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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21
DOING his UTMOST.
Postmaster Johnson, of This City
is Hopeful of Having Many
People Accommodated.

When the "old cat died'' at.
Bellfouutain last Wednesday
night many people experienced
a feeling of desolation, to put it
strongly, for they felt that hence
forth they would be compelled
to secure their mail by whatever
means they could. From present
indications, things are not so
bad as they might be.
B. w. johnson, our postmaster,
is ever alive to the needs of the
people and is quick to grasp hold
of any proposition whereby
patrons of the postal department
are to beaccommodated. Immedi-
ately on receiving information
that the postofice at Bellfoun,ain
was to be discontinued he formu-
lated a plan which bids fair to
give better service to the people
of the section of country above
referred to than anything they
have yet enjoyed.
During January Mr.. Johnson
began correspondence with
Postal Department at Washing
ton, D. c., relative to his plan,
which he has submitted to the
authorities. Mach correspon.
dence ensued. Mr.. johnson en-
countered ruling of the depart
ment to the effect that before {
route can be established, or ever
Investigated, there must be pre-
sented petition signed by th'
heads of at least 100 families re
siding along the proposed route
There are not 100 families and
furthermore, a petition would b,
slow. Six or eight months woule
be consumed before action coule
be had on a petition, and ther
only an Investigation or inspec.
ton be ordered. Our postmaster
is strenuous and wanted actor
at once, so he enlisted the aid o
Senator Fulton. In one of hi
letters to the authorities at Wash
ington, Mr.. Johnson says:
tBy the establishment of
rural route from Corvallis t
Bruce; thence west, two and a
half miles; thence back to Coz
wallis by the way OF 1navale,
distance OF Fl or 20 miles, ther
can be effected a saving to til
department, as it will save th
cost OF maintenance of Sta
Route service between Corvalli
and Bellfountain.'' ~
Continuing the matter, M
Johnson further says: I'M
reason for asking that this matt,
be hurried up is that service ma
be established at the Garlic:
possible date, and thus avoid il
convenience to the patrons VT
will be without service after Il
discontinuance of the Bellfoul
tain postohce. /"
To offset the matter of shor
age Of families along the pr
posed route, Mr. Johnson b
drawn the attention ofthe author
ties to the fact that this is one
the finest and wealthiest section
of the Willamette Valley, tn
the farms are all of unusual siz
but that their possessors have {
ready become used to a dai
mail service and, in consequene
are subscribing for -.Jar:
quantity of mail.
Through the q assistance
Senator Fulton and the persi
ency of his own efforts Mr.. job
son now has official assurance
an investigation of this route
an early date. :. All this desp
the fact that here are not t
regulation 100 families along t
proposed route. nor has a
petition been presented. s
will await developments a
hope for the best. IF this rot
is established residents betwe
Bellfountain and Inavale "
again enjoy a daily service.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

Six and wooden goods speciality
at Corvallis Steam Laundry.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

Get your school books and school
supplies at Graham & Wells.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

Lewis and Clark souvenir plates
at P. NJ. ZieroIf's.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

GAzETTE--Independent phone No
.453.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

Do not fail to see P. NJ. Zierolf's
line of holiday china.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

All work guaranteed at j K.
Beriy's.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21
Semi
Weekly

All the local news all Of the
time, with a large amount OF
miscellaneous martet.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

Olives 10 bulk at P. III. Zieroifs.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

Send your lace curtains to Cor
FAallis Steam Laundry.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

Umbrella work It ]. K. Berry's.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

GAzETTE-Beli phcne No 341.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

Umbrellas recovered and repair
ed at ]. K. Berry's.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

Get your ribs fixed at J. K.
Berry's.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

Standard A cedar shingles for
$3.50 per thousand at the Corval-
lis Saw Mil. 10 If.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

OAC souvenir dishes at P, M.
Zierolf's.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21
The
Corvallis
Gazette

A. twice7a-week newspaper
containing Y columns each
week of the current news of
Benton County.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

Are you going with the crowd?
The time of your life-the event of
the season-W. o. W., Albany,
Feb. 25. 1l-l8*
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

Second grade fir lumber, almost
any dimension, for only $6. 80 per
thousand feet, at Corvallis Saw
Mill. l9 If.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

Patronize home industry-Cor-
Wallis Steam Laundry.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21
Notions for February,

Notions for February.
GAzErrE-Bell phcre No 341.
Umbrella work It J. K. Berry's.
Olives 10 bulk at P. N. Zierolfs.
GAzETTE--I Independent phone No
All work guaranteed at j, K.
Beriy's.
Umbrellas recovered and repair
ed at ]. K. Berry's.
Get your ribs fixed at J. K.
Berry's.
Do not fail to see P. NJ. Zierolf's
line of holiday china.
Get your school books and school
supplies at Graham & Wells.
Lewis and Clark souvenir plates
at P. NJ. Zierolf's.
Six and wooden goods speciality
at Corvallis Steam Laundry.
OAC souvenir dishes at P, NJ.
Zierolf's.
Send your lace curtains to Cor
'Aallis Steam Laundry.
Patronize home industry-Cor--
Wallis Steam Laundry.
Standard A cedar shingles for
81 so per thousand at the Corval-
lis Saw Mill. 10 If.
Second grade fir lumber, almost
any dimension, for only $6. 80 per
thousand feet, at Corvallis Saw
Mill. 10 If.
Are you going with the crowd?
The time of your life-the event of
the season-W. o. w., Albany,
Feb. 25. 1l-l0*
Thirteen hundred shares Great
Eastern Mining company stock for
sale at 10 cents per share. Ad-
dress Box 81, Corvallis, Oregon.
ILLS
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1905-02-21

Thirteen hundred shares Great
Eastern Mining company stock for
sale at 10 cents per share. Ad-
dress Box 62, Corvallis, Oregon.
IS Ills
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08
Black Broadcloth.

Black is as popular If not moro 50
than il was earlier in the season. A
model recently turned out by lead
inc dressmaker in black broadcloth
has tight-fitting coat and an almost
pain skirt that just clears the ground.
The coat fits tightly in the back by
means of curved seams, and a piece
Of the cloth about five inches wide
and pointed at the lower end extends
from the neck down the center of the
back to a little below the waist line
and is stitched twice at the edges.
On each side Of the coat skirts on
beth sides of the center seam similar
rointed sections Of the cloth appear.
The sleeves are almost tight-ftting.
Another attractive cloth model in
steel gray has a plain skirt cut ankle
length and is untrimmed. The coat
is a tailor-made affair, partly loose
fitting and partly tight-ftting, single
breasted and reaches to the knees,
with a velvet turnover collar and
deep velvet turnover cuffs. A strap
runs across the center of the back to
Lold it in close to the waist line.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08

zone million seven hundred and fifty
Thousand children between the ages of .
and 10 toll in the mines and factories OIL
this country.)
Have YOU heard the Cry of the Children,
'Thc pitiful wall of the Little Ones?
out of the mines and the workshops,
ont of the slums and the alleys,
Where cold and famine and fever,
Where cruel neglect and oppression
Rob life of it's JOY and sunshine,
And change its bright Spring into VIM
ter.
oh. the heartrendng Cry of the Children,
Rising up in chorus pathetic: ,,
a dirge and q dead march of childhood
Appealing to men and to angels,
And CRYING aloud unto heaven
For Judgment against the oppressors!
oh. the sorrow and anguish and heart
break
In the pitiful wall of the children!
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08
Velvet Walking Costume.

An attractive short walking cos
tune of black velvet has skirt gored
to fit the figure and in the back are
two underlying plaits, and scanter
ones in the center fronts are pressed
in and secured invisibly, while down
each side are rows of small old sill
vel buttons. The blouse closes with
double rows of buttons to match the
skirt and the sleeves are plated and
held in place by the buttons. The
blouse is collarless and trimmed with
several rows of silk braid.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08

give them ten cents for a can Of hot
water. They looked at him as II
they thought he was crazy. He raised
the ante to quarter. Then one of
the boys asked him if it wasn't can
of beer he wanted.
This was too much for the man,
for he is strictly temperance. and IL he
had not been, the thought OF patroniz-
ing a saloon on Sunday would have
been utterly abhorrent. So he took
up his tramp again.
The umbrellas weight seemed to
increase with every step, until the
man felt as if he was literally carry
ing the roof of his house over his
head. He got out his jackknife and
tried to scale the ice off, but could
not accomplish much, so afraid was
he of cutting through the cloth.
Once he was on the point Of Slit
ting the cover and removing it to
throw into the gutter, but a glance at
the gold handle deferred him. There
was an inscription on the handle, tell
ing how the umbrella had been pre-
scented by body of grateful employees.
The man knew that his whole fac
tory looked to him to carry that UNI
brella on every stormy day and that
to appear at the factory on thb next
rainy day without it would make talk.
He wished the umbrella was any
where but where it was, and had he
been swearing man he would have
cursed the luck that made him take
that particular rain shield from the
stand in his hallway when he started
out.
When he got within a quarter of
mile of his home the umbrella seemed
to weigh at least fifteen pounds. He
was fairly out of breath and desper
ate. He knew when he got home
he would be no better off than he
was out of doors, for he could not get
the thing into his house and his house
has no areaway along which he might
have carried it TO the back yard.
Just then he saw a CLEAN of warm
light over the green curtain hung in
a saloon window. He hesitated. Then
his eyes fell upon the sign side En-
trance" upon a door
The door was double. he pushed,
in fact half fell against it, and both
sides fell open. His qualms OF con-
science were stilled now, and he
marched dragging his icebound UNI
brella behind him.
The few men in the saloon looked
up in surprise when they saw him
enter, and there was faint attempt
to escape, for the men recognized
him as a prominent church worker
and they feared he was out on lit
tie tour OF his own to gather informa-
ton against violators of the Sunday
law. But the man pulled himself to-
gether sufficiently to say that he had
sought warm place in which to
,haw out his umbrella, and the bar
tenders and every one else saw that
he was much more uneasy than they
were, so they let it pass.
In less than three minutes the ice
slid from the umbrella in great sheets
and the man gave the head bartender
a quarter for the muss he had made
on the floor. He says that was the
most uncomfortable walk he ever took
in his life, and that the next time
he goes for his Sunday walk in a
storm he'll wear macintosh anG let
it go at that.-New York Sun.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08

When cooking sausages let tnen,
heat very gradually and the skins will
rot burst.
To keep milk sweet for several DAYS
add teaspoonful of fine salt to every
quar-, of milk.
Stand pancake batter Tor two hours
before frying. Beat it up again lust
before using.
Bones and bacon rind should never
be thrown away, but added to the
stock pot when making soup.
To brighten eyeglasses rub up the
glasses with a piece of tissue paper.
There is nothing better for the pur-
pose.
When making sauces dissolve the
butter in the stewpan, add the flour,
stir well, and then gradually add the
liquor.
To make varnish dissolve a pound
and a half of shellac in a gallon of
naphtha. Add a small quantity of
dragons blood to give it good color.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08

For the Hall of Fame" twenty-nine
names were selected in 1900, none OF
which was that of a physician. and
this year twenty-six more will be
named. Among the great men who
have Influenced American life for
good and advanced the cause OF
civilization there can be no doubt
with the considerate that medicine
has furnished as many as any other
calling or profession. Why, then,
were medical men excluded? Simply
because of the traditional failure on
the part of the world to recognize
the value of professional life to the
community. This blindness should be
done away with. The Western Medi-
cal Review proposes to nominate five
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08
RECEPTION GOWNS FROM PARIS.

lace. 1t is finished around the low
neck with a bertha OF satin, bordered
with guipure, over which is a ruffle
OF white lace, headed by band OF
blue velvet.
The short sleeves forming double
pLffs are finished with bands of the
satin, trimmed with guipure insertion
The third gown is of delicate laven.
der taffeta. The full skirt forms a
shlrred corslet and is trimmed at the
bottom with three ruches of the silk
the two upper ones arranged in fes.
toons. The bolero is shirred along
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08

The gown on the seated figure is
of violet faille. A fancy border cut
from velvet of a little deeper shade
finishes the skirt at the bottom.
The bodice is draped, forming
sort of bolero covered with a large
shoulder collar of venise lace The
reverse are of velvet, the collar of
green satin embroidered in gold.
Pendants of gold hang from the points
Of the revers over the draped corslet
OF the material. The chemisette is of
white mousseline de sole. with jabot
OK lace. The short sleeve puffs are fin
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08

Parson Smith of the Old First
church at Weymouth, Mass, had two
daughters, Mary and Abigail. They
were attractive young maidens and
in due time had lovers. Mary chose
a man after the parsons wish, a man
of substance and of standing in the
community. Abigail, however, chose
John Adams, young lawyer of the
neighboring town of Braintree, much
to the parsons chagrin.
In the pulpit at the Sunday service
the worthy divine gave voice to his
opinions in a sermon delivered from
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08
Siehing Of the Children

Oh. list to the plea of the children, O
The moan and the sigh of the innocent,
Their voiceless yet eloquent prayer.
From the death breeding slums of tho
city,
From the danger and dark of the coal
mines.
From the novels of vice and Of squalor,
Where blows and chidings and curses
Take the place of love and caresses.
1--WE hunger in Gods land of plenty,
We anguish for love and for kindness,
We sicken and die i'm the darkness
With no one to help or TO pity;
We toll i'm the mills and the coal mines
Like slaves, i'm the glad days OF child
hood
We long for the fields and tho flowers
To ramble about i'm the woodland.
Yet we siclen and die i'm the allcysi
oh. mercifful God and His angels
Have pity where man has no pity"
Anstfp IL, hansen
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08
The Worlds Medical Heroes

medical heroes fore the honors in the
ballotings of 1905 for the Hall Of
Fame, and gives the names Of Rush,
Ramsay, Warren, Sims and Holmes.
The suggestion occurs that it might
be better for the professional voters
to limit their ballotings, and choose
two, or at most three, physicians to
honor Warren. it seems. should be
the first named. as the discovery of
anesthesia has lessened human SUI
fering, and at the same time ad-
vanced science UNNECESSARILY. AS the
John the Baptist of the gospel of pro-
lection against infectious diseases,
Holmes deserves the gratitude OH
Americans and OF the world-Ameri-'
can Medicine
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08
John Adams Stormy Wooing

the following Scripture texts: Mary
hath chosen that good part which
shall not be taken away from her"
Luke X, AZ; For John came neither
eating nor drinking; and We say he
hath a devil" Luke vii, SO.
Notwithstanding the eloquence OF
the eminent divine, and his dislike
to The match, the young lawyer won his
bride, and Abigail Adams. as the wife
Of our president, achieved worldwide
fame, and is enshrined in the hearts
of all true Americans as a loyal and
true woman, the wife and also the
mother Of a president.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08
Spinach in Molds.

Boil the spinach, press out every
drop of water and chop fine. Cook
together in a saucepan a tablespoon
full of butter and two of flour. Add
the spinach with pepper and salt to
taste; cook for five minutes. Butter
the insides of mufiin-tins or pate-pans
and press the spinach hard into these.
Set in the oven to keep hot while you
make a white sauce. Carefully turn
out the forms of spinach on hot
platter, lay slice Of hard-boiled egg
Oh the top Of each form and pour the
white sauce around it.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08
Novelty Silks.

In the new goods there are so many
novelty silks that one hesitates TO
start upon the task of naming them,
Knowing it to be absolutely hopeless.
The chiffon taffeta is one of the best
Of taffetas. 1t is very light in weight
yet strong. And there is a taffeta
glace which is lovely and of the non
wrinkle order. Taffeta by the way
has been marvelously improved the
past season and it now wears very
well indeed
No eye can turn away from the pop
Inns and their cousins the mohairs and
the brilliantines and sicilliennes with.
out sigh.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08
Sunderland PUDDING.

Half cup sugar, Il cup of butter, "
pint of milk, / cup of sifted flour and
8 eggs. Heat the milk hot; stir in the
butter and let it cool before the 9th
er ingredients are added to it; then
stir in the sugar, -four and beaten
yolks of and whites of 2 eggs. Fla
vor with little grated lemon rind
and beat the mixture well. Bake in
well buttered cups half filled with the
batter for about half an hour. Serve
with any sweet sauce, and the white
of l egg beaten with / spoonful Of
sugar dropped on each pudding in
small drops.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08
Pork Cake.

One pound salt pork chopped fine, l
pound of raisins, / pound of currants,
1a pound of citron, 1 quart -four, l
pint of brown sugar. l pint of boiling
water, " pint of molasses, 2 teaspoon
fuls each of cloves and cinnamon,
grated rind Of l lemon, / tablespoon
full of soda dissolved in hot water;
pour the water on the pork, stir until
melted, then pass through the colan-
der; add the sugar, molasses, spice
and half of the flour; rub the fruit in
l gill of the flour, then add it to the
soda and the rest OF the flour; bake
in we'll buttered tins in a hot, steady
oven.
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08
Made Sou
and Out(dSt
by His Umbrella

This is faithful narration Of the
adventures of a Newark man who
was, for a time, made a social exile,
an outcast, by his umbrella. All doors
that he approached were closed to
him, even those of his home. 1t hap
pened in this wise:
The man works hard on Saturdays,
late into the night, and when he
he arises and breakfasts on Sunday
ne feels the need of outdoor air This
air he will have, no matter what the
weather.
He was seen two or three weeks
ago knee deep in the snow, founder
ing stolidly along, bent on getting his
exercise and driving the flag and cob
webs from his brain. But last Sun
day it was raining, an icy sleet filed
the air, and the man raised his UNI
brella and the little pellets battered
on it like the rain on the garnet roof.
After he had gone a mile or so he
found that the hand that held the UNI
brella was getting tired. He was a
| nervous man and he wondered if he
was developing rheumatism or if in
cipient paralysis was upon him.
The lameness soon extended
throughout his arm. even unto the
| shoulder and at last the man realiz-
ed that the umbrella was getting very
heavy. But he went on with his
walk, since no bodily discomfort
could divert him from his con-
stitutional.
At last the man could not hold the
umbrella in his hand and had to let
| the shaft rest upon his shoulder. Still
he plodded stubbornly on, until he
reached the outskirts of the city. Then
he thought he would take a car back
to his home, and that was when his
troubles really began.
He hurried over to car with his
umbrella sagging about his head, his
progress much impeded by its weight.
He put one foot on the car step and
started to let down his umbrella. He
wrestled with it until the conductor
said some harsh things, gave the
motorman the bell and left the man
standing in the street wrestling with
the umbrella.
1t had as complete roof of ice as
any Esquimau's house in the farthest
North, or anywhere else. The roof
glistened as if made of glass. The
man eXerted all his strength, but the
| ribs simply bent under the strain and
the coating of ice was not so much
as cracked.
The man strobe on for few
blocks, thinking. He came to lit
tie notion store where they sell news
papers, and thought he would go
inside and thaw out the umbrella, but
after an Intellectual struggle TO get
inside the door he gave it up and
walked on.
The situation was getting serious.
He tried another place, a harbor of
refuge, as it was Sunday school
and the children within were singing
joyous hymns that brought him a
feeling OF comfort, as if here at last
he would surely find help out of his
odd misfortune.
But here again he could not enter.
There was no double door and the UNI
brella absolutely refused TO be crush
ed through the narrow door space.
Further on down the street he came
upon two or three children playing
Oh a stoop and he told them he would
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08
Bits Of Lace.

A bit Of real lace will often con-
tribute greatly to the style of frock,
and It is an excellent plan to rip from
the garments before they are thrown
aside any lace trimmings.
No matter how badly soiled, every
scrap of lace is worth saving
And this applies to the limitations
as well as to the real, for if there is
only sufficient to trim stock collar
it may be used for that purpose very
conveniently and effectively on some
future occasion, and as lace does not
Charlevoix county herald., 1905-04-08
The Morning Costumes.

The skirts of morning costumes
will continue to be cut short, and they
will fit closely about the hips, but
tley must flare little below the
line Of the knee. With the long coats
are worn the round skirts, either
touching or just freeing the ground.
These skirts are more becoming than
the very short ones unless a woman
has pretty foot, and they are the only
ones that can be worn with the redin-
gotes. The very light weight broad
cloth will be worn well into the sum-
mer, and tweeds, serges and coarse
canvases will come in for their share
OF popularity