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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-08-28
"No," she said stiffly. "Pd rather

"No," she said stiffly. "Pd rather
walk"
The little fat man flushed.
Look here" he said. "you--I wish
you'd tell your folks | amt going to
bother about that mortgage. I've been
feeling mean ever since said I'd
foreclose, but l did it just after
got your letter.
Something in the pleading express
sion of his round, red face made Char
lotte leave Jerry and go over to the
side Of the automobile.
Perhaps l didn't write in very
kindly way" she said. II have
A great light iIlumined his gloomy
countenance. do you think you
could change your mindt' he asked.
"Oh, no." Charlotte stammered. mot
that, but
"Of course you look down on me"
he said moodily. Il amt your kind"
81 don't look down on you" Char
lotte told him. But IL care for some
body else
He gave her startled glance.
"Is it Jerry Ellsworth" he ques-
toned very low.
"Yes," she admitted, "it's Jerry. But
we can't marry each other because
both of our families are in debt and
there's no chance of getting out for
years. It's such poor land. But we're
going to wait"
Huh. Wait" jeered the little man.
"you'll die gray headed before you're
happy If you do that"
Perhaps" she agreed, with a
shadow ON her face, '.but you see
Jerry and | have known each other
since we were babies. We lived next
door to each other, and we played being
married when was In pinafores. You
sce | couldn't care for any one else
Mr.. Andrews"
"No, you couldn't" he admitted
Then as he sat looking down at hel
frail figure. at the delicate face will
the halo of red-gold hair, he burst out
| "Oh, look here, I'm no dog in the man
ger"
She looked up, startled.
'If can't have you, amt going t'
keep him from having you" said th'
magnanimous Mr.. Andrews. What
the matter with Ellsworth coming int
my office. | need a man to help IN,
and I'm making fortune in real es
tate It will pay him better thar
farming, and it won't be long before
he can pay off his family's debts ant
yours too"
Jerry, hearing his name, came up.
"Mr. Andrews wants you to go int
his Office" Charlotte repeated breath
lessly.
Jerry stiffened.
"AIr. Andrews Is very kind, but
! can't
The little fat man looked at hin
wlstfully.
"See here, Ellsworth, you necdn'
think it's favor to you. It's TOT Ne
sake I'm doing it and for her happi
ness. Don't you so and let your prid'
spoil it."
Charlotte looked from her friend Il
her lover.
Il think we should take 1t in tn
spirit it is offered. Jerry" she said
Ellsworth held out his hand to tn
man in the car. "Fd be a cad II
didn't" he stated. ITS a pretty fin
thing you are doing, sir"
stop that" Andrews said sheer
ishly, "and climb in and let me tax
you home" and as the lovers settle
themselves in the wide back seat h
flung over his shoulder the final en-
phatic statement:
81 amt any angel, but amt do
In the manger, neither
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-08-28
For Rent.

win give or 5 years lease on one OF
the best store houses in the city, known
az The Wardrobe and occupied by
priestley & Priestley, gents furnish
inps. Possession given Sept. list, 1908.
For further information call on or write
TO ]. y. Attlesey, P. o. Box 36l, Green
wood, Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-08-28
Anothsr One Of Them.

Browne-I've discovered that you
were right about Borum.
Towne-- What about himf
Browne Don't you remember you re-
marked about that bad habit be has OF
saying. Il told you soY Well. l.
Towne- Ha. ha, Didn't tell your
Philadelphia Press. M
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-08-28

The enterprising manager OF little
lyric theater in northern Pennsylvania
believes In profting by the misfortunes
OF others. One day he displayed the
following sign in his house: DO Not
Smoke. Remember the lroquois Fir" "
40 great was the efficacy Of this that
before the end Of the week he put up
another: ..Do Not Spit. Remember the
\ |lJohustown Flood"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-08-28

Weller can do your repair work cheap
er than the city jeweIry stores because
his expenses are less. bis repair work
IL the best because he employs only the
highest class workmen.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-08-28
Wanted.

Position ~ bookkeeper or stenngra-
pher by yoang nan. Apply at this
Office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-08-28
Residence For Rent.

8-room residence, 400 Walthall street
for rent. Apply h ca. Nichols or to
The Common wealth Office.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-08-28

With the exception OF a few heavy
rains, which did not cover wide ter
ritory, weather conditions were favor
able throughout the state. The plant
fruiting and growing and forming well.
Cotton is opening slowly aid picking
has A. yet begun in only small way
Commercial Appeal, Gath inst.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
Timber Cruiser is Held.

O. M. Stafford, a timber cruis-
er, arrested several weeks ago
on a charge of having procured
and assisted in securing false
affidavits concerning timber
claims east of Oregon City, waiv-
ed examination before United
States Commissioner G.H. Marsh
Wednesday morning. Bail was
placed in the sum of $1,000, which
Stafford furnished.
Stafford was arrested together
with J. G. Burke. Burke was
before Commissioner Cannon,
Tuesday, and was bound over to
await the action of the next fed
eral grand jury. Bond, which
he gave, was placed at $4,000.
The case of Stafford will be heard
by the next federal grand jury,
which will probably not be call
ed until fall.
1t is claimed by the complain
ants that Burke and Stafford
took numerous persons to fine
tim Der land in Clackamas coun-
ty and represented to them that
they were to file on this tract
when in reality the location Of
the filing was several miles away
Burke and Stafford claim thai
there has been some mistake or
the part of the government ano
the United States surveys.-Ore'
gon City Enterprise.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
A Church Full of Gaiety.

The latest novelty in religious
evangelism is the proposal made
by Capt. Theodore Valiant to
establish at Washington, D. c.,
a church in which all forms of
gaiety and gladness will find
favor. In explaining his creed,
Valiant said:
"Music, merriment. and smil-
ing faces will be important ele-
ments of the religion of the fu-
ture. AS in the olden times, the
Bible days, the men and women
will be won to God from de-
pravity and crime. There will
be the dancing women, the Gym
bal players, the singers and the
games, just as there were in the
days of Moses and Solomon. The
old hell of the old religion, with
its flaming fires, it's dancing
imps in leather hides, its cata-
combs of dead hopes and its
fumes Of sulphur, is thing of
the past. 1t was adroitly en-
ployed to frighten people into
the church.
"The church of the future that
will make the most converts for
Gods cause and the betterment
of humanity, is the church that
offers its members music and
light and harmless games and
the laughter Of joyousness. Blue
laws and fanaticism will find nc
place in the religion of the flu
ture. Elk.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
willamette VALLEY
ssGreatest Fruit Country in the
World. Grand Future.

c.. A. Malboeuf, district freight
agent of the Southern Paclhc
railroad, is enthusiastic regard
ing the future of the Willamette
valley as a fruit country, says
the Statesman.
II do not believe that any llv-
ing man today can have any
conception Of what this country
will be in ten years from now, 4
said Mr.. Malboeuf. He continuede
"The green fruit crop in Ore
gon will be the biggest on record
this year. 1t appears now that
it will be twice as large as last
year. The value of green fruit
grown in western Oregon last
year was estimated at $4,S25 200
and there is no doubt that these
figures will exceed $5,0O0,O 900
this year. There are over $4,000
acres of green fruit in bearing
and more than this not in bear
ing. The average is increasing
at a phenominal rate. In five
years we should be shipping
5000 cars Of fruit. Up to this
date the number has never yet
reached 1000. The increase is
due partially to the fact that the
old settlers are setting out fruit
and partly because nearly all the
fasteners who are coming in
are going into the fruit growing
! business. This year in the
neigh hborhood of 10000 acres Of
apples and pears were planted,
including about 100000 trees.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
To Tell Ace and Birth Month.

Tell your playmate to think of the
number of the month when he was
born, January counting as No. 1, Feb
ruary as No. 2, etc. Say he or she
was born in August. That would be
No. s. Tell him to multiply it by 2,
giving 49, Add 5, giving 21. Multiply
r,y so, giving 1850. Add his age-say
twelve years-giving 1,062. Subtract
365, giving 697. Add 115, giving S12.
This is the final result, which he must
give aloud. You then without hesitation
tell him he was born in August and
is twelve years old, because the nu-
neral at the left is the number of the
month, and the other two stand for his
age
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
At the End of the Day.

How is it with you at the end of
the day?
Is pride in your heart and is
peace in your breast?
Can you sit in the darkness and
honestly say
That in all ofyour acts you have
tried for the best
That if profits have come to you,
little or great.
No wronged one may think Of
you, treasuring hate?
Can you turn at the end Of the
day and be glad
That no one is poorer for aught
you have done
That no one has reason to curse
or be sad
Because of a triumph that you
may have won?
Can you go to your bed with the
peace in your heart
That is his who has acted the
praiseworthy part?
Can you gaze at the stars when
the silence is deep
And say, as if God was consent
ing to hear,
That no one tonight will be rob-
bed of sweet sleep
Because you have won a success
which was dear?
Have you crushed no fair hope,
nor spread grief on the way
How is it with you at the end Of
the day? -Ex
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
Beam, 13 acres near Albany

Beam, 13 acres near Albany
$500.
Chas Price to Frank L Smith,
lot 3 bl. II, Jobs add. to Corval-
lis; $40.
AHorton to Ida B Callahan,
lots 5 and 6 bl. 2, N B and P
Avery's add. to Corvallis; $40.
John w Simpson ct al to W ?
Ireland, Il lots in bl. 19, Dixon's
End add. to Corvallis; $1,000.
Evan McLennon to John w
Ingle, lot 10 bl. IS, Corv.; $1,000.
Evan McLennan to Anna S
Osburn, lot 9sbl. IS, Corv.; $40.
u Blakeslee to City of Cor
Wallis, part of lot 7 bl. IL, Will
kin's add. to Corvallis; 81.
We Walters to J W Walters,
lot 2 Pleasant View fruit farms;
$500.
United States to Henry Shat
fer, 80 acres south west Of Philo-
math.
A B Young to Martha 3
Brown, tract of land in Corval-
lis; 81.
q \ Whiting to J F Henkle,
lots l and 2 hl. 2, Avery & Wells
add. to Corvallis: SO.
J w Ingle to Ella W Beach.
lot l bl. 6, Corvallis; $1O5O.
A F Hershner to II B Cramer.
lot %, College Crest addition to
CORVALLIS; 5000.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
Real Estate Transfers.

&C Stewart to f W Smith
lots 5 and 6 bl. A, Wilkins add
to Corvallis; SO.
Frank L Moore to G P Fuller.
ton, lots II and y bl. l, Chase's
add. to Corvallis; $21OO.
Sarah i. Fiechter to c z Fu'
lerton. IL o, IL, II and l. l.
Is, Jobs d. to Corvallis; $40.
United otates to Edward /
Perrin, 100 acres in Polk ane
Benton counties.
United States to Edward I
Perrin, 100 acres near Wells.
Henry johnson to Mary {
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
A DIFFICULT BATH.
Exciting Time In the Dead Sea and the
River Jordan.

River Jordan.
1t is we'll known that the waters
of the Dead sea are much heavier
than those of the ocean. This Is
due to the great amount of salt held
in solution. A few years ago Mr..
(now sir) Gray Hill of England
made a trial of swimming in the
sea and then in the Jordan to COM
pare the two. He tells the result
in his book, "With the Bedouins::"
Many tourists while at Jericho
bathe in the Dead sea and the Jor-
dan, and for very shame | could not
pass by without doing so. But my
experience was peculiar. | had with
me one of the Jericho sheiks and
one of the muleteers, and We rode
first to the Dead sea. Its waters
are generally perfectly still and of
splendid blue color, but now,
owing to the storm, they were very
rough, the waves ran high and for
some 200 yards from the shore were
of an ugly brown.
l looked askance at it as un-
dressed, but felt bound to SO in.
The waves very promptly knocked
me down and filled my mouth, nose
and eyes with their strong brine.
Again l tried and again, picking
up one after another of the bare
branches of trees which are carried
down by the Jordan and washed on
to the shores of this strange lake,
with which 1 tried to steady myself
as I walked in. But the force of
the waves, aided by the great float
ing power of the water, twisted the
branches out Of my hands and
knocked me down time after time
until, feeling that 1 had done
enough for principle, acknowl-
edged that the victory did not lie on
my side and scrambled out, smart
ing most unpleasantly.
Then we galloped off to the Jor-
dan, where I thought l should sue
ceed better So I cast about for a
suitable place to jump in, for | did
not like to crawl in ANONYMOUSLY
at the pilgrims bathing place, near
which we were and which would
have been the wisest course to
adopt. 1 wanted to take a header.
So, procuring long stick, 1 ascend
ed the stream a little and made
sure by sounding with it of a deep
spot under an overhanging tree.
In plunged, intending to swim
down to the regular bathing place,
where l knew there must be a good
bottom for getting out. Down I
came with the fast flowing yellow
flood, striking out in the fullest en-
joyment.
But when I was just about to put
my foot to the ground I was
brought up sharp with a tremen-
dous blow on my right breast. If it
had struck me on the heart it
would, I think, have killed me on
the spot. l had come down on to
the end of stake pointing up
stream and driven in to mark the
upper boundary of the bathing
place, but which was hidden, owing
to the rains having raised the sur
face of the river. I had some diff
Guilty in crawling out again and was
black and blue in the chest for
month afterward. There is moth
ing like little experience to teach
| one wisdom.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
Notice for Publication.
United States Land Office.

Roseburg, Oregon, April ). 1908
Notice is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of tne sct Of Congress of June 5.
1873 entitled An act for the sale of tim Der lands
b, tbs States of California. Oregon. Nevada and
Washington Territory" extended TO all the
Public Land States by act OF August I, lSos Ear
Y. Kswley Of Corvallis, county of Bsnton, State of
Oregon, did on February 10. 1905 LIE IN this
chase OF ehe Southwest Quarter OF Seoeion No. 10
IN Township No. Ii South, Range No West, and
will osfsr proof 30 show that the land sought IS
QoGe valuable for It's timber ssone than tor
sssiculturA purposes, and 10 establish his claim
y said And bel ore the County Clerk of Benton
County at Corvallis, Oregon, on "Wednesday, the
fseh day of August. 1905.
he names witnesses: Sam Bowen Of Aleea,
QFSgpn. 5. N Warisld of Alsee, oregon; L. II.
HAwlsy of Corvallis, Oregon: hkam War6ed OF
kfsea, Oregon.
Amy and all persons sAiming adversely the above
described lands requested 20 file their claims IN
this office OF hafuce said 18th day Oh Aug7net,
lpoS.
fe-o6 BENJAMIN L, EDDY, Register.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS

Fifteen words or less, 25 cts for three
successive insertions, or so cts per
month; for all up to and including ter
additional words. Il cent word for eacf
insertion.
For all advertisements over 25 words,
! ct per word for the first insertion, anc
n ct per word for each additional inser'
ton. Nothing inserted for less than 2
cents.
Lodge, society and church notices,
other than strictly news matter, will be
charged for.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
Luminous Beetles.

Our little firef1ies are only as taper
beside an electric light compared with
luminous beetles found in the West
Indies and parts of South America. If
you were in a rural district Of Santo
Domingo, for example, and should de-
sire to read at night you might be sur
prised to have placed on table by
your side a bottle containing few
luminous beetles. One of these beetles,
it is said will emit sufficient light to
enable person to read small print,
while half a dozen of the little crea-
lures will answer the purpose of an
ordinary lamp.
some or the omcers Of tie New York
state grange are beginning to talk
about 100000 members of the grange
in the state along about 1910.
Fairfield county Pomona, Ohio. has
voted to send the general Assembly
Record to each of the subordinate
oranges in the county.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
WOULDN'T THIS JAR YOU?

An amusing case of political
and domestic mix-up comes from
Emporia, Kansas. 1t gives an
mixing as to how woman's suf-
frage might work. The editor
Of the Emporia Times is Mrs.
Mary McCreary Parkman. She
is loyal democrat and has serv-
ed two terms as county superin-
tendent. Her husband is Har-
rison Parkman, Republican coun-
ty surveyor, and candidate for
denomination. It is one of the
rules of the Times Office that Mr..
Parkman's name shall not ap-
pear in the paper. When a news
item requires mention of him,
he appears as the county sur
veyor." This policy of black
listing her husband in the town
has created much comment, and,
in her own defense, Mrs. Park
man printed the following edi-
torial:
"We have beenasked frequent
ly why we keep our husband on
the blacklist in the Emporia
Times. Now, ordinarily, what
we do with our husband is our
own business. And it would
seem in all fairness that if we
put up with this man morning,
noon and night we shouldn't
have to be putting him in the
paper all the time. We and our
husband, like all married people,
have our agreements and our
| disagreements. We agree on
literature, religion, art, the nebu-
lar hypothesis, the proper meth
cd Of poking the fire, the value
| of breakfast food as brain build
er, paving, municipal ownership
and the facts in the Guinness
case. But we disagree on poll
tics. We think our husband has
a good deal of sense-for mere
man--on lots of subjects; but on
lpolitics he doesn't know much.
He is Republican, black Re-
publican, a mean black Republi-
can, and as such has no claims
on us either as a moulder OF
public opinion, as a fellow-cltl-
zen, or as wife. We will cook
for our husband, we will darn
and brush for him, and keep
him up-as our husband. But
as an office-holder Of a vile, venal
and corrupt organization, an
emissary of Wall street and as an
oppressor Of the poor, our hus-
band has only our unspeakable
contempt. He should thank his
lucky stars that we do keep his
name out of the Times.
"We know enough of our hus-
band, should he attempt to press
this matter too far, to make his
vote in this election little more
than scattering. But up to the
present we have said nothing.
We have believed that our duty
as a wife had some claims on our
duty as an editor. But a word
to the wise should be sufficient.
| and if our husband has learned
a LICK of sense from past expert
ences with us, he will take a
grand immo ortal tumble to HIM
self and call off his dogs. This
newspaper is free and untram-
mele1 organ of special privileges
to none and equal rights to all
and if our husband thinks he
belongs to the privileged classes
he is mighty badly fooled.
awe think a good bit of oul
husband, first and last, and in
one way and another, but we viii
permit of no foolishness from
this Republican county surveyor
He is a bad lot and we withhold
certain matters in this affair, or
account of the responsibility ol
the parties concerned. ."-Ex.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
FOR GOOD ROADS.
Convention [, be Held Tuesday,
August 11th, in Portland.

"Good Roads" seems to have
become in recent times the sub
ject of general conversation
when group of citizens get to-
gether. During the last two
weeks there has been more
discussion Of good roads among
people genel ally than there has
about the great political cam
paign that is before us. When
dairymen get together they dis
cuss good roads; it is the same
with fruit growers, while auto
mobile owners have become ver-
liable cranks on the subject.
An insistent demand, coming
from every section of the state,
has been made upon the Port
land Commercial Club to call
some character of representative
meeting to discuss practical
plan whereby all Oregon may
have better highways. Presi-
dent Newell, of the State Board
Of Horticulture, has written to
the club asking that action be
taken without delay; a similar
request also comes from Hon. J.
w. Bailey, State Dairy and Food
Commissioner, on behalf OF the
dairy interests, and the bankers
of Portland and other cities and
towns of the state are of one
mind on the subject. Many of
the cities throughout Oregon are
building high class, hard-surface
Ipavements, and everywhere you
go you find men talking Good
Roads"
AS a result of all this it has
been determined to hold an "Or-
egon Good Roads Conference
in convention hall 18th foor)
of the Portland Commercial
Club, Tuesday, August 18th,
with morning, afternoon and
|evening sessions. No interest
in the state seems to be more
anxious to have part in devel-
oping the good roads sentiment
into a realization than the rail
roads, and as a result rate Of a
fare and a third has been made
for this meeting. Tickets will
be good the day before and the
day after the meeting, so that it
may be extended over the Sec
ond day if necessary.
An-interesting program will
be prepared, but there will be
} no long-winded speeches-prac-
tical men will be secured and
practical questions discussed.
The good roads associations Of
j Oregon and Washington will be
asked to cooperate in making
the meeting a success. The
} basis of representation will be
announced within a few days,
but all commercial and industri-
al bodies, county Judges, county
commissioners, editors and may
ors, will be authorized to appoint
/ delegates and urged to have a
good representation present.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
BAN

THE FIRSl NATIONAL BANK Or
Corvallis, oregon, transacts a genera,
conservative banking business. Loan:
money on approved security. Dratts
bought and eold and money transferred
to tne principal cities OF the United
States, Europe and foreign countries.
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
Administrators Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has
been duly appointed by The County Court OF The
state OF oregon for the County of Benton as ad-
ministrator of the estate OF Martha Nichols de-
ceased, and that he has duly qualified such ad-
m,nistrator. All persons having claims against
said decedent are hereby notified to present the
same, daily verified, to me at my residence in
CorS alhS. in Benton County, Oregon within six
months of the date OF this notice
Dated at Corvallis, oregon, this 9th day of A
ril 1905.
r. J. NICHOLS,
Administrator ottthe estate of Martha Nichols,
deceased sx,t
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21

GOATS-Any person wanting t.
buy or take Care of some fine goats
while they eat up their brush may
phone or call upon VIM. Ii. Savage,
Corvallis, Oregon. 26tl
Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1900-1909, 1908-07-21
UNDERTAKERS

BOVEE & BAUER, FUNERAL DI.
rectors and Licensed Embalmers.
Successors to S. N. Wilkins, Corvallis,
Oregon. Ind. Phone As. Bell Phone
24l, Set1