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TIIK MOKNlHO ASIOKIAN, KUMMY XOVEMBEK 19. 1199. 7 GREATEST Or BLESSINGS A tlil without M.ntlah end fcedy Mar tahd Mh pur blowl, Such It lb fcrpf edition sraSscaal by CUTICUKA WAP CI'TtCllttA IMntm.nl, eilernellr, an timctJHA KIIIMH.VIIMT. Internally, In lb se.erael (mm a4 torturing, dlsllgurlag, Itaslng, burning, en ecaly kuisara. r-.r. ate i Oi.vaia,. i ki.tiKi ii..i.i.i, till ltra i.t, I l'..r , .,! rtvf , baua ear la van Ua. "Maakiia Thn best talker piMirral .(UlUer. ere usually (ho f Or. Shilolis ? Lough and jpnsumption Thl. la bay.md .ur,n,n tbe ii"l .u.vl,il ( ny,-h MaUI tmn evar ait.mn In a.-irniv; a few it,.. mnul,ly rui. Ih HI .... (I I .Mllfll, i ll an I Mi. ii. mii,, wh.l. lia mi. itaiful m. . in ll . i utn i.( t .Mi.utn pi ) I, with. ml a pat. Hal lalhr h.at.nr of tn.,i, ina. Mm i m.i .1 ,. i y ii haa lii "h a Kuianlrv ttU whi, h fi.i ..ilirt iiixluliie ran a'anl If l.,,i hava (HiKh, aarne.tly a.k you Inltyn In t nit. l stair. ami I alia. la tV , K an.t 1 1 an. I In Ki.tl.ii,) u v.l , x and it IL eimr nonnnirTrioa. !S.OVeils&Co IEHOY. N Y. HAMItTON.CAN. lllith tvnrda are uflnn ui fo ripr-na Unguage, NERVITA PILLS Ifttort Vitality. Lest VIor sad Msahood. Cure ImiHitnu y, Night Kmlsslontand wanting Ulf axcii. All effects of. eelf. I amine, or excess and India. Jr rrtlon. A nrvo tonic and 'IiIimmI builder. Urine the ..i..i. -1 . . . i . i. r i if ptiik kiiiw " aic iiiroi unu jNaW rrtorr the fire of youth. fTl'V mil' rto f.rrlK)i,Oboxci lor ijt'.'.rto; iili ii written fpiarnn toMtnrurfl tr re I'll in I the inoury. 8cmHortlrcul.tr. Addre, NERVITA MEDICAL CO. Clinton A Jackaon St., CHICAOO, III For ! br CWria oarar. Druggist. OraaToa HFPraelTransferCo DRAYING AND EXPRESSING Ail Coodb IhtptjM m Our car W J. COOK, Mgr Raav TM. Lift. Aauru. Or. .eT T1CKKTS HfclNTS in nil EAST Through pnloo and tourist alepcr (llnknir urn! library olwervatlon cm. KJ.KdANT VICSTIUULB TRAINS. No. 4, "Klyer lavei rortlanil at 2 10 p. m. No. J. "Flyer," arrlvct Portland at t St a. m. For ratwi, to.. call or addrww O. W. I.OUN8BBRRT. Jtgrnt O. R. & N., Aatorto. w A. D. C. nrcNNIHTON. C. P. A T. A., Portland, Or. It T UXURIOUS I HAVEL fi fllHK "Norlh.Wi'itern LlmlteJ" trtlnt. - electric ll(htd throughout, both In Id and out, and itoim hrated, ara. wUhout xcpilon, th nnit tralm In th world. Thiiy embody the lateat, neweai and bat tdoaa (or comrort, convanlenc and luxury avar offered th traveling public, and altogther ara the molt com. plete and aplonJIJ production ot the oar bullilere' art. Theae Splendid Tratni Connect with The Great Northern The Northern Pacific and The Canadian I'uclflc AT ST. PAUL FOR CHICAGO and the BAST. No extra oharga for th auperior ac eommodatlofii and all classes or tlrkeu ar available for paasag on the famous "North-western Limited." All trains oa this Una ara protected by the Interlocking Block aystam. W. H. MEAD, F. C. BAVAQB, Oen'l Agent, T- A. Portland Ore. THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FORESTS Vtindallsrn of LumbernifO ami Herds men I'niiverllnn Culiroriilu Inlo a Desert. GOVRKXMCNT AITRALRI) TO Efforts Mill lie Made tu Kcvrte All l(ciniiliilii U'iiihN In (he Muuntaln-t I'tom I'u 1 1 he r f.ttlnitlnn. The ivii-nt vlnlta tu Callfiniila 'f I'lil-f I'lmhoi uf dm i:nli.-i Hlul. il-Iiiii-ii uf fmxlry ami of Bi ninry Wllauii 'if Uii' ituMti'tiiiriit of iin uliur.. Iiavn Klvi-ll fivah mluiiilus tu till' viiirk (he Wirra I'luli ami mh'-r siai ingaiiUalliiii fur th pivwrvutliiii i if rallfnrnla fivM, aiwl at th ti' xt evaalun t'liiigrom tiHUKUn-ai will Ih-urg-sl fur the yatxiiut.tU' liiirvi-iiiMit of thf 6n.(4)0 aitra h( guvfrmiuni luml In that stati, mu.'h of wlilrh la ai iiiKlly tllnlii r.l, ami fur the irirliiiii4 fiirrrnM'iil of laws axalimt niuini uf ahraip or rattlp mi aTuvurniiiinit ntu-rvrei ti. Ili 8!frma. Nnr lafuiv hua th-rv Ihvh iui Ii uniuiliiilly of upliin ntiKMig thn Mho an working fur th nmi. in. hi find ihT mvIiii( fruin itinirurtloii th niniiiiina of I 'allf.iriilit'a luiitinin rii fur-aia of rlw.l un.l augur plm. Prolmiily In no otli'-r atnlo ui th anvogrry of th lumlMrinnn lfli rr-v.-alril r. Mrongly na In I'nllf irnlit. In pluiiri-r iluya i-an pl-uvr nml liydniu 111' IllltlrlH. who l.-ft tlw tvawtlful f..(. Iillla nf ilin Kl-rrn Nvud'i w nrr.it Hli tin- inn. of tiKlr -nn h fur, gul. I. Tiny cut all tlw ilmla-r m-.'---! a:ii ) fur rarrylng uii iruld miIiiIiik. it ' th-y imv to.1 liuay in ihnlr liu.it fur! tin- g.iltli'ii l.-.'r,. t.i f, uvny ilin,-! lit alriiiiitlr rl.'iillliK of thi- fir'! Afl.-r til. -Ill rami- Iho llliiilaTinuJi, tin. hunt t mm nillriMi'ta Into tlw h-nit ..fj ihr IIWIKMlllri'lIt pilwuml It II. I iltl- f.iiaia. iiiul i-ft niiiiir.' In nnk'il'M"" 1 Mhl. li llnrty yruin aua imt llttlr.-.l to i l.il Im- ngnln. i Hip flgur'-a In fa'i. the w.irk of 1 1 1- lumlii-nii.in a i l.-ini. IioUwnih- nml' r'il'i. iit uf tlir I'l-ifuiiua of III.- f.iUii(t' of lh gr.iit l that tluy bring t.ii rnrtli. In rrulliy thi-y u.:p grtmli-r thn alukrr Ih a tmm,r' ngltn' rimi iwj lii'!i.ra In a foundry, for f.rvt 0r- hnvr rlwtrrv.l th- truiika uf all th Mk ' liv-a. ati.l rvu In tlio um null th.-gtvtil! Inga U-n ili. lr trull of mii and grlnu-.l The iikii Ihnui'Ura aiv liiiililli'd In! tuiiikhnu" nml f.-.l Ilk.- awliii-, u llmlj til.')' ai'i'in lining Innii uiii.miIk for tlivj vandal oik of Mwlr iiiiurr With; gr.'st i tnaai lit nm tin- .noliiiri-ha uf thi. f.itvta aro fi-lli-.l iiiul cut Into log, In a f" hour, and thwii thr anortliiK tmi t Ion "ii g I iii- nirrlvn iIumii to tin'' I u it-Ht mill. ' No f.urr I w nV td In the uioilvrn mnrhliicry fT mtlng up I In- f.intit prlmi'Vul. A fi-w u-.t'kfi ii ft it tlii' luml.i'r gung Invn.l.n It "the dim ulaU-a nf plmilr" lii-twin-n lofiy iri nro hh-(I to the CU rln if nun; tlx ti'iiihr young ahiiila, tin- for"t I.iw,t unit tanffnil ahruliB, which iiiiuli' tlu whulc f.-r-tii uiliirmia with til-mtn. r' Ix-aton down mid tiimiHil into tho trmldi'ii enrth. Only the gaunt, liluckciu'd Ht mn j u nil fragment of 'in'rvlivillc tlmlcr iv I li ll 1 1 1 . Th re will he gl'iell kIuhiIm the follow lug wlnt-r. hut the fi-ret rtrs-H . In tin- long, dry aenMii will cut them! ilov n. mill tli plii -e will anon tlmt iili.imliiiiti.in of ile il.illmi. ii deViixleil forent. The d".irui'tloi of tho foi't In I'allfoi nlu hy luuihenm-n I slmHt Ir rupii nihle, Ix'eau' of cllmiite ih-cii-llui'lte In the l'at winl thut h.ive hit n lavuged by iawmllt hitiul grow up iiguln In h few ye.irn. it the w-i auniiiiri preven; e-ructlve flr.. and ahei-p nil. I Cltth" atv nl nllowed tu rniige lit ling". Hetv In diltfornln, however, the long dry .yion glv"n op puttunlty for "ho fliroit fln' Kvery. thing I dry an tinder, nnd the ills canli'd i iKiuvlt." of ii ciiri'led liunicr or fluhcrmnn or the nb.indoii'M fliv of n mountain camping party may npiviul fi'inii'S which will nice over several counties and cu the hwn of thou HiiniN of dollars. Iienlde th di'Htrttctlim f mountain f.irniB ruch fliN uliMlut My ruin the young vegetation which him hf'n stl.milutcd by tlu' wiiver rnln. Life Ih atrong In the r.Mwood. and nrotnul every old stump mie will llnd from lx to n dim.-n lusty young tiei springing up the sensnn after the tree Ih cu. Thes hhoot grow rapidly, hut they nre generally dimmed to partial or ooinplore divtructhm Ivy the first (Treat foivHt (Ire that Hveps over the woods. If th-y onc!ie the fire thvy nre hrownvl down hy stlnvp nnd cnttle. which, In default of jfrnan eat the buds atid li'iiv.n. In th. fmv of such ene mies Is It any wonder that the refores tation of tho California woods Is at n ntaiidHtlll, and that ruin Is written In large letter) over great traots of once superb redwood and fine foivst In the high Slrra? The work of sivvlng tho tvmnlnlng forests nf California and of restoring the devastated trac'-s to son sem blance of llfo hns bwn ptvatly tvtnrd d by the seinsh activity of lumber man and stock ralHjeni. Th lunilier man wants a fre hand In (fi'ttlng out all the markjtable timber that Is within reach of the railroad. In many casci ho builds 4 V nuiiw of nriy or, sixty miles In liiglh and D'Htis down! by water to th suiiill In tlw vnlley that logs that .in, cut In th shadows i t tlw git mountain (xwks around the! Yosa-mlte. lie haa ahwdutely no ton- science In iWIIng with the forest. 1 VMtli hi in It Is llt'Tilly, "Aftr thn di'lugel" Tlw cattle raiser and .).., UrirrntT.ny- Th ,".lh "T am hloud reliirfliww) of the liiinlcririaii In this vaiidullsin. Tli-y drlvw bands of cuttle or Disks of hii up Into! the Mountain' In summer, Tins' g""- wiilly rung-i over gov riiim-nt reserves' mi I private property with eiU,tl dis regard of nw ii" rah I p. For so nisiy yema they have -nJ iyed this privilege thut they huVr i-irtiie to f'i proprle-j I try rights In th'-Me MulUmge laiida.l One uf their cUMtoiiis Is to bum over large Iriiiis In-f Hi- th wlimi-r rnln begin, In order to Improve tlu gr:im' tlw following jim. They rinHvi , noil lug, nnd Inmls on which lurg rim l. nf ln-p lm- ,n ranged are n fimii.liHelv pulo.l aa ihidiiil, had adi.pte.i t. ruthl-es Ituinnii Mi.lh.nl and ploughed the hind nnd: sowed It to null i Within the piutt few yer the gov ' ernment hns stadim) lnm of mval-j ry In the Hl.rra to arn-st slu-ep herd-1 ers and catth-tnen who iUarter tlu-l: j nnliuMla on fel"ril nwrves. Many ar rests lisve b n made, and the court hnve d'i gr-Mt wM-k In dealing out punishment to the ifT'iml.-r. Hut the ground to In- rov.-n-d Is gnat thut only a few ,if the ufTutwIers have ln-n brought p. book These lmVe n-n persi'a.ein in tneir outi rie agmiiM what they mil goyeiniiKit tyranny, ..... ur ae.iu.ng we,, ,,, ,i,i,y , Wnahlngt., . ve,y winter th- y have a.tunlly mad.. .ine li..p.-He,,n on public s.ntlm..i.t. i lh.il g-nulis- fireatrv wiH-k In faliruriil.i. whl. h should have hud the Kuncttoii ami the ai-tlte md of th- government, has I '.etl lleglii 1 1 The mini wlt i hu ,.iiu-, -rha the si work In stimulating t-nthularii for the pri-n.TVo.ilon of Cnllf..riil:i f .r- est I William II. Mills, land incut i f the H.utheni Pncinc company for i:inn; yenr. and the ln-st authority In that aline ' si Its noli a.nd It f.nt Mr Mill In hi mM' eilUorlal in the Hu FritnciN.-o Kwnlng p.mt hns point- el out the ritvag.-s made In the Sierra ami lc the Kluin'n rvgl..n by limit mt im ii. In u rvemu ttrtl.ii he called at tention t. th iUlrk exlr.u tl.ill of th-grt-nt depiMtt nf gold and silver op en the 'omtock ib' In Nevada as a s.iineii nf the riinarkahle work done by m.id-rn machinery, iin th--luie- of Mount Iavldi was an ur body that by ill n-thmls of working nilne w..uld have lat.-tl fur five hun dred year, but with dynamite, the dilution! drill, powerful steam hoist ing work nnd glgnntlc pumping ma chinery 'hi tretumrv was exhuust.-d In less than twenty-five y.nr And then he devlur that "what !h diamond drill and dynamite wen- to the iMtiing of tunnels the tnu tl ui en-glm- l an nn Instrument f ir d-wpiy-Ing a forest. What the powerful hoist ing w orks and pumping machinery i wen1 tu the l omsva k hxle the modern band uw Is to the eoav -rslon of lr.-s' i..,. i,,.. !... ti. i .a in-o lumber. Then he r f, r -I-i-in- tally to the '.erriltly destructive work: done by the great lumln-titig plant on the Met 'loud rlvr In the Shasta du 'I trlct an un example nf what ruin tht niitil-T'i traction engine and logging outfit nrv capable of ri a great virgin' fortnt. 1 In California the d-mr ucilon of ,' tailor-made suits will do well to remem her on th.. mount il-wlde ii fa. more' ,hat c&n we" fltleJ at 1 ileiuliv t the ii.L..r,-n of .he tnt..; Uvyer 17 Fourth atrvet. In the Y. M than such dcntrui tloii could piwlhly j be 111 line Kaxleri Mtate. whlih ban! raliw. dining the summs-r. Here It ; cla"s culter for men"'' Wfar bUt al, nouns the quick drying up of all theln exclusively for ladles' work, and little nire .tn that f,l the river, the1 " "n r" I' JT. fT" n?ti",,y i good work, but the best of materials, rapid melting of the nn.w. the wiw.li-,,,,, Mr Ho).er la an expert on woolen lug away of the niirf.lv soil on the cloth. sldehllls by the torroitts that tlow In' lb.. m.elllU' .111.1 eonmlol.. nrlilllv ,.f ll.e' I'VCII the bUckwh.1Vl Cttke has to Moll during the lung di' nea.n. In a word. It means the di-olatloii which! has come to largv pufts of Spain and, Italy bee .in' of the cutting of the. forests In those countries. What makes forests of more value to California than to other parts of the I'nl' si States Is that th.-y s.rve: to cutiii the moist atmosphere from! the sea generated by the warm Japan uu"'-tu " """" "wu- w curn-nt. This eunvnt acts ho- In the, hinted Uint in the blood. S. 8. 8. same capacity is the Oulf stream acts the onl7 remedy which goes deep ofr the liiitlsh oita. It makes San mough to reach Scrofula ; it forces, out rriuiclscn, which Is on nearly the naiiusrery trace of the disease, and cure I piunlM UM St. Louis, n city that knows neither sii tw nor extreme cold. The saturated air from the sea Is cuught nnd condensed hy the- cool nlr over the. forests, of the Coast Ra'K and the Sierra Nevada, and rains fall. When, however, this saturated air passes over the deserts of the south or the bare rl.lg. s of tiiouiitiilns the precipitation Is small and usually In th form of snow, dive the liimbermon of Califor nia for ten years more the same U cenn to destroy that they have en joyed for the lust decade and the rain fall of California will be cut down by one-half, nnd Irrigation will be neces sary throughout the whole state. good move In the direction of the preservation of California forests was made last April when President Me Klnley slgntnl the proclamation estab lishing the Lnke Tahoe forest reserve. The area of this reserve Is estimated at 136..135 acres, nnd It Includes thtvo great lnUen and many smaller bodies of water near by. The elevation of Tahoe above the sea Is 6,200 feet, and the scenery Is uiwurpiuwed for beauty and variety. The great public park Is already a favorite resort for thoa-l,, s-inds every summer, and It promises to Increase In popularity every year, Much of the sphxidld redwood and pine forests that once fringed the banks of Lake Tahoe la gone, but systematic1 i reforj-statlon will soon r-r the tr- rrwth. What Is n--l"4 to restore California frts Is to rnaki a public park r,f all tht wohJs In th high Hlrrrs and the Hhssia region. Th couirtry aliotit Mt. Hhssl a Is the moat laiJllful In the ni'-.'Wrst. but If It Is neglected five yeurs more the spl mdld plrw fop-sts will be 1 cr lopemue 17 a ramirr jiiu-n'iiw I now, but the p!IwomI forvsi, which ha Invn saved beciuse of Its Irmccess bll Ity, will simiii m rwu-lvd and ruloel unleks thn gov.-rnment steps In and save It, This wlrt'or ought to see uctive sU'is taken by cngm. to pre-s-rve th'-w splondld forest. A (iltAVK KRItOH. Washing' m Ktar. "lld you ever make a serious mis take In a inscription?" "Never but oikv," answer-, the drug lk, as u Kl'xmy ha.k piutw-d over his e. I cliarg "I t in in JH cents f"r l-r-ae'-rl tt l'n Itint-nid t M WORK AT CAHi'AIK TI'NNEL .Yttrty K.-v.-ti Thousand Fe.-t Alnady ILs-ri DrlfH-.J. Iiav .Mr. William Joui. a foreman on the construction wirk'irf tlv- c'anuuh tunnel Is a guest of the Northern Paci fic, says the PonC-IrttfUlg.-tu-r. He state that woik on the tunnel la pro grilling very favoraldy. At th pres- lltiK', in all caiMuitlLS, there are mplovl aN.ut SiO im-n. In apeaklr.g )f ,,, a jvancn.nt U-lr.g trad, hi MW( rigni: ,.Tl(. luitf )., M w a(iUt thrw m(11 , ,, llglh, A, ,h vnl , a dr1ft hlu) ,,, a,MlU, i:m f(M A, ,he lasl w Br(, ftjoU, , jv We are working ail tlt- men plble In e.u h of the lioles, and the Idea I to liiiv.' the gangs iri-t In the center , The hlghctit skilled lalxir Is employed In all ih urtin. nts. outside uf th com nion lulanvva. Kverv ruilloiuillt v Is represented th-T-exc.-t Chlnamitt and Jup. I-iilx.ri-ra an- paid $2 a day. and Jrllb-rs 13.75. The ;tih of every m nth Is (my day, on which occasion Ix-twecn t::,l) and IM.iks) In distributed. "A gtv-ul numl-r of mill employed llv at Wlllngton, w hich Is a very busy camp, and at the pew-nt support-d by at leant (lenacm d.-4ld -nt upon the tunnel. The company has put In at the w-Kt mouth i f the tunnel a big uir compressor, an electric 'Ight plant, good bunk houwn and a splendid hos pital All the- are k-t In good order and afford every comfort. "It will be fully a year and a half In foiv the work Is compMed and the old switchUick dune away with." I MEALS LIKE AT HOME. 1 Wl.cn ycu are In Portland and want ; a really good home meal, Just give Mr. i Prown a trl.il. 108 Fourth St., near Wasiilrgton. You will like It surely. This restaurant Is open all night. tiOOn INTERNATIONAL LAW. Hunter's ILa.-i.r Jabbers I tell you, old man.- It s a lerrlMe thl:ig h -n vour wife quamds with her in. wit -r and the old lady llvem . VlH, whll.h uo yoU UKe? Havers Neither. I prwrve an alarmed neutrality. LADIES' TAILOR-MADE BITTS. Ladles who go to Portland and desire something especially fine In the way of C. A. building. Not only does he keep a strictly first- uw.ilt Its turn. Scrofula, a Vile Inheritance. Scrofula it the most obstinate, of blood . l.l. . -4 I. . .L. V A the worst cases. My son, Charlie, mi tfflloted from infancy atth Scrtsrala, and he suffered so that It was Impossible to dress htm lot three years, lilt kasd aud body were a Biais of sons, and Mi tyetlghl alio became kffacled. Kn treatment was spared that we thought woald relieve Dim, dui n grew worse Until his pmidtUon was fiuleed pitiable, 1 baa almost deapaJred of bis vr being enred. when ay the sdvlceot a friend w rare blm 6. ii. B ISwitl'aSwHiiflpl. Ade- tided luiproTHiuent was the iult,and sitei ke luiil ukitn a iloien botllrs. no one who kuew f his former dreatlful oomhUon would hsv teeognlied htm. AU the tores on kl body hava healed, his skin It perfectly dear anj mooth, and he baa been restored to perfeot health. Mrs. 8. 8. Uht. WKlinS., Maoon.Ga. For real blood troubles it is a waste of time to expect a euro from the doc tor. Blood diseases are beyond their kill. Swift's Specific, S.S.S.rfr,Blood reaches all deoo-seated casea whioh I kfkar MntAfllaa Y a era. ftn iaf fat. ntwn Tt the on,y blood Kmtij (ruaranteexl purely vegetable, and contain no pot- Mh, mercury, or other mineral. Book mailed free to any addreaa by Jwift Speciflo Go., Atlanta, Oa. RAMCAL LITERATURE. We know of only on book ttort In Portland where so complete a Una of novels can be obtained, on all the radi cal subjects of the day under discussion s can be seen at Jones' Book Btora, 291 Alder fltraeH. FINE OPENINO. The North Paclflo lmUl College, whose advertisement appear In anoth er column, opened Its doors October I, itb 76 studenta on Its roster, Tha col lege is nii equipped with every facil ity to graduate studenta In all tha lata knowledge of dentistry. A. R. Iiakar, D.D. H., a demonstrator In charge, and Is well qualified to Instruct all students who afvtid this college. FOR SALE. rmt,rovrd ranch, consisting of 120 acres, on Young's river. Apply to John L. Hayseth, Wise. Or. WHERE TO EAT. Why j i The Eastern," of course. 170 Third St.. Portland. You can get a good layout for IS cents hero, which will satisfy your hunger and bring you back acaln to tha time place. Remem ber the Eastern. A POEM ON MANKIND. Like what Is man, but like a sprouting wed, That grows and ripens but to cast Its seed Among the thistles and the tares of life And ih'n to see It strangled In the stlft? Or like th clouds that wander with the breeze And pass unnoticed from a Ufa of eas?T Or like a mushroom, sprung tu life, alas! To starve or strangle In the tangled grass? These are thoughts that ara apt to come to mny people at times, espe cially when they are sick and have to pay big prices for medlclriie. But there Is one drug store In Oregon where you can save from 10 to 2S per cent on everything you buy. and that Is J. A. Cleotenson'i Drug Store, at 177 Yam hill street. Portland, Ore. At that atora you can get w...d's Samaparllla at 70c; Mellen'a pwvi. tl slxe, 6Sc; Bromo Salt ier. II site, 70c. and everything else at the same low rate. You can get red trading stamps there, and If you r.eed the Natural Body Brace, you can get It there. IMPROVED TOURIST SLEEPERS. Railroads Are Acceding to Demands of Middle Classes Who Want Better Sleeplng-Car Service. In response to the demands of the time the O. R. ft N. and Its connec tions are placing In operation a much better grada of tourist sleeper for Pa clflj const rvlce than at any prevloua time. The largely Increased traffic to this section of the country has demand ed all thr Improvements of latter-day transportation, and In consideration or this the raiiroada are establishing a service which is excellent In every par ticular. Not only are the wishes of first-class passengers served, but those wtio are traveling to and from the Eaat on second-class tickets are splendidly cared for. There was a time when a tcurlat sleeper appealed to a limited number of people who were traveling on the "cheap" order. In every meaning of the term. Now. however, there haa been a radical change. With the bet ter tourist sleeper In operation th class of passengers has been Improved, and one may now travel upon them and enjoy all the privilege of a first class sleeper at a greately reduced rate. Dally, en the O. R. ft N. east-bound fast mail. Is attached one ot theae lat est Improved tourist aleepers, a model of beauty and handsome appointments. The new car are almcst an exact counterpart of the flrst-clasa sleepers. One noticeable feature of the new tourist car Is th absence of a smoking npartment The new car being built by the Pullman Company are not pro vided with amoklng apartments. This new departure has been taken because of the fact that most through trains are provided with composite cars, which provide a smoker for the sleeping-car passenger. IKMI'l.E LOlHin .M. I. A . . j M. Regular communications held on 1 the nri anii ' Tuestiy ven'ng ef each month. , N. '"HI 'V. W j M.: E. C. HOQ'KS. Becre;ry. Astoria Public Litrary READING ROOM FREE TO ALL. Open every r from t o clock to lit and l:H to l:M p. m. Subscription rate IS per annum. SVeat Cor. Eleventh and Duaaa treat. ; THEPROOF ! of the pudding U In the eating and the proof of liquor IS IN SAMPLING That's an argument that's con. rl'islvr n demonstration. Ours w"l und the test, HUGHES & CO. Oregon Short Line Railroad. THE DIRECT ROUTE TO Montana. Utah, Colorado and al! Eastern Paints. ii vea choice t .wo favorite routes, via the Union Paclflo Fast Mall Line, or the Rio Grande Scenic Line. LOOK AT THE TIME 1 Days to Salt Lnke 2J Days to Denver JH Divs to Chicago 4J ways to New York. Free reclining chair, upholstered tour 1. - ep i, k Pullman palac- sleepers, operated on an train. For further Information, apply to Or Astoria, Oregon. C. O. TERRT, W. E. COMAJ. Trav. Paa Agt. Oea. Agent. 4 1M Third Bt. Portland. Or. O. W. LOUNSBERRT. Agent. O. R. ft N L. LEBECK Carpenter nnd Builder General Contractor HOUSE RAI5IN0 AND moving a SPECIALTY I THE ASTORIAN. I Pacific Navigation Company STEAMERS R. F. Elmore W. H. Harrison GARIBALDI BAY Connecting at Astoria with the Oregon Railroad k Natation Co. and also the Astoria k Columbia River K. R. for tian Francisco, Portland and all pointi east. For freight and passenger rate apply i. Samuel Elmore & Co. m-.m . , General Agents, ASTORIA, ORE. COHX k CO Ajenta, Oregrn Railroad k Navigation Co., TILLAM0O Ore. A.4C.RRC PORTLAND, Ore. Lhf PALACE W. W. Whipple.Proprict : r Finest Restaurant North of San Francisco ATTENTIVE BERVIC.... FIRST-CLASS CUUlttU.. PRIVATE ROOMS FOR LADIES. 5S Commercial St.. W. F. SCHEIBE, A tall Una f Pipa. Tebscc. aa4 Saraksfs- Article. JT4 Commercial St. C. a TRENCH ARD, Commission. Brokerage, Insurance and Shipping. The Leading Visiting and Wedding Card . . . Engravers . . . UAJffsVf' and 22 ft 23 WASHINGTON Bl'ILDING. POKTLAND. OR.. Over Litt's. SAINT PAUL FIRE AID MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY ST. PAUL, MINN.. JAN. ist, 1899. Capital . ... Reserve for Unearned Premium Reserve for all Other Liabilities Net Surplus over all Liabilities Total Assets PACIFIC DEPARTHENT. CHARLES tTHRISTENSEN. Manager. B. GOODWIN. Assistant Manager. mCalifornia St., S. F Cal. KOPP'S BEST A f The North Faoiflo Brewery, of which Mr. John Kopp is proprietor, make beer (or domes io and export trade. florth Pacific Brewery J. A. Fastabend General r Contractor and Builder ; Hoasc-movinR Tools lor Rent. Delivered at yoor Office, Store, or Residence, Only 60 Cents a Month ONLY DIRECT LINE ASTORIA to TILLAMOOK CITY HOBSONVILLE Open Day and Night. Astoria. Oregon Manufacture) of ' tho Alwaya Reliable) Li Belle Astoria" ClrJr Scbeibe's Open Star Scbelbe's Special And Othr Bread Custom House Broker. ASTORIA, OREGON Agent W. f. A Cn and Pacific bxinvis Co'. " y i 500,000.00 1,016,407.87 222,691.07 784,888.78 52,523,987.72 Astoria, Oregon Delicious and SAMUEL ElMORE & CO. Agents Palatable Drink Absolutely Pure Bottled Deer for family use or keg beer supplied at any time, delivery in the city free.