k . 4 ¡E W EST íO U R HOME PAPER SUPPORT l i 4 X A A AA A A . > , [, K L f ADVERTISERS 4 SIUSLAW’S ONLY PAPES. . x - NO. 23. FLORENCE, OREGON, FRIDAY, Oct. <*», 1899. VOL. X . GENERAL directory STATE OFFICERS- — ---- I TRAVELERS’ GUIDE. S T E A M E R M A R G U E R IT E , 1 o — W ill m ak e ------- o T .T .G eer. R E G U L A R D A I L Y ,. ,K. I. Dunbar. -----Betw een . .. F. S. Moore. i'T Public Instruction J. H. Ackerman £ e printer...................... W. H. Leeds. M i r n e y General D.,B. N. B.aekh urn T R IP S jovernor..------- lecretary of S a te. Florence anil TR AVELERS’ GUIDE A TALK ON ASBESTUS SOME L IG H T U P O N H O W LO NG IT HAS S te a m e r R o b a r ts Will make regular trips B EEN IN USE. from A M a n W i t h u M in e o f In f o r m a t io n A ito u la h e n A n o th e r W h o K n e w A l l A h o n t th e M in e r a l, h n t W h o W o u ld K o t 'h i k e a T e m p t lu « B e t. Florence to Yaquina of » . Calling a t ALSEA. And from Perhaps you have had the grippe or a Lard cold. You may be recovering, from malaria or a slew lever; or possibly seme of the chil­ dren era just getting over the measles or whooping cough. , Are you recovering as fast as you should? Has not your old trouble left your blood full of impurities? And isn’t this the reason you keep so poorly? Don’t delay reecvety longer bat «. a .» We call your attention to the following prices. We invite comparison. We want your trade.. If good goods and low prices count we will get it. An elderly man, with a gray tans- tache, looked up from ft pliite of spa­ V ghetti which howiis eating in a restau­ THE STEA M ER - r>nnrt ........... F. A. Moore rant and spoko to three others: G uaranteed F ast Black * Ladies’ Shoes 90c. and up Calling at the UMPQUA. 8opre»’e Cour | c e . Wolve.ton “Say,” ho said, “ what do you peoplo Men’s “ 75c. “ “ know about aslmstusV Wxe Second District. J. W. Hamilton For passenger and freight rates * Ladio’s and Men’s Hose ’¿ ¿ ea tin g Attorney. • -Geo. M. Brown Two of his companions preserved a Children’s “ 20c. “ “ modest silence, but the third, who w as — APPLY TO — 10c. per pair. u littlo mun, spoke up: Big Selection— Can save you money W ill carry freight and passengers Meyer & Kyle, Florence, Or. “ I know all about ashestus, ” he said. “ Do, e h f ’ queried the man with the COUNTY OFFICERS- from Florence to San Francisco. spaghetti on liis plate. “Then how long’s it been in naet” W ill also bring up freight G L A J R . Z D I N 'S lI F i. ........E. O. Potter. “ W ell,” said the little man. hesitat­ ■to-lfr-jt ##» fudge.................. #*:«■ *** S T A G E L IN E . ingly, “p’raps 80 years. ” ( ............. W. T. Bailey Men’s Shirts 25c. and up “ You’re away off Of course you Scotch Lawn For further information inquire ra J to Commissioners -j ' ....... H . D. Edwards B a r r e t t , P r o p ’r, didn’t know that Charlomagno had an Boys’ “ 20c. “ “ F a st Colors — OF — ssbestus tablecloth t ’ ’ Clerk......................................... E - U ‘ Lee Stage Leaves Steamboat Landing on I “ Who’s Charlemagne t” Boys’ Suits 75c. “ “ P retty P attern s A. W. BEADLE & CO. Sheriff..............................W - W- Witl*ers the Umpqua for Florence Saturdays. "Well." said the elderly man, Men’s “ 82.75 “ “ “Ch.irlemagno was king of the Franks 4c. per yard. .......................................A- 8- Pfttter80n 14 California St, Returning, Stago Leaves Florence and emperor of the Romans about 1,100 . . . . .D. P. Burton San Francisco, California. ....................................... years ago. He was a great fighter and Sundays. School Superintendent... .W. M. Miller owned an aabestus tablecloth. ” M Extra Trips When Necessary “ Don’t believo It,” said the little ....................................... __ C. M. Collier I man. "I nevor heard of asbestos until . ............W. P. Cheshire Charges Reasonable. Ladies’ Undervests 5c. and u the Centennial. ” 30 yds. calico for 81.00 jmtice of Peace................. C. H. Holden “Well, Cliarlemngne had the cloth Childrens “ 5c. “ “ all right, ” said the elderly man. “He A. F. C. Ginghams 10c. per yard. Constable.................................. A. Evans used to astonish his friends from the interior by throwing the tablecloth Duck Suiting a t 8, 10, 12, 15, Men’s U nderw ear.................... . Into the firo after dinn r, and of course ST A G E L IN E . R 50c. and up per suit. CITY OFFICERS. it didn’t bnrn. Asbestns became quite 20c, per yard : : : E . B a n g s , P r o p r ie t o r J fasliionablo aftor that for towels and U nnpkius. It saved laundry bills. All a S e n d u s y o u r m a il o r d e r s ; th e y w ill h a * ® president.................. W. H. Weathereon Stage leaves Eugene daily ex-1 KJ man's wife had to do was to throw the It will remove ell Imptwl- N tics front your blood, it is eept Sundays, at 6 a. m., arriving I v.’oek's wash into the stove and it came O. W. Hurd p ro m p t a tte n tio n , i also a tonic of immense out ns clean as chalk. Win. Kyle value. Give nature a little S at Florence the day follow ing, “Say. ” said tho little man, incred­ Worth Board of Trustees J. W. Carman North., Willamette Street, 0 ■ help nt this time. Aid her ulously. “do you think you can string M. Morris Eugene. a t 10 a. in. hv rem ove ? all the products Pullman Lane Co., Oregon mo like thatt” cl disease from your blood. "It’s so, ” declared the eldorly man. .John I. Butterfield Sleeping Cars Returning-stago leaves Flor- < Mo F ixatio n l a Space. If your bowels are not tecorder........... “ But of course you never heard that STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. just right, Aver’s Pills will Tho common idea as to the path r f ___F. B. Wilson ence daily, except Sundays at 2 treasurer..... ■ ■ Elegant Benjamin Franklin had an ashestus m-!:s tnem so. Send for the earth being “ fixed in spaoe" 1* tok­ . .G. C. Cumpton A M ountaineer W h o H lg h ty A ppreciated en exception to by astronomer* on the tu r bo. '* on Diet in Consti­ p in ., arriv in g in Eugene the day purse t” Uarahal........... Dining Cars B eatty Good Cooking. pation. - “ No. Had b et” askod the little man. ground that there aro few if any thing* following a t 9 p. in. Aa a rule tho mountaineer of Ken­ in tho domain of astronomy that can T o u r is t with a sneer. VSi-fle fe e v r D o c to rs . V,'., h..vo t'.o ex c lu r'v o « cry ters “ Of conrse he hnd. He took it over tucky ls not a gastrononiio counofssour, really bo called fixed space, that fact Sleeping Cars m i ....... . ■ i,i-,-.vi-ii- nt i- ;y -I- secret societies . to England with him and sold it to a nnd tho visitor nt his table is quite ns being that unooasing ohuugo* are going clan s in tlm Vi: t u l ti-ati- .. it i tv Single fare - - . - 81.001 f n i- 'y a n d receiv e a p a -ic y t rep ly . 8 T . PAUL man in Bloomsbury, London, for a big likely to hoar dried apples referred to on, though those changes ore generally w ilb o v t AddixiS, DU. J C. A \ - l . Round trip - - - “ $7.00I as “ fruit” ns he is to find any otlmr bo slow as to escape the notioe of a *o- M IN N E A P O L IS sum.” .. „ LoTiuU* Atlas?. IF & A. M. Florence Lodge No. 107. kind of fruit on tho table. Occasianally, perflcial oheervor, bat are fortunately “ I suppose,” said the little man, Tickets for sale at E. Bangs’ D U L U T H ____________ I, 'Regular communication on second with a wink, “ that the Englishman however, one of them is sufficiently for­ periodic, so that they fall within the FA R G O oil fourth Saturdays in each month. livery barn, Eugene, and at O. W. j was a friend of yours, and you know tunate to get away from bis fastnesses, possibility of computation. Thu* tha *ud living temporarily down in the earth’s path is not fixed, ainoe tha E. W. Conn, W. M. TO G R A N D F O R K S ____ his name. ” K urd’s office in Florence. “ N o,” replied the first man. I blno grass hns an opportunity toacquiro ecliptic undergoes a very alow change |.I. B utterfield , Secretary. C R O O K S T O N _______ never saw him. but lie was called Sir some virtues not otherwlso obtainable. eo that, while at presont it I* a few»eo- W IN N IP E G Hans Sloane, and he bad a museum.” It was such a ono I caught up with one onds moro than 28 degrees 17 minutes. I A. R. General Lyons Tost, No. 58 Alex. Patterson, M. D. “ Dime museum t” grinned the littlo morning in Juno along the ridge of tho In about 16,000 years, astronomer* cal- H E L E N A a»'1 li meets second and fourth featuidajs *» man. , . , Cumberland*. oulate, it w ill bo reduoed to 82 degraea leach month at 1:30 p. m. BUTTE G ardiner, Oregon. “ I’m looking for a place,” I said 16 minutes, after which it w ill begin to "Not a hit of it," smiled the eldcily s. B. C olvin , Commander. man good naturedly. “ It was n sure r.ftor n few preliminaries, "where I can increase again, a change so slow and T H R O U G H T IC K E T S J . I,. F uenish , Adjutant. enough museum, and as a matter of stop for a week or so while I look np within such narrow limits that it i TO fact it constituted the nucleus of tho tome timber I havo in this neighbor­ produce no sensible alteration in C H IC A C O Special attention to Diseases of British museum. I dare say that Ben­ hood. Do you know of any?” M'asous. —lxansaa City JournaL IS JUST OU W. P erpetua Lodge, No. 131, W A S H IN G T O N "Thnro ain’t muoh nv that sort jamin Franklin’s asbestns purse is there li meets every 1st and 3d Tuesdays the Eye. oronnd horo,” he replied, "exoeptin W HAT Xven Up, yet. ” «li month. Members’ and visiting PHILADELPHIA Tho littlo man looked a little crest­ you go to Mount Pleasant, an I reckon W hile some Swiss militiamen w w a ’•ii'ren in good standing are cordia y YORK THE fallen. but tho elderly mun consoled that’s too for. But hoi’ on,” ho broke resting from their drill one of the man inted to attend. A. O. * lnkl , jji . in with a sudden thought, “ thar’B tho stepped from tho ranks to light hi» B O S TO N A N O A L L W O RD him. ti . K notts , Recorder. NOTARIES. “ Don’t worry.” he said, “ there nro Widder Tackett. Sho axod me yistidy el|?ar from that of the offloer. Tha lat­ P O IN T S E A S T SOUTH (IMPLIES, lots of people besides yonrself who nro to seo somo uv you folks at the mill and ter took this ovideuco of the “ »pirit of 0 .0. F. Hcceta Lodge No. 111 .meets For I n fo rm atio n , tim e cards, m aps an d tic k e ts stiy on knowledge regarding ashestus toll ’em sho hnd a place to sleep mid eat freedom” in good part, but said, “ In every Wednesday evening in Lodge etc., call on o r writ© A. R. BUTTO LPH, ei It wasn't much used during recent cen­ two or three men of they wuzn’t too the Prussian army you oould not hava »II. Florence, Oregon. Brothers in turies. In 1678 an asbestns handker­ pertickler. ” done this, John ” R . M c M u r ph ey , tod standing invited to attend. It “ Is it a protty good place?” 1 In­ chief was shown to the Royal society "Right you aro," was tha prompt at- 8. J. Seymour, N. v . G eneral A gent. Rooms 2 a n d t, S helton Block, as a grout curiosity by Dr. Plot, who quired thoughtlessly. Indicates ply, "but in the Prussian army yon W. H. Weathereon, Sec. EUGENE, OREGON. The young mail’s faco flushed. had bonght it from a traveler on his could not be an officer. ” the slate O re g o n “ Well, I reckon,” he said with some retnrn from China. They culled it sala­ A- D- C H A R L T O N , F lo r n o s , A ssistan t G eneral Passenger Agent, omnhasis. "Slio’s goin to ho my moth­ R«.l Plpustona Qaarvr. mander's wooL Dr. Plot saturated the of the tension a t a glance. 0 .0. F. Maple Lodge No., l.fi>, meets 255 M orrison St., Cor., 8a. handkerchief with oil and threw it into er-in-law oonie next September.” every Thursday evening in Neel) s Every one familiar with IstugM Its use means time saving P o r t la n d , O r. til, Seaton, Oregon. Brothers in good a fierce charcoal lira The oil burned , “ Oh, I beg your pardon," I hastened low’s "Hiawatha" remembers the refer­ FRANK B. WILSON. > and easier sewing. off. but the handkerchief remained in- j to explain. "I only askod to know If ences to tho famous red pipeetone quar­ iDtling iuvited to attend. W illiam B hyno , N. O. FLORENCE, OR. tact. Tho fellows of the society were ; she had good eating. Somo of that we ry, which is situated at tha extrema I t ’s o u r own invention J. F. TANNER, prop . P hil . N icoli . k , oec. much interested and were not greatly | got in private houses even in tho cities,, oastorn boundary of South Dakota. and is found only on th e § $ § § » surprised when the price of asbestns in you know, is not the beet in the world. This is tho only qnarry of the kind » L O R E N C E .-- - OREGON Cleiuese Tartary was quoted at 8400 a 1 l "Cities bo denied," ho said with a known to exist on the American centt* Iflll Chinese ell. which Isn’t much moro | flno fooling. "Ytr ain’t never tried the neut. CHURCH DIRECTORY than an English yard It’s likely that Widder Tackett’s pio yet, mister, an . , TRY THE . i tlio price had riBen since thedaysof the 1 yer want to keep still till yor do. I>renchlnff tie r Ooneelt. § t NEW HOME” SEWIH9 MACHIHE. ancients, for those old fellows had big 1 Ain’t nothin liko it nowhere, no matter tESBYTERIAN CHURCH,f’loren'*> Helen—He thinks the world of ma* sheets of asbcHtus. which they wound what kind nv a pio sho sets afore yer. And snch nice things ho says of mat Ha Oregon. Sabbath service: Babb»»' everything first - glass . tool, 10 o’clock a. m. Reaching 11 around corpses before cremating them.' It’s all no plusibu* unum, an no mis­ said last evening that I was a dream. “That’s a tong time ago, "said tho take. Why, I’m telltn you that I sot lock a. til. and 7 p. in- ^acnm of W e have other striking Harriet—A dream may be beautifal down to ono uv her pies last week, dem Special Attention to Commercial i Lord’s supper on 1st . . I little man sententiously. J improvements th a t appeal to when one is under Its influence, hot ana luary April, July and October, ! of I rocomeiuher what kind it wuz, ef “ Well. ” continued tho elderly man. eryhody ¿w elco m e .to all the: services, forgeta a dream so quickly when ooa » » Travellers. * * £• the careful buyer. Send for “ if you want to come down to later I over knowed, an 1 wuz eatiu right wakes up, you know.—Boston Tran­ itor requests C hristians to | years, there was a book published In into it liko a hot shovel gotu into a script. J our elegant H . T . catalog. missives known. . London. 40 years ago. giving accounts. 1 snow pile, an Bill Rogers acrost the £ I. G. K notts , Pastor. ♦* * , among other things, of remarkable ex­ table from mo called me a liar, an I i | W hite S ewing M achine C o . periments previonsly made at Milan. In never said a deru word to him tell I D. w . 8TIB3BN8, Proprietor. £ Cijvektn J, Ohio. 5 Italy, by the Chevalier Aldini. who had had plum e’t my pio nnd got my teeth used p.sliestus In the construction of a picked. Bern my buttons cf I did, colo­ ATTO RNEYS y i o r e n o 0 , O r e s o n .. suit of fireproof armor. The coverings nel.” I did not liko to inquire further into For sale by White Sewing Machine for arms, legs and body were of heavy tho myst'-ry of what happened to Mr. cloth which iiud been soaked in a Tables furnished with all the K. C. WOODCOCK, Company, 8an Francis, o. strong solution of alnm. The helmet, Rogers after tho last taste of the pio delicacies of the season. Give us gauntlets nnd stockings were of ashes- was safely housed hv iny informant, hnt TH E SECRET OF BEAUTY. tus. Then there was an overdress, cov­ I made a fair guess nnd went on to seo the Widow Tackett concerning imard a call. One Can r<*»wr Be P1e»«nnt tn book I poa ering the body, thighs and feet, of wire nod lodging for one man for ono wock. O re g o n gauze. 20 meshes to tho Inch. With Lnle f»tr rh »o«p «ud - a c l.-'r benuOtBl Alto, bttl I oonfo« »0 room for a man smart enough to utilize middle of the bridge* It was tinmedi- ! m ake him , but be disfiguied bv unsightly E . E . B E N E D IC T . O I xv sa - __ Hn;, 1 thltok o f th'< pimples, eruption« nnd ulceration« on the amount of money spmrt on lotion*, nabeetn*. On the whole. I gueas I II go nt« ly swept by tho fire of tho battery. skin These »re due to im purities in ths ' T O R N E Y - A T - L .A " W - When tho smoke had rolled away, there blood. The blood b comes im pure L t s s a cn-u- is and pr\vd.-r.-< to Is- applied ex- on doubting. ” Money Saved Is im properly U'lUrished. Instead of "All right. ’’ returned the e ld e rly strsxl Cnmming intact, carefully brush­ tt receiving tile life giving elements o f tha kllKJUIR t. rr.-OH I'.it'i ■ limb '»venothing like as man. ing the dust from inn boots, after which “ I’ve got 85,000 that say* I’m By food, it receivea the font emaiMtioao ol F lo ren ce. : î Oregon. ’ .„,d rI1 pti, rr ,l;,r,a the skill as n tepid Perhaps yonr doubt* are strong be stood erect, fixed a «ingle glass in indig.-Uion, Miuusncss and costiveneoA „ . „ . r I was t««««* «• " v i,a ü l Ü.-J, gf. d -;p takeu at h a*t ciuco right Patronizing it. enough to uphold a bet o f |1U against bi* eye and locked back at the men. i The reason that Dr. Pk-rce’a Goman KF.T« This was too much, and th< y euptured , M edical DLscovery Is the best remedy for BO YEARS’ Tbfl , . the «kl» d« P-ndi ni- disordi r« o f ttiis descrlpttoii is that tt ri ".“v : : 1; *?uw flow o f digestive juices. I t c o irtrls a»» Ill» Com pliment« JKOW* nt uight, gives no ear» to her tol.R, tn- ders o f the digestion, and makes tho T h e M o n e y T h e y U rlM R . A few weeks hack a wi tiding break f*i'4or .(«sim itition o f the life giving eloaMOta CANOV flulgl - in VACI US o’iulu!..!:! . t,.l«l. ‘I but Btatiatie. in regard to the nmonnt of f the food ircvfect. It invigorates thfr E"1 i.,111 ftti‘1 I -T - 1 - ’ I- • Is e i- r i -.in to money brought to this country by Euro­ fart was given liy a substantial farmer o liver. I STTsy C C A A T T H H A A R R T T IC IC |to I t purifies and enriches the Maato. blesreri with five daughters, the eldest • * pean imuiigr.-inte show that the German of w hom was tbo bride. A uetgliltor, a It makes the muscles strong and activo. or one covered with dizagroeaHo Icok- D the richwt. with an average of I t «on- s and steadies the nerves. I t manta M*R** » ♦ » * * • lng Mark and rod »pot*. Os» should |.»2 50. while the En jllshtniin la n cloee young farmer, who was fcon< red with ’ ay-nitiE man look »she shottd— aWcng_or De«ioR« body, alert o f brain and etea» anto Hfcais. an invitation, thinking no doubt tliat COFTRiaHT* * c- wap« mm o—a n iw av,,v! :• oiy sw<*t* and o c h piv-try gec-ond. with |5 2 The Frouchuian ha* arnie of skin. Medicine dealers saU < MABION M02RIS Pro p nmn« «main« s »Yrteh r.ntl 7 «• and m.t allow b e-- If W 1 ^ '» '-” a slave 847.25 nnd the Belgian |45, while tus be ought to »ay «oiu-thiug complimen­ mid have nothing ” ju st so gooto. i g cent» ____ ,.¡1,,, r to t , - i c r c-tT.-o m-y moro tm,t. HM Irishman brings bnt |15. tne Hawton tary upon tho event, addressed the •• I hs.t ecsema In its worst ferns." writ bridegroom tbu*: Shaving ____ fc5^ " . , nld • , h o i : " v: i o< dri : -r s rong Austin astnsey F.rq . of as 112.50 and the Italian <10 Co, I’s. "1 tried three doet.es hm m t no to- “ Well, you bnvo got H»o pick of the ï" A . _ H.ir cutting „timulant. 8be sh *><»•»« nnRM, » n m t envoie. ■ lief I thought it would set "*< **»•>» Kuh*» Probably tho Italian tnltB* more back Ltd burned so badly. The neighhoea thq ^ M ( 35 C U R E C O H S T IP A Y IO H . . . . that unit s *b< i s i i i g ' -coii<..ti- n i.i- , t<* his native land, however, than an, batch. “ »ckntific flw c r íc a n . Razor Honed W'Diht never be cured. I took / y y Thu face* of tho four unuinrrtcd one* ternally sbo will be anything hut a ■ 5 Medical pueovwy ’ and am now w«k of the others ~l?5w York Tribunt* wuru a study.—London Fun. — —------------ . ..............L idtiuaat object to look upon externally.1 ai aF«.OF~- j. 5cis,or’ IQ.yO'BAC caUh>‘L _ ______ — o — — ‘ O re g o n y io r e n o ® • Florence to Coos Bay L U E L L A Heady made Skirts. Idea’s and Boy's Glottiing. Pretty Skirl Waists Hats aid Dress H.H. ORTHERN P a c if ic , Ry- EUGENE-FLORENCE * . V. Kauffman. T e n sio n In d ic a to r: Notary Public, Surveyor NOTARY PUBLIC. W hite Sewing Machine. HOTEL, Attorney at Law p jk P rairie Hotel. FLORENCfc QTACE R O U lt* T ra o s ft »-.- Tonsorial Parlors _______ _ w h ic t