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The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-08-28
A Mystery Solved.

Glow to keep off periodic attacks of
billiousness and habitua1 constipation
was mystery that DR. Kings New Life
Pills solved for me, !" writes John N Pleas
ant, of Magnolia, Ind. The only pills
that are guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction to everybody or money refunded
Only use at Allen & Woodward's drug
store.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-08-28
Notice Of Final Settlement.
In the Matter of the Estate )
of SlI

LOUISA IRWIN. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
as executor OF the last will and testament of
Louisa Irwin, deceased, has filed his final ac-
count as such executor with the clerk of the
county court of the state of Oregon, for Benton
county, and The said court has fixed Saturday,
the Sth day of September, 1905. at the hour of
two o'clock in the afternoon as the time, and
the county court room in the court house in Cor
wallis Oregon, as the place for healing any and
ali objections to the said account, and for the
settlement thereof.
Dated this August 10, 1906.
RS. IRWIN,
Executor of the last will and testament OF Lou
isa Irwin, deceased.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-08-28

St. Petersburg, Aug. 25-Four
revolutionists arrived at NJ. Stoly
pins villa ON Apt, karsky Island
at 3:2O P. m. today 10 coach.
Two of them were die sed in the
uniform of gendarmes, the third
was dressed as driver ard was on
the box of the coach ard the fourth
man was in private clothes.
Two of the men entered the villa
under the pre.ext of making an i'm
portant report to the premier, but
were not permitted to enter his o.
flee. Then one of the men thi ew a
bomb into the reception room and a
terrible explosion followed. The
house was nearly destroyed. The
man who threw the bomb was
killed, but the premier who was in
bis Office was unir jured HIS
daughter is said to have had both
her legs broken and the premier's e
3-year-old son wss severely wound
ed.
Firemen who arrived on the scene
immediately after the explosion
found horrible scene. Many mu.
tilated corpses and large mum mber
of wounded and lacerated persons
were lying around the plot where
the bomb exploded.
Among those killed were General
Zameatim, who during the war with
japan was chief of communication
Syracuse, Aug. 1S.-Thonas Ma.
loney, a clerk in drugstore, was
SO surprised today at the appear
ance in the storeof his sister, whom
he believed to have been killed in
the San Francisco earthquake and
fire, that he grabbed up tumblel
of benzine ard gu]ped down its con-
tents. A doctor used a stomach
pump, and in couple of hours Ma
loneY was able to welcome his sis
ter.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-08-28
Notice to Creditors.
E. E. WILSON,
Plaintiffs Attorney,

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned,
Melcena Wright has been appointed admni>tra-
trix of the estate of Thomas J. Wright, deceased.
All persons having claims against said estate
are hereby required to present the same, duly
verified as by law required, at the Office of ]. F.
Yates wi ,hiu six months from the date of this
notice.
Dated at Corvallis, Or. Aug. IA, 1906.
MELCENA WRIGHT.
Administrative of the estate of Thomas J.
Wright, deceased.
The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-08-28

In the circuit court in the state of Oregon, TO-
Benton county.
Catherine Boehringer, Plaintiff,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17
Barren Stalks in Corn Fields.

In a count made in a corn field on
one OF the poor farms operated un
der the direction of the Iowa Agri-
cultural College it was found that
ii per cent of.the stalks in one field
were barren. The seed from which
this crop was grown was obtained
from a farmer living within the
limits oil the same county The corn
planted was representative sample
either taken from this farmers
planter boxes in the field or from
the sack just as it was ready to
plant. As the soil was well handled
on the poor farm. it is free to assume
that the crop was fully as good as
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

1t was the belief of the ancient
Egyptians, according to a recent writ
CT, that everything, material and i'm
material, had its immortal double. Out
OF this grew The idea Of life in the
future state Of perfect happiness in
the fields Of peace" For long tima
the common people regarded these
fields OF peace" not rs celestial
place, but as situated in the fertile
and well watered regions of the Nile
delta in the northwest of Egypt, whe,e
Tie blessed ever breathed the cool
north wind. Here they lived an ideal
form OF their life upon earth. They
plowcd their fields and grew the grain
which supplied them with the dread
which grew not stale and beer that
never became sour" Here was stu
atcd the duplicate Of their earthly
towns or villages.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

IL IS u We'll hHOWll Ldcb tDaC most
of the feed lots throughout the corn
belt, especially in the spring of the
year, are invariably in a very bad
and muddy condition. 1t is no un-
common thing to see cattle wading
in from six to twelve inches of mud
and filth in the barnyard. Such a
condition is not productive of eco
nomical gains. 1t has repeatedly
been demonstrated that feeding cat
tie in a muddy yard and in a yard
poorly sheltered require more food
to produce a pound of gain than do
cattle in a dry yard with good shell
ter. Feeders are cognizant Of this
fact, They realize that muddy
yard is an expensive thing, and yet
ibut very few have taken steps to
p vent the recurrence Of poor yard
,sHditious insspite Of tho fact that
many have fed for ten or twenty
years.
Some time ago the Illinois expert
ment station addressed large num-
Der of farmers asking what provision
they had madeagainst muddy yards.
OF the number addressed five hun
dred replied, and only 36 Of this nu-
mber had taken steps to get their
feed lots in good condition. Ten Of
these had the surface of their yards
paved with brick or cement, Is had
the surface covered with rock, gray
ell, timber, brick, planks, corn cobs,
saw dust, etc. In some instances
parts of the yard were covered, as
around the bunk and the water
trough, while in other cases the
whole yard was covered SO as to keep
it from becoming muddy. One feed
er reported that his yard, which was
2lxSo feet in size and which was
large enough for 80 cattle, was
iloored with brick laid flat and on
six inches Of gravel packed solid.
In addition 10 this one-half-acrc lot
connected with the yard which was
filled with hay. He stated that he
was getting excellent results from
this management and was well salts
fed with the improvement. The
money he had spent for flooring his
yard he conSi Tered we'll invested,
especially during seasons of high
corn prices.
a few years ago when corn was
cheap, possibly it did not pay to in
vest much money in flooring feed
lots, but in these days of high priced
corn, as well as of high priced labor
there can be no question but that
something should be done by the
average feeder to enable him to
maintain dry feed lot through the
early spring months. 1t may not
always be possible or. even practic-
able to floor a feed lot with brick.
In many instances this may not be
necessary. A few tile drains prop
erly laid may often do the work.
In some cases The feed lots may be
graded and surfaced with some
cheap available material, which, for
all practical purposes. may give as
good results as more expensive pre-
parations. Each feeder must settle
this question for himself, but it
ought to be settled, and now is a
good time to settle it, in such a
manner as to insure a dry feed lot
during the coming feeding season.
1t is not Only waste OF feed to keep
cattle in muddy yard, but it is
cruelty to the poor animals to keep
them in Enclosures where it is often
impossible for them to lie down
three or four days in succession
Farmers Tribune.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

The Iowa Capital (standpat re-
pub'ican) commenting upon ihe
speech of Senator Beveridge recent-
ly delivered at Des Moines, said:
The party is distracted and torn
from one end of the state to the
other. The pre-convention cam-
palgn was without parallel for lis
brutality. Men who before the
state convention were welding the
meat AK with great force and reck-
lessness are today as frantically fan
ning the October atmosphere with
olive branches. The voters are
showing stubborn Indifference
about applauding the change Of
scene. III IS DOUBTFUL If A
SPEECH EVERY NIGHT IN DIES
MONIES BY AS DISTINGUISHED
SPEAKERS AS THOSE WHO
WERE HEARD AT TIE AUDIT
ORlUM LAST NIGHT WOULD BE
ABLE TO CHANGE A HALE DOZ-
EN VOTES. The voters have made
up their minds what they are going
to do. They are not arguing among
themselves as they usually do in
campaigns. Ii may mean an over
whelming victory for the entire re-
publican ticket. IT MAY MEAN
A REPUBLICAN, WATERLOO.
Speculation as to what is going TO
happen is waste of time. We shall
all know in the cold gray dawn Of
the morning following election"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17
The Modern Lnchinvar.

When young Locliinvar rodn.out from tie west
iia claimed that his automobile was the best;
II was painted dark red and Il brilliantly Shone.
lIe went Ike streak and he rode all aloGe;
lie shot over ruts with z!pp and = jar.
And PEOPLE fled madiy from young Lochinvar.
With, whir of his wheels and hum OF his cogs
He Knocked down the children and run over
dogs;
he frightened Tie horses andl.ughed at their
p anks.
And men who got angry he ooFed on as cranks;
He gave her the very last notch on the bar,
And cloud of dust followed the gay Loclllnyar
dc stayed not at the bridges, he stopped not for
stone,
lie calmly took all the roads as his own
Til ho camo to crossing and smashed through
And endeavorsa to bu.t t1tousha a train load .,
freight
They searched, and at last, lling undera car,
rheyfonnd few chunks of the bod LoeAinyar
-Ex.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

We agree with the Waterloo
Times Tribune that: sit is a trille
puzzling to understand why judges
of the supreme court of the United
States, who receive a salary of Sl2,-
800 year. and military men, whose
annual allowance is equal to four or
five years wages Of the average la
boring man, should be given pen
sions and the common herd required
to root, hog, or die. Within the
past three years, there have been re-
tired from tho head Of the army no
less than four or five generals, on
full pay. That they might get these
comfortable pensions, President
Roosevelt has advanced them i'll
rank rapidly to the first place on
the army roster. Why these men,
drawing salaries running into the
tens of thousands, should feel it in
cumbent upon the government to
support them in their latter years,
is not quite clear to the inquirmg
mind. Why do they not take heed
of the reiterated admonition to the
workers receiving wages of less
than 5000 to save and not squander
their substance: There are some
queer customs observed, and the
pension system is not the least anom-
alous of them. That a Judge Of the
federal court, drawing compensation
at the rate Of Sl2,500 a year or Il
general of the army receiving S lO,-
600 annually should ask the govern
ment to support them III their de-
clining years is one of the puzzles
of the twentieth century civilization.
Especially, when it is considered
that the workers, earning, or at least
receiving, less than half thousand
a year, are expected to provide
against the demands of old age
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17
pnr,u~ucsc nul,a-,,t.

At Portuguese bulltights not only are
the points of the bulls horns sawed
of, but the stumps that remain are
carefully padded. The horses also are
ridden with consummate skill, and ev-
cry precaution Is taken to prevent the
bull touching them. Bandcrillas are
used by the men on foot and on horse
back and are planted in the neck of
the bull, which irritates the bull, but
cannot be described rs torture. Just
as much skill is shown rs in Spanish
bulliight, and there may be just as
beautiful a display Of costumes, but
there is no killing either of the bull or
OF the horses.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Mister said the sad faced indiyid-
ual who had snealled in the big sky
scraper, ''can l sell you the great En-
cyclopedia of Sporting Events:'"
Nope replied the busy man. I'VE
have one encyclopedia of sporting
events already"
"That so: Where do you keep it:''
"Why, we try TO keep him on that
stool over there, addressing envelopes.
mean the office boy, and lie is an en-
cyc!opedia on everything from 4 game
OF slliddoo TO the Olympic gamcs' =
Chicago News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Senator Joe Foraker and Senator
Dick have placed detectives on the
trail of Alice Longwcrth for the pur-
pose Of ascertaining whether her pop
Glarity is due to her father or to her
elf. They are fEhtiug the president
in Ohio and are anxious 10 know how
strcng he really is. OF course, the
story may be lie, but we got it out
of a Republican paper and therefore
no sin can be laid at a Democrats
door. What beautiful Republican har-
mony?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

would be the case on the farm of the
man who owned the seed originally.
What the acreage planted to
this seed by the farmer in question
was we do not know, but we do
know that II per cent is a very
large loss to suffer from such cause.
Every field of corn has its enemies
OF one kind or another, so it may be
depended upon that this IA per
cent would be doubled by the com
bined operation Of all other enemies
of good yield.
What causes barren stalks? Tc
this question in part an answer may
be given based on some work done
at the Illinois Experiment Station
1t was found there that by removing
the tasscl before the pollen was shed
from all stalks that did not produce
ears greatly reduced the percentage
Of barrenness. There are those that
take no stock in the soundness of
this theory. However there are
other causes to which no exception
can be taken. If, for example, the
seed planted is not uniform in quail
lty it will come mp irregularly and
as a result there might be consider
able percentage of belated stalks.
These are shaded by the vigorous
plants and as result we have there
barren dwarfs taking up the place
Of good plants, but producing no
corn. The cure is found in the
planting of good, sound, uniform
seed. Just how to handle corn so
that it will, be good, sound and uni
form next spring is a problem large
enough to perplex in some instances
even our best and most intelligent
farmers.
Another cause of barren stalks is
the poorly prepared seed bed. AS
rule men are too anxious to get their
corn into the ground. Corn stalks
ground is plowed, narrowed once or
twice and the seed is planted. What
could one expect under such circum-
stances but that the seed be-! would
lack in uniformity! In some in
stances the seed will be dropped IN
a bed of clods. Then again, owing
to the fact that the soil has not been
worked down so that it is firm, the
seed will fall into a regular pocket
between the burrows, then Jolt of
the planter may leave the surface,
with the result that the crop stands
unevcnly. We then encounter tie
same conditions as that enumerated
in the case of the poor seed. The
large plants shade the smaller ones
and in their struggle for existence
they fail TO produce ears, but bear
in mind they use the fertility and
the labor of cultivating them is Just
al great as il is to cultivate produc-
ing stalks.
The problem Of barren stalks for
next year is to large extent solved
during the next few weeks. We
mean that if the crop is to be uni
form next year the seed must be
properly selected in the near future
and handled in such way so that
it will all germinate vigorously next
spring. Just how and when to pick
the seed and where to put it is not a
settled question. 1t will be dis
cussed in these columns during the
coming weeks by advocates Of
various methods. Homestead.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17
October

October IS Il rllsset maid.
Hcr cheeks ara duSlty rcd,
In gcorgeous robes She is arrayed
And whore her brown feet tread
Through wood, on plain or sullcn void
Che pathway turns to bnrpished gold
Her gown is Nro'dered DER with leaves
oiopalescent shade
The fabric that tho Frost King wcavcs
To please the pretty maid,
Aud purple grap2s that change their hue
From amethyst to changing blue.
She wears bright berries In her hair.
Fer hair OF golden brown;
Her eyes arc like clear skies and fair
Tint never wear q frown;
Her smile is sad. yet, sweetly sad,
a raro, sweet smile to make you glad.
She dances lightly down tho Year
Towards Tho cold and snow,
Through golden fields that soon grow sere.
We sigh and watch her 20.
With llughler in her rogulsh eyes,
Her eyes. 50 Ike the smiling skies.
VIII Reed Dunro
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

llstnervillc Enterprise: A. b.
Cummins fired the opening gun OF
campaign for a third election to the
office Of governor of the state of Iowa
at the village of Churoan, in Greene
county, on Monday. He devotes the
greater part of his address to a de-
Tense of his Republicanism and to
cinch the arguments of the governor
the Register and Leader printed his
picture on the front page Tuesday
morning under the caption Il am ii
Republican" There will surely be
great rejoi ing among the Republi-
cans of Iowa when the fact becomes
generally known that the governor
has again returned TO the fold and
again sworc allegiance to the Repub-
lican doctrine Of protection which he
has so frequently denounced.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Caroline Osborn of Balerville. N. Y,
was not allowed by her father to wed
the man of her choice, so she took 4
VOW never to look at man again.
She must have been Cummins Re-
publican, for they say if Cummins is
not elected governor there will be no
other man to elect. Isn't il funny that
iowa has only one man fit to be gov
ernor?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Governor Cummins addressed
an audience of fifteen hundred
people in Milwaukee Saturday even
ing. During his remarks he SAID;
"lf anNhody here or anywhere else
can find language more compre-
hcnsivo than use in stating my
attitude and convictions, | would be
glad to be supplied with it. want
you 10 know that ! am not stand
patter i'll anything whatever. Della
ware County News.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17
Iowa Republican Opinion,

Newton Herald: The governor
of Iowa in opening his campaign
this week said with his usual en-
phasis, 81 am a Republican" This
will be news to the standpatters.
The administration pre-supposes a
large doubt.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Minburn Criterion: The cam
paign in Iowa has simmercd down
(or up) to a three-cornered PROPOSE
ton. Claude r.. Porter says that
Cummins is the issue; Mr.. Cummins
says that the issue is harmony;
while the Register and Leader in
sists that the Sioux City Journal is
the issue pure and simple. Cum
minis, Sioux City Journal and har-
mony surely make strange com
binationl
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Tell us that no Democrat can get an
Office in Iowa. Jerry Sullivan, former
candidate for governor, has been elect
ed a member of the Des Moines school
board. We say We would rather have
the standing in the state that jerry
Sullivan has and be member OF the
school board, than to be in the shoes
of Governor Cummins and hold the
office Of governor.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Governor Cummins spoke at En-
metsburg last week to crowd Of
about 500 people. The fair was in
progress and the management expect
ed him TO draw a big crowd but he
didn't draw as well as the prize
squashes and long legged ROSTERS and
mammoth cabbage heads, AS draw
ing card. Cummins has seen his best
davS
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

you know, Georse,' she was cx-
planning, 81 was brought up without
any care"
MARRY me, my darling" said
George, land YOU shall have nothing
but care'
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Harmony is so thick in Scott
county that you can cut it with a
knife, and the Scott county boys
seem to have plenty of knives" says
the Des Moines Capital.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Farnhamville Index: The re-
moval OF the circle from the top of
the ballot this year will enable lot
ol voters to cast a ballot against
Cummins and vote for whoever they
please without injury to the balance
OF the ticket.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

sliidds Did she say it WAS so sudden
when yon asked her to marry SOU?
Asllin-of course she didn't. She was
y widow.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Chairman Woods OF the state Repub-
licm committee is a rich banker.
Isn't ii queer that the Cummins man
ayers should stand for such a man?
Why they are the ORIGINAL octopus
busters, and why should they allow
any man with money to take hand
in the great fight Tor Reform?
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Winston Churchill, reformer and
writer of books, imagined he had a
mission. We may be wrong about it,
but the men with missions make us
tired. Cummins thinks he has a mis-
sion, but he will find out his error in
q little while.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Senator Deliver has been address
ing a Methodist conference at Fort
Dodge recently. He will be able 10
devote all his time to Methodist con-
fercnces and pink teas and missionary
meetings pretty soon il the Cummfns
program goes through.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Norris Brown, attorney general of
Nebraska, will come to Iowa to help
Cummins. He will need him and all
the others he can get.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Dubuque Times: Owing to cir
cumstances beyond h s control,
principally the absence of an in
vitation, Senator LaFollette is TAX
ing no part in the Iowa campaign
this year, but he will be on hand
again at the opening of the Chau-
tauqna season.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17
.Aronscl Ecr susuicinn.

Mamma asked the little girl, "has
Mr.. Brown got heart disease?''
Il don't know, my child. Why do
You ask"
We'll, it says in my new book that
faint heart never won fair lady, and
when l saw Mrs. Brown made up my
mind that something must be wrong
with is"--Toledo Blade.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Longworth says, stick by Roose.
volt" Isn't it nice TO have such a
loyal son-in-law2
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Winterset News: With the stand
patters we are willing to concede
that Cummlns is pretty good
Democrat. But Porter is a real
Democrat and while you are voting
for Democrats you want to get the
genuine article.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-10-17

Colfax Clipper: Governor Cum
Minis opening gun of the campaign
would seem to indicate the differ
ence between himself and the Iowa
Democrats Just now is not so mark
cd as his progressive deciples would
have us believe. The democratic
platform is outspoken in favor of a
tariff lor revenue; But Cummlns, ac-
cording to his Chudan speech, is in
favor Of IL reciprocity in competitive
products, and that is virtual free
trade, without even tariff for
revenue provision. Mr.. C,mmins
says without equivocation or evasion
that he stands for every utterance
he has ever made regarding tariff
and, incidentally, of course, for
reciprocityin competitive products Of
the farm, factory and shops Still
the governor is firm friend of pro-
lection Of American industries.