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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18
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In promulgating esoteric cogitations or
artlculating superficial sentimentalities and
philosophical OF, psychological observations,
beware of platitudinous ponderosity. Let
your statements POSSESS clarified concise
ness, compaeted comprehensibleness, coale.
scent consistency and a concentrated cog
ency. Esehew all conglomerations offiatnlent
garruiity, jejune babblement and asinine af-
fectations. In trying to impress upon others
the superiority of the Wisconsin Central
Lines, aud why you and SO many others use
this thoroughfare from st. Paul and Min
neapolis and Duluth and Ashland to Mil
yankee, Chicago and points east and south,
1T is not necessary to use jawbreakers. Let
your extemporancous descantinss and un-
premeaitated expatiations have intelligibiI-
lty and veracious vIvacity. without rhodo-
monta.ie or thrasonical bombast. Sa,iulously
avoid all polysyllabic profundity. psittace-
Gus vacuity, ventriloqaal verbosity and van
diloquent vapidity, shun double entendres,
prurient jocosity and pestiferous profanity,
obscurent or apparent. Ia other words,
talk plainly, naturally, sensib'y, and truth
fully say the Wisconsin Central Lines is
THE route. and that endsait.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

ASYLUM STATISTICS. meeting of the
asylum board was held Monday afternoon
at the state house. Superintendent Row
land. as the insane asylum, made his
monthly report, OF which the following is a
resume: Number of patients January 81,
l892-males, 5l3; females, 230; total, 743.
Number received during February
IA; females, s; total, D. Number under
care and treatment-males, 527; females,
238; total, 765. Number discharged, re-
covered-males, 4; females, L; total, 5.
Discharged. died and eloped-males, s.;
females, 4; total, II; Number OF patients
remaining February 29th-males, 5l9;
females, 234; total, 753. Average number
daily, IA % 80 There were no escapes.
Total number OF officers and patients, $40
The doctor is making preparations for an
immense harvest on the asylum grounds the
coming season.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18
NOTES ron WoMEN:

T.. 4
The women's exposition board of
officers of Illinois offers a prize OF
SIS for. the best design, plan or
method of representing within one
cubic foot of space, any one of the
three hundred or more occupations
in which woman is engaged in the
state.
In the convention at st. Louis,
Feb. 22d to Oath, Miss Frances
E. Willard was elected first vice
president of the conference and
with Lady Henry Somerset and
others, about ten, were made full
voting members. An effort was
made to introduce suffrage and
temperance plank. The motion
was carried by 254 against 246
but for fear of a split in the party
the motion was made into a resolu-
ton and so lost.
The national convention of the
Peoples party has been called to
meet at Omaha, Neb. July 4, 1892.
The Catholic clergy of New
York city have issued an address
to the members of that church in
which they take the strongest
ground against the so-called ssEx-
else Revision Bill" now pending
in the legislature. Protestants so
and do likewise.
1t was woman and the only
one in class of forty eight mem
bers who took the highest honor,
the university medal at the college
of pharmacy of the Northwestern
university.
The aggregate on the license
question, in Massachusetts, at the
last fall election was 119,191 in
favor to 127,123 against license,
being majority in the state for
no license of Z, 932. Temperance
people should rejoice and take
courage.
1t has been suggested that the
women of Corvallis take up the
sewerage question and if possible
carry it through, or raise funds en-
ough to have the city properly
drained. This is an enormous
undertaking and would require
great courage and labor on their
part. We hope some day to see
this plan carried out by some
body. E. M. S.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

JUDGING from the number of
children who attend school, the
United States is the best educated
country in the world. The num-
Der of children per 1000 popula-
ton who attend in the United
States is 1871; in Switzerland, 179;
Austria Hungary, 172; Norway,
l54; United Kingdom, 1913; Swe-
den, 142;; Netherlands, 125; Den
mark, 123; Spain, 1O5; Italy, 81;
Greece, 72; Russia, "a.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

THE republican party has succeeded
in cementing the union of the states
and establishing the national credit
against the determined protests of the
democracy of the nation, and is now
waging hard fight to make the in
dustrial policy of protection. SO deeply
impressed on American minds that, in
the future, its present opponents will
acknowledge their error and attempt
to blot out their record on the tariff
as they have on state rights and re-
pudiation. Even democrats must
acknowledge that the world moves,
and if they do not "keep up with the
procession" they must be relegated to
the rear, in politics the same as in any
other question.-Times Mountaineer.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18
TIE FAILURE or JUSTICE.

1t is c notorious fact, as stated u,
United States Judge Parker in re
cent charge to a grand jury, that tht
enforcement of criminal law in thi.
country is by no means perfect sue
cess. For example, the number oi
known murders committed during the
last two years was 0,l96, and only
552 of the murders suffered death for
the crime. Moreover, of these 552,
only 230 were executed in pursuance
OF law, while 332 were disposed of by
the lynching process. Judge Parker
estimates that the undiscovered mur-
ders outnumber the discovered ones,
which goes to show that hardly one
homicide in fifty is duly punished.
The same is true in a relative degree
to other crimes. A large proportion
of them are never detected; a majority
of the guilty parties are never caught
even when their identity is known;
and in cases of those who are arrested
and tried, more are acquitted than
convicted. There must be grave de-
fects in our system of criminal juris-
prudence, or this remarkable failure of
justice would not ensue. We have
plenty of courts and officers, but some
how they do not serve the purpose
of bringing evil doers to judgment
and punishment with celerity and GER
tainty.
In the opinion Of Judge Parker there
are several reasons for this unsatisfac-
tory condition. The carelessness of
courts, the prevalence of perjury, the
use of corrupting influences, and above
all, the indifference of the people to
terrible crime are some of the sources
of the mischief that he mentions It
is not to be doubted that the courts
are too much disposed to let criminals
escape on technical grounds. There is
always lawyer ready to defend
culprlt by the use OF all known forms of
strategy and sophistry, and juries per-
NIT themselves to be swayed by argu-
ments that are addressed to their preiu-
dices and their sympathies instead of
their reason. In the event of convic-
ton, pretext is readily found for
granting a new trial, and that usually
means reversal of the first verdict.
The highest judicial tribunals are not
above listening to special pleas and in
terfering with the vindication of the
law by ordering additional proceedings
where there is no reasonable doubt as
to the question of guilt. 1t is true,
also, that money, social power, and
other agencies are employed to shield
the criminal and defeat prosecution.
The people are much to blame, un-
doubtedly, and the remedy lies princi-
paily in their hands. Public senti-
ment is the controlling force in this as
in all other matters, and the laws will !
be enforced with more success when
ever that sentiment demands such |
action with suitable clcarness and
.arnestness. ss.-Astorian
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

The establishment of the reform
school was one of the best pieces
OF work that has ever been done
by an Oregon legislature. There
generally is mistake in the COM
mencement of any great work,
and i'll this instance it was in the
arrangement which contemplated
an attendance of only fifty pupils.
Already there are forty, and be-
fore the next legislature can meet
the quarters provided will be over
crowded. One of the duties of the
next legislature will be to provide
additional quarters; and while they
are about 1T provisions should be
made for the accommodation Of 25O
or 300 inmates. 1t is good in
stitution, and the state can we'll
afford to maintain it.-Telegram
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

There is not more energetic state school
superintendent than E. 3. McElroy He is
ever on the alert in school work He has
seut to Washington City a complete set of
blanks and records used in this state, and
not many states have better ones. He will
see that Oregon's educational interests are
well represented at the worlds fair ID Chi
cago next year. Only a few years ago this
was back-woods state educationally, but
now it is striding rapidly to the 'front.'
Polk County Itenizer.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

NATIONAL conventions since and
including 1856, have been held in
Chicago six times, where Lincoln,
Mcclellan, Garfield, Blaine, Cleve-
land and Harrison were nomi-
mated. In Philadelphia three
times, where Fremont was nomi-
mated in 1856 and Grant in 1868
and 1872. In Cincinnati, three
times, where Buchanan, Hayes
and Hancock were nominated. In
Baltimore three times, where
bfeczinridge. Douglas and Lincoln
(2nd term } and Greedy were nomi-
mated. In st. Louis twice, where
Tilden and Cleveland (2nd term)
were nominated. Seymour was
nominated in New York city. In
1850 the democratic convention
first met in Charleston and ad-
journed to Baltimore.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

DISPATCHES from points all over
Kansas and many eastern states
reports severe billiards raging,
trains are delayed and much dam
age is DONE. Here in the favorel /
Willamette valley peach trees are
In bloom, the hills and valleys are
covered with wild flowers and a
fresh and vigorous growth of veg
citation. Crops are looking fine,
and many of our farmers are
nearly through with their spring
sewing.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18
The Baltimore conference Of th,

The Baltimore conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal church has
presented a protest to congress
against the enactment of further
oppressive legislation against the
Chinese people as tending to Grip
pie missionary work in China
through retaliatory measures. 1t
is our opinion that the church peo-
pie could find plenty of missionary
work among the Chinese already
In this country to engage all Of
their missionaries for the balance
OF the present century without
sending to China.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18
FREE HOMES.

| In the administration Of the public
land system of the government it has
| been favorite object under President
Harrlson's administration, by the plan
of homestead entries and cheap sales
to settlers, to furnish, almost without
cost, homes to our homeless people.
In order to reach such benifcent
result, nothing is more important than
the avoidance of needless, vexatious
delays in the making of titles to the
occupants of such lands. No man has
more urgent need of title that will
bear the scrutiny of lawyers office
than the pioneer farmer, whose slender
means must often be supplemented by
years credit for the very necessities
of life.
The secretary of the interior in 1888
while recognizing these facts, yet in
his annual report, which had to deal
with the results of policy in the land
office of suspicion against all entries
upon the public lands, states that
there were then 305,9 original land.
entries in arrears for patents, of which
2l7, $40 were for homesteads, and that
the arrears were still increasing.
Thereupon he despairlngly says, GLOW
dreary is the prospect opened to the
settler by the figures now exhibited by
the arrears of business"
The present secretary, however, as
Stunning that with the pioneers on the
public lands, as with other men, hon.
esty is the rule and dishonesty the ex-
ception, makes very different show
ing. Against 44,443 agricultural land
patents issued 1886 and 1887, he
gives 23l, ,601 issued in 1890 and
1891, and states that the 100000
arrears of entries awaiting patents in
1888 have, by diligent work, been re-
duced TO $4,000, and that in another
year all arrears will be wiped out and
and this hard-working, mucll-enduring
class of citizens will be able to obtain
patents for their lands as soon as they
are entitled to them.
OF the vast additions to the public
domain by purchases from the Indians
since March, 1889, time forbids to
speak. Suffice it TO say, that in this
way Indian reservations have been
reduced, and lands made available for
settlement aggregating more than
23O,OC acres, promising very soon TO
reveal on the flag new star as the
symbol of the great state of Oklahoma.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

AWAY UP in the s'far North"
there is a pretty close censorship
of the press. The salvation army
is being boycotted in Finland. No
mention OF it of any kind may ap-
pear in public print. So strictly is
this law being carried out that any
mention ofthe army, any advertise
ment bearing on the movement, Is
sufficient to cause an entire issue of
a newspaper to be Cancelled.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18
IT is reported that Lord Salisbur

Ii is reported that Lord Salisbnr,
viii consent to renewal of the modns
vivendi only on condition that the
United States pay damage to the
Canadian poachels, TO repay tliem the
cost of outftting for this seasons raid.
1t is wholly incredible that Lord Sails
bury should make such demand as
this. Secretary Tracy justly compares
it to the demand of a thwarted burg
lar that the expenses of his attempt
should be made up to him. It will
probably transpire, when Lord Sails
bury's proposition shall be received,
that he only asks the United States
to pay damages to the Canadian seal
ers for privation of the right to take
seals this year, in case the intended
arbitration shall go against us. This
would be less impudent, but it is still
untenable, unless Great Britain will
agree to pay damages, not only for the
seals taken by her poachers but for the
losses endured by our sealers through
suspension of their contract right by
the modus viyendi in case the arbitra-
tion shall go against her. This is un-
likely, as Great Britain has insisted
upon keeping the question of damage
out of the treaty of arbitr tion, refus-
ing to give the decision of the COM
mission any retroactive force whatever.
-Oregonian.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18
According to the dispatches. G

According to the dispatches, ex-
Secretary Bayard has addressed
an open letter to democrats in
which he takes an anti-free coinage
silver stand. He expresses the be-
lief that democrats IN taking free
silver are clothing the party with
a diseased and fatal garment and
impeding its march to power and
usefulness by the ball and chain
of suicidal error.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18
MISTAKES ABE COSTLY.

Every term of the circuit court
demonstrates the necessity of the
people exercising the greatest pos
sible caution in their selection al
the polls of cool minded, fair and
competent men to fill the minor
offices, and especially that of jus
tice of the peace. The Office of
justice is often too lightly consid-
cred, the people evidently think
ing his decisions are not final and
that a mature legal mind is not of
any grave Importance. In fact, it
does make little difference to a
man being tried, as any wrongs in
flicted are almost certain to be
remedied by the higher court. But
the Importance of the case lies,
not SO much in its bearing upon
the accused, but upon the people
who have the taxes to pay and
bear the expenses of the many
cases that are brought into the
Justices court as the result of quar-
rels and petty grievances between
neighbors, the cases being carried
over to the circuit court, and costs
incurred and the accused acquit-
ted. Many case is brought be-
fore the justice of the peace in
almost every precinct which has
no merit and ought to be put aside
as quickly as possible and the
costs charged to the plaintiff. But
this is not always the way it is
done. Too often persons are bound
over to appear before the grand
jury, only to be discharged as soon.
as the evidence in the case is pre-
sented. The justice should be able
to decide the merits Of the case,
and settle the same with the least
possible cost to the state. He
should never, through fear of in
curing the displeasure of his neigh
bors, through personal prejudice,
or through lack of mature deliber-
alton and consideration OF the
points of the law involved, bind
man over to appear before the
grand jury without a good and
sufficient charge standing against
him to make state case.
There was case brought up
from Florence this term which
should never have been brought
before the grand jury. 1t was a
case wherein the crime of grand
larceny was charged, and as soon
as the grand jury heard the evil
dence i'll the case the prisoner was
discharged, and not true bill re-
turned. The costs were in the
neighborhood of seventy-five or
hundred dollars. This was case
where the justice could have de-
cided as we'll as the grand jury,
as the evidence was clear enough
that the goods claimed to have
been stolen were given into posses
sion of the accused by the right
full owner.
The court has frequently been
called upon to charge the grand
jury In reference to just such mat
ters as this, as it is folly to find a
true bill and so into court with
case that has no foundation on
which to base a charge. 1t is mat
ter of considerable importance to
the state that these cases should
be properly dealt with from the
start. Probably fifty per cent. of
the costs paid by the state are on
cases which never had any right to
have been brought before the
court, and reformation in this
matter would be a great benefit
all around.-Eugene Register.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

THERE is no doubt that John L.
Sullivan is a rrizefghter, but he is a
great blowl,ard as well. From the
amount of extravagant and defiant
talk he has been doing lately in the
various cities he passes through, it is
evident that he is still devoted to
Bacchus. Sober men don't talk that
way, even if they are pugilists.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

THERE is very little talk of Euro.
pean war now, the greater interest be-
ing attracted to the starving poor of
Germany and Austria, who have to be
fed by public charity. The car has
the same difficulty to overcome, and
for times at least gaunt and ghastly
famine has driven the war god from
the capitals of Europe.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

The republican primaries will be
held tomorrow to elect delegates to
the county convention. True blue re-
publicans should be elected and they
should be men who will attend the
convention and not send proxies, me,,
who will act for the best interests of
the republican party.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

heard of the CUucURA REMEDIES, and after using
two bottles CUTIcURA REsoLvENT, could see
change; and after had taken four bottles, was
almost cured; and when had used six bottler of
cake of CUrIcURA Soar, I was cured of the
dreadful disease from which had suffered for five
years. cannot express with pen what suffered
before using the REMEDIES They saved my life, and
feel it my duty to recommend them. My hair Is
restored as good as ever, and so Is my eyesight.
Mrs. ROSA KELLY, Rockwell City, Iowa.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

SENATOR DoLpH has introduced a
bill giving United States courts
Jurisdiction over cases in whicL
the rights of foreigners may be in
lrlnged In any state or territory.
This law would cover a case like
the lynching Of Italians in New
Orleans.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

The human body is a curious COM
pound. The chemist informs you that
the man of an average of l54 pounds
has enough iron in his make-up to
made a plowshare and enough phos-
phorous to make half a million
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18
SEED POTATOES FOR DISTRIBUTION.
CORVALLIS, o., March 2, Is.

CURVzLLis, Or, March 2, 18g2.
The Oregon experiment station is pre-
pared to send out to the farmers of the
state limited number of varities of seed
potatohs for trial. The potatoes viii be
labeled and mailed to individuals in pound
packages upon receipt of eight cents postage
for each pound ordered. No more than two
pounds will be sent to a single individual.
Persons ordering viii please state whether
they desire, early or late valities. Address
all ordes to. H.T. FRENCH,
: Agrieulturist, .Ex. Station, Corvallis, Or
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

Not many men are around put
ting aside presidential nomina-
tions;, but George Francis Train
lnodestly declines. o,talk of his
chances for presidential nominal
ton by the third party at Omaha.
Jaiy 4th.-
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

Or the $685. postmlstresses in
the United States the Pacific
Northwest has the following: Ore
gon, f27; Washington 50; Idaho,
40; Montana. IS.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

The Astorian gets off the following
pun on the Behring sea question:
"The fact that the Rush is advertised
to cruise for poacEers in Behring sea
lends new force to the adage applica-
bic to sealing schooners to go early
and avoid the Rush,"
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

The dark cloud of sorrow and
adversely hangs over the demo-
cratic party, says the Times
Recorder, and the very worst part
efthe cloud is It's silver lining.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

hair all fell out, until l was
entirely bald-headed; 1t then
broke out on my arms and
shoulders, until my arms were
just one sore. It covered my
entire body, my face, head,
and shoulders being the worst.
The white scabs fell constantly
from my head, shoulders, and
arms; the skin would thicken
and be red and very itchy,
and would crack and bleed
If scratched. After spending
many hundreds of dollars, /
WAS r,rnn0uucad ipcura1,Io
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

The Portland Chinese high
binders have come to terms and
settled their trouble without the
big fight that was expected.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

GOVERNOR PENNoYER,s boom for
the presidency seems to have
blown out the gas on. itself and
gone to bed.-
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18

Organs and pianos cleaned and re
paired at J. ". Willis. Prompt atten
tion to all orders.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1892-03-18
DREADFUL PSORIASIS
Covering Entire Body with White
Scales. Suffering Fearful.
Cured by Cuticura.

My disease (psoriasis) first broke out on nv left
cheek, spreading across my nose, and almost COW
eriDg my face. It ran into my eyes, and the
physician was afraid would lose my eyesight