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About The Coast mail. (Marshfield, Or.) 187?-1902 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 10, 1885)
LZJO ..pgr -.. gpw- . trrr7"i"Trw'i'f1 " fWeitleMl and Muilnen Cardi. , , , , t jiri f i"t " - --i-.-m,,li-L COAST Miscellaneous Advertisements MRSi Mi TOWERj MAIL. M. II. MAIAKD, siikud.n r, wiuom iD f WILSON, A' rrORNKY AT UW- Eroplro City, Com count, Oregon. y ok TVi aMflfl-tffl-Nr Jj W. BKNMBTT, Arr6RNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW. Orricc In O'Conntll'i new building, Front strut, MarthAeM, Oitgftn. A. J. LOCKIIAKT. A. M. CKAWKOHD CRAWFORD LOCKHART, a TTORNEYS AND COUNSLLOP-1 AT UV AND NOTARIES PUlll.tC. OrriCM In 8enrUckn and Smith's nrw ' building, rront ana a streets, Marshfield, Oregon. V are repred to furnish abstracts of title to ny parlies wishing to buy or sell ml estate u loan money on mortgage security and will llvciUI attention to examining titles and lonveranclnr. Business intrusted to our ear will receive prompt Attention. Jai C. W. TOWER, M. D., P UYSICIAN AND 3UR0E0N.-- Orricri In the rait end of Sengstaiken A Smith's new Building, over tht drug store, Front ttreet, Marihtield, Oregon. J. T H'COKMAC, M, 0. C II. GULDEN, M. I) GOLDEN & McCORMAC, THYSICIANS AND SURGEONS. Orrics At the Marshfield Drug Store, oppo lite the Central Motel, Fr.nl street, - Miutlifirld, Oregon. er Da. McCpxmac It United States esamln Ing surgeon for IheiUitrlct of southern Oregon. Dfl. MILLA SVANCE LUND, GRADUATE FROM WOMAN'S MEDI. VX CAL College, Chicago, Kraplr City, Orosxosa. Residence at I. Hacker's. n s UROICAL AND MECHANICAL OJBct: Frtttt Rmcm over the Drat; Store, SMffatacke aad Smith's new atftlltUflff, Front street, MARSHr'lEl.D, OREGON. i1 Tm Lfcr'i. E .X. i7T , i, cmTV kikyi:yok For t'oon County, t I t I Oregon. rFFICB: WITH T. O. OWEN, ESQ., Upstairs In O'Connell'a New Building-, adjoining the hardware (tore, MARSHPIKLD, 1 1 : : ; OREGON. MAPS of all surretrd and en rnlshed on thort notice. oca6 S. KMIRAKE, WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER, At Norton' VarletySlorc, Opposite the Dlanco Hotel, Front street, Marshfield. WA'aillM and JIIWB'.BjRY OF ALL DESORIITIOf'S Promptly supplied at EASTERN PRICES AM Repaired with perfection, neatness and dispatch at the lowest rates. 3erv All work Intrusted to me is war PV) ranted to give satisfaction. e7 H. S. UONEIIRAKE. J. N. NELSON, DKALSX IN CIUAKN, T0MACCO, CANDY, NUTS, NOTIONS, ETC., At the stand of the late Mike Mularlcey, North of O'Connell's Hardware Store, Front Street, Marshfield. VT New stock, reduced prices, small profits, and cash on delivery. T For choice cigars and tobacco ehesp, g it me a trial OC39 J. N. NELSON. C00 BAY AND ROSEBURQ ST-A-CHEI IT! JAMES LAIRD, Proprietor. Through in Fourteen Hours rnoia oooa xrvi milE I)EST ROUTJi TO AND FROM A. Coos lliy, UT Good nock, careful and accommodating drivers and excellent accommodations on the road rSt3c.es leae Coot Cily and Roteburg every morning escrpi Sunday and Invariably carry p.iicnuv itiruucli cm time tr Travelers will rind it to their Interest mid comfort to patronise Laird's line. ma8 OHBAPHST! llmnlnstt Oltrl DflM " : ' " 1 IMPIRE CUV AN .DRAIN'S 8TA-, I TION $ugeu.Steilme,a.rrjlnrtl the JARVIS, CORNWALL & CO. , Uaves Empire City and Drain's station every MONDAY, WEDNESDAY and FRIDAY. The steamer JUNO or RESTLESS meets tin les at the mouth of the tfmpqui. N an.' comforuble suges. Fare to Drain's ' i- I Each passenger allowed st poun i cf oif - Pastengcrs are requeitt X to be i. 'Vun ' the nlsrht before ddtia lure, Inif avitii.i Frd to tho above lino can lie pfvi:4 At U i Wanco r CsW koiaUu MmW4 44 ly' ? mN vfc i 'jmL ilrU 5 v " BWSSV' mm Sfe VOL. VII. THE FATAL ALPINE. l"paoer" in own Topic Monsieur Jacquet Clou Jet, a tliltorl" ABll the keenr nt il At,.i.r, u..... littUod in corridor Z, bfifuro room lfl. Tlio door omowI n;id otti stopiio-i a jmie man, wearing bluo morocco nlltmorii nnd aloDjf nnnkecn ilrcsulng rw n, bout ami iiicre, spectacles nboto hla noso, snuff . unJor It, ''OUT Oldest Inhnbtlani. irnnllninnn r Ooulot, tlio i clcbraled blbllopblla " ' Ahl tnwlftmo, yott Iiiitu Come agnln. ! i ou nrrt ao kind. " Then shading his ' eyes as ho lookwl up through hla sticcta- I ties ho contlnuod, In a llilii. piping trebla I Turaoul gontlcnion, but I wra expecting ' anothor-a dear frleniL My eyes ro growing dim, I thluL Vou will oxcuso me. ,jly story? Ahl you may not uoiiuto nr)criiDpa, sinco I, wuo tell it, am hem hot that I need to bo, I assure you. I have some odds ways, have alwa)s been a little droll, I think, but I am not Insane. I camo heio Iccnuio it was expedient for mo to asiumo to bo a lunatic, to wcano tho pun- I Ishmout which my crimes for mlsfor-1 tunes are crimes iiroinrlr merited, lint plwuc do not uiontfon this, whatever you da It Is a dead secret, lhatoboen hero hard upon twenty-live years, admin istrations Iiavo changod, but I have not; doctors havo died and their sons suc ceeded thorn, the buildings been rebuilt, repaired, restored, while I havo continued always the same, no signs of decay evon la my top story, which, of course, settle the (uestlott of luuacy adversely to tho doctors but you needn't mention this TUoy mean well, and, besides, they havo saved me much inconvenience "I havo surviveil my own generation, but tho pooplo of Louis l'hlllippe's time remember moevcn the 'Ulizcn Kng' himself has done mo the honor to rest hit umbrella against my stall and tako a pinch from my tabatlere. "Oh, I assure you, Illbllophilo Jacques was well known in those times, and my little book-stall on tho Out! oltalre was a place of high resort. Parole d honneurl 1 have seen three members of the acad emy touching elbow at my shelves, every van with spectacles on nose, with rose at buttonhole, entertained, absorbed, delighted. Ah, those gentlemen havo the faculty of appreciation. They know a rare book when they see It, They have appraised the value of literary treasurea I was always uneasy when they c-atuo to look at my raro books They might In advertently put them into their pocket or forget to lay them down -such habits of proluund mental attraction long In dulged. Don i mention this. " Vou see. 1 vsui a sort of bihltomnuinc and 1 knew how to tlnd ram hooka. The only troublo 1 had was . n rartlug with my literary treasure after 1 got them. 1 am fond of money, I may say I am somtthlnn of a miser, but tUero are excuto tho Indefinite phraso there are more possibilities in a raro book than In money. When you havo got hold of a perfect copy of wino editlu princeps, when probably there are not moro than six other copies of the oditlon extant, and of these four permanently locked up in the libraries of lenna, the Iirltish mu seum, the National and the JJIaiarln theu you may be said to have a 'corner' In your rare book, and you are safe to ask what you plcAso for It, and get It too, when the right customer comes on. Hut you must wait till tho right one com.ts and he must havo a boolc-craze that Is accordant to the chord your rtrlty strikes. This is a Ira to secret don't be tray It. "The duke cf calnt K.-i'bn woa t- if my best patrons. Ho vrus rich, he had an Income of 600,000 livru. ho had his chateau of i'reljuuc, ho had hi vineyard that produced too sons of white wli cs etery year, ho bad his friends, his family, his library. Twice a year the duke came to Paris for a week, and I had always to walk the stalls with him, help him dud the novelties, and dlno with him at Cou turo's old restaurant In the Latin quarter, where we know how to relieve the collar of three bottles of the best wluo In Paris. Once a month tho duke wrote mo a formal letter, sealed with bis crest, announc ing the addition made to tho library of Prelgnac, and giving mo commissions. Every week I sent to the duke my UuUo tin ltlbllograpblque, printed for private circulation only. "In tho summer of liUO, M. Baint Kmllion sent me a formal Invitation to come spend a week Willi him nt rroignao, help llm arrange his library, aud view bis treasurea I went; I left the railroad at illefrauche, where the duke met me with his coachandfour a liveriod driver and two footmen qui lo in tho stylo of the auclen regime, I do wuure you. Kvcry. body wa mot touched huts to tho duke, nnd to me because I wis thj duko's friend 1 assure you it msdo mo fed a sentiment of n suit of Jo no sals quol, but most agreeable. Tho duko was moai handsome. Abovo CO, erect, square, mllltury figure, close cut wbito hnlr, a llorld face, clean shaved except for a largo white mustache, small blue eye, aquiliuo nose ho sat oreel In tho carriage at if ho wero on huiseback In tho van nf ten bat tailous, dressed in neat blue, and with a stock about his throat to hold up his col lar. Wo arrived at the chateau, and ho introduced mo to tho duchess and the four Infants, Heavens, such youth, grace, lovelluossl The duchess was not over SO, and the loveliest of her sex, the chil dren angel. "How shall I descrlbo the library, when I have already exhausted my store of ad jective? Ton thousand volumes, 100 portfolios of engrayinus. nnd not a book not a print, but had lu history. Old chronicles, lu vellum, cditioncs prlnclpes. their original bindings carefully restored, urtUtproof engravings from burins whoso touch Is a oonsecratlon-it was a treasury. And such a lovely famllyl And a cellar full of such wine as appeared on tho tablo at dmnerl " 'Duko. you re a happy manl I cried, as the duchess handod mo a cup nf coffee, when I could take no more w no, Laflte .1 ..i. it w.i Tim duke aiffbod. At- n.t M. GouJet.' said the. duchess. VghW 'but one thing more Is ueeded . .i ...i.. .wtltinn of ttrancols Villon.' said the duobess, laughing. 'I assure iou. Jllbllonhllo Jacques, my frletid. said the duke, rousing out I.f hi alwtiaotlon, 'I do not need miythlng more to put tho nnpstone omv hanninese. but if I only could ro- cow o . llnc.j pSfcS have all tho .1"',"f0 j romancers doubt inako n vohl- hut, as you hoc, l am htipy o Iobb 8 ntadaase the duolias ?rfi. . . Un. Iut alllh 1 wil vou - axv ,. -- - . t . l.OfHI ciowns nnd ull c.pfua paid If ou v-Ul bit i or fr mo ho lou.r io.t Mlloi ' -. -sr al-lj.- - 2 f ' t- 7 r , i ' ,-' i i' . l -s vi. : . . t i.j.iua. , -, njo mvcoittuid 6wa MARSH FIELD, OREGON, THURSDAY, was a gallant man u she lod tbe way to the drawing-room. "WhenmytliUwas at an end I put paradise behind mo and returned to Paris, afler writing two sonnets, expressive of my sentiments, In the album upon tnadamo tho duchoj' llttlo boudoir Utile, and exchanging mulT boxes with the llttlo Abbe Uurin, inadame'a dlroctcur and tho duko's fast friend and librarian. Tho first thing I dlu, after going to my Mall, Who to villi tho Jsnllonal lliiru y nnd tho Maarln library hIso, nnd look nt tho copies of Villon there treasured. Three copies In all, quarto, ouo In sheep, moth cntcn, two In vellum, n tltlo-pngo mUsIng from onn, but each In truo macaronic stylo, 'Krnnscols lllon, I'ocsles. 1489. HIossjj exit. Edito J. Carola' I con suited all tho biographies; J. Carolus was not noted a having published any but this ono book as Illols, nor wore but successors mentioned. Tho street of the shop was not given. I went to lilols. I searched through all tho rauity archives of that auoient city. Thcro were J. Carolusc. .1. Carle's, J. Chasles, J". Chorle's plenty, notaries, mcrcert, shop keejxrs, goldsmiths, wino sellers, n string of names throush four centuries, but the ( aroll booksellers wero not, nor tho Caroll publishers. "I did not despair. I took tho Car o lucs in order, as far as they were extant In tho fifteenth century, Tho eldest and most respectable branch of tho namo was tliu notary family. Thero wero records of deeds executed by Johannes Carolus from 14.0O down to 1 711), In a continuous scrlos; Johannes Carolus for 100 hun dred years, then Jehan Carles, Charles, Chaslcs, Indifferently, always at tho house 17 ltuo do Tours. After 1lli this houso was occupied by tho Frlplers. notaries t ill. until 1818. when it was pulled down to givo place to the Hestaurant du Midi, Martin, cuislnlcr. 1 searched the records still further. Iu 1709, Jean Krlpler married Jeanna Charlotte, sole daughter of Maltre Jean Cbaa.es, notary. It was likely, then, that Fripler was Chaslo's successor in the female line. Who knew anything about the old home, 17 Hue de .Tours? What bad bocome of the furniture, tho books, thu rubbish? There had been an auction ialo, Martin's old servant told mo, and I found tho books of Urunct, auctioneer of that part of lilols for 100 J cars, ho and his ancestors; In the books a page con taining the sale bill of articles knocked down on Feb. 0, 1818. 'Ono lot of books to Cordonler, Paris; ono lot of books to Uarou Vlgnaux; ditto. Mallre Fripler, Ms; ditto. Mine. Balntonge: ono lot waste paper and manuscript rubbish and odd volumes, Picsso.' "I continued my search, hunting each lot down. Cordonnlcr, an antiquarian bookseller, liko myseir, hadbotiffbt all t.ic law books, nouo other. Huron Vijiim'iN, a collection of songs nnd vaudevilles, with original music, curious, but nothing to my present purpose; Fripler, ill, only theology; Mme. Halntongo, ditto. Who was Plesse? What did he buy? Pic&se was a rng and bottle man, who lived iu Tours, kept a cart dragged by a dog. I hunted Pieue up; ho was dead, but his son lived, In a tumble-down cellar in Tours, close by the Hlver Cher. A sot of CO years, his face all abloom with X antes brandy, his hand palsied, an uncommuni cative rogue, under the ban of the police, ami fearing them. Ho would! tell mo nothing for money nor naught else. When at last I left the houso, a slattern woman, with a haggard faco, followed me around the corner, asked me if I meant Please any barm, what I wanted to tlud out, and would 1 pay for Informs tlon there was nothing to eat in tht house. Satisfied on these point, she told mo to coma nrain nt nl'ht, nt 10 o clock, " Wnen i did couie, the woman led me up stairs into a wretched garret. 'I'iesse, she said, 'and hi father, for all tbi wreck you son around yu, won men of method. They kept close books. Here, on this shelf, la what remains of the rubbish bought at tho Fripler sale. Thcro Is a memorandum, of ouo Inst will, sold to Maitre Nicole, COO francs; a volume of written verses, bound, sold to Mere Gobrlot, L'O sous; some old letters, to tho Tuulouse library. Tho rest is beforo you.' 'Tho rest was nothing, save proof that I was on tho right track. "Mother Gobriot. Who was Mother Qobriot? I Inquired for tho damo with eagerness. I was told not to go to Mere Gobriot's sho was a witch a nag, who lived by herself in a tall, solitary houso en the road to Lochea. kept staghounds and a blunderbuss, and dressed like a Usher man of Minium. However, I determined to hav an Interview with Mere Gobrlot bhe lent money on pledge and mortgage, and I used tho fact to get access to her. Truly a hag, who undid a chained door and received me with arms akimbo, two gaunt, savage hound keeping her com pany. Bun waa 70 year old, bent, with redhalr unrlira dirty cap, a wrinkled lace, dreadfully pock-marked, a pilot coat on. ., 'What do you wnnt?' she shrieked, 'I nm a ParU book teller I want to borrow iomo nionoy. What security? What pledger" Olu books, raro, precious.' 'Givo me namo editions!' 'I havo a princeps Y lllon, said I, on a venture, for tho nag looked liko ono of our trade. Blio interrupted me wilhashrlok: 'Whatl Franscols lllon 1480?' lllcasue exit. Kdito J. Carolo,' I added. 'Vou Hot' she screamed, 'there is but ono outsldo the libraries, aud I havo that, and lllon' manuscript, tool' '1 will ghoyou 1,000 crowns for each,' 1 said in rapture. Blio grlunod horribly. My boy, I will not sell them for a mill Ion, They are my dot they shall adorn my husbands library!" '1 will marry you for them.' 'It is a bargain. Couiu in wo will seal the contract with a glass of Chateau Murgaux.' "Would you believe it, sho had the Villon, tho manuscript, too, and many a rarity besides, and would unt oven unlock the case until I married her. Such a life as she ledl When marrlod she would not surrender tho precious Villon; so I stole it (don't mention this), nn I sent it too my beloved duke of tfalnt-Emlllon. When the book was missod my accused M ma GouJet grinned a aardtnlo smllo, and said. 'Tlio receiver Is as bad as tho thief. May my curses light upon both.' "In a incn.b a time from tho duke's ro cetvlog the hook, a lovelv family win stricken with tho small-pox first tho dulce. theu tho duchess, frightfully sea. red, but tbe llttlo doves ah, two dKI, aud one was blinded for life. That hug aud her book! "I detected her-eading tho news in ha 'Gazette de Lolie, and chuckling over it I hrew th muuuscrlpt volume oi A lllon behind luo dre, to express i ty ov Deration of tho v-otch. 'Fiend,' su cried, 'there nro OO.OOU Trancs In not"., under that bludlug!' Then she lull luto convulsions, nnd afterward, upr nclog up, shrieked, S,ardorcr of the Infuntu of iiit-r.mlllon, 1 will deuouueo you Kiorushitl mio .ho street and 1 'led mi rnm hero whorelimvo been over "inn 1 ill, not I now wherf Unit woman iu vw!t'i)nr hi Is ilcnil ! hilv. A i A 1 "RESPECTABLY 0RE93ED." (Ueltn Hunt Jackson la Th Independent. 1 "An unknown mas, rtspactably drajsad," Tbat was all that the rsoord said; Wondsrlnz rltr mlzbt eussj tbs roit! On thln was sura, tu man was dead. And dead, because he'd no heart to live; I HI courage bad faltered and had failed , the teC How little tbe nil wa now can give, , A namtlew sou to cover nn ora.iii "Ibupoctably dressed," the thoughtlei road TO Mntanca over, and Idly say, "What was It then, slnoa it was not need, Which made him thus sling bis Ufa awayP "Respectably dressed!" How lltUe they know Wbo nerar have been for money prtsied What It costs reipeetnblo poor to go. Day at Ur day, "reapoctably dressed I" The beggars on sidewalks suffer loss; Tb ijsrd all together, clan and clan; Aliko and equal In wretchedness, No loom for pride between man and man. Nothing to lose by ran, or by dirt. Mora often something ia gained Instead; Nothing to fr but bodily hurt. Nothing to hope for save dally bread. Out retpecUbly poor hara all to lose; For the world to know, means loss and ibama; They'd rather die, If they bad to choose; Tboy cllog evs for II fo to place and name. Cling, and pretend, and conceal, and bkle; Never nn hour but lti terror bears: Terror which slinks like guilt to on side, And often a guiltier conscience wears. "Respectably dresned" to the last, aye last! Last dollar, last emit, last proud pulse beat; Starved body, starved soul, hop dead and past; What wonder that any death looks sweot. "An unknown man, repectably dressed," Tbat wa all that the record raid. wVn will the question let ui rest, is It fault of ou i tbat the man was dead? When Xolsons Are Frescrlb'. IKew York Bun, A druggist is not obliged to follow the prescription of a pbysUian in cose more than the maximum dose of a poison Is prescribed. "In such instances, " said a prominent druggist, "we detain the customer and send a clerk to ask tho physician if a mis take has not been made. Ho may have accidentally written morphine for quinine, or perhaps the particular patient was ac customed to tho drug prescribed and needed on unusual dose. Tho phar macist Is held rosponslblo for all accidents resulting- from a faulty pre serin tion, ami bo cannot siitcia iitmscii be hind tue I'octor. Hu should know that certain innocent drugs whon combined form a deadly poison, and ho must look out for such combinations. Only a thoroughly, skilled pharmacist, wbo has been apprenticed to tho business for the years and has a license from tho board of tiharmacr. or who is a croduato of the college of pharmacy, is competent to -put up a prescription, no knowledge of chemistry tue uses or poisons. "After many years' becomes familiar with. scrir'lon9, and, as a como In day afler day, Where there is a dcvlai examine the nrcscrlntl to bo sure every ihl there is doubt, we wi municato with the nhvslclau no poison In tho prescription, of course we do cot care what we put up. "In dealing out poisonous prcscrlp ' tlons we warn the patient not to take mora than the prescribed dose. Wo don't like to got into trouble through patients taking an overdose. Wo think of such things when we make up prescriptions, and wo arc very careful to get tho right Jar. Every careful druggist, in handling , a jar oi drugs, win read uie lauci wnen he takes It down and again when ho puts it up. "Bo many liniments contain poisonous materials that it has becomo a custom to put them in bluo bottles and lapel them For external use only.' Otherwise pen-1 pie would be apt to take them by tbe teaspoon. " "'What if a man should brine in a proscription not signed and containing poison j" ".No trouble about that lie wouldn t get it. " Tbe New Soy Was Firm, tDetroltFree Preu.1 Four boys wero sitting on a line fence dividing two houses on John It street attracted the attention of a pedestrian and ho halted and asked what they were look ing at J,Now family moving la thero to-day. " replied one. MVell. what of it?" "They'o got a boy about as big as u. r "Well, what of that?" "Nothing, only we was trying him " At that moment the new boy appeared on tho grass about twenty feet away. Ouo of tho boys on tho fence mado up a face at him Ho promptly responded. Then another boy throw a stono at him. llu hurled it back. "fcay, I'll lick youl" called tho biggest boy. "You can't do lb" Tho four boys made as if they would Jump over tho fence, hut tho now boy stood firm. "I'll daro you up here!" "I'll daroyou down here!" "Ho'snll right he's game," said the big boy to tho pedestrian. "If ho was a coward we was going to lick him, but now wo'll go over and lot him havo a whiff on our cigar stub, " Mhere Mm Emperor Met. IForvljn Letter.) In tbe courtyard of the palace at Kroin sler where ibu emperors met a few days ago grass grew rt foot high. 1 to crystal chandeliers wero "8 black as coal Tho kitchen was gnrrlsuucd by legions of rats. It took 200 work len ten days and nights to make, tbe pnlaco presentable; but at last lncenso was bur t todilvonway the smell of fresh pulut, aud tho hard task nt changing was done. f ' i IW.worth IlatUefleltl. The site of tho famous battlo of Bos W rth, when lUchnrd HI lost lite life, U now intersected by u canal and a railway. .So pains has been tikoit to preserve thu old battle-marks, and tho only thing thai remains to inform tho curious uf their cluoo ; .oxlmliy to tho grounds U a high road. .' ,., 7.. .-evwr'ao. Tho iuteet btsvorao nt Saratoga U tho Itoinlcy rocUull. Tho bartender pours 't Into tlio Ittmlilt;, wuicu hn nils wlili lia'f nn Inch oi ilch cro.ua aud nn iuch of kmmjj iMllnoe(u!o4 cotiev . . a3.d i rxMssMSMre acooa flHeeBjerarvr1 4eVQMKit sRsiKaVrEra ruSBHttafjuort , sBssssssssisVjVgo HWBPWs to, CausssssssW Btrrder fIUi lfl m MsssfHuTcom-1 'Xnhfiann. t DECEMBER 40, 1885. A ChlniMe Iletrothmant, IKcchange.l The following description of a Chinese betrothment Is from tho wife of Hey. Sid ney O. Partridge, formerly of Brooklyn, professor In EL John's college, Shanghai, China: "Un Monday of this wwk wo bad what some of our Knttlish speaking Chinese ladies call n 'betrotluncnf ono of the ttudenU in iho n"vlmlcal drpa-trront of the college, aud oi.o cf tho young ladles of Ht. Mary's hall. Of course ho could not ask tbo girl himself, ni that would bo against every rule of Chlncso ct quetta Ho had also tied flowers to tho branches of trees within sight of her window, and she hod been scon to go out and tako them. He told his lovo to Mrs. Yen and she told it to the young lady, who declared herself willing ufler tbo proper delay of a week or sa "The parents of tho contracting parties wero then sent for, and preparations mado for the feast Youpg man purchases for tho girl n pair of ear-rings, a bracelet and a lmir-pln, and she buys him n fan In a case and two other artlc'cs which 1 havo forgotten. All the presents were exhib ited In a larfo reception room of the school, that being tho bride's rcsldonce. Then camo the usual tea nnd small cakes for tho visitors, tho young lady being shut up In her room and not per mitted to soc any of the fun at alL bhe heard, however, tho sound of firecrackers and other explosives, which the expectant groom let oil in her honor. lie, dressed In his most elegant robes, made merry with sumo choice friends, and, when he had fired off all his crackers, retired to the houso of his go between (Mrs. Yen), and thero enjoyed a rino feast with his companions, and re ceived tlio congratulations of all who wished to call upon him. "Thcro was a great deal of fuss and feathers In bowing and thanking and 'pre ferring ono another' between tbo two families, each Insisting that the other was tho more honorable, while all tho time they didn't think so in the least. After ull this was over, tho girl received her presents, and, if she desired, she might try them on next day, but by so means must sho put them on at once! Of course, the Chinese customs aro much modified by contact with Christianity in the institu tions here, but they aro still curious enough. Favors were distributed to the guests quaint little boxes containing tokens, namely, two peanut, the very largest that could lie found, bound to gether with a band of gold paper, denot ing long life; two Chinese unpronouncca bles, painted yellow, denoting prosperity: two nuts, liko FnclMi walnuts, colored red, with gilt bnmu, denoting thit the two lives are bound ttner as vlu two halves of the nuts two hearts. In fact, bound together for love and two dried plums, of which I do not know the mean ing." A Cat That Can lteud. (ChleagjTriUane.l "I've got a cat," said a lady to me the other da, "that can read. At any rate she knows wbon a letter comes for her. " "A letter 1" I exclaimed !n astonishment. "Yes. a letter, and if you don't believe it I will prove It to you. Just wait n mlnuto until I direct onq. " My friend left tho room and In a few minutes returned with a scaled envelope, addressed, "Miss Pussy, No. Morboro street, city." "Now. said sho. "If you will kindly post that for me to-night and be hero when tho postman comes around on his first delivery to-morrow morning j ou shall see that I am telling you facts. " I posted tho letter as requested, and was at my friend's bou) promptly tho next morning. Boon the bell rang, and shortly afterward tbe servant entered with a bun die ot lclttrs. Airong which vvaj thr.t fo Miss Pussy. Placing them near her feline highness on the floor, my friend said: sNow, Miss Pussy, pick out your let ter." Sure enough. Pussy at onco showed an interest, and in a moment had pushed aside with her paws tho envelope ad dressed to her. 1 was about to ackowl edgo my sin of incredulity, when my friend said: "Wait a minute. She'll open it and devour the contents. " bcarcoly bad she said this when Miss Pussy had torn tho envelope opon and in a moment was literally devouring its con tentscatnip. A Great Opening for the Statistic Crank. Detroit Free Prwil A southern correspondent points out that thero Is a great field for the statistics man in the late watermelon -rop. Their aggregate weight in tons would show up well in a row of figures. Placed end to cod, they would make a streak of grcn from hem to Lope Horn, or borne otner jumping oft place. Allowing a melon and n half ioi.k '.. x, it would tuko n .argo ccntiutnt of th cul rod raco ' to eat them nt ouo s.it.ug. Tho tola. I amount paid for them by the wlio'esulcrs would bo equal to an appreciable fraction of the national debt, and tho total paid by , the consumers would bo represented by t that fraction with its denominator di ! vlded by two. Allowing that so many ' feet and inches of rain fell during tbe rainy season, and that 1)0 per cent, of a melon is water, It muld be easily com puted how much of tho rainy season went into tbe melon crop. Then thero would be tho colic, cholera morbus, nnd Jamaica ginger figures to wrestle with, and tho mortuary statistics to be put in comenicnt shape for reference , Curious Kindt of Crutu. 1 (St Mcholavl ! In Japan tHro is a giant crab which measures soino twclvo feet between tbe tips of tbo nippers, aud in tho Indian ocean there Is a hermit crab two feet loner. Tho palm crab lives on cocoauuts, and tho Malays lu turn on t e palm crab. The robbor crab, or tho "ou, ou, " breaks nuts bv jskiug llimu against stones. Once a robber cruu was seen to solzu a goat by the ears and fairly lift tho startled creature from tho ground. Pirate crabs often rob birds' nasts iu the tropics. Iu tho West I mi 'an colonies purple crabs live upon the highlands, but onco a year 'hey leave their holes and ma' sh iu vast columns, tlueo miles loug aud 2o0 feet wide, to tho sea. wbero tht Jepcslt their eggs. Tho back of iho mask crab p ka H.(o a mask for tho human faco. wbti tbe glass era' s atu so transparent that if one should b held over this item tho readci could still easily trato tho lines. A r.qimi'' Iuuovattou. I t '. Oceau , Hod fern, tho great woman's tailor, has hod a previous success in Pari. Ills methods wero strango and attractive to thu Irtlr Pnrislcnues, He gavo no credit. Women who never dreamed of paying ready mont-y for their dressu looked upon it as a plr4uut Innovation, very Lugllsh. And wjieu, after a few months, "ev rcnllawd thu economy thoy 'iui made r- --, . o w'sd 1" eujoyed, Red-Cv-i-' " ' ""-' ' .aV" . .V-atr e a.ss to $v$ ss!,. sjt.'s cc TV..1: .e. typist m '-?i from uo ta.u of tCeu. NO. 51 Miscellaneous Advertiscmast. A Safeguard. The fatal rapidity with which slight Colds and Coughs frequently develop Into tho gravest maladies of the tbront and litngx, is a consideration which ghould I'n, very prudent perron to ltcc-p at hum!, l i a liouxchold remedy, n bottle of AYKit'S CHERP.Y PIXTOKAL. Nothing else gives Mich iminr dluto relK nnd works no sure n cure In nil nffctlloin of th! clan. Tbat eminent plirMcinn, Trof. F. Sweclzer, of tbe Maine Medical School, Jlnumviek, Me., nays : "if edloit sdenro ha produced tin other ano. dyne expectorant so pood ax A tee's C'ninnr 1'ictoiul. Ill Invaluable for dlwuesoftlie tbront and lungi." The same opinion Is expressed by tho well-known Dr.L. J. Addison, of Chicago, 111., who (.ays: "I h.s never Ibund, In tlilrty.fivo jears of continuous study and practice or tni-dklno, any 1 'reparation fcfao (treat atuea Atzii'sUuerky 'rt-roBiL, for treatment of rtl.cn'ci of tbe tbroat and limits. It not only break up cold and cure Mvrre cough, but U mord cflVclirn than anything elm In rellerlnK even tbe mint serious bronch Island pulmonary affections." AVER'S Cherry Pectoral Is not a new claimant for popular confi dence, but a medicine which is to-l.iy saving the Uvea of the third generation wbo hate como Into being alnce it wits fli-xt offered to tbe public. Thero Is not rt household in which this invaluable remedy has once been in troduced where its use "has ever been abandoned, and there Is not ' pcron wbo has ever given it n proper trial for any throat or lung disease sucep tiblc of cure, who has not been made well by IL AYEIt'3 CHERRY PECTORAL lias, in numberless instances, cured obstinate caes of chronic Ilronchltl, Lnryn frills, and even acute I'noumonfn, aud hn taved many patient in the taillcr stages of Pulmonary Consumption. It Is a medicine tbat only requires to be taken In small dosest, is pleasant to the taste, mid Is needed In every bouse where thcro are children, as there Is nothing fo good as AYER'S CHERRY PECTORAL for treat ment ot Croup and Whooping Cough. These are all plain facts, which can be verified by anybody, and should be re membered by every body. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, PREPARED BY Dr. J, C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mass. Sold by all Druggists. W. G. WEBSTER, SEALER IX CLOTHING-, HATS nnd CAPS, 15UOTS and SHOES, Harness, Saddles aud Bridles, Crockery, Etc. Also, a full line of Gent's Furnifcliing uoocia Custom Boots made at short notice and repairing neatly and promptly done. Call nnd sec mo. N. B. Gentlemen's lino suits a spe cialty. ap24 KQNGELL & SELANDER. O'Connell's new building:, Front street, nr.Ai.Mis in BOOTS, SHOES . AKD oioti.i.gr i if Ladies' fine and coarse shoes, boys boots and shoes, and gent's rubor coats, boots and shoes In great variety, Our ready-m.soV boots and shoes were manufactured expressly for the hay trade. Hats, caps and underwear; stationery, cutlery, tobacco, cigars and matches. A full assortment of men's clothing, in suits or otherwise; mattresses, bed-clothing and valises. Custom-msde boots and shoes a specialty, for which e keep the best French kip. calf and solclcather. Our entire stock is of the Litest st)les and finish, and as cheap as the cheapest. Come and see us nt our new itore. in O'Con nell's new building. Front street, noo DR. SPESTTEY, THE SPECIALIST, H AS HAD 25 YEARS' EXPERIENCE . in the treatment of niKOXIC, NERVOUS and PRIVATE DISEASES, And h.-nine thoroughly proved the merits of his Specific Remedies in the treatment and cure of many thousand cases, he now offers them to those in trouble to curt mcmstaei ai nornc. Dr. SPINNEYS Specific for Gonorrhea. Dr. SPINNEY'S Specific for Syphilis. Dr. SPINNEYS Specific for Spermatorrhea. Dr. SPINNEYS Specific for Caurrh. Price of either Remedy, $io per case. Sent bv express, packed secure front observation, on receipt of price. Call at Office and Private Dispensary, Multnom-ili block, opposite Postofhie Write to DR. N. S. SPINNEY, Box 633. Portland. Oregon. nolo. Tt3 BOSS Spring Mattress I The Gaylord Patent ! TAM NOW MANUFACTURING nud selling at my shop, at tlio ship ynrd, tlio cheapest and best spring mat tress lor tlio pneo over put upon this market. It combines strength, light ness, durability, simplicity nnd adapt ability to IhhU of all kiiitfs t ml dimen sions and was awarded tho first pre mium nt tho last Oregon state lair. Retail price, $8 ! wholesale, $4 50. Jleforo buying your mattress, examine mlno, which is decu'edly tho cheapest nrticio of the kind on tlio bay. jalO GEO. DAVIS. Ths Coast Mail And he Philadelphia WEEKLY PRESS . . 3 QO i Xe y'enV lu hyh ce. "MILLINERY AJCD- DRESS-MAIING! EMPIRE CITY, OREGON, AS ON HAND A NEW AND , fine stock of iMIliincry nnd Drcsn - Mnfcliifr Ooodal ezr All orders promptly attended to. nos 0?NTIlsrC3- OP THE Palace Restaurant WTHE best of meals Ncr-Tctl In sljlc nt nil liourx mill nt moderate price. FRESH EASTERN OYSTERS RECEIVED BY EVERY 8TEAMEK AKD sf Served at all hours, night or day. E. P. BUCKLEY, Formerly Steward of ihe steamer Coos Bay, mra6 THEt- LOCKHART HOTEL, EMPIRE CITY, OREGON. rjnUE EXCELLENCY OF THIS house is too well known to need any recommendation, and travelers have long since pronounced it the BEST HOTEL SOUTH OF PORTLAND. MRS. E. M. LOCKHART, mnQ Proprietor. Marshfield Hotel! North End Front Street, Marshfield, HOMER BRAS, - - Proprietor. THIS PIONEER HOUSE HAS AGAIN been opened for pubhc patronage, and this time under a management tliat will secure to epicures all they wnnt and are willing to pay for. The house has been refitted and refur nished throughout, and the lodging accommoda tions are now first diss. Board and Lodging, per week. .....$450 Single Meals. ....ascents Rooms for pnvnte parties at all times. Chicken suppers, ojsttr suppers, or suppers of anv kind, with all the delicacies of the season and the best wines of the market, prepared to order at the shortest notice and at the most rea sonable prices. Terms, strictly cash. 3TAUo, in connection with the hotel, fs a first-class bakery, where the best of bread, pies, cakes nnd pastry of all kinds can be obtained at all tunes, fresh and cheap. $raj BLANCO H3T jtfarshfreld, Coos County, Oregon FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS And Reasonable Cliaraes. t Having lately completed a largo addi tion to the ubove hotel, and having had an extensive experience in this hue of business, we can safely guarantee to our patrons comiort ana jtecommod ceiled bv no other house on tu C5r"rhe readiiiK room of! contains tho leadmcr nnnnrs- lantic States and the Pacific ca FlSIiltEl'iO HOLLs seplu 2ro jl CENTRAL HOTEL! Corner or Front and X streets, MARSHFIELD, OREGON, JOHN J. KRONHOLM, Proprietor THIS WELL-KNOWN AND FAVORITE HOTEL has lust been entirely refitted and refurnish) d throughout and is again open to the public for patronage New beds and spring mattresses have been placed in almost every sleeping room of the house and neither trouble nor expense has been spared to put oerything in first-class order. At the bar is to be found the best brands of wines, liquors and cigars. A new entrance to the dining room has been made that opens on Front street, and the tables will alnajs be supplied with the choicest the market affords. my3 J. J. KRONHOLM. Proprietor. ?3: WESTERN HOTEL South Front street, Marshfield, JOHN SNYDER, :::::: Proprietor I T HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN CHARGE JL of the above-named weli-eatablished hotel, ,ind am sparing neither pains nor expensa to in sure my guests the best of accommodations. THE TABLES AT THE WESTERN Are supplied with the best the market affords, and patrons of the houw; receive prompt and courteous attention. TERMS Board and lodging, per week., .$4 50 Board, per week..,,,, 350 au7 Single meals...., ,...,,..., as NEW CABINET SHOP -AND C ON FHONT STRfcET, OPPOSITE THE Postoff ce, in the building formerly occu pied as a residence by . Nasburg, where lh undersigned hate every facility for doing cabinet work of nil kinds, upholstering and gcnriat job bing work in wood, nt short notice and on lib eral terms. Furniture manufactured and furnished to or der at bot om prices. Handsome Chromo: for sale at low figures, Alsi Looking Glasses, of assorted sites. lectures frani'd to orciei iq suit customers. Furniture of all kinds repaired, COcTlNS made to order at lowest rate and assorted slies. kept on hand. We are also prepared to do contract work, such as house budd;ng, repairinjj, and every-.'' thing l.i the carpentry llu?. Jobbing Work 0 specialty and promptly culed at living utes, . OLE LVANSEN, 1 S lapa VICTOR, LACKSTROM, P'""" --. nn n-ttH- -? & fife YiM f. i 1-. Er Fi