To Remove Age Limit.
Judge IvorvC. Kimball, commander
01 uie department of the Potomac, G
a. it., is authority for the statement
that President Roosevelt has deter
mined to-issuo a civil service order. ln
inating age from the disqualification of
applicants for positions on the labor rolls
of government departments. Judge
iumoau is endeavoring to secure a fur
ther modification of the civil service
rules, providing that veterans of the
civil war shall have preference in the
appointments from the registry lists of
laborers. The determination to elimin
ate the age question will place the old
soldier on the same footing as a younger
man provided lie is physically and men
tally qualified for the appointment.
Heretofore an age limit lias been impos
ed, which prevented from securing ap
pointments as laborers.
Mange in New Mexico.
Dr. Victor A. Xorgood of New Mexico,
who is in "Washington said : "The way
that cattle are suffering from mange in
the Western and Southwestern states
is annoying and expensive to breeders.
This disease that is attacking the herds
owes its origin to the importation of
thioughbred bulls. It does not kill, but
it causes the cattle so much distress
that they cease to rustle for nutriment,
do nothing but scratch themselves, lose
flesh, and often succumb to the first
spell of severe weather. Happily, there
is a sure cure for the mange, and owners
can save their steers by placing them in
dipping vats. They are immersed in a
liquid that is almost certain to put them
in healthy condition.
"Recognizing the peril of infection,
nearly all of the Western states have
passed the strictest quarantine laws.
Kansas has even quarantined against a
number of its own counties, and cattle
in that district can not be driven a dis
tance of fifteen miles unless to dipping
vats. Ontof this situation a great
deal of bitter feeling has arisen, as is
always the case, whether human beings
or animals are quarantined."
Great Men and Great Pianos. i
JULY CLEARANCE SALE.
Below we mention a few of the good things we are offering this mouth in the way
of money savers. Look them over. Perhaps some of them may interest you At any
rate, keep your eye on this space. It is more than likely that you will soon find some
thing that you want and the prices will prove an agreeable surprise.
Summer Dress Goods Reduced 33 13 Per Cent.
The line is still fairly complete, comprising mercerized cottons, pebbled silkette,
Chambray Madras and other seasonable fabrics. Look them over next time you're in
the store.
A Red Hot Special.
President Roosevelt has just bought a
fine Knabe piano, and the late vice-presi
dent Hobart has at his residence a fine
2JEEDHAM, such as we are selling eve
ry day, right here at Roseburg, and
since the good judgement of Roosevelt
we have secured the agency for the
Knabe and the J. & C. Fischer. These
are all world-renowned pianos, of the
highest standard. We have also in
transit a lot of those medium pianos for
which the people are paying all the way
from ? 275.00 to (300.00 and even more.
We are going to offer the Eame trade for
$150.00, $175.00 and ?200.00. These fig
uresjwill surprise those who have been
buying those so-called high-grade pia
nos. Besides this lot we will have the
genuine . CABLE piano and not the Hc
bert Cable. It will pay you to see
this line before buying a piano.
Richardson Music Hocse,
Roseburg and Cottage Grove.
Men wanted to cut 300 tier of wood
inquire of Henerv Conn. Roseburg Or
gon.
Reduced Excursion Rate of the
Seaside and Mountain Resorts
for the Summer.
The Southern Pacific Company has
placed on sale, at vesy low rates, around
trip tickets to the varieus resorts along
its lines, and also in connection with
the Carvallis & Eastern Railroad, to De
troit and the seaside at Yaquina Bay,
atter tickets good for return until Oc
tober 10th.
Three-day tickets to Yaquina Bay,
good going Saturdays, returning Mon
days, are on sale at greatly reduced
rates, from all points Eugene and
north on both East and West Side
Lines, enabling people to spend Snnday
at the seaside. Very low round trip
rates are also made between Portland
and Eame points on the Southern Pacfic,
good going Saturdays, returning Sunday
or Monday, allowing Portland people to
spend Sunday in the country and the
out-of-town people to have the day in
Portland.
Tickets from Portland to Yaquina
Bav. cood for return via Albany and
East Side, or Corvallis and West Side,
atoption of passenger. Baggage checked
throuch to Newport. A new feature at
Newport, this year, will be an un-to-
date kindergarten in charge of an ex
perienced Chicago teacher.
A beautifully illustratedllbooklet de
scribing the seaside resorts on Yaquina
Bay has beeen published by the South
ern Pacific and Corvallis & Eastern rail
roads, and can be secured from any of
their agents, or by addressing W. E.
Coman, G. P. A., S. P. Co., Portland,
or Edwin Stone, Manager 0. and E. R.
B., Albany, Oregon.
We place on sale today about 25 pieces of French Percale. These were ex
cellent values at 10 and i24 cents a yard. Sale price 7 cents. The percale is fine
quality, full width and in every way a notably big value. Test our claim by investigation
Millinery Reductions.
Gur entire stock of fresh, seasonable millinery has been marked down to bed rock
prices. The assortment is still fairly complete and the prices should prove unusually
attractive to the purchaser
Curtains at Cut Prices
We have become slightly overstocked on Ecru Lace Curtains and have therefore
marfced every pair of Ecru Lace Curtains down to an exceedingly low price. Investi
gate this while the best of the lot are yet unsold.
Ladies' Tan Shoes.
We have taken every pair of Ladies' Tan Shoes in the house including values up
to $3.50 and marked them at the ridiculourly low figure of $1.50 per pair. We want to
clean up before fall that's the whole story. Look into this. The prices will do the rest
JOSEPH
Roseburg,
SON'S
The
Big
Store
Oregon.
S NOPnAN FOR FINE CONFECTIONERY
11 w and ICE CREAM PARLORS
I Fruits, Candies, Cakes, Pies,
:gs Doughnuts and fresh Bread Daily
yg Portland Journal Agency. Hendrick' Block, Opp. Depot
; j I.J. NORflAN & Co. Prop.
Buy one of those fine
Morris Chairs we are show
ing and comfort and satis
faction is sure. Also a splen
did line of Rockers.
Full line of Couches and
Lounges that are up-to-date.
B. W. STRONG
The Furniture Man
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Lands with me. : : : :
R. R. JOHNSON,
I HAVE EASTERN CUSTOMERS OFFICE IN MARKS BLOCK
AND CAN SELL ROSEBURG. OR
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FARMERS' CASH STORE, !
G. A. WOOD & CO, Props j
DEALER IN
Staple ane Fancy Groceries. Highest Price paid
for country produce. Fresh bread daily. Your
Patronage is respectfully solicited. ,
Private Free Delivery to All Parts of the City
FARMER WITH AN
EYE FOG
PURCHASED
HELLO 55
TROXEL BLOCK
OPPMSENCER DAPOT I
the McCormick whenever he wants a binder, reaper, mower,
rake, corn binder, husker and shredder op nth. h,n
machine, because he prefers machines that meet his require
ments machines that give him satisfaction machines that
arc worth every dolfar that he pays for them.
IP J farm,nS btuineu (0 read the HcComfck boot "A
MODEL MACHINE." which b mailed free.