ASTORIA, OREGON, 'TUISDAY, JULY 2$. 19(X. 4. 7I1S OW HIUACLE Abtoluteljr PurcT THERE IS W SUBSTITUTE SCHOOL. BOARD ADJOURXS-Ow-lnjr to the absence of several members of tb board of school directors, the . HMetlnr which was palled for yester day was postponed, and will be held , later in the week. Teachers will be as- j signed at the meeting. ! TOBACCO cigars TURKISH PATROL for cigarettes. Fine. GOLD SHORE PLUG for the pipe. Unexcelled UNION MADE UNION LABEL PLUG CHEWING Index ; Star Day's WorK g Climax Blue Dipper E Battle Ax Big Dipper "J" Sawlog or Wine Berry or S Horse Shoe Brandy Piper HeidsicR Agents for the Portland Safe & Lock Co. Call and see samples. Agent for Portland Sail & Awning Co. Sails, Tents, Awnings, and Covers. , Two stores, ' P. Commercial St r The Troy Laundry Corner Tenth and Duane Streets Has the Neatest, Cleanest, and most Sanitary Laundry Establishment in the State. Prices Reasonable. Let us call for your wash. 'Phone Main 1991. 'Special Prices - ' on " ": Combination DesKBooK Cases EXTENSION TABLES A choice line at $5 to $18. ;t Unusual bargains in fine willow, oak and leather upholstered rockers H. H. ZAPF - "ThTHousefurnisher Mm COMMERCIAL STREET Fancy and Staple Groceries FLOUR, FEED, PROVISIONS, TOBACCO AND CIGARS.. Supplies of all kinds at lowest rates, for fishermen, Farmers and Loggers. A V AaLlwBN Tenth and Commercial Streets and tonic on the There is hardly a nan, - has not heard of " S. 5. S for the blood.' It is a standard remedy, a specific for all blood troubles and unequalled as a general tonic and t appetizer. S. S. S. is guaranty purely vegetable, the herbs and root of which it is composed are selected for their alterative and tonic prop- -.. all hnnA and skin diseases, as it not only purifies, enriches and invigor- ates the blood, but at the same time tones up the tfred nerves and gives strength and vigor to the entire system. For Chronic Sores and Ulcers, , Catarrh, Rheumatism, Blood Poison, v Malaria, Anaemia, Scrofula, Eczema, Psoriasis, Salt Rheum, Tetter, Acne and such other diseases as are due to a polluted or impoverished condition of and cnectuaiiy as o. cs. o. u counteracts and eradicates the germs and poisons ; cleanses the system of all unhealthy accumulations and soon restores the patient to health. Write us and our physician will give your esse prompt attention without charge, . - THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA, CA. GREAT BILL AT THE UNIQUE MIXTITUDE OF ATTRACTIONS TO AMI-SB THE rUBUC Ti choose from among the list ot gilt -(Mr si attractions offered , at th t'nique theater this week Is Indeed a pusrl. the program esceillng any prev lous onerlng of tms popular house. The management of the only playhouse oiu in Astoria this summer presents a flrst-ols array of high class stars this week. Topping the posters la the team of Pavls and DeHearde, duo of novelty artists whose act is replete with sensational features. This team comes direct from the east, anr' none hetter has been seen on the Pa cilic wast. Their dancing is without di.ubt among the greatest of its kind on the vaudeville stage today. Joe Whitehead is doing the monologue turn this week, and he is & whole dynamo of wit and humor, as well as a swell dancer. Whitehead is the champion lahRivmaker of the United States, and he wears mors smiles to prove his title than a Sintnish admiral. A new Illus trated song entitled: "Just Ntxt Door." is on the program, and the Vitagraph offers some new and novel moving pic tures. The company gives a matinee each day at 2:30. BEST ON EARTH. Give us your order for : Latest and Best Phono graph and graphophone records. A. Trulling'er. trm W i I II II II FORTHE BLOOD The best known and most nonular fclnnd rmrifief market to-dav is S. S. S. woman or child in America who FEOJt CONGHESSMAN LITOrGSTOH, OF GEORGIA. I know of tha successful ns of B. S. 8. in many cwnf It Is ths bast Dlouti remedy on the market, FEOM EX-GOV. ALLEN D. CAJTDLEH. S. S. S. i unquestionably a food oloou purifier, and th best tonio I ver used. the blood, nothing acts so promptly . Social and Personal , Miss Qrty Kearney spent Sunday kt Sessile.- Judge Frank J. Taylor Is out of town lvl return today. ' Mrs. G. H. BeU and Miss Evelyn Bell of Portland are visiting In Utt city, , - " ., - Grover I't singer has accepted a po sition with- the' Astoria Ntitlmwl Bank. , Mrs. O. W. Hum and G. K. Hume of Onklaml, Cat., are the guests of W. It. Hume. Ilv. Oscar Oatrom went up to Blind slough yesterday evening to remain un til tomorrow. ' Miss Lulu Rates left for McMlnn ville yesterday, where she goes to t toml a wedding. Ir. and Mrs. T. L. 'BttU have as guests Mayor J. E. Bashor and family of Grants Pass. Mrs W. L. McEwan Is entertaining her daughter Mrs. La Plants of Ul cus Island. Wn. Miss Bertha M. Sumner, general or ganiser Women of Woodoraft, of Port land Is in the city. r Manager C, H. Qallendor of the Knappton mills, transacted business in th cltyr yesterday. . Attorney Dona van and Delehert Smith were passenger on the Colum bia yestentey for California. Hon. Ales Sweek of Portland, a mem ber of the last house of representa tives, was In the city yesterday. The ladles of the First Lutheran church will meet tomorrow afternoon M the residence of Mrs. Chas. Berg man. A marriage license was Issued yester day to C. B. Turner of New York City and Miss D. M. Casey ot Clatsop county. MiswNellie Biisey went out unToung's river fails yesterday where she wil re main this week the guest of Miss Mary Brayne. , H. E. Noble, the well-known Port land attorney, came up from Seaside yesterday on business and left for Port land in the evening. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dirkle of Portland who have been guests of Mrs. K. Ospurn' for several days left for Sn Francisco yesterday. Harrison Allen left for Seaside last night. Mrs.' Allen will leave for Can non beach today, where they will spend their summer outing.' Government Inspectors Edwards and Fuller of Portland are in the city, they Inspected the steamship Canby nd Nahcotta yesterday. Mrs. Captain Haslam. and little son Archie oame down from Cathlamet yesterday on the steamer Lurline and in the evening left for Portland. . Lleut-Cjl. CbaHea Humphreys, ac companied by Lieut. A. F. Brewster, of Fort Stevens, -were in the city yesterday.- They left for Portland on an official business trip. L. E. Selig returned from Bergman's ranch Cray's river on Sunday to see the manager of the Margarita Fisher Op era Co., which arrived in the city on Sunday. He returned to the ranch yesterday. - , Mr. and Mrs. Walter C. Smith, Jr. left for Seattle yesterday after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. D. K. War ren. They were married at The Dalles Wednesday, and will make their home in Seattle. Imitations have been received from the seargants at Fort Sttvens to a so cial dance to be held at -Post hall on Saturday, August 15. The steamer Major Guy D. Howard will leave Fish ers' wharf at 7:45, returning to Astoria after the dance. - Wanted Girl to wait on table. Ap ply at once. Central hotel. Two ironers wanted. Apply at Troy Laundry. I Have you seen those new fall shirts In stiff and soft bosom at Herman Wise's? Tan shoes are rapidly gaining in ta vor and are seen in the various shops. There are now over 51,538 divorced people in the United States, of whom !--o ver two thirds are women. j Cleopatra, who by her fascination and beauty, charmed so many of the men of her time, was short and stout. EXCURSION RATES KAST VIA GREAT NORTHS UN ItAILWAT Chicago and return, 171. M. St. Louis and return, W7.50. Peoria and return $89.25 St. Paul and return 163. Minneapolis and return SCO. Dulutb and return t&0. Date of sale June 4 and S and 24 to j0 - July 15 and M and August 25 to 2. Tickets Rood 90 days. . For full Information call on or ad dress, H. Dckson,"eity ticket agent, 122 Third street Portland, Ors. A. I CRAIG. General Passenger Agent, Portland, Oregon. l&athei! i SAWYER'S EXCELSIOR BRAND POMMEL SLICKERS . Man or wddle cui not it wat. EXCnSlOR BRUNO (HUB CLOTHING Mil Llul, tlf OMMdr Warranted Wlternroot took for tMdt-mark. A ; If not delM. writ I. t7f Urn, WSf n. Sail tartrMaa, Mm. ' MASKIULL18TS MEET. New York. July 87. Pursuant to a call issued by Secretary tvis of the Protvctlvt Association of rrofesslonal Kail Players half a dosen players have voine in this city but. aftor a short talk the arcroary aimouuced that the mwt ing had been iKtpined subject to call owing to the absence of a quorum. ENGLAND TO TRY AGAIN. The Enitllsh people n detemlned In their efforts to capture the t up which th Americans have held for no many years. To this end a now chall enger la belnir sent over and the rite next month will determine which I th belter boat. The best n edlclne In the world for curing all stomach, bowel and kidney dlsord-rs I the r.immts l!ttttr's Stomach llttin. Puiintt the summer it will be found very bone flclal hi a tonic, also to kvp the bowels retiular, without which you cannot en joy gHHl health. He sure to Klve It a tiial. It will restore the appetite, purl fy the blood, promote sound sleep, and liositively cure flatulency, nausea, hcad tche, sour stomach. ilsxpila. ttt dlKeitltin. and liver trouMe. The gen uine Is tor sale by all druKKlt. i .i i .. , . ..." .' i D ears People have no idea how crude and cruel soap can be. It takes off dirt. So far, so good, but what else does it do. It cuts the skin and frets the und r-skin; makes red ness and roughness and leads to worse. Not soap, but the alkali in it. Pears' Soap has no f see, ol kali in it. It neither reddens nor roughens the skin. It re sponds to water i.istantly; wash esand rinses off in a twinkling; is as gentle as strong; and the after-effect is every way good. Established over co year. SPECIAL ROUND TRIP RATES Between June 4th and August 26th, the Illinois Central will sell round trip tickets from Oregon and Washington points to Chicago Cairo, Memphis, and New Orleans at Greatly reduced rates. Tickets good for three months. Going limit 10 days. Returning limit 10 days after starting west. Stop over privi llges either way, west of the Missouri river. Sale dates are arranged to be convenient for delegates to conventions of National Educational association at Boston; Elks at Baltimore: Woodmen it Indianapolis; Eagles at New York Shriners at Saratoga; Knights of Pyth Ins at Louisville and Commercial Trav elers at Indianapolis. You can take your choice of It different routes. Write us. We will cheerfully give you any detailed Information you want. B. H.TRl'MPCLL, Commercial agent, HI Third street, Portland Ore. NORTHERN PACIFIC Time Card oi TruiiiM PORTLAND. Leaves An Ives Puget Sound Limited. 7:25 am 6:46 pm Kansas Clty-St. Louis Special 11:10 am 6:45 pm North Coast Limited 1:10 p m 7:00 a m Tacoma and Seattle Night Express 11:46 p m 1:05 ns Take Puget Sound Limited or North Coast Limited for Gray's Harbor points Take Puget Sound Limited for Olym pla direct Take Puget Sound Limited or Kan sas Clty-St Louis Special for points on South Bend branch. , Double dally train service on Gray's Harbor branch. Four trains dally between Portland, Tacoma and Seattle. Good goods at the right price. John son Bros. ASK THE AGENT FOR TICKETS vu ..TO.. SPOKANE, ST. PAUL, DULUTH, MINNEAPOLIS, CHICAGO AND ALL POINTS EAST. 2 TRAINH DAILY 2 FAST TIME New Equipment Throughout. Palace and Tourist Sleepers, Dining and Buffet, Smoking Library Cars. Daylight Trip Through the Cascade and Rocky Mountains. For Full Particulars, Rates, Folders, " Etc., Call on or Address J. W. PHALON. H. DICKSON, Trav. Pass. Agt City Ticket Agt 122 Third Street, Portland. 612 First Avenue, - Seattle, Wash. A. B. C. DENNISTON, O. W. P. A. CHIPPUNO RURAL DELIVERY. - There, I" a belief In the west that .recent ruling or th postofflcs depart ment will seriously cripple th ruml fre delivery of malls, Th rul ing Is to the ffect that no free-delivery rout shall be continued Uldeas 100 fam lUcs are served and 1,000 places of mall matter are handled monthly. Under thla rutin it Is said, W per cent ot th route In Nebraska, Minnesota, low and Mm Dakota will Xm discontinued, says th Chicago. Inter-Ocean. Titer may hav been too rapid eten slon of the free-delivery service in minie of th state. Muny of the route may fall below th standard con toiitplalod under th law under which I hey were established and titer nmy have been recHicsa expenditure In ex tending 'he system. Hut It is undo ntabU tluu th extension of th free- delivery service has been of greta ben cllt to our rural population. It lis been more than a convenience mid hits don much to reconcile the hoys mi l girls to farm life, Taken In connection with th farm telephone and the electric railroad, th rural fre delivery ot malls has given a nw at mosphere to country life And no gov ermeittal policy haa been mor popular In the west than that under which liberal expenditure hav been made to give ;h farmer fre delivery of mull. . Therefor necessary changes In th system should be mad with great wr An arbitrary ruling that would sus pend W per rent of the rural free-delivery mull route would creut great dlssatisfa.'tion and would be manifestly unjust. It I not a question of wheth er or not too much money has been s"iit on th routes. When free-dllv-eiy w.ts extended In cities th con venient of the peopl was th consld ration. ' At first the free-delivery system In the cltl's did not pay. but It was not suspended on that account. It was not expected that the rural free-delivery system would pay at first. It was not adopted with that Idrn. In mind. It was organized In answer to a demand from the farmers that they be treated us f ilrly a the residents of a city. The demand was a reasonable one, but It offer no excuse for the establishment u( a route for only a few people. ' There nu.y be auch route In oin-ra tlon, but It may be taken for granted Unit In a mujority of cases the route established for the convenience of the ordluury fanning neighborhood are dearly within ijie provisions of the rural free-delivery lit ard are of in creasing benefit to the people served. All of these routes were established under Instruction of the Poat office De partmvnt and postmaster Interested in their neighborhoods compllud with the direction given. It would be un fair to nil parlies concerned to. discon tinue these routes except for th best of reasons. Some Inter esting Facts When people are ontenlatlng a trip, whether on business or pleasure, they naturally want- th beet serv'.- obtainable as far as speed, comfort and safety Is concerned. Employes of th WISCONSIN CENTRAL UNB3 ar paid to serve the public and our train ar oerated wo aa to make elo con nection with diverging -tinea at alt junction point. Pullman Palac Sleeping and ChaJi Cars on through trains. Dining car service unexcelled. Meals served a la carte. In order to obtain the flr-st-olaa ser vice, ask th ticket agent to Mil you a ticket over The Wisconsin Central Line and you wilt mak direct ic-.mectlons at St. Paul for Chicago, Milwaukee and all points Best. For any further Information call on any ticket agent ,or correspond with JAS. C. FONU, oen. rasa. Af. or JAS. A, CLOCK. Milwaukee. Wis. GOOD PLUMBING. A good workman, using good mater ials, make a good Job and save much annoyance. " Tou especially need the best In olumblng, gas fitting, heating appliances and tlnwork. Call on John A. Montgomery, 425 Bond trt, and avoid trouble. Phone 1031. COAL. We handle the best coal on the mar ket. ELMORE it CO. 'Phone 661. . If you want th purest. and best lc cream you'll have to see T&gg. 16 cents a pint. Live Well You Can do It If Tou Trade With Foard & Stokes Co. Everybody enjoy good living but few like tjie the bill come In, especially when thy are larger than you believe they should be. Look Into your buy ing and not only try to save on your expenses but get the best food for your table at the same time. W pride our selves on keeping only, the highest grade of delicacies for the table. Our preserves, dried fruit, sauces, canned specialties In meat, flsh and vegetables cannot be excelled anywhere. We want you to look at our display In thl line and we can ease your troubled, mind a yvhat to eat either for breakfast, din ner or lunch. FOAtlD ft STOKES CO BIDS FOR PAINTING , - Astoria, Oregon, July IT, 1W1 ld will be received at th of flc of I h School Clerk from th dflte hereof, until August 1. 1WJ, for the painting" of th Aldeibrook school house and for th painting of (he Adair school hou, two coal th work to I don tn a good and wortnanllk imnncr, and to th atl faction of the Board of Directors, th work lo b fully completed by Hcptem br SO, 1WJ. All material to be fur nished by the Board, lltd for painting th roof of said buildings, to be for on coat work, the Director reserve the rlttht to reject any and all bids. , My order of the Hoard of School Dis trict No, 1. lly K 7.. FF.UGrSON, Clerk of School District No. 1. JAPANESE GOODS. New stock of fancy good Just arriv ed at Yokohama Basaar. Call and m the lateit noveltl from Japan. HATS TIIIMMKD FREE. Mr, ft. Ingletjn will contlnu her re duction sal of hat sklrta, waist and ladle' and children's furnishing good until October 1. Call and the line. Also carry a complete Un of hair switch and pompadour. Price will ult you. MRS. It INOLETON, Waluh Block. Ladies Attention A NIc Assortment of Fancy Crockery Received. W ar pleased to annotinre to the ladle of Astoria and vicinity that we are able to show a fine a line of plain and decorated crockery and glassware us Is to be found In th city. Every ar ticle will command your keenest In spection and la ld at prices not to be equaled elsewhere. When you want to buy crockery of any kind for dinner, lunolwon, fish aets, tea sets, cutlery to match, be sure and see our Hue, it will pleas you. FOAHD & 8TOICEJ4 CO. Scow Bay Iron Manafactarers of - Iron, Sled, Brass ami Bronitt Castings, (it'iierul Foumlryiiion and Patternmaker". Absolutely firstdiVHs work. Prices lowest. phone2451. The The Palace Cafe Palace BUACKSMITHING. Carriage arid Wagon Building. First-Class Horse Shoeing. , v ; i-oaln Ciimp Work. AH kinds of wagon materials In atock for sale.'" We guarantee the hest work done in the city. Prices right. . ANDREW ASP. Corner Twelfth and Duane Sts, 'Phone 911. . EXPERT HORSESHOEING General lJInckRinitliing, BoHt and Cannery Work. 8eeu for High Cla Work. Hlion Comer of Fif teentli and Dunne Streets, near St. Mary's Hospital; HOLMES 6k S BIBB RT Phone 23411. The Boston Restaurant mm COMMKKCIAL 8THKKT Best and Neatest Eating House in Astoria . Try Our 2 S-Cent Dinners f Prompt Attention MARINOVICH & CO lELATERITEJi Mineral Rubtxr) yOU MAT IIHTJ!ini nuiuuifo , . orllnd It ncamry tonErLAt JSX WOftPf.OUT ROOI" ELATE RITE Take the plam of shingles, tin, Iron, tar and gravel, and all prepared roofings For flat and steep surfaces, gutter, valley, etc Easy to lay. Tempered for all climates. Seasonable in cost. Bold on merit, Guaranteed. It will pay to ask ior pnwiB nnu information - THE ELATERITE ROONNCT CO., DKNBMORB TYPEWniTKRi. We soli, rent, and repair all makes of typewriter. WHt for nw catalogue of New Deiisinor. , - Huxley,' Ryan 4V Co., 61 Fourth Street. Portland, Or, ' EXCURSION NOTICB, Th ladle ot Grace church will glv a moonlight excursion to Seaside on Tuesday evening, August 4. The train will h ave Astoria at 7:15 p, in,, ftnd r turning will leave Seaside at 11:30 p. in Th round trip far will b 75 rent Ticket may be obtained of the Utdlva or at Griffin' book shir. FOR BALK At rare bar nan. House and lot, Fin ely dtuated, good lawn. Apply at thl office. tt KXERCISR CAR. In nothing I greater care and skill necessary than In house plumbing. Un sanitary plumbing ' I a menac to health. See J, A. Montgomery, 4SI llond ctrMt. , v FULL CREAM f 1IEE8IL, Mad In, Oiy' River. Retails at IS cent a pound, Th best vr offered en th tower Columbia, Try It and b convinced. Bond Street Market, U. EJIo, proprietor. COAL. Rosyln coal last longer, la clanr and make less troubl with tvea and chimney flue than any other coal on th market. George W. Sanborn, agent. Telephone Mil. NMTtft I'miHI 10 IH'Ilt ii pint. A. Tntrir. 8 Brass Works Comer Eighteenth and Franklin. Best Restaurant Regular Meats, 25 Cents Sunday Dinners a Specialty Everything tbe Market Affords Catering Company I 4444)44444 4 High Class Chef ROOFING . Worcester Building, Portland.