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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-08-30
COUNTY OFFICERS ACCOUNTS
Expert at Work on Them-Corvatlis
Man Got Deer and Wants
Reward,

The reward for a captured deer
in now claimed by County Judge
Waters. He made trip into the
Alsea mountains Tuesday after
noon, returning Wednesday night.
He brought along a fine buck, tie
head and horns of which he
has as proof, and which, by the
way, are said to be beautiful specl-
mems. Mr. Waters claims that
John Hyde and Frank Spencer will
bear testimony that will give him
clear title to the reward.
James Gibson, who is exporting
the books of the officials at the
court house will hand in a report
at the coming meeting of the coun-
ty court. 1t will not, for lack OF
time, cover the accounts Of all the
officers. He began work immed-
ialely after his appointment, and
by the time court meets will only
be able to report as to the accounts
of ex-Clerk Waters, Sheriff Bur
nett and ex-Recorder Elgin. The
exporting of the books of the coun-
ty treasurer will require consid-
cradle portion of next month, and
report on the accounts of that Off
Ger will not be forthcoming until the
October meeting of the court.
There is no doubt that the ac-
counts of the officials will be found
to be perfectly straight.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-08-30
SOLD A FARM
Interest of Minor Heirs Bought at
Guardian Sa1e-C. J. Davis the pur-
chaser.

interest OF minor HEIRS bought at
Guardian Sale-C. J. Davis the pur
chaser.
A Benton county farm was sold at
auction at the court house Wednes.
day. The property was the farm OF
40 acres in the R R Walker estate.
1t lies three miles west of town and
adjoins the Charles Smith and
Rowland Fischer farms.
The sale involved only the inter
est of the minor heirs, and was
made by Mrs Ford, guardian, un-
der authority from the courts. The
guardian herself, who is the widow
of R R Walker and mother of the
minor heirs, holds a dover interest
equal to the combined interest of
the heirs, or one-half of the farm.
There was one bidder at the sale.
He was c J Davis who arrived
several months ago from Washing
ton City. He is a brother of w G
Davis who bought the John Row
land place north of town. He paid
SI,4oo for the interest of the heirs
If the sale is confirmed at the end of
the month allowed for redemption
or increase of the bid, Mr. Davis
will reside On the property.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-08-30
RICH IRWIN'S FIND
Another Man Found an old Ten Dollar
Piece in a Potato Patch,

The TIMES recently told how
Commissioner Irwin found queer
$1o-piece in potato patch at the
home of his mother, south of Cor
wallis. James Irwin says that the
commissioner, with visions of a
bushe1 or two of the same kind to
be found by further digging, dug
in the patch hole big enough
to bury the largest horse on the
farm.
The coin found by Mr. Irwin, it
will be remembered, bore date of
1852, and differed radically from
present day $40 pieces. For it,
the commissioner has since refused
several offers, among others, one
of $25.
A SIo-piece of different mintage,
but found under identical circum-
stances, was picked up in a potato
patch at Wells, in the north end of
Benton "a years ago. The details
are briefly told in the following,
printed in the TIMES in 1888, and
brought to the Office Thursday by
a subscriber:
I'm a letter to the Oregonian,
Mr. J F McMunn of Wells, Benton
county, sends the following note
about the finding of relic of pion-
eer days: Mary Carter, wife of
John A Carter while digging po-
tatoes in the garden, found $40
gold piece, bearing the date. of
1887. This may be regarded as a
relic Of Oregon's early days. The
strangest circumstance is that the
piece of ground on which the coin
was found has been p1oughed and
worked for the last thirty years."
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-08-30
MACHINERY ARRIVING
For the New Steam Loundry-Taylor
Miller's Foot Crushed in Threshing
Accident.

The engine and boiler has arrived
for the new steam laundry. Both
have been placed in position in the
Charles Young building, which is
to house the enterprise. The boiler
is twelve and the engine is eight
horse power. Cal Thompson pro-
moter of the enterprise, hopes to
have the launrdy ready for operat-
ion by September 2oth. A portion
Of the machinery is to come from
Rochester, N Y, and it is because
of this that the start is somewhat
delayed. The machinery in the
plant is all to be modern and up-to
date, which is guarantee that the
work to be turned out will be of the
best. Mr. Thompson, who came
recently to Corvallis from the East,
is a driving young man and de-
sirable addition to the local busi-
ness world.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-08-30
Fresh vetch seed at Ziero1fs.
Notice 10 1aXIeJe

Notice is hereby given that the county
board of equalization will attend the
office of the county clerk of Benton
county. state of Oregon in the said court
house of said county, OH Monday the
22 OF September. 1902, and continue in
session one week at which time they
will publicly examine the assessment
roll of said Benton county, state of Ore
gon, aud correct all errors in valuations,
descriptions or correct qualities of lands,
terested are required to appear at the
place and time appointed.
H. L. BUSH,
Assessor of Benton county, state of
Oregon
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-08-30
MAY COME TO BENTON
Has Sold His Cattle in Eastern Ore.
-gon-Looking for Farm.

u"LUOhluS 1O1 d T d1
J. NJ. Henk1e, brother of G w
Henkle of this city, arrived We'd
nesday. He is an old Benton coun-
ty man, having settled in the vi
cinity of Phi1omath when a small
boy. In 1885 he went East, and
10 yeasr ago settled in the vicinity
of Prineville to engage in the stock
business. The ranges there how
ever, are not as thrifty as they US
ed to be, and Mr. Henk1e contem-
plates return to Benton to reside.
He was out to look at a farm
Thursday, but made no purchase.
He still owns ranch near Prime
vile, but has sold his herd of cattle
down to 50 head. Mr. Henk1e ex-
poets to remain in the valley until
the 18th. He left for Phi1omath
Thursday afternoon to visit re1a-
tives.
Choice three year old steers in
Crook county bring S. per head.
two, SIS; yearlings, $40. The
ranges there have been so eaten
out that it is necessary to feed
stock from November to April.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-08-30
For Sale

Three milch cows, one fresh, One
heavy horse, and one driving team.
Cramer Organ & Carriage Factory.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-08-30

There is a contract ready to be let at
Cramer's Organ & Carriage factory TO,
million loss to be loaded on cars, mil
lion feet of hemlock to be loaded at
Orders switch, logs to be hauled three
miles from Hains place, miles this side
of Mills City.
+ One mi1liou feet to be put On cars at
Cramer's switch this side of Summit,
one mile from skid road. For further
information write or call on
r M. CRAMER,
Organ & Carriage Factory.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-08-30
Private School.

Miss Anna Denman will open a pri.
vate school the first Monday in october.
For particulars inquire at residence cor.
18th q Monroe.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-08-30
Ziero1f has vetch seed.
Found

Between Ph11omath and Oak Creek a
silver watch. Owner can have same by
proving property and paying for this no
t1ce at TImEs Office.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-08-30
Broadhead Dress Goods.
Wanted

Men for work in saw mill and lumber
yard. Steady work. Inquire of
Booth Kelly Lumber Co., Coburg.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-08-30
For Sale

Thirty three head of Angora goats.
Also a span of mules. Address "B"
Corvallis.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1902-08-30

Colbert & Gregory Manly. Co.
Sash, doors, holdings, furniture and
eneral finished lumber.
South Main St. Corvallis Ore.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05
Tennyson's Birthplace.

Few places in England are more
freely visited than Somersby, the
birthplace Of the late poet-laureate. and
scarcely any so little cared for. 1t is
true. an admirer has placed memo
rial brass within the church. but since
ill.luck came on the squire's family
neglect has been very busy. The rec
tory itself Is In the hands Of prosper.
Gus, frugal farm people. who have let
the lawn where Arthur Hallam read
"the Tuscan poets" and the girls sang
"a ballad to the Frightening moon."
60 largely into wilderness, while some
Of 1t Is turned into a cabbage garden.
The dining hall. built by the poets
father. Is in tolerabIe preservation, and
would make an ideal home for Ten
nys0n museum. The walls, like those
Of many other houses In the neighbor-
hood. are built of q kind Of mud. and
already show symptoms Of decay.
Could the nation not acquire the place
before 1t is too late? No very great
cost would be involved, and even that
could be met by making slight charge
for admission.--The King.
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Killed Two Ratuers With Ono whsek.

Killed Two Rattiers with Ono whsck.
Henry Stork had a remarkable ex.
perience Sunday afternoon. While
walking through the woods with his
two little daughters they suddenly
came upon two immense diamond-back
rattlesnakes, that were. apparently. at
play. Mr.. Stork declares the snakes
were raised fully three-fourths Of their
length from the ground, and were
knocking their heads together in a
playful manner. SO absorbed were
the reptiles In each other that they
paid no attention to the approach OF
Mr.. Stork. who cut club about eight
feet long from a small pine saplins
and at one stroke so stunned both
snakes that they were easily des-
patched without further trouble. The
snakes were brought to Grand Bay
and measured. The larger was FIVE
feet nine inches long. and the otter
five feet seven inches. Both measured
fourteen inches In circumference.-New
Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05
Tho Old African GoIdflelds.

The gold-bearing areas In the vast
Continent Of Africa are apparently
three in number. two Of which date
from the most remote times. The
Arst is found in the northeastern cor
ner Of the continent. including Egypt.
Nub!a and Abyssinia; the second ex-
tends along the whole Of the western
shores from Morocco to the Volta.
while the third occupies the enormous
areas In the southeastern districts.
Ghana, the old name possibly Of
Guinea. was famous among the an.
clients for its golden throne: Bontuko.
for its golden stool: while BOwdich
tells Us that the King OF Canaan. of
which Bontuko was the capital. had
steps Of solid gold by which he as
cended to his bed. The Ashantis were
most proficient In the manufacture Of
ornaments made from gold. but were
most proficient by the people OF Dag
wumba. who inhabited large terri
tory to the northeast Of the Ashanti
country, ornaments being made In
weight to the extent OF more than
1000 ounces. In fact. the whole O: the
States north and south Of the great
range Of the Kong Mountains were
more or less well supplied with ex.
tensive deposits of the precious metal.
the source apparently being the Kong
range itself. the northern limits being
the borders Of the Niger. For CEN
turies this vast territory poured into
Europe millions of pounds worth of
the precious metal, and coming down
to Bosman's time. early In the eigh-
teenth century. we find six distant
areas in and about the Gold Coast
supplying the yellow ore.-Journal OF
the African Society.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05
A. 70 " "Operators."

Operator" Is a much overworked
word. The telegraph has its operator
rs well as the sewing machine. The
Wall Street speculator is an "opera-
tor" We operate a mill. hence the mill
operator" or operative. who Is q work.
man or workwoman. One who performs
surgical operation is IN operator. +"
One who manages q railroad is IN
operator" There are the Hamilton
ian operator" and Laplace Operator" ("
Phillips is IN operator" in wheat.
Cudahy Is an Operator" In pork. A
female operator Is IN operatrice.
The owners Of coal mines are "opera.
tors" and they are operating TO our un-
doing. There are hundreds Of historic
operations, while nearly everything on
earth Is operated.-New York Press.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05
THE GREAT DESTROYER
SOME STARTLING FACTS ABOUT
the VICE OF iNTEMPERANcE.

Poem. The Price Of . Drink-The WORK
whisky. Does In DeludinE and Swim
ding the Ambitious Young Man-Such
Young Men Exist by Thousands.
Five cents a glass. does any one think
That that is really the price OF drink!
"Fiye cents a glass" ! hear You say,
"Why that isn't very much to pay.
All. no indeed: tits a very small sum,
You are passing over 'twixt finger ard
thumb;
And # that were all you gave away,
II wouldn't be very much to pay.
The price OF a drink, If you want to know
What some are willing to pay for it. 60
Through that wretched tenement oves
there.
With diney windows and broken starr,
Where foul disease, like vampire crawls
With ortstretched wings DER the mouldy
walls.
There poverty dwells with her hungry
brood.
Wild.eyed as demons for lack OF food;
There shame. in a corner crouches low:
There violence deals its deadliest blow
And innocent ones are thus accursed
To pay the price Of another's thirst
Five cents glass;" oh. il that were all,
The sacrifc would indeed be small!
But the moneys worth is the least amount
We pay; and whoever will keep account
Will learn the terrible waste and blight
That follows the runous appetite.
Five cents i glass" Docs any one think
That that is really the price OF drink"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05
Wants Napoleop's Home.

Queen Alexandra of England. II is
said, would like to become the owner
Of Napoleon's villa On the Island OF
Elba. Two years ago. while she was
cruising In the Mediterranean. her
yacht touched at Elba. and she went
ashore and spent some hours at the
villa. Since 1915 this historic residence
has changed hands several times. II
belonged for some years to Prince
Demidoff. who spent much time and
money in acquiring for bis magnificent
palace at Florence large number Of
souvenirs Of Napoleon. At present the
villa Is the property Of N. Ubalto Toni
ELL. one of the wealthiest business
men on the island.
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PenlllIon SINGING.

The most remarkable item In the pro.
gram Of the Welsh EIsteddfod is the
Penillion singing. 1t Is Of great an
tiquity, and now Is practiced in Wales
alone. Cam Penilllon Is the wedding
Of IN extemporized chant or recltative
to the music Of the harp. The harpist
strikes up one Of the standard airs--of
immemorial age-and It Is the task Of
the singer to accompany this with a
chant or song composed as he sings.
1t Is. in short. the singing of words to
a song without any. Skill Is shown.
not only in literary beauty Of the i'm
provised poetry. but also in observing
the metre Of the tune. The words must
scan with the bars. On Tuesday. at
Bangor. q Penillion singer took Lord
Kenyon. the presiding Chairman. as
his subject and sang Of him. In rural
Wales one may sometimes meet
group Of peasants singing Penillion
and without harp-the airs being
well known-chanting Of the landscape
or Of sweethearts.-Londo Chroni-
Gle.
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Pro pairing . Competence.

II you desire that your children or
grandchildren should have q modest
competence In old age you had better
write some eccentric sort Of little book,
see that there is q turned letter in the
title and that the first page is printed
upside down. Don't mention the mat
ter publicly. or the British Museum
would want copies from you. In fact,
the best plan Is to print OF just one
copy, and keep it secretly in the fam
ily. and arrange that it be passed on
to your heirs. When your children, or,
better still. your grandchildren, are old
and feeble. the volume can be produced
and auctioned. Book hunters Will
hurry from the ends Of the empire to
secure 1t; the rarity will fetch hun.
ireds Of pounds.-London Leader.
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Stran0A Crnn.


A traveller says: The strangest craft
have ever seen were the balsas OF
Lake Titicaca In Bolivia and Peru.
These balsas are made Of an aquatic
plant growing in the waters Of the
axe. The principle on which they
are constructed by the Aymaras In.
lians proves their ingenuity. A bale
II hay naturally floats in the water.
and according to the quantity Of dried
grass used In constructing the boat do
hey control the displacement or carry
Ing capacity. These boats are Ike
wise fitted with q mast and sail. and
n some instances carry from eight to
zen persons. The Indians travel long
distances over this vast inland lake,
he surface Of which ls on level with
the summit of the Jungfrau Of the
Swiss Alps"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05
The Crusade In Brief.

There is an English total abstinence SO.
ciety among railroad employees which now
numbers 10000, and has been in existence
eighteen years.
The trustees of the hamlet OF North
Bend. Ohio. have passed an ordinance max.
ing the carrying of beer home through the
streets in pail subject to $50 fine, without
privilege of jury trial.
The United Kingdom Temperance and
General Provident Association. of Eng.
land. with record covering thirty-two
years-lS6G- '97-shows an advantage oi
twenty-one psr cent. in favor OF total ao-
Stinence.
To each l00Oo Of population. Chicago has
thirty eight saloons; st. Louis. thirty.
seven; Baltimore. forty-one; San Francis.
co. ninety.two: New York, thirty.one;
Philadelphia, thirteen.
1t is said that the German Minister OF
Education has issued an instruction to the
national school authorities throughout the
fatherland. urging the necessity OF the pop.
ular enlightenment of children as to the
dcletcrioas effects oi the excessive con
sumption oi alcoholic liquors.
At the opening OF the Supreme Court OK
Newfoundland at Harbor Grace both the
Justice and the Grand Jury congratulated
the people on the utter absence of crime
in that large Judicial district, which cree.
itaD!e state they attribute to the wise tenn.
perapcc legislation 20 well enforced.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured BY
Halls Catarrh Cure.
-. FL. CHENEY 4 Co., Toledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known r. J.
Cheney for the last Is yesrs, and believe him
perfectly honorable in al business ttansac.
tons and financially able to carry ont any
Obligation made by their frm.
wrsr B TluAx Wholesale Druggists. Toledo,
Ohio.
wALpIxo, KIxSA1 d MAavn, Wholesale
Druggists, Toledo, Ohio.
Halls Catarrh Cure 10 taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faccs Of ne system. Testimonials sent free.
Price. 75c. per bottle. Sold by al Druggists.
Halls Family Pflb are the best.
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How to DO IL.

We may preach about it. and sing about
il. and resolve about it. and weep about it.,
and pray about it until Gabriel blows his
trumpet, and if we do nothing more We
shall accomplish little. The millionaire
brewer and the red-faced saloonkeepcr
wants us to keep right on in that way,
cannot preach the saloon out; We cannot
sing it out: We cannot resolve it out We
cannot pray it out, but we can arise from
our knees. and. trusting in God, 20 forth
TO smite the monster by the allconquerine
power Of the citizens ballot. That and
that alone will cause this devouring of.
spring Of Satan to tremble.-Hertert Car.
penter Shattuck, at Lincoln. Neb.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05

Not q pound Of all the coal burned
in Switzerland Is dug within the
borders of that country.
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.Drn MRS feel my duty to tell all young women
how much Lydia wonderful Vegetable has
done For me was completely down. unab attend school, and
dd not care for any society," but feel like person.
and have gained pounds Of flesh In three months
all women who suffer from female weak
ness"-M MISS ALMA PRATT, Holly Mich
Lydia E. Vegetable Compound the rem.
to period In young girls n
e6n :s s s ss: s :s:s si ssss "a
l4euUU s~'' >A' "~A
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An ostrich lives about thirty years, and
the average annual yield Of bird in cap
tivity is from two pounds to four pounds
of feathers.
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FTTspermanently cured. No nts or nervous
ness after first days use Of DR.. Kline's Great
NerveRestorer. s2trial bottle and treatisefree
DER. II. KLINE, Ltd, 9sl Arch st., Phila., Pa.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05

Money refunded for each package Of
PUTNAM FADELEss DYES If unsatisfac-
tory.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05

The experience that makes q man poor
er should also make him wiser.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05

Piso's Cure for Consumption Is an infsllible
medicine for coughs and colds.-N. W.
SAMUEL, Ocean Grove, N. J., Feb. II, 1900.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05

Mrs. Windows Soothing Syrup for children
teething soften the gums, reduces inhamma-
ton allays pair, cures wind collie. 25c. ebottle
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05

Repentance is too often embodied in the
words: "What will people think"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05
How'e This?

Nearly two per cent. Of the popula.
ton Of Berlin are foreigners.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05

American machinery, tools and sewing
machines are used all over the world.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1902-11-05

The cook can generally be depended upon
to stir things up.
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hard, but the doctor thought different and
prescribed tonics, which took by the
quart without relief. Reading one day In
the paper of Mrs. Pinkham's great cures,
and finding tho symptoms described an
swesed mine, / decided I would give Lydia
e. Pihkham's Vegetable Compound Q
trial Ibid not say O word to the doctor;
I bought It myself, and took It according
to directions regularly for two months,
and found that I gradually improved,
and that all pains left me, and I was my
old self once more. LILLE E. SINcLArP,
II IS. 22d St, Chicago m.3
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A Young Chicago Girl I" Studied Too Hard."

MlA FKHAx:I wish to thank tor the help and benz
received through the Lydia E Pinkham Vege-
table Compound and Liver Pills When about seventeen