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,. .- 0 . &. -- - cfflail VOL. XXXI NO 142 ASTORTA OREGON FRIDAY DECEMBER l-MHCE lilYE CENTS ' -p1 -" .' fy-' 8k .gAM ggs-aroii -nFFgfi.'aeiB8WWtgW5fcgtsaJ!aP55-J , !! Z ISV ! ll - HE s3e-;teiEi3B&' ii iif ii iiR2S??t5i3?&-',::i B krfH I I II I Bill I" "14. 1888. BUSINES3 CARDS. f.pas H. SMITH. ATTQRJffET AT LAW. Office. on Cass streets doors bade of Odd fellows Building, Astoria, Oregon. . TXEEil KASAOA, ' ATTORNEY AT LA.W. Ornca over "Whlth Houso Cor., Astoria, Or. HKo. .oi..i. ATTORNEY AT LAW. "lire lu Kinney's Block, opposite City il.dl. Astoria, Oregon. w. fvltox. a. c. mil-tow rVLTCOX BBOTnEBS, ATTORNEYS AT LAW. tlootns S and 6, Odd Fellows Bull ding. fi n. TnoMsosi, Attorney at Law and Notary Pnblic Special attention jrlven to practice In the U. s. Land OSee, and the examination of wud titles. A roll et ot Abstract Books for Clatsop County In office. ofhcb-Up stairs, opposite Telegraph Office. r si. a. nowi.nY, attorney and Counsellor at lw Office on Chenaraus Street, Astoria, Oregon -! B. WATSOJT, rUty.at Law and Deputy DIst. Atty. AU business before tbe 0. 8. Land Office a peel alty, ASTOBIA, - - OHKOOK. rjR. J. K. IiA FOHCK. DENTIST. Kooms it and 12 Odd Fellows Building. ASTORIA, --- - OREGON. P)K. A. L.ASUJ. A."lJIiTOS. Cass street, between 3rd and 1th. Special attention to Diseases of Women and Children, by Dr. A, L. Fulton. Special attention to Surgery, by Dr. J. A. Fulton. -Oincejionrstomi0toi2 a.si and l to 4 p.m. . y. -- - JAY TCTTliE, 31. . VUYSICIAN AND SUKOEON O ficb Rooms 6 Pythian Building. Residence : BE comer Wall and West f.t h streets, opposite-1; W . Case's, - - 4 K. SHAW. DENTIST. Kooms In Allen's Building, up stairs, cor ner Cassand Squemoqua streets. Astoria "treJfonV- ' M BS. OK. OHESS.ADAIK, Office and residence, D, K Warren's for mer residence. Astoria, Oregon. Diseases ot Women and Children, and of the Eye and Esr, specialties. D ILO.-HESTKS. rjIYSIGIANAND SUKUEO.V. Special attention to Diseases of Women and Surgery. - Office : QenLEuUdlng.up stairs. Astoria. Oregon. , .. D R. ALFUEDJSJXNKV. Cannerylinlldlnt'and canljereafter bo found to hU NEW DFFICB. In the basement of his Besldenccyyv One-DoorEajt-of the Opera noase. TTB. VK&XU. PAE. rnrsioiAK and surgeon, OpposUflXelesrapUOfflce, Astoria, Oregon. H. A. SMITH. DENTIST. Kootasfa "&&2 . rithlan C. H, ;Ooocr Store. Building over Z&s- PATRONIZE HOME INDUSTRY- There Is no occasion for the most fastidl-, ous of our citizens to send to Portland or San Francisco for Custom Made Clothes As they can get Better Fits. Better Work manship, and for less Money. By Leaving their Orders with MKANY. New Coods by Every Steamer. Ctll and See Him and Satitfy Yosraelf. P. J. Me.any.Mf reliant Tailor. ATIOTIOM- AND COMMISSION HOUSE. MAETIN OLSEN, Successor tb E. C .Holden. The omest established CommUston House In 'Oregon. Coods of an kinds sold on com mission. Anciion Sales Every Saturday. General EepaWng. Jobbing and I'phol stedrjgdone. Fine stock of Furniture on hand. TVhen you wurjt, Bargains In Household Goods go to JKAItTIW OLSE.X For SaIerr--SeasxdeJ.-ots.- " W tu'WceanGrove-fex'ale''Upon rea sonaMeerSK ydwiitfeeUm'e.td. buy he fore tbeDodmAt)py.to!- : OB). NOLAND. Or CB. Thomson. POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies, A marvel of pnrlty, strength and wholesomenesa. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and can not be sold In. com petition with the multi tude of low teat, short weicht, alum orihos- phate powders. Sold only iaeatit. Royal BAKIKO POWDEttCO. 103 W&U-St.. N. Y. D..W.CnowLET& Co., Agents. Tortland, Oregon. " WILL Cut Faster AND EASIER Than any oth er axe made. Hundreds ot woodmen tes tify to Its supe riority. It got) Deep nd Arret StlcU. CAEKAHAN & CO., A seats Aetorlr. Price. Sl.r.o. w AXEi cornusuuM? : J.C.I rullinger The Str. Telephone Fast Time Between Portland and Astoria. Leaving Astoria Monday .... C a. m. j.ue3aay...... :J r. u. " " Wednesday ..7 p.m. Friday..;...... -7 p.m. " . Saturday. 2:80 p.m. Close connections at KalamatoUie Sound : at Astoria .with the Gen. MiU for llwaco, Oysterrllle and (l rays Harbor; at Portland vnui me u. sv. ju a.y ana webt sme trains. Pi ft' W.V. JL- It: tiucourer and Orecon City boats, aud Eastern, bound trains. LOEB & CO. Wines, Liprs ui Cigars. A Large Stock ot FIRST CLASS GOODS. r " THE TRADt; Supplied at Lowest(MarketLRates. All fiMeri Elled-riromDilTWdAlrciirafelv. AgeDts tor First Class Foreign and Jiomestic iiranus. Main street Opjinslte Parker House, ASTo'niA. - - - - orjiGON, Joli-C.JIement. DRUCCIST. Successor to W. E. Dement & Co. Carries Complete Stocks ot Drugs" and Druggists' Sundries. Prescriptions Carefully Compounded. Agent for Salve and Norwegian Mexican Pile Cure, (A (ft O JOHN A. MONTGOMERY Has a First Class STOCK. Robb & Parker, AGEKCrOK Fire and Marine Insurance, With an Aggregate Capital or S10.000.0UO. IMPBRIAL;oIL6nd6nV.. CALD?ORNf A. of California. CONNECTICUT. ofHartford. OAKLAND HOME, ot Oakland. MUX, ot London'. FIREMAN'S FIjJND. of California Agents also for TRAVELLERS', ot Hartf ord- i- , Llf and A.-cldeut. Tickets sord for the ALLAN lane of Steamships, from 01d;C6untry to Astoria. . T 1 ROBB&rARKER. At old office ot J, O. Bozorth. ForialE. At aaraain . v, . r- f iQTJf I BmiSrmTB'M3T.0IUA. Xj:BelEga corner lotslniated on-tb .-pro-posed line of the Street Rill way extension. AppfytO W. B. ADAIR. 0UEI03mE3 OF LANGUAGE. Some of the prettiest secrets and curiosities" of language come to us from abroad. How does the woruTfiasco; Italian for fla9k, -happen to mean failure? Because the Italian glass" blower trying , to make a plate of glass, fails, and throwing the glowing mass back into the furnace, he blows a com mon bottle, or "fiasco;" it is a flask and a failure. Why. is the wicker-covered jug called" a demijohn? Because it comes'frora the Persian glass-blow ing town ot uamasnan Oriedefinition of slang is that it is low- something vulgar; some thing to be avoided. But that is not all; it is a working dialect; language in a smock frock; a con densation, the' beef jelly of speech. BretHarte and John Hay have made it poetibal. "What should we do without the homely "passed in his checks"? It brings the tears to our eyes in JimBludsOe. . How could we give up "Wiggles," that exquisite symphony played on the jewsnarp and the bones : I be merit of good-slang is tuat it touches the pendulum between a smile and a tear. Our mother tongue is a great bond even when we put it to mis use; a familiar misuse, freishted with domestic intimacy, with the everyday epithets and homely laughter. Slang may be primitive, but not necessarily vulgar. It may arise from a mistake, but if it conveys an idea, if it lias humor it is not bad. As, for instance, wo get from the negroes a phrase of suc cess, "He takes the.cake," or "He is on the roof," applied to a con ceited success", which is admirable. Our language is rich in a rollick ing swagger of strange words, and of sometimes effective bad gram mar. MODERN INSTANCES. American slang has a strong local flavor, as "Do you catch on?" from a habit Americans have of running after, railroad trains and "He get3 there," also from the raiload. They also talk of the "star boarderV and the "star love match," evidently from the flag. "You'll get left?-' is a railroad sim ile; and "real estate "boom," and Harrison is "booming" come from the noise of a blizzard .or of a an non ball 'booming through thp air. "He won hands-down," is at once from the old polliee Yevdrso, also from the fact " that a prize-fighter drops his hands when beaten. "Painting the town red" is from "Coriolanus." It is also found in England in old Melton days. Puck had some lines last spring as follews: Tm a gray hawk that's created, I nm. I'm a blizzard that's tested, I nm. And when I swoop down, I'm the boss of the town, I'm a daisy, a lollar, I am, I am. There is slang in every word almost. "Boss" is from the old Dutch baas a master. A drunken man is said to be "loaded for bear," a very heavy charge, and if a man has murder ous intent he is "jumping on your necktie." As in the old sample of American humor, of the man who was so tall that, he had to go up a ladder to shave himself, all Ameri can humor is .full of exaggeration. English slang is brutal, as "it is all rot," etc. Like other dialects, slang in creases its store of words by for mation at home and adoption from abroad. Looking at it philolog ically, we must admitthat English, already a most copious language, is in a freely growing state and capable of adding to itself by al most any process found in any language of the whole world, old or new. The abreviation or contraction of words (a most effective agent in the development of words) is seen at its best.in slang. "Cab," from "bus," and "mob," from mobile, the fiery, crowd, a mob, were originally slang formations. Slang' is delicious in the mouth of a very refiried'person, and they tell a cx?d -stdr of Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, who was asked by a lady to say something beautiful about her piazza. "Well," said the ready wit; ;"I "think it is'abully piaz" which; had ithe. full element of wit in it thatwas unexpected. - -ETCETERA;. Other phrases .might be. men tioned which -bSvft ;rjBit,nVeariip'g. Thu?, the "djsvtt To pay""ahd no pitch hot" comes from a. certain seam in a vessel which the sailors call the "devil," and which they have to fill in. From its awkward ness to calk occurs the phrase. ''Boxing the compass" comes from the Spanish boxear, to turn "A cock and bull story," a term now applied to any rambling tale, illustrates the.contcmpt felt by the learned for the ancient beast fa bles, which were the delight of mankind in the lower grades of civilization through the middle ages. Many words of this class, had not their origin been noted down, would have remained in the language as undecipherable mys teries. But we cannot find the etymology of everything. M. E. W. Sherwood, in Boston Traveler. The Russian government is very desirous of encouraging the export of salt pork. According to the latest statistics the number of hogs in Russia is 11,500,000 and the importation of foreign hogs is strictly prohibited. Dr. Freyer, a Galway physician, who years ago settled in India, re cently cured prince Newab of Rarapur and was given an ovation and 50,000 for having caused his recovery, beside presents from the people. The duke of Sutherland is the greatest land-owner in Great Brit- tain, where, his possessions em brace 1,358,545 acres. He also owns large tracts of lands in this country, aggregating, it, is said, 425,000 acres. A syndicate has offered 4,400, 000 for the. fortification wall sur rounding Paris .and the ground at tached to It. The wall cost 3,700, 000. . The:Erench war office has recommended the demolition of the cirolar wall. Digest and be Jolly. Did ever anv one see a Jolly dyspeptic? We trow not. What natural cheerfulness Is proof against the almost ceaseless bodily annoyance ofclrronlc indigestion? Peopl whose stomachs are constantly dlsiurbcd exhibit tbeutmost peevishness and nerv ous Irritability. Happily for them-sinee the Irritable and nervous prematurely fret themselves Into the grave tranquility of the stomach and renewed good temper await them In a sure quarter. If they will but seek It. The eenl.il stomachic. Hostet- ter's Stomach Bitters, breeds cheerfulness by lniuring its essential pre-condition easy digestion BUliousness, too, and constipa tion, malevolent companions of the banshee dyspepsia, vanish after a brief but steady course of the natioual alterative. Many a temper naturally sweet, but continually soured by the combined attack of this trio of imp', passes tho boundary ot monomania. rrevenc mis posaiouuy wuu me uuierj. Malarial levers, rheumatism, kidney com- B hunts and debility are truly relic ve-1 by lis standard medicine. A Wostern agricultural paper says "there is money to be made by hogs." It is pretty much that way all over tho country. c.im:LF.ss MOTni:its. Many mothers have pcrmltti'd their chldrentodio before their eyes when they might have been saved. Any mother who keeps houso uii limit a bot tle of Acker's English Baby txiother at hand, runs a risk which she may some time regret. It has saved tho lives of thousands of children, and Is doing so every year. J. W. Lonn, Druggist. Two-fifths of the Dominion of Canada are under no-license .li quor laws. FLIJIIN'G MflK IX T1IE Vr.I.VS. We hold positivo proof that Acker's English Blood Elixir cures all blood noisons where chcan sarsnnnrillns and so-called pari Ders fail. Knowing this, we win-sen it to an wno can at our slorc on a positive guarantee. J. V. Conn, Druggist. The New York law against the car stove goes into effect January 1, 18S9. ItCTTER THAN BLOODY BATTLES. General Whoatcroft Nelson, says : 'My experience in the English army as well as in America, convinces me that noWi inti so thoroughly purifiess the blood or adds toTiealth, vigor and life .13 Ack er's English Blood Elixir." This great Remedy is sold under a positive guar antee by J. W. Conn, Druggist. New York hotel clerks sav that permanant boarding is on the in crease. HOW DOCTORS CONQUER DEATH. Doctor Walter K. Ilammond says : "Af ter a long experience I have come to the conclusion that two-thirds ot all deatlis frtfrri couclis. imcumonia and consuiriptfonrmight bo avoided if Ack er's English. Cough Remedy were only carefully used in time." This wonder ful Remedy ,1s sold lundcr. a positive guarantee by. J. "WCoim, Druggist. From 1880 to 1888' no less than 4,637,252 jpersons have come to this country; IiYSPEPSIA, DESPAIR, DL.ITII. These are 'the-:actual tteps which fol low Indigestion. Acker.'s .English Dys pepala'TabletsMli both check and cure this most Jearf ul of "diseases. Guaran teed by J'. W. Conn, Druggist. The Ooon Dog's Mistake. One sunny Sabbath morning, the late Rev. Samuel Hamilton found himself preaching to an at tentive congregation in a Ken-, tucky town. It so happened that a drunken man strayed like a black sheep into the fold; but no one objected and things ran smoothly enough. Presently a small dog entered at the open door and trot- led down the aislo till it reached the front of the pulpit, when it set up a furious barking at tho minis ter. The tipsy man, with tho ut-. most gravity, arose and walked steadily down the aisle to where the dog was barking. Seizing trie animal by tho neck, ho.held him up before the congregation for a moment, and then, shaking him furiously, he broke out with: "Tree a preacher, will you, d n fool pup." This was too much for Mr. Hamilton. He could not re strain his laughter and he took his seat, not being able to dismiss his congregation. Philadelphia Pre.. Two paintings by Delacroix and five by Jules Breton arc creating sensations, partly of admiration, partly of entertainment, among connoisseurs in New York. They are going back in Phila delphia to the old fashion of sell ing grains and vegetables by weight instead of measure. Chronic Looseness of the Bowel Kesults from imperfect digestion. Tle cause lies in the torptdityoftbeliveK A regular habit of hody can be secured by taking Simmons Liver Regulator to aid digestion, to stimulate the dull and sluggish liver, and rid the system of excessive and poisonous bile. TheRegu lator corrects acidity of the stomach, cures dyspepsia and insures regularity of the bowels alike free from laxity or custivpne.-s. The queen of Greece is not a Dolly Varden in her taste. She only wears two colors, the white and the blue. Ore mines at Gullivera, Sweden are being developed. fauei8Hr rURfc. Its superior excellence proven Iu millions of homes for more than a quarter of a cent ury. It Is used by tho United States Gov ernment. Endorsed by the heads ot the Great Universities as the Strongest. Purest, and most Healthful. Dr. Price's Cream Baking Powder does not contain Am monia. Lime, or Alnm. Sold only In Cans. PRICK BAKING POWDER CO., NKW YOllK. CIIICAOO. ST. LOUIS. Magnus C. Crosby Dealer in HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL. Iron Pipe and Fittings, STOVES. TINWARE AND HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD SHEET IRON, IMTX AND Copper. GERRIIANIA BEER HALL The Celebrated WEINHARD LAGER BEER, Ou Draught On Ice, and Drawn from the Wood. Five Cents a Class. wm. DOCK, Proprietor. VirEiniaCiear and Toliacco Store J. W. BOTTOM, Proprietor, Water Street, Two Doors East of Olney. Flue. Cigars, Tobaccos tad Smokers-artlcles, Sold at Lowest Market Rates. FRUITS, CAMDIE3 NOTIONB.&o fciat- Bwr gtfSy I OSTFffiFECTSJ CASH. 18SS. HOLIDAYS. I. L OSGOOD'S CLOTHIM, FDRHISMG GOODS, AM HAT STORE, Has received direct from tho importers for Holiday Presents Gents Fine White -Plain and Hemstitched Silk:Handker- chiefsin.bothjDhinese and. Japanese Goods, also in Colored Borders, Plain. and Hemstitched Linen Handkerchiefs, also" in Colored Borders, Gent's fine Suspenders, Silk Scarfs, Fancy Hosiery, Fine Dogskin and JTur-toj) GIotcs, Fur Caps. Fine Hats. Silk Umbrellas with sold, plate handles. Tito best gold plate goods in patent SIccvButtoiis, Collar Buttons, Scarf Fins, Gent's Fancy Embroidered and plain Night Shirts, White and Fancy Shirts. Fancy Underwear, Gent's-and Boys' Fine Suits, etc., etc. StFA child buys as cheaply as the most' experienced 'buyer. I.L Kinney's Brick Building, Opposite Iicscue EnRlne IIo ouse. Street Cars running by the door. -AND- CEILING j. 5000 donble roll Of Wail Paper nnd.Decorations of the latest styles and shades just reoeived direct from Eastern factories. Also a large assortment of CARPETS, Of nil grades in beautifnl now designs New Smyrna Rugs, Portiere Curtains, China Matting, Etc. Etc. Calf and examine. CHAS. HEILBORN. The New Model Range CAN BE HAD IN ASTORTA, ONLY OP E. R. HA WES. Agent, ('all and Examine It ; You Will be Pleased. E. K. Hawes Is also Agent for the Bubk Patent Cooking Stove, AND OTHEB FIRST CLASS STOVES. Furnace Work, Steam Fittings, Etc., a Specialty. A Full Stock on Hand, HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS cnnis. evexson. F. COOK THE Central Hotel EVENSON&COOK, On the European Plan. LARGE CLEAN ROOMS, A FIRST-CLASS RESTAURANT Board by the Day, Week or Month. Prlvato Rooms for Families, Etc. Transient Custom Solicited. Oysters, Fish, Meats, Etc., Oookod to Order. WATEKHI., Opp. Foard A Htokefl A FIRST GLASS SALOON Run iu connection with the Premises. The Best ot WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. Good Billiard Tables, and Privato Card Rooms. The Astor House, .T.G.ROSS, - PROPRIETOR. Newly Repainted. Repaired, Refllted, Rc- lurnisneu anu luorougmy uenovaieu. A Large, Clean,- RATES r From a Dollar a Day Upwards. First-class in all its appointments, clean, neat, sunny rooms, well furnished and well kept. YOU ARE INVITED TO CALL. t5F"Free Coach to and from the House. PARKER HOUSE. II. B. PARKER, Irop'r. First Class In Every Respect. Thoroughly renovated and repaired through out ; 87 large sunny rooms. TWO DINING ROOMS. Tables supplied with everything the market affords. Elegant Bar and Billiard Rooms. Finest wines Liquors ana. vigars - FREE COACH TO THE HOUSE. J. EL D. GKAY Wholesale and retail dealer in. GROCERIES FLOUR, AND FEED Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc. LIME, SAND AND CEMENT General Storage and Wharfage on reason, able terms. Foot of Benton street, Astoria. Oregon. 1SS9. ONE PRICE. OSGOOD. wygwi - WkS KSasA Sffi "7w DECORATIONS! ? INSURANCE. CAPITAL STOCK, $500,000 COLUMBIA FIRE A! WE INSURANCE CO. FRANK DEKTJJI President W. II. SSIITH VlM.PriMiiilnnt JOHN A. CHILD... ..... MSecretary No. 180 Second St, Portland, Or. I. W. Case, Agent, Astoria, Or. $67,000,000 Capita;! Liverpool & London & Globe. North British and Mercantile of London and Edinburgh. Hartford of Connecticut, Commercial ot California Agricultural, otwatertown. New York, London & Lancashire of Liverpool, Eng.. Fire Insurance Companies, Represent In a capital ot $87,000,000. B. VAN JTJSEX. Agent. Ship and Commission Agency . FIRE INSURANCE IV FIRST CLASS COJIPAMKH Representing 813,000,000 PHCENIX, Hartford, Conn. HOME, New York, AGENCY PACIFIC EXPRESS CO C. P. UPSHUR, Main Street "Wharf - Astoria, Orcj?on. 1. 17V, Case, BANKER. ESTABLISHED - - 1870. Transacts a General Banking Business. Drafts drawn available in any part of the U. S. and Europe, and on Hong Kong-, China Office Hours : 10 a. jr. to 3 r. si. Odd Fellows Botldino, Astoria, Oregon. GEO. M'LEAN. SAM.FrtKjatAIC McLean & Freeman. BLACKSMITHS Special Attention paidtball ShtprftrM Stftim. boat Repairing -f? HORSESHOEJNCw Logging Camp WorkaSpecialtyj AHUnd4 of Biacksmithlng done-to)tdi2 . Shop, corner Jefferson and. Obiey, "Streets Astoria, Oregon. 'i-wl UNIVERSITY OF OREGON. EUCENE CITY. Next session begins on Monday, the nth ot September, 1S88. .Fre.e.8cUo.larhlPs lTom eery county In we state, Apply to your County Superin- Four Courses : Classical. Scientific. Liter ary, and a short English Course In which ""weta no-Latln, Greek; French or German. The English Is pre-eminently a. Business Course, Tor catalogues or other lnfonnkrion address J. ft. JOHNSON, President S; .Jti-