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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08
WHAT ONE BOY DID.
HIS Manly Rejection of the PF0Rered
Wine Helped to Reclaim .
Profigate.

They were just sitting down to the
table, 12 boys. their faces bright. their
eyes sparkling with the anticipation of
the dinner that was before them. 1t
was Clifford Rays birthday and his
mother had said he might invite IL
of his friends to a dinner party.
Clifford was an only child and an only
grandchild and, strange as it may seem.
he was blessed with three grandmoth-
ers. The way he came to have more
than his share of grandmothers was
that his mother had married again. so
there was her mother. his fathers
mother and his stepfather's mother;
stranger yet. they lived together, to
all appearances, in peace and concord,
and We'd with each other in petting and
spelling Master Clifford.
The boys lost no time in starting on
the good things. and they ate as only
healthy, growing boys can eat. They
did not talk much at first, they were
too busy for that; but they enjoyed
themselves thoroughly. which made
Mrs. Ray and the three kind old grand
mothers who waited on them, beam
WIFI pleasure.
After they had got fairly started,
Mrs. Ray unlocked the door of little
cupboard, built in the wall, and said,
smilingly: "Now, boys, I'm going to
give you your choice of some very fine
wine. I have all kinds here, and you
can take your choice, in honor of Cliff
ford's birthday"
'Oh, that's fine, mother!" exclaimed
Clifford. "Come, boys, what kind will
you have?"
No one answered, so Mrs. Ray turned
to the boy at the head of the table,
George Warner. the biggest of the IL,
and the most popular; George usually
took the lead in everything.
AS Mrs. Ray turned to him he an
swered, politely, but without the slight
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08

est hesitation: ST won't take any,
thank you, Mrs. Ray"
The boys looked at him in surprise,
aid Clifford's mother said: "What!
Not any wine? Oh. you are not so par
ticular! Of course it wouldn't do for
boys to make practice OF drinking it,;
but this is something extra. and glass
won't hurt you; it will make Il man of
YOU" .-...-.
George was tempted to reply that he
knew just what kind OF IA man Ii would
make of him, he had seen men like that;
but he did not like to say anything rude
to Mrs. Ray, SO he answered politely but
as firmly as before: "No, thank you.
] really can't take it Please don't urge
mel"
"Come, now! You won't refuse a
lady, I'm sure!"
All eyes were turned on George. he
colored slightly rs Mrs Ray poured out
a glass of the sparkling beverage and
set it before him; but his resolve was
not shaken and he repeated: I'm sorry
to have to refuse you anything, but
indeed, can't take it."
Mrs. Ray was evidently annoyed.
"Well, l won't press you, if it's against
your principles to drink it" she said,
and turned to the next boy with: swell,
you'll take it, Harry Cark?"
Georges refusal had given Harry
courage to act. He knew his mother
would not want him to take the wine;
but he would not have been strong
enough to refuse if it had not been for
his friends example, so he said: Il
don't believe I'll take any. either, Mrs.
Ray"
Frank Miller, who sat next to Harry,
said the same, and so it went all around
the table until it came to Clifford.
You'd better shut up the cupboard,
mother, 1 don't believe any of the fell
lows want it.
Then they went on eating their din
ner and were soon as merry as if the
interruption had not occurred. The in
oident was seemingly forgotten
But there was one who did not forget
it. In the next room there was a lis
tener of whom none of the boys were
aware. Mrs. Rays brother had long
been source of trouble to his family.
1t was the old story of bad company and
then all sorts of dissipation He had
tried one business after another, to
make a failure of all. At last he had
gone away, and his family hoped that
the separation from his old companions
might reform him; but he came back
an utter wreck and failure
Howard Morse had come in while the
boys were at dinner. He was sober
then; but he intended going out later
in the evening with a number of boon
companions, and ''makinga night of it,
as usual. The door between the dining
room and the library, where he had
thrown himself down on the divan, was
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08
THE CIGARETTE MUST GO.
Enormous Increase in the Annual
Consumption of These
Coffin Tacks.

An investigation has lately been
made into the question of the num-
Der of cigarettes annually smoked in
the United States, and an enthusias-
tic statistician has discovered that ten
years after the smoke Of the first Gig
arctic was blown from the lips of the
pioneer of American cigarette smokers,
the annual consumption amounted to-
100000. This was about the year 1874.
It reached the billion mark in 1884 and
five years later it was 100000 900, and
in 1893 it was 5000 900 900 annually. A
comparison of these figures and pc
riods of progression in the habit will
give some idea of the rapidity with
which it spread. For instance, while
it took period of five years, from
1884 to 1889, for the consumption to
increase from one billion to two bill
lions, it required only four years to
add another billion to the statistics.
In 1894 and 1895 the figures made an
other big jump, and in 1898, the latest
year for which statistics are available.
the number of cigarettes Of all kinds.
foreign and homemade said to have
been sold in the country, approximated
the enormous amount of 4,000, ,00O, 900.
Flaced end on end these 100000, 900
cigarettes would almost encircle the
earth, and what Is Of far more impor-
tance. i the money thus annually ex.
pended were turned into charitable
channels, it would put a pair of shoes
ON every child in the country, and pur-
chasa tha necessarias of life for 1OO-
600 families!
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08
Faculty of Summer Normal.

The faculty for the Summer Nor.
NAL to be held in Eugene from June
27 to Aug. 6 is as follows:
F. s. Haroun, Supt.,
Bookkeeping;
w. w. Dixon,
Methods, Psychology: Geography
Grammar, Rud. of Drawing and
Music;
w. B. Dillard,
Algebra, Physics, Physical Geog.,
School Law.
d. S. Kellems.
Reading, Orthography, Physiol-
ogv and Hygiene;
w. G. Beatsie,
History, Civics, Composition, and
Rhetoric, Arithmetic;
j. w. Lobdell,
Vertical Writing.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08
TEMPERANCE BITS.

The liquor shop will 60 in hurry
when the church goes for it in real
earnest.-Natima1 Temperance Advo-
cate.
A grog shop is the devils sign that he
is still doing business in the neighbor-
hood.-National Temperance Advocate.
A saloon keeper discharged a clerk
for getting drunk. A distiller adver-
tised for two teetotalers to run his still.
A drunkard is at discount with all
people. Even the devil wants more
respectable man than a drunkard to
work for him.-Baptist Reaper.
The National Temperance federation
has prepared memorial to the Cana
dian government urging precaut1on
against multiplying incentives to
drunkenness and lawlessness in the
northwestern parts of British North
America
Here is an advertisement we saw re-
Gently in a Rockford paper: Wanted
a cobbler to take charge OF repair shop
in our store. Must be strictly sober
and good workman. Permanent job
for the right man." No good business
man wants drinking, unsteady work
man in his employ. This merchant
sells shoes. Other merchants sell gro
ceries, dry goods, clothing, drugs, etc,
but no matter what they sell they want
sober clerks and sober workmen. Even
liquor dealers prefer bar keepers who
are total abstainers, and frequently ad-
vertise for such men. Who wants a
drinking man, or even an occasional
drunkard, around him? Theliquor busi-
ness condemns itself.-Lever.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08
FOR THE SEASIDE
Sunday Excursion to Va
quina andsNewport.

The Q. & E. R. R. Co. will run regular
excursion trains to Newport and Yaquina,
leaving Corvallis at 7:3O sharp. Boat
leaves Newport at $50, train leaves Va
quina at 6:l0. Fare for round trip from
Corvallis or Philomath, $3.50.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08
STAGE LINE.

ALSEA STAGE. MY STAGE MAKES
connection with all trains on the G.. &
f. r. r. at Philomath. All persons
wishing to 60 or return from Alsea and
points west can he Accommodated at any
time. Fare to Alsea $1,0J Round trip
same day $500
M. S. RICHARD.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08
LIVESTOCK

p. A. KLINE, LIVE STOCK AUG
= TIONEER, Corvallis. Oregon, Office
at Huston's hardware store. P. o. ad-
dress Box II. Pays highest prices for
all kinds of livestock. Twenty years
experience. Satisfaction guaranteed
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08
Notice of Settlement,

Notice is hereby given that J. D..
Mann & Co. have disposed of their stock
to Hollenberg & Cady. All persons in
debt to the old firm will please call and
settle at once. Accounts will be found
at the old stand, ]. D. Mann & Co.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08

Remember that with every 25 cents
worth OF laundry work done at the
Steam Laundry you get vote on he
beautiful o silk flag, in Nolan Il Cal
lahan's window.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08
PHYSICIANS

L. 6. ALTMAN, M. D.. HOMEOPA-
thist. Office corner of Third and Mon
roe streets. Residence Corner Third
and Harrison streets. Hours 10 to IL
a. m. 2 to 4 and z to 8 p. m. Sundays
to 10 a. m. Phone residence 3I5.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08
LOST.
CALL AND SETTLE.

HAVING DISPOSED OF MY INTER
est in the Pioneer Bakery to G. Read,
all parties owing me are requested to
make immediate settlement to O.
Read, who is authorized to receipt for
same. III. w. Hall.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08

The largest stock OF whips, saddles and
robes in the Willamette valley is found at
J. NJ. Cameron's.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08

B. A. OATHEY, M. D., PHYSICIAN
and Surgeon. Rooms IA, Bank Build
ing. Office Hours: 10 to II q. M, 2 to
4p. M. Residence: cor. 9Th and Ad-
ans Ste. Telephone at Office and res
idence. Corvallis. Oregon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08

HIGHEST CASH PRICE PAID FOR
all kinds of Poultry also dressed Pork
Smith & Bou1den. Corvallis, Oregon,
next to GAZETTE office
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08

A THREE OR FOUR ROOM HOUSE
AT NYE CREEK,
(furnished) during July and August.
State price and how furnished. Ad-
dress, E. E. Martin, care Oregonian,
Portland. Oregon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08

FRESH JERSEY MICH COWS FOR
sale. Inquire of Clyde Beach, one
mile east of Corvallis, or at this Office.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08
Corvallis & Eastern Railroad
TIME CARD.

TIME CARD.
No. 2-For Yaqniua:
Leaves Albany .12:45 o. m
Leaves Corvallis .l: AZ p. nj
Arrives Yaquina .......5 40 p. m.
No. l-Returning:
Leaves 4aquina. :l5 a. m
Leaves Corvallis =. ... IL 30 a. M
Arrives Altsany IL :l5 p. m
No. 3-For Detloit:
Leaves Albany. 49,. .... l go p. m.
Arrives Detroit. t......... $40 p. m.
No. 4-From Detroit:
Leaves Detroit. .... 6 80 a. m.
Arrives Albany. ...... IL 10 a. m
Train No. l arrives in Albany in
time TO connect with the S. P. south
bound train, as we'll as giving two O,
three hours in ALBANY before departure
of S. 2. north bound train.
Train No. 2 connects with. the S. P.
trains at Corvallis and Albany giving
direct service to Newport and adjacent
beaches.
Train for Detroit, Breiteubush and
other mountain resorts leaves ALBANY at
100 p. M, reaching Detroit at e D. m.
For further information apply TO
EDWIN STONE,
H. 81. CRoNIsE, Manager.
Agent, Corvallis.
IHos. CocKRElL, Agent Albany.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08

c. H. NEWTH, NJ. D., PHYSICIAN
and Surgeon, Office and Residence, on
Main street, Philomath, Oregon.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08
ROOMS WANTED

ROOMS FOR LIGHT HOUSEKEEP.
ing, for man and wife. for the Summer
Apply at Gazette Office.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08
WANTED

OAK LOGS AND CEDAR POLES. BY
the Corvallis Sawmill Company. North
Main street.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08
Cheap Sunday Rates Between
Portland and Willamette
Valley Points.

Low round trip rates have been placed
n effect between Portland and William.
cite Valley points, In either direction.
Tickets will be sold
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08

DRS. w. H. & MAUD B. HOLT,
Osteopathic Physicians. Residence
End door north OF electric light plant.
Phone 653.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1904-07-08

SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS.
and limited to return on or before the
following Monday.
Rate TO OR FROM CORVALLIS, $500.
Call on Southern Pacific Co.'S Agents
for particulars.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-12-10
WANTED.

Unrestricted Forest Reserve
Lands, highest cash prices paid.
Also have Restricted lands for
sale. Correspondence solicited
and cheerfully answered
w. II. CLARK, HOlbrook. Ariz.
Advertise in the SHIPS HERALD
and you will increase your bust
ness.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-12-10
Revolution Imminent.

A sure sign of approaching
revolt and serious trouble in your
system is nervousness, sleepless-
ness, or stomach upsets. Electric
Bitters will quickly dismember
the troublesome causes. 1t never
fails to tone the stomach, regu-
late the Kidneys and Bowels,
stimulate the Liver, and clarity
the blood. Run down systems
benifit particularly and all the
usual attending aches vanish
under it's searching and thorough
effectiveness. Electric Bitters is
only soc, and that is returned if
1t don't give perfect satisfaction.
Guaranteed by St. Johns Drug
company.
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-12-10
OF course We r-lmburse the druggist


You know Inn, and trust him.
To-" Niles Nervine is medicine for your
nerves.
Il cures diseases of the internal or
gems, ty g.r.nr tone to the nerves which
m2,se these C-Sars work q.
1t is novel taeorE--not of anatomy
but q. treatment; first discovered by
IT. -Gea and since made use of by
many wide-awake physicians, who ap-
preciate its value in treating the sick.
If you are sick we offer YOU a way to
be made wel-Dr. Miles Nervine
This medicine is a scientific cure for
nerve disorders, such as Neuralgia,
headache, Loss of Memory, Sleepless-
ness. Spasms, Backcche st. Vitus'
Dance, Epilepsy or Fits, Nervous Pros
tration, etc.
BY toning up the nerves, DR.. Miles
Restorative Eervine WI also cure those
diseases of the internal organs due to
a disordered nervous system.
Some of these are: Indigestion, Bill
ious Headache, Kidney Trouble, Chronic
Constipation. Dropsy, Catarrh, Rheuma-
tism etc.
and was not expected to live. / pre-
vailed upon him to ty Lr. Niles
~ ,o'atNe N-rVlne. 2.A h'N ne h2S
you how it saved my 'c a few years
ago, when / lad nervous trCJ. ie. i
preach its merits to et "op'. LEY.
1f ID. AYE. $, Corrnc, n1 4 OLA.
Etfp e5hl Write rs aa we IL mail
4 LDElG you a Froe lriNI Package Of
Or. Miles an I-P .n '..1, t.,e NeW,
Scientific Remedy fo1 IT. p. A.eO S"mQ-
tom Blank Tor our 5ue .is- jJ Gla2loSe
your case and ten you what rs wrong
and how 70 rlgqt IT. ApT,44Lei% PTTCe'
Snips and the St. Johns herald., 1904-12-10
PASSENGER FARES.


stop-over Privileges allowed at any point
along the line Fifty pounds of baggage car
ried free for each full fare passenger
Express carried to all points along the line
For rates inquire of our agents,
No special passenger or express rates.
Agents.
j. h. HULET, HOlbrOOk Arizona.
BERNARD SCHUSTER, Concho, Arizona
A. q b. SCHUSTER. St aOhns Arizona
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13

surants Of the suicide, they who work
right along under trials just as great
as those Of the weakling who Kills
himself, and whose payments must
help make up the untimely demand for
the amount Of his policies, are the real
sufferers. They continue to live, work
and contribute their premiums in order
that his heirs may thrive, and maySe
some o: his debts be paid, after he has
snuffed out his cowardly life. To COM
mend him, directly or indirectly, by
word, thought or implication, is dan
gerous and anything but moral. There
is nothing meritorious in suicide even
IF the perpetrator does add the robbery
of an insurance company to the crime
of self-murder.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13

John Kennedy was starving. He
struck New York hoping to get work
on the subway, and found that men
were being discharged by the hum
dreds as that great project neared
completion. So he walked the streets
and slept in the park and thought
about suicide and was desperate
man. Finally he stole a package out
Of an express wagon, and the law i'm
mediately took notice, and John soon
found himself behind the bars. So far
this seems very commonplace. Miles
away in Philadelphia loving wife
read Of her husbands arrest. There
were two babies in the Kennedy home,
and no money. Mrs. Kennedy started
for New York on foot, carrying baby
on each arm. She didn't know what
she could do in that great city. She
simply realized that the father Of her
children was in trouble, and was sure
that his wife should be at his SIDE So
she trudged along the railroad track.
Sometimes she sat under a tree and
hushed the cries of child. Most Of
the time she was walking. She found
kind people along the route who gave
her food and wished her godspeed OH
her mission. Once she had ride of
several miles, and finally, footsore but
undismayed, she found the court
where her husband was on trial and
entered the room, still carrying her
babies. She told her story to the
Judge ana pleaded for her husband.
He was starving and just couldn't
Ielp," she said. II wanted to save
him, SO took the babies and walked"
Carver" said the Judge to the court
constable, pass the hat and the
trial ended with fine contribution TO
Mrs John Kennedy. That was a mis-
carriage Of justice. If the law Is to
be administered impartially there
should have been a conviction. for
John Kennedy was thief But let's
be thankful that there is a humanity
ana sense Of appreciation even great
er than mere statutes; that mems
hearts are SO nodded that love and de-
votion and self-sacrifice touch the ten
der spot in their breasts and make
them kind. The love of woman is as
wide as the world and as deep as the
ocean
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13
ODD CONCEITS or CRANKs.
Naval Officers Receive Suggestions O.
the Most Ludicrous Nature

Naval officers Receive Suggestions of
the Most Ludicrous Nature.
"Placed on file" is the record made
at the Navy Department Of thou
sand and one suggestions received for
improving the efficiency of the service.
And it is safe to say that these sug-
gestions will be permitted to remain
on file undisturbed until it is necessary
to clear away the accumulation of USE
less material in the department, when
they will be sent to the refuse heaps.
The department is also in receipt of
suggestions from the same class of in
ventors, and one Southern genius is
represented in his claim for attention
by an ex-Secretary Of the Navy, who
has asked that expert considerati ton
be given to monster balloon which
shall be carried amidships, directly
over the smoke-stacks, from which the
balloon is to obtain it's gases. The idea
is that the balloon will be released on
occasion and sent aloft for -observa-
ton purposes, aud, if opportunity pre-
sents itself, to make an attack from
above on the ships of the enemy. The
plans are accompanied by illustrations
showing what would happen if shell
struck vessel under such circum-
stances. The Navy Department is also
receiving from numerous quarters
plans and suggestions prompted by the
disaster to the British submarine boat.
1t was reported in the dispatches
that one man in the boat was released
by being fired from the torpedo tube,
and it occurred to various inventors
that some such thing might be done
for all the occupants Of disabled
submarine at the bottom of the sea,
the difficulty being in getting the last
man out. The inventors accordingly
applied themselves to figuring out how
the last man might get out Of the boat
and reach place of safety. Naval of
ficerS say that if the means Of escape
under such circumstances it would be
a simple matter to have the last man
escape in the same way as his COM
panions. There are enough electrical
appliances to make project of that
sort possible. The inventors who have
written to the department appeared to
think that the incident was surround
ed with many difficulties 1t is said
in the navy that those who go down
in the submarines probably yealize
that if anything happens to make re
turn to the surface impossible their
fate is sealed as tightly as the boat in
which they are imprisoned.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-07-13
MANY MEN DIE YOUNG.

Most Irregular, Incorporate, Irritable
and Eard Working of Animals.
1t has been said that few men die OF
old age and that almost all persons
die of disappointment, personal, men.
tai or bodily toll, or accident, says
Health Culture.
The passions kill men sometimes
even suddenly. The common express
sion, "choked with rage" has little ex-
aggeration in it, for, even though not
suddenly fatal, strong passions shorten
life. Strong-bodied men often die
young, weak men live longer than the
strong, for the strong use their strength
and the weak have none to use-the
latter take care Of themselves, the
former do not. AS it is with the body,
SO it is with the mind and the temper;
the strong are apt to break, or, like
the candle, run; the weak burn out
The inferior animals, which live tenn
perate lives, have generally their pre-
scribed term Of years. Thus the horse
Is years, the OK Is or co. the lion about
20, the hog 10 or II, the rabbit s, the
guinea pig or Z.
The numbers all bear proportion to
the time the animal takes to grow it's
full size. But man. OF all animals, Is
one that seldom comes up to the aver
age. He ought to live 100 years, ac-
cording to the physiological law, for
five times twenty are 100; but instead
of that he scarcely reaches an average
Of four times the growing period. The
reason is obvious-man is not only the
most irregular and most Incorporate,
but the most laborious and hard work
ing Of all animals.
He is always the most irritable, and
there is reason to believe, though we
cannot tell what an animal secretly
feels, that more than any other animal
man cherishes wrath to keep it warm
and consumes himself with the fire Of
his own reflections.