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Newspaper Page Textr!r yy- J - J5V rrp HK5 MicellneoBB JTEW DEPARTURE! 1 The undersigned living bought from PR, 0. 1). GOLDEM" llio 1ABSHFIELD DIG ST01 Vraat Mtret.t, Manfefel, eftr Solicits a contluuiuico of the hborl patronago extended in ttio past. Largo improvements nro being mado mid tlio slock heavily increased. VMiel)ruw,piienilclelPaJoniModloliie, lorfumor!cii,Truiaci,Sponae, CoU. DfUhM, Main and Fancy Candlei, Notlorn and Fancy Cloodt of all klndi. ' Tin t aitortmeni of Picture Framri In the counly, all iliei anil al all prlcei, kept In Hock r ,,j, to ord al abort notice, Full and compleU Una bf Pnlnli, Olli, Varnlitin, Olati and Putty of the pureit quality. Palntcri" and ArllrU materlali of every decrlption comtantly on haml. Am rrnilnB to Import through Niwr Orlrani, direct from Cuba, the finest trfandi of ttiv.n. Clitrl and Tobacco. Long acquaintance with . i. mcmc the finett joodi at the lowcit prlcw. All jooda at wholetale at well a retail. Corrrindence from .neighboring country solicited .' A 30IiIJW, Proprietor. H. . f ricnpiiB uu rmniiy necipea careiuuy cpmpounded. COO S BAY DRI STOR HENRY SKNCSTACKEN, rAlEU IN DRUQS. MF.HICINES. If Tobacco and Clrari, Stationery and Fancy Toilet Articled, and Pure Wine and Umor for swdlelnal uf. Pretcilplloni klllfully compounded N. I-Th F.mplie City Drug Store will continue under the Mine management and owner hlp ai heretofore. Orderi left at either store w III receive prompt attention. .lAffMt for Welle, Forgo & Co's Express. HUNRV SENOSTACKKN. D BLANCO DRUG STORE KEEPS A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF DBUGS AFD MEDICINES, .WinuM, Liqcjem, CICIAKN and TOBACCO, With a full lino of Toilet Articles. fgg" Agency for standard literary works mid iwrlodicals, fur tlio Domestic Btwloi: Machine, and for Electrical appllancoa. jel8 J- E. HAQENBUGH, Proprietor. XL. NT CASH STORE JS"ew Q-oods on Every Steamer at ILowest Living Hates. A LSO JUST RECEIVED, A FULL Boys', Youths' and Meii's Clothing, Furntaliine Good, and a lino lino of Dry Goods, Lawns, Prints Ginghams, Silks, Satins, Plushe, Velveteens, olc, etc. Alio a Very fino lino of Groceries, Crockory, Paints, Oils, etc., auch aa It gouerally kept in a first-class general merchantlisa storo. Call and cxnmlno our goods. J. LAJSTDO & SON. P. B. Wo also keep a full assortment of Lndioa' Cloaks nnd Dolmans. TTTTTiTTTTTn A GREAT SLAUGHTER IET JPttTGlQS OF HARDWARE, Tinware, Crockery, etc., etc. Having takea advantage of dull Omen aad ltrr price, vr hare bwg;kt m, large iteek of the above vraren, vrhlch vro are HKIiMWG AT PXICKM NI'.VIIM KQUAI.KUt MARSHFIELD HARDWARE STORE, EL O'OOSnDTHIjIj, Proprietor. NE"W: Variety Store! Ilollasd HdlliMng, efpoite Blanco Hotel, Front atrect, Marehfiold, P14NOS and ORGAHS, DTTSIO, Vocal nnil Instrumental, 3STEWS PEPOT and Agency, A Fine Assortment of Confectionery, OIO-ABS eiTLd. TOBACCO, Always on band, at Ilotall and Jobbing, ftf AhK,g4wlR Maohlnos, Jowelrj', Playing Cards, Fishing Tackle, Sta tionery, and tho moat completo assortment of Notlona on tlio Bay. AH orders addrtweed to the "How Variety more, worHmiuni, ut.P ..u -a ii . t tl.Aii. nina nf tllft prompt atUntlon. tnrS BAY VIEW BREWERY TVT A TP.CTTTTPTSITjTD. OB., Clemmeiiseit FBOPBIBTOBS, Keeps constantly on lmnd nnd oilers for wile ft superior nrticlo of LASER BEER, ALE AND PORTER, - WHOLESALE ano RETAIL. mitt bi to erinuT.rvn WTTIf THE OJIOIOEST JilUNDS Ob WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. ' oci8 , , " t-l Advertisement!. leading toliaceonuti In New Orleani will enablt 'I he local trade v.111 be lUDolled at liberal r.irt Proprietor. Ci KM CAI S. PAINTS. nilJt. PAMnip LINE OF NEW SU.MMEU GOODS Hata and Caps, Hoots mid Shoes, F. P. NOItTON, ,u,"new VAUIETY STORE. ir iiimrM JAgent for Muale, Mujlcal Inatruraenta II. HUDLN, ftn(j tll0 DomeBtic Bowing Machines. & Evanoff, The Ooast Mail. MARSIIFIELD, ORKOONs Thujaa'ay, nillillli Aiapt 13. iWj Lando & Son, ot tho XL N T cash store, want 20 tons of ihltlltn bark. Henry Haden has a first-lass Mason .& Hamlon organ that ho offers, for $76. For catarrh, try tho Now England Catarrh Remedy, at Blanco Drug Storo. Sample tottlos freo. Clomrncnien A EvanofThavo placed a neat picket lonco around their nlco tot west of the brewery, fronting on Pino street. Tlio tug Fearless, Capt. Hill, went to tlio Columbia last Friday to bring down a crow of Chinamen for Al. Reed's Umpqua cannory. The communication of. "Farmor's Daughter" carao too late for last wcok and it Is now too old. Drop tlio subject; Micro's nothing In it. Last Friday was an unlucky day for Jap Yonkam, In snimming' some cat tie across North Coos river, at the forks, below Ralno's place, Jap hod a good ox drowned. Mllo Walt and his brldoroturned from the Coqulltalast Thursday, after which thoy were sweetly nerenadod by tlio band and Rhamofully charivarecd by hoodlums until he treated. Tho town library association will hold a meeting at Smith and Sengstackon's hall at 8 o'clock to-night. The funds nro exhausted and it is probable that tho association will dissolve. Capt. II. R. Reed and wife return sin cere thanks to their many friends who were so very kind during the fatal ill ness and at tho obsequies of the cap tain's father, Rasmus Reed. . Tho United Friends of this place are' making arrangements to give a picnic excursion up North Coos river on the 22d and 23d Inst., full particulars in re gard to which they promiso to givo next week. J. E. Hackenbuch, of tho Blanco drug store, went to tho Umpqua this week on a business trip. The people over that way will find Mr. Hagenbuch an agree able and reliable gentleman with whom to deal. Havo you tried a bottle of El Dorado Mineral Water? If not, don't hesitate, as you will find it tho cheapest and roost effective general renovator of tho sys tem. Only 60 cents per quart bottle at Blanco Drug Store. Tho best variety of fruit of all kinds to bo found in town is at tho Blanco drug atoro. Tlio cling-stone peaches are in excellent condition for preserv ing or putting up In any other way that tho housewife prefers. The. woods are afire along North slough and about Ten-milo lake, but no great damage has ensued except the Injury to timber. Tho cabins on tho claims of Lyman Noble and John Whal In aro reported burned. Kvcnsen & Lackstrom received by tho Coos Bay an elegant assortment of pic ture frames and moldings and a largo lot of nlco rosewood and walnut coffins. Their now furniture is coming by schooner and will soon bo here. Jim Hill and Will Webster swamped sail boat at Centervlllo lost Thursday. Will clung to the boat and Jim swam shoreward till ho met a boat in which were Mrs. Shoup and Mrs. Perry Clin kinbeard, after which thoy rescued Webster. Lara Cleramensen, of the Bayview broworv. roturned on the Coos Bay, af ter month's business and pleasure at San Francisco, and he is again at his post at tlio brewery, manufacturing a flrat-clasa art cle of boor for tlio numor- oua customers of that popular institu tion. II. P. Wbitnov returned to tho bay Monday, by tho Arago, looking splendid and enjoying excellent health, having entirely recovored from the sevoro in juries ho received about a year ago by being thrown from a dog-cart, no win remain about two mouths and tlron re turn to San Diego, Cal., whoro ho is in teroated with his brother in tho livery business. The noxt day aftor the marriage of 0. L. Bonobrako and Miss Jcannotto Monro at Isthmus slough they had a roynl and old-fashioned ihfair at J. V. Bonobrako's on Catching slough, at which tho feast was fit for kings, and those who participated in the festivities of tho occasion pronounce the event tho most onjoyablo of anything of tlio kind in which ttioy over took part. A now species ot trout has mudo its appearance in tho Ten-Mile lakes this season for the first timo. It is a large silvor-sldod (IbIi, weighing from 5 to 16 pounds, and differs materially from tho common salmon trout, but in what re spect we do not know, as we havo soon none of tho specimens. This flab, wo am informed, hits iiover boioro beon found Bouth of tho 8nake rivor. Trot. Thos. Condon will dollvor a freo lecture at tho Baptist church tlila oven Ing. His subject will be "Tho Geolog ical Formation of the North Pacific Coast." Prof. Condon has been for years our state goologist, and is now a momber of the faculty of tho state unl veralty at Eugeno City. He is known among tho sclontlaU of this country as a geologist of marked ability, a fine speaker, and a most genial gontleman. His locture will bo ono of the most en tertaining and instructive ever deliv ered here. Ho haa expreasod a desire to meet as many of the school children as possible at tho lecture. Tomorrow Prof. Condon will go to tho Coquille for a few days. Ho doea not expect to rekclt-rort Orfoid Uiik trfjf. r ..v-i-y r In Honor of General Grant. Tho memorial eorviccs at this placo last Saturday afternoon In honor pf Gon. Grant wore not of that imposing charac ter that many expected to witness; yet tlio day was generally obsorvod on tho bay. Tho mills at this placo, North Bond and Empire shut down, and in tho afternoon, between 1 and 5 o'clock, all business was susponded here. Afow minutes before 2 o'clock tho mombcrs of Baker post, No. 8, G. A. It,, emorged from tholr hall, formed in lino on A street, and, headed by tho Marsh fiold brass band, marched to Front street, and then countermarched to tho Baptist church, followed by many more citizens than could gain admittance to tho church. Rev. W. Lund, Episcopal minister and spcakor of tho occasion, attired in his ministerial robes, met tho procession near tho church and led it in. Soon after arrival nt the church, W. A. Willard, commander of Baker post, an nouncod In appropriate terms tho object of tho assemblage, after which F. M. Garrison, adjutant, read tho following "IIeadquahtkus Grand Anv or the Repuduc, WABHiuaTox, D. C, July 24, 1885. General Orders No. 3. Express ing tho profound grief of his comrades everywhere, tho commandor in chief performs tho duty of formally announa Ing tho death of Comrado UlyBBes S. Grant, late a member of Gcorgo G. Mcado post. No. 1, department of Penn sylvanla, Grand Army of tho Republic, which occurred at Mt. McGregor, N. Y., on. the 23d Inst., at 8 o'clock and 0 min utcs a. m. Comrado Grant n as born at Point Pleasant, O., April 27, 1822; en tered the United States military acade my at West Point, N. Y., July 1, 1839, and was graduated therefrom and ap pointed brevet second lieutenant, Fourth infantry, July 1, 1843; promoted second lieutenant September 30, 1845; brevet ted first lieutenant September 8, 1847, for gallant nnd moritorious conduct in tho battle of Molino del Roy, Mexico, and captain September 13, 1847, for gal lant conduct at Cbapnltepec ; promoted first lieutenant Septembor 10, 1847, and captain August 5, 1853 ; resigned July 31, 1654. Upon tho breaking out of the war of tho rebellion ho offered his ser vices to his country without condition, and was commissioned colonel of the Twenty-first Illinois volunteers June 15, 1801; brigadier general August 5, 1861 ; major general United 8tates vol unteers February 16,1802; major gen eral United States, army July 4, 1803 f lieu tenant ,,iajiJii; i ch 2, 1864, and general JflfJiSijWliich lost com minsion lioMhtMMM .vacated March 4, 1800, by reataWttrJalinauguratlon oh president otllm"XMi, States. Upon tho dcmanjjifattfful countrymen ho was, MawwifillMsagain mado gen ' i .' : i j l - eral of tho rmy (retired), and so diedf fitting, witli tho harness y upon him. He bore the f tho United States in ac 10 years ; for 7 yearB he Wi nco of actual war. Measu tho number of en- gagemenU in which he participated ; by tho physical difficulties met and over- como ; by the numbers engaged in actual battle uuder his leadership ; by his mas terly comprehension and quick adapta tion of the changing nnd therefore un tried conditions resulting from improve ments in arms ; by tlio vastness of the strategic combinations ho wisely con ceived and successfully guided, and by tho results achieved for his country, for his countrymen, for liberty and law everywhere, ho was tho peerless soldier of his own age, and without a superior in any other. His title to a high place among tho statesmen of all timo was established by the supreme wisdom with which he, in tho day of final triumph, dictated those terms of surrender which in tho compass of an hour woll-nigh healed tho wounds of four years of war. Called by tlio imperative voice of his fellow citizons to tho ofilco of president of the United States, for eight years ho stood in thoir chiof plnce, and, surren dering then his trust, loft to his suc cessor a country which in every element of present strength and promiso of fu ture prosperity and glory surpassed the dream of the most sanguine. Seeking in travel abroad tho rest and recreation ho had so well earned, with only tho title of American citixon to commend him, tho great in station, in learning and in achiovemontof every land sought to do him honor, whilst tho humble, crowding his pathway, invoked for him tho blcBsing which their empty hands could not bestow. The chlet citizen of a christian land, he adorned the greatness of hiB public llfo by the practice of those simple virtues which is tho fulfillment of tho law. Tho sanctitios of homo tho chiof pillars of our state found in him dovout observance In other days tho mothers of the land buildcd altars to such as he. Consciously marching over tho road where only his footprints liu gor, and towards tlio goal ho has now reached, his comrades of the Grand Army mako to his memory this, tholr last, fratornal salutation. It is rocom monded to department commandors that a day bo announced in ordora upon which tlio posts in tholr eovcral jurisdic tions may moot in open eession, or other wise, that each comrado may havo op portunity to pay tho tributo of respect his full hoart prompts. Let tho colore of national and department headquar ters and of tho posts bo draped and the usual badge of mourning be worn by all comrades for CO days. By command ot 8. S. Burdott, commander In chiof. "John Camkbon, Adjutant Genoral." Music by the band followed. Theu tho minister announced his text, aftor which tho choir sang tho hymn, "Nearer, ray God, to theo," otc Ananthom from tho 30th and 00th pBaltns followed, and then singing of Who 200th hymn by th clio!r nftdf wulcu Key. Mr. iuagain announced BttmsMaKt his text "So Moses, tho servant of the Lord, died" a part of tho fifth verso of tho thirty-fourth chapter of Dcutoron omy, and proceeded to speak as follows: "My Dear Friends s I think if there is ono character in tho Biblo that Gen. Grant resembled more than another, it is Moses. Grant, like Moses, led bis peoplo in tho hour of their need, and, like him, always to victory. Grant, liko Moses, always took tlio blamo and trou bio to himself, rather than ict others bear It. Then, I think, If there is ono trait more fully developed than anothor, in Grant's lifo and character, it is that of meekness. During his career as a private citizen, soldier, ucneral, pretif dont, guest of tho royal families of the world, and again as a private citizen, in prosperity nnd adversity, and especially on his last sick bed, wo find this ono feature stands out most prominently: 'Meek and of a quiet spirit.' I could wish that to some other than myself this honor of paying ono last tribute of affec tion to Grant's mortal remains had been given. Yet, I must say that this is one of tho proudest moments of my life, and I thank you very much, indeed, for giv ing mo this privilege and painful pleas ure. As your clergyman, and as an Englishman, I thank you. I do not think that you Americans can lovo and revoro your great gcneml more than we do on tho other sido of tho water, which statement is proven by tho imposing ceremony tendered to him in England's historical nbbey. It is in times like these that wo find that, whether wo call ourselves American or English, wo are ono family. But w ho could help loving and admiring Gen. Grant? For no one could study his character, either as a boy at homo, devoted to his mother and obedient to his father, oven to the ex tent of learning a trade that he despised ; or as a cadot at West Point, learning everything that was good and useful and nothing hurtful or injurious ; or in Mex ico, in bis first war, fighting liCe a young lion ; yet, when Mr. Hamcr was tsick, devoting himself almost entirely to him, out of gratitudo for past favors, espe cially his cadetship, without esteeming him beyond measure. Then his patient toil at St. Louis and Galena is worthy of more than passing notice, whilst his words on tlio memorablo 12tb of April, 1801, aro really magnificent: 'What 1 am I owo to my country. I have served her through ono war and, live or die, will serve her through this.' Noble words, and nobly redeemed, especially when wo remember that the country could not havo claimed his services as a right. Then, again, at Paducah, he says : 'I havo como among you not as an enemy ; I am here to assist the sov ereignty of your government; I have nothing to do with opinions ; I shall deal only with armed rebellion nnd its aiders and abettors.' Words full of nobility and. courage ; assuring and comforting to the loyal and true ; yet full of force and meaning and terror to the rebellious and disloyal. At Belmont, again, listen to his words in reply to tho officer's statement that they were surrounded and question, 'How are wo to get out?' 'Why, cut our way out, as we cut our way in,' says Grant. His promptitude at Fort Donelson, and his reply to Gen. Buckner, 'No terms other than an un conditional and immediate surrender can bo accepted. I propose to move immediately uoon your works,' are both worthy of tho highest praise. Yet I think his conduct during tho timo he was misjudged by Gen. Halleck is per haps one of tho brightest stars in his soldier's crown ; for wo all know how hard it is to bo misjudged and misrepre sented, when wo aro trying to do our duty, and most of us are ready to give up and flee ; yet not bo with Gen. Grant. Ho calmly and meekly went on, .feeling that his country's good was more to him titan private grievances. At Shilo, again, his manliness breaks out in tho words, 'Wo shall not retreat, sir.' 'Uncondi tional surrendor' seems to have been Gon, Grant's watchword during tho war, just aB much as 'Tho Lord is God' was that of tho old Hebrew prophet Hlijah, In his war against tho worship of Baal. Grant nover recognized the confederacy. They were robots, and nothing else. But I think Grant's nobleness of char actor shines forth pre-eminontly at tho surrendor of dGon. Lee an old school follow who had proved a traitor to his government and had insulted tlio hand that had fed and educated him; yet Grant meets him with all courtesy and allows his officers to retain their side- arms and baggage, and to the announce ment that many of tho men were riding their own horses, ho replies, 'Let them keep their horses; thoy will find them useful in thoir fields in the spring.' Words full of klndnoss and lovo and proving, beyond a question of doubt, that Grant was a man like Moses of old ; possessed of a meek and gentle spirit ; bold and fearless as a lion ; yot, liko his Mnstor, Jesus Christ, kind, gentle and sympathetic as a woman. Nover will Ingly giving offense, except what duty called tor. And there is no doubt that Grant will bo for all timo to America what Wellington is to England and Na; polean to Franco (only In private char actor bo much suporior to tho latter) tho hero of his country's armies. The New York Times spoko truly when it said that, 'If a great general is in tho future indomltablo in purpose, exhaust loss in courage, and onduranco, and equanimity; if ho Is freo from vanity and Dottlshnces ; if ho is unpretentious, truthful, frank, constant, generous to friends, magnanimous to foes, and patri otic to the. core, of him it will be said that 'He is liko Grant.' As president, Grant was not tho most brilliant, but I think ho was tho most honest and un selfish, It he mado mistakes, it was because he was too unselfish and trust ing ; too great and good for tho men of his time. Grant never deserted a iriond ; Bomebpti Jio stuck to thorn otter thoy I had betrayed htm. I shall always re member with kindness his words in re ply to a question as to why ho did not givo up a friend that had mado some great mistake. 'Givo him up nowl says Grant, 'whon ho has mado a mis tako and ovorybody is ready to push him down. No; then is tho timo ho wants a friend.' America and Ameri ca's good was Grant's first thought, and ho might havo asked, liko Samuel of old, at tho end of Ills second term, 'Whom havo I wronged?' That this idea was the verdict of civilization is proved by Grant's tour around the world. I can say yes, and say it with pride that no American over lived who received such attention and honor in tho mother country. Every one, from the queen to tlio humblest subject, was proud of him, as being of tho samo Anglo-Saxon blood, and no man ever had such honors paid him, not only by his English cousins, but by all tho courts and peoplo of Europe. Who, before Grant, except as tho representative of his government or court, was over re ceived aa the honored guest of tho czar ot all the Russias and by all the Eu ropean courts? Tho sultan of Turkey, the khedivo of Egypt, and the pope of Rome, all went out of their way to do him honor; and not only the centers of royalty, but tho centers of learning, hon ored him as no other man has been hon ored. In the old world, India, China, Japan, Burmah and Siam, all vied with each other in paying court to this won derful, yet eimplo man. Why was it? Because he was tho head of tho Ameri can nation? No; ho was only a private citizen. Because he had been a brilliant president? No. Because ho had been a great general ? Yes, partly ; but, most of all, because he had achieved the most wonderful victories, and success had attended his career, yet, through it all, he had kept himself pure, and spot less, and untarnished. And then, as if God himself was not Batisfiod with the position Grant occupied in his nation's heart, he was distressed and brought tow by deception, and fraud, and loss of worldly possessions. Yet, liko Job of old, ho curses not, nor murmurs; but ho comes out in bright and beautiful colors, the almost perfect man. Self is nothing, but honor is much. Still, he is not perfected, not yet tlio greatest hero tho world has seen ; so he is per fected by Buffering of tho most painful and aggravated character, and that in the most delicate part of his body. No one knows what lie suuercd. (July those who havo been tho constant at tendants at tho couch of a cancerous pa tient can have any idea. Yet, still w e find him a hero ; still pure, and meek, and patient, only wishing aloud for death onco; bnt then tho wish gave others pain, and so he quietly dies, America's hero and friend. I think if wo took the lives of Moses, Job, Samuel David, Elijah, Julius Crcsar, Welling ton, Napoleon and Moltkc, and took from them evcrytlring that was noble and great, then, and only then, could we make such a character as Gen. Grant. iiut let us remember that sucii men as Grant aro lent to tho w orld for speciul lessons. Let us try to copy these les sons of his life and, like him, learn our duty, and do it. Liko him, befriend the erring and help those that aro stricken by fault and wrong ; and, like him, learn the lesson of patience and suffering, for giving, as wo hope to be forgiven, and in pain complaining not, because it was sent by our Father, nnd our complain ing only brings sorrow to our friends. And let us remember, also, that Grant is not dead; he is still an American; still a member of our great family ; only ho has crossed the river of Doatb. Yet, his country is still dear to him, and we can. not add to lijs peace more than by each and all determining that, as for us, you and I, wo will try to follow his footstep in everything that was good and great. Then wo shall meet him, when the army roll is called, in tlio city of our Lord. But I must conclude, with some beauti ful words Bent mo to-day : 'In the grave where wo lay tlio latest dead ot our great men, let us also lay the memory of all that was weak and mistaken in a life full of labor, and danger, and great care. Let tlio memory that remains to us, sweeter than the flowers above him ; more enduring than tho monuments wo share in his honor, bo only of his fear less faith, his just and generous soldier's spirit, his ready ami constant devotion to his country, and his patient and en during courage; and let us speak of these things only when wo tell our ch'l dren to ' Remember Grant.' " Tho foregoing eulogy upon tho distin Ruishcd deceased was received with marked attention and universal approv al by tho audienco, who felt proud to hear an Englishman talk aB Rev. Mr, Lund talked. In iustico to Mr. Lund it should be stated that ho had only a few hours In which to prepare himself for tho occasion, only the previous aftor noon being invited to come forward and fill a placo that it had beon expected an other would fill. A forvont prayer followed tho dis course; then singing "My country, 'tis of thee," etc. by tho choir; music bv tho band, and benediction by ttio pastor, after which the membors-of Ba ker nost inarched to their hall to dis band, while tho remainder of tho con gregation roturned to their respective homes. . Religious Services. Rev. W. Lund will hold Episcopal services at tho Baptist church In this place noxt Sunday, at 11a.m. and 8 p, m. A week from noxt Sunday Bishop Morris will preach at this placo in the morning and at Empire in tho evening. Rev. W. Lund will preach at North Bend in Uie afternoon at 3 :30 o'clock. Bishop Morris will preach atGardlnor next Thursday evening, tho 20th. Prof. Tobias of Coqulllo City has ac cepted a call to teach tho school at Oak- I land, Dofglas cb'tmty. , WORMS. Information for the Editor of the News. To the Editor of the Coast MAIL s Tlio editor of tho Coos Bay Nows fa exercised as to tlio causo of worms In some of the Coos river trout I think tho truo explanation is that tho trout drink water with microbes in it. It is possible that tho person who reports this condition of trout may havo been Imbibing too much bug-juice, and henco to him all things were wormy. Farmch's Hired Man. P. S. Nothing personal is intended to the staff of the Coos Bay News. ' F. II. M. To the Editor of the Coast Mail ; In answer to the question in last week's Nows as to tho causo of tho trout in Coos rivor being wormy, I would state, aa a, "piscatorial sharp," that tho cause is owing to this fact: Fish, liko animals, are afflicted with parasites. These animalcule iio closely imbedded under the scales, in a more or less dor mant condition. At certain seasons, when conditions are favorable, they at tack the body of tho fiwh and breed a sore, which eventually resolves itself into maggots, all of which will In tho future be obviated by tlio fish possess ing themselves of Henry Sengstacken'fl inimitable and only great "Orieinai Asthma Cure." Bly. To the Editor of the Coast Mail: The News a short time ago wanted to know why the Coos river trout aro wormy. This solution of tho problem I beg leave to submit, and the truth of tho deduction cannot be gainsaid by any candid man. This is tho first season tho fish have been so afflicted with this disease. This is the first season for n. quarter of a century that tho country has beon afflicted with democratic rule. Tlio premises being correct, it therefore follows tliat tho present wormv condi tion of tho trout is duo to democratic in fluences. Surely tho blotch of Egypt is upon us: "And the fish that was in tho river died; and the river stank; and tho Egyptians could not drink of tho water of the river." Exodus, vii: 21. Oh! tho wrath of tho Lord is a terrible tiling. Izaak Walton. To the Editor of ihe Coast Mail : Last week's issue of the Coos Bav News contains a local in which tho editor seems to be troubled about worms. He says the Coos river trout are wormv. and ho is desirous bf having the public informed as to the whyness of the where. Now, wo do not know why a worm should imbed itself in tho back ot a ubIi, unless it is for tho purpose of quick transit lrom one part of the river to an other; or it may be the causo of tho early fish, which they say lakes tho worm. Again, it must not be forgotten that at divers times bands of knights errant decorate tho banks of tho river with their tents, and day after day they Ko in bathing, which may also bo tho causo of . Ilold ! w o have drifted into this subject deeper than we intend ed. If we could remember somo cigar box Spanish we might go ahead to ex plain. To conclude, in tlus ago of adul teration, it is hard to tell who, which or what is infected. Wo think, in tho fu ture, when men and women have grave doubts and misgivings, the first great question of tlio day will be, "Do yoa possess a worm?" Take tlio present administration, for instance ; It is hard to draw tho line between men and worms, and nothing can help them but a severe republican purge in 1888. Mad. Robert Herron, W. A. Luse and Geo. Yoakam are making some valuable im provements at their places on Coos riv er, near the mouth, calculated to re claim and bring under cultivation a por tion of that vast tract of land that has produced nothing but marsh grass since its formation. "Herron and Luso, at tho slough between their lines, nro putting in tide-gate boxes, 2 by 4 feet in tho clear, under a wall of rock and dirt SO teet la length across the slough, 10 feet at tho bottom, 3 feet af the top, and 0 feet high, perpendicular landward and sloping, with n rock front, to tho river. Luso and Yoakam are putting in similar works at the slough between their HneB, and at two sloughs on Yoakam's placo he is doing likowise, except that at tho smallor slough the box is only 2 feet in tho clear. Herron is also diking his placo around Wallace's slough. Ho starts his dike a foot high at tho river bank and runs on a level to the hill, a half-mile back, where tho diko will bo three feet high. It is expected that all of tho abovo-mentioned work will bo completed during this month. Arago lodge, I. O. O. F of Empire, lias purchased tho old Jordan building, nearly opposite tho Lockhart hotel, and workmen aro now engaged In transform ing tlio ancient structuro into one that promises to bo a credit to the town. The building, two stories high and 32 feet wide by 70 feet long, has been raised 8 feet, which will givo, when tho second floor has been lowered, a 14-foot ceiling below and a 12-foot coiling abovo. Tho lower floor will bo converted into two largo rooms tor business purposes, whilo tho upper floor will bo mado into a hall, 32 by 24 feet, with anto-rooms, for tho uso of tho order, with two offices in front, 10 by 20 fcot in size, and a 10-foot 1 mil way between tho offices and tho rooms that tho Odd Fellows themselves will use, Tho building will receive a now roof, and the improvements and repairs to tho structure are expected to l)o completed In about a month from this time. Tho old building that haa so long occu pied J, W. Cox's lot on Front street, be tweon the Arcade saloon and John Nor man's old blacksmith shop, lias been moved away by Geo. Davis, to his lot on tlio sawdust, and Cox has let a con tract to Evensen & Luckstrom to oicct in its stead a two-story frame Btrui-toro, 24x'iB foet, which ho proposes: to lease, for business purposes.