' -.iMiMMWMWrtWMMMWWMWW j M i liM - .. . i n i - n - I iB '- ' - ' - 1111 WW 'I 1 "' 1 " - I f . . . . TeteptMM Mala MU( TERMS OB? SUBWCmPTION. DAXL.T. w . f J srrd by ffir. mon.. -w bbmx-weeklt. eat Wr maK per Tear. advance. ,L The Astoria urBW to 1U the circulation of any nswepeper 'Ml.he4 Columbl liver. One of the most surprising, yet one of the moat wmmoa occurrences In the court, of Justice. Is the conflicting evidence that arises In nearly every rase where Important questions are involved. It has been stated ty those rtanullar with trtal ut thW ha never been a case In which all of the witnesses agreed. It hi claimed bat a dosen of the moat reputabi persons in the community may see the mt incident, and be wholly Impar tial and unprejudiced, and yet, when they come to give their evidence be ,ore a court under oath, they wlU con flict with one another so that rarely ever do two tell the same story- There are many reasons assigned for this peculiar state of affairs In the trial of cases at law. It la claimed that all persons have different ways of looking at things, and often In the excitement ot Incidents which are lat er taken Into the courts, the attention of "different witnesses is called to dif ferent phases of the affair at the same time and no two see the same thing at once. And then It Is claimed that there Is no perfection on this earth and every man has more or less prej udice, and but few are able to lay this aside when they enter upon the witness stand, though they are placed under oath and are called upon to sat isfy their own conscience by telling the whole truth as they promised In their oath. It is claimed that the natural Inclination for the white race to take sides In everything, even if It is ho more than a street dog fight, that the best citizenship is often found concealing some of the facts which conflict with the theory they have formed regarding the transaction, in spite of their known high regard for the truth and their high standing in te community. Men whose integrity Is above reproach, whose word Is their bond, and against whom no one would' dare speak reproachfully In public, it Is claimed, are often not exempt from this rule of permitting their preju dice through interest or belief hi the right of their side of the cause to lead them astray from seeing the whole truth in the case and telling it in the courts. If Individuals were told this to their faces it would probably not be afe for the frank one who made it his business to inform them, yet the statement from a general standpoint is not denied but generality agreed upon as true. If this be true of ou most intelli gent and most prominent citzenship, no wonder that the ignorant and crim inal classes and their frineds are guil ty of the same discrepancies. Jf there were no disputes as to facts In rases Juries would never be needed. 1 Then If Juries are required when only men of "unimpeachable" character testify ' in the, courts to pass upon the point of who is telling the truth, and often fail to agree after hours of uninterrupted and impartial deliberation, it Is no wonder that they are required In cases where the vicious and ignorant are Involved, and It is no wonder that they often disagree and sometimes ren der erroneous verdict The case Involving the murder of Gabriel Jarvl' norf pending before the coroner's Jury Is a, typical Illustration of conflicting evidence. Two witnesses swear trmt the murdered man was not drunk while a number of witnesses swear that he was drunk. Mr. Rah- konen swore that he did not know anything about the murder until the following morning, and bis wife swears that she woke him and told him about it that night. He swore that he taw deceased lying in front of his door blocking the door so that he could not open It. His wife swears that he went to the window, raised It and saw Ga briel through the window. The wife and Mat Jarvl stated that on the night of the murder the old man was swear ing down stairs that he would kill them' all Mrs. Rahkonen and Steph anus Jarvl swor before 'the; coroner's Jury yesterday morning , that the old man said they were all orasy and thai he would have them tent to the Insane asylum at Salem. This was the ex tentot Ms threats as they heard them. While every witness about the house heard distinctly everything that Oa oriel Jarvl said that night before the son opened the door and shot htm, every ose so far swears that he did not hup eh nlatol discharged. Mrs. Rah- konen, who was within a few feet of the place where the revolver was fired, did not hear it, although she had heard the old man threatening to send them all to Salem and heard him KicKing at the door, and even heard Mm walk around the house to the rear door. Stephanus. the 16-year-old brother, al so heard this, but neither of them heard the report of the revolver. It Is only another illustration of the fact that witnesses do not see and hear things alike, or that their jnejudlc in the question Involved overrides their memory and the disagreeable facfs are forgotten. But in the face of all conflicting evi dence, through prejudice or otherwise. intelligent Juries under the Instruction of learned courts usually find a prop er verdict in the end. Miles od r.ui($ Are walked by the billiard player, as ha moves around the table. That is the only exercise many a city man sets. It is this lack of exercise in the shut-in-life of the city, com bined with irregu lar eating and in digestible dishes which tend to make the city man the victim of " stomach trouble," . 'When there is undue fullness af ter eating, with belching, sour ris ings and other dis tressing symptoms, a prompt use of Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery will effect a speedy cure. In the most extreme cases of disease of the stom ach and other or gans of digestion and nutrition, the persistent use of the "Discovery" will result in a com plete cure in ninety-eight cases out of every hundred. Tbe praise I arould like to give your "Golden Medical Discovery ' I cannot utter in word or describe with pen." write James B Ambrwe, Esq.. of ixS Mifflin Street. Huntingdon, Pa. I was Ukn down with what oar phyncian aid was iudiffention. 1 doctored with the best around here and found no relief. I wrote to yon and yon sent me a question blink. to fill out and I did so and von then advised me to use Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovrry. I took three bottles and 1 fell so good Out I stopped being, as I think, cured. I have no symptoms of gas tric trouble or indigestion now." Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay expense of mailing only, 4 Send ai one-cent stamps for paper covered book, or 31 stamps for cloth bound, address Dr. R. V. Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y. Now that the dowager empress of China has issued a decree against the little feet, the belles of Pekin have a chance to reach the sort of fame Chi cago women enjoy. PRACTICALLY STARVING. "After using a few bottle of Kodol (Dyspepsia Cure my wife received per I feet and permanent relief from a se- jvere anj chronic case of stomach trou- bie," says J. R. Holly, real estate Insurance and loan agent, of Macomb, 111. "Before using Ko dal Dyspepsia Cure she could not eat an ordinary meal without Intense suffering. Shet Is now entirely cured. Several physicians and many reme dies had failed to give relief." You don't have to diet Eat any good food you want, but don't overload the stomach. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will always digest It for you. Charles Rog ers. The mayor of Louisville refused to allow a new fire engine to be named after him probably because of Its great capacity for water. COULD NOT BREATHE. Coughs, colds, croup, grip, bronch itis, other throat and lung troubles are quickly cured by One Minute Cough Cure. One Minute Cough Cure Is not a mere expectorant, which gives only temporary relief. It soften and li quifies the mucous, draws out the in tiamatlon and removes the cause of the disease. Absolutely safe. Acts at once. "One minute ough Cure will do all that is claimed for it," says Jus tice of the Peace J. Q. Hood Crosby, Miss. "My wife could not get her breath and was relieved by the first dose. It has been a benefit to all my family." Charleo Rogers. Chicago, with her usual tact. Is al ready notifying Prince Henry through I the press how much it cost her to en tertain him. SEND IT TO YOUR FRIENDS. The subscription price of the Semi Weekly Astorian has been reduced from two dollars to only ONE DOL LAR A TEAR. You could not pur chase a more valuable gift for a dol lar than a year's subscription to the Astorian with which to please f eople who. are acquainted with Astoria or Clatosp county, or with whlrh to in terest those wb are not acquainted. TUB VKSB OF NAQQINOk CSouds the happhaeaa ot the noma, but a nagging woman often needs help. She may be so nervous and run down in health that trtflea annoy her. she ! melancholy. txdUJMe. trou bled with toaa of appetite), headache, sleeplessness, constipation or fainting and dluy apella, she needs Electrio Bitters, the moat wonderful remedy for ailing women. Thousands ot sufferers from feroala troubles, nervous trouble, backache and weak kidney toavs used it, and become healthy and happy. Try It Only 60c Hart. Drug Store guar antee satisfaction. A South Carolina editor ays: "After all. there's only one Den Tillman. Good heavens, man. Isn't one enough? 1 1 V. A SEVERE COLD FOR THREE MONTHS. Ttn following letter from A. J. Nuw- Miim. of Batesville. Ind.. tells its own story. '1 suffered for three months with a severe cold. A druggist pre pared me some medicine, tind a physi cian prescribed for me, yet I did not Improve. I then tried Foley's Honey and Tar, and eight, doses cured me." Refuse substitutes. Hart a drugstore. Kansas has done the handsome thing They admit down there that Prince Henry looks like General Funston. WOULD SMASH THE CLUB. If members of the "Hay Fever As sociation" would use . Dr. King's New Discovery tor Consumption, the club would go to pieces, for it always cures this malady and Asthma, the kind that baffles the doctors it wholly drives from the system. Thousands of once-hopeless sufferers from consump tion. Pneumonia, Bronchitis owe their Uvea and health to it. It conquers Grip, saves little ones from Croup and "Whooping Cough and Is positively guaranteed tor all Throat and Lung troubles. 50c, $1.00. Trial bottles free at Hart's Drug Store. Probably Prince Henry figured It I that Boston, after Chicago, would be a good way to "taper off." FO THE COMPLEXION. The complexion always sufferes from biiliousneass or constipation. Unless the bowels are kept open the impuri ties from the body appear In the form ot unsightly eruptions. De Witt's Lit tle Early Risers keep the liver and bowels In healthy condition and re move the cause of such troubles. C. B. Hooper, Albany. Go., says: "I took De Witt's Little Early Risers for bil iousness. They were just what I needed. I am feeling better now than in year." Never grip or distress. Sate thorough and gentle. The very best pills made. CHAS. ROGERS. Friendship delivers us from selfish ness, strengthens us In the hour ot temptation. It Is a shield In the days of success, a help In the hour of trou ble. COUGH SETTLED ON HER LUNGS. "My daughter had a terrible cough which settled oa her lungs," says N. Jackson, of Danville, 111. "We tried a great man remedies without relief, until we gave her Foley's Honey and Tar which cured her." Refuse sub stitutes. Hart's drugstore. It Is possible to make Jesus Christ too much of a God and not enough the divine man who lived his divinity among men as an evidence that God can dwell and work among men. RAW OR INFLAMED LUNGS. Yield rapidly to the wonderful cura tive and healing qualities of Foley's Honey and Tar. It prevents pneu monia and consumption from a hard cold settled on the lungs. Hart's drug store. The church has not yet reached up to the full doctrine of Jesus Christ, but the day is coming when the test of church membership shall be whether a man loves his fellow man. Foley's Kidney Cure makes the kid neys and bladder right. Contains noth ing injurious. Hart's drugstore. The best men of each age have re garded the fear of iheLord as the best wisdom, but there havs been different sects, each fulfilling the needs and Ideals of its age, laying stress on the different points of religion. LOCKJAW FROM COBWEB3 Cobwebs put on a cut lately gave a woman lockjaw. Millions know that the best thing to put on a cut Is Buck len's Arnica Salve, the Infallible heal er of Wounds, Ulcers, Sores, Skin Eruptions, Burns, Scalds and Plies. It cures or no pay. Only 25c at Hart's Drug Store. If we are not Christians In the en lightenment of today, God will hold us responsible according to our light If we are not forgiven, and hence have the forgiving spirit, we are self-men, not Christians, Christ-men. CAN'T KEEP A SECRET. The splendid work of Dr. King's New Life PiUs is dally coming to light No such grand remedy for Liver and Bowel troubles was ever known before. Thousands bless them for curing Con stipation, Sick Headache, Billlousness, Jaundice and Indigestion. Try them. c at Hart's Drug Store. ASTORIAN. TUESDAY, Tha distribution of the feeautlfut tn dally life unconsciously la an incite ment toward beautiful thoughts and a beautiful character, and a barrier anlnst ugliness ot mind and deformity ot ohorocer. Because the moral back ground of our world Is whiter and purer than ever before, the lines ot corruption are now assuming unwonted hues of ugliness. Rev, Dr. HP SUROKON'S KNITS NOT NEEDED. Surgery Is no longer necessary to cure piles. De Witt's WUcn ltasoe Salve cures such cases at onco, remov ing the necessity for painful and ex pensive operations. For scalds, cuts, burns, wounds, bruises, sores and skin disease It Is unequalled. Beware ot counterfeits Charles Rogers drug gist. . It Is perfectly possible for a nation to become klnd-henrled as well aa it Is for an Individual to become so. Argu ment and sophistry can harden our national hert.-Kt. Kev. F. lUirge. PNEUMONIA FOIXOWS A COLD. But never follows the use of Foley's Honey and Tar. It stops the cough. heals and strengthens the lungs and affords perfect security from an at tack of pneumonia. Refuse substi tutes. Hart's drug store. iMAKtin aviMili,iitnii conducted I.xv.'.u..' ... '. ..... jy H. Janssm on Mount r.lattc It Is not necessary to erect poles for stringing telephone and telegraph wires In snow covered countrle If the snow is sev eral Inches thick U "serves as a good Insulator; the wires can simply be laid down and be ready for the transmis sion of the message. FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR. Cure coughs and colds. Cures bronchitis and asthma. Cures croup and whooping cough. Cures hoarseness and bronchial trou ble. Cures pneumonia and la grippe. Hart's drugstore. Itls selfishness in every Instance that makes the hard-hearted man. He comes to regard himself In a class by himself, and by his reasoning, things not allowable for others are permiss ible for Mm. La grippe coughs yield quickly to the wonderful curative qualities of Foley's Honey and Tar. There Is noth ing else "Just as good." Hart's drug store. The desire that ?wey town man has to some day live on a farm Is really due to a longing to get away from the neighbor t DANGER OF PNEUMONIA:. A cold at this time it neglected Is liable to cause pneumonia which Is so often fatal, and even when the pa tlent has recovered the lungs are weakened, making them peculiarly susceptible to the development of con sumption. Foley's Honey and Tar will stop the cough, heal and strengthen the lungs and prevent pneumonia. Hart's drug store. EAST SOUTH VIA Depot. Fifth nd Leave. 8:30 p.m Irving st. Portland Arrivs Overland Express Trains for Salem, Roseburg, Ash land, Sacramento, Ogden, San Fran cisco, Mojave. Los Angeles, El Paao, New Oreleans and the East. '7:46 a.m 8:30 a.m 7:20 p.m At Woodburn (dally except Sun day), morning train connects with tram for Mt An. gel, Sllverton, Brownsville, Springfield, and Natron, and even ing train for Mt. Angel and Silver ton. 7:30 a.m Corvallis pasaen- 1:60 p.m ger. 114:5 p.m Sheridan pasaen- l8:25a.m ger. JlDallT except Sunday. Rebate tickets on sale between Port land, Sacramento and San Francisco. Net rates 117.50 first class, without berth and 114.00 second class, Including berth. Rates and tickets to Eastern points and Europe. Also Japan. China. Hono lulu and Australia. Can be obtained "cm v. A. Schilling, Third and Wash ington sreets. YAMHILL" DIVISION. Passenger depot foot of Jefferson St. Leave for Oswego dally at 7:20, 9:4 a. m.; iz:30, 1:55, 3:25, 5:15, 6:25, 8:05, 11:30 P. m. and 9:00 p. m. on Sunday only. Arrive at Portland dally at 't-iS, 8:80, 10:50 a. m.; 1:35, :15, :3,'8:20, 7-40, 10:00 p. m.; 12:40 a. m. dally except Monday; 8:30 and 10:45 a. m. on Sun days only. Leave for Dallas dally c-xcept Sun day at 4:30 p. m. Arrive at Portland at :30 a. m. Passenger train leaves Dalits for Alrlee Mondays, Wednesdays and Fri days at 2:45 p. m. Returns Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. Except Sunday. R. B. MILLER. 3en. Frt. and Pais. Aft. These tiny Capsules are superior. to Balsam ot t-opairja,-s. Cubebi or Injections and Arm CURE IN 48 HOURSPJl. the same diseases with out inconvenience. - ' Sold h all llruwriitt. UflV JOj MARCH 18, m ;-y - No man can know a moral truth be tore h feels it. He must think and know be tor he can realise his full obligation. Man wilt always beltnve In the Bible as A great literature, a history, a health book and a book ot moral law The Christian conscience should he a guide. There are certain invlhoda In legitimate business that a Christian cannot practice,. TICKETS TO ALL Points East VI SHORTEST AND QUICKEST LINE TO St.hul, Duluih, Minneapolis, Chicago and All Polsts Ssa;. Through Paiai and Tourist Sleeper. Dining and Buffet Smoking Library Cor. DAILT TRAINB; FAST TIME; SER VICE AND SCENERY UN EQUALED. For rates, folder and full Information regarding Eastern trip, csl) on ir ad dress H. DICKSON. J. W. PHALON. City Ticket Ag't Trav. Pass. Ag't. Portland. A. B. C. DBNN13TON. O. W. P. A. CIS First Ave. Seattle. Wash. ONE DOLLAR ennnot lie oxperuloil to better mlvaiitnge foi ynurnolf or absent fiiends than in 11 yenr's Niib.st rition for the SemUWeckly Astorian It gives all the city und;county news IvAco each week foi only one dollar a year in advance. ... Pacific Navigation Company Summers "Sue H. Emore,"nnJ "W. M. rUrrUon" O.ily Una-A-iJorla to Tltlumook, GarlbnMi Kay City, llohsonvllla Connecting at Astor.a with th Oregon Railroad ft Navigation Co. and also the Astoria ft Columbia River R. R. for Ban Francisco, Portland and all points East. For freight and passenger rates ap ply tc Samuel Elmore Sr Co. (iciH'rul AjreiitN,' Axtorlu, i AgentsA. ft C. R. R. CO., Portland. H. C. LAMB, Tillamook. Ore. O. R. ft N. CO.. Portland. Big Deal in Typewriters Austrian Government Orders 1200 Tress Di(.atch to Portland Oregotiian, Februury "th Smith Premier Typewriter Co. L. & M. Alexander ifcCo., Agents. PORTLAND OFFICE - - 122 THIRD STREET HOTOJU PORTLAND PORTLAND, OREGON i The Only Plrt-Clae Hotel In Portland PACIFIC COAST COMPANY COAL For Steamer, Commercial and Family Use Orders Promptly Executed . DOCK FOOT OF SEVENTH ST Samuel Elmore & Co., Agts. T 7 Luxurious 1 ravel Th "Northwestern Limited trains, electrio lighted throughou', both (aside and out. and steam heated, are with out exception, the finest trains In the world. They embody the latest, newest and best Idsas tor comfort, oonvenleno and luxury ever offered the travelling uubllo. and altogether are tha meet complete and splendid production ot the car builders' art. These splendid Trains Connect With..... .. The Grest Northers The Northern I'nclflc end The Canadian I'aciric AT ST. rATJL FOR CHICAGO and. the CAST. No extra charge for these superior acommodntlona and all rlaasi of tick els are available for passige on the trains oa this line are protected by the Interlocking Ulovk Hyitem. W. H. MHAI. M, I StBLBft. Uoneral Agent. Traveling Ag't, Portlsnd. Oregon. fri 1 i J Us A familiar nam of the Chicago, Milwaukee V 81. Paul Railway, known ail over the Union as the Ureat Railway running the "pioneer Limited" trains everv day end night between St. Paul and Chicago, and Omaha and Chicago, "The only perfect train In the world." Understand: Connection are made with all transcontinental llnee, curlng to passenger th neat eervlce known. Luxurious coaches, electrio light, steam heat, of a variety equaled by no other line. See that your ticket reads via "Th Milwaukee" when going to any point In the United States or Canada. All ticket asents svtl them. For ratee, pamphlet or other infor mation, address J. W. CA8ET. C. J. BDDT. Trav. Pas. Agt. Oen. Agt., Portland. Ore. Portland. Ore, Smith Premiers. VIENNA, Feb. 7. Th greatest sin gle purchase of typewritten ever made has been ordered by th mln Ittry of justice, which, after thre months of exhaustive competitive tests, has contracted to equip the en tire ministry with not less than 1200 Smith Premier typewriters, supplying every court. TELEPHONE AUIN 661 . . i iiTiiimn nnv i i n m wi n VVUlTiS tULLAti M OFUand - Astoria oute. StR. ''BAILEY GATZERT." Dally Round Trips Btospt Sunday, TIME CARD Leave Portland t a. m. wave Astoria ...,..........T p, a. The Dalles Boat STR. " TAH0MA," Between Portland, The Dalle and way rants. TIME CARD weaves Portland, Mondays Wednesday and Fridays at T a. m. Arrive The Dalle the earn. day. I D. m. Leaves The Dalles, Tuesdays, Thur- ony ana naturuays at T a. m. Arrives Portland, same day, 4 p. m. This route ha the grandest soento at- trsotl ma on earth. Landing, root ot Alder street. Hoth 'Phone Main 161, A. J. TAT LOR, Agt. Astoria, JOHN M. riU.OON. Agt. Th Dalle. rilATHMK 4k IIEMMAN. Agt., ItOO itiver. WOLPORD WTBRfl, Agt. Whit Salmon. J. C. WVATT. Agt, Vancouver. K. V. CRlClfTON, Agt. Portland. ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA RIVER RAILROAD. UAVK sousni Joupm PORTLAND I'lirtlsiiTI I'u in itopot ' for Asturls sad Way rolnis Aastvl (1 10 am 0p m AHTORIA YXa !jT" t"' Pottles "soil Way yi II SO a luiaipi s iv p oi ruint KA!IK DIVIH1UN "Asiiirtu "it WarrenWasi'T1"' en a si Pluml, Kurt B'.iriw, 0upiu tlsiumimd and Astoria I I0 to a m f.mi II we n B SO p mi (Mam V W p III Hi m XsaaUl for Warrsnliie, I li a Kts si, lUmm-'iid, run MIS pn Htrsei a ml Arturu uiria e m Sunday only, All train make dose connection ( Ooble with all Northern PaotflA trains lo and from th Kait and Bound points. J. C. MATO, Qen'l Freight and Passenger Agent. Oregon SllOfJJ LINE and Union Pacific (TIME ACHED-, Depart Chicago Portland Bpectal :00a,m. via Hunt ington Atiantlo ' Express l:W ti. m. via Hunt ington St. Paul Fast mall ( p. m. via Bpokane Arrive From Portland. Bolt Lake. Denver, Ft. Worth, Oma ha. Kansas City :Mp.m, St. Louis, Cbloago nd Bast. Rati Lake, Denver Ft. Worth, am. he, Kansas City, 1:10. m Bt. Untie. Cnloogo and East. Walla Walla. Lewlston, Boo karuv' Minneapolis Ht. l'aul, Duiutfc. Milwaukee, Chi cago and Bast 7:00 a. m 71 hours from Portland to Chloago, No Chang of Car. OCEAN AND RXVtSH BCHEDUUB From Astoria All sailing dates subject to change Urn. u. Monday For Ban FrancIaJ eo every fly day. Columbia "River 7 a. m. Dallv ex tent Bun. To Portland and Way Landing. Steamer Nahootta leave Astoria oa tide dally, except Sunday, (or Ilwaoo, connecting there with trains for Long lieach, Tlog and North Beach polsts. Returning arrives at Astoria same even lr. O. W. LOUNSBERRT, Ageat. Astoria. A. U CRAIO, General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. BEST0F EVERYTHING In a Word This Tells of (he Paose.iger Service via the Northwestern line.. Eight Trslns Dally Between Bt. Paul and Chicago, comprising The Latest Pullman Sleepers, Peerless Dining Cars, Library and Observation Cars, Free itecllnlng Choir Cars, The 20th Century Trains Runs bvery Day of the tear. The Finest Tram in the Worlo Electric Lighted Heated TUB BADGER STATE EXPRESS, the vinest uauy Train Kunnlng Between Bt. Paul and Chicago, via the Short Lin. Connections from the West Made via The NORTHERN PACIFIC GREAT NORTHERN AND CANADIAN PACIFIC R'TS. This Is also the BEST LINE between Omaha, St. Paul and Minneapolis. All Agents sen Ticket via The Northwestern Line W. H. MEAD, A. L. SISLER, General Agent. Trav. Agent U Alder Street, Portland. Oregon