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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-03
Dress Goods

Scotch Plaid Goods, for chill
dren's wear, 12l1c q yard.
Yard vile Wool Goods, 18c .
yard, worth 35c.
42-inch ALL Wool Sack ing Elan.
mel. 45c a yard.
44-inch ALL Wool Hop Sacking.
soc q yard.
52-inch All-Wcol Broadcloth,
zoe q yard.
40-inch All-Wool Henrietta,
45c, worth zoe.
40-inch All-Wo0l Henrietta,
zoe, worth $l.25.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-03

Special reduction in Chiidren's
All-WOOl EiderdOwn Cl0aks,
trimmed with silk, fur or silk
velvet and gimp, $3.50 each;
former price ST. SO and 1913.
Children's Short Cloaks, trim
med with Angora. Sl.45, reduced
from S1.39.
Infants ALL Wool Jackets, 89c,
reduced from 81. 90.
Children's Silk Plush Hats, 39c
and 49c, worth Zoe.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-03

Hanan q Sons Celebrated hand
sewed cork sole shoes, all sty les, from
$40 TO s..
Cordovan hand sewed, from 50 tos7.
Cordovan hand welts. from 81 to p.
Burt a. Packari's Cordovan and
French Calf, hand sewed, from s. TO 50.
Burt & Packarc's welts, So to 81
Staccy-Adams,$ IS to 81
Cork sole shoes, IS to -
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4 USELE.5J CONGRESS.


lie congress just aojourno" mas
oeen more useless IMAM the mayor
i'y OF 'hoSo that sat between lo'4
and 1888. 1t has left no record
vita which the ninNteat contelnp-
orary annallst need concern him.
self. 1t has enacted 40 legislation
Of permanent Or even oftcn1porary
value to the country. II has not
even been able to repeal existing
legislation which intelligent and
honest men Of both parties agree
is bad. It's record is bIac'zor in
contrast with the mass Of effective
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10
Fon some tl.ue tnA names Of tht

Foa some unie he names Of the
gentlemen called to Mr.. CleVe-
lands cabinet, with the exception
of two, have been known. The
vacancies are now flied, and the
cabinet stands: Secretary Of stale,
Walter q, Gresham, Of indiana;
secretary ct the treasury, John G.
Carlisle, Of Kentucky; Postmaster
General, Wilson $. DisseIl, OF New
York; secretary of the interior,
IIoko Smith, Of Georgia; attorney
general, Richard Olncy, Of Massa-
ciuSetts; secretary Of war, Daniel
S. Lamont; Of New York; secretary
oftha navy, Hilary A. Herbert, CT
! Alabama; socrctary OF agriculture.
! j. Sterling Morton, Of Nebr:;,I<a
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10
4 NUT TO CRACK.
Two newspapers Of dillsboro.

rr,,,o ,,l,,-,-r>o1>,,-, oe -Ii;l!.Io..o
''0 'f'1'
y &5nihgFon county, nave oeeh
discussing the new assessment
sahj4ct. They drew their iiilIstra-
tions on local grounds, but each
s,>ro,l ,,;lt,,r,, hot will covay
~ .,,;n- ,or.,,,,,.,.-.l..!,I, g,t;s
~ i va l. A'>'-' " >'''''-' ''
IS t'lo way It"y went at II:
Tie independent sayS: "l,jG-
low moved to lililsGvro some
m"nihs ago, bought properly and
gave notc, secured by n2or' GaSc,
bearing 10 per cent. Interest. Oh-
der the new law, lie pays taGc; On
The premises LIS does net own and
Ire pays taxes on the note--pays
taxes twice"
10 which the democrat respond
el with tba fo]lov;uo nort;nent
,.a,,,r',o.
-,
4fo" WIZ 'N9 ih"epehoei1 d,
Elhd'y 'eil Us why blgio" ain 1t
Dll some one iofco MIN 70 1t
| biS1o7 ""!IiS'' d hOihG :ilu tois
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10

AT last, the Spokane district, it
seems, is going to have some
chance for its life. Spokane is to
be hereafter treated as a jobbing
point, and low railroad rate is to
be established, making the city a
terminal point. A tariff has been
prepared quoting lower rates from
st. Paul to Spokane than from ST.
Paul to Portland. Hitherto Port
land and Seattle merchants have
been able to get their goods from
tho east and ship them back to
Spokane as cheaply as the mer-
chants at the latter point could
land tie goods i'll their own city.
This reduction in rates carries out
the announced policy Of the Great
Northern road.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10

A. WASHINGTON dispatch says:
The Rev. J. r. N. Bell, of Rose
burg is in Washington and is look
ing over the field. He says very
candidly that he will assist BIr.
Cleveland in running the next al
ministration. He is democrat
and perhaps he has in his pockets
just what he needs to make lin
Che distributor of democratic pat
ronage for Oregon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10

TIE number Of persons who
''vieT with alarm" the possibility
of fruit oVerproduction is not di-
minishing; nor does it seem TO be
much on the increase. Whatever
chances there may be of an over
supply Of fruits, it is certain that
there will always DE a firSt-class
market for fruits Of fine grade.
Ii, therefore, those who fear over
production would talk less and do
more to improve the quality OF
Benton county fruits, they will
add a mite toward increasing the
demand and widening the market
for our fruits. There is little dan
ger OF overproduction of frst-qual-
ity fruits. Let US guard against
Cutting the market with inferior
grades.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10

Il is held by many best ac-
q,;ainted VITA the situation that a
disastrous struggle will ensue this
season bctwe~n tie railroads of
the country and their operators,
Labor arga'!isations are SO fedora
ated that thoy hold the key to the
situation. They can tie up tie
business of ll,e entire country if
they take a notion, Some writer's
think they are taking the initial
step in the switchincns' demand
for higher wages i'll Chicago. The
American commune is coming
right along.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10
CONGRESSIONL NIKE UP.

The present roll cali Of The sen
ate shows forty-}our democrats
thirty eight republicans, one pop.
ulist, one Independent, one farm
erS' alliance, and three vacancies
The vacancies are enc each il
Montana, Washington and Wy
oming. Should the republicans
eventually fill all these vacancies
which can scarcely be the case il
view Of Beckwith's appointment
in Wyoming, it would give them
forty-one. Should the third party
senators the vote with the repub
licans Gan unlikely supposition)
the same would still be tie, with
Vice-President Stevenson holding
the controlling vote.
The composition Of the house
as shown by unofficial returns is
Democrats PIT, republicans 128
third party 8.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10
RED nor DENOG2ACY.
GoYerncr Penn0Eer, to carr

!
CNj ms WeH known sentiments Oil
H. .,:.,...,:...- .-...,, 1;
'ti' 1"""o' o''i ''ti''l -Cs'Iil"i1 "A7A
nncs ordered The m;ia 10 be placed
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|:i'i>i 5'tat3i "i t!11 iiitiiti''' Ai-''V
yvac t70aa Tn44jgrrt{i;yo ;.l0rniur
=
came and iOa:lI The coveted 0iu-
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i'|'l'' ~l'i'A01 @@'''1>' va IL CIV
the a"t}0rV .ff ) COMPANY. =. u g. !
d, /;
iAdIGA@ii"n a'i,i !'3 lip"cu ta- |
af;nlc,! .,rai;.ef flin name Of. S.! !
|
Te5t@r LcunoYGf. Iht2atS th6:0 !
.,-o.., 81 1.,,,,,;,,.r ,.,J h.,,,n;nr hin,
"|1" VI ''"1 - "'''' 49,
in efGiry \ hnLt 3 07ninck. how
ever, tiGnIS took 4 Happy l}l;h IOi
.L,,tn oaa o,,.I,,,;,.t;. (1aval,r1-
VIZ '''10'
ties. They got the cannon.
,.,. 4l- = o,,to ,,;c,.o
= 'i'S ''''A ~ ~ 9 0"1' p'~
Of stY2te..v, Il had been recently
-.
repaired IL DiacA5iAIth Ailop
:, 4,ot ,,,,, 4,l-a,, rroo, thar.A
id I''>~o ''''' ''>-0'l
| A. 1,,.;.5.t t:l1 ,,,. r,.,,ir,
oh t1o b'"O N".'il''' . "''i A"A ~i''''- -
| e..,,rnI for tha hne+- cf ccInbr"tpYa
'1''- -. '' " ,' ~ =,
! possession OF til@ gun. IL WIS
6rn1 81 times. and amid speech
|
! making, Da0d music. cheering ana
o.,,,o,,.,i :,!1;G.,f;o, thn f.,u,,.,b.
! 6I'iIie'i J'li'''|'''l -"
ant pop"'aca poured out 'AeT
souls in mixture OF spleen against
their governor and aduIatlon to the
name OF the great dispenser OF fiat
takes" at washington. iho lol-
ling group @; fiery resolutions Was
adopted by The crow]:
''HeaoIvcd, tba@ the s.@4i,.a # i'%t'""%"r
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GUGicuFa Remedies

Cure every hunor of the skin and scalp Of infancy
and childhood whether torturing, disigG-ing, itch
with loss of hair and every impurty of tho blood,
whether simple, scrofuious, or hereditary, when
the best physicians and all other remedies fail.
physical suffering. Begin now. Cures made In
childhood are permanent.
CUTICURA REMEDIES are the greatest sldn cures,
blood purifiers, and hunor remedies of modern
times, absolutely pure, and may be used on the
youngest infant with the most gratifying
Sold everywhere, Price, CUTICUEA, 50c.; Soar,
25c.; REsoLyENT, 81. Prepared by the PoTTBR
DRUG AND CaEADcAL CORPORATION, Boston.
Gy Send for &c how to Cure Skin Diseases" 6.
pages, so illustrations, and 100 testimonials
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10

THE TiIlamook paper has the
floor. The parvenu's defense is,
"you are ignorant, and l am
SMART" the blackguard's argu-
ment' is, "you lie." Hence the
Tillamook paper is entitled to the
controversy undisputed. Still, ii
is noticeable that the TiIlamook
paper has not the hardihood to re-
peat its statement in figures
which was the real question in
criticism by the GAZETTE. .
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10

Z RECENT appointment TO a
circuit judgeship, Il newly created
Office in Portland, by the Cover
nor, Is uartwall Hurley, Of that
city. Here is selection resting
upon true worth. ability and fit
ness. During an acquaintance OF
over twenty years the writer has
Learned! the sterling character Of
Judge IIurley, both in his person
al lie and rs q VHbltcjst and at
torney, and feels no hesltancy III
speaking Of Il;n il terms Of high
est c0r3monla5juH.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10

AND no%| up bobs law in Cal
ifrnia basing the privilege Of huut-
ing on q $25 license. OF course
that would sqnelch hunting among
poor men but would place the rich
nabob5 decidedly Gin it, Would
Mt that staggef you }oi aristccracy!
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10
Appropriations of the Washing

Appropriations of the Washing
ton legislature, it is said, will
reach $4,5oo,o00. Of this 1900,
900, is designed for new state
house. The expense OF The legis-
lative body is stated at $7o0, coo.
That goes Oregon's legislature sew
eral better. Wasbington's solons
seem to fly high.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10

TIE Historian raises a haIfcol-
umn ro2c aJo2L The way the news
papers are Si&&I;ug at that Rip
Van NinI,ie Columbian postage
stamp-With whisIsers on it.
Such things Ought not to be trinal
with, says the argu.ist. Correct.
Boys, behave yourselves.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10

attention to the fact that the
house h.d ordered his report print
ed, and that the speaker had no
authority to suppress it. All the
Snnte the speaker did suppress 1t.
How is that for CZarisfD ?
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10
BABY one SOLID SORE
Tried Everything without Relief. No
Rest Night or Day. Cured by
Cuticura Remedies.

Ny baby, when two months old, had breaking
out with what the doctor called eczema Her head,
erms, feet and hands were each one solid sore. 1
tried everything, but neither the doctors ncr any.
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsH1NGToT, Feb'iy y, 1888.

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thing else did her anygGOd.
We could get no rest day
or night with her. In my
extremity ] tried The CT
TTCURA REAEDIEs, bat /
confess I had no faith in
them, for l had never secr
themtried. TO hay great
surprise, in one weeks
time after beginning to use
the CUTTCURA REMEDEs,
the sores were well, but ]
continued to use the RE.
SOLVENT for q little while,
and now she is as lat o
baby a5 you would like to
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10

ace, and as sound as dollar. I believe my baby
would have died if had not tried CUTICURA REg-
EDIEs. [ write this that every mother with baby
Ike mine can feel confident that there is medicine
that will the wost eczema, and that medicine a
the CUTIcURA I.EI2DIEs.
MES. BETTE BIEKNER, Lockhart, Texas.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10
FOR SALE CHEAP.

A tract Of land situated on tho Little E!k
road. known a. tao raTrish ranch, for sale
st slO.G0 par aoso cash, on or before
the lst of November, 1882.
JAS. ROBERTSON & Co.,
Newport Oregon.
The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-03-10
WOOD FOR SALE. =

First-class oak and maple wood. dry, for
sale at reasonable prices. Enquire of the
City Dray Company. Leave order q. A.
I4.Ies' tIrccef.v .tnre
The morning call., 1893-05-06
The Coming of Spring.

Ram and mint sauce are to be had in the
restaurants now. OF course they call il
lamb, but your teeth will discover the dif-
ference. Sandy, green and indigestibe-
looking strawberries also begin to appear,
and the oyster is beginning to chuckle, for
he knows there is only a month more for
him to be eaten in. Taken in conjunction
with grip and dust. and the landlord get
ting after you to sign the lease for the next
fiscal year, 1t all reminds you that gentle
spring is coming, If 1t has not actually ar
rived.
The morning call., 1893-05-06
SMALL TALES OF A BIG CITY.

Judge Morrow yesterday peremptorily set the
trial of the Howell eouhterleitng gang in the
United States District Court for May IL.
Rev. Robert Bentley, DID, will address a
meeIng OF men only tomorrow afternoon at 8
O'Clock al the Young Mems Christian AssocIa-
tion Hall on Suffer street.
DIR. David $. Jordan viii lecture on "Fyolu.
tion" at tie Young Mems Christian Association
building. 232 Surfer street. tonight al O'clock
The lecture will be free to the public.
Hugh Munro tie former manager of the stock
al Golden Gate Park, has been appointed 10 tase
charge OF the chlldren's playground in connec-
tlon win the California State building at Chi
cago. He leaves tomorrow.
Joseph r. and Eliza A. Smith, who sued .Tohn
7. Kessing and Daniel Sheerin for causing the
ants In marble-yard, have been award d Ibe
sum OF $500 by jury in Judge Sanderson's
court.
w. X. Vanderslice, the jeweler, who fell down
the steps OF his home Wednesday and Injured
his leg, had the limb amputated near the thIpb
Thursday night by Drs. Il. A. Mclean. ".
Dodge and q. j. Bncknall. lie was resting
easily last evening and probably Will recover
The children OF William Scott deceased. and
son OF Samuel Scott, deceased, have broupbt
SUIT against Mary Scott widow of SamueD TO
recover $4,000 worth OF land In Merced County.
The case has been transferred from the Superior
Court oil that county 10 the United States Circuit
Court.
No ciew has yet been found to the sharpers
WHO have been working Northwestern banks
with fictitious checks, by using the name OF
Dalton Bros: OF this city, and an address near
TO that OF this nrm. The members of the firm
say that they have not lost a cent by the onera-
lions OF Tie swlndlers and cannot do so.
The morning call., 1893-05-06
ITEMS OF INTEREST.

The Chinese have flower which is white
at night or in the shade and red in the sun
light.
There will be no Wagnerian perform
ance at Bayreuth this year. A Wagner
festival upon grand scale will be held
there in 1924, however. when "Parsifal."
Tannhauser and "Lohengrin " will be
given.
A crab when livingsnear the oceans sur
face has we'll developed eyes; In deeper
water only eyestalks are present-no eyes !;
while IN specimens from still deeper water
the eyestalks have Joined, forming pointed
beak.
The busy bee works systematically as IL
under military discipline. Pollen for "bee
bread" has to be secured as we'll as honey
for a rainy day-or for those humans who
ruthlessly take from the bees the reward of
their hard-earned labOrs. But recent
author asserts that when the bee starts from
the hive for pollen not the sweetest nectar
will tempt the creature from its task, while
the honey gatherer does nothing else bu
gather sweets till the days labor ceases.
Man prides himself on his stupendous
reasoning powers, butitis doubtful whether
other creatures have not the same faculty
in a much greater degree when in connec-
ton with their peculiar needs. There is
little doubt but often the same bird comes
to the same location 1t frequented the yea
before, though 1t has migrated hundreds Of
miles during the season. 1t requires iudg-
ment TO distinguish between what the bird
has or has not seen, so as not to take the
wrong path, and judgment is the residuum
of reason.
Professor Aloi, the famous electrician,
has been engaged for some time In conduct
ing some curious experiments with regard
to the influence of electricity upon plant
growth. These trial tests prove that corn,
wheat, tobacco, beans-in fact everything
upon which experiments were made-were
highly benefited by the influence OF the
electric current. 1t was also ascertained
that the application of electricity to the soil
aided seeds in germinatn the influence,
in the language Of the report, being very
-
The morning call., 1893-05-06
ANCIENT GOLD ORNAMENTS.
The Etruscans Are Said to Be the
First to Use Soldering.


The earliest forms of bracelets, wreaths
and other personal decorations in gold of
the Assyrians. Egyptians, Greeks and
Etruscans were fashioned and hammered
cold and not having their parts soldered to-
gether. 1t was an entire mistake to suppose,
though the statement has frequently been
made, that ornaments were at any time
made of pure gold. This was an impossi-
bility, because the fragity of gold without
alloy made it impractieable ever to attain a
higher standard than % carats in 81.
The introduction Of the blow pipe and
soldering was yelled in obscurity, though
specimens OF ancient work have come down
to Us especially the delicate grain work of
the Etruscans) where the soldering is of the
finest description. The Romans copied the
Greek and Etruscan goldsmiths' work,
though they also often used the ornaments
themselves taken from the ancient tombs.
Much of the art of the ancients in working
gold was lost until early in the present
century, when Signor Castellani found some
OF the EtTuscan methods still being en-
ployed by workmen in a village in remote
corner of the Apennines. Schliemann's
discovery of gold ornaments at HsSarlik
and the multitude of small articles intended
to be sewn on the robes Of the wearers was
also referred to.
Enameing does not appear to have been
practised till the period of Imperial Rome !;
and the Egyptian eolOred ornaments set in
gold, notably those of Queen Aah-hoteh,
dating back over $500 years, are only an
opaque colored mosaic. though in app ar
ance not unlike cloissone enamel. Phiuias,
PraXiteles Ghiberti, Cellini and the Hol-
beins. besides many other artists, worked
In gold, and 1t is to,be regretted that the
Introduction OF machinery has done much
to supersede the artistic and delicate gold
handicraft which has perished.
The morning call., 1893-05-06
FRACTURED HIS SKULL.
Colonel E. p. Zane Fatally Injured by
Fall.

E. p. Zane, real estate agent living at
sol Mason street, was fatally Injured by
fall on Powell street last night. The in
jured man was taken to the Receiving Hos
pital for treatment, where he is in a criti-
cal condition. suffering from a fracture Of
the skull.
The accident occurred at the residence Of
j. Il. 0gilvie at 50J Powell street Mr.
Zane left his home to call on Ogilvie and
safely descended the steep stairway leading
from the sidewalk 10 the cellar below
After transactjng his business he again
mouuted the steps and had nearly reached
the ton when he slipped and fell to the bot
tom. Zane is large heavily built man, and
struck squarely upon his head with terrible
force.
Zane was picked up in an unconscious
condition and taken to the Receiving Hos
pital in the patrol wagon.
DR.. Somers and Coffman found that the
injured man bad hem orrhsge of the brain,
indicating that he had stroke of apopleXy
when he fell. and that his skull had been
broken by the fall, the fracture extending
from one side of the head TO the other, being
nearly eight inches in length.
The physicians trephined the broken
bone in two places. but entertain no hope
OF his recovery. Despite their efforts he
failed TO regain consciousness up to a late
hour last night.
Colonel +, T. Zane is well known In this
city. He was born in Wheeling, ". Va.
and served in the Confederate army during
the war, and at its termination had gained
the title Of colonel. lie came TO this elty
nearly twenty-five years ago, and was at one
time connected with the San Francisco Gas
Company. Lattery he has followed the
business of real estate agent and collector.
He is 81 years of age.