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STTanr
WHERE WOOD ENGRAVING ¡TH E
ORIGINATED
—
wuiiuveiby was at one
' " " e excited about tbe country «bat
«ould claim to have originated wood
engraving. A very simple process
""*• knmvu to the Egyptians for
tbe production of stumps, and it has
been assorted that tbe Chinese
printed from blocks of pear tree as
early us the tenth century. The in
dependent origination of the art has
been generally credited to Germany
miong modem nations,
Iu the
Cologne district a St Christopher,
which has >ofteD been reproduced,
was out in 1483, a St Sel.astian in
1137, and a Madonna has been dated
1118. Playiug cards were, however,
in use in France in the middle of
the fourteenth century, and tr.h
ire now
Articles of Incorporati!
ed at Salt Lake. W
Will Begin Soon
S.u L ake , Sept 6 — Articles of
incorporation of the Coos Bay rail
road project have been tiled in this
city. Pierce, Critchlow & Barrette
will look ufter tbe interests ot tho
projectors at this ond of tbe lino.
This is one of tbe first steps toward
commencing the actual construction
of tbe Great Central railroad, which
will open up a new mining and
grazing country betweeu this city
and Coos Bay, Oregon, and from
that point make a direct connection
t ’amm Gloves ,tr„ «.specially adapted for Ifr. ],.ml,o.-
ns to bo
Free From Seams
nt the vital ponds,
double
stiched nnd
reinforced
A PERFECT FIT
F i’09 a n d e a s y on th e h an d , c u t to th e a c c u
r a to size. C a n give a b r o th e r 's G R I P anc!
n o t s t r a in a s titc h .
¡-G R M 0 K R .
menway
c Burkholdei
Tin re is no necessity of it when you
can buy Ihe very best that is made
ut bed-rock prices from our superb
stock. Our assortment of high grade
tools, builders’ hardware, stoves and
tinware and evorythiu3 that is em
braced in the line of hardware you
will find here at prices that can’ t be
duplicated,
VEACTCH CO
NOTICE TO CREClTOBS.
Notice is hereby gtueii tn.it the undersigned
hnve been, by the county Court o f Lane Couutv.
Oregon appointed administrators o f tbe estate
o f .1 11 IVrkliis, deceased, «art all peraoes Inn
ing claims against the estate o f the Sabi .1 H
Perkins. ik *ased ar>- hereby netifted te present
lite same to us, duly veritted at the onice o f K K
nklpworlii in Eugene, Oregon, n itimi six
no mills from from ihe date hereof.
• '-•ItaneDrove,Or. April : rd
K ItSKIPW OllTH , Attorney f-ir the Estate.
O AT It f t ; INK A
l-KKKINS,
J P CUR11IN
Administrators o f the est te of ' J * H Perkins,
/ deceased.
BANDITS DEFIANTS
to Rft Dr Kin#’ » N hw Discovery f-r
l onsuinpUon, Cough« ami Coliia, W H
P.rowu, of LeeavilKe, In<l., ©ndutvd
death’s agonies froiu asthma, but this
wonderful medicine gave insthnt re
lief nndfoon cured him. Ho writes :
“ I now ■sleep souftdly eveiy night.
Like marvelous cures of Consumption
Pneumonia, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds
and Grip prove its matchless merit
for all Throat and Lung trouble*.
Guaranteed bottles 50c and *1.00.
Trial bottles free at J P Currin’s drug
>tore.
Store Hewed.
Miss Mary Bartels has moved
stock of millinery goods into
new building jus* completed
Phillips & Wheeler tt faiu St
posite tho Imperiti! Hotel.
her
the
by
op
Not O oomi .-D Efl Lit*.
"I was treated f“ r three years hy
good doctors,” writ' - W V Geer, Mc-
ConnelliYille, O ., “ fw piles, and
Fistula, but, when
1 failed, Buclc-
len’s Afnh-a Solve cured ine iu two
weeks.” Cures Burns. Bruises, Cuts,
Corns. Sores, Eruptions, «-air Kheuiu.
Piles or no pav. 25c at J P Cuirin
P acts , Sept 7.—A brief cSMegflCfii'
has been received' here from Cape
Havtien dated Semteiuber 7, saving
the Firminist gunboat Crete-a-Pier-
rot bad beeD sunt by the German
gunboat Panther nnd that the crew
of the Crete a-Picrrot had beeD
drowned.
A dispatch adds that
General Jutneau, commander of the
Firminist troops in the department
of Artibouite, has taken the town
of Mirabalais.
WE HAVE HOT GOT INTO THE
WHITE HOUSE YET.
Bat we aro getting very close to
1 i t Tbe late Vice President Hobart
I used in hiR residence a Needham
! piano, and Crvil Dodge secretary
for Binger Herman bought a piano
I from us. Next week you con see n
letter in my show window which
ought to bo proof of tho above fact.
Mr Frank Jordan of this city,
purchased from us a lino Chickering
piano. Best in the world. Aod Mr
and MrB Collins, ol Saginaw secured
one of our fine Colonial style Need
ham, a beauty. I can safely say that
there is no better upright piano
made than tbe Needham. We also
carry some pther high grade pianos,
anil Romo as low as $150 on terms
to suit. Organs at all prices. From
$1C up to $100, Reasonable dis
count for cash. Cull at our store
in Cottage Grove, Get our prices,
than a piano or organ, and be hnppy.
PERKINS.— Mr H J Perkins, of
Balter C-i*.v, died at his home
Cuban Merchants and Flan
Sept, (i, 1902 with jaundice.
ters Kidnaped fer
Mr Perkins was born in Kentucky
in 1838. He came to Oregon in 1364
Ransom.
and has resided in Baker Co until
his death. He was honored and
respected by all who knew him.
Mr Perkins had been visitiug at
tho home of his son, 13 Perkins, of
this city, for the past few months
until a few weeks ago when be re
turned to bis home and lived but a
short time.
The deceased leaves a wife and
five children, four sons and one
daughter, three brothers, Edwin,
John nnd William all of Baker Co
and two sisters. Mrs S E Wynne nnd
A «art DIMppdi i>l i m ot-
j
J- Ik xtlcHAErsoN
Ineffective liver medicine is a dis -1
Cottage Grove.
Mrs J P Curriu, of this city, and a
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lare-e circle of friends to mourn bis appointment, but you don’t want to
purge, ¿train and break the glands ot s Hr «.-11 tbr rest-vt «f blood pnrifl.r»,
the stomach and bowels. DetVitt’s j ACkvr’s Blood Elixir, under a positive
iffa n t r f* BTOrtf!
^
Little Early Bisera never disappoint, j ^ « a n t e e . It will cure nil chronic
”ican blood mean* a
T ithout it. Ca* v t U, Candy Ca.bar They cleanse the system of all poison i hDj other blood poisons If you have
,i.' < :ean y o r r blood u . - k«yp it d e a n , b ! and putrid matter anil do it so gently I erUptions or sores on your body, cr
.11 in.
Stirring up I w !n?y li er anc driving dl
in.
ly. Bern
ti I that one enjoyes the pleasant effects | are pale, weak or ruu down. it is just
p u T -t'4 irem the body
R * * 'n ‘ Onlay
" 'd
u
nwrd. We refund u-.oney if
p.os, bous, blotches,
biackhes«!.“ ! They are a tbnie to die liver. Cure , ,
s i r *n pimples,
I
•Vlv
biliou
s
com
plexión
by
taking
And that siet'.y b.licyn
.
I
I YOU arc BOt'satirflcd. 50c and 8 1 « .
Basca rets, —beauty lor tea« cents. A ll d ru g
js t s sitiefai uon guarantee: i. 10c.25i.Wo-
One Hundred Victims of
Ptomaine Affected
Meat.
D ehbv , Eng., Sept 9.— Great i
citcment prevails here today
accou nt of a wholesale poisotfing.
As a result of eating affected pork
pies, over 150 cases of ptomaine
poisoning have been reported hero
toduy. No estimate has been made
as to the number of fatulitics caused
by tbe poisoning, but investigation
up to tbe present time ehoiVs tbut
many of the victims are in a serious
condition. No statement has been
made as to whore tho poisoned meut
bad been secured.
LENGTHY TUNNEL
One on Southern Pacifie to
Be 34 ,9 0 0 feet in
Length.
S an - w F r a n cisco ,
Sept 10.— The
Southern Pacific surveyors have
completed plans for a tunnel 34,800
feet long through the Sierras. It
will cost $14,000,000 and will cut
down the summit grade 1,500 feet,
and do away with all but three mil*»
of 42 miles of n.ownheds. TbiB is
said to be part of Harriman’s plan
to modernize the svstem.
BORNEO CHOLERA
RAVAGES
S an FnANcisco, Sept 10.— Latest,
advices by Austrnliun steamers stata
that the rholeru has alornst wiped
out the native at my in Borneo.