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Willamette
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tackmlng aavoUweu price. J
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S3 SHOE GENTLEMEN.
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0. E. . YOUNG,
Sole -A-giit for Albany-
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.Proprietor of.
Albany Soda Works
And manufacturer of- .
Choice Confectionery.
We are now prepared to furnish choice,
talk- -eaaatea of - best (Trade, conaUtiafrof
pare stick, assorted flavors, mixed candies,
extra French and chocolate creams, fancr
mixed, candy toys and a general assortment
ef doe candies
n HOIKS ALE QR K ETA II.
lyOrdara from counter dealers promptly at
tended to. Factory on First street.
ALBANY - OREGON
CB. WINN, AGENT fOR THE LEAU
ing fire, life and. accident insursnej com
panies. 1200 CORDS
iu quantities to sin. the rurnhaser. Inouirc
at the olJicc of Curran Montcith.
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umgs, Paints, Oils,
Perfumery and toilet articles,
alao a tall Its of books an
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ill ODD FHUKTS TEMPLE.
Altany Oregon
CARRIES-
Valley.
Fine Cair, Heavy Hand Grain
and C'reednsoor Waternroar.
Bent In the World. Examine Mis
$5.00 Genuine Hand Sewed
$1.1.00 Hanil.SwI IV! wl.
ig.'i.SO Police and iarniers' alior
i.SO Extra Vain fair Hhoc.
83.23 A i Workingnien's
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30O and $1.75 Boys' School
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anu La re.
$3 & $2 SHOES J
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BEST STYLE.
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CORSETS
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COMFORT (fcSTKENGTH
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Suburban Property!
LOTS IX
BURKHART'SrARK ADDITION
JiThis Addition offers superior ad
vantages for residence property,
commanding a view of the whole
city and but a short walk from the
business portion of town. For sale
by ...
Vf BITSHAN t IM l.ttCBT BBO'S.
IV. 1 McMIERSON,
IftRST STBtiCT.
REAL ESTATE" BROKER.
Jnmrancc businertstraneactcd and mency
oanetC I have a large list of improved and
unimproved chyprorcity and fruit, (forden
andfartr lnd in lar.c and small tractH, As
I sell Of rniniiMiononly, if you wish to buy
or tell it will pay you to come and roc nic
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FAVEftr. PKACTICAI. AVATCHMAKK
, anu Jeweler, Albany, Orcus,
Mockuolderttleellns.
NOTlC! IS HKRKBY GIVEN THAT
the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Albany building and Loan Asociation
wil Do held on r nday, February 31. IS9U, at
the hour of 7::.0 r. u of said day in the W.
T. U. hall in Allwnv. Linn county. Ore
con. for the pur '. f electing nine dirccr
tors.and ihric -jtnJitois. . o srve for the term
of one rear nv.t t-nsuiuir from said incetiui.',
and until tin ir micccskois are elected anj
qualifttd, and to transact such o'her business
as mav then cjme before the association.
Done by order of fchid awnt-iation this 17th
day of January, 1S!K. W C. t'ASSELL.
Jav Y. liLAis, President.
The City Restaurant,
Under the uew management of H.
Lampman will lie conducted on a
first-c!as plan. Meals will be served
at all hour. Consult the , . . . , -
. BIEKOT 7TARE
And order whatever you want, pay
ing for what you order and nothing
more. Straight meals served as usual
for 25 cents, and meals to order from
a 5 cent roll aud cup of ooffee to a
first-class $1.00 mtal.
"Furnished rooms to let in connec
tion with the restaurant.
FINE POULTRY.
I have both wild and tionne turkejs for
sale at 5 per pair; turkey tf.ga S (or 91;
Brown Leghorn eras si for 13; also Wyan
dotte and Light Brahmas at same price. -
L, J. uutua, iangeac, ur.
GEO, G. HENDERSON,
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Groceries, Provisions,
CROCKERY, ETC.
Having purchased the business of
La Forest &. ThouipsoD, we now solicit
the patronage of the public, promis
ing at all times the best (roods for
the money.
Prompt attention given to all or
ders in the city. All goods guaran
teed.
f!ivc us a call. We mean buoiuest.
UEO. C. HENDERSON,
SITCLSSOR TO t.A I-OUKESTi THOMPSON
For Sale at $3 Earli.
A mcr wt or scotch colli k pi:r, with
JV. iillie dip ' l iicith thephcrd. They
iiiake the very hcxt farm ntoik and watch
ilo'.s For further particulars inquire of
Ueo . Uray, DcntiHt.
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JgATlNO
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VouJCan Kind.
SHORT HORN CALVES,
ITOIi SALE-TWO 15 MONTH OLD lll'M.
. calves, and one 4 month old. Fu'l
lilondtil rt;;istered i-tcck, from the younif
.Mary family, l or terms apply to Herman
Arnold, at his farm, (the old Mercer Thomp
son plaee) nearK obcrts' bridge.
Albany lursw
Wc are permanently located on the.
a a a a
oia t-nne nomesieau y mile from
Albany on Corvallis road. v e nave
on hand a large stock "fiBiXT"
(lice Emit, lhi
of onr own urowing, which we wi(
sell at lowett liring rate. . "
1'arties contemplating planting
trees will consult their interests by
exr mining oar stock and prices before
pnrcnasmg.
Hymax & Brown bll,
Albany, Oregon.
Cranberries, eocoanut;, oranges and
rica oeci at u. t.. iirownuirs.
ICOWAN RALSTON ZAND CHAMBERLAlM'
Albany, , z - .. Oregon
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Transacts a general bankinar bosiuesf.
Draw sight drafts on New ork, San Fran
fjijco and roruana, t.
Loan money oa approved security,
Receive deposits subject to check.
Collections entrusted to us will rsceiv
prompt attention -.' -
1? I CI XT MARKET JUST OPENED
P lorl the Saitmarsh block below
IlT
Kevore Uottse: Fresh Fieh of all kinds kect
constantly on hand.
WIlSwN at BOSQIET, Vrmpt
THOSE WISIUNOA FIRST-CLASS IK
J. Br3irent, the best . made to stand (be
climate of this coast, can be suited by calliag
at Mis: B. E. Hyman's, opposite the Masonic
Temple, uret street, ine latest vocal and
instrumental music kept for sale. Alva lb
largest assortment of stamping patterns
select from this side of 'Frisco.
given in painting and embroidery at her
studio over Linn County Bank. Give htr
your order and you will b pleased. .
RED GROWN MILLS
lOM, I.AVMXC A CO., Praps,
NEW PROCESS FLOUR.
(Superior for Family and Daker's we)
Best Biorase Facilities,
4:ji"Hihcst cash price pnnl for htatT.S
ALBANY - OREGON
OVER THE WIRES.
The
Day's Proceedings
National Capital.
it the
FKKillTrTI.
HOLOCAUST.
Four Peep! Bosntd te Dealt Xi Arucrican
OScc .'s iDterrtiirig Visit to Canada
Ntre Last of the Bocktes.
Special to the llKU.xLM
Washington, Kebvjf'jfcfiaker
Keed is now out of the lnost popu
lar oflicers that ha ever filled that
portion . jri'-Congress, .Having
mappeL' ' uV'itfb '.conrsoli goes
caTrniy vYitutH, and keeps Ids tem
per. Tliore as, at lirsti-ome dif
ference ot opinion in the ranks of
the republican members, but since
the light began the paity is acting
as one man in support of the
speaker. Mr. Reed's actions are
for the purpose of lighting a wrong
lot long standing. He believe s that
the majority ought to control leghv
lation and be responsible only to
the people.
Cannon, from the committee on
rules, reported an amendment re
quiring the titles of committee re
ports to be entered in the journal
and printed in the records. Amend
ment adopted.
Cannon also reporte an amend
ment to rule 15 (relating to roll
calls), to provide that !after roll
call the speaker shall rt enter
tain a request to record the vote or
announce airs. unless fhe mem'
ber's name Las been noted under
under clauses which wee amend
ed to provide on motbn of any
member or suggestion, of the
speaker a number sulicient to
make a quorum in the Louse -who
do not vote shall be nottd by the
clerk and recorded in tht journal,
etc. The amendment was adopt
ed.
Cannon also reported ai amend
ment providing that Executive
communications and t-eaute bills
may not be referred by the speaker
to appropriate committees without
being tubmi'.tcd to the house
Adopted.
THK FATAL 1'I-A!1ES.
Four Persons Humeri to Death
a Uttla Mioine Toivn. '
Cakisonpale. Tenn., Feb. 14.
Marshwood, an inolatetl, httlo vil
lage in the Moosic mt.Tintains, is
the home of miners ai-d laborers
of the AIoosic Coal tompanv. Tie
houses are all owned oy the com
pany, and were erected in blocks
of ten. The full particut-ars of
horrible accident at that place
were received here to-day. On
Monday night there was a christen
ing at the bo.ne of a I'olander
named rulaski,which was largely
attended. Liquor flowed freely
and a dance was started, during
which a lamp fell on the Door and
exploded. There was no one 6ober
enough to immediately put out the
fire, and the burning oil ran around
the room, igniting everything com
bustible. v In a few minutes the
building was in flames, gouie of
the Poles remained about the build
ing, attempting to conquer .the
Barnes, but the fire spread from one
uwelliug to another with great
rapidity.. Men, women and cnil
dfen rushed ". from ' the burning
biiildinzs. in , their niirhf clothes
iinabJd to sive ny thing, Now and
tten ahalf Butfacawa tromati or
.UU;::irn'-:WMea;VilViiMtt ' the
ttma. .Tft Mn, WntWr : sober
lit, j v r..r . - ? t'.fTa' l.
(he rchcue too late W Kitve T1. 1 The
oi .roeepn oraqm was w
a?--V Y2- rVi : V -4 'l. I
aidUKedotaaSabept
uuae and ber two aMfdren.
effort was mide'tb ftve
them, but without avail. In an
adjoining building a Polander
named Michael Switx was . burned
to death, and his body taken . from
the ruins yesterday.
All. the earthly possessions of the
occupants of the burned block ''. are
destroyed. .. Those' -Whose lives
were saved are in destitute circum
stances. The coal company yes
terday sent temporary relief to the
Bunerers.
HUT STBIFK FQB XAMDS,
Townsite GrabbersA Tillage built
In a Single Day.
St. FAbu Frt. 14. A Pioneer
Press ChaQerlia Bpecisl ' lays:
The loud report of a cannon yester
day afternoon startled toe crowd
of people camped waiting-an bp-,
portunitf to get on the Bioat reser
vation lands. It turned out to be a
signal for townsite boomers, who
were secreted in tbe heavy ' timber
on American island, to get upon the
eoveted bottom on tbe west side of
tbe river. Immediately after the
report various combinations sent
therefor the purpose of securing
this tract were in motion; and
teams with loads of lumber started
on tbe dead run across the, river.
It was evident, however, that local
townsite boomers bad .secured
temyrary advantage by reason
of their proximity to the lands. : Jt
was a grand sight, viewed from i a
high bluff, where several thousand
people had gathered to see as many
more take part in the excitement.
Indian police, numbering 100 men,
were placed as guard.-, to prevent
any premature invasion, out thev
stood dazed and h-ip!cS ns they
view. ! "icnt anl irresistible
Eterr:
rush for the reservation. The next
novel Hght was the moving of
argv buildiug under which had
been placed heavy timbers and
rl-.celtt. These, like other wagons,
were pulled hcross the river by
hor'es. It took hut a few miiiulca
t r several sections of valuable
uottom to be literally covered
with claimants. It may take a
bcore of lawyers to solve the pro
blem us to who are the rightlul
owners. Local townsite boomers
undoubtedly secured advantage
over other organized boomers and a
numbtr no intrnd t secure
homestead filings, if possible,
whichwill complicate matters to
fruch an extent as to result in a
protracted struggle.
seiners arrived at an nours last
night, and this morning the land
scape to the west was thickly
dotted with buildings iu course
of erection. Companies are being
organized for the purpose of locat
ing townsiles along White river.
Lmted States Marshal Fry left far
n bite river to day to ascertain the
condition of affairs there. . The
settlers who came down to- day
said each claims immediately west
of here has farty occupants. By
evening there will be quite a vil
lage across the river, while yester
day there was notbiDg but a bare
piaino,
A CATTIVE AVIIITK UlKL.
An American Officer Visits Canada
on an Interesting Mission.
Winnipeg, Man., Feb. 14.
When Lord Stanley, governor-gen
eral, and his party viBited the
Canadian Blackfoot Indian Reser
vation last fall, near McLeod, a
pretty little white child of five or
six years was noticed playing about
with the Indian children. Un in
quiry it was learned from an Indian
interpreter named Winnipeg Jack
that the tzirl, who belonged to him
had been captured" in the United
States during an Indian raid. Lord
Stanley tried to induce the Indians
to part with the 'child, but they
would not. The story of the girl
got into the press, and thus
reached the Washington govern
ment. Correspondence followed
and sufficient information was ob
tained to make it apparent that the
little girl is the daughter of some
American officer who was killed in
battle with the Indians, cecnl
ingly the other day a United Stales
ofliccr arrived at McLeod.under in
structions Irom'tiVe'eovernment to
recover the child at any cost. This
may not be a particularly pimple
operation, as the Indians v?ill prob
ably refuse to give her up.
leitVALLIS NEWS..
Case of Ilobbcry Arrival of a
eng-cr Train With the Mail.
CorvalliSj Or., Feb. 13., Adam
Baumberger was to day arrested fcr
robbing Hugh JIcKtnzic of eight
dollars in a house of ill fame here,
lie appeared before Justice Carlisle
and will have sn examination to
morrow. The evidence is strong
against him. While tbe marshal
was arresting him bn affered to give
some of the money back.
Tbe west side passenger train
arrived at one o'clock, forty
minutes overdue. It brought a
large amount of express matter,
numerous pauebes ef letters, and
thirty-one sacks of papei mail.
The board of trade to-day
received a proposition from an
Iowa wool factory company pro
posing to move their establishment
to this city. They desire to use
steam for power purposes. One
of tht firm will arrive in a short
time to look over the situation.
The O. D. steamer is still bar
bound at Yauina. Weather is
quite stormy and cold. ' Persons
from nesr Summit repert eighteen
inches ot snow in that region.
CONDKKSKQ DISPATCHES.
The Elkhorn Mining Company
of Montana wis placed "on tbe
London stock market last week.
A German state council will . be
convened within a snort time to
consider tbe rescripts lately issued
by tbe emperor.
Thejury in tbe case of Boyd W:
Miller vs. the - New York. Lke
Erie & Western Railway Company
afMans field, Ohio, awarded plain
tiff $21,850 damages for injuries
sustained two years ago while - to
the employ otthe company. ' J
" By an explosion of 'gas jo the
East Boston mine' near Luzenre
borougb, pa., Tuesday night, Jebo
McKecfcsie, assistant boss, and bis
brother -Charles were', probably
fatally burned, and Rndolph
Reiuking, David Jones and William
Prynn seriobsly Injured ' ; -
Lieutenant Andreas and a seam -stress
named Klein, at' Stuttgart,
Germany, were ' unable . to marry
because of the inequality of their
social positions. They retirei xq a
room together, and patting phos
phorous in tbe soup drank it.
Both were found dead. '
An unsuccessful attempt was
made Tuesday afternoon to wreck
a train bo the Pacific Coast rail
road near Santa Maria, Cal. Among
those on board were J. M. Fillmore
general manager of tbe road, J. L.
Howard, of the Los Ohvas Land
I' v". a i j u i u ti uui m ti iv i ii ot ui
Goodn'l & Perkio?, Shd Fmnchco.
fV-a onil .. f?rfWm' rW Wr" Lino nf
A BIG PROJECT.
Tbe Boat Railway Recommended
at The Dalles.
THE OUTLINES OF THE PLAN.
How It "Will Be Constructed, What
It Will C it and All About the Prt
posed Work-
The loni? exueated report of the
bord of go remanent engineerJotEcers
that was to consider tue suuject ox
the obstructions to navigation in the
Columbia river, between The Dalles
and Celilo, and devise some method
for oveicoining them within reason
able limits of expense, has at last
been civen to the public.
In its preliminary report, rendered
in uecemoer lasi, me ooara recom
mended, as a temporary expedient for
overcoming these obstructions, that a
portage single tract railroad be made
on tbe v asnington siae, at an esti
mated post of $431,000. This could
be construceed in one year,' and would
undoubtedly be' the quickest ard
cheapest solution of the existing dun-
cujtiss. Kecognizing that ttus project
is not free from objections, in that
it reqaires transhipment of freight,
and that while perhaps adequate for
the present it may not answer future
requirements, the board has, as di
rected by the act denning its duties,
caused a Besond project to be prepared,
which it how recommends as a final
solution to the problem.
In thia project boats are taken from
the river at the foot of The Dalles
rapids, and are returned to the liver
at the head of Celilo falls by meaus of
hydraulio lifts, oue at each terminus,
and are transported over tbe inter
mediate distance a little more than
eight miles in length by a boat rail
way. The lower lift is designed to
raise the boats. sixty -eight feet at low
water and the upper lift tortv feet.
The distances to which the boats are
to be lifted diminish as the water
rises. The li.'t is an adaptation of the
hydraulic dock in use for some years
at tbe Union Irou Works in San
Francisco. The process is, therefore,
not experimental.
'I he railroad is a double track ordi
nary gauge road, the tracks being
twenty feet betweenn centers, and
the iron weighing ninety pounds to
the yard.
It is requited of the car that it shall
transport with safety the loaded boat
or barge, and leave sufficient flexi
bility to pass over the horizontal and
vertical curves of the road. Tho
maximum load to be carried is esti
mated at GOO tons. The platform is
168 feet long by 38 feet wide. The
lateral flexibility to enable the car to
pass around curves is obtained by the
arrangement of the trucks. There
are thirty-four four-wheeled trucks
placed in two lines of seventeen each.
The weight of the car is 300 tons.
The maximum weight is 600 tons,
making the total weight of the loaded
car 900 tons. Tbe average load per
truck is twenty-seven and one-half
tons, and per wheel seven tons. The
car with its load is propelled on the
track by two fifty-ton ordinary loco
motives. The boats are 1C5 feet long and 3S
jeet beam and 5 feet draught, weigh
ing with cargo COO tons. The weight
of the cradle 184 Urns. The total
weight to be raised . in the lift is 1458
tons. The speed of elevation, four:
an J one-half leet per minute.
The estimated cost ot the whole
system, with equipment of two cars
ana lour engines, capaoie pi passing,
eight loads of 600 tons in each direc
tion in twelve hoars, including neces
sary buildings, and ten per cent, foe
contingencies, is $690,356. Eatimabj
for improving Three" Mn.9apidB,
$1 70,000, making "ah agirfeftlte ' of
2,86C,350. It is estimajTthat a
further expenditure of $tlt)00 in'
buildings, cars, ' engine, ' ana side
tracks, will afbrd thV mixlmum
capacity of foity boats each way in
twenty-four hours.
The annual cost of maintenance to
pass sixteen boati in twelve hours is
estimated to be 880,000; and to pass
thirty-two in twenty-four hours would
cost $50,000. '
.-. ApJO'lJItXKD.
Th' Asaeaaors ConTentlan Favor
. . Benealaf Margate-Tax lw.
Portland, - Or, Feb. 13. The
convention of the assessors re as
sembled to-day: " ' '
'At tbe call of chairman Neble a
number ol resolutions to be pre
sented to tbe next legislature were
adopted ; among them was. the fol
Idwbg: ' Resolved, that we ave in
Tavpr of tbe lepeal of the1 mortgage
tax law, on tbe ground "that it
.drives money oft and excludes
money from tbe state, and because
the consequent increase ' rate i of
interest invariably falls upon the
lender, providing that a law be
passed compelling assessors' under
penalty to' assess all -property at its
f rue cash value, and that the lew
allowing exemption of indebtedness
be also repealed:
"J. "Wi' Noble was selected to
present resolutions . before tbe leg
islature.
ine ccnveniion aojournea sine
die. c .
WASHBURN'S OPINION.
The Blair Bill In Principle
Hpeaker Reed's Rnlings,
Chicago, Feb. 14.- In an inter
view here United States Senator
Washburn says:
' I do not think ihf Blair educa-
tional bill wili pass. The principle
is bad. It gives national funds to
the states to be spent under state
control. It creates a possible cor
ruption fund, and is chiefly for the
benefit ot a 6cctioo. All that i?
bad. The states are able to take
care of their own education and
should be. left to do it,
"There is not iikely to be any
issue made on Reed's recect rnlings
in the bouse. He was entirely
consistent. Everyone familiar
with legislation in " Washington. -knows
the bouse rules were brati
cally tbe world possible. At any
time two or three men could and
did stop legisltaion, Reed baa
advocated a change for years. As
soon ss the rule? are settled the
bouse will probably" frame -a tariff
bill on tbe lines of the ssnate bill
of last session, and it will be passed
Without much, change."
THE FORMATION OF CO A I.
Former Teorlea Not Accurate And
' Most Be Modified. -A
California' correspondent of
the New York Tribune, after dis-
cussingthe fending ot immense beds
of anthracite coalin' Pennsylvania
tinder tbe eld beds, gives a full
review ef its present theory of coal
formation, and doubting its stabil
ity says; But it is manifest that the
coal' measures of the earth' were
formed iu soze manner end from
some material developed early in
in tbe palaeozoic' age. Was not
that material bitumen, r aspbal-
tuin, or petroleum one or all of
them, for they are 'substantial y
the same? And what are they but
liquid or semi-liquid coal? Ap
pearing abundantly in tbe lime
stone upon which rest the carbon
iferous strata, it is not possible tbt
they overran many o: the plait. s
and filled many of the depressious
of the developing world ? In pur
suing this line of suggestion let i:
be assumed that the areas covert.- i
by these floods of bitumen were ia
some instances barren llorrs and m
otheis green with vegetation. la
the latter case, the vegetation en
croached upon soon became a pai t
of the pitchy reservoir in which is
was immersed. Induration follow
ed. By volcanic energy or itiie
more tardy action of t?i etenie'n's,
the plains of hardened bifuni. ,
mingled, perhaps, wih bundr :i
of vaiities of vegetable forms, whi It
were covered with tufa or nccimeut
and the formation of evil began.
And above these dept. eitbe.' t
brief or remote interval:', the samu
coal-forming process was repeate-',
uoiil our carboniferous systein-i
were finaily completed. The geu
era! trend of coal systems from tl
horizontal may be ssmbod to tt.
violent physical convulsions every
where marking tbe earth from tlx
azoic to the mammalian ag-.
Especial reference :s here made t
the carboniferous period, but theit
was nothing in the conditions r
that epoch that would milita t
against tbe theory in its application
to the lignite formations of agrea
ly later period.
In this view oi the Mibjtct tbo
the presence of carbonized vegeta
ble forms and traces in the most ct"
coal measure, tod especially iu
those ot the tertiary m-riod, an-
readily accounted for. Vegetation
was an incident to the formation o
cnal, of which bitumen, or som
ether carboniferous fluid ef lik-
nature, was the staple or true bodv,
and it is. rather the biuiinenou
deposits of the Caspian than the
peat beds Of Ireland that give pro
cess or formation iiito anthracite or
any other character of coal. It can
not bo shown, I believe, tbat burie:
woods have' ever uiiueralized ss
coal when effected "by biiumcnoo
surrouodings, and 1 nave seen tb
same spcc.es ot wood taken as cos
from deposits of lignite that might
be found es agate not a mile dis
tant. ' If coal, then was formed of bit -
umen subjected te great pressur.
and chemical changes which neeo
net here be discussed, whence cam
the bitumen! If that . quastiot.
couJd.be correctly answered, on
of the profoundest of nature V
secrets would be laid bare t man.
Ttatithad existed since the be
ginning ef the palaeozoic age is
scarcely less evident than that it
is found to day in .vast reservoirs,
and has become almost as a com
fort to mankind as the deposit?
ef coal created through its agencj
thousands of centuries- ago. It
succeeded ' thb' earliest limestone
and was probably coatemporaneou
with the first great growth of veg
etation. Whether therefere, petro
leum is the result of animal or
vegetable oils 'whether it is tht
essence of the inollusk and coral
insect, or ; a distillation 1 of tat
gigantic flora of 'the periods
whether, in fact, it is not a strictlv
mineral product evolved from the
gases or chemical turbulence of tht
azoic' age are question whict
J will probably never be satisfactor
ily answered. But, wherever oi
whatever may be its source, that
it is tbe origin of tbe fcssilferon
coal deposits of the cartb, I Jim
not permitted to doubt.
Scissors. Shears.
Immense stock at Stewart S
Sox's. Ihe best quality and an?
size or style. Call and examim
cr.r stock." Mewart&Sox.
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