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The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22
rAcTs IN KtaARp 10 AMBER.


Amber Is the fossilized- gum of the pine
tree of anrient days, which by the action
Of tie Sea and mind was converted into
the. material We see nowadays. The use
of amber Is very old. for We find it men
toned in the bible. Amber burns cas-
lily. sending up a black smoke and Civ
ing forth a fragrance. Rubbed ON ones
hand it gives forth smell Of camphOr
and eucalyptus. This rubbing Is good
test. of the genuineness OF amber-,p
Fiieseand insects are often found in am
Der siiT scientists have classified any
number OF lizards, ants, beetles, moths
and fragments of wood which otherwise
We should have never known about. The
wonder is that the insects are preserved
SO perfectly and completely. Ii fly
aligiIts in syrup every one knows that it
struggles to get free usually result in the
decentralization OF the insect, but evi
dently the pine gum did its work instan
taneOusly
The town Of konigsberg, on the Baltic,
is in the center of the amber industry
Where the Baltic now washes there wa.
once dry Land, covered with waving
pines NhiCn tue sSatN Na&eE many TEACH
ed The pine sunk below the sea. the
sold ate up the woody matter and the
pine gum, instead of decayIng, mREmi
fed into amber. Once The Prussian
government issued licenses and any one
might go amber hunting. The income
vas very large and finally the business
all Consolidated in the hands OF one firm.
which now employs some 1900 people. 1t
has its own railway and the colony OF
workers is self supporting. The amber
hunters dre,lge until they find a blue lean,
which signifies amber in the vicinity
Then a tunnel IS run out from shore anu
Tegalar mining proceeds. In some place
the coast is network OF burrows.
The reason small amber articles. such
as pins and bTOOehes- are 50 cheap, and
larger pieces, such as cigar holders and
pipes, 50 expensive is that most amber i,
full OF eraeEsr-and it 10 hard to get a
large piece quite perfect.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

tona, or double the usual quantity. There
Is little hope Of the supply being increas-
"a, the ice houses Of Norway and Swed-
en- having been practically emptied Of
their stores.
Southern lumber spectators have juss
acquired tract OF ll5O acres Of timber
land in West Virginia that was granted
by King George III. Of England to Geo.
Washington for his services in the Indian
wars previous 10 the revolution. 1t was
the property OF the wife OF Professor
Kirby Smith OF Johns Hopkins univer-
sity, descendant OF Mary L Curtis, TO
whom George Washington willed il.
There are twenty pieces Of realty in
httsburg, Pa, for which owners can not
be found. The properties in question
range in sine from by % feet to 90 by
lao ieet.aRd are located in eight different
wards, Altogether they aggregate over
two acres, What has become OF the IT,
ties to these lands or the persons in
whom they were vested is what neither
the city nor county officials have been
able to discover.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

!. There are none. of the English lake,
studded With islands like Loeb Lomond
but esame of them are remarkably like
Scotch lSchs, and have a beauty OF theiI
OWL
The London water famine is eneourag
ing experiments with artesian wells. Ii i.
expected that pure supply can be obtaineO
a. $50 feet from the surface in the chalk
Japan's commission on the penal code
intends to propose the adjustment of the
death penalty. Harikari will then be LETT
to the criminals own sense of delieaey.
The widows mite" is good illus
tration to use in the case of lots OF those
people who pose as reformers in this
French Counts have nine equal pearls in
their eorOnets, while the British Baron Is
entitled TO eoronet OF four big pearls.
The yellow fever grows worse at Jack
son, Miss, despite the efforts Of the health
authorities to cheek the disease. T..
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22
women and the Wheel.



The heallhfulnsas q bicycle riding
for women IL still disputed question
between eminent physicians and health
refoImers.
Used In moderation II surely creates
for women means Of out-d0Qgs sxer-
eiae, the hsnefit Of which ell physicians
concede. Used to excess. like any
other pastlms. its eject IL likely to b
dangerous.
The experience Of Miss Bertha Reed.
the i7-year-Old daughter Of Mr.. J. X.
Reed, SSh Lake street. Delaware. O,
may point moral ioI parents Who,
like Mr.. and Mrs. Reed. have expert
snced some concern fol- their daughters
who are fond Of wheeling. In the tall
Of 'se Hiss Bertha, who had ridden .
great deal. began to fail in an alarm
ing manner. She grew steadily paler
and thinner. and il appeared che was
going into consumption. Rest and
Quiet did her absolutely no good. A
\ physician found her pulse at lOA--a
very high rate. Thinking this may
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

have been due to temporary nervous
mesa when he examined heF, he watched
her closely. but her pulse continued at
that rate for two weeks. He was salts
fied then, from her high pulse and
steadily wasting condition that she WAS
suffering from AnAemis or . bloodless
condition Of the body. She became
extremely weak. and could not stand
the least noise or excitement. In this
condition OF Affairs they were RECON-
mended by an old friend
to get some OF that famous
blood medicine. Dr.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People. They did
30. and almost from this first doss Bsr'
tina began to improve. She continued
to take the pills and was by means Of
thuse pills made entirely we'll. and
more grateful people than her parents
cannot be found in the whole state Of
Ohio.
DR.. williams Pink Pills have
proved boon to womankiBd.- Acting
directly on the blood and nerves, they
restore the requisite vitality TO all
parts OF the body; creating functional
regularity and perfect harmony
throughout the nervous system. The
pallOr Of the cheeks is changed to the
delicate blush Of health; the eyos
brighten; the muscles grow elastic,
ambition is created Ahd good health re-
tuTna.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

London. Oct. l9.-The Norwegian bark
FrivOld stranded last evening oil Spurn-
head. Two members OF the crew were
drowned.
The Norwegian brigantine Augvald
has been wrecken oil Goudon harbor.
Seven Of the crew were drowned.
The Russian schooner Wilhelm has been
wrecked of St Andrews Five Of the
crew were saved; one was drowned.
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a,nn REWARD. ahaa.

fAs rsaisEs ~ lhls pAD@s wtil - passaaA =
lsAFn that thsrs 10 81 ipaaa ama dspaAn1 1tuannD
that seisnss has bssn ab4s " saFe - All ~
slAass ana that b cAtaFth. Hafs cAAagEh eaBa
aAsiieal fFaIsgHitI. cAEarEh hetn1 . ennsetln-
tiSnAi disease. psNslyws eanaettaatanAt teuma-
kAesa u tAs systsna. thsfukg aaseEUNtna tha
tOs1nfAti0n % Ihs disease. an1 miNtR9 Ehe 80
tlsnt ssFsasth ~ ssihaina ~ thu eaasattssilys
PeoDgtst1gs haEs mmeh faith IN tsn eagnElNa
ssS-Fs. TAI shss s1ss oas Han1spA tAsiaaES
r. sSE eass tAai a tails - core eaa4 ~ ~
~ fssttRealAtA
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ngtS ~ Dra8utstA us.
aAIfs HaniIT tIils sss 90 easl
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Drawing "a. Color l.,n..

Louisville. Ky. Oct lO-The Grand
Lodge Of Kentucky Maaous at a session
today unanimously adopted a resolution
reported by a committee, which recon-.
mended non intercourse bctwern the
Grand lodges Of this state and the Grand
lodge Of Washington because Of the az.
ton Of the latter in recognizing negro
lodgea
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

The Imperial I4hnEy 0t Russia, sstas
Iishcd by Peter the Great In l714. y the
third among the worlds great libraries
Il cuntains about 10000 Volumss and
about 5000 manuscripts.
In Venezuela u a cooking stove has a
brass knob on It's door. the whole thing Il
weighed - 20 much bFsss. and duty
charged acCoriingly.
Superstition u - common In Paris
that cards sastsiully ssnbellIshed and eoss.
tanning . list 81 ''houTs 10 bs avoided
are extensively sold.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

An engineer declares that 5000 people
now do the work with the aid Of machin
cry which needed 100000 persons to do
a few years ago.
A chain Of Canadian police stations has
been established along the Yukon from
Dawson to Lake Bennett.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

The Chicago postOifice il to have a new
permanent employe, physician, at q
salary Of sl,7O0 a year. lie will be sta
toned in the main office for the purpose
OF examining employees who report them
selves as being sick, and 1t Is expected
that he will make large saving to the
government in salaries
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

Zante, Ionian Islands, Oct. 1.-THE i'm.
peTial yacht HOhenzoilern, having on board
the emperor and empress Of Germany and
their suite, has put into the harbor OF
ZaRte owing to the fact that a strong
siroeco was blowing.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

bHAA Ebfr0A u yea kasw " . salaatkeg %
sAhyassss IN ys,sT s1ty ~ skssS h<Es. es1eGia1Y
Q mAn shp kAs ssstSftea to- sahscttHatsma. To-
safshes, aafssfY st0eE4 baoha " tsklsfthH, - .
mAh 10 san ssil GtN1a. paa wttt eamfee Q
lssgf ~ tsiilba hiaa ~ sees~ap~ei wtaA asi ~
u Iva Wtli Insect this assi<e ~ Fsef keG9e asa
sngh bafttsa . sh eat khla aStiru gat asa mail
bSaltiSa Ia thsts sSa sAa sil~ialaa es@saAea
Aiifsaa.
AaGElcAN SooLKS AmLs Co. catessa.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

One complaint seems to get ripe in au-
tumn, and that Is neuralgia. To sOothe
the pain, strengthen the nerves and rid the
system Of it. use st. Jacobs Oil, the best
known cure
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

whsn estains 10 San rVasetses % -
bsosklyn Hotel. sM,g1 Huah -. A@sf.
leah os EsFop-an ptan naosa ana e.aAFa
q % 70 o. ~ p~r day, Evsea - esNss -
o. ~ per daY sinEtS msais q Svntn. Hrus
soash. Chaa Msnt9oassrS.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

No hsus~hsla 10 esmptsts WtthSat .
bottle 81 th@ tAmssss jesse MaaFu Whis-
ksT. u 10 = pasv ana shaisssms stiRa-
liant Fss0mmsnttsd by ais phyutetAmA
boat asGtsrt this necessity
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

gfYN gsymasSatlY Casua Ne aasag aMgvamaaaa
Tvs en.s asss a-gs go g p kisssis asssa
~: -; = .:;::s.H Sa1Eth&f&.s =
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

81 down Nnd ep0l % suddenly. ana
than regret Il, igt ssianem and soreness i
bound 70 follow. Fdl0w Il up wilh II.
Jacobs OIL and you win have nothing 70
regret from prompt cure.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

\ eurisAity rsseasiy exhibited At Sss~k.
holm vas a s~rtppa Ipaf t~vS IN aksmstss
from a P,ns tree uhAsA gFvw ~ 10 ~
miles Moth u the AFrtkr eiFvl@.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

Forest fires in wi-ruaaia have lsit hun.
drssis Of families homeless and drakilaia,
with winter close al hand.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

In the Cni.sd kingAam la $50 tAsss
usrs sAi0.li3 kilograms Dispatched. Last
year thsrv we're s1.0sD .D0a.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

When the Welsh sual var bswaa tka
smployss had . fs-srvs fusa u ESuopOa
u n now all gua~.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

New zsalaad has a Law IN tascs enm
PslhHg every sntssieatsd nsaa 70 have
bis photograph taksnL tias pirsafs V
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

ia the Hank ot England % leibo vi.
anss % Isdgsrs are allpd daily w4tA wTst-
ING in ksspag the aCvoantA
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

thea Distributed amoag baFksspsss as1
inakSvP~rs and tA~y FstasS 70 ssiI ~ give
him liquor,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

Washington, Oct. IL. This govern,
ment's assumption Of sovereignty over
Puerto Rico at noon today was the sub
iect Of eloquent prayer at the religious
services of the Episcopal convention, the
bishops and deputies having Decided that
suitable reference be made to this ma.
tional event. The prayer was prepared by
Bishop Satterlee Of Washington.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22
From Mrs MoLLlE e HEaHxL, Pow.

From Mrs MoLLIE e HERREL. Pow.
ell Station. Tenn.I
For three years ! 81 Hersd With such .
weakness Of the back could not
perform my household duties I also
had falling Of the womb terrible beSr.
lag DOVE pains and headache IhaVs
taken two bottles Of Lydia z Pink.
hamN Vegetable Compound and feel
like new woman recommend your
medicine &C every womaL I know"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22
HONE AID FOREIGN. NEWS
BRIEF ITEMS OF THE WORLD,

Oaa. and ends of Happenings In the
Fear Quarters Of the Glehe-Aeea-
beats. Crinaes and nasineAs Mat
teFs-FIrea, Fever and Family
New..
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

In The fall eieanse Ysuf system ~ o.
,na Or, Plumbers orsgsa tiaos-i taftasF,
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

The population Of Loa4Sa laeIaAsa
5000 Germans. 1900 fFsaeA. lano
DsiteA. is.0OO t'Ol~a. 1870 iIallans and
SUOD Swisa
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

London enjoys a greater area Of open
spaces than any other capital in the
world.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

Madrid, Oct. ls.-.Adviees from Puerto
Rico say all the high officials there have
taken steps to become naturalized .Ameri.
can citizens
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

From MrA MELISSA PHILLIPs, Lax.
ington, Ind, to Mrs. Pinkham.
Before began taking your medicine
] had suffered for two years with that
tired feeling, headache, backaehe, no APP
petite, and rundown condition Of the
system l could not walk across the
room have taken four bottles Of the
Vegetable Compound, one box Of Liver
Pills and used one package OF Sanativs
Wash. and now feel Ike . new woman.
and am able TODD my work"
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

Paris, Ot. l9.-At the request of the
Spanish commissioners the joint meeting
oi the peace eOtnInls.ipn. hSrd ioT today
Ia. been deferred To Friday,
While the deirrring Of aay one CON
ference for tao days i in itself isot nm
portant. the request tor delay BY the
Spanish, at this juneture, b ~Hnrthihs
moe than significant. The game Of dl
plomacy now progressing here, has
reached a stage Whlrh makes II nscrsatFy
that the next move be made BY the span
i,h commissioners. They are confronted
BY the plain TACT u their protocol agree
uent To relinqur.h AMI stacuate Cuba
without III" or bats"
IL has become rlrar here that the
Spaniards cherished the hops that they
could Internationally covenant To tollVa
given path AMI ultimately saalrT else
where and DO ls,s OF more than nam@,l
in the protocol The American rosants
.ioner., however. have lrmly adhered to
the boundary lines already mutually ~.
tabllthrI, and withia which thry insisl
the Spanarl., a. veil a. themselves. shall
daily proceed.
It 4, nOt too much to nay that Spain
now hd, more light than ever bsfDsr %
the integrity AMI stnidfastRs.s IN word
and purpose % the United States. Nos
Is Il Idle oi the tact to say the staniar,i'
are now iulsially approaching that Tia
Tinted States did MT make war On SpAir
TO acquire Cuba a. a eonqur~J prize
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22
says ANIVICA will Ply
THE DEBTS OF CITIES OF CUBA
u the Report Ne fFue sps'H -
Wan a diplomatic Niessss-
JsIAt Meetsa9s IN Paris Adjourn
ed UntIl Friday,

New York, oct IA dispatch 10 the
World hon Washington says
The United States viii accept the IN
aahtsduess Of the Cuban municipalities
ht wal not agree to pay or guarantees
nv portion Of the general Cuban debt
This statement was made to the Wot'u
correspondent by the highest authority
in Washington at this time. There can
be no doubt a. to its eorrectness-
Nv this recession from the original an
s,ruetions to the American commission
the Sanish commission has won its We
tory, The Instructions to the American
commission were that they we're not 70
consider or discuss the question OF the
debt Of Cuba OF Puerto Rico.
The debt Of the municipalities VIII oe
assumed by the United States and pfo
nated among the municipalities Wien
permanent government is established
In making this concession the Amer
cans were actuated by desire to protest
American interests. The water WORKS
electric lisht plants and other Municipal
improvements were largely eonstriete''
by American capital, the bonus be'ne
guaranteed by the Spanish government
State officials say the assumption o.
the Cuban municipal debt Was eontem
plated from the OUTSET In the event o.
Spain making the plea that the lnde6t
edne.a vas incurred in improving th'
conditions of the island This V'sS
Endorsed by international lawyers. Ih'
contracts already uHids tor muRLiP
improvements all also be hOnorcd b.
the American government.
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22
STRONG STATEMENTS.
Three Women Relieved OF Female
Troubles by Mira Pinkham-

From Mrs A W SMITH. 50 Summer
St. Biddeford. Me-:
For several years ] suffered with
various diseases peculiar 20 my sex
Was troubled with u burning sensation
across the small Of my back. that all
gone feeling. was respondent. fretful
and discouraged: the least exeTtion
tired me- tried several doctors but
received little benefit At last I de-
eided to give your Lydia Z PirkhAms
Vegetable Compound . trial The eff
feet of the hrst bottle WAS magical.
Those symptoms Of weak ness that I
was anaicted with, vanished like 'Gpor
before the sEn. ! cannot speak too
highly Of your valuable remedy. Il u
truly . boon 70 woman
The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1898-10-22

81. Jacobs Oil cures Rheumatism.
81. Jacobs OIL cures NsuralgI=.
~. Jacobs Oil cures Lumbago.
81. Jacobs OIL cures Sciatica.
st. Jacobs Oil cures SprainA
st. Jacobs OIL cures Bruises.
81. Jacobs OIL cures Soreness.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Stiffness.
st. Jacobs Oil cures Backache.
st. jacobs Oil cures Muscular Ael
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-14
ABBREVIATED TELEeRAMs.

The Spanish torpedo squadron has not
yet left Cadiz
Captain Charles King. the novelist,
has postponed has trip TO Europe te-
cause q THE proximity q war.
The steamer Nins Chow sailed yes
teriay for Alaska frem Vancouver with
go passengers and loo tons Il freight.
Andrew Sohuller. = financial broker
NJ san Francisco. shot his wife and
killed himself. The wife will probably
die.
The ST. Louis Union Stock Yards are
10 Be sold to satisfy deed Of trust on
the holdings Of the company for sl:0.-
o0a.
The tinware ard jaranning establish
nent CT kesne & Haeerty az Baltimore
was destroyed By FIRE Saturday. Loss.
Nse.o60
The Mississippi river excursion steam.
or Grand Republic burned TO the waters
edge yesser.ay near south ST. Louis.
Losa $500. 49,.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1898-03-14

CITY CHAT.


Kaox hats NJ ak.
=. =. Ingram IL In Oushs
Buy home OF Reidy Bros.
Cycle show 81 McCaoe's annex.
millinery 81 Young q McCombs'.
Lees Little Gem IL The best broom.
Wall pspss ss Youas . McCombs'.
Ges Dorm 10 make your spring suis
Nov Tor millinery .. Young q No
Combs.
Good roll butter Is cents . pound
% Longs.
That sno. 60, . warm reception.
sure enough.
Fresh cut flowers every morning
% Eothsrt's
New spring dress goods at Young
q McCombs'.
Spring overcoa,s ss so, $3.50 up
ward. N. OK.
Great wrapper event shis week al
McCsbs'a See cd.
Large assortment Of potted plants
In bloom as Eckhart's.
Those spring top coats are beauties;
Zee them % the NJ. q X.
Building lots In all the different
additions ct Reidy Bros.
Hon. Ben I. Cable left last even
ing for San Antonio. Tex.
Buy Jour sewing machine needles
and supplies at Eckhart's.
Summers q Co. for blue flame oil
stoves, 32S Twentieth street.
Some nice 5-room cottages for sale
on easy terms 81 Reidy Bros.
Gasoline stoves cleaned and re-
paired at SIS Twentieth street.
McCabe's oycie show all week In
amer, 2is Eighteenth street.
Say. you should see that line Of
stoves 81 S25 Twentieth street.
Brookman, the Twentieth street
jeweler. guarantees all his work.
We can save you lots Of money on
wall paper. Young d McCombs.
New s-room house on Seventh ave.
nue.; good location; e2.7so. Rsidy
Bros
Nearly q drsy lead Of the new
leather belts juss placed on sale Il
McCabe's
Visit for the spring opening o..
Adams Wall Paper eomPsnys store
Wednesday.
Don't fall to see the nobby spring
suitings a. y. T. Dorn's, Hsrpsr
house block.
Summers q Co. will furnish re-
pairs for any stove or stoves; Sss
T~entieth street.
Spring opening Of wall pager at
tho Adams Wall Paper oompsnJs
store Wednesday.
Whore did you ge, that nobby hats
n. q x. Of course.
General Attorney J. q. Johnson. Of
the Modern Woodmen, returned
this morning from the vest.
Three prises offered Of the McCsbs
cycle road race. which takes place
nest Saturday. 10 weather permits.
You may % veil % not have clesl
and pure water 10 drink. Have
Davis company put yoa In . good
sitter.
The musicale given BY the pupil,
Of Mrs. Marshall OF her homo on Sec
ond avenue Saturday evening vas {
delightful affair.
Through tickets to North Pacifi,
and Puget Sound points now on sal,
% c.. r. !. q r. ticket Office o; lo~
sss rate ever offered.
When you look 81 . glsss Of wsteI
drawn from the faucet, dees IL no
make you wish you had had Dsvi,
company pus you In . Crystal filser
You cen 20 through 20 Alaska nov
for less money than regular ucke
Evening star., 1898-03-12
The Decay of Stone.
From the Architect.


Whoever expects to find stone that will
stand from century to century, deriding
| alike the frigid rains and scorching solar
rays without need of reparation, will in
deed search for "the philosophers stone"
There is scarcely substance which, after
having been exposed to the action Of the at
mosphere for considerable time, does not
exhibit proofs of "weathering;" it may
even be observed on the most densely COM
pacted silfceous rocks. The fullest extent
of this inquiry can only be to elucidate rel
attve duration and comparative labor of ap-
preparation to useful or ornamental pur-
poses
BY examining the various productions Of
Nature We find evident proofs Of her in
| dustry In all ages; changes have been going
| on from the remotest antiquity to the pres
ent time on every substance that comes
within our observation. All the actual COM
binations of matter have had a former ex-
istence in some other state. Nothing ex-
lists in nature but what is likely to change
its condition and manner of being. No ma
terial Is so durable as always to retain ia
present appearance, for the most solid and
compact bodies have not such a degree of
impenetrability and so close a union of the
parts which compose them as to be exempt
ed from ultimate dissolution.
Even in the great globe which we inhabit
nothing is more evident to geologists than
| perpetual series of alterations; there can
be discovered no vestige of beginning, no
prospect Of an end. In some bodies these
changes are not so frequent and remark
able as in others, though equally certain at
a more distant period. The venerable re-
| mains of Egyptian splendor, many of them
executed in the hardest granite between
| three and four thousand years since. ex-
hibit large portions Of exfoliation and grad
ual decay, thereby following the primitive.
immutable and universal order of causes
and effects. namely, that all objects possess
| the materials Of which they are composed
only for limited time, during which some
powerful agent effects their decomposition
and sets the elementary particles at liberty
again to form other equally perfect COM
| binations. Thus by divine and unerring
| laws order is restored amidst apparent con-
fusion.