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Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-13
OUR BRICK YARD.
A Credit to the City and Profitable
to the Owner.

Few of our citizens realize the
magnitude and Importance of this
little enterprise run by w. c.
Corbett over by Crystal Lake
cemetery. Did yon know that
during the entire summer ten
men have been steadily employed
and will continue their labors un
til driven out of the mud by the
Oregon mist?
During the summer 3I5, 900
brick have been burned with or
Iders still on hand for over 400, 900
more. = Also one kiln of tile OF
40, 900 has been burned and this
branch OF the business has been
neglected on account of the scar
CITY of labor.
Notwithstanding the fact that
our good brother has hustled
early and late he has been unable
to supply the demand and fully
as many brick as were burned
by him had to be shipped in dur
ing the early spring. =.
Our mechanics were delayed
on account of shortage, and car
after car came in, thus sending
money away that should have
been distributed among our labor
| ing men and mechanics.
We find no fault with Mr..
Corbett, as he has labored under
many difficulties, but we sincere.
Ily hope he may see his way clear,
with favorab weather conditions,
to have au ample supply on hand
to supply the early spring trade,
for we must admit we are little
selfish and like to keep our money
around home where we can look
at it. The good old yellow stuff
always did look mighty good te
| US.
We believe in the principle oi
keeping up with your work ane
from the present prospects the
coming summer will keep pace
in the way of building with the
prosperous season just closing
So have your brick ready, th'
hammer and saw where you car
reach them, level up all out
standing accounts and start ou
full OF business in the early spring
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-13
Newport WaveIets.

Mack Porter went to Newport,
last of the week, for a pleasure
visit. ....
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-13
New Boat.

We are pleased to learn that
some of our local business men are
seriously considering the idea of
building a new boat for local
freight and passenger boat service
on the Willamette river. The
boat as planned will be 40 feet
long 16 foot beam, with sufficient
power for all necessary purposes.
They will also build barge or
scow for hauling wood, wheat,
potatoes and all other commdities
raised by the farming communi-
ty along the river. Corvallis has
long felt the need of a service OF
this Kind as innumerable quanti-
ties of farm products must be
housed along the river awaiting g
the rainy season for the boats,
and in the present stagnation o.
transportation facilities and fuca'
ton in prices, the farmer is
seriously handicapped.
During the past winter pota'
Toes were stored all along the
river to await the pleasure
of the boatmen. and hao
there not been a shortage in ths
yield, considerable money wouie
have been lost to the producer
For some two months during thu
past winter the Steamer Pomon;
|spent its entire time in such trans
portations to Corvallis as nigh
be utilized by local boat. Corr
wood in abundance could b
secured from this source to sup
plv the scarcity now felt by ou
people, as it makes a man scratcl
his head and wonder what he ha
done with his summer wage
when he comes to dig down j
his pocket and hand out 6v
dollar gold piece to pay for
cord of wool. We know OF on
shipment of 700 cords that coul
now be placed on the mark :
through this source at prof
but with teams commanding 5
. per day it cannot be hauled wit
a profit and hence left standin
! in the tim er.
= All along the ocean beach th
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-13
A Good Trade.

Every boy, no matter how rich or how
poor his ancestry, should learn thorough
iy some good trade, so that if his circum-
stances become reversed at any time he
could Immediately do service at his trade
and etart again on successful road to
prosperity. The printing trade is not
only artistic when completely learned,
but it is also highly educational in every
particular. and one of the best trades that
anyone can learn, as opportunity fol
labor is ever ready each working day IN
the year.
There is one of the best opportunities
in al the land for young man OF steady
habits. good principles, we'll educated
having will o WORK and excel, to learn
he printing ira Il in the Gazette office
Proper exp snatuoa will be given on ap
plicatio,., o7t
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-13
GOES OVER SURVEY.
Southern Pacific to Retrace Gen.
trail Oregon Route.

Surveyors have taken the field
to retrace the Corvallis and East
ern survey across Eastern Oregon =
from Detroit to Ontario. A crew
of IS men, equipped for several
months, left Portland this week
to accomplish this work.
This may mean that the Har-
rimau interests, which now own
the Corvallis & Eastern, will ex-
tend that road across the, state
instead of building on the Ore
gon Eastern survey, which was
completed last winter. 1t is said
the grades to be obtained on the
Oregon Eastern survey are not so
advantageous as those of the Cor
VOLTS & Eastern survey. 1t IS
to determine the relative merits
of the two routes that the party
has been sent out to remark the
old survey.
The Corvallis & Eastern sur
vey was originally made 10 or IS
years ago and many changes IN
the line then made are necessary
now, for the science cf railroad
construction has taken many tor
ward steps in that time. Curves
aud grades thought entirely feasi-
bic in those days for the compar-
atively light equipment theu In
use would be tabooed altogether
by modern engineers, who are in
tent on hauling the big loads
with a minimum of motive
power.
The survey to be retraced ur--
doubtedly offers the shortest
| direct route across Oregon. for It
5 is practically straight line
= across the state to Ontario, while
: the Oregon Eastern route from
Norton to Vale follows a some
r what roundabout course and
r traverses country which is less
, desirable than that further north.
E If the c. & E. survey is followed,
| the line will afford easy access to
= irrigation districts of Eastern
Oregon and will also offer an
t outlet to the proposed O. R. &
S N. road up to the Deschutes
d from its mouth.-Telegram.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-13
New Compulsory School Law.

Oregon now has a new compul-
sorry school law on the education
of children which is the work of
Supt. Hon. J. H. Ackerman and
it is pronounced the strongest and
most rigid law in the United
States on the subject. There is
no state in the union with a law
which meets every condition like
the one now on our statute books.
Oregon is to be congratulated for
taking the lead in this work, for
the place tor boys AID girls is in
the school room, and not on the
streets. 1t has been no unusual
sight, in years gone by, to see
boys and girls. lettering around
town doing nothing, the parent
presuming them IN school. This
leads to vice, crime aud
immortality. Hereafter every boy
and girl between 9 and Il years
must be in the school room. The
new law provides for county
truant officer and the county court
at its last session, appointed ex-
chief police w. G. Lane, of Cor.
wallis. Mr.. Lanes experience
will serve him TO good advantage
lin handling both parent and
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-13

B. W. JOHNSON, P M
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-13
THE HOP CROP.
Everybody Hopping Around the
Hop Yards.

AS the season approaches every
thing around the hop. yard as
sumes an air of activity and in
terest, for the man who invests
in this critical business realizes
that should he neglect any branch
of his work at this time it will
cut quite figure with his bank
account.
We speak of it as critical be-
cause of the short space Of time
in which to reap the harvest, if at
all. He battles with the lice, the
rain, the heat, the picker, the
men who bale. and lastly with the
dealer, and in the event of trou-
BILE with any or either of them,
all the money invested in plow-
ing, training, trimming, etc,
may be a complete or partial loss.
If a loss it may pile up like a
mountain before him and take
years of toll to recuperate. If a
gain he may, if he likes, wear a
stand up collar or plug hat.
1t takes a. man of nerve to be a
successful hop grower, and hence
we would call the attention of our
citizens, who feel like picking, to
lend helping hand to our own
people who have had the nerve
to enter this line of business in
stead of going away from home
and leaving them short OF help.
Did you ever think along the
line that the more money we
have among our citizens, iii on,
banks, and in fact among al
classes of our people, the create,
the possibility of your getting
lit? Marx a piece of money,
put it in circulation by payins
your honest debts. and see how
many times it will return to yo,
. during the year. Send the sam
: piece of money out of the countr
for the purchase of goods tha
t should have been bought of You
home merchants and we predic
r it will never come back to tickl
/, your pocket book again or max
S your heart glad in the happ
: possession of it.
S Our hop men feel good at tb
If prospects now, and let us bel
j. them to continue to do so. for th
e prospect Of a crop is good, th
g conditions in and about the yarc
), are good, and the price of hoE
If good, hence the pickers shoul
/. be good, and with all OF OF
is pockets full of money and OF
consciences clear, we should a
l. feel good.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-13

pupil. The law requires the dis
tTict clerk to furnish the tea2Isr,
at the beginning of the ssterm, with
a list of allgpupils, with their age
between 9 and IA years. The
teacher, with this Information, is
required by law to report forth
with to the county school super
intendent all children of the req
nisite age who are not attending
school. In case of sickness the
parent must furnish the teacher
with a written statement, sigped
by a'quali6ed physician, that the
child is sick and unable to attend.
No excuse from the parent cover
ing this ground will be sufficient.
All cases not complying with the
law are reported to the county
school superintendent who turns
over the information to the truant
officer. After such investigation
and the facts are as reported he
notifies the parent or guardian to
have the child in school within
"a hours. On failure to comply
with his request the law requires
the prosecuting attorney to pros
ecute the party Immediately.
Upon conviction thereof the par
ent or guardian is liable to fine
of not less Ethan IS. 90 nor more
than $500 or be Imprisoned not
less than two or more than ten
days.
From 200 to 800 children in the
county do not attend school which
means a loss to the county of
from $1,000 to $500 per year nos
considering the thought of raising
the child in ignorance. A note
of warning might not be out Of
place to parents who have neg
lected their duty as the law will
be strictly enforced in this county.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-13

Mack Porter went to Newport.
last of the week, for pleasure
visit. ..
Bert Pilkington and wife were
Newport visitors the last of the
week. They were registered at
the Bay View.
Misses Sylvia and Mamie Starr
are registered at the Newport
House, Newport. They are
taking on a seaside complexion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ryder were
passengers for Newport Tuesday.
They will camp for two weeks
at Nye Creek with o. w. Beck
with and family.
Walter Taylor and family re-
turned to their home at Corvallis
last week from a weeks visit at
Newport.
RUFUS Skipton returned home
yesterday from week at the
coast. His family remains for
longer visit.
Willard Ireland went out from
the bay last week to look after
his hop crop. He comes back
Sunday to join the other mem
bers of the family who are camp
ed at Newport.
Over at Newport clouds and
rain have been the order the past
week. In spite of this, however,
surf bathing is enjoyed each day
by those who are not afraid of
freezing.
Newport is certainly enjoying
a splendid season, as camping
sites are almost impossible to
secure. Tents are as close to-
gether as they can be placed con-
veuiently, and location up on a
hill, in the midst of fern, salal
bush and fir trees rents for dol
liar week. 1t cost dollar to
get your goods hauled to or from
the dock, a few armfuls of wet
wood come at the same figure,
and couple of Corvallisites who
Istopped at certain hotel one
night last week paid $3 tor sup
per, breakfast, and a bed that
nearby gave them spinal curva'
ture. Other expenses are reason
liable, store goods being the same
as in the valley. Salmon is
rtluxury that comes much cheape'
at Newport than in Corvallis,
while oysters and clans whet th'
appetite of the visitor. 1t is estl
' m ated that 5000 people are a
l Newport now, and while man,
e are homeward bound, each in
Y coming train brings its load, an'
t every incoming boat is greete'
r by an immense crowd, the ban
t furnishing music at the doc
e each evening.
el IF ever there is a railroad bul
y to Newport, thus overcoming tn
annoying delays and other incor
e viences incident to hayward tray
pt cling Newport will experience
ei growth tI:at will easily make
e the leading summer resort of tt
Is Pacific coast accessible from tn,
IS section of country.
d
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-13
Children In Pain

Never cry as do children who are SUI
ering ON hunger. Such is the cause
o an babies who cry and are treated tor
sickness, when they really are suffering
from hunger. This is caused from Their
food not being assimilated but devoured
by worns. A few doses of Whites
Cream Vermifuge will cause them to
cease crying and begin TO thrive at once
Give it a trial. Sold By Graham &
Wortham.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-13

Ed Kiyar, who Sc mer lived in this
county, hui VII r The past five yeaT
has been a resident Of Grant county, has
sold his interests there and passed
through town, satuiday, on his way to
the Alsea country. He expects to locate
in Benton county.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1907-08-13
LETTER LIST.

The following letters remain unca1led
for in the Corvallis postotfice, for the
week ending Aug. 8 1907:
Messrs Bitters & Young, Martin Nell
son, Miss Clara Irwin, DR.. G Smelter,
DR. Vaughn, Aisle Wheastore, Ell
Young.
" I,uNsnN M
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-12-25
Trick Of Heather chinee.

A prominent lawyer is fond Of re-
lating a story OF an amusing incident
which occurred few years ago in the
criminal court, and which, he asserts,
is only another proof that when 1t
comes to ways that are dark and
tricks that are vain, the heather
Chinee is all that Bret Harte pictured
him. A Chinaman was being tried on
some minor offense, and there were
some 20 or 30 Of his countrymen in the
courtroom. During the noon recess the
accused mingled freely with the other
Cinnamon, and when court resumed
the prisoner could not be located. He
was called but did not answer to his
name. AS a last resort, each Chinaman
in the room was marched up and
asked II he was the accused. Finally.
the right Chinaman was found, but, In
the meantime, the dignity of the court
was badly Jared.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-12-25
The Comforts Of Home.

Every man or woman who has trav.
eled any considerable extent, knows
how the longing for 1.-THE comforts Of
home" seIzes upon one after even the
shortest sojourn at the average hotel.
These conditions are overcome so
far as 1t Is possible to control them,
In the management Of the Windsor
hotel In Salt Lake.
Every effort Is made to make the
surroundings inviting and the associa.
tions pleasant. In fact, to make every.
thing seem as home.like a. possible,
together with the added conveniences
OF modern equipment, 10 the aim Of
this popular hosiery.
The rates are In proportion to the
actual service, no charges being made
for Insignificant extras" People OF
Cache Valley should not fail to stop
at the Windsor when they have occa.
sion to visit Salt Lake.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-12-25
Watches Baked and Frozen.

81 will be with you in a moment, l
must finish baking this batch Of
watches first"
The speaker was jeweler. He
said, as he worked:
II suppose you are surprised at the
idea of watch baking. ] will explain.
The machinery of watch Is delicate;
yet 1t must work the same in winter
as in summer, the same in Russia as
in Cairo, the same in the Sahara as
in Iceland. There is only one way to
accomplish this. The watch must be
regulated to heat and cold.
Il am regulating these watches to
heat Afterward in refrigerator l
will regulate them to cold. Then,
when they go out in the world they
won't disgrace themselves In any
climate.
"Chronometers must be regulated
more carefully than watches. They
are often kept for weeks in tempera-
lures that are now zero and now 1870
degrees"
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-12-25
STORY or A BLACK CAP.
Sentence Of Death Was to BE HIs
Portion.

Here Is an amusing story that Capt
Christopher Craddock. skipper OF the
Swiftsure. vessel now in the British
Channel fleet, is fond of telling. A
courtmartial was being held on board
the Hibernia at Malta for the trial
Of gunner who had been drinking
not wisely but too well. The EVIL
dence had been taken, the finding
decided on, and the court cleared to
consider the sentence. The court
was reopened and the prisoner ush.
cred in. Hardly had he crossed the
threshold when, to the establishment
OF the members of the court, he threw
himself face downward, uttered a wild
shrek, and pleaded piteously for
mercy. Every one looked at the pres
ident, and the reason for tie prison
er's strange behavior at once dawned
on their perplexed minds. The pres
idents hair on top was conspicuous
by its absence, and in private life he
invariably wore black skull cap.
draughtiest ships in the navy, and
the deliberations had been somewhat
long, SO in the prisoners absence the
president had covered his head with
Its usual protector. but on the mans
reentry quite forgot to hide 1t by
putting on his cooked hat The UNI
fortunate gunner, whose nerves were
somewhat unstrung as result Of his
recent debauch. jumped to the con.
clusion that the wearing of the black
cay by the president signified that
he was to be hanged for his offesnse,
instead Of which his punishment
turned out to be a few days cells
London p. T. o.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-12-25
ARsoR DAY IN IRELAND.
Land Of Shamrock Would Like to BE
Known az "island Of Woods"

Ireland is trying to reestablish its
claim to be known as the Island Of
Woods" says Forestry and Irrigation.
It Is interesting to know that an
American importation, "Arbor day."
is being made use of largely In fur
thering the ends Of forestry.
Since Arbor day started In Nebras.
ka 35 years ago its observance has
spread all over the United States.
The tangible result in this country
has been the planting of over 6,000,-
600 trees, for the most part by indi.
vidual school children, besides the
interest aroused in animate and mani
mate nature and in forestry. In Ire
land similar movement is now fair
ly launched and is rapidly spreading
throughout the country. The time set
for planting trees is in the fall, in
stead of the spring. as in most Amer
lean states, namely, the week com
mencing October 30 of each year.
Last year a circular was issued by
the Irish Forestry society to all the
bishops, clergy and public bodies urg-
ing them to organize an Arbor day
in the various districts. A hearty re-
Spouse was received, and the support
came from all sections of the COM
munity, from peers. peasants, clergy
and artisans, not emitting the school
children.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-12-25
Vegetable HorsehaIr.

Not long ago the farmers and cult
vators in Algeria often went to con-
siderable expense to destroy the dwarf
palms which abound in that part of
Africa. Now, thanks to the constant
progress of practical science, these
same once despised plants have be-
come source of wealth and are con.
sequently cultivated in their turn.
Their leaves furnish fibers from
which, by very simple processes. is
produced a substitute for horsehair in
the manufacture of mattresses and
OF the filling for cushions, chairs and
so forth. Other plants likewise fur
nish fibers which are utilized for a
similar purpose, but the African dwarf
palm at present holds the lead in this
industry.-Youths Companion.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-12-25
Rouse Religious Animosity.

A picture has been used with sue.
cess in eastern Bengal by the Hindoos
against the Mohammedans. 1t claims
to represent a group of Hindoo idols
broken in a riot by Mohammedans.
This picture has been paraded in pro-
cessions in all parts Of India. and ex-
cited Hindoo orators have been point
ing to 1t as a reason for breaking the
heads of every one who is not of their
faith, be he European or Indian. The
images in question are merely rough
ly made mud figures decked in tinsel,
which the Hindoos carry in procession
at their festivals and throw away
afterward.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-12-25
In the Alpine Region.

The heavy snowfall and storms in
the Alpine region last winter and late
in the spring forcibly illustrate the
proverb of its being an i'll wind that
blows no good. For the last half CEN
tury there has been observed steady
diminution in the area of the Swiss
glaciers and jeremaids have appeared
in print as to the dark prospect should
tourists once turn their faces in other
directions. The rigors of 1906-19O7
have changed all this. According to all
the authorities, they have left depos.
1t which will go far to rehabilitate
the glaciers.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-12-25
ALWAYS WAS SICK.

When a man says he always
was sick-troubled with cough
that lasted all winter-what
would you think if he should say
he never was sick since using
Billiards. Horehound Syrup. Such
a man exists. Mr.. j. G. Clark,
Denver, Colorado, writes: "For
years | was troubled with a Sc
we're cough that would last all
winter. This cough left me in a
miserable condition. I tried Bal
lard's Hourehound Syrup and
have not had a sick day since.
That's what it did for me-" Sold
by Ritter Bros. Drug Co.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-12-25
No Need Of Another.

An Italian priest, WI, was well
known for his missionary work among
the Passamaquoddy Indians in east.
ern Maine, was once urged by a
young lady Of his congregation at East
port to have mission" there to rouse
some Of the lethargic members of the
church. whose spiritual condition. she
earnestly declared, was really deplor-
able. mo, no." he replied. II do not
approve of missions. Dey make de ex-
element, but de effect is not lasting!"
"Oh, yes, father, indeed 1t Isl" she in
sisted. In dat case, den. you do not
need one" replied the good father.
with a genial smile, for you had one
dree years ago."-Youth's Companion
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-12-25
In London Town,

While shopping in London an Amer
lean school teacher was very much
taken with pair of beautiful lace cur
tains. The price of them. however,
seemed prohibitive. Being only q
teacher" she said. Il am not, of
course, wealthy. and fear that can.
not afford them" ''If you will wait a
moment" replied the saleswoman, II
will see II may give you reduction
on them" Then she called to SUI.
perior and said: This person would
like to have these curtains, but she
says she is not a lady and cannot af.
ford to pay the marked price"