks are the bane of my life!
You" He stopped snort, as u re
straining himself. Then he burst
out again with, "I wish to goodness
jrou were a man !"
The young woman flashed a glance
it him from a particularly fine pair
of eyes, and as a smile came to her
handsome 'face she replied, Mr.
j Secretary, you are the first man who
I ever wished that." -
This was too much for the cmei.
She got her promotion.
limit nit lAClftUT VAR!F?n-
nun www hwwii ". (
The Way a Person Will . Gain and Loaa.
i : In Ona Day. 1
Don't get worried every time you
notice a alight decrease in; your
weight." ' Of course there may s be ,-)
something wrong, but don't jump
jto conclusions- too quickly. ;: J ust
take into consideration ; the fact '
that the weight vanes;, throughout
the day. V-r- " v- "
- Scientific: j lnvesngauon ,,t snow
tv,r tK averncre health? : man is
always gaining , or losing weight-
throughout tne aay. - . "
At Ji a, . m. Detore oreatu-ast ub
weighs," say, vl55 pounds 8 Ounces. -
Atf0)ir later, alter oreamasi, u - ,
has gained one pound twelve
ounces,' but by noon he loses four- -
teen- ounces ot tnis,' oniy -immeui-ately
to make it up and to add two.
ounces by lunch, -bich- brings his-
weight to . 1S7 pounas ; o - ounces.
Then the fall begins again and
slowly J continues 'till dinner time,. -
' . . a . m J.1 ....
though the cniet meai oi me May
puts on two pounds two ounces.
retenmg nun up "ib
weight..'. ' : ; . , -,
He is at his Ughtest just beforft
breakfast and at his heaviest im-
.'.(-nli, oft-A-f rl i nn Ar ;
. There is a big drop during the
night. It amounts , on tne average ,
to three pounds six ounces, but the
loss "varies from two pounds to four
pounds, according to idiosyncrasy
and the season of the year, In
making deductions from the results
of the experiments touching varia-.;
tions in weight allowance must be '
made for special exertion, whether
bodily or mental. . "
That mental strain quicitiy teu
on" the frame, has been established
in ' connection ; with ; examinations.
Comparative' tests show that stu
dents in the high classes, where the
effort is: neccss iv:'; greatest, - lose ...
several pounds rrpro- than those uv.
the lower classes. f ' ;
The loss of weight dao. to phys
sometimes -a little ?
those who have .
(JUJUHOlllf, ,.,
devoted attention' to" the - matter,-,
For instance, uurgess, ine swim
mer, in trying to cross the English
channel, notwithstanding the large
amount of food he took while in
the water, lost nearly one pound
per hour. , .
Even a degree of exertion within
Mm nnnn OI a"TT ( f wpII nisrh anybody
- i i i- i KnilnniTlfr
is an important lacuui m iw-b
weight. It is easy to lose about two
pounds by taking a turn at a home
exercise, while a brisk walk may
involve a loss of three pounds or
four pounds. Philadelphia Press.
Facts About the Bible.
The first book printed from mov
able types Avas the Latin Bible in
the year 1455. The first Bible print
ed in this country was m the In
dian language in 16G3, by John
t7i;f Thr. first Endish Bible
printed in this country was in 1783.
The nrst ciDie pimiu
York city was in 1782. George
Washington owned a copy. The
Bible is now printed in more than
500 different languages, represent
ing the speech of eight-tenths of
xv. i;ti nf the world. Ine
the thirteentn ceniury a i
3,000, which was more tnan iutr-
cost of the two arcnes oi
bridge and as much as the entir?
earnings of a laboring man for fif
teen years. Today the Bible is the
cheapest book in the world. Ihe
entire Bible may be obtamed for
i a onVl the "New Testament
1U VAJ. t-Lji U.-.V4 " ' -
The Safety Pin.
"The originator of the safety
pin," said a historian of inventions,
"was a little boy, an English black
smith's son. The little boy, Harn-
1 J 1 U -frn-i hia
eon bv name, naa xo iuuis. anci i , -
Sby brother. The baby of ten cried, for 6 cents.-Exchange,
nllv to be .....
a Liu iia wa" " j .
-r.;n Tarnir-tiires. The boy
uatcu i-v i' , -
nurse tried a long time to bend pins
into such a form' that tney couitt uc
used with safety to his brother's
flesh..: .
"In this he failed, but his father,
the blacksmith, perceiving the util
ity of the idea the lad had been at
work on, took it up on his own ac
count and eventually turned out the
safety pin that is in iise today all
iver the world."
Savage Proverb.
"The proverbs of the savages of
Africa are mterertung," said an eth
nologist. "They are full of color.
Hre are a few fcfom the Basutos,
ths Yorubus, th Wolofs and the
Pasbtos: ' , -
" 'Cross ther river before yon
abnse the crocodile.?-
u 'lie who unjustly spears anoth
er Vnifes himselj.' .
'The mud hippopotamus does
not bring forth the gazelle. ;
- ' 'One head in. paled on the gate
po& is more valuable than six on
tha .iinntduTs nf enemies.'
'"Sraals bait in a day are mud
niit in a weciu "
Animal Nature.
im J3 . Anv nrVi on in cTitrht
Wily UVCO a uue, naiwa O
alarm and listening lift up a fore
foot from the ground? Sometimes
it is the left foot, sometimes the
right. The setter is usually de-
;t. oil ,?a toft on the-
ground, the pointer with one foot
raised. The cat has the same habit
of lifting up one fore foot when in
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l a state oi uncertainty, xo
hearing more acute with three teet
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on terra nrma tuau
teresting problems these ior me
student of nature to study, r-.
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e:ut n..a n-ua Wa.'
. To the Kaffir a daughter is
! vastly more valuable acquisitiort
than a son. lie ieeas ner untu.
she; is ten; then she earns her liv
ing either as a servant at a white
lady's house or assists her father in
hoeing the mealie and corn patch.
As soon as she reaches a marriage
able age suitors arrive. Beauty is
a small attraction in the eyes of the
Kaffir lady killer. The father bar
gains with the suitor. . A very fair
price for a good girl is eight oxen.
gon. 72 t