ASTORIA, - ORKGON, 1 SA DTK DAI.1 DECEMBER 19.'
A GOOD ; INVESTMENT.
' ' Beal Estate values mar fall, Stocks of anj kind may .
. decline, banks may suspend, and so, also, may In- v A
Insurance companies, but If you want to make a safe '
, yeetment and be sure of converting your cash Into
something that Is bound to appreciate In value.
Buy Diamonds.
And now that the ralhy season Is at hand, remember
that we can furnish, at reasonable cost a handsome
. ... Silk Umrella for yoursela, your wife or your sweetheart
. H. SEYnWR,iffjT,n,ereta!
Street :
Astoria, Oregon
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IN A. G. SPEXARTH'S
SHOW WINDOW !
You will find every morning during the
months of, November and December
J50
Solid Gold and Gold-filled watches, with .
the finest Walthaii, Elin and Hampden
, movements, all away below eastern prices.'
1 , Change of entire display daily. Come and
: see. Count them. , : : :
"As the
Crow Flies"
The shortest line between
Minneapolis, St. Paul and
Chicago is . ' -
the route of the famous .
North
western Limited
"The Train For Comfort". ,
' every night in the- year.
Before starting on a trip no matter
where write for Interesting informa
tion about comfortable traveling.
H. L SISLER, General Agent.'
132 Third St. Portland, Oregon.
T. W. TRABDALE, ' .
General Passenger Agent,
: St. Paul, Minn.
BLACKSn ITH INQ.
Carriage and Wagon Building.
First 'Class Horse Shoeing
Logging Camp Work.
All kinds of wagon materials in stock
for sale. We guarantee the best work '
done in the city. Prices right.
ANDREW ASP.
Corner Twelfth and Duane Sts.
'Phone 921.
lumbing and Tinning
B
est Work
est Prices
est Material
rompt Attention Given to All Orders
mmerc.al Street - - - Astoria, Or.
A DIRECT LINE
to Chicago and all points cast; Loula
vllie, Memphis. New Orleans, and all
points south.' r
See that your ticket reads Via the
Illinois Central R. R. Thoroughly mod
ern trains connect with all Iransconti?
nental lines at St. Paul and Omaha.
If yeur friends are coming west let us
know and we will auote them direct
the specially low rates now In effect
from all eastern points.
'Any Information as to rates, routes,
etc., cheerfully given on application.
B. H. TRUMBULL, Commercial
Agent, 142 Third street. Portland, Or.
J. C, LIND6ST, T. T. & P. A., 141
Third street, Portland, Or.
P. B. THOMPSON, P. A. P. A.,
"I wrHe to 1st Tm rw to I fcnmelata yoa
pwe.retl. I commenced taking them Uat Novem.
Mr and took two tan earn boxee and paaaeii a tape
aronn U "Jong. Than I commenced taking than
gain and Wednaadaj, April oh, I paeied another
tape worn K ft. long and o.ar a thousand email
worms. Prariona to mi taking Caacamte I didn't
now I had a tape-worm, lalwaya had a amall
appetite.
Wm. t. Brown. 1M rVaokUi St., BrooUra, . I.
fgfy Best for .;
1 1 a' The Bowels
Keuant, Palatable. Potent, Taite Good, Do Good,
Herer Sicken, Weaken or Gripe, 10c. 2Sc, tit. rleier
Sold In balk. The genuine tablet tamped 0 00.
Inaranteed to sue or roar money bank.
Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N.Y, jo
aXMMLSXLE, TEX MILUON BOXES
HOME COOKING
i .
We are prepared to furnish good table board at the most reason
able rates. Home cooking and wholesome food, and courteous
treatment to our patrons.
The Central Hotel
K. M. HANSEN & CO.,
Proprietors
l o T H I N GPL E A vS E S
so well as uicely laundried linen.1 ' We have the neatest
and most sanitary laundry in the state and do the best
work.-All White help. '' ' '
r. Tenth and Duane St. T1 Tmrn-mr I J -aa-mr
tone 1991. A liU JUU VIA ,
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Scow Bay Iron 8 Brass Works
taofactafers cf
Iron, Steel, Brass and Bronze Castings.
General Foundrymen and Patternmakers.
Absolutely firstclass work. Prices lowest. '
hcse 2451 Comer Elfthteentb and Franklin.
The Scenic Line
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Through Salt Lake City, Leadville,
Pueblo, Colorado Springs and '
Denver.
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Through the Famous Rocky Moun
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STOP OVERS ALLOWED
'On. Alt Classes of Tickets. ,
THE "ROUND ROBIN."
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BTa Ob Knows Orlsla of the Strug
Term.
A "round robin" is one of those
documents of which the name Is fa
miliar to most people, but which un
commonly few have ever ' seen or
signed. Every one knows that the
thing which bears so singular a name
Is , a communication letter, : remon
strance, warning or the like the sig
natures to which are written around
the circumference, of the circle which
Incloses the body of the epistle, or
radiating therefrom like the spokes of
a wheel from a hub, so that the re
sponsibility of signing Is equally
shared. No one signatory can be ac
cused of being either the first or the
last to sign, of being the leader or the
whlpper in.
The most famous example on record
probably is the remonstrance which
was sent to Dr. Johnson in connection
with his epitaph on Oliver Goldsmith.
The doctor had prepared an epitaph in
Latin, but some of his friends, who
had also been friends of Goldsmith,
took exception to it on two grounds,
the first being that It did not quite do
justice to the author of the "Traveler"
as a writer, and particularly as a poet,
and the second that It should be writ?
ten In English. The party of friends
were gathered around gir ' Joshua,
Reynolds' hospitable if somewhat 111
served table, and though they found
themselves In general agreement on
Jhese two points, So ope had the conr
a2' be willing to" "bell the cat," or,
In othe?words, to take Ine lead In
tackling the formidable Johnson on
these two rather delicate matters. "At
last," says Sir William Forbes, "it was
hinted that there could be no way so
good as that of a round robin, as the
sailors call it which they make use
of when they enter a conspiracy so as
not to let it be known who puts bis
name first or last to the paper."
The idea was at once accepted, the
address to Dr. Johnson was prepared
and all signed it in the form proposed.
This very interesting paper is still ex
tant and is preserved among other
valuable manuscripts In the library of
Halgh Hall, near Wlgan, the seat of
the Earl of Crawford. It begins, "We,
the circumscrlbers," and the signa
tures, written around the circle which
Incloses tbe addrem, Include those of
Gibbon, Burke, Joseph Warton, Sheri
dan, Sir Joshua Reynolds, George Col
man and half a dozen others which are
nowadays but little known. Johnson
took the remonstrance in good part,
but as to not' writing the epitaph in
Latin, declared that be would never
consent to disgrace the walls of West
minster abbey with an English in
scription! The whole story is emi
nently characteristic both of Johnson
and his times.
No one has yet been able to give a
satisfactory explanation of the strange
term "round robin." London Globe.
NIGHT TRADE
NOT POPULAR
For Information or Illustrated liters
tura call on or address
Vf. C. McBRIDS, General Agent
; 124 Third St, Portland. Or.
Breaking It Gently.
This Is a true account of one person's
Idea of "breaking the news gently."
The cook, whose home was off in the
country, appeared before the "powers
above" with a letter In her hand.
"I'll have to go home for a couple of
days, mum," she said. "My cousin
Just written to me." And she handed
over the crumpled bit of paper with an
audible sniff. - ' o . ;
'Dear Mary," it ran, "you bad bet
ter come home at once. Your father Is
very sick." And it continued with
many particulars of the illness.
At the end was a postscript which,
like the old joke of a woman's P. 8.,
bad the pith of the matter.
"So long as you'll be driving up from
the village you may as well bring the
undertaker along with you in the wag
on." New Tork Times.
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tr flat and steep surfaces, gutters, valleys, etc. Easy to lay. Tempered for all
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fices and information. -' .
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Time Card ot Traius
PORTLAND.
$ Leaves . Arrives
Puget Bound LimlUd.7:18 am : pir)
Kansas Clty-St Lonla .
Special ....11:10 a m-1:46 pre
North Coast Limited I:t0 om 7:00 m
Tacoma and Seattle Night
Express 11:46 pm 1:05 an
Tak Puget Sound Limited or North
Coast Limited for Qrajrai Harbor points
Take Paget Sound Limited for Olrm
pia direct '
Take Puget Sound LI ml tad or Kaa
can Clty-8t Louis Special for points
on South Bend branch.
Double dally train aerrtea oa Gray's
Harbor branch.
Four train dally between Portland,
Tacoma and Saattl.
Sir Henrr IrrlBC'a Wit.
On on occasion Sir Henry Irving's
company, having been called to the
theater for rehearsal, found upon their
arrival that they were considerably
ahead of time. As Sir Henry bad not
yet arrived, one of the actors in the
company who was noted for his ac
complishments as a mimic proceeded
to give a lively and elaborate Imita
tion of Sir Henry's highly character
lstic acting. As he finished his dem
onstration a well known voice came
from the depths of the darkened au
ditorium: "Tery good," it said; "very good in
flaed so good, In fact, that there la no
Bead for both of us In this company."
Harper's, . , ;t
i km Expert's Opiate). ,
Prisdlla Do yon approve of long en
gagements Msyme-Well, that depends. If the
fellow has plenty of money and takes
you to everything a long engagement
I endurable; otherwise it Is better to
rush it through and start a freah one.
Detroit Free Press.
People of Astoria Have Got Out
of the Habit, According to
Local Merchants.
PREFER TO BUY IN THE DAY
Change of Sentiment Has Been
Made Plain biuce Stores
Have Been Kept Open ,
Till Late.
j A remarkable state of affairs has
come to light during the past week or
10 days,' according to statements made
to a representative of this paper by
leading merchants of Astoria,
i Briefly the old custom of night pur
chases has died out among shoppers,
male and female. ; ,s- - j, .;' -'.
When the clerks' union was first or
ganized here it sought to secure a short
er working day for its members. The
etores of the large cities of he country
were closed at 6 o'clock the' clerks
said, and they believed the stores of
Aeim'la should likewise be closed at
6, except during the rush season. The
merchants took the matter under ad
visement, were dubious as to the effect
of the innovation on their business, and
then, with characteristic enterprise,
notified the clerks that they would
grant the request.
i, The howl that went up from the buy
ers could be heard half way around the
world. Housewives were up In arms
and heaped imprecations upon the
heads of the well-meaning merchants.
While the agitation for a shorter work
lay for the clerks was on they paid
little heed to it, with feminine peculi
arity, but when they proceeded, with
the self-same peculiarity, to forget
to order their groceries, etc., and found
the stores were all closed after 0 o'clock
they cried out In protest, Mrs, Jones,
Mrs; Brown and Mrs. Smith held in
dignation meetings on many occasions,
abused the merchants like a pirate, and
threatened to go to Portland or Bka
mokawa to trade. But the merchant
persevered In his course, and soon he
angry housewife became docile. She
acquired the happy faculty of placing
her orders during t'he day with the re
sult that the habit is now firmly fixed
upon her. .
And it was with the- men. .They
did not take kindly to the new order
of things, for when they forgot to bring
home at 6:30 what their wives had told
them to purchase, they were roasted.
Domestio difficulties -Increased and for
a time It seemed that an age of divorces
would ensue. ' , .,
But It's all over now. Whereas the
trade between 7 and 8 at the grocery,
dry goods and clothing stores was very
brisk, there is almost no business at all
now. People do their trading during
the day and put In the evenings en
joying themselves. The change In pub
lip sentiment has been very pronounced
of late, elnce the stores have been kept
open for the holiday trade, and mer
chants say it is a comparative fizzle to
sit around for two hours every night.
It Is expected that the night trade will
be .brisk commencing Saturday and con
tlnulng until after N$w Tears but' the
opinion seems general that the late
closing hour might Just as well have
been observed a week later.
The situation bears out the predic
tion of the clerks at the time of their
demand for shorter hours for they said
then that people would soon fall Into
the new order pf things and eventually
lose all deslro to trad at night. '.'
Trade, by the way,, has been better
in Astoria than ever before. The
stores have been bettered 100 per cent
during the year, and Commercial street
now boasts some handsome fronts, as
well as Bond street." Stocks have been
enlarged and shoppers have equally as
fine assortments to select from as hav
the people of Portland. One merchant,
whose business scarcely reached $40,
000 last year, will pass the $60,000 mark
by December HI. Generally business
men report Increases varying from '20
to 50per cent. Of 17 merchants Inter
viewed by a reporter, not One reported
an increase for the year of less than
20 per cent. Not Including the monta
of December, one merchant reported an
Increase as compared with last year
of about 19 per cent, but he expressed
the conviction that the holiday trade
would bring the year's Increase up to
20 per cent.' Merchants remark the
Interesting fact that there is much less
credit business done now than In past
years, and that the demand for the bet
ter classes of goods is growing. !
August Thompson, aged 16, was rj
elased today from the county Jail hav
Ing served out a six months' sentence
for burgalry. The lad lives at Sea
side and last spring, with another boy
entered the store , of a man named
Bergman and found the man's strong
box. About $80 was taken by the
boys. , Thompson was detected,', but
his companion escaped. Owing ', to
the youth of the lad, the authorities
were inclined to be-lertlent with him,
and he was sentenced to six months
Imprisonment. In all he served seven
months, having waited In Jail a month
for trial.. His father came up this
morning to get him." When asked
if he would herafter refrain from un
lawful practices, the lad replied that
he did not know it he would, appar
ently being of . the belief that fate
would work out Its course In hs pari,
ticular case. ,' , ;
"GOLD CANNON BALLS. '
h Jana-I Hlddea Treaaar '( nm
Bast Indian Prlnceaa.
Not long ago an old peasant wai
vanderlng In the jungle about half a
mile from the city ot Ahmadhager, in
India, when be found a round ball of
metal. It was black and looked like
an old iron round shot, but when the
old man lifted it he was struck with
Its Immense weight He carried It
home and found on scratching it that
It wfca a lump of solid gold. It weighed
eight pounds and its sale made the
Under rich for life.
There are many more of these can
non balls, each worth a small fortune,
lying bid or burled in the recesses of
this Jungle, and their story Is a curious
one. At the end of the sixteenth cen
tury Akbar, the greatest emperor Hin
dustan ever saw, was at the height
Of his glory. At the head of bis con
quering army he summoned Ahmod
nager to snrrender. The city and its
rich treasure were then under the rule
of the Princess Cande. Knowing that
resistance could be but short, and In
bitter rage again the oppressor, sbe
caused all the treasure of gold and
liver to be melted down. Sbe cast
the metal Into cannon balls and en
graved upon each maledictions agalnsb
the conqueror. ! These were fired Into)
the Jungle and when Akbar entered
the city, Instead of the rich hoard hoi
had hoped to win, he found t treasury
absolutely empty.
That this is not the only occasion
upon which cannon balls of gold have
been cast Is proved by the fact that in
the treasury of the shah of Persia
there may be seen In the same room
where , stands the famous peacock
throne two small globular projectiles
of gold. They were estimated by a re
cent visitor to weigh about thirty-one
pounds each and are roughly madn
Their origin or purpose Is, however,
totally forgotten. It is only known
that they are very oldChicago Chron
icle '
The Pioneer
Limited
There is no train in service on any railway in
the world that equals in equipment The
Pioneer Limited train from St, Paul to Chi
cago via the :t , ( y I ', C I
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Railway
The railway company owns and operates the
sleeping and dining cars on its trains, and
gives to its patrons an excellence of service '
not obtainable elsewhere. The buffet cars,
' compartment cars,' standard sleeping cars
and' dining cars of The Pioneer are ' the
handsomest ever built. , - ;
n. s. rowc.
General Agtat, '
134 Third Street, Portland
1 i wnTSm'mra.'"-'-
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