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I UK MORNING ASlVRlAN. KINDA), UCTOBJCK It, W9. THE BLACK MAN IN SOUTH AFRICA A Factor Wliicji fin-n Britain Maj Have to Contend Wiih. HIS ENORMOUS M'MBERS Seven Million Against a While Popu lation of Only Seven Hundred drtd and Fifty Tmmsand With war between Great Britain and the Boers in night, the man who studies the situation from ar naturally asks, "What will the native element do? With which party will the black? tandT The question become doubly Inter esting when one considers that the black outnumber the whites English and Boers many times over, and that, notwithstanding their comparative civ ilization in some districts, they are the natural eneml of the Caucasian, and look upm him as a trespasser. In the Transvaal there are supposed to be three blacks to every white; In Natal the proportion Is ten to one, while In other territories, British, German and Portugese, the disproportion, accord ing to James Bryoe, is much greater four million or five million of natives against nine thousand or ten thousand fm 1 A BOER GENERAL INSPECTING VOLUNTEERS. Ereiy mal eitiaea of th Boer Republic who has reached tlie age of 13 knows Vow to handla s rifle, sod th bon an as ready as tli adult to fi-ht for tiirir eonntry. Wbea volnatfers are called for the responses are greatly out of ilia usual proportion of a country's citiienship. Scenes like tin above aare been of frequent occurrence re wstly in Oom Paul's republic Europeans. The total number of whites south of the Zambesi hardly reaches TJ.W), while the black popu- latlon Is roughly computed at from 7,000,900 to 8,000,000. At present, there- fore, to far as numbers go, the country Is a black man's country. England has bestowed the gift of self-overnnient upon all of Its colonies in the temperate zone, but the colonies In the tropics are governed from Eng- land. The only crown colony where the niajurity of population is not white may be found in South Africa, and some writers have compared the diffl- culties with which the whites In South' Al'rlca had to contend with those whloh1 were experienced by the whites in the1 Southern States of this country in the' early days of the reconstruction period. ' The' blacks are divided into two! classes, the tribal of wild natives, who are by far the more numerous, and ' those who have settled habitations, j "among whom," says Bryce, "one may' Include, though they are not aborglne. ! but recent Incomers, the Indians of Natal and the Transvaal, as well as thi; comparatively few Malays of the Cape. Of these non-tribal natives, some till the land for themselves, while others act as herdsmen or laborers for white farmers, or as workmen in various trades for white employers." These natives wear clothes, speak Dutch or English, and, to some extent, profess Christianity. They are quiet and or derly, and not given to crime. But, ho matter how lawabiding or Indus trious a native may be, the Boers have never given the matter of political rights for the natives any considera tion. As to the tribal natives, that part of the population whenoe danger is looked for In case of war, they are In many grades of civilization. The Basutos are an Industrious and settled people, many of whom are Christians, while the Ma tabele. the Barotse of the Far North and the Tongas of the East Coast are complete savages. There are about six million Kaffirs Ilvirg under their chiefs south of the Zambesi river, and besides these there nre Korannas, who are like the Bush mn, and Namaquas, who resemble ihe Hottentots. With the exception of the missionaries, no one pretends.to do anything for the education of these people, and although the Intertribal raids and wars have ceased, the tribal hatreds survive. Partial civilization does not obliterate these tribal hatr.ds, and it Is nothing unusual to see a Zulu and a Kaffir fight within the civilized districts. The natives have gone in great numbers from their native haunts to the diamond mines at Klmberley and the gold mines in the Witwaters rand and In other parts of the Mat heleland and Mashcuialond beoaua of the templing wag. They usually re main at work long enough to earn the price of a few head of cattle, and then return to their homes. The natives of Basutoland and Bech uanaland are kindred, although their common language differs widely from the Zulu and Xosa, or KaiHr proper The Ksfhr land, or KafTarla. Is that part of the coast between the western' border of Natal and the Great Kel rlvtr. With the exception of the yel low pecple, including the Hottentots and Bushmen of South Africa, all the aborigines of South Africa as far north as the northern boundary of Ma Ubeleland and Mashonaland are Kaf firs and kindred tribes, but mixed with more northern tribes of the Bantu family. The Arabic name "Kaflr" (un believer) was applied to the natives by the Mahometan traders on the south east coast, and the word was continued in use by the Portuguese explorers, and t her. by Dutch and British sailors. The Kaffirs were never a united tribe, but they hav many tribal organisa tions. The most Important are the Ama-Zulus, or Zulus; the Ama-Xotm and Ama-Tjtnbu, In all about Ave hun dred thousand souls. In nearly all the districts where a regular British or Boer government has been established the tribal nations are now settled oo reservations similar to those which are set aside In Amer ica for the Indians. There they live under their chiefs, and In the remote districts continue to practloe thWr old ceremonies. In Cape Colony and Natal. however, the more offensive of their ceremonies are now forbidden by the government. The Dutch found that the Kaffirs who dwelt further to the south were divided into petty tribes, mostly en- gaged In war with one another. Some! were half naked, none was firmly root-; Ptl in the soil, and the fact that thej tribes who spoke similar dialects w- re; cften far away from one another, withj a tribe of different dialect living be- tween, indicated that there had bveiv many displacements of population. ! in the last years of the eighteenth century Dlngiswayo, the exiled son of( the thief of the Abatetwa tribe, which lived in what Is now Zululand, found his way to the Cape and learned to! admire the military organization ofj the British troops who were then hold-j ng the colony. He returned to his home, regained his throne and organ-( jzed his warriors, who before then had (ought like other savages without order, or discipline. His principal lieutenant ' was a young man, an exiled chief of . the then small "tribe of Zulus. This officer, T.fliaka by name, says James jjryce, formed them Into regiments and drilled them to such a perfection that no enemy could withstand their rush, and the defeated force, except such as could escape by fleetnss of foot, wasi slaughtered on the spot. Quarter had never been given In the native wars, but the trained valor of the Zulus and their habit of Immediately engaging the: enemy hand to hand gave them a su-! periority over all their neighbors and , rendered their victories more san-j gulnary than native battles had ben' previously. j Tshaka rapidly subjected or blotted out all the clans that lived near his tribe whose home In a naturally pro tected district gave them some advan tage. Through the butcheries of the sav ages Natal became almost a desert, and ' those w ho escaped the assegai of the I brutal chieftain many fled to the! mountains and there became cannibals. I A part of the Zulu army carried its operations to the north of the Vaal ; river and destroyed the surrounding country for hundreds of miles till It was Itself routed by the Boers and' English. In brief, the Zulus founded a! powerful kingdom, and It retained its: P""r unner Dlngaan, who murdered j hls brother Tshaka In 1S28; Panda,' bro'her of Tshaka and Dingaan, and 1 j Oetewayo 'pronounced Ketshwayo),son I 1 nt Panda, until 1879, when it was over-' ! thrown. ; Various offshoots from the Zulu na tion were scattered out In different sec- j Hons. The Matabele occupied the' country which took their name; thej Angtjnl crossed the Zambesl.where they i til f r ii are still troublesome to their neigh bors and to the whites, Kaltlr tribes from the northeast were driven south ward Into the mountain coutttry now called Basutoland, and here th Bas uto kingdom was bulK up out of fugi tive clans by th famous Chief Mos hesh. What is now Natal and nearly all that part of th country which U now the Orange Free Stale, with a part of th Transvaal, was denuded of Inhabi tants, and many emigrants from Cape Colony established themselves .there. Th power of th chief was not the same in the various tribes. Among the Zulus, tli.w orgnniiiUliHi was entire ly military, he was a despot; among the Uechuana tribes and th Basutos he deferred to the sentiment of the peovte. "Even such able uvea," says Hryee, "as the Rasuto Moshesh and the UeihuaiiA Khama had often to bend to the wish of their subjects. It was In cattle that the wealth of a chief or a rich maa lay, and cattle, being the common measure of value, served as currency, as they serve still among the reimitv.' tribes whl.'h have not learned to use British coin. Polygamy was practiced by all who could afford it. the wife being purchased from her father with cattle, more or fewer ac cording to her rank. This practice, called lobolo, still prevails. The ordi nary wift was a slaw, being required to do all of the tillaga and most of the other work, except that about the cat tie, which, being honorable, was per formed by the men." Historians agro that the British army has nevor encountered a more daring enemy than the black man of Africa. Nine wars were newded to sub' Jugate the Kaffirs of the southern coast, although they had no firearms until recently. In their bottles with the Boers they wvre destroyed by the fire of horseman riding up. delivering a volley and riding off before assegla could reach them, and In the great war with Cvtewayo in 187S they fought In the open and were mowed down by the British volleys; and In 1S93 the Mata bele perished In the same way under the fir of riflemen and Maxim guns sheltered behind a laager of wagons. The Kaffirs are religious, but their religion and that of their ancestors did not mean the worship of any deity, nor had It any moral significance. They believe In spirits spirits of the river, the mountain, the woods, etc. and In the ghosts of the dead, and they have ceremonies where they wor ship these ghosts. The ghosts always dwell at the spot where the body Is buried, and the graves are therefore the places where offerings are made, which take all forms except human sacrifice. Powerful men among the natives have been taken to England to show them how superior the Europeans are to the savages and how fruitless op position to the whites must be, but even men like Lobengula, who visited England In 1S91, were powerless in that direction, and despite Lobengula's ex perience, the young wariors clamored for war In 18JJ and were sure that the Matabele could wipe out the white In truders. A ketn obsrver writing on the sub-ct on the subject of the native element In case of war says: SuDDosins: that the Boers of the Transvaal were massed In commandoes near the border, and that from the Free State large numbers of men were with drawn. What would theae two facts mea.i for the Transvaal natives, the Swa.is and the ifasutos? The Trans vaal natives w.uld rise, and the war loving Swaitis, who resent Boer In terference In their country ami hold the ltoer In contempt, make no s-"cret of shaking oft forever the lording over them of Joubert and his Tten. T' Swa.is will Invade the Transvaal the mom nt the British troops cross the Transvaal border. For years the Free State farmers have been haunted by the ftar of the ftasutos. The Basutos hav long stand ing ETievanoes aealnst the Free State, which they Intend o wipe out They are determined to reposness the con quered territory which the Free State by fals means was aiiowea to mi from them. The Basutos' intentions have been for long known. Let the bugtiers of the Free State join forces with the Transvaal, and the Basutos will sweep tneir country irum the Orange river to the vaal. Aside from the natural hatred for the whites, the Basutos have a private grievance which may Influence their action as to the present time. The English government has given notice that in additional hut tax of 1 will be Imposed in "their district, and addi tional tax means additional hatrea Whether the opposition would extend to all whites, or whether It would be directed against the British alone, Is a question which time only can deter mine; but the fear that a war between England and the Boers may result In a general uprising of native against the whites seems to have foundation enough to merit consideration. BOERS' BATTLE PSALM. Kruger Quotes Scripture in Explaining Transvaal's Position. Interest in the Brltlsh-Boer war Is overshadowing the concern felt as to the result of the yacht race. In As toria the sympathy is very largely with the Afrikanders but this sympathy Is not accompanied by an expressed ani mosity toward England. The Boers are sturdily religious and In reply to an American inquiry Presi dent Kruger cabled that the Boer posi tion Is best stated In the 83rd Psalm. It Is the battle Psalm of the Transvaal. 1 Keep not thou silent O God: hold not thy peace, and be not still, O God. 2 For, low, thine enemies make a tumult: and they that hate thee have lifted up the head. 3 They have taken crafty council against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. 4 They have said, Come, and let ut cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in rememberance. t For thsy have consulted together with on consent: they art confederate gaiiut thee: . The tabernacles of Kdon, and the IshniaUltes; of Moab and the llsg areucsi T trt'val. and Annum, and Amulet; the Philistines, with th Inhabitants of Tyre; Astur also it Joined with them: i Hey have holpvn the children of Lot. Seiah. i lKi unto them as unto the M,ldlan Itts; as to Slsura, as to Javln at the brook of Kison; 10 Which perished at F.ttdor: tluj became as dung for th earth, 11 Make make thiir noble as Orvb and lik Zovb; yea. all their princes as Zeluth und as Zulmumia: 11 Who said, lot us tuk to ourselves the houses of God In txnweviilon, 13 O my God. in ok them ilk a w heel, as the stubble before the wind. U As the fire bunuHh the wood, and ns the lis me setteth the mountains on flrw, ' 15 So persecute them with thy tem pest, and make them afraid with thy thorn. 16 Fill thxlr facet with shame: that they make seek thy name, U I,ord. 17 Let them be confounded and troubled forever; yva, let them be put to shame, and perish: 18 That men may know that thou, whose name alone it Jehovah, art the most high over all the earth. MR, GLADSTONES COURTEST. London Chronicle. Th following little story, Illustrative of Mr. Gladstone's courtesy, is fresh to us. It cornea to us from an old resi dent of Llanfalrfechan. Th incident occurred at Penmaenmawr, In th sum mer of 1800. About 11,000 hundred feet up th mountain Is a small farmstead, Pen Penmaen, at which resided an old woman over seventy years old, who brought her weekly stock of provisions in a large basket up the steep ascent from Llanfalrfechan village. One hot Saturday, soon after beginning her up ward climb, she sat down to rest. Mr. Gladstone, seeing her, entered Into conversation. She chatted freely, and detailed the contents of her basket. He lifted It. and. finding it heavy, of fered to carry It for her. The offer was accepted and the vete ran statesman bore the basket load :o the whitewashed farm cottage, near th-. summit. A party of tourists ap proaching frsm the Pruld"s Circle path respectfully saluted Mr. Gladstone, who, having set the heavy loud down at the woman's dojr, strode vigorous, ly scross the mountain path to Pon maunmawr. "Did you know that wns Mr. Gladstone who carried your basket for you?' Inquired one of the arty. "No, lnded; I don't know Mr. Glad stone," replied the old woman, "but I know that he Is a kind gentleman, who ever he Is." Munr s husband nil aginrs that bit wife it hippy, healthy and strong, whrn tor is really enduring in silence si myft nrjbesr able toitutcs. She mceti him at the door on hii return from work or busi ness with t smile snd a kiss. To be lore, the look little white and pallid, but she is vivacions and cheerful in his presence, and he does not realize that anything is wrong. If he had but come home during the middle of the dav. he would have found, instead of the cheerful wile, a weak, sickly, nervous itiva!:,'. Kith hi.uiihe. i.un in the back, "stitches" in tlie msc. tunning and dug ti:iz li x.-.j senmticiin and utter despond tin y a id nu lnn. '.cily Iti l:nost every rase of this kind the woman is really suturing from weakness and disease of 'the distinctly femiuinr oi gantsm. Frequently alie does not realise her own condition. If she does, she shrinks from undergoing the "examina tions" and "r.-cul treatments" insisted upon by t.ie average pnysician. in. , Pu ree's Favorite Prescription is the niedi- cine needed hr women who suffer in this way. It acts directly on tne sensitive or gans concerned and makes them strong, healthy and vigorous. It allays infiainm.v rn t,jhlk iilnraf inn awith! nfltn Bnrl I . .. t t...M.tu .... .lw.r. n.n. It transforms weak, sickly, nervous, de spondent invalids into happy, healthy wives snd competent mothers. It fits for wife hood and motherhood. It makes "exam inations " unnecessary. Honest dealers do not suggest snlstitiites for s little added profit to be realized thereon. " I had suffered untold iuicry for years with ovarian trouble, sn exhrnutiw: drain, constipa tion, painful periods snd other annoying Irouln les." write lr. Annie James, of No. 37 Seventh Street. Mrnin'-is. Shelby Co., Tenn. "ThanV Cod. mv health hss been fully restored and I can Kindly fly I am a well woman to-day. I uned sis bottles or Ur Tierce s Favorite Prescription and was completely aired " Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure con stipation and biliousness. They never gripe All good dcalcts have them. Colored bootblacks on the streets of Washington have made a flat rate of 6 cents a shine. Transients are charged 10 cents, if discovered. W Dn Shilohs Cough and Mpnsiimption This Is beyond guestlon the most suecesnful Cough Medi cine ever known to science: a lew doses invariobly cure the worst casr of Couith, Croup and Hrcnrhitls, while Its won derful success in the cure of Consumption is without a par. allrl in the history of medicine, tiince Its fiit dihtoverylthaa been sold on a itunrniitee, a test which no other medicine can stand. If you have a Cough, we earnestly ask you , totryit. In United States and Canada !?c.,fy)c. and $i.(m, and In F.nglund Is, ad., X. 3d. and 4s. M. SOLE PROPRIETORS LEROY, N.Y. IH HAMILTON, CAN.. its. A MOTH ICR SEAL'S LONG SWIM Cur Dumb Animals. Earnest Whitehead captured a young seal near Anacapa Island, California, rewntly, and took him on board his ship. At the vessel started th mother seal was noticed swimming about, howling plleously. The little captlv barked responslveiy. After warning tm wharf at Santa Uarbra the captive was tied up In a Jul sack and ll loose on the deck. Soon after oonilni to anchor th seal responded to its mother's call by casting Itsvlf over board, all tied up as it was In the tck. The mother seised lh sack and with her sharp teeth tore It open. She had followed the sloop olghty mlli. UlllllllllllllllllltllMmilll'I'MMHMIHIMIimi PILLS CONSTIPATION STOMACH PAINS BILIOUSNESS SICK HEADACHE, Etc. i to cents and 21 nt-torrtti. :u.,.,..,,iMU,IIIMIIMIIIMIHMIItlHIIHIIMMtllllHlir Cats are knon sometime to have tubAvulwls. and that they have In many cas-s bwn carrier of diphtheria and other of lh ordinary Infection dl- tvotly and lndlr.ly la more than sus peeted. President King, Farmer's Bank. tlrouktyn. Mich., has used neWllfs Uttte Early Risers In hi family for vrnrs. fays they are the best. These f.tmotis little pills cure constipation bllllousness and all liver and bowsl troubles. Sold by Chas. Tlogers. h lly Is soon learned. For many years science has studied lliiuors. Kesult th whole world uae whiskey. It has proven the best stim ulant and does not injure nerves anil tissue like coca wines and other dm gvd compound. And Harper Whiskey Is the Ideal whiskey. Sold by Fonrd A Stokes Co.. Astoria Oregon. . r.-i !s heavn's tlrwt law. loreph Stockford, llodgdon, Ms, heal ed a sore running for seventeen y'r and cured his piles of long standing by using PeWltt's Witch Iluxel Sulv. It cures all skin diseases. For sulo by Charles liogers. Decision Is the soul of dispatch. Millions of dollars Is th valu placed by Mrs. Mary Bird, Harrlsburg, Pa., on the life of her child, which she sav ed from croup by th use of On Min ute t'ough Cur. It cure all coughs, cold and throat and lung troubles. For cale by Charles Rogers. Method will teach you to win time. Eat plenty, Kodol Dyspepsia Cur will digest what you eat It cures all forms of dyspepsia and Jtomach trou ble. K, R. Gamble, Vernon. Tex., savs. "It relelved me from the atari and cured me. It is now my ever lasting friend" Sold by Chas. Rog.re. tulil tn audacity Is the lat refuge of K'lllt. "When our boys were almost dead from whooping cough, our doctor gav On- Minute Cough Cure. They re covered rapidly," writes P. U. Belles, Arhiye. Pa. It cures coughs, oolds, grippe, and all throat troubles. Bold by Chas. Rogers, druggist. Man Is competent when his purse Is "It did me more good than anything I ever used. My dyspepsia was of months' standing; after eating !t was terrible. Now I am well." writes 8. B. Keener. Holslngton, Kan., of Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It digests what you eat. Sold by Chas. Rogers, druggist. A little learning Is g dangofnus tiling. "I wish to express my thanks to the manufacturers of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, for havlmr put on the market such a worr derful medicine," says W. W. Mas slngill, of Beaumont, Texas, Ther are thousands of mothers whose children have been saved from attacks of dys entery and cholera Infantum who must also feel thankful, It Is for sale by Chan. Rogers. Good manners are mado up of petty sacrifices. "If yon , scour the world you will never find a remedy eaual to Om minute uougn cure, "says Editor Fack ler, of the Mlcanopy, Fla "Hustler." It cured his family of LaOrlppe and saves thousands from phetimonla, bron chltis, croup and all throat and lung troubles. Sold by Chas. Rogers. Who dares not speak his free thoughts is a slave. The "Plow Boy Preacher." Rev. J Kirkman, Belle Rive, 111., says, "After Buttering from Bronchial or lung trou ble for ten years, I was cured by One Minute Cough Cure. It is all that Is claimed and more." It cure coughs, colds, grippe and all throat and lung troubles." Sold by Chas. Rogers, drug gist. On the 10th of December, 1897, Rev. 8. A. D'jnahoe, pastor of M. E. Church, South, Pt. Pleasant, W. Va., contracted a severe cold, which was attended from the beginning by violent coughing. He says: "After resorting to a number of Jltllll" I0EEGWS i so-called 'pclflc,' usually knpt In th house, to no ourpua. I ourohnaed bottle of Chamberlain's Cough Ilomrdy, whloh acted Ilk a charm. I tuoal cheerfully recommend It to lh nubile." For sal by Chas. Rogers. Ait Investinrirt In knowludg always mys the bo Interval. During lh winter of 1897 Mr, Jams Iteod. on of th leading oltlsens and merchants of Clay, Clay Co., W. V struck his leg against a oak of lot In uh a manner as to bruls It se verely. It bvoam very much swollan and pained him so badly that h oould not wa'k without th aid of crutches. He a treatd by physicians, also used several kind of llnttnelit and two m,d a half gallons of whisky In bath ing It, but nothing gav any relief until h began using Chamberlain's fain lialni. This brought almost a oo ni let cur in a wck't Urn and b believes that had h not used this rem ty hi leg would hav had to be am putated. 1'aln Balm Is unequalled for sprains, nruises and rheumatism. For sale l Chas. Rogers. fhere Is no tlin In lire when books tio not Influence a man. HOW'S TUISf W oflvr On Hundred Dollar Re ward for any oas of Catarrh that can not b cured by Jlsll' Catarrh Cur. F. J. ClIENKY CO., Toledo, O. W, th undersigned, hav known F J. Cheney fwr lh last IS years, and b- ilv Mm perfectly bonorabl In all business transactions and financially a Me to carry out any obligation mad by their firm. WEST A TRAUX, Wholesale Druggist,' Toledo. 0. WAI.MNG. KINNAN MARVIN. Wholes! Druggists. Toledo, O. Hair Catarrh Cure Is token Internal ly, acting directly upon th blood and mucous surfaces of th system. Tv tlr ot.lala ant frw, prloo, 7Jc pr bot tle, fold by all druggists. Mall's Family Pills are lh beat. ' BUSINESS POINTERS. Th o. a r. Fresh vachtd crab at th National Cafe. Sweet cream In any amount at th Parlor. Ihirhank potatoes, II a sack, at Pat's Market. Jeffs ts "th only" Whit cook. restaurant. Astoria to Portland only SO cents via O. R. & N. Horn mad chocolates, SO cents a pound, at Ci Parlor. Ilt hWwit meat. Itlatng tun restau. rant, Ul Commercial tret. W guarant our lot cream to b mad of pur cream, Th Parlor. Cold lunch, pickled pig fet, oysters, hespi tongue, tc, at th National Cafe. - n -n , . -.. Our ic or earn Is warranted to be mad. of pur cream. Tn Parlor, nt st to John llahn't. lieat California wla 10 oent pr gaU Icn. Aura OUbert, sol agent tor As toria. T step hoot U. Do you know Bnodgrasa make Stamp Photo T Call and them tby are all th go. Ciem Pure R. .merioa' rinr-i h.key. Th only pure good, guaran. 'N'll rich and roellorr, JJw U carlson, -le aicnt. For rent Furnished rooms with ilrst-class tabla board. Apply Mrs. 8. 0. Holden's corner Ninth and Duan Streets, v Bogut D CuU and Key West Oems are th finest flv cent cigars that vr earn to this market. Hnry Ro. op posit brewery. Beginners and advanced pupils can hav thorough Instructions on th vio lin and piano by applying to J. II. Am me, a graduate of Dresden and Lerp slg conservatory. Hotel Tlgh. Kelley s transfer wagons deliver bog wood to any part of the) city on short notice. All ordsii left at 7rf. e,i. tilt tire store, 30 Commercial street, will r"(lve prompt attention. Tele- .U ...... A, . A ' liiiiMiu iisi. ; ')'' .! J Do to the Columbia Blectrla V R. pair Company for all kinds of new und repair work, from a cambrlo i.eedle to a bicycle, holler or engine Quick work and satisfaction guaran teed. Logging machinery of all kinds a specialty. Shop oppoitt Rosa, Hlg gins A Co. The concert hall opened by Charlie Wise at No. 3( Aitor street, la the on and only popular resort of Its kind In that vicinity. Mr. Wise la doing aom thing new among concert halls. He Is not only selling a class of pur liquors, but Is giving his place a management which Insures gentlamarily attention and treatment to his patrons. The good musto and the, crowd will b found at Charlie Wise's plac. Astoria Public Library READING ROOM Fit EE TO ALL Op vry ay from o clock to 1:111 ana :w to .m p. cc. lubfrc.ipMon rats 11 xt au'.ium. Wtst Cor. Elavantb and liuaa Rtrasta TEMPLB LODGE NO. 7. A. K. A M. Regular communications held on the first and third Tuesflay evening of each month. J. N. ORIFFIN, W M.; B. C, HOLDEN. Bscretsry. BLANCARDS' IODIDE OP IRON ' foe AN4'MIA,itMWNI!AnltherU K. ' a, uiuilil A. Iiia. None genuine unlrMalgnrd "H.MCAS n" , l.MIII.I.IM Ml , II. l'tHitllJUAaCO.,N. V. Agts. terU. . A propensity to limw andjoy I rel riches, ou to fear and sorrow real pov erty. Diacsts what you eat. ItrUflrtillyfliBrattltfoodoralds Knttira in ittsngUioiiinr ni i wooo trucUng th huwil dltiMUr sans. UUlliiattdlMardlsMts tot nd tottlo. No ol hnr prBpfcraUor eantrprowna l emolsDoy. It In sUnlly relleTO.and periuDotljreurs l)TS pl, IndlijesUoP, Jlaartbura, Wnlulctice. M UtniMh, NUa. Slcltllu!nrl.tiitrlti.C:rmm psi, soS alltttlHTrrsiiltst.f ItniwrfectdlifflaUoD, f r.por.d by E C. 0Jin a C . CbHOQ. Knr lUie by CllarUAa ROOaTBsV NERVITA PILLS Rtstor Vitality Usl Vlr ltd Msabood. Ctirr Imtiotcm v, N'li'lit Kmlsslonsand wnstlntf iilsctsca, hll effect Of. arlN .llitite, or excfr una mats .tinn A licrtfl tonic and "tPflihiod lMilldrr. Urines the , flrVplnlC plow to JtVW restore the 4 sillvm:ill rtOc i IIS pule curries ana flrn of Touta. ner hnl. fl blUtel for Jri'J..H; Willi written Ktiri. . .......,. ( t ciire' or rvumn iuv nn'm-jt 6i i d lor circular. Address, NERVITA MEDICAL CO. Clinton A Jncksor) St,, CHICACO, ILi For tat by Chart Rosses. Pmatflst. ASrarta. Oregon. It..alii Mriula rotMMvsI e tm fc4 riirtu a intimitis I'arla r'iIHu, si la avu lb l'.i.M Ki.lol.li.llallln.ore, Sid. hcMlinv CiPtuI ' Miioi to Balism ol lopiDt. Cubbi or Inivctioni mdfumj CURE IN 41 HOURSI th um dMUt wilh-'' Out incornienc. .KM f tiH rmr ftttt. SAUCE The Original WORCESTERSHIRE That's It It Beware of Imitation John Dunon't Sum, Agents, New York I Those who hava delayed buying. Btunrrier Pootwonr are fortunate. They uan sav at least a third on the usual cost of high grad shoes. W are cloalnar nut all nt .. summer tan shoes at a arreol rni We have them for men, women and children, which should bring everyon to th store. They are new goods which hav overstayed their time. Consider the figures. Petersen & Brown. H.F.PraelTransferCo. Telephone n DRAYING AND EXPRESSING All Coods thfppwi m Our care Will Reoslv Special AftnUoa. If. Bl Duaa It, DvsDeDsia Cure. ii V V I 1 WAbX 1 -i 1 w. J COOK, v Bas. TL ua. AsUrla. Ore.