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The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-11-11

FINE FARM
70 e S A LE!

0oNE FARM CONTAINING 4sl AND so-1oo
" acres, 13 miles from Roseburg, on the Coos bay
Stage road and known the Is mile house. Has
good dwelling, large barn and outhouses, with or
chard and good garden. Is well fenced. good
sized creek flows through the place, near the house
and barn. Part level, balance rolling land. Grain
grass and timber. Plenty Of timber for fuel, tenc-
ing and building purposes Is = good tavern stand.
being ne2r the foot of coast range mountains Toll
gate and stage station adjoining. Climate healthy
water pure. Terms, part cash and part on liberal
time
ALSO ADJOINING A FARM OF 1879 ACRES,
with good dwelling and barn and outbuiIdngs, with
a bearing orchard. One half plow land and balance
timber land, and all well watered These farms will
be seld either together separately, to suit pur-
ehasers- Apply to Hermann and Ball, Roseburg,
Oregon
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-11-11
JOHN CHASE. Scribe.

UMPQUA GRANGE, NO. 2s. P. of
H., will meet hereafter on the 1st Satur-
of each month. at Grange Half, in Roses
burg, All members in good standing are
cordiAtly invited to attend:
JAMES Il. COOPER, NJ.
j y. DUNCAN Secretary
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-11-11

UNION ENCAMPMENT. No. o. /. o. o
F.. meets at Odd Fellows Hall on the 1st
and Sd Fridays of every month. Visiting
Brethren invited to attend
E. g. HURsH, G. P.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-11-11

g2g WORK FOR WORKING
Agents of either sex.
q WORK-PLENTY OF IT!
fer ALL
90 AN EXTRAORDINARY OF
fer to every agent.
EB FAST SELLING, BIG PROF
its. No risk on first order.
81 FIRST CLASS. EASY AND
Honorable work.
ggO ONE THOUSAND TO THREE
Thousand dollars a year,
81 MADE BY OUR AGENTS.
W AGENTS STARTED IN BUS
mess at our risk.
GgWE MEAN BUSINESS. DO
YOU?
"a If any reader expects us to pay
a salary, furnish horse and wagon,
or send a lot of our goods to be paid for
when sold, trust to the honesty of ev>
cry one who would apply. and take
such risks, they need not Us: We will
take back the goods unsold, and refund
the money for them, but no more. Any
one who hasn't money enough, or can
not get some one who knows them to
be honest, to loan them enough to give
our business a trial on such terms as
we offer, should not expect US to trust
them. You get $T1.0O worth of goods,
and can sell them for $500 in from
one to three days You take no risk,
as you can return them to us at any
lime and get your money back. We
are willing to do this for any one who
cares to work. The employ ent /,
easy. honorable and perman t, and
the profits such as will pay ne big
wages for fair days work. Address
| at once.
U.s.. MANUFACTURING o.,
no 27-4w Pitt Iurg, Pa.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-11-11

NMmu UMPQUA CHAPTER NO. II, F.
szHSs A. NJ. hold their regular commu-
e59u9 nications every drst and third
Tuesday in each month All members in
good standing will take due and timely
notice and govern themselvers accordingly
Visiting companions are invited to meet
with the chapel when convenient.
b. HERMANN.
w. I. FRIEDLANDER, Sec'y.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-11-11
PHILETA RIAN

- Lodge, No. s, l o. O
q meets on Thursday evening, OF each
week at Z O'Clock, IN their hall at Rose
burg. Members of the order in good stand
ing are invited to attend. BY order the n.
q.
The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1882-11-11

lA/LAUREI. \ LODGE A. F. NJ, WILL
~ hold regular meetings on Wednes-
day on or before each full moon.
J. c. FULLERTON. w Nj.
l. MURTON. Secy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06
PROPOSED LEGISLArioN

One Of the most curious OF the
hundreds OF Ji,is with which Con
gress has 0een delayed sioce ITS ses-
sIons began is one from Mr. Phelps,
OF Connecticut, who wants the Pre-
ident to be author zsd to appoint
three coloreG persons as commission
ers to visit the South aud inquire
into the intellectual condition OF the
co'ored people OF that section, ascer-
tain their needs ami report what can
be done by the Fedora Government
for their relief. Tue liberal provis-
ion of $l3, 600 for expenses is m ade
Another queer bill is the one pre-
sented by Mr., Murch, of Main,, au-
thorizing the States to tax green
backs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06

TIE PENsION ARREARs LOT.

1HE PENSION HRRF1RS dCT.
Mr. John A. Bentley, an ex-com-
missioner OF pensions, sistss that Of
The . 10000 men eng ged on the
FedsrS! side drfinq The late war
there are still alive. according 10 the
best data obtainsble. 81 least ] 100
900. lie made on estimate alter
the passage Of tie bji, 100 1879 10 fod
how much in The wsy Of arrears
would be due under tbf provisions
OF The bill TO persons who bad al
ready been awarded pensions before
The passage Of the measure The
sum required was found to be S28-
347 $50 1t did not include 100
600 claims fled and not yet adjus-
ted nor those likely to be Fl Ell sf-
tsrwsrds. about 10000 in number.
Aa act Of Congress Of March 3, 1879,
conceded the S25.OOOO0O to settle
for arrears due on pensions awarded
prior TO January %, 1870, showing
that Congress knew that the sum
appropriated did not cover The pro-
.srective claims Nj Bentley made
a second estimate for Senator DAVIS
on Jan ~, 1881 by which it appear.
ed that the act would consume soon.
er or later, $5lO,3Ol, ,G73 at tbe least
He states that the act originated
With claim agents, and was presen
ted by republican member in lieu
Of one about 10 be presented by the
chairman Of the commjttee on lDva-
lid pensions, and was passed without
a dissenting vote It lay in the Sen.
ate until the M ldie Of January
1879, when, loo view Of The spprosca.
ing senatorial elections, Senators felt
compelled TO vote for it. The pen
sion roll. which has increased b.,
soue 1900 names during The lat
fiscal year, will, in Mr.. Bentley,
opinion, continue TO grow until ID
counts fully 100000 pensioners
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06
NEWSPAPER LAWS.

!. Any person who takes a paper from
tho Postoflice, whether directed 90 his
name or another. or whether he has sub
sctibed or not is responsible for the pay.
2. III a person orders his paper discon-
tinued, he must pay all arrearages. or
the publisher may continue to send II
until nayment is made, ana collect the
whole amount. whether 1t be Il ken from
the Office or not. There can be no legal
discortinuance until the payment Is
made.
3. Ii the subscriber orders his paper
TO be stopped at y certain time, and the
publisher continues To send 1.-THE ubscri-
ber is bound to pay FOR it, ii he takes it
out Of the Postohice. The law proceeds
upon the ground that man mast pay
for what he uses.
4. The Courts have decided that tcfus~
ing to take newspaper or periodical
from the Pos;otiic0, or removing ana
leaving them uucailed for. is Pyimd fdcid
evidence of intentional fraud.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06
sH4r Is REoUIRED OF CONGRESS-.

.HITIS REQUIRED or CONGRESS-
What the country desires from
Congress this winter, says the New
York Times, is that it shall act
promptly and judiciously on the
great public questions which stand
open-the maturing Of honest appro
PrIatlons, tariff. civil service and
postal reform, re!undiug, wants Of
the army and Of tbs Supreme Court,
the difficulties OF the presidential
succession, aud others. The men
who devote themselves to topics like
these will win the prizes of the con-
gressional career.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06
DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICER ,

COUNTY Or
Jtdge Of hs Circuit CoTt-lIon. VIM.
Y. Ice.
Connissioaei S-H. 9. Hagans, (Presi-
dent John T.. Jones and Jas. Aliender
clerk OF the circuit CUtrt-Smith Crane.
Cle,k Of the county CoUrt-J. AmI Mars
h1.
Proseca'iag 4ito,mcy Neil j. Fortnoy.
sheriff elisha Thomas.
SuIUeyDr- John 4. Dali ymple.
4 4SsesSO5S-W est side, ThOs. FortncY;
East Side. Gabriel Pullam.
Commissioner of Lost he ords WI m.
Il. Worley-
Physicidn TO Jail and PoOrhoVse DIR. S.
Austen Pratt.
Oounty Suoerinterdcnt Of Free Schools
Joseph III Hawthorne.
Commissioners Of ute cir UH court =
Smith Crane, oseph III. Hawthorne, ii
w. ncCafferty and Jlo. Morris Crane,
Commissioners Of the County Court.
W. Parks, r.. W. Monroe, Joseph IL.
Hawthorne aud Smith Crane.
coRPoRATIoN OFFICERS.
Ifayor-James III. Carroll.
CounciI-John s. NurdocE, S. w.
Smalley, Jnc. ii. Garner, Elisha Thonas
and Peter VOltz.
ReeOrder-J ohm NJ. Crane,
Sey1eant- Grove G. Jackson.
Justice Of de Peacc-J oseph NJ. Cod
win.
Consta6le-Jamos Carroll.
MINISTER'S.
I-esbVteridn- Samuel Graham.
Methodist EpiScOpui-Rev. a Hall.
BdpiSt-Rev. Patri TX Murray.
RVd1tgpiicoL-- Rev. NJ. Ballentinc.
Il. ME-. Ch3trch- Rev. Alfred SteptOo
FIRST NATIONAL BANK or KINowooD.
President-W m. G. Brown.
Vice president Smith Crane,
CdShier-F. Heermaps,
A Sststdnt Cashier-J. w. Parks.
THfRD JUDICIAL CIRcUIT-TERMs or
COURT IN PRESTON COUNTY.
April Term, 9Th day Of April.
August Term, 18th day Of August.
November Term, oath day Of NoyOm-
Der.
COUNTY COURT
First Monday i'm January. first Mon
day in April, second Monday i'm July
and first Monday i'm October
EINGwooD POsTOFFICE.
Mails close att o'clock a. m. arrive at
o'clock p. Ia.
once open at % o'clock a. m; closes al
O'Clock pm. j. NJ. Go OWN. p. NJ.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06
IN ABsURD colIuIssIoA.

A measure has been introduced
into the House Of Representatives
b. Mr., Phelps Of Connecticut, says
h, New York Sun, whick ought TO
be entitled = Bill to Provide for
SQuaniering Tnrteeo Tbousap , d.
lars.
l. authorize he President to ap-
point a commission Of three colored
men to inquire into the Intellectual
status Of be coo.ed PEOPLE in the
South, their needs, and what, if any 60
thing, The Fedora Government can
10 for Their Advancement
IT the r 2resentatives from the
SoutheIn States are not able and
willing to Ilrnish all neelsd inlor-
nation on these points, they ought
to resign and 90 home. Il tbegius to
seem as though the Government can
not be conducted without a commis-
siou to investigate every legislative
question Of any Importance.
Aud tLen what concern has Con-
gress with The "lutellectual status
Of anybody, unless t be that Of the
member who iarespo Isible Tor 40 ab-
surd bil2 The needs OF the color.
ed people Of the South are thorough
! iy understood already. Whoever
wants 10 know what The Federal
! Government cen lawfully do for the
advancement OF the negro race
should consult the Constitution oI
the United States,
The country requires this commis-
sion Just az much az it requires q
commission OF three Indians to in
! quire into the intellectual status oil
the Indians oftbe West, or a com
mission Of three Cinnamon to inquire
into the intellectual status o! tho
| Chinese on The Pacific coast.
The expenses OF the inquiry iol
which the bill provides are 10 be de-
frsyed by the appropriation Of tnir-
teen thousand dollars "out OF tb,
unclaimed bouaty fund due 10 co.,
ored soldiers ol the late war, now ir
the Treasury Of The United States
Let our wise Representatives re.
member that undistributed and IN.
claimed appropriations Of Uuitea
States money may be very properl,
turned back into the United StateI
Treasury and used for The expenseI
Of The Government, instead Of wor
rying their minds with eforts to de.
wise come unconstitutional and ri.
] dicuous scheme 90 get rid Of il.
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ADVERTISE RATES .

IIdnSie1lt 4 tS-Sl per inch
for first insertion, and fifty cents for each
additional insertion.
Advertisements Of more than two
squares, standing for longer tl,ne than
8 months. subject To special rat. sched-
ale which can he seen by calling at this
oiTice.
TRANSIENT advertisements must be
paid for when ordered.
LEGAL notices % cents per line for fouI
insertions.
PERSONAL communications Will be IN
serled for so cents per square
Ten lines OF this type one square.
LOCAL notices Ten cents per line
Entered at KinPwood Post Office as
econd-class mail matter.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06
I r4AEYr sDING PRorosIrIoN

4 TAAENT ShyING PRorosIrIoN.
a man recently advocated q Com
mlssion for the saving Of talent. 60
lie suggested that numDer of men
Of schoiar;y s!',.!ument. be appoint
ed by the $ 1'e or.eity to visit the
pubIa scloo.a at regular intervals
aaa wa'cH for tae manifostation of
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06
4 TABLE woRrHraEsERrING.

The following table presents the
final official figures # the pepua-
tion oil the United States attle ten tn
census.
The figures tor IHilsn Territory
and Alaska ate omitted, as their in
habltsnts age not considered citizens.
All Ind ans not sutjso, to taxation
are also omitted, iu con onlormity with
the census law:
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06
TEsG SOURCE OF ABUSE. AND THE
WAY rO lkEEONu


WAY TO tEEFOUu.
The abuses Of the civil ssrvic.
have grown into huge proportion,
from Executive maladministratlon
only. After the war, and especially
after the election OF Gan. Grant to
the Presidency, the Offices were or
ganized openly at Washington
through State associations as a part
Of the political machinery. This
organization extended throughout
the country, and took in the Custom
Houses, the Post Offices, and the
internal revenue system. The Pres
ideut and the Cabinet not only gave
1t their counteuance, but they vioj-
ted puulshment on all who stood
back, or who refused 80 join actively
IN carrying this policy out,
The power Of tina official machine
equipped and disciplined like a reg
uIar force, and paid out Of the op-
Tressive lakes levied on labor, has
bsen visible aud felt at six Congress.
ionai and at three Presidential elec-
tons since it MAS thus vigorously
set in motion during Grants first
term. 1t contributed largely to the
coHsummation Of the Great Fraud in
1876, and 10 GarGelds election last
year.
Legislation will never provide an
efficient remedy for these s3audalous
abuses, from want OF powor to coerce
lntoits enforcement the executive
branch of the Government There
are excellent ami abundant laws now
on the statute book, but they have
90 more authority as a corrective
force than the bi-roglyphics on an
Egyptian monument. Why2 Be.
cause there is no disposition TO give
them practical effect.
Any President who has tho will
aud the inclination 90 make re-
form, has only TO signify it plainly
to achieve The completest auccess.
He must egin by seleotng Cabi-
net in symPathy with hi9 own pur-
pose, and by laying down the priu-
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06
JUDGE ALLISON AND THE moor.
BLACKS.


Judge Allison, OF Philadel phia,
has his faucy, and tits for booth aclSs.
SO on Monday of last week the
Judge, As is his custom, had din
ner spread at popular restaurant
In that city, at which fity-oue of
the youths who "shiDe EN- up" were
seated Surrounding the table, the
boys preserved digni6ed silence
whilst the Judge said grace aud
compliment ID them on their sp-
pc" ance. Then the dinner, which
wss both 2ho,ce nui abundant, re-
celve1 due attention, and the dis
tinsu,shvd JId8a was seemingly as
happy as any OF lis youthful gueste.
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TnekIi8a 10 9Tone 74,,.
Paaadclpba B1llcun.

UT0INI UII IITTTIU.
The commorcnl traveller ofa PaHad.-
pbia house while 10 Tennessee approach. .a
a stranger as tho train wac aJou, Co s,or,
aud sai3 "Are you g9inlon tbis tr.tr,t
'I am.' "naYe you any bayurcy
"Fo." "Wcl, my friend. You ca1d, m.
favor, and DO won't cost you anything
Ioa see. I've got two r0usug bir trunks
and they always mfke me pay extra flr
one Of Them. You can gt one checked on
your tctrf, and We ID cuehro th.m sa,y'
.'Tcs. ..., bu, [ nsy,u't any tucked r
"but thought you Sold you we're goi,g
on This frt.13 $50 am. I'm Tine c,,
duc,os "Oa' i'e pad extra ss usu,i
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06
GorERNoRs DIsAoRrELxG.

Governor Cr.ttendsn, OF Missouri,
has refused to surrender, upon The
requsit;oA O: Governor ST. John. Ct
Kansas, q man named Martin. who
wss indicted, triei, convIctei and
sentenced to pay "a fine of 500 for
violating the probib.tory liquor Isw
Of K 'nsas bnt walked ont cf court
and made h'a escape without paying
his fac, and before the oaicer4 could
taFe hun to i'. lie ma.e his way
TO Missouri, ant now Governor St.
'John demands hi. return on qli
sitIon. Governor CrIt'enden takss
he view that the Federal Cous.llu-
tion does not require b u to surrcp-
Ter man who owes a debt 10 the
State where The debtor lives, and The
St. Louis papers, irrespective OF oar
ty, Indorse the action Of the Govern
or, who ia sturdy champion Of TEN
PeTauce himself.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06

a Maryland exchange refers 10 SIR.
Ta5s O Forward, Of Bslsir that state
who was cnfed by 50, jacobs Oil Of rbsg.
mat'sm-lRochostor CN " Sunday
MJrnIng THhnnn.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06
HOw 10 SUPPRESS moRuoNIsm.

HOW 70 SUPPRESS MORnONIssT.
Mr.. James II. Beatty, United
States District Attorney at Salt
Lake City, in . letter to the New
York Tribune, sharply defnes the
points that must be covered by ad-
dlt.onaI Congres'ional legislation in
order TO suppl ESQ poIygamy They
are; l Make the living iu and
practice Of uoiyRsmy, as well 90 the
marrying Of IT, AS the law now is, an
ohseoe. 2. Reptal the statute of
imittloHa entirely, 81 that the Of
teLdor may at any time he proseau-
tel. 3 Make any wife or woman.
regardless Of her relations to tho de-
!endent, = competent witness. 4
Greats "a quasi -diyjrco law by winch
the poiygamous wife may apply to
the 'ourls for such proportion OF
the husband q property az she aud
her children would bear in number
TO the whole number OF his wives and
children. B. Disiranchise evory man
who has ever lived in and believed
ln or advocated poIygamy, aud has
not repeated, from either voting or
holding Office and ibis should b 10
carefully guarded lha, death bed
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06

To residents Of this oOitRty-One ear
81 so; six months, 10; four months, 90
cents.
To non residents Uf the cOtrnty-One year,
SI65-the 10 cents extra being charged
TO pr spay pOstage;-- six months, So cents.
Are months, go cents.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06
THE LOST JEANNETTE.
Os1 MISSING ARCTIC VESSEL
SAFE AND RLi,UANDS WE'LL.


-" '''' '''" sound
nc governor oil SIBERIA has jus
ny '''o" announcing
~ '"' ''O''' Not'h' snip tn
S,'"''''' =, s'''' WIZ" AT ON 'oat'
~, '''' "'' "'' 'ln'Fmen's intact
"' ''"o'' VINO mas taken Tor
'o'6 "'ae U B'''' interest III "ren'
~ exploring party to be sent cut I,
hunt the tracks of the Jeapnetts
When he learned that Csoro wo,o an.
tertoi,o3 ,h., ,.;.l..
""' o's'
''N'' "''' "'' '""' Iele' eApedl-
''o"s "eIa ut'nR siBtulH'd 10 her IN
terests by the different Governments.
knowing the delays incidental to
uch coverpueplal act,o, Lo,t o,,..
s,,,nrol "a .,
"'' o"u
P"''J " 'u' ulosV expert
'"''" "n" 'o''"o'e explorers at hls
cohmald, with the most ample pow.
ers and most positive instructions.
These men al once ,ntsr.l i,to th.
undern,kine with ~. ,l,oi. ,,,,I. ~
.s,,,I. ,..l ""'
VIZ "' "''t'''' 'ue most
0'" h''o"' oo'''eIeS' until Ihey lounj
Us-es OF the lost ship, aud finally
overlook her. The people aboard
the Jeannetto were much ss,onishsd
when thev wan. ,r,,r,,,I a., I..
g,h,.,,.
'"", '"'! VA" o'-
~ ''o o.J''' VI so'lV''uue oI all
Ohe CIVILIZED natlone OF the world
and that nearly all the Chrie,iap
Governments were prooorn, 10
mako oapnronrist;oo, g.
so,s Ion,',. w 49, '"' 'e'-
-. Is W " he"e'"' Se"rch Iof
"'''' ~ was generally feared would
prove TO DO only their remains. Al
ter ascertainiug that the Jennnetto
was absolutely eare. and that an
board ,Vere rv,Il ,.,.l c,,,.
-. uo "'' ~ O'I'ou
'N' quo "'''e"o' PACK TO
'eH1iI lhe RoOd news Tor which, the
Governor had Impressed upon them,
the whole scientific world WAS amy
Igus.y w,,t,py Tb, Gouo..
S.b.,,
'is''"'
Az ~ Id g.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06

Now is the time to subscrbo for Tup
ARGUS Lot ms have a strongIpu,l long
pull. and a pull all together.
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HOTELS.

GwEARENGEN HOUSE,
TUNNELTON, w. VA,
luther f. Swearengen, Prop'r.
First class accommodations for psrma,
aent and transient guests, at very rea-
sopshle rates.
Livery stable attached. roc2S.
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lWOOD, WEST VIRGINIA. FRIDAY, JANUARY 6. 1882.

drawing an annual income of over
$4,000 600 in addition to the sum
demanded lor arrears 0: the 800.
100000 ssksi tor this vem by the
pension office sbou, $6O,OOOO00 will
so for arrearages aud $50 100000
for deficiency Of the present year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-01-06
THE WEST VIRGINIAARGUS
Published eUery F5idoV by
GEORGE PURCELL,
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

AT RiNswooD, PRESTON COUNTY, W. VA
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-05-06
ID. Heenan 4 Co., Streat0r.

-. heenan ~ Co., StrehtOr
II Is o we'll known fact that the above house
carries the largest stock of general merchandise
In this portion Of the state, and makes specially
Of handling the. better grades of goods in every
department OF their mammoth store.
Inltheir finely lighted carpet hall, which is SO
by 50, they are showing over $50 new and elegant
patterns in carpets, (beng more than two to the
one shown by any other house In the county
comprising all grades from the cheapest to the
best. The advantage to buyers in having such
. stock to select from Is obvious. In connection
with their carpets they carry complete stock of
wall papers and decorations, room mouldings,
lace and jute curtains, lambrequins, window
shades and fixtures, cornces and cornice poles,
mats, rugs, hassocks, DC, making In the aggye.
gate an unequaled display; and they offer every.
thing In the line at prices which cannot fail to
please.
To our old patrons and friends in Ottawa and
vicinity, and parties coming to Streator by train
and purchasing goods to the amount of $1,000 at
our store we will furnish round trip free tickets,
free bus from depots to our store and return,
and free dinner Of the best the market affords.
BE sHre and come. viii be glad to see you.
Respy, ID. HEENAN & Coz