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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.