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COLOMBIA COUNTY DIRECTORY.
Cwafwty Olflr. ...
...... ......Dean Blanehard'. Raftilar
JudHon Wet). vernorila
Bneriff v.,.. Cha. F. IXwn, Raiuicr
Treasurer S. It. Wharton. Columbia Chv
8npi.oi School ,...J. U. Watts, aeapnno
.AtMMor W. H. Kyasr, Kyaer
Burvyor.,.., ....... W. N. Messrve, Detena
fwMuiM. I ..P. A. Frakes, carpo.s
Commissioner. J &0 Schoonovw, Vernoula
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. ,' SMivty Ita-tlca. .: .
1sVWio.-t. Helms todsa. Me. St Rtrta
emnrauulcatlons A rat aud third Saturday in
each month U7:Mr. it. at Maaonlo hall. Vlalt-
Ia mamtiers tn good Standing Invltad to at-slid,-
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MAlia-Ra1iiier tods. No. 84 Stated
Bleating Saturday on ot helura each full moon
att 7:80 r. at iCaaoutc hall, ovor Blanehard'
tore. Visiting members lu good .landing Un
tiled to atund,
.Odd Fsulow. Bt Helena IMn Ho. 117
eats (very Saturday night at 7:80, Transient
brethren la food .leading cordially luviud to
attand. . v,.i,
stirronno Pttbih. Rainier Lode no. M,
xoeeta every Saturday evening at 7:80 o'clock,
in their hall, over Delta' store. Transient bretb
ten oordiaUjr Invited to attend.
ST. HELE.Iat, OREGON, 4CGCST 10
Jafah does not propose to be hum
bugged ny longer by China backed
by England, japan ia more civilised
than China and consequently ha the
sympathy of the American people in
thia struggle against ignoranpe, filth
till babarisrm
. Coeea, with the assistance of Japan
ia trying to pass an anti-Chinese law,
and the signs of the times point to
its i access. That kind of an exclu
sion law itl stand against conspira
tor to smuggle, and the United States
might well emulate Corea's example.
The tier. Dr. Wallace, of the Con
gregational church m Portland, gained
considerable cheap notoriety last Ban
day by bis attack upon the Potter-Bel
lew theatrical company, and by so
doing very successfully advertised the
latter. The preacher would better
liave followed the text for which be
receives a handsome salary, than to
Wander away rtpon subjects which are
strictly none of bis business and for
which he receives no pay or even
thanks.
If the newspapers and politicians
of the State would bottle dp their sea
atonal speculations and trim their at
tention to the work the legislature
ought to do that of making fletter
laws the country would appreciate
their efforts to a greater extent. It ia
true Oregon needs to elect a United
States senator, but better jaws l-e par
amount to everything else. The elec
tion of a senator is a very small mat
ter compared with other Work of the
session, yet ten times more attention
ia usually paid to the former than the
latter. The next legislative a-eemb!y
will be composed of men elected to
seite tb people instead of the bones,
knd it ia the duty of every newspaper
and every citizen to Urge the fulfill'
rnent of these expectations from new
ttntil the session is over.
Tbehx could be nothing more ri
diculous than the mode of proced
ure in the trial of Santo', the assassin of
president Carnot, of France, which
took place last week. 1 be prisoner
defended himself in the most impu
dent manner, and laughed the judge to
scorn Whenever it suited his pleasure.
Santo did not deny having committed
the awful crime, and went into detail
to explain the whole affair, never ex
pressing regret at having done the
horrible deed and ridiculed the court
ton every opportunity. Being asked
about bis choir-boy days, when be
represented John the Baptist in a
church procession, be said : "1
was a child them and children,
rou know, unwittingly act Stupidly,,
How an outraged people can : tol
erate such actions in the trial for auch
an offense is beyond our imaginaton.
Santo, however, was found guilty after
few minutes deliberation by the jury.
Ths shooting of John Bain on
Bcappoose, on July 28th, was, perhaps,
tbeblaader of an inexperienced offi
cer in a moment of excitement, Con
stable Fowler's Statement is a very
plausible one. So also, are the differ
ent reports of other member of the
constable's posse. Bat they all con
flict with each other and with the
evidence adduced at the coroner's in
quest. There is one thing, however,
that the people seem to be as a unit
upon, the country is rid of a very bad
character. ' The worst feature of the
affair ia in the fact tbat after the
'shooting and the officers had every
reason to believe they had mortally1
Wounded their man they did not
makes search tor him but instead
left the scene and never did go back
to investigate as to Whether their vic
tim was dead or not, leaving it possi
ble for him to lay in agony in bis own
blood orb rotting in the hot sun,
only to be found five dnys later by the
vii tw inst locality.
snsnsoirs covtardics.
The absence of Vic President
Stevenson at the critical juncXtrr' in'
the tariff controVerfy places him in
the position ot having Intentionally
iicklected hm dutv. Even under or
dinary circumstances, he should have
been present; and in this case, the
cirounistance were extraordinary.
The fate of the pending bill was
trembling in the balance in fact,- the
whole matter ot tariff legislation was
at stake and the casting Tot was
needed to determine the result. There
were three successive lied roll calls.
and the officer clothed with power to
settle auch a dispute, off on a vacation.
It 1 not to be doubted that ho appre
hended a situation of this kind aud
went sway on purpose to avoid it. He
remained at his post throughout the
proU ng d d )bai and during all the
negotiating on the subject, and theu
as the crisis approached he suddeuly
disappeared. The explanation is easy.
He is a candidate for the presidency,
and so does not c ue to put himself on
record. It is well understood tbat he
sympathise witb the anti-Cleveland
side, and would have voted with it had
lie been present; but he did not have
the courage to stand his ground and
take the chances of injuring his polit
ical prospects.
There will be hut one opinion as to
thia flagrant dodging of responsibility.
A vice president Who deliberately
evades the only duty of his office that
baa any Importance is not the kind of
a man whom the people will look upon
with any favor as a candidate for pres
ident Instead of making friends by
his cowardly course, he has made
enemies. Neither Win ar of his party
will respect him for a trick so obvious
ly dictated by selfish motives. Of all
men in the country, he was the one
under most obligation to remain where
his vote might become, as it did be
come, necessary to break the tie. He
waa well a are of the close nature of
the contest, and it will not do iof him
to plead surprise as to what ensued
A tie was smong the evident probab 1
ities, and he absented himself on that
account. He not only deserted his
party in a serious emergency, and left
it to get along as best it could Without
his assistance, but he also failed to
perform an imperative office duty. It
is hardly to be suppos i that the dem
ocrats will consider such conduct a
good recommendation for further pref
erment. Tbey will surely not be dis
posed to enter the next presidential
contest nnder the leadership of a man
Who lias thus disparaged himself. It
is entirely safe, therefore,- to predict
that from this time forward, Steven
son a chances of capturing the presi
dential nomination in 1896 will gradu
ally diminish. Globe-Democrat.
Tbk War between China and Japan
cannot help but make better times in
this roun' ry, and should England,
Russia and Germany take up the die-
pti e the United Slates would exper
ience better. times than ever before
known in the history of this govern
ment. It would create a cash market
for all the agricultural products, coal)
lumber and munitions of War this
country could produce. And further,
it would suspend the immense influx
of immigration flowing into the Uni
ted Stales from those countries. It
would start the wheels ,f our factor
ies, mills and shops, and create an ex-
ten dive demand for all products of
American labor. A war between the
countries of Asia and Europe would
be a complete solution of the financial
question at this time. No one can
doubt the result of such a conflict and
there seems little doubt that such a
war is organized or will be in a Very
short time.
X Besrbrted by Coroner' Coroeltwa,
' in Saturday' Oretowtaav
: Short on Valor and long on disc re Hon ar
tbs able-bodied Inhabitants of Bonser'
landing;, Multnomah' oounty. On week
go today six ot therm went to' an adjacent
mountain to arrest a man whom they sus
pected of theft. They found him, but in
stead of auietly submitting to capture he
drew a revolver. The leader ot th party
a duly-tlected constable, ordered his com
rades to tfre. They obeyed tha mandate,
and their human target fell with two holes
through his body. He had made such a
desperate fight that they Were afraid to go
near Mm to ascertain whether h wa-deud
and they returned to Burner's landing to
xplo it their heroism. Five days later it
occurred to on of them that the roan had
been given sufficient tint to die of his
Wounds, ane) that th coroner should be
given chance to earn a dollar so a tele-
Itram was forwarded to Coroner Cornelius
noli tying him that there was a certain
corpse whost whereabouts could b learned
by applying at Homer's landtna. The cor'
oner went to th place where th (hooting
occurred, and found th body so badly da-
composed that he burried it where it lay.
Then be retiirtted to rlortser's landing and
held an inquest. Justifiable homicide was
th verdict. Such Is th outline ot th
story told by th coronar whan u arrived
in th cfty yesterday morning, Th de
tails are equally interesting:
John Bain wis th nam of tb man. who
even in death, was feared by th citisens ot
Bodser's lanalug. He was famed as dan-
iterous fellow U along tb river. When he
honestly earned a living it was as a deck'
band. Several years ago he brained a man
with a hatchet, at Astoria, and for th
crime was sentenced to a long term at
Salem. In oetltial, bnt niisaotded relay
lives, got him pardoned Wben he had been
in the penitentiary long enough to realise
the error of bii former ways, but he re
turned to desperadoisin as soon as he was
released.
About nine months ago Bain began re
tiding with a Mrs. Mote in S cabin about
three and a half miles back of Bouser's
landing, and then troabl commenced to
visit US hdneat people residing in that vi
cinity. Things were atuieu from them, and
they could form no other Conclusion than
that Bain was the thief. This suspicion
strengthened to such an extent that the
constable of Bonder's landing and bis posse
went out to search the Max cabin for
stolen goods. 1
It as about 4 O'clock last Saturday after
noon that tb searching partv met Bain.
He was encountered a short distance from
the cabin, and had a gunny sack strapped
across his shoulder. Ha asked tha posse
what ita business might be, and th con
stable told him. Bain Immediately drew a
revolver from the gunny sack, and tb con
table ordered his men to shoot. They
obeyed, and on of th bullets entered
Bain's chest and eru rged from the middle
of his back. Meantime be Was blazing
away with his six-shooter, but for a profes
sional "bad man" he was a miserably poor
shot, not one of his bullets taking Intended
effect. W it his pistol was emptied he
turned and ran about fifty feat to where a
shotgun was lying, and, as he rnn, a bullet
struck him between tb shoulders and
passed through the heart. Even then be
was onconqhered, for be picked op the
shotgun and cocked both barrels, but ere
could pall the triggers he fell face down
ward, tha weapon underneath him. In
that position th corpse lay , until the cor-
encr found it, five days later.
At the inquest the constable and his men
confessed that ibey did nut know how long
Bain lived after he fell, because tbey did
not feel like approaching him to ascertain
where be bad been shot. They fled the
scene, and one of them , who stumbled and
fell, was so badly scared that he lay pros
trate quite a while. When tbey got over
their fright they went to the cabin, and
ther found Quite an assortment hi nlnnd,
They took it back to Bonser' landing, evi
dently not caring whether tb man wh
tbey shot down was already dead or would
slowly die of his wounds
It was anything but a pleasaiit experience
for the coroner. From Bonser "s landisa
he rod two mile in a wagon, then he was
compelled to walk the test of th distant
to the cabin, kud helpui. assistant to canW
the cdffin, which he hsd brought from
Portland . . The stench arising from Bain'l
body was so sickening that immediate in-
terrmtnt was necessary.
Since anarchy and riot have been
frowned down in this country "the
gates of Cattle Garden swing outward
instead of inward." What a pity the
gates are not twice as large.
-, .
DtD you hear the latest Astoria rail
road proposition? There is another
one being ground Out. The mill
grinds slowly but very regular;
Floor for the Orient. "
Tha commencement of war between
China and Japan, and tbn possibility of
protracted trouble, has already had a stim
ulating effect on the floor trade of the Pa
cific Northwest with tbs Orient; and the
chance are good that) in case of a pro
longed struggle, other important industries
will re benefitted. Mr. Frank Woolsey
agent at Portland Of the Northern Pacific
Steamship Company, plying between Puget
Sound points and the Orient, is In pert apt
a good a position as any other to know
just what the effects bare already been. In
response to inquiries Mondayt he said:
"It is not possible, of course, to tell nst
how long th War Will last-, or tn give a deS
nite opinion a to what ths effects will be.
I can say, however, tbat our flour ship
ments to Hong Kong are already increasing.
I am not prepared to say that it has been
In consequence Of the war, bat I suppose
certain consignees in Hong Kong are buy
ing larger suppliei than usual on that ac
count. Of course we do not know that the
flour is to be supplied directly to either of
the belfgerents. Hong Kong, as you know,
is an English port, and therefore neutral in
the contest. Ho article ot commerce sent
to an English or other merchant at tbat
point can be considered contraband. As a
matter of fact-, China is bat a very small
consnmer of floor, and the trad of Hong
Kong merchants in that lin Is with the
straits' settlements. But, as I said, th
war seems to bars Indirectly to have In
fluenced ths flonr trade of th Orient, and
shippers ar securing tbs advantage."
State School Apportion meat.
A distribution Ot $107,093.82 of the
School fund interest waa made last
week by the board of commissioners
for the sale of state and university
lands and from the investment of the
funds arising therefrom of the state of
Oresroui
This apportionment is made annu
ally in accordance with the provisions
Of the Oregon statute and the rate this
Ime is eighty-seven cents per capita
r all persons Of school age.
Multnomah county shows the great
est number of children, therefore she
gets the largest sum ; Marion comes
next, then Clackamas, Lin a, Lane and
Washington. Tha figures are as fol
lows; . .
S-iker.2,175 children ...... 2,153 28
Benton, 2,6n children . ... 2,298 80
Clackamas. 7,714 children........ 6,711 18
Clatsop. 2,765 children ........... 2 0$ 69
Columbia. 2,030 children 1,766 10
Coos, 3,180 children 8,001 AO
Crook, IJ76 children 1,023 12
Curry 696 Children . , . . 605 62
Douglas, 0,272 children 4.686 64
Grant, 1,800 children 1,666 00
Gillfant, 1,194 children 1,038 78
Harney, 828 children , 720 36
Jackson, 4.830 children........... 4,202 10
Josephine, 2,017 children 1,780 89
Klamath, 988 children 859 56
Lake, 821 children , 714.27
Lane, 6,949 children 6.045 63
Linn. 7,225 children... , 6,285 75
Lincoln, 1,201 Children.... 1.044 8T
Malheur, fc86 children 770 82
Marion, 9,643 children g,3ft9 41
Morrow, 1,419 children .......... 1,234 53
Multnomah, 23.542 children . ... 20,481 64
Polk. S 774 children 8,283 38
Sherman, 843 children 783 41
Tillamook, 1,477 children. .... .... 1,284 99
Umatilla. 6,456 children 4,746 72
Union, 4,388 Children ............ 8.815 82
Wallowa. 1,842 children ..,,.... . 1,428 6 4
WascO. 8.4U chlldrsn J. 967 57
Washington, 6,175 children 5,372 25
Yamhill, 6,031 children 4,876 97
Total nnmber of children 123.TM I
The sum total of th apportionment for
ail counties is 1107,693.82.
fOI'ULATlOJt AND COMMERCE
Showing tire' ftolatlv Standta of
Ohtnsv asan and Cores).
Th population of Japan Is not far from
40,000,000. The census of 1883, by which
th house Were oountad and multiplied by
tiv,gavs7,442,9u6, Japan export good
to tb valu ot 130,000,000, and Imports
nearly IIO.OOO.OOO more than ah exports,
Japan givs th United States tea and silk
and take tn return from us oil and ma
chinery. Daring th past fifteen or twnty
yean Great Britain aud Germany hav
about wrested th trad with Japan away
from u?.
Cjrea's popn'atlon Is net accurately
known, becaus no system ot aeeurtng r
liable data baa yet been accepted. Th
population is stimatd at between 16,000,
000 and 20,000,000, th latter being the
figure of an alleged census taken in 1880.
Th country has had very few dealings
with the outside world. It import and ax-
port trad is In th band elderly of ths
Chines and Japanese, In 1885 the aggre
gate foreign trad amounted to but 11,159
322. Kven that was an Increase ot 98 per
cent over tb trad of th year befor.
- Whan yotf consider the enormous popu
lation ot China you resllx th task Japa
will assume in really trying to conquer
that kingdom. China's population I at
down at 303 ,-241 ,989. China, therefor, has
nearly ton men to Japan's on. Th prob
ability Is tbat th population of both king
doms is much greater than. Mi figures
given. Neither country baa a modern sys
tem of securing a correct census. Unsatis
factory a the figures ar, however, trier is
little doubt that China's population is ten
time that of Japan. Then, too, to China'
strength must be added th popolatlon of
Core. Granted tbat th military training
of thearmioaof the two kingdom Is any
where equal, tlie.-a flgur show th enor
mous tak before Japan
A Core is the ostmsfbf object over
which China aud Japan are fighting, though
it really cuts but a small flgur in th dis
pule, Russia's attitude cannot be ignored.
As is well known, Kassia would like to be
a protector for Cores, for tb advantage
tbat would accrue to it when its new Si
berian railroad is completed. War between
China and Japan , therefore, must to some
extent Implicate Kussia. With Rossi
mixed up in tb squabble, other Xuropeai
nations will naturally take a hand.
Should tha United State and European
nations combine to prevent China and
Japan fighting, it is interesting to think
what a tremendous demonstration ot fore
these allied nation could make. At pres
ent each of sixteen nations has at least on
fighting ship in tb I'acific ocean. Th
United States and Gnat Britain each have
mora, Tha combined vessels of war ot for
eign power now at tb seen of th trouble
is nearly equal to that of China or Japan,
In less than a m .tith this force could be in
creased 100 fold.
The great apostle of populism,
greenbackism, republicanism and in
deed all the isms, James B. Weaver,
has sgain flopped. He has been
nominated lor congress In the Ninth
Iowa district by the democrats. Any
thing to get an office.
DBLENA.
Miss Lena Palm returned from Port
land last Saturday, expecting to re
main al home several months.
John Parker recently shipped
large amount of charcoal to a cannery
at iiwaco.
John Sail is building a new house
on his farm.
A party of campers consisting of J
B. Doau and wife, W. I. 8bulta and
family, and others took a pleasure
trip to tbe falls of the Beaver last Sat
urday.
nd J '
ler. f Euec
eviy nd B
.tint lnd,w
Electric Lights. Wm. H. Braden
Brackett, electricians of Port-
were here Monday and Tuesday
looking over the city with a view to
putting in an electric light plant. All
arrangements were completed so far
as private individuals were concerned,
but tbe city council, on behalf of the
city, Has hot yet taken official action
other than to appoint a committee to
look into tbe matter, who will report
very soon. An electrio light plant
Kara vniiM Kia net I I lit n nr if'AcA
fif was of a substantial character. None
owier should be considered in granting
a frascjiise. I :
The steamer Sarah Dixon seems to
be firmly established on the Astoria
route, and to be getting her share of
tha trade, and as the people of Columbia
county become accustomed to the new
order of thing', we predict tbat she
will get by far tbelargar share of tbeir
patronage.
Superintendent Watt has decided
to bold tbe Columbia county teachers
institute at Rainier, beeiunins? Wed
nesday, Atignst 22nd, and closing on
the 25lh. Superintendent Ackerman.
or Portland will be present to assist in
the institute work. All teachers are
requested, and all friends of education
are earnestly invited to be present.
Fatal Accident.
Tat Dam.1, Aug. 6. Word has jot
teamed h r from Dufur that Mrs. Holln,
an old lady of about 70 years, was thrown
f'om a wagon and received injuries result
ing in ber death. Tb horse she waa driv
ing became frigbUn d and ran away with
her, causing tbe accident.
FOR PORTLAND, DAILY.
STEAMER-
Young America
VIA
WILLAMETTE 6LOU3H.
Leave St. Helens.., .......6:30 A. at
Arrive at Portland... .....10:00" "
Leave Portland . ,, 3 :3o p. M
Arrive at Bt. Helens.......... .,,,6.-00 ' "
Round Trta Ttfllrst.a ACl C.untm
"Will carry nothing but Passen
gers and &at freight.
JAMES GOOD, MA8TEM
THf WAN WHO 8WIM8.
awaasae Haass Musti Mat I law Batha
Tbaa ts tt Wtw Olaltka Wats.
All boy RTiuct at taut all boys In
this enlightenoa aga preaumaoiy
wixnv If they do not, they are lay
ing up a ttore of dieoomfort, of mis
errr. of wretched momenta of jeal
ousy that now afflict many of their
alders. The boyw or urn time Know
mora than their ancestors did at
their age, and among their other
Items of KnowiMg is win or nata
tion, a waa illustrated recently
when his little nephews sawed an
uncle whoso esrly education haa
been neglected.
Men who grow up without learn
ing to swim are very hkoly to remain
without thft doUghtful aorompuan
moot for the rest of their day. Per
fection in the art requires that it
shall be learned in the callow days of
infancy, when fancy gives courage-
and unconsciousness of danger leads
to reckleesneea It is only thus that
the swimmer come to entertain that
spanielUke oonfldenoe lu the- water
without which he haa no ploaatirw
and with which he enjoys himself so
completely that his summer is quits
a different imofrom hit whowatcnes
hirrj distort himself, :
There are grownup men who do
not know the nplendiu delights of a
,l.,r,rA im tliA mUl waM. Pwnatl m
salt, salt being preforable. There ar
men who go vacating, rowinir, canoe
ing, who cannot swim a stroke, jno
healthy boy should be brought up in
such a shameful state of ignorance.
and If a father is afraid of cramps or
vertigo or other Imaginary ills ho
had norertbeless hotter suffer in si
iftnce and permit his boy to learn to
swim. '
How different are the warm and
pleasant months of summer to one
who baa learned to tax) care 01 nun-
self in his other native element than
they are to one who has not I Na
ture has provided him with oceans,
rivers, ostuaxiee, shaded pools and
oalm deep lakes in which he may
cape from the heat and dust of the
parching earth. Be does not suffer
at least not au the tune rrom Dies,
mosquitoes, sun and other discom
forting things. He takes a header,
and for a Drier hour, at all events,
the summer is an ecstasy and a joy
mispeaJrable.
While his comrade who sits on the
bank is sweltering in a wilted collar
and brushing away the gnats that
worry him there is nothing but hap
piness in the heart of the cool swim
mer ana a splendid sense or power in
his lusty mnsclea. And when the too
brief vacation is finished one has felt
the infinite delights of the oountry.
and the other recollects only stings.
One returns to the bathtub with a
sigh and the other with a great long
ing. Harper's Weekly.
8a Oaa4a4 Bis rrMMlasa.
A certain wealthy young clubman
is Just now telling, without mention
ing any names, bis last narrow es
cape from matrimonial toils.
At a country house tinted by him
recently were several interesting and
accomplished young ladies. Among
them he divided his attentions about
equally, although one of them was
continually thrust forward by the de
signing mother.
Tost as he was about to take his de
parture the latter proceeded to con
sult him upon a matter which she al
leged was causing her no little dis
tress. .
"It is reported," said she, "that
you are to marry my daughter Mary.
All the neighbors are talking about
ft What shall we dot What shall
w tell them I"
rOh," responded the considerate
young gentleman, "just say she re
fused me. I've been so unfortunate
In I my love affairs, you know, that
the report of one more disappoint
ment wont hurt ma, and youll he
spared all further annoyance."
New York Herald.
OrmaUaar Paaanta.
There are four systems bow in
force for the grant of patents. The
American, in which the patent is
granted after rigid examination into
novelty; tbe British, in which the
invention is advertised and the grant
is subject to opposition; the Ger
man, which is a sort of compromise
between the American and rattan.
involving both an examination and
an appeal to opposition, and the
rrench, which involves neither an
examination nor pnblio opposition,
but a registration merely. All tbe
patent grants of the world can be in
cluded in some one of these system
or partake of their features. New
York Telegram.
Hlg aaut Law TasBBratwsM.
Higher temperatures than have
ever before been reached have been
made possible by recent scientific
discoveries, and the application of the
electric current has given a degree
of heat hitherto considered unattain
able. In. the opposite direction a
French scien tist has succeeded in pro
ducing the extraordinary low tem
perature of 78 degrees centigrade.
equal to n degrees jr., oeiow the
freezing point Exchange.
- ' Asptaaitaaa la TaHraf.
It is reported that large deposits of
aephaltum have been discovered in
the provuioe of Bivaa, Turkey. No
attempt has as yet been made to
mine the aephaltum in the province,
and the government director of
mines has hot as yet determined
their number or extect
J . N". Slusser,
HAIR -DRESSER
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0NS0RIAL ARTIST.
Htvinc ncentlv located In tha Mm anil
lulling to establish myself. I itiviia iha
publio to favor me with at least a sham m
your trad, fihsrp, keen raiors.
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ST. HELENS, t t t OREGON
FOR CASH.
UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE
Realizing the scarcity of money owing to the bus
iness depression just at this time
THE MIST
Has decided to make a reduction of Twenty-five' per Cent
to all delinquent subscribers who will
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Ar onemor doing bnrin at th sid tnd formerly oo f
eupltd by Muckl Bros., where can b found a eonipltt slock of J
& Fresh Staple Groceries
k Ladies Dress Goods, Latest Patterns,
Jtealklng that their stoek would b ineompM without, thit
entkmen alo carry a larg invoice of ....
Ladies' and Gents' Fine Footwear
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Snst from th best market of th world, Thy alio hav a
new an ootnpwt lin of ,
THE JOSEPH KELLOGG A COMPANY'S RIVER STEAMER
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STR JOSEPH KFJ jLQOQ
FOR PORTLAND-
Leaves Kelso Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays at 5 o'clock a. m, Leaves
Portland Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 0 o'clock a. m.
ST. HELENS EXCHANGE
STRAND STREETS
Mr. Thomas Cooper baa Just opened np his new and litnt barroom in Bt, Hakms,
. wber can constantly b found th famous
Also best Brands Domestic and Key West Cigars.
MR. COOPER IS ALWAYS GLAD TO WELCOME HIS OLD FRIENDS
TO HIS PLACE OF BUSINESS.
St. Helens zeliaiisd
St. Helens, - - Orecjorx,
ODEL .Q A LOON
CLONINOER & BRIWIST, Props.
FINE WINES AND LIQUORS
Weinhard's Lager Beer
FIRE - LADDIES - AND LA CREMA - CIGARS.
FAMOUS MILLER & STEWART O. K. WHISKY
FRONT STREET, fir. HELENS. OREGON
THE PORTLAND AND CLATSKANIE ROUTE
SARAH DIXON, a. M. Rhv m...
.1fl.W.!I?ri'"4.A,?1l.dookt on Monday. Wrlnadav and Frt.1 momln'.a '
vuoiwa. tor uaisaapie, toucnins; at hsnvles Island. St. Hnlens. Columbia Mr "
Kalaa, Nr Oltv, Ralnl.r, tXiar Unrllnff, Mt. Coffin, Bra and Si
iutrmdit points, returning 1'u.aday, Thursday, ana BaViilSnliiSls. '