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The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03
EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS.
oREGoN's SCHOOL INTERESTS AUTHoRIrA'
TIvETY STATED.

Tie following facts and statistics have
been cleaned from State Superintendent
McElroy's biennial report to the legislative
assembly relative to the public schools of
this state:
Total number of school districts in the
state, 1925, which shows an increase of ~
over last years.
There are Ill, $50 persons in the state
between the ages of ami 20 years, being
an increase of 5, sos over last year.
The number of persons enrolled during
the year was J,526, an increase of 3,204
over 1891.
The average daily attendance was 52,-
724, 1888 more than the proceeding year.
The number Of teachers employed in the
public schools Was 1904, ali increase Of 90
over last year.
Number of school houses l,70l, increase
of SO.
Total value of school property 81, A.
344 SO, increase $3.50, ,43l.94.
Average salary paid male teachers, 5000,
decrease cents.
Average salary paid female teachers, $4l.
81, decrease So cents.
Number of private schools taught, l2l,
decreased 10.
Number OF teachers holding first grade
certificates, 1920; second grade, S29; third
grade 62S.
Average salary paid county school sup
| erintendents, $543.4l.
During 1892 S675, ,973.63 was paid out
for teachers salaries and $l72, ,3o6.26 for
school houses.
| The number of children of school age
who did not attend school during the year
as shown by the 1891 census was 26, 620.
During the year there were l54 new
school houses built, of which IL were
log, l34 frame and brick.
| In the state there are l,70l school houses,
of which So ars log. ,53l frame and Is
BRICK.
Ii the state there are l49 graded schools
emvioying 535 teachers and attended by
q, S2l pupils.
There are 5s universities and academies
employing 2S3 teachers and attended by s.
l39 pupils.
The total receipts from the school tax,
state apportionment, ETC., was 81 1876, ,Oo3. -
O6 and the total disbursem ents, for all pur-
poses during the year were 81, l9S, 1892
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has been duly appointed executor OF
the last will and testament of Hopestill Nor
ton. deceased. All persons having claims
against the estate OF said Hopestill Norton,
deceased, are requested to present the same
to me, duly verified at the oftice OF +. NJ.
johnson, in Corvallis, wIthiE six months OF
the date of this notice.
LUcIUs NoRToN,
Executor last will and testament Of
Hopestill Norton. deceased.
Dated this 26eh day of January, 1893.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03
A PAPER WORTH HAVING.

The old saying that nothing succeeds
like success" is well illustrated by the ca
rcer of the Rural Northwest. which was
founded in Portland, Oregon, a little over
year ago, and has already established itself
as the leading agricultural paper of the Pa
ci6c northwest. 1t is hardly necessary to
say that the SUCCESS of this paper is simply
the result of merit. It is no cheap concern
made up of stereotype plates and stale clip
pings, but is bright, crisp and clear, filled
with original matter which hits the condi-
tons that exist in the Pacific northwest.
Among fruit flower 5 it Is an especial favor
ite, as it makes horticulture leading fea'
ture, and gives the best and fullest reports
published of he meetings Of the state hortl-
cultural societies of Oregon and Washing
ton, and includes among its regular contrib
utors 10 this department such men as Irof.
Lake, of the Washington agricultural COL
leee; Prof. Washburn, of the Oregon agrl'
cult, raj college. A. T. Hawley and others
of eminent ability. The dairy department.
is maintained with no less vigor, as indi-
Gated by the fact that its editor. ID. NJ. VIII
hanson, holds the. position of secretary Of
the of the Oregon State Dairy Association.
| Live stock and poultry are not neglecte',
nd progressive agriculture is the spirit
! which anilnates the general management OF
the paper.
Among special features are its depart
mepts devoted to the "Home Circle" and
"Among the Farmers" The latter depart
mept is very popular and special feature
with this paper.
One Of the peculiar merits of the Rural
Northwest is that everything is treated
from the practical standpoint OF the produ'
Ger. This handsome l6page paper, pub
lished twice month, Is a paper well worth
it's subscription price of one dollar per
year, and one that every farmer, iruft-
grower and dairynan should have and Keep.
1t gives US pleasure to announce that we
have made arrangements by which we are
able to uffer it as a premium to all new sub
scrihers paying US for one year III advance.
| We u. uld secure some Of the Eastern farm
| uape.s o. -puch less cost to ourselves, but
realize the fact that for this section the
cheap class of Eastern agricultural papers
are scarcely worth having, and not to Ee
compared in value with the Rural North
west.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03
.pREsENr OWNERSHIP" soUABBLE.

J. r. Markley and R r Hayes, the owner
suits with Benton and CIackamas counties,
are COW about to sue Multnomaii county for
$55. eco. A good deal of the claim is on the
technical Sentence in the contract allowing
them 10 mills on properly not described
or assessed to the owners thereof" Accord
ing to Wednesdays Oregonian, Messrs.
! Markley aud Hayes claim that the S55, ,O10
is dne them on 4 contract, which they fin
ished a short time ago, having worked
nearly IA months. During this time they
claim they employed from eight to fifteen
expert clerks aud paid out So. eco in sal
aries. TIE work comprises 50 volumes
According TO the contract, they were to re-
ceiYe Sc, GG0 and 10 mills on each dollar of
assessed value Of any real property disco
cred by them, not described or assessed to
the owners thereof on the assessment 70.
1881, by the assessor or sheriff. Mr.. Mark.
ley claims that he found many errors in the
clerks record from which the books were
made Block l90, assessed TO J. G. Aims
worth at S55, 000 did not appear at all, bu
was recorded as block los, ard has Eeer
assessed to William Church at s4Oc0. III
says, "therc were many other errors on tow,
lots aud agricultural lands. and in our con
tract we agreed TO describe all unassessee
property, and Fave done it. The count,
court thought our claim was unreasonable
and We agreed to compromise for S35, ,o0o
but our offer hae not been accepted. W
have not decided what to do, but if OH
claim is not paid, we will have recourse t
! the courts
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03

The Portland tllaater company does not
deign to come to Corvallis, but will set up
business in Albany on Il coming night, from
whence special train will be dispatched to
this city for the purpose of running our peo-
pie over there to drop their good money.
0, cort! The citizens of Corvallis are fairly
dying to ''bend the supple hinge Of knee" to
get down and lick the hand that sn,ites them.
They will probably move in body, the
same as their neighbors of Albany did in ro-
gard to o certain ratification meeting in
Corvallis not long since, when every last
ono ofthen got right down to business and
stayed at hone.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03
4 FEW PLAIN FACTS.

All who are interested in fine art, or who
want the finest Pictures to he had in this
part of the country, should go to the Gard.
ner Gallery, corner third and Monroo streets,
Corvallis, Oregon. This Gallery has been
renovated and refurnished. You can get a
bargain iu fine photograph work at this Gal
iery. Pictures copied in photos, crayons.
India ink, water colors, Or coiored erayons.
Nt.ws and Flash Lights; pictures made on
short notice. New Plaster paris back.
ground for chi!1ren's pictures.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03
HOW TT BECAME POPULAR.


When people find an article much superb
or to anything Of tie kind thsy have ever
before used, they are almost sure to tell
their friends about it, and especially if they
know of some friend needing such an article.
Dealers also soon learn the true value of
their goods, and when they have an article
OF unusual merit they will almost invariably
mention the fact to their customers. This
accounts i'll agreat measure for the large
sale OF Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
Here is an instance: w. L. Needham, a
prominent citizeR and business mau of Orrs.
burg, Mo-, has been selling Chamberlain s
Cough Remedy for several years and recon-
nends it to his customers, because in his ex-
perience 1t has proven to be the best for
colds, Group ami whoopiug cough. Ho says
i6 is the most popular medicine that he han
dies, and gives the best satisfaction. so
cent bottles for sale by t. Graham, drug
pist,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03

According to legislation now going on at
the capitol, the commission to have charge
OF Oregon's display at the worlds fair will
number six, appointed ore each from the
following boards: Agriculture, horticulture,
education, Columbia River Packers asso.
citation, one from the state at large to repre-.
sent the mining interests, and one of the
board of lady managers of the worlds Col
uTbian exposition. II is proposes to have
the exhibit prepared under the following
heads: Agriculture, live stock, horticulture.
including Horticulture and vit:cuIture, fores-
ry and forest products, mining and metal
lurgy, manufactures, fish and fishing apa-
ratus, electrical and mechanical inye. .Itions.
womans work, comprising fine arts, house
hold economy, and products thereof, music.
etc; education, including educational exhi-
bits, literary, social, general, etc; all civil
departments. including state and county.
The members of the commission are to serve
without pay,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03
THE COLLEGE COMMITTEE.

The joint committee appointed by the leg
isiature to visit the Agricultural college con-
sisted CT Matiock, of the senate, and Lam
son, Brown and King, OF the house. The
senator is q Portland Dan and the three rep
resentatiYes are from Yamhill. Douglas and
sMalheuer counties, respectively. Mrs. King,
who is school superintendent of her coun.
to. accompanied her husband on the tour OF
inspection. The delegation were shown
through the college and its varions branches,
and like inost people upon their lirst visit,
they were agreeably surprised and stirred
with admiration at the magnitude and i'm
portance of tho institution. a full de!ega-
tion embracing as nearly as can be had the
entire body OF legislators is expected to visit
the college this week without fail.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03

A. V. Il. Snyder, editor and proprietor
OF the Dallas Transcript, came up last Sat-
urday from the capital, where he is tempor-
arily engaged, aud spens Sunday with
friends in this city. He is brother Of
CIV. Snyder, an attachee Of the GAZETTE
Office, and for that reason the writer is
prone to suppress the circumstances of the
Polk county editors escaping from the in.
sane asylum headed toward home how be
was found wandering aimlessly about the
prairie out west Of Corvallis, where he
might of been till this time, had not Judge
MeFadden compassionately taken him in
tow and steered him On hisway to his friend
in town.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
LAND OFFICE AT OREGON Cry. ORE.

LAND OFFICE AT OREGON Cry, ORE.
January 25th, 1898, I
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the following named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof In sup.
port of his claim, and that said proof will
be made before the clerk OF Benton county
at Corvallis, Oregon, on March 20, 1883,
viz: Jasper N. Wood. Id entry No. 7229'
for the ne4, sec. IL, IL, SRI w.:
He names the following witnesses to
proye his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, said land, viz: Morton
Stewart, George W. Owens, James VanMe-
ter. Charles McTimmonds all of Kings
Valley, Benton county, Oregon.
j. 7. APrREsoH, Register.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03

State Superintendent McElroy has re.
ceiyed and accepted an invitation to deliver
an address before the worlds educational
congress, to be held at Chicago during the
Columbian exposition this year. This con.
gress will convene during the month of July
and the address viii be given July 18th.
Superintendent McE;roy has selected the
following subject: "Ihe Rise and Growth
OF the Public Schco's on the Pacific Slope. !"
Statesman
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

LAND OFFICE AT OREGON CITY. ORE.
JAN, oath IS9G
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
the following named settler has filed notice
of his intention to make final proof in sup.
port of his claim, and that said proof will
be made before the clerk of Benton county
at Corvallis, Oregon, on March 20, 1893,
VIZ: John A. Botger, Hd entry No. SOLO,
for the WI of se4, ea Of sw4, sec. %, + 10 8
r7w.
lie names the following witnesses to-
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation OF, said land, viz Arthur
Skaggs, Luke Thornton, Fred Hertzig, Alex.
Patterson; ;tl of Summit Benton county
Oregon. ]. T. APPERsoN, Register.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03

A week of cutting winds, snow showers
and sunshine all in the same breath, ''lord-
lier smiles and humber tears,0 bowling
tantrums and more general cussedness to
the square inch than there was any need of.
The weather clerk has our compliments.
He will please call around with our share of
this truck about next Fourth of July.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03
PROPOSALS TO FURNISH THE
COUNTY IN WOOD.

Sealed bids will be received by the
county court at the February term, to
furnish the county 80 cords of oak grub
wood and 80 cords of body wood OF old
growth red tir. All wood to berfull tour
feet long and to be cut before the sap
raises; to be delivered between the first
day Of June and the first day of August,
1888. All wood to be frst.ciass wood.
The court reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
B. w. WILSON, Co. Clerk.
Jan 9Th 1892,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03
OREGON AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

AN INTERESTING BATCH OF ITEMS FROM THAT
INSTITUTION.
The literary contest between the Ciceron.
ian and WeLsterian societies will take place
at the opera house OH Friday, Feb. 10th, at
s o'lock. The following gentlemen have
been chosen as judges for the occasion and
have consented to act as such: Senator Nc
CHM, of Portland; Representative King, OF
Malheur; and Representative Nichols, OF
Crook The prices for adinittance will be
25 cents for general admissions and 35 cents
for reserved seats The full programme
is as follows.
instrumental! music.
Recitations, Amy Vaughn and Marion John.
son.
Music.
Essays, Efiie Willis and Nelly Davidson.
Reading. Hattie Bronson and Erma Law
renee.
Music.
nor.
Music. -
Reading, Lena Willis and Mrs. Franklin.
Essays, Charles Chandler and Molhe Voor.
hees.
Debate, Lee Applewllite, II. Lilly, Ii. Des-
borough and l.. L. Swan.
The entries for the athletic tournament
closed on Jan 3lst, there being "a entries
for all the sports combined. The time set
for the tournament is Saturday, Feb. 25th.
Mr.. J. Storms, graduate Of this school,
has been visiting the various departments
of the college.
Chapter ''B. " of the Websterian society,
is to hold mock trial in place of the regu-
lar exercises, a week, from next Monday.
Mr.. B. F. Burnett has been appointed pros
later on.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03
LADIES i!

Misses Bland and Biakely will be at Misses
Housiey & Whitaker's millinery store in
this city for one week, beginning with Mon.
day, Feb. 9Th. They will exhibit a full line
Of new patterns and styles in Roman en-
broideries and all kinds OF fancy work, and
they will be pleased to have the ladies OF
Corvallis and vicinity to call and seq them.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03
The ALBANY Democrat was slightly

The Albany Democrat was slightly in
error in its statement in regard to the re-
cent supreme. court decision upon tho Bur-
nett vs. AIarkley suit. The former de-
cision Of the supreme court was not upon
the merits of the case, but substantially a
temporary nonsuit owing to a defect in the
complaint. 4 reIeariug viii be had in the
circuit court upon an amended complaint.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03

The Oregon legislature on Tuesday adopt
ed resolution to, be telegraphed to Wash.
ington, which read follows; ..ResoIyed
by the senate, the house concurring, that
our senators and representatives in con.
gress lie requested to use all honorable
means to secure the annexation of the Ha-
walian islands to the United States. Sena-
tor Denny of Portland, once consul to the
Sandwich islands, was the father of the
movement
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03
CHIEF POLICE NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the sale of
real estate advertised to have taken place
last Saturday at one o'clock. has been post
poned until Saturday, Jan. %, 1893, at one
o'clock p. m. y. II. SCRAfFoKD,
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03
A CONUNDRUM SUPPER,

= VIII be help at the home of Judge Hut
ford.on Saturday evening, Feb. 1lth, under
the auspices of ''the Daughters of the King
of the Episcopal church. The following bill
of fare viii be served: What most people
need; unruly member; causes neighborhood
contention; New England beans; food for
the spinning wheel; what boy calls his
sweetheart; brings the crows; most de-
lightful age of childhood; women of grit;
what occasioned the fan of mankind; hid
den tears; tree cake; eliptical cakes; change
able politicians; Ehat asmetic people are;
springs offering; Boston'j overthrow. The
most fastidious cannot fail to be pleased
with these tempting viands. Price five cents
per conumdrum. All are cordially invited.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03

There are still a few of those elegant
infants cloaks at the Ladies' Bazaar.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03

Railroediu9 has been somewhat hindered
but not seriously interrupted during the
late euow visitation. Wednesday the
Southern Pacific express was two hours
late in reaching this city, and the freight of
the same line was until 10 o'clock at night
getting through. The side track of the
Oregon Pacific extending through town to
the Benton county Touring mills was quite
thoroughly blocked with snow and ice, and
it took gang Of men several hours with
picks and shoveis to clear it SO that a
freight train could pass over it.
A dispatch received from Salem yesterday
stated that the legislative committee had re.
ported the Bay county division bill favora.
bly,. The measure as amended leaves out
Alsea and division OF county property. No.
body in Corvallis is paving the ground or
believing with rage over the fact, either.
The fence Post may now dig a hole in the
ground, plant itself into it and relapse into
the wonted doze of peurile lauguor from
which it was aroused by the quaint spectre
of county seat bug-a boo and spare lis
readers the iDfiction of its bot-fy buzzing.
Esafact, s'be iaters."
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-02-03

AN INTERESTING BATCH OF ITEMS FROM THAT
INSTITUTION.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-08-18

Alta revival meeting recently, the
minister requested every man who
had paid his debts to stand up, says
an exchange. They arose in mass.
He told them to sit down, and then
asked every one who had not paid
his debts to stand up. One individ-
ual only arose. "My good man, "
said the minister, shave you not
paid your debts?" "No," said he,
81 have not paid them and can not
pay them. l am the editor of a
newspaper, and nearly every men,
Der of this congregation owes me
for my paper"
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-08-18

A good rule to be observed in
times like these is for every man
who owes a debt to pay as much of
it as he can as speedily as possible,
and for every creditor to be as len
lent as possible with his Debtors
Nashville Banner.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-08-18


daily bread by his daily toll"
These words are as pertinentno
as on the day they were uttered, and
ughttoimpressively remind usthat
a failure in the discharge Of our duty
at this time must especially injure
those Of our countrymen who labor,
and who, because of their number
and condition, are entitled to the
most watchful care of their Gov
eminent.
1t is Of the utmost importance
that such relief as Congress can
afford in this existing situation be
afforded at once. The maxim, Gle
gives twice who gives quickly" is
directly applicable. Itmay be true
that the emb arrassments from
which the business Of the country
is suffering arise as much from evils
apprehended as from those actually
existing. We may hope, too, that
calm counsels will prevail, and that
neither the capitalists nor the wage
earners will give way to unreason-
ing panic, and sacrifice their prop
erty or their interests under the in
Auence of exaggerated fears.
Nevertheless, every days delay
in removing one of the plain and
principal causes Of the present state
Of things enlarges the mischief al
ready done, and increases the re-
sponsibility of the Government for
its existence.
Whatever else the people have a
right to expect from Congress, they
may certainly demand that legisla-
ton condemned by the ordeal of
three years disastrous experience
shall be removed from the statute
books as soon as their representa-
tives can legitimately deal with it
Itwasmypurpose tosummon Con
gress in special session early in the
coming September, that we might
enter promptly upon the work Of
tariff reform, which the true inter
ests of the country clearly demand
which so large a majority of the
people, as shown by their suffrages
desire and expect, and to the accom-.
plishment of which every effort o.
the present administration is pledg
ed. But while tariff reform has los
nothing Of its immediate and per
manent Importance and must in thu
near future engage the attention O
Congress, it has seemed to me tina
the financial condition of the coun
try should at once, and before al
other subjects, be considered b,
your honorable body.
Iearnestlyrecommend thepromp
) repeal of the provisions of the &C
passed July IA, 1890, authorizin!
the purchase of silver bullion, ant
that other Legislative action ma,
put beyond all doubt or mistak
| the intention and the ability of tn
= Government to fulfil its pecuniar
, obligations in money UNIVERSAL
Q recognized by all civilized coun
= tries. GROVER CLEVELAND.
Q EXECUTIVE MANSION,
t August Z, 1893.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1893-08-18

Many a man would find that a
window in heaven would soon open
if he would but stop grumbling and
begin to praise his wife-Ram's
Horn.