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s SATURDAY, MARCH II, 1905. TllYJ MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON i j ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK Capital 1'ald lu tM),im. . Hnrplus and Undivided Profits $.'j5.Wt Transacts a general banking business. IuUirt iulJ on time deposits. J.Q. A.BOWLDY. 0. 1. PKTKRHON, FRANK I'AITON, J. W. OA NEK President Vios President Cuhler. Asst. Cashier K18 TENTH STREET, ASTORIA. ORE. HOTEL PORTLAND 'The Finest Hotel In the Northwest PORTLAND OREGON. The TROY Laundry Is the only Wliito Iabor laundry in the City. Does the Host of Work ut very renMotmble I'riwa, and in in everyway worthy of your patronage. Cor. 10th und DUA.N'E ST8. Phone 1991 tzxxz x xxx x rx iixxxixxiiixixxxrxiixixixxij FRESH AND CURED MEATS Wholesale and Retail Ships, lagging Camps und Mills supplied on short notice. LIVE STOCK IIOUCiHT AND SOLD j WAWNQTON MARKET CHRISTENSON & CO. rTTTTTTTtIllIlITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTllIlIllItTTn Reliance Electrical Works H.W. CYaCA, We are thoroughly proired for making estimnlcs and eiecutlng orders for all kind of electrical installing and repairing. Hupplles io stock. We ll the Celebrated 8HKLBY LAMP. Call up Phone 1161. 428 BOND STREET Wll 11 1U1 VJ aT9 Beer. ANDREW ASP, BLACKSMITH. Havmg Installed a HubW Tiring M.ohlue of the lHtit pattern I am prepared to do all kiuda of work in that line at reasonable prions. Telephone CORNER TWELFTH AND DUANE STREETS. A Midnight Peri NEfSf ZEALANDFIRE INSURANCE COMPANY "MOt New Zealand W. P. THOMAS, Mgr., San Francisco. UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHREIIOLDERS 1 1 a boon Underwriting on the Pacific Const for twenty-five yours IllllMMMIIItlMllMMMftllllMttlMIM ELMORE CO., Sole Agents Astoria, - - Oregon. The MORNING ASTORIAN 60 CTS. PER MONTH Astoria's Best Newspaper Guarantees to Its Advertisers a a Larger Circulation than sny v Paper Published in Astoria. OurBooKs are Open to Inspection by Our Advertisers. (Coprrlfht, IM, . by T. C. MoClur.. 1 bad been going to the coologlcal gardtiua la a professional capacity for three years when I met Bloka. Fie waa young man of eighteen or twent and half wit . He bad neither bone nor friends, and no one knew where M cams from, but be waa allowed to bang round the place and aaalat the deepen for bla board. lie bad been there about a month when I aaw bus. lie waa butt of ridicule, and aome of the keep' era were treating him harshly. Ue bad teen severely cuffed by one of tbem Just before being eetit to me and waa crying over It like a girl. I sympa thlaed with him and braoed him up by giving him the first coin be bad bad la a year, aud we two soon got on good tertna. About all weeka after my flrat meet' lng with Blnka I waa acnt for to pre serve the carraaa of a buffalo, and the lad wu ordered to assist me. It waa In winter time and the weather very cold. The buffalo bud been ailing fur a week or two and had died at night In a abed and hla body froze aa bard aa Iron. Dlnka and I had to thaw It out before we could atart at pie real work, and ao It occurred that we worked until a late evening hour liefore I waa ready to go. It waa after 10 o'clock when I began to waab up, and I looked around to find tbe boy curled up on aome blanketa and evidently asleep. Aa It waa a room heated with ateam plpea, I decided not to disturb blm. There waa a door of coramunlcatlot, between the dissecting room and tbe animal bouae, but It wna uever closed. I had briefly examined It on two or three occasions to Dad It locked. In the animal house tbe keepers made their round every three hours, begin nluir at 8 o'clock. JWwm'u 9 and 10 o'clock I had worked mostly alone, while Bluka waa In and out of the olace four or Ave tlmea. 1 bad no rec ollection of aeelng blm near the lock ed door, however. lie waa seemingly aslwp, aa I aald, and I waa waablng my handa preparatory to taking my departure when a low growl behind me made my hair aland ftp. I turned to find a male Bengal tiger on the far aide of tbe carcass of the buffalo and between me and tbe animal bouae door. Tbe door, aa I afterward found out, waa a awing door and opened with out noiss sftar being unlocked and abut Itself with a iprlng. No one but Blnka could have unlocked It The tiger waa looking me full In the eyee aa I turned, and It aeetued aa U I turned to stoue. I mutt have breathed. but I waa not conacloua of it The boost had somehow escaped from Ita cage In the aulinal bouae, and the acent of blood bad drawn blm to my room. He did not have tbe reputation of be ing particularly ferocious, but one baan't got to be connected wlttt ux to know that tbe tiger la alwaya a dan geroua animal, particularly when be baa the acent of blood under bla none. The beaut prowled menacingly and .witched hie tail aa I stood there look ing at him d when the blond began to run In in v vein agalu I knew that the I'luincpM iiunliiHt in' were ten to one n.ve. a hundred! There wn a fresh curcuHit um!er his nose to tempt him, but u wild lie.'ist due not sink down and lieu I u to feed off a cumins when there Is a living in, in twenty feet be yiiiiil. 1 hn J read, a everybody else has, that one should litok a da ngerous beast In the eye. No one ever gave more foolish advice. The tiger not only star ed mo out of confidence, but tbe fact that I whs HtnriiiK at him seemed to anger htm. I believe the result would be the siime In any case. Hla tall con tinued to switch, his eyes to Batten, and his lip dropped down to show bla hor rible fanga. I realized that In another minute be would spring on me, but to save my life I could not move a foot The Idea of fighting him never occur red to ine. If It bud 1 should have had to abandon It the next Instant aa there wan uo weapon at hand. I had forgot- tou the prwence of Blnka when a low, menacing growl from the tiger awoke the boy. "1-1 thought It waa morning," snld the half wit, as be got to hla feet and rubbed bla eye. Then he noticed me staring fixedly at the tiger and turned his face In that direction. "Hello, Nero! I knew you would come!" be cried to the beast and, leap lng over the carcass of the buffalo, he put bla arms around the neck of tbe king ot the Jungle The beast whined and licked hla face. "We are great friends, you know," explained Blnks as be turned to me. "I have been In hla cage night after night when nobody knew anything about It I unlocked that door and the door of hla cage and told blm If be would come tn after you were gone we would have a romp. Stop your growling. That gentle man baa been very good to me. Come over and put hlra on the head, Mr. Hastings. Nero won't hurt anybody unleaa I tell him to." I waa thoroughly frightened, and how I carried thlnga off aa well aa I did hus always been a puzile to me. All the money Id the world could not bare In duced me to approach the beast. He was quiet now, and hla eyes no longer biased out but what I wanted waa to get out of that as soon aa possible. "Blnka, I am In a hurry tonight and tan't stop." I replied. "I wish you would kneel down In front of Nero and put your arms around his neck. I don't want him to aee me when I go." "Of course I will, but next time you coma you must have a romp with ua. Tou have no Idea how high Net can ump, and you ought to aee him show hla teeth sometimes when I pull bla tall too hard." Walla the hov shielded me from We Arc Proud Of the. rwiny wonderful cures that have been effected by the use of listener's Htoinuih Bitten during the past 60 years.. Thousands of grateful letters have been received testifying to its goodness. What it JKVlone for other sick folke It will j- A do for you. Try a bottle. It t W Appetite, Chills, Colds, La Gftwforpid Liver, Constipated Bowels, Indigestion, Dys pepsia or Mslaria, Fever and Ague. Hosteffers Stomach Bitters. tiger's gaxe I dipped out of the yard door tod locked It behind me. M QUID. THE DOG'S COLD NOSE. It Orltfa, Arroratac to the t0 Book of Noah's Ark. "The true story of tbe dog's cold boss has been bunded down to ua Bail ors from the log book of the ark," says Bailor In tbe New York Times. "Mrs, Noah went down one morning to the potato bin In the lower bold for the vegetables required for tbe noonday meal. Her favorite collie dog, Nip, fol lowed ber, aa was bis dally custom. While Mrs. Noab was sorting out the tubers the ark collided wltb a small anag, which punctured a email bole In her side close to where the lady stood, (feeing that Immediate action waa nec essary, she took off her woolen petti coat and apron and stuffed them Into the bole, but the pressure of tbe water forced the things out, and so she put tbem back again and sat on them, call ing loudly for assistance. But no one seemed to hear her, aa the animals were making such a noise. In ber po sition she leaned back so that the backs of her arms were pressed up against the cold sides of the vessel; bence the bin ks of women's arms are always cold. The water was coming In fast, und she begun to fear for the safety of the urk. so she Jumped up und, grubbing Mp, put his nose into the bole uml Icnle him stay there until she went to the fore hntch and shout ed for help. A carpenter's mate beard ber and came down Into the hold with a aoft pine plujf. released poor Nip and topped the leuk. The water outside was very cold, and Nip got a cold nose, and hence all healthy dogs have a cold CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING. RATES: First Insertion, One Cent a Wrd. One Week, Each Line, 30c. Tw Weeks, Each Line, 45c.' One Mnth, Each Line, 75c. Astorian Free Want Ads. Anyane Desiring a Situation can Insert an Advertisement in this Cluma of Three Lines Two Times Fres of Charge. PROPOSALS INVITED. PROPOSALS FOR BEEF AND MUT- ton Office chief commissary, Van. couver Barracks, Wash,, March 15. 1903. Sealed proposals for furnishing and delivering fresh beef and mutton for six months beginning July 1, 1905, will be received here and at offices of commissaries at Fort Stevena, Ore.; fiolse Barracks, Idaho; Forts Casey, Columbia, Flagler, Lawton, Walla Wal la, Ward, Worden Wright and Van couver Barracks, Wash., until 10 a. m. April 15, 10;, and then opened. En velops containing proposals should be indorsed "Proposals for fresh beef and mutton to be opened April 15, 1905," and addressed to Commissary of Post to be supplied, or to Ma J. George B. Davis, Chief Com'y. NOTICE FOR BIDS BIDS WILL be received for the foundation anJ basement of the New St. Mary'a Hos pital; plans and specifications may be seen at the office of the architect at St Mary's Hosptal; all bids to be in on or before the 25th of this month; right reserved to reject any or all bids. March 6, 1905. nose.' THE INFERNAL REGIONS. How Tber Ar Drplpted la Boddhl.m and I.lBinl.m, The infernal regions of Buddhism are horrible. They comprise a great hell aud Ktti lesser Dells. In these bells, according to the sculptures of the Buddhist temples, men are ground to powder and their dust turned into tints and Ileus and spiders. They are pestled In a mortar. The hungry eat red hot iron balls. The thirsty drink molten Iron. Islamlsm says of the Infernal re gions : "They who believe not shall have garments of fire fitted for tbem. Boiling water shall be poured on their beads and on their skins, and they hall be beaten with maces of iron." In the Scandinavian mythology, the mythology of Odin and Tbor, we are told that "in Nuxtrond there la a vast and direful structure, wltb doors that face the north. It la formed entirely of the backs of serpents, wattled to gether like wickerwork. But the ser pents' beada are turned toward the in side of the ball, and they continually send forth floods of venom, in which wade all those who commit murder or forswear themselves." Iq the past Christian clergymen loved to describe hell. The present tendency, however. Is to avoid discus sion of this placi to dwell upon the gentler and more lovely side of Chris tianity. Eu-huugv. Do Sot Boll Coffee Too Long. There la only one mistake that can be made In making coffee, and that is to cook It too much. When subjected to a momentary boiling and then re moved from the tire It Is a drink for the goda, but If it Is kept at a high d gree of heat for thirty mlnutea ita character Is entirely changed, and it becomes almost poisonous. Of the peo ple who overcook coffee in this way some do it through Ignorance, but the greater part of them through greed in order to make it go further and pro duce a larger profit. What we need is a law making It a capital offense to boll coffee more than three mlnutea. Chicago Chronicle. SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE ceived at the office of the Llgat Hous Engineer, Portland, Oregon, un- jtll 12 o'clock, M., April 10. 1905, and then opened, for furnishing and de livering fuel and provisions for light house tender Columbine, during the fis cal year ending June 30, 1906, In ac cordance with specifications, copies of which, with blank proposals and other Information, may be had upon ap plication to Major W. C. Langfitt, Corps of Engineers, U. S. A., Engineer. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE SECOND-HAND FUR nlture. Inquire at room 2 over Pet erson St Brown's store. NCUBATOR FOB 4tJBS m EOOI capacity; also three 100 capacity brooders; first-class . condition. Ad dress A, Aeterlan Office. FOR SALE SHETLAND PONET, cart and harness. Apply to A. E. Al len, Clatsop, Ore. 160 ACRES OF FIRST CLASS TIM ber land for sale. In Pacific county. near Columbia river. Address Box 699 Astoria, Ore. FOR SALE LOT 1. BLOCK 14. Adair's Astoria; for particulars writ to J. P. Miller, Onleda, Wash. FOR SALE STEAM TUO IN FIRST- class condition; terms reasonable; suitable for seining purposes. For particulars apply at this office. SCOW FOR SALE AT M'GREGORS mill, 22x64; would make a good fish scow. Inquire of Dan Gambel at mllL HELP WANTED. WANTED MEN TO LEARN BAR- ber trade; 8 weeks completes; posi tions guaranteed; tuition earned while learning. Write for terms. Moler"8 Barber College, 644 Clay St, San Fran cisco. Wanted. A school girl to do light work at Mrs. E. C. Holden's on Duane street. FISHER BROTHERS COMPANY Agents The Linen Thread Co. SALMON TWINE, COTTON TWINE, ROPE Fishermen and Cannery Supplies Child Poaaion la Praae. At all tlmea It baa been au object with French parents to teach a child to be provident and economical. A child of three can become a member of tbt Mutuants by giving only 2 cents a week. One cent will entitle It to get ting 10 cents a day when it is ill, and the other goes toward getting a pension when it Is at a certain age. No one knows how long a child can live, but what does the contribution amount to? There Is hardly a child In the world wh,i dacs not spend that for candy. Now, a boy of eighteen giving 54 cents a month to the society will when be li ixt.v hove a pension of 72 a year. Deatffas la.a Him. 1 Gladys-He tells me you have d eigne upon him. Ethel-Did the wretch say that? Gladys-Yes. He said your Image was engraved upon hla heart- Judge. It often happens that the man who pays the piper has nothing left for bis credItors.-Puck. The New Way of doing the family washing the way which changes it from dreary drudgery to a cheerful household duty is by using Laundry Trays Install a modern tasdard Laundry in your home and there will be no water to carry, no leakage or damp floors, and no tubs to empty or upset. It will increase the selling value of your home. . CONTINTMCNT" J. A. MONTGOMERY, Astoria, Or. g"1 433 Commercial Street Phone Main 121 Sherman Transfer Co. (HENRY SHERMAN, Manager Hacks, Carriages Baggag' Checked and1 Transferred Trucks and Furniture Wagons- Pianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped. Scow Bay Iron 8 Brass Works Ktannfactorers of Iron, Steel, Brass and Bronze Castings. General Foundryuien and Patternmakers. Absolutely firstclass work. Prices lowest. Phone 2451. Corner Eighteenth szd FrcsMiiv.