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-s C) .-o Vol. XVI. A.storia, Oregon, Saturday Morning, March 18, 1882. STo. 142. CTJRIOSITIE3 OP WILL MAKING. In discussing this important but too often neglected matter, the Ne7 York Tribune says there have lately been an extraordinary num ber of queer or contested wills. Are people becoming more dis posed to draw their own. wills, without employing lawyers? There is no reason why any one bhould not draw a xvill who has fair busi ness like ability to write out the gifts. Common sense suggests that the paper ought to be headed as a will. And-it is not difficult to learn by inquiry how man' wit nesses arc required in the particu lar state; this, by the way, is the state where the testator resides (at his death); a will drawn for a man on a journey should follow the law of the state .where he has his home. Neither bad grammar nor misspelling in the body of the will vitiates it; if the judges can un derstand what the paper means, they will order that done. Wills having nearty every important word misspelled and nearly desti tute of punctuation have been ac cepted, ilaine papers say that a coart has lately taken proof of a .will made in pantomime by a man who was deaf and dumb, and could not write or use the alpha bet. But mistakes which obscure " the moaning make trouble. "A "story last summer was that Mr. Mathew Vassar, wlea drawing h s own will, meant to leave $7000 to seven churches i. e., $1000 'apiece but in copying his rough draft he inadvertently inserted the WOrd "each," giving the churches $7000 Cach, or $49,000 in all. Tho general rule as to mistakes is that if the will' is lucid and intelligible and can be carried into effect as it reads, this must be done; the lan guage cannot be altered because witnesses say that the testator meant something different from what he wrote. But if what is written cannot be performed, th court will then take proof of what the man meant to write. Curious conditions are some times imposed. One testator de clared in his will that if any lega tee should attempt to break it ho should be debarred from all share Another cutoff any heir who should wear moustaches! Another said 'that each legatee must take the pledge before receiving his share, and should forfeit a half year's in come for every breach of it. Another left to his family physi cian 2000 if testor should live two, or 3000 if he should live five yoars; but unluckily for tho doctor, tho patient livod only a week. Whether conditions of this kind are operative depends on circum stances; if they are lucid and practicable the courts will enforce them, but many are so expressed that thoy amount to nothing. If you wish that your, legatee should not receive the property unless he complies with a condition, say so plainly in the will, and the condi tion, if not contrary to law, will probably be enforced. But to givo back the legacy because of break ins the condition after it has been paid may not be so easy. And do not mention your requests at all iu your will (but write them in a let ter separately) unless you mention that, if they aro not obeyed, tho legacy shall be forfeited. Requests which are not peremptory condi tions often make trouble. When Heller, tho magician died, he be queathed his apparatus to be de stroyed. In some instances a tes tator has directed that a favorite horse or other pet should be killed, "lest it fall into unkind hands." Itts doubtful whetheracourt would compel an executor to destroy property because the will so de sired; wills are allowed for giving one's property; that useful animals or articles should be destroyed is not for public benefit. Directions in a will as to mode of burial, or for cremation, are alsq subject to the sanitarj' law of the place. It is only when one designs to give his property outright in sim ple ways that he should draw his own will; for complicated trust?, endowing new institutions or tv ing up property for a future time, a lawyer's aid may be very needful. Even lawyers sometimes make mistakes. A New York lawyer named Rose drew his own will, leavins about two millions to be held for five years to see if other givers would add 300,000; if they would, tho whole should go to en dow a "Rose Beneficent Associa tion;" if they would not, then his money was to go to othi-r charities. Now the law does not allow prop erty to be held in suspense for a definite term of years; therefore his gift was pronounced void. Some most absurd blunders have been made by lawyers in drawing wills for themselves. It is not ob ligatory to appoint an executor, l-wifr rlriinrr en ic ricf -JIT'H if ft tlS tator has enough confidence in the 1 person nanu-d to direct that "ho UUI, v.u... ..v. .w ...w, shall not be required to give se- curity," this may prove a great convenience. As respects signing and witness- ing, wills often fail for some infor-' mality in these; especially in New York, where the form is stricter than in most States. A story of last summer was that a will was prcsented, written partly iu Mark pencil, partly in blue (a will is not void because in pencil, though rrikisTnnaclrTbetter);about!phalfTfromcHongkongcid:otbersphinee was written on one page, and the witness signed at the foot; the other half was written on the oth er page, and then came the testa tor's signature. This instrument was discarded, because the witness did not sign at the end of the will. Common sense ought to tell any ono that any important paper ought to be completed beforo tho signatures are affixed. The New York rules as to signing and wit nessing is that there must be two witnesses; the testators must sign in their presence, inform them that the paper is his will(he need not tell them what is in it), and ask them to witness it; and they must sign their name and residences as wit nesses at the end of tho will. They usually sign below a brief memo randum certifying that these things were done; but this memorandum is not strictly essential. Keep the will, when completed, in a safe place. In Massachusetts, lately, a will was contested because rats had eaten the signatures. Lord St. Leonard's will wa3 lost, and was established only by the fortu nate fact that his daughter was able to repeat the substance of it from memnrv. The Source of Danger. i The Clironiclo has always main tained that the real and for man' reasons the only promoters of Chi nese immigration are tho great subsidized Pacific railway corpo rations. Senator Hear, of Massa chusetts, in his speech against tho Senate Anti-Coolio bill, thought he made a strong point in favor of unrestricted immigration when ho vauntingly asserted that without the Chinpse our California railway could not have been constructed. It is true thrt the Central Pacific was mainly constructed by the Chinese, From J 366 to 18G8 in clusive, when that work was pro gressing toward, in and through the Sierra Nevada, prqbably th-cc-fourths of tho graders were cool ies. Tho wages of American labor were higher- then than now. But these coolies, hired by con tract to tho railway "Contract and Finance" Company by the Chinese Six Companies who imported them, received but S32 per month, they finding their own provisions or boarding themselves. At that time American labor commanded from 850 to :C0 per month and board. By employing three thou sand of Chinesp coolies at $32 per month without board the "Contract and Finance company," which was identical with the Central Pacific Railway Directory, reduced the wages of American labor 50 per cent., driving thou sands of American laborers to choose between enforced idleness or a starving competition with the labor of these Asiatic slaves. This policy of that corporation has been applied to the grading and con struction of all the roads they have built since the completion of the central Pacific. They are now working on the Colorado connec tion with tho Atlantic and Pacific exclusively with Chinese. And now comes word from Oregon in explanation of the ap- j parent indifference of the people there on the Senate Anti-Coolie ....... bill. It seems that, though the common people of Oregon aro a unit for the bill, there are a largo 4 number of merchants who have) taken contracts with the Northern Pacific Company to supply it with cheap labor. Amprican track.- layers and graders demand fair American wages; but these con- tractors can easily procure Chinese at less than half price, if the Anti- Coolie bill can be delayed in its passage long enough to enable i them to import the right number' ports. They have thousands of the Asiatics already, but they want 9,000 mere to fill outthecontrrcts; and they cannot secure them short of three months from this time Three British steamers now j at Hongkong have been chartered for this purpose, besides a number of sailing vessels. Tho three steamers have a capacity for 2,500 coolies, and two round trips will suffice for 5000 fresh arrivals. They hope to be able to leave Hong kong on the second trip before tho Chinese government can be noti-1 fied of the passage of the bill, Altogether they have eight sailing vessels in hand, with a capacity of 400 coolies each, or 3200 in the aggregate. Added to the 500 ex pected by the three British steam ers, this foots np 8200; all to ar rive by vessels other than the regu lar existing lino of steamships, which are expected to bring at least 2000 beforo the bill can be come a law. If the Northorn Pa cific can obtain its 9000 additional coolies at, say 20 per month with out board, they will displace that number of free American workers on their road, at a monthly saving 4 on each man of at the very lowest $20. Twonty dollars a month each saved on 9000 men aggregates a yearly speculation of $2,100,000 to the railway company and its con tractors for labor. They can well afford to expend one-tonth of this sum to cause delay in Congress; and whoever thinks any of the great subsidized railway corpora tions too honorable to resort to such a method is very deficient in a knowledge of a recent history of these corporations. That they will make common cause for ob struction in Congress is an assured fact; and iu this they will be up held and excused by every rail way newspaper organ in the couu try. Obstruction is the only dan ger now apprehended. It means, if successful, the importation of from 12,000 to 20,000 moro coolies for the accommodation of. railway corporations that have received hundreds of millions in land and bonds from the United States to help build their roads. JS. JF. Chronicle. Clatsop County Democracy. The Democratic county convention of Chtsoy county, is hereby called to meet on Monday, April 3. 1882, at 11 o'clock a. M. , at the court hojiso in Astoria, to elect six delegates tu the Democratic Stata Convention, which meets at Portland April 5, 18S2, and to transact such other busmen :w way come before tho convention. The County Convention will ba composed of 59 member.), apportioned among the precincts as follow?: Astoria precinct ..." 2t Upper Astoria.uo 7 Lewis and Clark, do 3 Vfc3tport, do 2 Clifton, do i Knapna.do 4 John Day.do 3 Youngs River, doi 2 Skipanon, do 1 3 Sea Side, do 1 3 Fish navk,do...J 1 1 CSpCl QO laa a ad Mlsliawaka, do...l .' 2 Primaries for the election of dele gates to the county convention will be hold Saturday, March 25, 1882. By order County Committee. Ciiah. H. Stockton, Chairmon. 'ltons" on ItatH." The thing desired found at last. Ask Druggists for "Hough on Rati." It clears out rats, mice, roaches. Hies, bed hugs. 10c. boxes. Buy the Weekly. The Weeklt Astoriax for this week is full of jusr such Information and news of t".ie country as vour friends in the east want to see. It has verv few advertisements, and is choc!: to the muzzle of information that no family can successfully squeeze; along without. Two. dollars will buy the whole wad for a year, SI 25 for six months, or ten cents per copy. Mother ! Xotbera!! Mothers! ! I Are vou disturbed atnicht anilhrnkpii of your rest by a sick- child suffering and crying with ttie excruciating pain of cutting teeth ? If so. so at once and get a bottle of Mrs. Winslow's Soothing. Syrup, it will relieve the poor littlw suf ferer -ImmedlWely depeBdjmponlt; there is no mistake about It. There Is not a mother on earth who has ever used it, who will not tll you at once that it will regulate the bowels, and give- rest to the mother, and relief and health to the cbild.operatinglike magic It is perfectly safe to use In all cases, and pleasant to the taste, and is the pre scription of one ot the oldest and best lemaiu pnysicians and nurses in the United States. Sold everywhere. 55 cents a bottle. Peruvian Blttera. Oinoliana Rabn. The Count Cinehon was the Snanish Viceroy in Peru in 1030. The Countess? nis wne, wasjrosiraiea oy an intermit tent fever, from which sho was' freed by the ums of the native remedy, the l'env vtanbark, or. as it was called In the language of the country, 'Quinquina." Grateful for her recovery, on her return to Europe lu IKS,- she introduced the remedy in Spain, where It was known under various names, until Liurueus called it Cinchona, in honor of the lady who bad brought them that which was more precious than the gold of the Incas. To this day. after a lapse of two hun dred and fifty years, science has given us nothing to take its place." It effectu ally cures a morbid appetite for stimu lants, by restoring the natural tone of the stomach. It attacks excessive love, of liquor as It does a fever, and destroys both alike. The powerful tonic virtue of the Cinchona is preserved in the Peruvian Bitters, which aro-as effective against malarial fever to-day as they were in the days of the old Spanish Viceroy. We guarantee the ingredi ents of these bitters to be absolutely pure, and of the best known quality. A trial will satisfy you that this is tho best bitter in the world. "The proof of the pudding is in the eating," and we willingly abldo this test. Forsalo bv all drncglits. groco-s and liquor dealers. uraer 11. .Lioei) a uo., agents ior Astoria. Have Wistar's'balsaui of wild cherry always at hand. It cures coughs, colds, bronchitis, whooping cough, croup, In fluenza, consumption, and all throat and mug complaints." DO cents and 51 a bot tle King of the Blood Is not a cr! ai!," It Is a blood-purifler and ionic lrapuniy 01 me aioon poisons tne i tem. deranees the circulation, nnri thus duces many disorders, known by different names to ulstinguhli them according to cf- names to uistinfitiisii mem according to ef fects, but being really brunches or phases of tuatKicBi mrui-uv uisuruer, inipariiA' Ol Illood. Such are Dynpcpthx.- H(l(oitonf?, Urcr Complaint, ComUpattm, Aenvtw Din orcfer. Headache, Batkachc, General Vcak ntss. IIcarlDUtanc.Dropiv JCidnty BUcaxc, Pile, ilftt umatfm, Oitarrh, Scrofula, Skin Disorders, Pinwlts. Uteri. SwslUnai, Ac, c Kins or the Uloort prevents and cures these by attaektajrtne-raufe. Impurity of the blood. Chemists and 'physicians agree In calling It "the most-genuine and eflkient preparation for the purpose." Soldby Druc-Ej-ts, 8t per bettle: r8ee testimonials, direc tions, &c in paraplusr,'' rroatlso on Diseases ot tho Blood" wrapped around each bottlff P. HANSOM, SON & Co.. Props Buffalo, K.yT pBpBflBBBB t'urulst.l Itoamri to Let At Mm. ilunson's lodglne house. .Sherman Uro. Exprcs Will receive orders at the store of 1 W. Case for upper Astoria or any other part of the city. Leave your orders en the slate and they will bepromptlvat- lenuea to. narhnpalb," New, quick, complete euro 4 dajs, urinary affections, smarting, frequent or difficult urination, kidney diseases. Si. at druggists. Oregon Depot, DAVIS fe CO., Portland, Or. .Voticc. Just received p?r steamer Columbia, a line lot of eniteru oysters, which will be served up In first class stylo at 1Uh coes, Occident block. Arrlsonl Lodzinc House, Port land, Oregon. -Nety house and fir.t claV; in its ap pointments. Third street, in 15. R worth. Room by tho day, week or mil.iu;. JIBS. .. AltltinOM. The Wrrkl) Aslunnn Is a mammoth sheet, nearly double the size of the Daily. It is just the pa per for the lireslde. containing in addi tion to all the current news, choice mis cellany, agricultural matter, market re ports, etc. It is tarnished to single sub scribers at S2 00 p'eryear in advance. War! "War! War! Water front offered free to any person that will build a saw mill in the city of Williamspurt. Lumber wu must ha-e to build this city. We have one store in running order at present Quite a num ber have already located homes in this city, and yet tliere is room. Sold on time to suit purchasers. Located one mile south of Astoria, on the sunny side of the hill, on Young's bay. J Williamson, Sit. By Universal Accord, Avr.ns C.vrnAime Pills are the best of all purgatives for family use. They are the product of long, laborious, and successful chemical investigation, and their cxiensive use by physicians in their practice, and by all civilized na tions, proves them the best and most ef fectual purgative Pill that medical sci ence can devise. In intrinsic value and curative powers no other Pills can be compared v 1th them, and every person, knowing their virtues, will employ them, when needed. They keep the system in perfect order, and maintain in healthy action the whole machinery of life. Mild, searching and effectual, they are especially adapted to the needs of th!dhestl'e?apparatus, derangements of which they prevent and cure, If timely taken. They are the best and safest physic to employ for children and weakend constitutions, where a mild and effectual cathartic is required. ' Fon Sale by all Dealers. Get your legal blanks at The Astorian office. A full lino of over two hundred styles. "5?"A11 citizens of Oregon who dcslro to inform their friends In the states of the condition and progress of this state. can nave no more complete andcomprc- iicusivu voiume 01 tacisio seua tnem than by subscribing for this Journal, and having m mail it weekly to their friends. We mail it as directed. For S 00 In advance, wo mail three copies of .The Weekly Astokian one year. MISCELLANEOUS. HOSPITAL, ASTORIA, OREGON THIS INSTITUTION, UNDER CAKE OF the bisters of Charity, 13 now ready for the reception ot patients. Frivato rooms lor the accommodation ol any darning them. Patlenu mlmlttixl at all hours. day or night. No phWclan has exclusive ripflit, every patient h free to and has the privilege of cmploi Irk any physician tliey prefer. United States Marine, Seamen who pay Hospital Dues, are enti tled to Free care and iMendance at tuls Hos pital daring sickness. permits must be ob tained for United Stales Marines at the Cus tom Hotisfl. Sisters of Cuaeity Dress 3Iaking. MRS. W. G. IIOSS, & HISS ELLA LOGAN. Tho third house- west of the- Congregational Church. NICE SMITS FOR LADIES .Made fur from $6 to 810. Health is Wealth. Dr. E. C. West's Neno and Crain Treat ment : a specific for Hvsterla. Dizziness, Convulsions, Nervous Headache, Mental De- fresslon, Loss of Memory, Spcrmator.hnea. mpotency, involuntary Emissions, Prema ture, Old Age, caused by over-oxertlon, sclf abosc, or over-lndulsenco. which leads to misery, decay and death. One box will cure recent cases. EahIox contalnsone months treatment. One dollar a bor, or six boxes for Ave dollars ; sent by mall prepaid on re ceipt of price. We guarantee six boxes to cure any case. With 0 ich order receUed by us for six boxes, accompanied with Ave dol lars, wo wilt send the purchaser our written guarantee to return the money If the treat ment does not effect a cure. Guarantees is sued onlvbrW. E. Dement, dmclst. As- tpria, Orej-on. Orders by mail at regular prices. .. s. s ssKE-psa:. Importer and Wholesale dealer In Cigars and Tobacco, Smoker's Ar ticles, Playing Cards, Cut lery, Etc., Etc., Tho largest and finest stock of Meerschaum and Amber goods In the city. Particular at tention paid to orders irora tho country and vessols. Cheuauias street, Astoria, Oregon. THEO, BBACKEB, Manager. MISCELLANEOUS. S. ARNDT & FERCHEN, ASTORIA. - OKEGOX. The Pioneer Machine Shop Bijs.cKSMrrii .W-te-a Boiler Shop All kinds of ENGINE, CANNERY, ASD STEAMBOAT WORK I"romptIy attended to. A special! made of repairing CANNERY ME8, FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET. ASTORIA IRON WORKS. IISXTOK hIRKGT, NKAK PAKKEE DOUSE, ASTORIA. - OREGON. GENERAL MACHINISTS AND BOILER MAKERS. LAiDf MARINE ENGINES Boiler Work, Steamboat Work, and Cannery Work a specialty. OASTIKTG-S. Of all Description made to Order at Short Xiiticc. A. D. "WAS3. President. J. O. ncsTLEit, Secretary. I. YV. Case, Treasurer. Johk Fox, Superintendent WILLIAM EDGAR, Coraor Mala and Cheruunus Streets, ASTORIA 1 OREQOS. DKALEft 13 CIGARS AND TOBACCO, The Celebrated JOSEPH RODCERS & SONS GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY AND THE GENUINE WOSTENHOW and other English Cutler?. FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS Genuine Heershaum Pipe3, etc, 'A Cno stock of Watches and Jewelry. Muzzle and Breech I.qadius Sbot GunH and IlineM, Revolvers), riHtol, and Ammunition MAItIXE GLASSES. ALSO A FINE Assortment of Lflne SPECTACLES aud EYE uuajasr.3. I. "W. CASE, IMFOP.TEB AND WHOLESALE AND U& TAIL DEALER IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE Corner Cusnaraux and Cass streets. ASTORIA - - - OREGON. MAGXUS i'j. CROSBY, Dealer In HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL, Iron Pipe and Fittings, Pinters anfl Steam Fitters Goods and Tools, SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD SHEET IRON TIN AND COPPER, Stoves, Tin Ware and House i&i?s.&rmssiy .-.- -z-wTV-sj&-ijr "v-'SssS38S3g S5BL. Furnishing Goods. JOBBING IN SHEET IRON, TIN, COP- 'PER PLUMBINQ and STEAM FITTING Done with neatness and dispatch. None but first class workmen employed. A largo assortment of SCALES Comtantlyron band BTJSINESaT-OARBa,-,-, 1? c. jxoiJDEar, NOTABY PUBLIC, ACCTIONEEE, COMMISsioN AND SUKANCE AGENT. JT A. 3IcI.TOSU. MERCHANT TAILOR, OcWdect Hotel 'Building. ASTORIA - - - OBEGOJJ gAML. "W'UITTEMORR. .., rmWiA axd scsex. Ofiloe with Dr. JayTuttle. Eesldenea ot Mn. Rogers. J)R. C. Q. CLASS, PHYSICIAN AND SUEOEON, Office over A. V. Allen's State, ASTXKtrA, - OREGON. XI D. WISIOX, Attorney and Counselor atLaw. Offlce in C. L. Parker's building, on Bentoa sieeti, opposite iMstom uou.se, -vr ASTORIA-, OEECON. JAY TCTTI.K, M. . PHYSICIAN AND SURGEOU, Of rtcK-Over the White HbnWStore. house, Chenamus street, Astoria, Oregon. t,l CItA.XJ, M. D., "PHYSICIAN AND 8URGEON, Room No. 3. AatorUa Bnlldlax. (OP 8TAIBS.) ItEsiDEjiCK Corner of Benton and Court Greets, Astona, Oregon. F. P. HICKS. PENTIST, ASTOEIA, OEEOOS. Booms In Allen's building up.stalrj, corse oICassandSqemocqhe,srreets:J,-,"2 """' I Q. A. BOWLBY. . " ATTORNEYAT LAW Chenamus Street. - ASTOEIA. 0&SGO Q H. BAIN iSCO., DKALZ& tS . Door, Windows, , BUjUs, Tnw soma. litu&bAr, Kte, All kinds of Oak Lumber, Glass, Boat Ma terial, etc. Stontn Mill near Weston hotel, Cor. Gen eTive and Astor streets. ' J. H. D. .fUJAlY. Wbole'wlo and retail dealer In. v AHL KINDS OJF-jPJEED Hay, Oats, Straw, WViaEtc. General storage and Whartagft on reason able terms. Foot of Benton street.' Astoria Oregon. , DK.U.KB IN New and OholtJe MILLINERY, Desires to call the' attention of the Ladles ot, Astoria to the fact that she-ha 3 received a large assortmoat of the 1.ATKST 8TXXS OV Hats, Sonnets, Trimmings, AND FAWFCir GOODS, Corner Main and Squemoqhe Streets. E.Detrick&Co., Sole agents on tho Pacific Coast for Tower '4 celebrated OILJED.CLOTHIATG, (Send for prlco list.) Importers, mauuf acturcrs and dealers iu - Twines, Tents, Hose, Cotton Sail ' Duck, Belting, WaterprofIar- paulins, Waterproof Covers, Patent Solid Cotton Belting;. Nos S, 7 and 0 Calf orula, and 103, 110 and Its Market Streets, SAN FBANCISCO. dim CAIFOBNIA- TAXXiOZtZZIO. CLEANING and K&AHUN NEAT. CHnAf AND QUICK. BY UUORUK 1.0VETT. Main Street, opposite N. Loeb'i, Cannery Supplies Imported and for sate by W;SC. htt: rtl -; IT'JS OREGON.' ASTOBIA, - Bar Copper, r j Xlrerpoal Silt,', Agent for' Harlock'J. Soldering Maefctee : -Johnston's 'Improved Soldering apparataa; rotarvrjtable fur soldering seams : Blood's , netcoate. 1 1 k - M".iBix .j-vyafecaisiaBg i. :W '! fei 3, : '-t: -J 1 . ' ks&L-