Corijallis (ga-jtttt.
CORVAIXIS, OREGON, July 23, iS97-
Ribbons Desirable colors, Taffeta, Sat
in, Moire. A bargain line of satin
for and io cents per yard.
.
Veilltlg The correct styles, the proper
quality, the right price.
Gloves A dollar glove that is great for
wear; a seventy-five-cent glove,
and better gloves.
Chiffon and MohsscHm de Sole Lav
ender, Blue, Pink, Cream, Yellow,
Black, and at 75 cents per yard.
Laces Our stock is large, our story
short. A good line of Black Chan
tilly. Cream and White Silk Laces
at low prices. Valencinnes. nar
row edges, 1 cent and up. Heavy
cotton laces suitable fer trimming
Wash Goods.
Our appetite for orders is
enormous.
Our Mid-Summer;
mmsm iReductioii
Sale
We are selling'all our Summer Goods at cost and some less. See our prices in
5.E.YOUNQ 6r SON,
W (ALBANY, OREGON.)
Agents for Bttttrick Patterns.
SeMd for Metropolitan.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Shoes.
SS.OO Ox Blood
for -
S5.O0 Tan, (Vioi
Kid) - :
S3.50 Ox Blood
all styles -
3.50
2.75
Straw Hats at your own
price. .
Suits.
We have about 250 nice,
lean summer suits that we
have sold for $ lO.OO and
$12.00. Come and take
your pick ot the lot for
87,50 cash.
These suits are not trash.
They are good, clean, stylish
all wool suits, and worth
every sent they are marked
to sell for, but we want
money to pay for our new
stock, and must sell what
-we have on hand.
Pants.
We haye the the largest
stock: we ever had. and
are willing to lose money
on them to make room
our new Fall Stock al
ready purchased in the
East. .
W"e are selling pants
worth S3.00 for
all wool, and guaranteed
however, . 3s true. Based upon prices of
1878, when gold and silver were nearly
at par, we find that the price on coffee
has doubled while gold has trebled, other
products are one and a half to two while
gold is three, labor is one to two while
gold is three. Briefly, the laborer gets
$1.50 now, whore in 1878 he got only $1,
but for his present f i.50 he can only buy
a 50 cent article iu the market of the
world. Silver looks to me like the bow
and arrow of ancient times gold is th
modern artillery. BHt as stated before,
I am unable to make a satisfactory com
parison between, Guatemala and the U.
S., and I sincerely trust that no person
to-day living in Oregon will ever see the
United States so reduced that compari
son will be possible.
C. H. Pearse.
DEATH OF THOS. SAMUELS.
never to
refunded.
rip, or money
Columbia bicycles $75.
There is a demand for harvest hands.
There willl be 11a vacant houses in
Corvallis this fall.
Extra copies of the Gazettk, this is
sue, 10 cents each.
Aermotor windmills for sale by Simp
son, Huston & Co.
J. M Nolan and family are enjoying
the summer at Newport.
Dr. Chas. Lee is in Portland attending
A. O. U. W. grand lodge.
Capt. Crawford and family are now
domiciled in the Tuller residence.
Will Skipton is back from his Califor
nia trip. He rather prefers Oregon.
"Our Very Best" cutlery sold by Simp
son, Huston & Co., is fully warranted.
Hodes & Hall sport a new baker this
week. He is an artist in bread making.
F. H. Powers is acting O. R. & N. Co's
agent during the absence of W. S. Stone.
Walter Mercer, now a resident of Lake
county, visited his old Benton home this
week.
Miss Helea Holgate returned Tuesday
from a stay of ssveral months in Portland.
John Scraffbrd and wife returned horns
Wednesday from a two weeks visit at
Elk City. . "-
Mrs.. Bryson and her sons have rented
the Mansfield cottage at Newport and go
over tomorrow.
- Arrangements are being made for a
time of baseball between Albany and
o . .
Corvallis printers. 1 - "-
Recorder Gellatly has been taking a
short vacation, leaving Capt. Crawford in
charge of the office.. .
On account of the death of Mr. Sam
uels, the fire delegates' reception to Mr.
Kline has been postponed.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Hemphill took the
train Monday for Newport, where- they
will remain during the summer.
John Spangler visited his family this
week, who are camped in Alsea valley,'
Wednesday. Mart returns to-day.
Dr. T. K. Chapman has sued S. G. and
M. A. Thompson for $253.75. the
county court, for medical services.
T. C. Sutten and wife, of Salem, .re
turned home Monday after a visit with
their old friend Mr. John Barnhart.
Recorder Gellatly is a temporary grass
widower. His wife is visiting friends in
Spokane and will be gone several days.
Mrs. Effie Eglin, widow of Jas. Eglin
who was drowned last winter, has asked
for letters of administration on the estate.
George E. Waggoner, . chief clerk in
the U. S. surveyor general's office, Port
land, is visiting the "folks at home" this
week. .
Jas. Flctt spent a few days fishing iu
- the Mc Kenzie. He reports trout being
fairly plentiful and saluipn very much
in evidence.
Miss Jenmie Mecklin, who for the past
five years has been employed in the Van
couver telephone office, is visiting her
cousin, Mrs. Wm. Buchanan, in this city.
Let your eastern friends know where
you live and the kind of a place it is. A
limited number of extras of this issue
can be had at the Gazbtte office. Price
10 cents.
A McCsrmick binder left the ware-1
house of Simpson, Huston & Co., last
Wednesday, bound for Eastern Oregon.
It was one of the New Right Hand, open
elevator machines.
Jerry Noonan, formerly editor of the
Grants Pass Courier, but whose head
quarters are now in this city, started for
the bay, yesterday, accompanied by
Mayor Woodward.
The summer school at Newport opens
August 2nd, with a large corps of in
structors recruited from the faculties of
the several Oregon colleges. It will con
tinue in session five weeks.
O. R, & N. Agent Stone is in Marshal-
town, Iowa, settling up an estate, and
.nor-tt to he pone several months. A
Portland employee of the company
the position during his absence.
M. Schmidt, the jolly landlord of the
of the Occidental hotel, goes to Al
aska soon. He represents a " com
pany of some twenty Corvallis people
and will spy out the land for them.
A sign of the reviving times is the
presence of so many co mmercial travel
lers.. Every day bri ngs a fresh lot (no
roflortinn on-drummers, personally, in-.
tended) and nearly all seem to sell goods.
Artistic business stationery is in itself
a business catcner. The Gazkttk ?ob
presses turn out all kinds of work with
- the exception of poor and unsatisfactory
- work. ' They do lots of printing and do
it right.
The O. C. & E. R, R. Co., offers
tempting mountain excursion for next
Sunday. For only one dollar one can
spend the day in the heart of the Cascade
mountains,
7:12 a. m.
All Youths' Boys' and
COME
Children's Suits at strictly first cost for Cash only.
F. L.
MILLER, Leading Clothier,
CORVALLIS, OREGON.
fills
Train leaves Corvallis at
The best way to avoid scalp diseases,
hair falling out, and premature baldness,
is to use the best preventive known fer
that purpose Hall's Hair Renewer.
Lyman Kelsay arrived home Saturday
from San Francisco. Pat had been gone
just a month and didn't walk home this
time. . He had job, but thought that
"working twenty-five hours a day for six
bits, is no snap."
And Spencer keeps on shaving. Every
body has heard of Spencer and his
famous barber shop. The whisker laden
and the long haired man go to him for
comfort, and the travel-stained, laving
in his baths, are made clean.
In a hop contract, on file at the court
house, between Lilienthal Bros", and
R. D. Cooper, the former agrees to pur
chase 16,000 pounds of the latter at 10
cents per pound, 5 cents per pound to
be advanced at picking time.
The commencement number of the
University of Oregon Monthly is at hand
and is highly creditable to those having
it in charge. It contains a number of
illustratsons and a portrait of Rock Bry
son, the handsome business manager, is
one.
The Helping' Hand, a religious month
ly published' at" Portland, . in its July
number devotes most of its columns to
articles and illustrations concerning
Philomath College. The magazine makes
a good appearance editorially and typo
graphically. Pure Manilla binder twine at Simpson,
Huston & Co's'.
Services next Sunday evening at the
the Evangelical church. Sunday school
at the usual hour, 2 p. m. No service in
the morning. " The pastor, W. N. O'Kel-
ly. preaches at Suver 11 a. m., and at
Wells 2:30 . p. in.; next Sunday. All are
cordially invited.
Dell Davidson received a letter this
week from Wm. Brown, the Salem hop
buyer, that expressed confidence in good
prices for .hops this fall. Mr. Brown
urged extra care in handling the crop,
for carelessness in this respect would
knock off much of the growers' profits.
Brady Burnett lowered the Pacific
northwest record for half mile run at
Portland last Saturday, in the Oregon
Washington meet. He made the half -in '
2:02 3-5. He ran a magnificent race, and
although not in form, came in a close
second in the mile. Oregon won, 70 to 56.
Sheriff Rickard and Deputy Burnett,
in the case of Olsen vs. Norton et al,
from Lincoln County, have served 15
Benton County defendants. There are
several other defendants, in all parts of
the state. There is seme despute as to
whether fees can be collected in the
several counties for the service of the
summons.
F. Berchtold, Virgil Watters and Jesse
Spencer are attending Grand Lodge
A. O. TJ. W. which meets in Portland
this week. Deputy Vic. Moses holds
down the County Clerks office during
Mr. Watters' absence, and James Gibson
acts as clerk in the circuit court which
convened yesterday in special . term, to
finish up odds and ends.
The Hook & Ladder Company elected
the following officers Tuesday Bight to
serve for the ensuing year: President,
G. W. Denman; vice-pres., Luther
Smith; cor. sec, Geo Ciark; fin. sec,
Bruce Burnett; treasurer, Dick Smith;
foreman, Eugene Allphia; fire delegates,
H. W. Hall, Brady Burnett, B. W. JohH
son.
Billy Currin and Logan Hayes started
for Philomath awheel the other evening
About half way there Billy started to
chase a butterfly, and in leaping his bike
over a six toot fence, disabled the ma
chine. Logan pumped him back to
town and Billy changed wheels. They
made Philomath this time, although
Currin, in trying to ride up a tree, suf
fered some painful bruises.
Hartford bicycles I30, $40, $45 and $50.
With the change of times from good
to bad, the active demand for "ready
money" seems to have abated. County
Treasurer Buchanan says that of the $3
200 ready to meet warrants called for July
10, only $1,000, or less than one-third has
been called fer. - Interest, of course
stops and the holders evidently have no
cash demands to meet. The two larger
warrants included in the June call were
only presented Tuesday.
The Women's parsonage and home
missionery society of the M. E. church
south, surprised their pastor, Rev. P. A
Moses and his wife, at the residence of
Mrs. Purdy Tuesdey evening, and pre
sented them with a handsome, quilt.
About 40 were present. An elegant
lunch was .served and a fine programme
rendered Mr. S. E. Trask took and ex
cellent flash light photograph of the
party. It was in all respects a-very en
joy able affair. 1
Officer Skipton arrested a young fellow
Monday for drunkenness. The young
man had money in his pocket, but refus
ed to pay his fine, saying he could not
make $2.00 per and board any easier man
by staying in jail. However, after a two
days' incarceration, a farmer who wisnea
to employ him, paid the balance due on
his fine. He was turned out Wednesday
morning, but claimed his dinner from the
:y, and kicked because the chief had
"locked him out of his room." bo ne
proceeded to fill np again and now occu
pies his old quarters.
In the Scientific American for July 10th,
is a three column article by E. W. Had
ley, formerly receiver of the O. P. R. R.,
giving a graphic description of his former
experiences when, as division-superin
tendent, he was "fighting snow'; on one
of the great Westeru railroads. - Ac
companying illustrations take up the
first page ef the paper. J. B. Walker,
son-in-law of B. W. Wilson, and a former
Corvallisite, is one of the editorial writers
on the Scientific American, and m the
same issue he describes a two hundred
miles per day bicycle ride. ,- "
GUATEMALA.
A Former Corvallis Man Dis
cusses Its Present Condition.
Free Silver and Fiat
Money.
It is your duty as weli as a privilege
to look young as long as yon can. One
way to do "so is by dressing your hair
with Ayer's Hair Vigor. It causes the hair
to retain its color and fullness to a late
period of life, ynd keeps the scalp in
good,' healthy condition. - -
- Come On, McDuff. ,
The printers of Corvallis have chal
1 enged the Albany printers to a friendly
game of base ball to be played in Albany
on Saturday, July 31. Our Corvallis
brethren do not know what disaster they
are inviting upon their "heads. Their
challenge will be accepted, and their
nine typographical ball players will be
transmogrified into the neatest brown
"pi" it was ever their fortune to behold.
Albany Herald.
Talk about your not knowing! Why
you don't know our Pinkey, our Weary
Willie, our Georgie Lester Booth, our
little Jimmie Flett, our Croquet George,
our speedy Albert Wellington, our double
Horace Grecly, our well, we don't want
to frighten you cleas off. We are after
those gallons of ice water.
If we could trace . Dyspep sia to its
source, it would lead Dacit 10 our
kitchens. In fact, the secret of good
health is good cooking. , If well cooked,
foods are partially digested; if poorly
cooked, the are less digestible than in
their raw state. If you aro a victim of
faulty cooking; that is, if you suffer from
Dyspepsia, the rational cure must be
looked for in an artificially digested food,
aud a food which will at the same time
aid the digestion of other foods. . Sueh
preparation virtually rests the tired
digestive organs, thereby restoring them
to their natural strength.
The Digestive Cordial, as prepared by
the Shakers of Mount Lebanon, is just
such a preparation, and a single 10 cent
bottle will convince you of its value. If
your druggist doesn't keep it, he will
be glad to get it through his wholesale
house.
Laxol is the best medicine for children
Doctors recommend itlH place of Castor
Oil. .
Parents and guardians should not miss
the opportunity of buying their boys
suifs during Nolan & Callahan's great
slaughter sale. - "...
For hoo bailers eo the Franklin Ma
chine Company.
Buy Nolan & Callahan's hand sewed
buckskin gloves. They are the best for
harvesting. . ' -
Remember that it takes cash to buy at
Nolan & Callahan's great slaughter sale.
When you mower, binder, thresher,
engine or other farm machinery breaks
or gets out of order, take it to the Frank
lin Machine Company.
Immense bargains in all lines at Nolan
& Callahan's great slaughter sale. Hur
ry up for the time is limited.
"I crave but One Minute," .said the
speaker in a husky voice; and then a he
took a dose of Ohc Minute Cough Cure,
and proceeded with his oratory. One
Minuta Cough Cure is unequaled for
throat and lung troubles. Allen. &
Woodward.
The whole fabric here, social, mor
al, political and financial is so extreme
ly different from ours in the United
States, that it is difficult to compare one
with the other. Taking up first the
SOCIAI, CONDITIONS. .
The mass' of the people a.e Indians.
They do all common labor, are not land
owners, and climatic conditions demand
little clfthing or shelter. Consequently
we find them lazy, dirty and poor. Their
wages are about as follows:
(a) Men on farms (fincas) $100 to $200
per year, with but and one acre of land
rest free. They board themselves.
(b) Men, carriers, etc, $1 to $2 per
day and board themselves. 1
c Women. $3 to $10 per month and
board.
All the ' above are paid in Guetemala
money at 2 "per cent discount, which
makes the wages in American gold .
()' $40 to $80 per year.
(b) 40 cents to 80 eents per day
(c) $1.20 to $4 per month. '"
Next comes the foreign element, Ger
man, French, - English, American and
Spanish. They do the business of the
country and own most of the coffee and
sugar fincas (farms).
Lastly comes the government' circle.
All are natives, (many . nearly pure In
dian) and they hold every office and gov
ernment position from policeman and
soldier to president. The only compari
son I can make is: Guatemala, govern
ment circle and financial agents; United
States, political officeholders and bank
ers. Guatemala, foreign elements; U.
S., merchants and manufacturers. Gua
temala, laborers, Indians; V. S., farm
hands and unskilled laborers. This, y6u
will see, leaves out our farmers, skilled
mechanics, transportation companies,
etc., which haye no equivalent in this
country.
MORAT, CONDITIONS.
The Indians are, with a single except
ion, the most immoral people 1 ever saw,
the exception being the balance of Gua
temala's inhabitants. All houses are
built flush to the street line, leaving a
small court enclosed by the building.
Driveways are guarded by iron gates.
Doors are heavy and solid, locked by
ponderous bolts and padlocks. Windows
are grated with iron rods like a jail. All
these are to prevent theft, and miles of
houses, each having this prison-like ap
pearance, tell a most pitiful story of
man's knowledge of his neighbor's weak
ness. Divorce is by mutual consent. In
Quezaltenango and Retalhulen provinces
the prefect of police has fined a father
who married nis daughter and also repri
manded several men who married their
own-sisters. Such extreme measures,
however, can hardly become popular.
Bribery is general and open.
. POUTICAI, CONDITIONS.
The president is supreme. He is elect
ed by a popular vote, wherein his friends
vote their laborers as many times as may
be necessary to insure a good majority,
and so the present incumbent practically
hands the office over to whom he likes,
since it is all arranged beforehand.
Three men have had the temerity to an--oonnce
themselves candidates for presi
dential honors (and profits) since my ar
rival in May. All have been banished.
The president grants concessions for in
dustries (for a consideration), appoints
all officers (also for a consideration),
forces loans from banks, levies duties and
revenues, reverses court decisions and
amasses wealth at his own sweet will.
The Czar of Russia isn't a circumstance
to him. I mailed you a copy of his "de
cree," relieving the ' banks from specie
payment. This was immediately follow
ed by a forced loan of $1, 500,000, as per
clipping from the "Journal" May 29th
herewith. These will be further discuss
ed in the financial section of this letter
Incidentally, "La Republica," a liberal
newspaper, found fault with the presl
dent's policy and was suspended until its
editor could prove his statements.
goes without comment that the paper is
still in suspense.
practically as much as an American gold
dollar, and by its valuation all products
were measured, including labor. That
was before silver became a merchandise
in the markets of the world. Now a
Guatemala silver dollar is worth 40 cents
in American Erold. and labor has stood
the loss.' Here is a list of common arti
cles used by everybody in America, with
prices in the U. S. in gold, also prices in
Gvatenaala silver.: Will you kindly com
pare the list and make your own com
A Well Known Citizen Has
Passed Beyond.
Business suit, woolen
Men's calf shoes, medium.
Ladies kid shoes.
Overralls, Strauss 8c Levy
Negligee cotton shirt.
White shirt.Lin.&Wamsutta
lib Star plugtobacco
50 lbs Benton flour -
100 lb keg2od nails;--,
100 lbs barb wire
Lady's straw hat
Lady's kid glove-
Board and lodging per day
Pint bottle beer :
Bulldog revolver r
Colt revolver - -
Toothbrush-
gold isilv'r
inUSjin G
12 00 45 00
3 50)24 00
4 0028 00
75 4 co
1 25 9 00
1 25 8 00
50 4 00
1 5 5 75
3 0021 00
3 00 12 00
1 00 .16 bo
1 25 8 00
2 50 8 00
10 62
2 0020 00
13 005000
251 2 00
' Now I don't wish - to be impertinent,
but if a farm hand gets $100 a year, how
many f 45 suits or $9 shirts will he buy?
And the4 poor -j woman at io per month;
will she wear 28 shoes or $16 hats? . I
rather guess "nit." She goes barefooted
and wears a dirty towel arewnd her neaa,
with a basket or stone pot on top of all.
Now look at home industry: jr
. Agricultural implements repaired at
the Franklin Machine shops.
1
' I 1 A "Tl"r- TA t
. FINANCIAL CONDITIONS.
I do wish Mr. Bryan were here.
should be delighted to witness hi meet
intr with a silver dollar on its native
heath." It seem right that a few prelim
inary statements should be made before
a judgment is rendered in this case. - .Iu
1878 a Guatemala silver dollar was worth
Beans, per lb
Corn, " "--v
Coffee ""
Large baskets, each--
Hammocks : - -.
Chickens, each--
Eggs, per doz
Sucrar-:
Cattle, 3 yr. old beef-
gold silv'r
in US in G
03 04
01 01
20 32
50 IS
2 50 1 00
20 30
20 15
05 08
30 0040 00
'The community was startled and
pahfed Wednesday morning when
it was announced that lhomas
Samuels bad succumbed to a very
brief illness. It was not generally
known that h was ill, although
he was confined to his room lor
several days. The end came Tues
day night, shortly after 12 o'clock.
Mr. Samnela was an active en
ergetic citizen, and has been a
member of the city council for
several years. He was reelected
last May. He engaged in the
warehouse business upon his ar
rival in the country and continued
in that line until his .death.
Thomas Samuels was born in
Edinburgh Scotland, Oct. 10, 1839
and . was the - eldest of four
children. He came to America
with his parents in 1849 and
located iu New York state. The
family from there moved to
Beaverdam Wis., where the father
engaged in milling. Mr. Thos,
Samuels received his education in
.New York and Wisconsin, and at
the age of 22 years engaged in the
raili ng business at Watertown,
Wis. Jan. 1, 1862 he was married
to Miss Amelia Goetschins. He
removed to Kansas in 1879 and
remained there five years, coming
to Cregon in 1884, first -locating
at Corvallis. With his family he
later moved hv' Pendleton, where
he stayed one year and then re
turned to this place.
Mr. Samuels' brother Alex, who
was also a .resident of Corvallis,
and who is still remembered as a
genial gentleman and useful citi
zen, died in '1886.
"'Mr. Samuels leaves a widow and
four children, Elmer, Anna, Harry
and Alex, and many warm and
admirinr friends to deplore his
loss. .Of his children all are here
bat -Harry,- who is in the southeru
part of -California.-.
The deceased was prominent in
Odd Fellcw circles and the funeral
services, which took place y ester
day afternoon, were held under
the auspices of that, order. Inter
ment was made in the Odd
Fellow's cemetery. The services
were attended by a very large
number of citizesis who appreciated
the worth pf' the departed and
mourned his taking off.
.It Will Pay You.
10 WALK TWO BLOCKS
SEE
The Story Is Soon Told.
We will move into our New Quarters the lat
ter part of August. We want to open with a
Brand New stock of. Fall and Winter Merchant
dise. Now, in these few remaining weeks, buy all
you can of us; try us first and see if we have what
you want, if we have, you can buy it cheaper of us
than of. anyone else if you can don't patronize
us at all. We can save uoumoneii on
Men's, Boys' and-
.Children's Clothing.
We can save you money on everything we handle.
We necessarily undersell any and everybody
who are in business to make money. We are
in it to lose money for the next six weeks.
Here are a few of the many PLUMS at your disposal.
MEN'S I5.00, $5.50 and f6.oo
Suits at... $ 3 85
MEN'S $7.50, and $8.50 Suits at 5 50
MEN'S $10.00 and f 12.00 Suits at J 50
MEN'S I15.00, $16.50 and $17. 50 ;
at: ....... 10 00
CHILDREN'S SUITS (4 to 8 :
years') worth $4.50 to $6.00 .
Your pick, for . 2 50
ALL our $4.50 and $5.00 JOHN B. -
STETSON HATS reduced to 2 50
MEN'S FINE PANTS worth
.- from 1 4.00 to $6.50, now.. 2 50
MEN'S COTTON PANTS some
worth f 1.25, at $
SO
MENS FINE SHOES worth $5,
$5.50 and $6.90 reduced to 3 80
MEN'S TAN SHOES worth
$2.50 at --
BOYS' and YOUTHS' FULL-
STOCK SHOES worth $1.75
and $2.00 reduced to
BOYS' SUITS (13 to 18 vears)
worth from $6.50 to $10.00
Your pick for .
i 60
1 20
5 00
Children's Straw Tarn O'Shanter and Sailor Hats at 25
cents, some worth 75 cents.
A lot of Children's Brownie Overalls at 25 cents per pair.
A lot of Boys' Linen' Coats at 25 cents, each worth 75 cents.
Bargains in Sweaters and Bicycle Suits.
Big Bargains in Straw Hats, Summer Underwear, Trunks, etc.
We have the Best 50-cent Overalls in America.
A Complete Stock of Harvesting Outfits at Bedrock Prices. '
Remember" the location, Allen and Farra block, J, H. Har
ris' old stand. -
There can be but one result: 1st. All
those good things which adorn the home
and the person of an American are en
tirely beyond the reaeh of the mass of
the people here. . 2nd. Being obliged to
live some . way, they wear a few rags,
sleep in quarters unfit for humans and
eat everlastingly their beans ana corn
cake. It is misery and filth ana squalor
and silver against home and comfort and
gold. If any one wants it, let him come
here and get it.
When arrived the chief money was sil-
.... - 1 ri I JJ-. . .
ver. All oanks naa lssueu dius rcurcm-
acle in itver, aad were supposed to have
silver on hpnd to redeem with. Once
each month a government official check
ed up the silver reserve and the bill issue
of "each bank, ist. May ist, Banco In
ternational; 2nd. May 3rd, Banco Amer
icano; 3rd. May 5th, Baneo de Guate
mala, etc., and all were found to have a
surplus of silver, but it was noted that
drayage was very active between banks
during inspection, and uncharitable peo
ple hinted that silver was carted about to
make a showing. Then the government
rot behind and the soldiers were about
o
to revolt and something had to be done.
So the president relieved the banks of
the redemption clause, as before stated
Then he borrowed (?) the one and a half
millions in silver and paid the soldiers,
and the country was safe. For a thor
ough going patriot, he is the greatest fin
aacier I ever met. Now the country if
confronted with an irredeemable paper
money, backed by the government, and
good ftfr everything (and nothing) public
or private. Tell our greenback friends to
come to the. feast Even free silver got
to he too dear a money, and cash in
hand is obtainable and quoted as follows
Banks pay for N.-Y. exchange 242 per
cent.;
Banks sell New York exchange 247 to
250 per cent. - .-
Banks sell Guatemala silver 102 per
cent. " ' - - - :
Money changers pay for U. S. gold
coin 250 to 275 per cent. .
. Money changers sell, IT. S. gold coin
275 to 300 per cent.
Paper money being the base of all
transactions at 100 per cent." I never
thought it possible to work the "transfor
mation scene" so quickly. Within three
hours of the decree all silver was out of
sight and. change was made in part by
brass checks and partly by tickets.
Some 25 cent pieces 2 reales rhave now
appeared and change is possible, though
scarce. As .1 general proposition the sil
ver basis here has resulted as follows:
Domestic" raw materials, fair to very
low; domestic :' manufactured articles,
very low; imported raw materials, high
to medium; imported manufactnred art-
irles. very high.
This Republic manufactures Lut little,
iherefore' an exact comparison with the
Suited States is impossible. This much
Walker's Ride.
The New York" Kvening Tele-
grain describes the bicycle ride of
Bernard Walker, lormerly ot
Corvallis, from the New York City
Hall to the Philadelphia City mil,
a distance of over 200 miles, in
21 hours and 54 minutes. This is
the fastest time, unpaced, on
record for that trip. Two others
have made better time, but paced.
Mr. Walker found a stiff side
wind blowing on his outward trip
and faced a hard wind reluming.
His wheel with fittings weighed
thirty seven oounds. and was
geared to eighty four inches.
In a letter to Mr. Ed Bryson,
Mr. Walker gives to 'Ed much
credit for the Derforraance, and
savs that Ed's advice as to train
ing and dieting, followed, enabled
him to do the feat. -
Here's Coffee
Sunday in the cascades.
Hundreds of Valley people will
spend next Sunday iu cool and
shady nooks at the head of the
Santiam river. An excursion train
will run awav ud in the heart of
the Cascade mountains, where the
heavy timber Gasts a grateful
shade and streams of ice water
abound. T
The Scenery on the whole trip
is magnificent. Trout can be
found in the various streams and
the flora will tempt the lovers of
the beautiful.
The round trip from Philomath
Corvallis and Albany is only one
dollar. Those not desiring to
take lunch along will find good
meals at Berry and Detroit,
Train leaves Philomath at 7 a. m.
Corvallis 7:12 and Albany 7:50 a.m.
a Yankee in Gray.
A serial story by Charles B.
Lewis, xne of the most popular of
m-esent writers, commences in
this issue. -
Mr. Lewis, who is better known
as "M. Quad" has a style that is
all his own. and a style that is
eminently, pleasing. The story
'A Yankee in Gray," is one of
his best efforts.
It is a story of the civil war and
Mars and Venice figure very prom
inently. The hero, Roger Kenton
is a Northern young man, but
moved to the South and when war
breaks out. fights for Ins adopted
land.
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
bet
For Everyone
A cup of Good Coffee is halt the meal. That furnished
at the justly celebrated Dining Parlors of
HODES & HALL
is the talk of the town. Excellent meals
and lunches served at all hours.
It is delicious.
It has a reputation.
Tobacco and Confectinery. .
First class Bakery Department.
Clearance Sale.
Shirt Waists - 4S s Hosiery
Lace--1 1 to 200 per yd
Embroidery 5
Ladies' Vests i
Ladies' Chocolate and Ox Blood Oxfords, $ 1.50
These are in the latest styles and all hand sewed; regular 2.50 values.
Men's shoes one-third off.
" 30c " '
IO to 25 cts
9 to 30 ct
Men's Hats (a good one) for------80c
Men's Socks 8 to 2Sc-pr
Jersey Shirts (summer weifcht) 48c
THE CASH STORE,
Nextto Postoffice, - - - uoivaiiis, ur.
Tampers
fl j and COTTAGERS
Will find Elegant tinned
Meats and Preserved Fruits at
A. Hodes,
Headquarters.
The best Groceries.
A Special and Unequalled Line of Teas and Coffees.
Read "A Yankee In Gray" by
Mr Quad. Begins this issue.