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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-17
For Chief of Police.

1 herewith announce myself as a can
didate for the Office of Chief of Police,
subject to the will of the voters.
37u J. W. Ingle.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-17
oAc WON.
In Dual Meet With Washington
State College Events.

o&$&&S SOb$SS-A
On track that was in he
finest condition, with ie.al
weather and big crowd pre- Mt,
the track men of the Oregon
Agricultural College wrested VIC
tory from the Washington State
College in this city Monda, af-
Iternoon.
1t was the first meet for either
team this season and the first
ever pulled off between the two.
The to:al number of points for
lOAC was 64H; w. S. c. sax
Probably the most exciting
event was the half mile rup, the
runners remaining in bunch
until the very last, when Tholme
of w. S. c. gained first position,
closely followed by Develt Of
OAC and Malopey of Washing
ton. Tbomle finished in the
lead, his time being two minutes,
two seco nds. Devclt was not
we'll wnen be entered the meet,
which was the cause of his fail
ure to keep up his usual brilliant
record. In the above event,
however, he finished only a cou-
pie of wards behind Thomle.
The mile run, although gen
orally conceded to OAC was de-
cidedly in favor of OAC from
the start. 1t was won by John
son Of w. S. c., with Coail and
Welch both of w. S. c. as Sec
ord and third. OAC's runner
in the event was quite distance
behind even the third man from
w. S. G..
The relay race was conceded
to OAC and was not 1un. The
list of events in full follows:
100 yard dash-Shroeder, of
OAC 1st, Greebaw, CAC. end,
Myers, w. A. c. 3rd. Time
10 rs seconds.
! $50 yard run-Tholme, w.
A. c. 1st, Devolt OAC, 2nd,
and Maloney, w. A. c. 3rd.
Time minutes, seconds.
Pole Vault-Swann OAC 1st,
Read OAC and, Rooper OAC
and Coeswell W. A., c. tied fol
3rd. Height 10 feet.
Discus throw-Thayer W. A .
c. 1st, IA feet 10 inches; Ben
nett OAC 2nd, 1o6 feet, 10 in.
Love W. A. c. 3rd, 100 feet,
inches.
100 yard high hurdles-Ham'
mer w. A. c. 1st. 1o As sec.
onds; Bergman OAC end, II
seconds; Putnam w. A. c. 3rd.
22o yard dash-Shroeder OAC
1st, Greenhaw 2nd and Cheney
w. A. c. 3rd. Time, 23 liz
seconds.
Shot put-Wolfe OAC 40 feet
4 inches; Hahn w. A. c. end
|33 feet, 7 inches; Love w. A, c.
3rd, 81 feet, 2 1-12 inches.
; Running broad jump-Swanr
, OAC 1st, 20 feet, 7 inches; Reae
OAC and, 10 feet, Is 1-2 inches
Brodie OAC 3rd, 19 feet, 8 II
} inches.
44o yard dash-Greenhaw,
OAC 1st, Tholme w. A. c. 2nd
Howard OAC 3rd. Time Sc
seconds.
Mile run-Johnson COOL ant
: Welch all w. A. c. 1st, 2ne
and 3rd respectively. Time
, 4:4o.
: High jump-Cbapman OAC
, 1st, Putnam and B1iton o. w. A
c., and and 3rd respectively
Height S feet, 7 inches. (college
! lecord)
22o yard hurdles-Putman ant
Hammer of w. A. G. Ist ant
{ and; Bergman of OAC 3rd
l Time II SIS seconds.
Hammer tbrov-Hal1 OA(
1st 133 feet; Thayer and Halu
of w. A. G. 2nd and 3rd, IL
feet nd 126 feet.
Coach Hayward of the Uni
versity of Oregon, oficiated a
, starter.
Manager McCallister of OA'
{ acted as clerk of the course.
Judges OF tie finish were Pro-
iIohr son and w. O. TIine {
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-17

Mrs. Chester Avery and children
have returned to this city from
Klamath Falls end will epend the
90 INNER here with relatives. .ksEa..
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-05-17
Mary and the Flea.

Mary on her pretty arm
Found little flea;
Every time she grabbed it
1t would "23.'
Fido raw her acting up,
And the cause he knew
8 Fido smiled and said "Ah ha!
Msry's got 'em too"
Milwaukee Sentinel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10

A It happened, whskey helped defeat whis-
kcy. When it was publicly announced that the
long drawn out litigation in which the farms
title had become entangled was at last ended
and that it would be sold at auction on August
Is. 1905. the Louisville distiller sent a rcprcsen-
tauvc Ito bid IT IN" matter what the figure
The agent got as far Elizabcthtown Ky
some twelve miles from HodgenyiIlc where the
auction was to take place and. as it was Sun
day and the sale was to De held IN the afternoon
OF the following day he put UP at q hotel and
took things easy" intending 10 drive over to
Hodgeryille the next morning But although
the trains do not run IN that part Of Kentucky
on Sunday, the bottles do, and the whis1ey man
drank long and often in the barroom Here he
made the acquaintance OF a young man from
New York, who had come on to buy the farm for
Its preservation a park and who IS now sec
rotary Of the Lincoln Farm Association on
learning the purpose Of the man from Louisville
and noticing that the tide was coming in" tho
New Yorker got up al daybreak the next morn
ing and hurried to Hodgenvue In the fastest
conveyance he could hire.
on reaching HodgenviIe the New York man
asked that the auction be held as early as pos
sihle, and he bought the farm for So 500 about
quarter of an hour before the whIskey man
arrived.
The restoration OF the log cabin to its native
state was spectacle as imposing as its consign-
ment to a cellar in New York was inglorious. 1t
vas placed on special car and escorted back to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10

was with his mother. he either at work
helping her with her household duties or study
ing some book which she sought to teach him.
for his mother was most ambitious that he
should succeed in life. He also went to the
y, b. c school for a short season as the result
of her solicitude for his intellectual develop
meut.
In the company Of his father the boy was
wont to listen to Toms stories" with as much
enjoyment as any of the grown-ups. He soon
began to initiate his father. and would gather
a lot Of boys around him, mount a key and
repeat a Tatcrnal joke with such an art OF
mimiory that the father coming upon his son in
the midst of one of these exhibitions. is said
TO have laughed hard that he broke an
artery"
I'm after years when Little Abe" had become
Big Abe" ne was asked if il were true that
his carly story telling had almost killed his
father because of bursting a blood vessel He
rcpHci. II don't think my stories could affect
him that way, because he was usually broke
anyway"
In later lie Lincoln told stories. as he has
himself said. not TO raise laugh but to en-
phasize an argument or to avoid controversy.
When q direct appeal made to him to crack
a joke n" never cracked it, This characteristic
o. his nature was illustrated by the reply which
a certain major once received from Lincoln
after ne had routed the President out Of bed to
convey to him message from Governor Sey-
m"ur OF New York In the company of the
major were Colonel John u. Van Buren, a close
personal friend Of Governor Seymour. and Col
oncl Sias w Burt The major had prined him
self for the occasion with not a few copious
drafts, and after the formal interview was
over and the President was just about to say
good night and again retire the major pushed
up close, slapped him on the knee. and said.
MIR. President, tell US one OF your good
stories"
If tho floor had opened and dropped me out
OF sight" writes Colonel Burt. in describing the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10
LINCOLN,S EARLY DAYS.
Birthplace To Be National Park
Dedication on Centenary.

On February u, 1909, two years from next
Tuesday, the Kentucky farm where Abraham
Lincoln was born, WILL if all goes well, be dedi-
Gated to the American people a national park
Its 10 rocky acres in the heart Of the Blue Grass
State have been purchased. ana an association
has been organized to restore its many natural
beauties
The log cabin i'll which the future President
was born was recently rescued from cellar
at College Point. Long Island. where it had
been ignominously dumped after travelling
about the country a show. With imposing
ceremonies it was carried back to its native
soil and later it will be restored to the very
spot where tom" Lincoln, the father. put its
rough tmbers together On another part of the
farm, antithesis to the hut, and as illus
trative Of the height to which the attained
from such an humble origin, it is planned to
erect memorial structure which will be an
exact reproduction of the White House at the
time Lincoln lived there Within its walls will
be preserved all the available historical treas
urcs associated with his name and fame
The date chosen for the dedication of the
Lincoln farm is especially appropriate for it
marks the Tooth anniversary of the birth of the
martyred President. Prominent Americans from
the North South. East and West are expected
60 be present at the exercises. President Roose-
welt has accepted the invitation to make the
principal address OF the day.
Had the farm not been purchased when it
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10

scene in recent issue of '"The Centur,y NJ
Kfne.- Il should have been happy
The President drew himself I'D, and tur,i.-
his back as far as possible upon the major -
great dignity addressed the rest of us savi,o
believe have the popular reputation Of heir.
a story teller. but do not deserve the nar,a .
fits general sense. for it is not the story itsa,f
but its purpose or effect, that interests me
often avoid long and useless discussio, -,
others or a labOriOus explanation on nv o,v.
part by short story that illustrates nv poin,
of view. So, too. the sharpness of a refusal .,
the edge Of rebuke may be bIunted by =
appropriate story, so to save wounded fae,
ing and yet serve the purpose. No. I AZ, No,
simply story teller, but story telling AZ .
emollient saves me much friction and distress,
These are almost his exact words, OF which
made record that very night
when the President finished we arose m,
made our salutatiOns and withdrew. DIR 1,.,
view Of our great leader being Of a counteDano.
gracious. but inexpressibly sad
As a boy Lincoln was fond of playing practf.a,
jokes on his fellows. even though one Of he
tricks almost caused his own death Tbsrs :
a story told at HodgenviIe that Abe and On.
Of his paymates We're crossing a brook No..
the farm, when Abe gave the stick on vbic, IL
companion was walking a sudden Jerk Inn,
bling the lad into the water As the how co.,,,
swim only feebly. Abe jumped in to rescue bi,.
but hardly had he got his companion to sbo,.
before his own strength failed and he was sven,
downstream. A snag caught him vbere1,,a.
the other lad pulled him out, rolled him on
log and brought him back to consciousness
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10

Kentucky by squad of Kentucky militiamen
AT Philadelphia, Baltimore, Harrisburg. Altoona
Pittsburg. Columbus and indianapolis it rested
under military guard Governors and mayors
met ii at various railroad stations and paid
tribute to the life that began within its rough
umbers. When the special train which II
rode crossed the Ohio River from Indiana into
Kentucky. it was met at the Louisville station
with military honors Colonel Henry Wauerson
and Adlai l.. Stevenson made the chief speeches
of welcome. The cabin is still at Louisville and
will not be restored To the farm where it orisi-
nally stood until some time next year.
The cost of making a park of thc Lincoln
Farm, OF erecting the memorial hail ana Of c,r-
rying out other plans is being met 10y popular
subscriptions sent To Clarence II. Mackay. treas
urer of the Lincoln Farm Association. Other
officers of the association are Joseph w Fo!h
president; William II. Taft. Cardinal Gibbons.
Samuel l. Clemens August Belmont, Lyman J.
Gage and Augustus Saint G"udous.
The movement to preserve tn" scenes Of th,
earliest years Of LincoIn's Ife has revived ur-
usual interest in all the associations of his youth
The graybcards Of HodscnvilIc, the hamlet which
is situated about miles from the Lincoln
farm, ever since they were aroused by its sale
at auction. have been telling many a story about
Little Abe" when "a lad; about Tom his
father. ana Nancy. his mother. ABB" lived on
the farm they say. until he was four and nail
years old. when. because of the scant produce of
it's 40 acres the family was forced to move TO
4 house in the village, where Tom Lincoln
barely supported his family by working at odd
Jobs as carpenter There they lived until the
boy was nearly ten. when the Lincons moved To
Indiana.
Abe. say the sagcs Of Hodgeuyille got his
intellectual energy from his mother and his
jovial story telling temperament from his father.
While Nancy at home grinding out The
corn for the daily bread, Tom was to be found
at the corner grocery telling story which
made all the boys split" one Hodgenviue
chronicler has expressed it When little Abe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10
VISITED SYHP4THT.

F. Augustus Heinze. a dinner in Eutta
praised a Western orator.
At the start" said Mr.. Heinze "th.z nan
secures the sympathy of his audience. II, So
cure sympathy at the start is often the secret
of success.
There was, for instance 4 distracted follow
Who entered Z g-ocer's shop and said:
I believe I am an injured husband. sir and
desire 10 verify my suspicious by watching
house in the next street But can only do
this safely from the rear Of your shop win
you be good enough TO let me sit by tie open
window there for half an hour?'
The grocer. patting the mans shoulder in
kindly fashion. said:
To be sure. my friend. Make yours # At
home. And good luck to you
Some time passed. Then the Jealous hus-
band rushed through the shop. rolling his yes
and mutterinE:
"TH kill her, I'll so home and get III. sun
and Kill her now
Your wife, said the grocer.
Yes groaned the man. Ny false wife ny
adored May. I cannot doubt her guilt an be
fore sundovn I shall be a murderer
The grocer tried to detain him. but DE- got
away. Nothing happened in the way of muir
der for an hour or more. and then q little lis
appointed and suspicious. the grocer made an
investigation in the back OF his shop. % md
that there had been passed out through The
open window three tubs of butter, crate Of
eggs, two bags OF -four and a dozen hams
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10
LINCOLN RYE

Mad from the PUREST MALT. combined with
the crystal waters of the famous LINCOLN
SPRING. which CUISINES OF the rock within "a
fe" feet of the place where
ABRAHAM LINCOLN WAS BORN.
Visit distilIery Mt Lincoln's birthplace and
SIZE AND TASTE FOR YOURSELF
tilI genuine lincoln whiskry shows portrait OF
Lincoln drinking from the spring.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10

was for a national park. It might even now have
been the site of a distilery. Because Of a spring
on the farm, famous throughout Kentucky for
the purity Of its waters, a wealthy Louisville
whiskey manufacturer had sought to buy the
property that he might advertise his product in
some such way as this.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10
ONE OBJECTION.

AajOr-Have another branded peach colonel
They are, indeed. delicious.
Colonel should say so sub. They could ONLY Be
improved by doing away with one thing
Eator-And what is thatP
Colonel-The peaches. suh--Chicaso Daily News
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10

And as he opened his eyes his first words were.
Ma viii lick me for this. sure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-10
THE HUT IN WHICH LINCOLN WAS
BORN

This log cabin was removed from the LincoI1
farm, in Kentucky, and carried about the
country for some time by a Snowman. Later
It was dumped gnominiously into a cellar in
New York City, from which it was rescued and
restored to it's native state.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-09
STATES INCOME.
Tax Reform Brings In All the Money
Needed for Expenses.

Charleston, Nov. 2.-The report OF
State Treasurer Newton Ogdin, made
public for the period covered by the
month of October, shows how well the
tax reform are making good in pro-
ducing the revenues needed for the
running of the state establishment.
This past month is the first of the
new fiscal year of he state, and the
showing is therefore the more signih-
cant.
Treasurer Ogdin's report shows a
balance in the general state fund of
$251 ,S93.61. which is compared with
SlO6. 900 for the same period last year,
and $l5O,000 For the close Of October
1905, thus making an increase OF
about $50 per cent. compared with
1906, and &c per cent as compared
with October. 1905.
The report shows that the state is
in better financial condition than
ever before, and that the tax reform
revenue measures are making good, as
II was claimed by their authors they
would make good, but which was de
MED SO strenuously by those legsla-
tors who opposed their adoption
1t is predicted that on the showing
made in Treasurer Ogdin's report, the
state hoard of public works will be
enabled to wipe out the last remain
| ing five cents of the direct stare tax
levy, which has been gradually cut
down until now it is at the lowest
mark on record This wiping out o.
| the states direct tax will surely come
next year.
| The distributabe school fund bal
lance is now s615, 232,57, and the total
funds on the state in repositories on
October 81, s1,367 1858.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-09
crop Ricrtrs.

The department of agriculture of
the United States government est,
mates that the total yield OF all cereal
crops in the country in 1907 will be
1880. 100000 bushels. This Is against
f,840,0C0,000 bushels in 1906, and T..
520,000,000 in 1905. Compared with
these bumper years the country's
crops shows falling off Of about ~
to 18 per cent, but the net result
will be more advantageous than the
figures would Indicate On account OF
the shortage Of crops abroad. the av-
erage price Of all farm products this
year vii be 10 to Is per cent. higher
than last year. and the actual cash
value Of 1907 crops may be quite as
great as that of 1906 or 1905.
Compared to the mammoth crop fix.
ures, the productions in any other
line of activity are dwarfed. Includ-
ing the cotton crop Of value Of over
one billion dollars. and the smaller
grain and vegetable crops, nature has
this year added the enormous sum OF
six billion dollars to the wealth of the
American people. The total iron and
steel productions is little more than
Une-sixth of this amount, and no other
line of manufacture even approaches
it this closely.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-09

isucceeded by DR.. d. r. Ross, the pres.
| ent incumbent, making but three sec.
lretaries In Ar years.
Some Of the commissioners who fill.
/ ed that Office with honors are. Ellis
Ellis, VIM. Cunningham, VIM. r. siler,
Vim. Kilfner /. w. Wood, r. r. Cof-
finbarger and others. Among the no
table ones is William H. Kilner who
became president ~ the board II what
Il am pleased to cal the re-construc-
ton pericdg for this reason. orr
first school houses had become rotten
and unsafe and Billy Kilmer built up
to-date, commodious ones, where at
first we only had houses large en-
ough for hen coops. Mr.. Kilmer was
a. fine go-ahead man and the district
made a step forward during bis ad-
ministratlon in new houses, apparatus
and liberal teachers salaries, an ap-
plication OF the old saw "Where
there's a will there's a way
I w Wood filled the place for
about IL years. Though he believed
In low salaries he continued the work
of reconstruction begun by Mr.. Xii
mer.
AS for the present board Of educa-
tion we cannot write much history
for they we're just ushercd into Office
July / 1907 They have, however. so
far shown that their reign is to be
one Of progress. They have raised
teachers salaries, improved the
school property, given us free text
books and promised to put compulsory
education into effect. We expect much
from the new board. It consists Of
Messrs. c. w. Hess, Lee Lingamfelter
and r. X. CofIinbarger.
Since the establishment OF the nine
schools in 1866, nine more have been
added to the district, making IS at
present.
The number of pupils who are en-
titled to attend these schools 1T pres
ent are more than 1000. Our school
houses are brick or frame. seated
with patent desks, have real slate
blackboardS, a Websters International
dictionary large globes, maps, and
other improvements. Some of the
schools have begun to establish H.
braries, improve the grounds by
planting shade trees, flowers, etc.
Seventeen county superintendent
have given their mite to The improve
ment of the district schools. Among
notable schools of the district is
Little Georgetown school which has
given to the profession 8 puplic |
school teachers, three county superin-
tendents, and one traveller and novel
Ist, Mrs Adah Dadd Ponce,
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-11-09
"6EN-HuR."
Keen interest Continues in Staging
OF Gen. Lew WaIlace's Play.

OF Gen. Lew WaIlace's Play.
Sacred history properly dramatized
must necessarily be OF great benefit
to all who give it attention. for where
one man can acquire knowledge by
reading, ninety-nine OF more are will
ing to study by the ear and eye COM
bined, and will retain instruction thus
received more wildly than from the
written pages General Wallace's
great book, "Ben-Hur' is beyond
doubt most interesting volume, but
how infinitely more impressive is the
actual presentation of these deeds set
down. The series Of word pictures
pertaining to Christ's life, in this
dramatization are most ably selected
from the novel by William Young, but
the play is by no means picture of
the life of the Redeemer. The salient
earthly points of the novel, not the
strictly religious, are what the dram
atist selected and for that reason
"Ben-Hur" is full of common interest
regardless of belief or creed.
Art and invention joined hands in
making the production a marvel of
the stage The thrilling interest OF
the story is intensified by the wonder
full mechanical contrivances which
make possible the presentation OF
such striking incidents as the chariot
Trace with its twelve fiery steeds. the
sinking of the Roman gallery and the
rescue. the appearance of the Star OF
bethlehem, the vision in the Vale OF
Hinnom and the miracle on the Mount
lof Olives. The character of General
Waliace's mighty biblical romance is
Thoroughly maintained notwithstand
ing the magnitude OF the scenic set
t,ngs.
Keen interest is centered in the
staging of "Ben-Hur" at the National
theatre for one week beginning Mon
day, Nov II. when in addition to the
six evening performances a matinee
will be given on Wednesday and Sat
Iurday. Manager w. II. Rapley
of the National theatre. will give spec
al attention to all orders for seats
Through the mail, providing remit
lance accompanies same. Seats will
be placed on sale Thursday, Nov. q
and prices will range from fifty cents
to two dollars