ASTORIA, ORKGON, MOITPA TfP DECLMbur -
A GOOD INVESTMENT.
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i ' Eeal EstateVttlues may tall, Stooka of any klDd may ' '
. . 1 decline, banks may suspend, and so, also, may In- i '
... insurance companies, but If you want tomake a safe
vestment and be sure of converting; your cash into
something that is bound to appreciate in value,
Buy Diamonds.
. And now that the rainy season is at hand, remember : v '
i , t , that we oan furnish, at reasonable cost a handsome
Bilk XJmrella for yoursels, your wife or your sweet
heart. - v . ,
J. H. SEYMOUR,
IN A. G. SPEXARTH'S
i SHOW WINDOW
' You will find every morning during the
months of November and December
150
Solid Gold and Gold-filled watches, with '
, i the finest .Walthan, EIe;in and Hampden . :
movements, all away below eastern prices.
Change of entire display daily. Come and
see. Count them. : : :
BLACKSn ITHINQ.
Carriage and Wagon Building.
First -Class Horse Shoeing
Logging Camp . Work,
All kinds of wagon materials in stock
' ifor sale. . We guarantee the best work
done in the city. Prices right.
ANDREW ASP.
Corner Twelfth and Dttane Sts.
Plumbing and Tinning
est Work
est Prices
est Material
Prompt Attention Given to All Orders
W. N. SfllTH
Commercial Street
HOME COOKING
treatment to our patrons.
The Central Hotel
I K. M. HANSEN & CO.
NOTHING PLEASES
' so well as nicely laundried linen. We have the neatest ',
and most sanitary laundry in the state and do the best
work.--AU White help. w ( ,",'".
Oor. Tenth and Duane &Tf a HTtOY ESttMlClry
Ihonel991. A
Scow Bay) Iron 8 jRrass Works
; a':i.,Rlaniifactufcfs cf "-''i ' ;
Iron, Steel, Brass and Bronze Castings.
General Foundrymen and Patternmakers.
. ... .'.Absolutely firstelass work, f Prices lowest. . . ,
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66CommmM Street
Astoria, Oregon
'Phone 921.
Astoria, Ur.
Proprietors
' ROO F I N G
Worcester Bui'ding, Portland
"As the r
Crow Flies'
The shortest line . between
Minneapolis, St. Paul and
Chicago is ,
tfSKi-i twxm .
the route of the famous )
North
western "Limited 1 "
T(,( Train for Comfort.'" "
' every night ' in the year.
Before starting on a trip no matter
where-wrlte for Interesting informa
tion about comfortable traveling,
H. U SISLER, General Agent. :,',.,
132 Third St. Portland. Oregon.
' .' ' ' T. W. TB48DALE,
General Fasaenircr Agent,
St Paul,' Minn.
A DIRECT LINE
to Chicago and all points east; Louis
ville, Memphis, New Orleans, and all
points south.
See that your ticket reads Via the
Illinois Central R. R. Thoroughly mod
ern trains connect with all transconti
nental lines at St. Paul and Omaha. '
If your friends are coming west let us
know and we will Quote them direct
the specially low rates now In effect
from all eastern points.
, Any Information as to rates, routes,
etc., cheerfully given on application.
iB. H. TRUMBUfjL, Commercial
Agent, 142 Third street, Portland. Or
J. C. LINDSET, T. P. & P. A., 142
;Third Btreet, Portland, Or.
P. B., THOMPSON, J". ft.- P. A.,
The Scenic Line
TO TAB EAST AND SOUTH.
Through Salt lake City, Leadvllle,
Pueblo, Colorado Springs and
s Perrrtr,
ilOlHAN!
Offers the Choice of Three Routes
Through the Famous Rocky Moun
tain Scenery, and Five Distinct
Routes East and South of Denver.
3-FAST TRAINS DAILY-3
Between Ogden and Denver, Carrying
All Classes of Modern Equipment.
Purfect Dining Car Service and Per
sonally Conducted Tourist Ex
cursions to All Points East
STOP OVERS ALLOWED
On All Classes of Tickets.
For Information or illustrated litera
ture call on or address ,
W. C, McBRIDE, General Agent
12 Third St, Portland. Or..
NORTHERN PACIFIC
Time Card of Train h
PORTLAND,
r , . Leaves Arrives
Puget Sound Llmlted.T:2S a m l:4S p m
Kansas Clty-St Loula
Special 11:18 am :46 pm
North Coast Limited t:IO d m 7:00 a m
Tacoma and Seattle Night ' '
Express 11:4S pm 1:06 pis
Take Puget Sound Limited or North
Coast Limited for Grafs Harbor points
Take Puget Sound Limited for Olym.
pla direct
Take Puget Sound Limited or Kan
sas City-St Louts Special for point!
on South Bend branch. . .
Double dally train tervice on di-fi
Harbor branch., ,
Four trains dally between Portland,
Tacoma and Beattlav
POLLY.'
' By Addison Allen.' .i J
' Some years ago, one whom I had not
previously known to be my enemy sent
me a parrot, when first seen by me
tlw bird inhabited a cage about a foot
square, and on the under side of its
roof was walking around and cursing
everything In sight in three languages.
On one side of the calge was a food
cup containing two or three crackers
and several human fingers, ears, and
scalps. On the other side was a drink'
ing-cup filled With clotted gore. I gath
ered from the bird's actions and re
marks that he was in an unchristian
frame of mind., ,1, therefore, instruct
ed ni wife to remove him to a larger
cage which we had prepared, and with
drew, as the sight of bloodshep is al
ways distasteful to me. It was after
ward told me that the bird in proc.
ess of removal not only used language
unbecoming , a gentleman, .but tore
three strips of leather from, my wife's
nosp, which he then wove into a, mat
for his cage. ; "'?. v ,
In the' course of time, we beeam
better-acquainted with Polly, so that
we learned to love him; and my famr
lly and I spent many happy hours in
observing him in his gymnastic exer
cises, listening to his ; improving re
marks, et cetera. His disposition was
pre-eminently social, and he held a pas
sion for shaking hands. The amiable
visitor would insert a finger in, the
cage, and Polly would seize it in his
beak, and shake hands cordially until
the 'guest sometimes lost all pleasure
in the ceremony. Some visitors did
not attempt to conceal their impa
tience to go away while shaking hands
with Polly.
Although Polly never openly pro
fessed religion, he was of a devotional
nature, and his conversation was larg
ely in reference to the future state of
sinful Bouls. His observations were
weighty and forcefully delivered, as
were also the missiles discharged at
him to intercept their flow., PateTlt
leather shoes Were a favorite ProjeC'
tile with me a,t first, but Polly soon
learned to catch them In his beak and
make hash of then! without interrupt
ing ,his flow of eloquence; and I fell
back on other articles of bric-a-brac.
Tolly was not tacking in the flner
feelings of his sex; he admired fem
inine beauty as represented by Biddy
Higglns, our cook, and frequently pur.
sued her across the verdant Bward
back of the kitchen, in the endeavor
to secure some anatomical specllnen
whose rare beauty and graceful out
line he might admire at his leisure.
His honorable motives were always
misconstrued by the coy maiden, v ho
incontinently fled at , each approach,
and the ensuing display of agility by
both parties beggars descriptions, It
was my practice, just before Biddy's
hanging out clothes in the yard on
Mondays, to invite a select party of
friends, and after seeing them safely
up a tree, cautiously to liberate Polly
with ft long pole. The entertainment
that invariably followed was of tle
highest order.
We knew from the first that Polly
possessed a thoughtful mind, and we
thought it highly probable that he
had received a college education, but
we had no idea what an inordinate
fondness for books he had until one
night when he escaped from his cage
BLOCKADED
Every Household in Astoria
v i- Should Know How to
Iteslstlt.
The back aches because the kidneys
are blockaded. ' '"'i i'
Help th? kidneys with their work. !
The back Will ache no more.
Lots of proof that Doan's Kidney
Pills do this. ,
It's the best proof, for It come from'
Oregon.
T. W. Shankland, who is a street
Car conductor on the Woodstock street
car line, residing at 710 Ellsworth St.,
Portland, says: "Some time last fall
1 began having considerable 'trouble
and annoyance from a dull aching
pain In the back over the kidneys. I
think It was caused from the constant
shaking and Jarring of the car. I
thought at first It would disappear
quickly as It came, but this was not
ihe case. Learning of Doan's Kidney
Pills I procured a box and took them
according to directiona. The result was
entirely satisfactory. The backache
grew le and less and soon disap
peared and as far as I can tell It has
gone for good for "there have been no
symptoms of reoccurrence." j
Plenty of similar proof In " Astoria.
Call at, Charges Rogers, druggist for
particulars." ' " '
For, sale by all- dealers; price 60" cts.
Foster-Milburn . Co., Buffalo, N. T
le. agent for tbi V-.'t. t V ' ' j
Remember the name Doan's and take
do other.
it !
and made "his Way to the library. Like
the religious bird he was, he referred
first to the family Bible, unearthing
it from Its enshrouding dust with the
fire-shovel. ' He' devoured ' it slowly
page by page, with great relish. When
he had finished he took the major por
tion of Gladstone's "Impregnable Rock
of Holy Scripture", and t9e whole of
Balfour' b "Foundations of Relief." He
then followed with Baxter's "Saints'
Rest" and the "Paradise Lost," taking
a few pages-of Webster's Dictionary
as a side dish. Then he made a sand
wich of Tennyson's poems. ; Brad
shaw's guide, and the Brooklyn direc
tory. Next he took alternate mouth
fuls of Gibbon's "Decline and Fall,"
and the works of Old Sleuth. Feeling
then a taste for hfgher, literaturej he
turned his attention to a book of wall
paper samples. ,,
Next morning the cheerless rays of
the winter sun stole through the shut
ters and rested on a mass of plumage
that should never flutter , more; .or
clawa that nevermore should climb;
on a beak forever dumb. Preserved by
taxidermy, he Bits beside a bust of
Socrates, and opinions are quit evenly
divided as to whch ' looks the wiser.
And when Biddy Higgins leaves that
room she backs out, with her eye on
the late lainented. , .,,. j . ; ,
In Case of Accident.
Accidents will happen. Mother strains
her back lilting a sofa.. Father is hurt
in the shop. Children are forever fall
ing and bruising themselves. There is
no preventing these things, but their
worse consequences are averted with
Perrv Davis' Painkiller, No other
remedy approaches It for relief of sore
strained muscles. There Is but one
Painkiller, Perry DavlB.
A chamber maid in the Central
hotel had several fits of an epileptia
nature last evening, and for a time
fears were entertained that she would
not survive. Eventually, however, the
care of a physician restored he? q
normal condition. ;
Jose'phPhillipS fat this city is in receipt
of a letter from his brother- Harry, who
has been In Alaska for several years.
The letter comes from Dawson City,
and says in part:; "I have' done fairly
well this' summer that is, I have
worked at $10 per shift all Bummer.
Now, that will sound like bfg pay to
you. but "if you understood
the country and , conditions
VAll would thine nothing of it
I will give you an illustraton: I have
been sick, and have had to pay a doctor
$10 per visit; any old prescription 'i
or more, and other things in proportion.
So you see wagss are nb more than
conditions demand. I saw the account
of Joe Leonard's death.' We have ex
perienced a temperature of 43 degrees
below ,but winter has not yet fairly
set In." The remainder of the letter is
of a private nature. .
: To The Public
Having assumed the management
of the saloon known as the La Tosca
we beg leave to state that it shall be
our aim at all times to sell only the
best goods and to assure to all of ou
patrons courteous treatment. A, con
cert will be given every evening by
the best musical talent to be procur
ed on the coast, and in evry possible
manner we shall endeavor to make
our house attractive to the public. .
, JES& CHESHIRE.' ;
' THEO. BRAKKE.
Always. Rei
Member the Full Nam
linOneDay, Crfpin 2 Dayi
axauve
Cure nCoidinOneDay,
The! Pioneer
Limited
There is no train in service on any railway in ,
'5v;,!;. the ...world ; that equals in equipment The ... ,r ,
, .,.. .,.. Pioneer Limited train from St. Paul, to Chi- . . ," . ,
.., cpgo via. the ,;- ... , ..;...
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, , o
' ' compartment cars, standard sleeping ' cars r
and dining cars of The Pioneer are the t
,; ' v handsomest 'ever built. ' i .
H- s- tQW 134 Third Sireet, Portland
WEST SIDE NOTES." - "
Rev. William S, Short held a regular
service in St. Thomas chapel Friday
evening, On Monday, St. Tito mas day.
a special service was held at 1 p. m.i
Fred Bidwell went to San Francisco
last week where he will remain until
after the holidays with his mother. :
fiss C. v, Hess will ispend the Mt-
days In Portland. '
Miss Belle Brown- returned to her ;
home In Portland last Saturday. She
has been making a long visit with her
sister, Mrs. Harman Cables at Sklpa
non. e t V ' it
Rev. Levi, Johnson held serlvlces In
AVarren's hall Sunday evening. Mr.
Johnson resides in Portland. "" !
Hon. W. C. Carnahan was In Sklpa
non Wednesday to Vote for etate sena
tor. " .':;;:V.',.
Miss Cora Johnson will spend her holt
days at her Hillsdale home. . ' i
Frank Sweeney and George Warren
have gone to Mexico ia look over the
business prospects ";r! s 1 j V
The children of school district No.; t
will enjoy a Christmas tree In the
school room Thursday afternoon, , to
which all are invited. Warrenton
schools also have a Christmas tree the
same afternoon. And in the evening
the Sunday school will observo the '
event In Warren's hall where the ses
sions of the school are held. ' 'i
Fred Blaisdell has just returned from
La Grande, whither he went to see
John Stalker, formerly of this county,
Who was suffering with typhoid lover
and Blight's disease and expected to
die. Mr. Blaisdell was too late in or
riving, his friend having passed away
thn day prevtouB. ( :
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NOTICE ;
Notice Is hereby given that the un
dersized has been by the County
Court of Clatsop County, .Oregon, (July
appointed executor, bf the at Will ant
testament of May gtnith, deceased,
an4 letteri ttamerttry have been duly,
Issued to him as uch executor. All
persons having claims afajnst said de
?fiased are requested to' pfesent the
same, properly verified, to the under
signed, at W(arrenton, Oregon, within
six months from the date of this notice.
Dated at Astoria,' Oregon, this 19th
of December, 1908. ; j,';
GOLD WIN T, SMITH, '
12-22-Bt , Executor.1
Under date of the"' 20th Inst, a cor
respondent Ment ' to ithls office a letter
in which he makes the following refer
ence to the dredge Chinook: "The Chi
nook like an Indian, Is a little dirty.
For a long time they have been lying
off Smith's Point dredging themselves,
and It has been darkly whispered that
once or twice they fetched the bar a
terrible clip that made things rattle.
As I said before, the Chinook is in a ,
bad situation. v. if they lay where they
are they will go to pieces on the middle
sands, and If they tie up to an Astoria -
dock the fire department will clean
them out In fifteen minutes. There te
no safe place for the Chinook unless
they could go far away and dredge
themselves into some land-locked har
bor where nobody would hurt them and
they would be at rest," The corres
pondent then goes on to criticize the
officers and crew of the vessel, but
gives no reaBon for his criticism. The
commander of the Chinook is a splen
did sailor, and any such attempt as
that of the correspondent whose letter
is given above must not be taken ser
iously. jt
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