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BACK to FlItfT piunvipwh?.
Those of us ho are seeking to pro- i
' hirmoiiy" with IVrtVnnd
aIV
doubtless anxious thM the metroills
shaill Join with the people of Astoria
In their demand that common p Int
rates be ex:endM to this port. Har
mony is a powerful factor at times
and united action on the part of cities
will often accomplish much pod At
the present time, however, effort at
harmony" be waste of enepsy.
Portland's infuence with the trans
portation lines ;s nil. We had b-..er
dct- o-ir ener?!o to Kval Indus
tries, for utiUf.it ion of Astoria ha--b-r
has lr.dee.1 ivnw t be a railroad
problem, to be solvej at the con
venience of the rrrest manipu:a:or
who now o.ntr.I th- trans.-ontlner.tals.
Tortlan ! Is cjual'.y .us helpless as
Astoria, and already the Oreir nlan
ts denoiinc
'.he Tnlon Pacific sys
tem. -When the O li. N. Co. was
an independent !ine IVrtland's Inf.u
ence would have coun:.M. The nxid
i .s -rmsoon-.ineniaJ. but
in realitv was a b.-at line, satlsfled '
with the business It cul l pick up b- ;
tween Spokane an 1 Portland. r., j
receipts were a mait-r of some on-
the sfv-kh-Mer and a thrust
cern to
1 have brought
at Its revenues wou
it to time. r..r!'.ani m
rx-hanta then !
had tp Influence with the O. R. &
'. Co., and niipht have forced the
gran tin; of common rates to Astoria.
through proper effort.
But the O. R. & N" is no
nletely yfl the map. having !.t Its
identity In the recent merger. It is
a fee.1,- for a eiiran-le system, with
Mr. Harriman at its head Wi.ll we
stop to consider the question. What
v "
for a tex miilion l 'liars' worth of
business' the utter h.-'plessn-ss of the
Oregon metropolis fon.-iWy sum?- sts
itself. Mr. Harriman plans will not
be altered for anything that Port Ian I
or Astoria or the h.. of Or.-g.rn
nil-.'h: offer. Finally
he rr.a-.ter -t
rates has befime a "railroad prob
lem." and Its solution will brought '
about without onsid'-ration f r any i
community. Even If Astoria could in-
.w Portland to 1,in In the d-manl
.
there would be no beneficial resu.t. i
Too fjreat l Harriman to heed our I
feeble wall!
That Portland appm lates her own J
helplessness is manifest. On Tuesday, j "t are chewed to th-tn by the
for Instance, the Oreif.nlan devoted aa'lm'sslon of sugar In the production
column to a discussion of "H.jw Wejof whIch (fjyernment stands a part of
Can Save Ourselves" The Port and th' amt rn'1,r conditions the
i neol r,t ,h i.i , ,,. . ,,. .
paper urges local development and ) p"'ple "r l"lar"l!' e likely
.v.j.. .., .u ...
aoHnao.uiie.il.,. , ,
the railroad will o' the wisp "Large ,
, ... ,. . .,
transportation combinations will not
for the asking pour their power into
Portiand and make it great without
an effort of its own." It says "We
may argue the natural advantages of
this route, we may cajole, we may
threaten, we may preach, we may
pray to tl.e powers that control arti
ficial commercial linen, all to no pur
pose. Selfish interests turn them else
where. They come here only to get
what we will give them. They take I
no part In the development of our
Ki.mtt flM " fV.ntlntlnr I'.r.-crc.n I
ian advocates Bt-lf-hel-rai!road lines
I
TO the centers where business may I ,
found and general development of
latent resources. It fordb.y joints ;
out the futility of any effort to com-
. ,
pel iavor inm me uoriunaru raurfai
... . . ..
Interests, making Itself
painfully
clear In the following:
They Ithe railroad manipula'orsi are ,
. i-
not beneficent Institutions, and ail Is1,.
fish that comes to their net. Th-y !
may apportion railroad territory, glv- j
Ing Southern and Southeastern Oreg.n ,
to San Francisco; Northeastern Ore-j
liaju rveii uic jsciaieui .aiiej,. ijuii
at Portland's door, to Puget Sound.
They may think their Interests better
served by tapping Eastern Oregon
frorn'the east than to giving It easy I
connection with Portland. They may
oppose letting Portland Into the tig .
Bend country of Washington. But
will Portland, will Oregon, will the
t and rich OulumMa valley, lie
auptnely and ae themsetveii tricked
and handled and made a focil'a Uiublc
Hr. Indent, la an admlsalcm of la.k
,.f prvsiUre that should prompt us to
atop our iMictnse and devote our
Mve to the policy taltva.ly so well
under way) of making th Lest of our
resources. If Portland cannot help
Iw.rseaf, he cannrt help ua, nd we
oukM not blind imrrivi to a situa
tion no apparent.
Portland is finally yvtMng Kick to
liist principle... and it behooves As
toria to do likewise.
An agreement ha.s Nvn reached be.
;,i,vn the American s.vre-'A-y of state
W h minN,)r t Wshng.
ton by which the ivwish West Im!!"i
will doubtless pass Into the possession
' '
of th fnlted States. Tito Is'ands are
no invat acquisition to our territory
frm r cx-mmcrcial or InHusirial itnt
of view, but their Reosra.phi. .V. lo.a-
" maK,' '" Purcnase mem a
virtual necessity The islands are of
u . ....... . . .. ,
...on ii. i .n...irN am
'he fnited States
ni.! not we'! ob-
I vt to th- sale of their, t
vme o.ner
j tvir while refuses to pur. l as.1
'them. As an American oiiipos; they
iv.s-.-ess a value much sr-'.!er :h:in
'the rep.r:ed purchase pr.iv The
I ouestioi that has !cla.. d th- put
.hose Is the uncertainly a to the i-e.
! latl n ti e jv..p of th. 's'-nls w- -uld
: hold to the rr.-.te,l Stat-.s Wh n S;
Thomas vo'e.l almost u:-, i-'n.- is1, f.
a transfer of ti'Vpan. e ;.. ;.. rn
Stat--s then -.i. r. d-ub!
!H--ip!" '.voiiM r...
nv-oinir-' I as A meri
. an ci'ii t.s A !:i!:--: . '.
as a stn'e tnichr be cV.iv- 1
nitely, tu' In the ni-antime th.
I'n n
, t1
' "' '
p.-oi.-.e
...ni'd h-M the same P-.'.ti.'a: -Vat: .,,
t the fnfe! Sta'es tha rh- i -or'"
f other nrjanif-1'! Am-
.-an
" ,"'' t no a -.;'ji-it.on of :f.-
tones h'.ld.
fhllippines an 1 Porto ha, msd.
R" new territo-i.,: ;..,. y Th-
residents of th-se Am-r.-nn ,o-s.s.
a" in 'h -n-- -f th-
;'"" American et-.ns W hile -heir
'uiure poiitic.it s-.itus :s In d uht.
'tn.-u.ties in the way ..f cmp!.-.,. ,-!tl-
xenshlp are formidable In character.
The people of th- iMrih is an Is c.m
n.it expect be'ter treatment than is
Aocvrvl'M the p-oj v of the Phllirpln-s
an-l Port . P.k-o Th- W.ishir.BTon d's-
'a"'h ,vnk 3nnour.,es the exchange
j,,f "'fa'ur-s to the iUT.vni.nl states
I that D-nmnrk has withdrawn all
:pu!ati-.r.s as t
he polltl.-al sta'us
I "f th pes'P'.e of the .s'an '.s. At the
1 sa:no time. P-nmark withholds ;h-
. .... .
'"" "'a., until
s 'ns'-r Th. re Is little doubt thai
r'i' . onsid-m-i n. w ill in p.i,
. 'h" '"'"'''" ' aecept the slf.ia-lon
iTh"' n""'! th" mark"-.s f the I'm.
'M S:v'"i f"r h-ir !'Plti..'ts. an I ;i
f:'"' trad- is d-nl-l then,.
an la: ta-:tr o n .ssions wiil h,p
mi"''- Eventual; y th Danish West
In'""i! be place.! ,,n the same
ommet- ial f.j.-.;lnir as P .rto Iti..-.. The
a-liotirnm-nt of the lim-ds cnVr-
n-.- v ,v .
- uea. ooimtl-s wphout ha- lnir mad-
an' V '(cress i Ihat direction, renders
jthe Industrial situation of th- Danish ;
I,Un'13 almost hopeless.
All suifir
to cast their lot with a ronntrv tt-ht..k
-
can pw" !""m a market for th-ir pro-
ducts.
M. It;
Wife
Is pe-haps
greatest
finanee
minister
Russia
ever h,-ul .r,,i m kiu i .
ever tiad. and in his last re-
port has paln'ed as gloomy a view
of the Indus-rial and -,.n,-nle .i..
tton of the empire as any of his pre-
. .
deeessors have done in Its darkest
days of war, bankruptcy and famine.
The metal Industries, he says, are on
the verg- of ruin; the t-xtl'e nearly
as ba.1: in twentv vr. th. ...,,..
tlvity of the land has diminished
vne-uuari'.'r: n fl-rp rinii etm iona
lhon . .w
one-lth 1 the same ari In
Arner)f.a; th numtj(.r rf h,)USWI ha))
,lmlBl,n. n.ary one.ha,f n tWny
n(.ar,y haf (he ,at,
V , , ,
, hopelessly In arrears with their taxes,
, . , ,
iand the "ny "t the empire
which show any signs of prosperity
are those Inhabited bv non-Russian
,.i, i,.. reii..., r,.,..... ....
.,u,,..,ii ...itiit.,, i o:mi.i ao'i iosf
, . ,
'1,J'U,U, 11 ,s a rav"ra'" ho-
in ior itussias aggressive purposei,
",r "u"a aggressive purposei, n
though she is little accustomed to
abate th-m on account of hard times 'y
OCR ARMY THI-; ItF.ST.
Our army is the most effective and
efficient organization In the wor'd.
The reason for this Is the men ae
well paid as well as well f.-d. ooorl
feed and good pay, however, win not i
ali make a ir,l soldier. He mu
have steady nerves, a svsM dlirestlon
and a strons constitution To fight
dlsea.se It l also nectwaary to have
the Mine requirement, but If )ni are
weak and ncnoua. there 1 a medi
cine that will atrenirthen your
en.. We refer to II, wiener's Stomach
Hitters. For fifty irs It haa bevn
making weak people airon and .k
ly people well Wo llietef re urite you
to try a bottle and saitsfy yourself.
It Is a specific ivmedv for Indigestion,
l spepaia. conailpatl.iii. l.itul.n. y.
iii rvousness and malaria, f.-ver and
iiRue.
Of ivurse there l a Km.inl rciittntf
m Nebncl.a That's what winters
i !h,'lv llrv ',r
'HIUU;N HSI'K'HI.I,Y IIUtl.K.
j r"ln" -' "v "
iy painful an I If n,-le, tel often result
,, ,, , , ,
In Woo I p ponlni; . Ml lien a v rspeel-
.gMv )lal , iv.i.u r- cause not
so careful. A a remedy IvWlti's
' H" lsun..ptav.l Ir.iws
'out tke fir.', stoics the pain. aon heals
'he w ound Hew are
couutcrf' Its
. ur ,.. f r ,,,,,, ivWltt'a Witch
I Haiel Salve cured my ba' y of eclenia
:i'f,,r t.v.. hlv, ,'lin, h .it, " ,
';"',,'' '"'
, " -"
trie sor'S were s pad s'le soiled two
, Mvp J:V5 a ,).,,. -
II AS H.H1- I
KltS
President Hill lias N'.-ii m.ik iii,' In p
notio issos a' the bu-mes men
Mlnneso a. but the sever-.. r :s j
:iik a ditTlciilt snbj.vt
A PI!' 'VITAltl.V ISVI'SVMENT.
"! was t:o ::'. I r al-o-r -e . n
v. ais with piv s'oii-i h an! n be,! I,..''
ivv tit" -." -avs K I'-if k S..':er l!;e.
1 tnd . "I spent about SI to :n I iie.er
,-eiM c.e nnvhli'B ti h"l . v until
' 1 t-l- l K ! ! !ysr.e- s i C.lr... I tune
taken a few No:. a:-. I a-:i entlr.lv
W' '1 " Yell .letl't ".' I v li ' .lt ou e.t.
V'lt t-v what veil dices; an I t--1";!'a-.
If your e.im.irh .i.w.n t !; t "tr
. f o Veil are ra'v s'.vvifc: K I !
. Ivp- "s a r.).,- , . the s-om ich's
i.o-k bv dlv-t's'lnc fie foo Vo'l . "-'t
VnVe -o d!-. v", vo, in. K.
'"' !vsp...sn i up c-in.. all s'omach
. t r- ill.'
CM 5 P.'V'.KIl.
I.n I ii b't e r-na-h ! a
..iliie of nearly tw.. mi'loii dollars
S'i. h a '--.voiit would r.s oe.e'.'e h,.r ,,
. .i'ni'.st any stick of a h'ist and.
P.1NT UVK TiVICTHKK.
Constipation and ha!th never so to
c'h.r. r.'Wltt's I.lttle Harlv Itisers
I rotTtntc easy action of the honels
without dlsTi-ss -j have been trou-
r it-i wirn rnsnvi-ness rune e.irs " says
J O Hreene De-auw. Inn. "I hax :
trt-d mnnv rem.!l.-s bu I.l'tl" Karly
IlNers clve best results'" CHAS
R,l,KRS.
A Ne-.r T-rk violinist has s-run-d
a vepllct ,,f J-, ...l nira'nst a ra lr.ad
'hat had deprived him ..'a b-it I
s;My h" Is
h freak tiddlers
who p.-rform wi'h
heir tivs.
W.iRK'IN-, : Horil.s A DAY
r-cre-s no -est f..r th se tl.-l-s., II
t-e 1-Kr,-Pr Kinir's N. w t.!f- I
itll'lons are n'.vnvs bu v ,-.i In.r Tor
I'M Lleer. Jairtdlee Itl'l .,,.... p, ...
and Aeu-. Th-y t.-nlh S ck Headache
iino 'lrr " .ni, .M'lMri.l ever irrl'.'
or .-oaken Srra'l in t.. nl e work
en,),.-. Try th.-m: een-s at Ha-s
Drugstore.
'Toy Pav ii'i'onr.'r Ins made an
ch- r flirh-inif s-.s h. pr-.-ess -i!
tn..st as safe ;,s c..n,!,icT:n I ii.'ll'.in
by mail.
SrvprCK.
rtZ.L Z '!i I'l'"" ,of Ah
and fene nl man-
anaim oi tne nrtn will n manaeeij
bv Ju Ynnnir thrm, -h uhn, n ,...!
u -,pii-v
ft Bond St., Astoria.
'"harle.a fV-hwah Is c'asaed as an
optimist. Anyb-sjy dnwln his .,!-
tiO' and yet having the nerve to be
""V'hlng else would ! a more r-
markabl p-r""n than Mr t-','hwah
CHILD WORTH MILLIONS.
"Vy child Is worth millions to me "
says Mrs. Marv Plrd of Ilarrlsburg,
''a "yet I would havs lost her by
,rur) n, , , m)rrhaa,.a b..,;,;
of t'ne M'nii'e Cough '''ur " One M n- no o Int.-i. and cures qub kiv. Care
the u-C. ueh Cur" Is sure rii-fo.touKhi. r,,i ,,,,,....,. a,,
"1 'hront and lung troubles .
' n """"etr are couKh cure which
r., Immediately The young-st child
'"" nl,h en'lr sa'e.lv. T'-e
II"'.' .Tj! '.'kt ',h" : !B.V" .BnIren"Thr
ii. ... oiiM-i ,r iiHof", mfm rjvTvr ram-
""-""'d hum a bottle On Minute
Cough Tnre handv At tPs season es-
rve.e(aqv p whv nM. ,,Meny.
f HA3' KOOFRS
Secretary Cage .m,"tn hv. n
"mbaen..ment of offers. P,.rharrs
'h Position, he talked about
are coming a' him In a nunr-h.
.
" r " ' ' 1 m 1 '
Thr no m,ip a(,on2n(r ,rfb,
;han Th rm an,
burn'ntf make life Intolerable No
position Is comfortable. The torture Is
unceasing. DeWI't's Wltrh tin..!
Haxel ! 1
Salve cures idle. t once. For skin
diseases, ruts, burns, bruises, all kin I
"f '"nds It. is unequalled. J 8 fJer-
a"' Ht- PftuI Arl. fly "From 1H5
. ,.m tit.,
1 ""nered ,h the nro-rudlng. bleed-
InK Mls and cou'd find nothing to
H"it ni" until I used DeWltt't WPch
- if. m- until I user! DeWltft WPch
!lil'-' A f,-w h"x'" rnmVM"-
'Ur'"1 Iiewar,! "f c"unterfpt''
Charles Rogers.
European powers are ashamed to tell
all they know about the scheme to
reseu Spain. Neverthe'ess, the truth
will come ut for each power Is wlll-
Ing to blab concerning the others
It Is comforting to realize that Rear
Admiral Smiey has so mu,h more
- ense than some of his friends.
lS.rtliind and Sen ill" wper oukIu
to r.tclt n climax In their rtirht, The
spectacle of sparrlnn for wind Krows
tiresome. ledger.
tM.KHKt WISH SIMiiKSTION.
"I have Ikvii lately troubled much
with dyspepsia. Udc.ilim nnd sour
stomach," writes M Moid, lead
In pharmacist of .Mtleboro Mas
"1 cvuld eal hardly anythlu without
sufferln aewral hours My clerk an
rested that I try Kedol lyp..pla
v'uro which I did wlih most happy
results, t have had no more trouble
and when one can o to ratln mince
pie. chees. candy and ntr after su. ti
a time, their digestion must b,. prvt
ly gvd. I endorse Kodol lvpepa
v'ure heartily. You don't have to
llel. lilt all the KM.M f., you want
but don't overload the stomnoli Ko-
lot OystvpDia t'ure digests your f.,l
-A'HAS. KlH'rKliS
The most reliable preparation for
kidney troubles 011 ih' niaet Is
rley a Kldtie rure. Sold by llarl
Druirstore,
A KIKKMAN S 1'l.tWt; CAM.
"I stuck to my ."nine althouith ev
ry Joint aehel mil ewrv nere wa
I racked with pals." writ s C W Mi
I amy, a I.Hon.otlve flrem-in of l'urllnit- !
tea, Iowa, "I was weak and pale with
out any apvtlte end all run d wn As
I was about to Khv ut, I .ot a b'.ttle j
of i::-ctrle H'lte mid. after taking!
( It. I felt as well . I e.,r .111 in my ;
1 '!'' Weak, sick y. r..n down pe.i e '
a!ays Kln new life strvnu h and
!lK-or from their u-e Trv ihem Sat- ,
lf.letnn iril.uailtee.l t.y Hart'. Ih-iik-stole,
l'rl.e .en's
V TlliU'SAXIi IM.I,VILt TllllnWN
A WAV.
Mr. W. W. ! taker, of Pl.mtv '..-.. '
Neb . ttr'tc "My f,. li.i I ,
trouble for ow-r tlft.-n y.-rirs. We '
1 a nuit't-r of ..-t..r an I nt i
o.er a tho'.:s.ind dollars with-'it: any j
t. ll. f. She was ry low tin I 1 1,..: (
i!I h.pe, when a frlen I sim-. :.-.!
I r Foley s lloii-y and Tar. which !
I Jld; and thanks be to this irrr.it !
r-m.-dy. It j.iif! her !: Sh Is I
.stronger and enjoys better health than
sh" ha. ey. r kn . a in t. n x. a s We
sl.u'.l ncvi'r be without Foley s I..n, y
in. I Tar art! a .nil .el. tli . a:R.ct
to try It. S..I.I by Harts In iu, tore. .
KAVOIIITI' N FAULT
WHFUK
FVKUV-
Constipation means dullness depr-
'Ion. headache. ir.'nerally disordered
health tl..U'1'i . t mi.. i.Mric. m...r.
...,, ... ,, ,, .
"tlmula" th'" lh"r' "'"n'' thc bo"
and n-Ileves the endtn, Safe
si'i'.-Jy and thomuith Th. y n-ver
Ifrlpe. Favorite pills Chat, llofers,
druKKlst.
A NP.HT AIAIIM.
Worse than un alnnn of fire ut nlht
is the !rusi.y muvth of croup, wt Ich
s.oir.ls like th.' children's d.-ntl. knell
and It tn.-an death unless Bomethlii
is done quickly. Foley s Hom y
Tar ii-ver fails to Klve Instant r-ll.f
en I n u i -k ! y cun's the norsi forms o'
er.ip. .Mrs. p. K Cordb-r, of Man
'n'tiBton. Ky,wrlt-s: "My thre
year
"M Klrl had a severe ease ,f cr-uip.
fie loctor said she could n't live I
't a bottle of Ko'ey's Hon. y and Tar.
'h firs: I.'S irave quick P'l . f and
-a, "I her life" IC'-fiis.. substitute.
S..1.I by Hart's DruKstorv,
THE LAST HKAKD up IT
"My little boy took the croup one
'' " " - ' ym cull
h-nr him brenthe all over the house''
r- " '")' .aiu.n.-n, j, ,
vo.. t ..., i .... I
F. D. Key nobis. M.iastleld, o.
d'.sej of Oni Minute Cough Cure
quickly relieved him and he went to
s'.een That's the last we heard of
'he croup. Now Isn't a cough cure
like that vnluable?"Onc Minute Cuifh
''ure Is absolutely wife and acts Im-
Di.-d.ateiy For couKhs, colda. , r.up.
br"nchlll an'' " olT ,hroftt
nn'1 ,,,n troubles it Is a certain cure
Very pl-a-ant to Uke. The little one.
like t CharlesUoirers. drugirlst
V lev's Honey and Tar Is best for
roup nnd whooping rouirh. contains
,, ,. " JV" "' ' " " " '
' '"""""
H'-hwah Is snld to be hunting up
'""r "''atlves. Ordinarily. ,K,or r-la-
lives nave the rich this trouble.
Winter coughs are apt to result In
consumption If neglected. They can
"""" ''r"k"n UP y using Foley .
" lur ""la
I'n"'"""' -
Hari'i
SAVS IfF, WAS TORTURED.
"' "uffered such pain from corns I
!cllM har,uy Kty writes H. Robin-
son, Hlllshorough. Ills , "but liucklen'i
Arnica Ha, 1-.."
cuts, sores, icalds, burns, bolls, ulcers
.Perfect healer of skin diseases and
I'H"S. Cure guaranteed by Hart's
11 s. ..ure guaranieeri oy
urunMiore. rri, a rpins.
Kidney complaint kills more people
than any other disease. This la dun
to the disease being an Insldous that
It gets a good hold on the system be
fore It Is recognized. Foley's Kidney
, - un wl prevent the development of
tnt:i tiKi-nni- It tnki-n n Umf. BoM by
Hart's Drugstore.
Mother can safely give Fsley's
Honey and Tar to their children for
coughs and colds, for It contains no
opiates or other poisons. B.ld by
Hart's Drugstore.
Foley's Honey and Tar cures the
cough caused by attack of la grippe.
It heals the lungs. Sold by Hart's
Drugstore.
EVERYBODY KNOWS
T II V. I' I A C I!
iiihI pvpi'vlnnlv I mown (lie iiiiili
ly of pnuls 1 1 ifli hits itiiulo
I'Ui'I'Moiv Iniiuuis for iiiiiiiy
id tit s iii.itiinl. We sill only
tin1 liilu'M 'iiiilis nil. I y't
una I poin'i hlioii Cm itiitititil
miIo is Mill on mill 'itits mo
MII'I'I'IMIIjJv It llllt'l'.l. oil
wotilil ilo well lo supply ymir
im.ls wliilo iiii cull mivp
iiioiicv mul p-t lb' I't.sl, o
sll even lliin tn wuir fur
null, wi'intn mn tliililiiii.
I ill. st styles, tjtialiiy llir lust.
I'KICI 5 CNN(iT Hi: HIIAII N.
C . H . COOPER
FINE TAILOR -AUDI: SUITS
T. ori.r ilurlnw th month of Jauuair. at TWFNTV -VIVH pull
I'l.N'r Itlll'l V I p N Clralimn a" I IteialilllK at lowvstt pile
I Ii.' 'I allot-.
A. Ml
HQTi l PORTLAND
PORTLAND, OUMCCON
TIo Otilv I'lrMl-CliiHH MtJlel In 5orllnml
Ca5tinj;5
We are prepare,! to muke them on
h..rt ti 't!,,- and of the Ihm( utatrrlala
le-t us K'l.e you es Imati-a en any kind
of .astlnirs or pattern work. Lotrral
ITl.es for flrst't-lnss work.
TtLtPHONt NO 2451
if .'
1 rJ"
::i
av -
DIAMONDS
Vs4sa0sassssssaV4),
All kilhi of I'lirpiiis Mi'lirs,
fi t Hll'l lllisi t, lit Vrrv HiimI
iTltlc , ii'i'M. Tlir Illicit .pi-
(lut'tioii.s in th,. jewel, r's a rt
iii Society Kinl'liin, I'm,
liail'io., etc. Soliil vuliio
mul iiHiniitci',1 (jinility in
Muixliinl v.iitclics mul elm ks
Fine rciiii rin k.v.'.v.v.
J. H. SEYMOUR.
TIIK ANNl'AI
Masquerade
Ball
will le- ylven t j
T H Ii SONS OP rrSMANN
in tin , ranli nf
Monday, February 10,
AT FOABD k STOKES HALL
AIIMIHISION
llenilainpii, m.akH
I..lll,-a
Heeetatura
ChlliliKii
II no
W
f,.
.... -a
Fair valuable prliri will be iwrta
lor Leal costgmti lag lour lor tcil
ioilalatd charKteri. Rclrctbncnlt
will be Mrvcd
MJM
I hete tiny Cipiulei ara tupenor
to Dalian oi Lopaiba,
Cubebl or Injections anly
CURE IN 48 HOURSlW
the tame diseases with
out Inconvenience.
SnM hy all hrvyriiti.
i
.lt MIS. .V.'.l oiiiiMi iilol.st.
IRON, SI lilil.,
BRASS
and HRONI:
Scow Bay Iron tt
Brass Works
l ul llh . d r .nk I . (,r
ur first shipment of IMS Wall Pa
per Just arrlvd and more on the way
Yon MiiHt Look
llefore yu can Se our IWW Colorln
and de.lm t,a ra, r. ,,rllh,
us a summer ninrnliiir. and suited to
every kind ,.f room a .,y llf fur.
nlturr 1t.r a nothing prottlrr ,.u
lier than the.n varlsd dc.lna.
vine u a call.
C. M. Cuthlrth
A HT ' rt I A .
No II. 7th street; 'phone lM
DR. maTTHEW PSTTON
Physician and Hutgeoa.
i" m ii.iiiMi, askhji
Fetiiale Id.srnsea a Hicclaltjr.
CHOICE
A1EATS
Fresh Meats
Pickled Meats
Cured Meals
Prompt Deliveries
Lowest Prices
Christensen & Co.,
518 COMMtPCIAL STHEET.
Insurance. Commission inii
Shipping-.
C J. TRENCMARD,
A(p'iil Welle Farifu ntut
I'acillc Kjpres. (.itnp'yu.
Custom House Broker-
Prompt Deliveries
Of ClioiccMt Krc.sli mul
C-'urctl
MEATS
Now Hhoj,. UoHt of Sprvico.
I'Ikiiio Main ill.
BOSTON MEAT MARKET
C. W. BARR DENTIST
Manaell Bulldlnic.
673 Commercial Bt.. ASTORIA, On
TrLEPIIONH, ROD 2M1.
ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA
RIVER RAILROAD.
IKAVK 10111 1 A NO Aaani
im in I Portland I'u n I I" t I U II) a n
7 ik. i. ml K..r A.I '0. .iol W. vra
I loiiii.
AsTHHIA
t-..u,i r i i'..iii.i..l .n.l w r i'i
a lop ... I'.ilnia lump m
ak.V IP I'lVa.lliN
t ,1 . Ill I
ii an mi
i' i' I
4au.rU l.r Mtfe,iitit
rlopl. tuH H .Vint.
4 W V i
IUm..i... .il l A.lull. I 'ID a.
t i iu i -.. to i w am i.kn, 1 1 j to k)
y si . ! Ma.. . IUihw n.l. r'ur. 7 iv y iw
i.Vi in I -leu. 1.11.1 A.lerl.
Hunl.y oily
All train H.aka il.aw rOnnaelTin a
ileliin wiiii 'l N.irtharn I'aollla Iralna
in and from too Ka.t and Hounl pomu.
i C. MA TO,
lie ii i Kr!(lil and P.wngsr AganL
..Forlland - Astoria oute..
STR. ''BAILtY GATZERT."
Pally Hound Tt'' Ki.pt Hunday.
HMt CAMU
lv Portland fa. .
lea... A'torl 7 p. m-
The Dalles Boat
STR. " TAHOMA."
Ilrtaren Portland. Th )ll and wf
1 Poiaia
1 I INU CAHO
I iin Portland, Mondays Wr.tnr .!;
and I'rl. t.n a at 7 a m.
i Vir r T'ib lilp. iti- nini day. I p m
Ira.n The I'allra Tue.daya. Tliufl-
.In. anal Haturla). at ; m,
i Air M-i Port ii l .am. .lay, I p m
Tina r u!.- hia do jruiV.i -nlr t
I is. ti "a . ii r. ir' h !n -Itittf Tool
of Aider .trrt lloth
I'll lira Main 311
A J TAVH'lt Aa-t A.lotla
J.'IIN M Fll.l. M'N Art The lll
I'll Mllllt II I'M M AN. Aft., 1 1, sad
::er
Wi'l piKI wrr.ll.M. Aft. Wh(
H hi n
J ' WYs.IT All Vr. njvor
II W . Itl ' l li'.N Aft p.iriland
TICKI:TS
i" hi.
Points East
V I I
SHuRTrST RNO IJUICHEST IjINB
TO
.Si.l'aiil, I'nlirli. Viiiniiiiii!iriif'a.'o
! n I Ail P n a
I
Tlir 'ii.-'t I'aU, r ii,. I "I .r si prr
I I ' tllurf Ml I l.uft"' S:ll..kliat
j 1.1!. I.,:) ,'4i.
I i.V II, Y TK.VISH PA-rr TIMll. I Kit
VMl A.M. siTNl'UY r.S.
h'vl AI.I i
For rale, fo'l,-,, .,,, f,m i iform il..
r..,rl iiw Ka.l.r , trip. ,il, n .r d
dre, II lip'KHuN,
J V PIIAT.N ( Ur Tlr 't A't
Tra.' Pi.,. Aft P.irtlani.
A II i" . i:NlsriiN II W. P A.
il i'lrnt Ave.
rWttle. Wat.
Oregon
Shoi-t Line
andUnion Pacific
TIMF.
rtfl'IKl
P'PMrt
Pl.Rtl
Arrive
From Poiilana
Malt l.akr.Drnv.r.
Ft. Worth, lima
f 'lllc IBU
Portland
Hpeilal
00 a. in.
via Hunt
I ii (too
Atlantic
K'xprrM
H Ii. m.
via llunt
liiKiiin Rt. Paul
Fait mall
6 p. in.
via
Hp, ft ana
ha, Kan-as City
HI. IhuiIh, Chlcuf o
anil R.at
4:89 p. av
Plt Ijikr, Inrrl
Ft. Worth. Oim
ha, Kan.ua t'liy.
1:1 a. m
m. i-oul. i'tiion(o
and KaL
Walla Walla.
Iewlton, gen.
Home. Mlnnrapolli
Hi Paul, Hululh
Mllwuukre. Chi
cfo an,) Kajt
7 00 a. i
7J houre from Porthind to Ohloafft
Nn Charifo of Para.
OCEAN AND RrVBR HCltKDUIJi
From Ailnrla
All allltif data,
anfcject to chanar
For Han FrancTii
Co every flvc dai
7 a. m. C'olunihl. in
Pallvn- To Poril..,M ... ...
ccot Bun. I Wav Ijimlln. u.,n,i.
Rtram'.r Nahcotta leave Aatorl o
tldo dally, ..xenpt Huioliiy, for Ilwaoo,
ci.tiniy'tlniC there with Iraltva for Ixmf
llench. TlnRu and Norlh llrnch point.
Returning arrive at AMorla aame trei-
. W. IPNSniCRRT. Ajreot.
Astortu.
A. Ta. OIUIO,
Oeneral PimsnKr Aiienl
Tort land. Orrgua. '
WHITE " OILIJII LINE
yHO LAvyO ii MO