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r- ' . J- - - -"" s- r -" ""' j' - v y r' ' a. " . C- ' "V- f?JV. si CIS- -- r- --r ""V 5.T "?- , " -. I JDafl 3V- Vol. xviii. Astoria," Oregon, Saturday! Morning, November 18, 1882 No. 42. 3b 2t&t0i3ftnL 1 THE TIMBER LINE. "Timber line' is ;i term that ex- pic-sses the termination ot forest growth on mountain elevations. It is popularly supposed that the elevation above the tea level of the timber line is between ten thousand and eleven thousand feet, and that there is but little varia tion in its altitude. This idea, however, i? eroncous. Dr. IJolh rock recently asset ted in the American Journal of Science that : :t whole there is little or no in crease in the altitude of timber line toward the equator in the west ern hemisphere, out of the forty first degree of north latitude. The Popular Science Monthly notices that Mr. II, Gannett disputes this, and observes that the height of the timber line is purely a ques tion of temperature, -and that that is the function of the latitude, the elevation and the mass of country in the neighborhood. Therefore, in considering the height of the timber line, we must regard the mountain range in connection with the plateaus on which they stand, their latitudes, heights and masses or what, in a measure, sums up these three, their Temperatures as it is by these that its height is determined?' The actual ele vation of the timber line in the Cordilleras of North America, ranges from seven to twelve thou sand feet. It is lowest in the coast and Cascade ranges of "Washing ton Territory, and rises as we go through Oregon and California. On the high Sierras of eastern central California forests grow to ten thousand or twelve thousand feet, while the ranges of southern California do not reach the upper limits of forests. T?ew of the ranges of Nevada reachHhe timbe line, which varies from the height of nine thousand feet in the north ern to probably eleven thousand feet in the southern part of the state. In Arizona probably none of the mountains reach the timber line except the San Francisco group and the Sierra Blanca, where the line is at eleven and twelve thou sand feet In New Mexico the line averages about twelve thousand feet above the sea level, and the higher annual temperature of the southern part of the territory is fully compensated for by the great altitude of the plateau in the north part. In Colorado the line tises from eleven thousand feet in the northern to twelve thousand feet in the southern part of the state; in Wyoming, from ten thousand to eleven thousand feet in the "Wind river and Teton ranges, to about, eleven thousand feet in the Park range; in Montana and Idaho it ranges from nine thousand to ten thousand feet, and in the Uintah and "Wahsatch ranges in Utah it is at about eleven thousand feet. Research. Some one has said that this is a very small planet, and that it has been pretty well ransacked. But the discoveries of the last few years on the globe have been as import ant as any other time in the world's history. It does not change their real importance that many of these were discoveries like those in the heart of the African continent, or those which Schliemann has made at Mvken.i. There are a hundred millions of people in Africa out of the two hundred millions, of which we know practically nothing. Thero are a hundred millions in India of which we know a little more. But for the scholar it is an unexplored field. Even in the Pacific ocean there are hundreds of islands of which there is no record that a white man has ever explored them. "We have only sailed around the edges of the great Arctic ocean and caught a few whales near the shore. The scholar and explorer does not know to-day whether there is a vast Arctic continent yet to be found a con tincnt where animal life abounds, or only a few desolate islands in that unknown sea. It is possible that the childhood of the world will be traced through the lan Hfe which is so nearly related to our own. There is still another class of investigators who care lit tle for what is of the past. They wish to know what i now in the world rather than what has been. The spirit is born in part of com mercial adventure. But it has a scientific basis. It is searching for lost countries, navigable livers and seas, and for populations who want to buy and sell and whose wants will stimulate the commerce of the world. Bulletin. The "Work of a Trip-Hammer. 'J have been told." said Mr. Dubois, watching the great steam-hammer in the i oiling mill, "that a good hammerman can break the crystal of a watch with that thiity-ton hammer." "Yes, sir," .said the hammerman, it can bo done."" "I should like to see it,"' aid Mr. Dubois, eagerly feeling in his watch pocket. ul can do it, sir," replied the man. "And will you?"' replied Mr. Du bois, drawing out his watch. "Come, 1 am anxious to see it tried." lie laid his watch on the gieat anvil plate. The hammer rose up to its full height, and the next instance all its ponderous weight, with a crushing foice that shook the ground for an acre round, came down on the watch. "There, sir,' said the hammerman quietly, "if you don't believe that crystal is bro.ken, just stoop down and you can see it sticking to the hammer."' Mr. Dubois swallowed a whole procession of lumps and gasps before he could speak. "But 1 forgot to say," he ex claimed, "that it was to break the crystal without injuring the watch." "Oh, yes," said the hammermanj"yes. "L know; 1 Imvehearlilrarubbisli tliyself but it's all gammon. 1 don't be lieve it can be done. But you can break the crystal every time." Burlington Hawkeyc. A special correspondent of the London Daily News, who has visited Netley hospital, describes his interview with a number of the sick and wounded soldiers who had returned from Egypt. "1 had a capital chance," said a good-looking Life Guardsman, with whom I had a gossip in one of the corrodors. "of cutting down one fellow, and 1 had raised my saber to do it. It would have been something, you see, to be able to say afterwards. 'The first man 1 ever killed in battle was so-and-so; but 1 really hadn't the heart to do it. The poor fellow had never hurt me, and he hadn't a scrap of fight in .him. So I whacked him soundly with the Hat of the sword, and drove him like a sheep a prisoner.' "Why" said a convalescent, "you had only to show them a bayonet, and they were off like a shot. You couldn't get your blood up to a proper pitch with a cowardly set of hounds like that. Wc might have killed them by hundreds at Tel el Kebir, but it would have been like slaughtering children. They were so quick in laying down their arms and giving themselves up that we had to kick the prison ers out of our road." The electric light has found a novel employment in the hands of some ingenious Frenchmen, who have lately, by permission of their government, been experimenting with it as a lure for fish. The lamp was contained in an air-tight globe and was lowered at night into the sea, with the result that thousands of fish of all sizes were attracted to its brilliant light. Boats furnished with nets gradu ally closed in upon the living mass, and made a great haul of fish. The Union Pacific company is steadily pushing out what might be called the forefinger of its great system toward the Pacific, coast in Oregon. The track of the Oregon Short Line is already laid for a distance of 258 miles west from the main lino at Granger, Wyo ming, aud no less than 1,135 miles from Omaha, leaving H27 miles to complete the long line of 1,4G2 miles from Omaha to Baker City. TV. W. Union. Something to Live for. It lias been asserted by scien tific fcitrgeons that the will-power of a sick man hau gtcat deal to do with his dying, and the case of Charles O'Connor ir cited as an evidence. A still stronger case occurred in Michigan the past summer. An old man, living in the noithern part of the state, got out a lot of timber many years ago for a toll-road company, but the company failed and left him in the lurch. For years and years, he tried to sell the timber to this one or that, but no one wanted it, and at last time and decay rendered the beams almost wot til lers. Last summer the supervis ors of the county adveitised for proposal to build a bridge, and the old man put in a bid. While waiting to see what would be done he was taken very sick, and he grew worse so rapidly that a council of doctois was called. After due deliberation he was in formed that he was approaching his end. 'When will I know about that bridge?' he coolly asked. "The bids will be open to-day." "Well, I'll send John over to see who gets the job, and m' living or dying will depend on his news, At ;" o'clock in the afternoon the son and the family physician arrived in company. The old man was neither better nor worse. "Well?" he asked, as John ap proached. "Our bid was accepted, father." "And we've got the job?'" "Yes: but the doctor says you can't live." "I can't, eh? I'm not only going to livctq build that bridge", but I'm going to work that square timber into it up to the last foot, or my name isn't John Rogers." It is a fact, vouched for by a dozen good men, that he was off that dying bed in a week, and in less than a fortnight he was at work on the bridge. Except a living man, there is nothing' more wonderful than a, book, a message to us from the dead from human souls whom wc never saw, some of whom lived thousands of years ago, and thou sands of miles away; and yet these, and those gems called books, speak to us, amuse us, terrify us, open their hearts to us as brothers. I say we ought to reverence books, and look upon them as useful and mighty things. Chas. Jiingsley. Arabi is willing to accept exile in any part of Great Britain. He has been reading Cetewayo's en counters with the roast beef of England, and he is anxious to make a martyr of himself and go to the steak. The country is not at war, and the laws are enforced in every township in America, and yet the income of one pistol manufacturer in the east is 2,000 per day. "To such an extent did I stiller with inflammatory rheumatism that I could not feed or dress my self without assistance. Two-thirds of a bottle of St. Jacobs Oil entirely cured me, and I consider it worth its weight in gold," sas C. E. .Tones, New Alexandria Ohio. VnriouH CatiHPM . Ailv'fllliili vpnra. firi cii-l-?i..cc ic. appointment, and hereditary predisposi tion all operate to turn the hair gray. mill Liuni ul Ilium 1I1C1IIICS U lO hllCd. prematurely. Ayp.es IIaik Yigei: will restore faded or gray, light or red hair toaiiell hrmvil nr ifnnn lilnol.- n lnm- bo desired. It softens and cleanses the scaip. giving it a healthv action. It re moves ami cities dandruff and humors. By its use falling hair is checked, and .1 new growth will be produced in all cases where, the follicles arc not de stroyed or the glands decayed. Its ef fects are beautifully shown on brash v, weak, orsickly hair, on which a few ap plications will produce the gloss and freshness or youth. Harmless and sure ill its nnpmlinn it i iiirrmiiinr-ililr nc -i dressing, and is especially valued for the parts. It contains neither oil nor dve, and will not soil or color white cambric ; yet it lasts long on the hair, and keeps it fresh and vigorous. Fei: .Sai.k 11 v ai.t. Dkai.kks. Mothers should Enow It. Fretful babies cannot help disturb ing everybody, and mothers should know how soothing Parker's Ginger Tonic is. It stops babies paius, makes them healthy, relieves their own anxi ety and is safo to use. Journal. ill jou suffer with Dispepsia and Liver Complaint '.' Shiloh's vitalizer is guaranteed to cure you. Sold by W. E. lenient CFOZt RHEUMATISM J Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbaqo, Backache, Soreness of the Chest, Gout, Quinsy, Sore Throat, Swell ings and Sprains, Burns and Scalds, General Bodily Pains, Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet and Ears, and all other Pains and Aches. No Preparation on crth equals St. J.o)p-s Oil u a afe,ure, simple and cheap External Bemedy. A trial entails but the comparatively trlfllnc outlay of CO Omt, and erery one suffer ing with pain can haYc cheap and pocitirc proof of its claims. Directions in Eeren Language. SOLD BY A1LDEUGGI8T3 AND DEALERS IH -MEDICINE. A.VOGZXER fc CO., Baltimore, XtJ., U. S. A. The'diflcrence between n dandy and a fat hog one is dressed to kill and the other is killed to dress. It rains alikeonthc just and the unjust and onjhp'just mainly be cause the unjusthave borrowed their umbrellas?g2$ Onc'liu"iHlrcaFthous.'iiid dollars has beeu pledged by the citizens of Bozeman, Mont., to the North ern Pacific Ivailroad company if it will locate its machine shops tncre. Chas. J. Loftland, formerly local writer on the Columbia Chronicle, last week sold to S. .T. Saxton a check for $400 on the 1st NationaLbank of Dayton,which proves 40 be a forgery. Loftland skipped the town. MOTHERS, READ. GnXTS: Alxmt nine years l u- a child two years old and almost dead. 1 l-v doctor I liml attending licr could tu; ii-ll what ailed her. 1 asked him if ht did t ot think it was worms, lie said no. How ever, this did not satisfy mo, as I lV in vi need in my own mind tiiat Mu li-I. I obtained a Ijottle of Dlt. f. J'.fL.l.M.'.s CKLK15KATK1 Vi:imiIHTf:i:(oni:int' . I gavn her a teaspoonful in the morning and another at n!ght,aftcrwiiii'hsh jwsed seventy-two worms and was woli liflrl. Since then I have never been wnl. tit :t in iny timily. The health of my eh I iron remained m koch that 1 had luulistcd watching their actions until alxmt tl.ite weeks no, when two of them iwe:iUil the same sickly appearance that IVnny did nine years ao. So I thought it mtit he worms and went to work at once u itli n bottle of 111. C. McI.ANK'S A IIU.MI FUGK between lour of my children, thi'ir orcs lelmuis follews: Alice, K years; t liat lijy, I years; Ininin,G years; John. !i. tats Jsow comas the result: Alice and Kiuum cameoutnl) rightAitit Charley i.isod forty live and Johnny alHut sixty w onus. The result was so gratifying that 1 .spent two days in showing the wonderful ell'eel of your Vermifuge around I'lica, and now have the worms on exhibition In mvstote. Yours truly, JOHN IMIT.I:. The nenulnc IK. McI.ANr.'S Vi:ii MHT'SE is manufactured only by Fleming Bros., Pittsburgh, Pa., and bear the signatures of V. Me Lane anil l'leiiiiug- Ilros. it never made In St. Iiuior Wheeling. Ite ureyou got the gc u'ne 1'tice, 5 cents .. Ixittlo. FLK3IIJIU 1IIIOS., Pitlslmnrh, Pa. King of the Blood Is not a "cure all." it is a blood -purifier and tonic. Impurity of the blood poisons the svs tcm, deniuges the circulation, and thus in duces inanv disorders, known bv dilTcrent names to distinguish them according to ef fects, but being really branches or phases of that great generic disorder. Impurity ot Blood. Such are Di.pf;wK, liiUlmwtc, Isivcr Complaint, CnnrtljKitlnn. Xermu Dl tntlav. Headache, IiacJ;achr, General WcaU fict). Heart DUcac,nropy. Kidney Disease, Pllfi, Ilhcumatlfm, Catarrh, Scrofula, Sktn Di'jwnteru, Pimple. Ulcers. SicclUnij, tie. Ac. Kins of the Blond prevents and cures these by attacking the caivc. Impurity of the blood. Cheinlstsnnd physicians agree in calling it "the most genuine and cnicient preparation for the pnnoe." Sold bv Drug gists, 81 per bottle. Sec testimonials, direc tions, &c, in pamphlet, "Treatise on Diseases ot the Blood." wrapped around each bottle. D. RANSOM, SOX & Co.. Props Buffalo, N. Y. $500 Reward. "Wc willpay the above reward for an v case of Liver Complaint. Dysiiensin. Sick 1 lead aclie, indigestion. Constipation or Costivc ness we cannot cure with West's Vegetable Liver Pills, w lien the directions are strictly complied with. They are purely Vegetable, and never fall to give satisfaction. Sugar coated. Large boxes, containing so Tills, 25 cents. For sal by all Druggists. Beware ol counterfeits and imitations. The genuine manufactured only by Jon- C. Wfst & Co., The rill Maker," 181 and 183 TV. Madison St., Chicago. Free trial package sent by mall prepaid on receipt of a 3 cent stamp, W.E. Dement, azeat. . 'ROSCOE'S FIRST CLASS Orator Saloon. y nsrvAMi's srici'KT. astoma. a WE CNDEKSIfiNEI IS PLEASED TO . announce to tin public that he has op ened a FlKST 4'IjASS y3&,23.& "House , Ami fumisho in first-class style OYSCKIIS. HOT COFFEE TEA. ETC AT THK Ladies" and Gent's Oyster Saloon, CHENAMUS srKEKT. 1 Please " vc me a call. 1 UOSCOE:IXOX. Proprietor A. M. JOHNSON & Co., MllijJ uiiuiuuuiu uuu uiuuuiu. 1 ICopos and ('unlade ofnll kinds. , Itlorks. In on nm! Itlcttaliuc of nil sizes. I Tlir aeaiiiiiic I.coson's SYotoli ; Salmon iwt Twines. I Zflriti:iil Tninrs: Camus, all 3Tojs Copper Tipped Oars. , 'I In Lest assortment ot Igroceries . In Tihmi. The lies! COFCKCS and TEAS. Trj- our HI elrose Raiting; Powder ro-itiely Hip lct ever marie. tCASQlSr&XX GOODS ' of all kiuiN put iip1iylict r.iehers. Kirlianl-.ouN and KoMuu'.s C.uined OomK Terms Cash. Profits Small. etf-ClA'i: I'S A CALIrsa WILLIAM EDGAR, Corner Main and Chsnamus Streets, ASTOHIA ORF.nON DKVI.ES is CIGARS AND TOBACCO. Tlie Celebrated JOSEPH RODCERS &. SONS GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY AND THF GENUINE W0STENH0LM ard other Kntrlish Cutlery. STATXOSfERY! FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS Genuine Meershaum Pipes, etc, A fine stock or Watehr ami Jewelry. ?Iaxzlc and Rreecli Loading Shot GniiN and Ulhes-. Kevolvers, lltolN. and Ammunition .11 A RINK ;l:ksk.s ALSO A FI'B Assortment or line SPFfTACLllS ami EYF. GIjASSKS. B. B. FRANKLIN, UNDERTAKER, Corner Cass and Sipiemoilie streets. ASTOKLA. ... OIJKCON !KA!.KU IN WALL PAPER AND WINDOW SHADES ANI UNDERTAKERS GOODS. MAGMJS C. CROSBY, Iiealer in HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL, Iron Pipe and Fittings, VLV MRKRS AND STEAM FITTERS Goods and Tools, SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD SHEET IRON TIN AND COPPER, Stoves Tin Ware and House Furnishing Goods.. JOBBING IN SHEET WON, TIN, COP PER PLUMBING and STEAM FITTING Done with t eatness and dispatch. Xone but first class workmen employed. A large assortment.)!! S C A L E S Constantly on hand. Delinquent City Taxes. NOTICE IS IIEKKIIY CIVEX TILAT I, the undersigned, Chiel of Police, have been furnished with a warrant irom the city council requiring me to collect the taxes as sessed for the ear ISfii and now delinquent upon the list, and make return of the same within sKty davs. .MI parties so indebted wilt therefore please take notice and govern themseh es accordingly. "O.W.LAUGHERY, Chief of Police. Astoria, Oregon, September 19, IS. . g -I r I z I S m s z 9 l -S CD o O j WILLIAM HOWE, i fNIIMIitMHMMs DKAI.KI: 1 Doors, Windows, Blinds, Transoms, Lumber. All Kinils of OAK LUMBER, (i LASS, Boat Material. Etc. j Boats of all Sinds Made to Order, i rOnlcr,s finm a distance promptly attended MISCELLANEOUS. ASTORIA IRON WORKS. Bkxtox Sti:kkt, Nn,it Paukpu Honsrc. ASTORIA. - OltECON. GENERAL MACHINISTS AND BOILER MAKERS. LAMARHNB Boiler Work, Steamboat Work, and Cannery Work a specialty. CASTINGS. Or nil Descriptions made to Order nt Short Xotiec. A. I). "Wass. President. .1. (J. Ih'M'i.KK, Secretary. I.W. Cask, Treasurer. .Ioiix Fox, Superintendent S. AKNDT & FEROHEN, " ASTOUIA. - OKECON. The Pioneer Machine Shop BIVCKSMITH SHOP Boiler. Shop All kinds or ENGINE, CANNERY, axd STEAMBOAT WORK Promptly attended to. A specialty made of repairing CANNERY DIES, FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STHEirT. II. F. STEV ENS. C. S. 15UOWN CITY BOOK STORE. Where you will lind all t ho standard works of the day, and a constantly chanc.!)!' stock of nm cities and lancy articles: c keep the hest assortment ef variety goods in the city. Pocket Books, Picture Frames, Steroscopes, Mu sical Instruments, Sheet Music, Bijou terie, & Celluloid Goods, etc., etc. P. F. STEVENS & CO. Wilson & Fisher, SHIP CHANDLERS. DEALERS IN Iron, Steel, Coal, Anchors, Ghains, TAR, PITCH, OAKUM, WIOCOHT AND CUT GALVANIZED Nails, Copper Nails mil Burrs, Shelf Hardware, Faints and Oils Rubber and Hemp Packing of all Kinds. PROVISIONS. FLOUR AND MILT. FFEI. Ageuts for Salem Flouring Mills. Corner Chenamus and Hamilton Street? ASTORIA, OKEGON. & if ill i Z S &$ f ft B x? PI 5 " ! im n a4 z CD S1q5 2Z! SW 30 XI -?.-.ip m L. n r r KJ mm if p p I ANI Bracket Work A SPECIALTY. to, and -atir.ictkn guaranteed in all cases. BUSINESS CAEDS. p V. HOIiDKX, NOTARY PUBLIC, AUCTIOXEhK, COMMISSION AND SUKANCE AGENT. D K. J. V. SIIAFTEJt, I'niSIl'IA'C juta SURGE. (nEUTSCnEU akzt.) iirasc oftheTJirt a Specialty Office over Conn's Dni2 Store, J. BOZORTH, V. s. Cfinuulssiotier, Notary Pnltllc. ad InsHranrr Aseat. Agent lor tlie IIambur-Hremen FireIiw.Co. of Hanilmnr, Ocnnany, and ol the Trav elers' Life and Accident Ins. Co., of Hart ford. Conn. "HrOfllce o er AV'elN, Fargo & Co"s Rxpies- Otllce. riEI.O F. 1MRKKR. SURVEYOR OF ClatHop Conuty, and City fA8tria Olt!ce:-Chenanius street, Y.M.C. A. ball Itoom No. S. Xp . WIXTON, Attorney and Counseler at Law. flsrOfflce in 1'ytliian Building. Itoomsll, 12. ASTOKIA, - - - OKEGON. uj I TmvenYUAxr atjt sTT"nn"Rn"! tiv Tirrrr.R :t Okkick Rooms 1,2, and.". Pythiau Build-in-.'. Rkmukntk Over Elberson's Itakery. oi l)oslte Uartli & Myers Saloon. 4 li. FUI.TOX, 31. D. l'hyMician aad HarsesR. OFFICE 0er A. V. Allen's grocery store. Rooms, at the Parker House. ITTI P. IIICKH, F. PENTIST, ASTORIA, - - OREGON Rooms in Allen's building up stairs, corner of Cass and Sqemocqhe streets. T R. liUFORGE. DENTIST Dental Boobih over dute' Store, ClienaiiULS Street, - - Astoria, Oregon. I Q. A. BOWLBY. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Chenamus Street. - ASTORIA. OKEGO G. A. STINSON & CO., BLACKSMITHING, ' At Capt. Rogers old stand, comer of Cas and Court Streets. Ship and Cannery work. Horseshoeing. Va-ons maile and repaired. Good work Kiiaranteed. TAiLORiira. Cleaning Repairing. NEAT. CHE.VP AND QUICK. RY 4-KOltUE JiOVETT. Main Street, opposite N. Loeb'n, MAX. WAGNER'S ROWLING ALLEY. MAX. WAGNER'S Agency for the National Beer. Reer dclUcred in any part of the city. Lost. OCTOBER MTU. ABOUT ONE MILE . abo e Tongue Point, a small green skiff, with one pair iron rowlocks ana onepair oars in her. Oars branded on blade J. H. D. G. A reward of S5.00 will be paid to the party returning her to this offlce. tt Z' !jC ",- kO