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The times., 1897-07-05

! FOR SALE A sacrifice; grocery and
provision store; good trade; stock about
! 81 80. 1J22 18TH st. NV. iy3-3t
The times., 1897-07-05
NAIIU AL DENTAL PARLORS

NINE DAVIS, born Clairvoyanu and card
reader, tells about business; removes
speiis and evil Influences reuntcs tile
separated. and gives luck To all; cures
piles and drunkenness 122S 25th ST.
NV. lei 2-l mo
The times., 1897-07-05

$500 Tor gent coat and vest, blue anG
black serge, worth SO; all worsted, fast
color, double ana twist balf-lIned pants 10
suit, 81, nicG alpaca cuais from 81 up
ward, Chilu wasp suits, d9c. up, ChIld's
wash pants, pairs for SOC; office
coats, 26c. upward; straw hats, TO
close out, from z5c. up, ladies ana mems
shoes from Soc. upward, at 1903 Pa. ave.
NV, }. w. SELBN >. Je30-6t
The times., 1897-07-05

FOR RENT 3ol ST NV, new cor.
house. delightfully."- cool and finely fur
nished apartIu ents; Ell suite or slngly;
central and desirable location; private
family. 1Yo-ot
The times., 1897-07-05

DINING and lunch room, 2 doors from Gov
erHment department; cheap; reason for
sClllng, other business. AuaTess GLANCE,
tins office. jyD-3t
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heavily padded on hips and knees. The
intercollegiate football pants" have a
lace front. are made OF the heaviest drab
moleskia. manufactured especially for the
purpose, and the hips snd knees are heav-
lily padded with fine Curled hair, and the
'hshs with light waddlng.
Let us now begin az the bottom and tell
What woll-equipped football player
wears besides his pants" Ills shoes
should Be OF the finest kangaroo leather.
or extra high lace with circular reinforce
meuts On the sides as well "a cleats on the
heel and sole. They may hs Of russell
leather II necessary. but kangaroo Ia
preferable. Now beneath the top 81 this
shoe Is what is known as the ankle sup
port made Of soft tanned leather and
worn over the stocking IL iares very
tight IN the center. although a little lcoser
az the top and bottom 10 not only
strengthens. but prevents the turning OF
the ankle.
The football stocking Is heavily ribbed
and fuil fashioned. In colors black. navy.
maroon and Eray arc given the prefer
ence. or course the shin guard must he
worn. IL is OF canvas or molrskin or
leather and runs ia length from ntue 90 I.
inches. Next comes the belt and abdomen
protector. The very best belts are elias
&c. but the ordinary BELT IL made %
leather with heavily plated buckle and
rings. To this Is attached the protector.
made something IN the fashion o.
shield. and very heavy
IRE football Jacket Is either made OF
heavy duck or canvas II should be
s~wsd with the best and strongest timer.
ard may have sleeves or TO sleeves ac-
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deed be prophet who sees his own finish
now. The Big Four. Princeton. Yale.
Harvard and Pennsylvania begin the sea-
son under new circumstances. very differ
ent from those OF last year. Take Princa-
ton for instance.
She loses four of her regular men by
graduation and substitutes for these
must De provided. This fact will give
Captain Cochran plenty TO 10. and. like
Jordan. his will Re a hard road TO travel.
Galley. Smith. Brokaw and Church are
the men who drop cut OF Princeton. The
undergraduates who equal them will have
20 be skilled players. Princeton viii be
short n its odd time coaches too for bus
mess engagements viii prevent one at
least Ct the very best from DOING any
thing for the team this year, stu ths
orange and black Is likely TO make a
good showing There is some fire foot
hail material a. Princeton. Who denies
That faet is foolish indeed.
Pennsylvania Is in luck that Woodruff
IS going SO remain with them another
sen@on. and 40 one for an instant doubts
that he Will IN his inimitable style. all
TIE vacancies tn "A way sa5isfactory 20
the supporters OF the red and blue. RA-
sides Wooarun ana Wasrtoa PeunsyIva-
MA loses the famous halfback. Charlie
Heieert. and strong tackle Farrar t.. an
outsider the loss q these men would prob
Ahiy convey the idea that Pennsylvania
Slil not De as strong as last year. but 10
q close student of the game lf is ne secret
that PENNSYLVANIA has the best material
az any - the colleges 10 choose from and
t1at captain Minds team viii be fully
e." IS .av f1mogs team Of "a
Although Yale has lost a great many
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penfer tips: for leather trimmings. for fag-
Eing straps; Tor tae making OF cheap
pocketbooks ard for covering eyexIass
and spectacle cases and various kinds y
fancy goods. Tor b5okbiud.nE; for making
children.s shoes; for the straps used IN
bobby horses FER leather buttons and
Washers f0r corners on hooks Remnants
% French calf are used for dne cohA.fnc.
and remnants ,ly are sold for q very
great variety % purposes
There arr h&ls dozen or mare whole
sale dealers iu leather remnants IN this
CITY there are yst8 - - a Isrge number
IN Bostsn. waite the wholesale dealer I'm
remnants viii buy remnants q any KIND
there are stiH smaller scraps of leather
called chips which pc does not hav fna
esips and the sweepings are sold - chem
seal manufacturers an6 hurres 70 make
potash No p8rt q the leather ts Permit
led 80 - % waste
With ne enormous consarsntfan Of
leather n tbs country re gua0ffsv 81
remnants here - large Remnants re
procured n EnS3a1a tuss astNpv as ha~a
bar not u quantity sufs c3ent "a s,lnory- re
demand there Many tons - Ar-e~tss-
!eaFheT seFsuSn.s are exported 20 E,erfsrf
"a eaFe 'hey are Sold fog ths sane p~as a
"nAca trey are rut here.
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NEW YORK. Oct s,-Following far n
,he foossfsps II the knightly tonrza roent
Winners Of old. the football player q tne
.Aaxon az q wfsi DC thar ougniy equipped
vgrn arrnor. II viii NOT Be Of knigntiy
steel. and modern styles II visoTs are vast
II different from those that ruled - tne
rood cd fegdaI days sfiil. the p4ay~s
wifi rs very wsli protected and me
shzuces are that the football casuaiftes
VIII be a considerable PEI cent. Jess tnls
season than The records % ether years
show.
inst take a lock AZ TIE ambitious young
nag whose portrait In fun panopy 70.
.he tnssle with the pigskin u presented
wien this article. Ho bears the APPEAR
snes az q cross fstween baseball catch
or and q daep-sea diver. First OK az epl-e
TIE football parts This Is one instance
v-hsra even the most fashionable young
rnzn e at liberty 20 say pants without
creating a sensation. They are OF Vwo
quarts. or rather % different materials
n. A. 81 specially heavy white duck pae-
osd both ~ front and rear and stlll Ilofe
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-zer hy graduation. sssI the oustcck =
rot SO aark Is II wcGld seem az nrst
ssss.ce sfarw substitutes are back VINO
afrusxt made the team last year ard with
tbs experience which they hare 9zsnessd
should make very variable men ne III
res ~ e,aufaln Rogers. coming az the
f-ersrs Of ire season. e indeed discour-
ags-g. but ere cannot but feel tina. n the
Yorg run Il viii be Al advantage 20 the
sAarn for BY the end % the season he VIII
be in good trim. owing 20 the fact that he
has not had chance % get stale
II seems almost impossible p ten how
Earvzrn's season VII end Year after
year has seen her start the season with
rios, brilliant prospects, and year after
year through a series of most unfortu-
nate accidents. have the hopes Of her sup
rorters been dashed 20 the ground This
year Harvard seems 70 have learned
lesson taught by the last few seasons. and
i. locks as though she would get revenge
for the many defeats suffered at the
hands Of her old-tirne rival. Yale.
SO much for the leaders OF the team that
everybody expects 20 see IN 'front.' NOW
how about the little fellows. The lesser
Heas as & were7 There are Cornell
Brown, Lafayette and last, but by no
means least, the Carlisle Indian team
radical change in football policy VIII Dc
ser al ithaca Mckeever corneils Few
captain. has this 20 say Of his team;
About a. men are practicing every af-
ternoon on Percy field for places upon
the Cornell football team. Most OF the
men are light and inexperienced and Y
viii take the hardest kind Of work 20 pro-
auce a creditable team. Tracy, McKeev-
er. Reed. Ander and Bassford. OF last
years team. will return and an almost
new line will have 20 be developed. Cor
nelTs schedule this year will be harder
than ever before. Lafayette. Princeton
and Harvard being played in the order
named. within a week OF each other.
Brown this year promises to have as
strong a team on the field as ever repre-
sented that seat Of learning. Her work
at the first of the year is generally OF an
unknown quality. but the supporters OF
the brown and white are positively assured
that there will be no reason 10 fear weak
ness IN the team this year. Although
Captain Colby has graduated, the men
who are left have imbibed his principles
OF hard. fast and tricky play.
Lafayette will again be coached by
Parke H Davis. an old Princeton man,
BIZ whose coaching the team was last
year raised 70 such a high position in the
football world. This years team prom
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FOOTBALL RULES ONCE MORE.
This Years Players Will Be Almost Liter
ally Encased in Queer Armor.

corainR 70 tire desire Ok the vez-er- II
win 70 sleeves then the player should
year = ribbed jersey. The curious con-
fr1Tance one sees o. the head = known
as combination head h&rrsss ard nose
mask II ts composed. 50 far as the head
harness is concerned. OF leather. while
the nose mask Is made OF The finest rub
fser. no wire or r1stal being used In rs con-
Etrucrfsn-
II the player 30 wise man he has 3
rubber mouth piece which Il great pro
lection 70 the mouth and teeth and an
additional safeguard when used II con-
rectsor with The nose protector. Ard tnus
is the player eap~s-pAs. ready for any OF
the hard knocks that he ~ sure 70 receive
on the aeld. for the football OF today IS
almost as dangerous as the knightly tour
naments et centuries ago
The preliminary skirmishes have already
taken place and yet no one has line on
the leader Of the season In fact al no
time in many years hiss the honor been
snybodyss al the start OF the season as
It Is today The football player must in
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JuaIcious selections from the articles II
silver and alleged silver which he found
IA the dining room. when he iuadvertent-
y made a noise. which disturbed some
body W stairs
He hoard that somebody cautiously
eE,n q door. and then Ell was still. as n
somebody VAS listening Then a voice
Aoated down the staircase:
" lltam, is thag you7"
Without q seconds hesitation the burg
lar reriied. Yes darling" and beam 20
move toward the deer. hoping that MS
Etpy nai satisfied the Inquirer. WOO
would theu 40 back 70 bod and wait for
william 70 come up stairs. But he was
s<9upoirte6
TIE voice Immediately let hose soma
piercing screams. and as the burglar rush.
- out into the street he said 70 himself.
Iaat comes 90 my inexpersence With
che wgvs 20 husbands Instead of reD1y..tg
Yes darling I should have said. 90,
course KS me. SHUT up and 90 10 bad
That would have hsen more natural ara
soothing and I could have got away ux5fh-
cat giving myself 4 nervous IT."
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LEATHER REMNANTS.
a Material az which No Part Z. Per
nitted TO GO co Waste.


Leather remnants are A regular article
cf trade, IN manufactures % leather
thare are remnants. Just as there are rem
uRnts 81 the manufacture - cloth - EN-.
- voo3 and os very many ether matters g
There ara wholesalers waa deal On leather
remnants exclusively. who Nil buy any
leather remnants whatever. ard who fna
a sure sale fer evsrythinE taey bay. For
many purposes the Temuaats are as good
ss pieces cut from whole SIDES would re-
ard they cost very r5uch iess.
A manufactures % ere shoes who buys
whole sktns. cuts cut ire best ana uses
ihAt only sna sells the rast as remnants
Tn@ remnants are sNla - uaaHufs cturvrS
whe make cheaper srxse q shoes. tire
shoes usaas from such remnants nav -
better zn6 cheaper than shoes ulsts from
cSear who's stock.
HRrnessunAkers a98 Sat8lers Mo hay
whsle sk.as have uars eT lsss remnants.
htfie pieces and odds and ends that thev
have 70 csc Ter. but whteh nav es made
usetai fov Gre purpose sns another Prom
Auy wao.e stecG theFe rnust - remnants
and TIE rgua8nfs are Az good fer some
hing remnants - betting Ger instance.
aFr soet - U3&kR bcc2 eec1s 81 ard sascles
IAs smallest remnants % some kgnds nf
leather are Usr7 for the eAsuw ~ balls.
leather remnants are uzet feE making ss4s-
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II was the habit OF he king 70 ask him
the three following questions nc" GIG
are youe How long have YOU been II ny
service Are you satisfied with your pay
and treatment II once happened inst
young French soldier, who bad served "a
his own country. expressed Nisn ~ SSia
the PruSsiau army. ard. because OF his
splendid physical development. ne was Al
once accepted. He was unable % SPEAK
single word OF the German language, euE
his captain told him that the klns was
certain 20 ask him questions IN tAat ian
guags the first time he saw him. ana As
advised him therefore 70 learn by heart
the proper replies TO the usual three ques-
tions OF his majesty. The soldier lost no
time in learning them and on the hrst cav
that he made his appearance IN the RANKS
Frederick approached - interrcgate Ain.
Il so happened however. that the King De-
gan with the second question rrs,- and
asked him.
How long have you been IN my serv-
fces''
'.Twenty-one years" answered the
young man.
his youth sufficiently Indicated that ne
had net carried a gun for any such length
OF time as that and MS majesty. SfedAs
astonished, said:
How old are yous''
zone year. ant please your majesty.
The king. still further amazed eS-
claimed:
You or I must certainly be bereft OF
our senses
The soldier. Of course taking this Tor the
third question. and glad that the ordeal
was over so easily. replied:
Both, ant please your majesty.
This is the first time / was ever treated
as a mailman ar the head OF my army,
replied Frederick. greatly puzzled
The Frenchman whose stock OF German
was now used up, stood quiet Presently
the king spoke 20 him again. whereupon
the soldier blurted out in French that he
did not understand a single word OF Ger
man The king, who had been much an
moved. was now greatly amused. and after
urging upon him the necessity Of doing his
duty, left him.
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T-be North Western Line comprises over
q 600 miles OF perfectly equipped railway
in Illinois. Iowa. Wisconsin. Michigan,
W,nns.ota. North Dakota. South Dakota
Nahraska and wyoming 1t operates the
sn.st trains n the world The servics 70
chicago. Milwaukee and all the principal
cities of the East and Southeast cannot
be surpassed. Insist on having your ticket
via .sThs North Western" F. ". Parker.
Commercial Agent, 60S First avenue. Seat.
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Don't you envy those fellows IN that
boat?' Not bit OF II. There's as
much breeze and more shade here" But
think of the exhilaration of lacking to and
fro over the water Nonsense. / can
tack as much as I please on shore here.
trying to avoid people don't hke."-Har-
par's Bazar
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For several months was troubled With
a persistent humer or nv head. whsrh
gave ne considerable annoyance. unfg II
occurred 20 me 70 try Ayers Hair Visor
Before nstns on~ bottle, The huuaor was
healed IT. =. Adams. General aferch a.,
Trrhevi.ls. Va
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The Burglars Mistake

~ 7fSS Sases- the burglar. Wa
operating % re ground eoor 81 a house
on stse1ta styseg tie eghsr aigh, razk,s,r
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ises 70 be even stronger than last. as only
two men leaVe-RoWland. who has piaved
guard for them the last four years. and
Barclay. Who by his magnificent running
wen for Lafayette The Pennsylvania game
last year and endeared himself forever
10 The supporters Of the Easton college.
The giant guard. Rhinehart. who PLAYED
such brilliant game against PennsvIva-
MA. out-playing his opponent and getting
down the field under kicks as fast as the
euds. Is this years captain
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THE EVERETT
s. MONTE CRISTO
RAILWAY

The only route TO the popular ana ACTIN
mining districts OF Gold Basin. 0crdoa
creek. Martin Greek. Silverton. psa
Creek. Goat Lake and Monte Crisso
The scenic route for tourisn nsniao
and camping parties.
Trains leave Everett for mes"
crs.to at 1850 q. ma. ON MendsyA
Wednesdays and ridays.
Train will leave Monte Crisss ~
ux.rett at Gas ON Tuesdays, Ihsfss
days and Fridays.
4. N. BAIRD. q. ,. 3 I. =
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TINE SCHEDULE,
In Effect Sept. 18th, 1897.
TRAINS LEAVE SEATTLE.
For Spokane. RoSsIand. 81 Paul
ana East ...~.......-.......- A.UJ p. m
For Portland ........ .............. goo a. m.
e or OlyfppIi ..-.. .......-.....- W q. M
For Aberdeen -. ............... $50 a. N.
For Tacoma. 700 and $50 a m.
400 and -. ................. 200 o. m.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT SEATTLE.
From Spokane. Rossland, ST.
Paul and East .......-..........1l 80 a. m.
From Portland .............. sos p. m.
sFrom Olympia .............. b.09 p. m.
From Aberdeen ........-.-.. sos y. m.
From Tacoma. Sis and II so a.
m. sos and ...... .............. $50 n. m.
sDaily except Sunday. All others daily.
This card subject 10 change without no
tee.
Through tickets TO Japan and China via
Northern Pacific Steamship Company.
For rates. routes and other Information
call on or address
Z. A. NADEAU.
General Agent. Seattle
City Ticket Office cor. Yesler way and
First avenue.
Depot Ticket Office. corner Western av-
enue and Columbia street
A. ID. CHARLTON.
Assistant General Passenger Agent.
No. A5 Morrison street. corner Third.
Portland. Or.
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Harper's Round Table.
Whenever a new solder appeared II -se
guards OF Frederick TIE Great % Prussia
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MssAsrsS AothsrsH 4eehSvoS0
Nrs Winslow's soothin. Syrup has been used ~
1Ver so years By millions OF mothers for their oh
ren while teeth ne sitn perfsct snccsss u soosnao
The child, soltens the runs silays all pain, curaD
Wind collie and Is the best remedy Tor DiarrhoeA
oold by druggists il svsry part OF tae world -
me and ak TOR MIRA Winslow's soothing SrYuDP
- sake ne ether kind 1o oonSs q bottle
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SPOKANE FALLS ! NORTHERN. NELSON ! fO3l
SHEPPARD, RED MOUNTAIN RAik,fS

The only all rail route without
change of cars between Spokane,
Hossisnd and Nelson. Also between
Nelson and Rossland.
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For particulars apply 10 City Ticket
Office 60s First avenue. Tel Main 240
J. F. TROwBRrDGE. p. s. supt.. Ocean
Dock Tel. Main -.
GooDALL. PERKINS & co. general
agents. San Francisco.
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LUXURIOUS SLEEPING CARS
FROM THE
PACIFIC TO TIE ATLANTIC
WITHOUT CHANGE.

UPHOLSTERED TOURIST CARS s.u,
@ 81. Paul Wednesdays 10 Boston ana
Sundays 10 Toronto. without change
RAINS Liza r SE.sk TILE DAILY At
A. n
AACSlFlCE. 81 AERS ON LAKE
SUPERIOR. leavinS Fort WiIIisa, ~,
owen sound on Thursdays and Sgnaavs
Meals and bsrfhs Included on steansrs
Sithont extra charge on all frst-elAss
tickets.
MONTHLY STEAMERS 10 Honolulu,
ana Australia. and every three veeks 70
China and Japan.
For rates and other information apply o.
r w AGIN<Is
Freight and Passenger Agent. So First av-
Or TO ! cow
District Passenger Agent yanosuvsr, n
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Washington CONDENSED NIX Is pure. iso.
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Shortest,
Cheapest and
Easiest Route to
Mount Baker
Gold Fields.

Take steamer State OF Washington dals
except Saturday. or Bay City Tuesday,
Thursdays and Saturdays TO AnsNrssA
and Seattle & Northern railway TO Hama
ton, balance way by stage line and say
TRAN. For further Information easl 81
Office State of Washington, Yesler docs.
office Bay City. City dock, or ofice O |
Co, Ocean dock.
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sr Tor hasio and all koctsuay Lake
Fosnta
rasseagers for Kettle River and Bound
AAiiy.
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Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
Great Good Fortune,

Good luck is of all kinds, some of it
queer. The San Francisco Post, for i'll
stance, tells how a laboring man in that
city found himself fortunate in way
most unexpected.
When the noon whistle blew the other
day, he sat down on a box in the shade,
thrust his hand into his overcoat pocket,
looked surprised and then remarked:
GIVE lost my lunch.''
He pondered over his predicament a
moment and then added:
well, I've got something to drink
anyway" And he pulled bottle Of
coffee out Of his other pocket.
He slowly drained the bottle, threw
it aside and sat lost in thought for a
moment. Suddenly he sprang up slap
ped his thigh and exclaimed:
Its good job lost my lunchr'
"Why so?" inquired another work.
man.
''Why, I left my teeth at home.''
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-04-06
A Pearl Farm.

There is only one pearl farm in tho
world. It is in the Torres strait, at the
northern extremity of Australia, and be-
longs to James Clark of Queensland.
Mr.. Clark, who is known as 1.-THE king
OF the pearl fishers" originally stocked
it with 10000 pearl oysters. Now
1900 men-200 Of whom are divers.
and $50 vessels are employed in har-.
vesting the crop.
ID II have been 10 years engaged in
pearl tishing,' Mr.. Clark told CORE
spondent Of the Melbourne Age. II began
in small way and have given the fish
cries my close attention during all this
time. My experience has led me to the
belief that, with proper intelligence in
the selection of place, one can raise
pearls and pearl shells as easily as one
can raise oysters.
II started my farm three years ago
and have stocked it with shells which I
obtained, in many instances. far out at
sea. TO grow shells successfully, how
ever, according to my experience thus
far, the water must not be too deep.
my pearl shell farm covers 5000
square miles. Over most of it the water
is shallow. In shallow water shells at
tain the greatest size, and, besides, it is
hard on the divers to go down deep for
them.
II ship my pearls to London in my
own vessels. The catch each year ru1s,
roughly speaking, from 5000, 900 worth
up to almost five times that amount