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SATURDAY, H THE MORNING ASTORIAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. " A MURDEROUS WEAPON. The Kbp1oIt Harpoon, the Wkult Hantrr'a Chief Hrttaarc. The explosive liurpoim, wlileh Is tht modern whale hunter's ohlef roliauca, Is a truly murderous wonpou, six feet lu length nml ftroutf lu proixirtlou, niHde chiefly of inullcnhlo Iron and ad mirably designed for the RlayliiK of the Immense creatures. Its most striking feature next to the bomb head, whle'i I operated by a time fuse aud explodes In the vitals of the whale, Is the anchor like device that prevents the harpoou "drawing" out of the body agalu under the terrltlc strain of the wounded mon ster's frantic efforts to five Itself. This cous'ists of four hinged barbs, which He along the shaft before it Is nml. but which are forced apart and Imbed Uitnisolves in the whale's body after Ik is hit, ho that If the prize escapes, which sometimes iKvurs, it Is ouly by breaking Uie rope. When "fish" are numerous and there Is a chance of killing more than one in a day a novel method is adopted with the first victim. When It is seen to be dead a hole is bored through its back Into its stomach aud air is pumped into It by a pipe from the steamer's engine until it is Inflated like a great balloon. The orifice is then closed with a wood en plug, and a man Is left alongside in a small boat to establish ownership while the whaler steams off in quest of other prey. As many us five whales have been killed by a ship in one day. four is not an unusual "bag," aud threes and twos are commonly got. A single ship killed twenty-two In a week, and the record year's work for one is 2..S. an amazing number when it is re raembered that on stormy days it Is lm jossible to cruise at all. as the sprays bury the gun, and that during the win ter months fishing is abandoned. Dur ing that period the whales "strike off the coast to escape the ice floes, to which the rorquals are not partial, be ing lu this respect unlike their arctic congeners, whose habitat Is now the re motest section of Hudson bay and the channels which strike north from it farthest bounds into the polar sea it self. Technical World. LINCOLN'S CARELESSNESS. HI Hat Hia FaTorlte Rerrptacle Par Lttrra and Taprra. When Lincoln was postmaster of New Salem be used to tuck the letters Inside his hat and deliver them when ever he happened to meet the persona to whom they were addressed. As this la a fair example of his business sys tem, It may readily be imagined that the office of Stuart & Lincoln was not a model establishment, where there was ft place for everything and every thing In its place. And It was not. In deed, as a managing clerk the junior partner would have been a hopeless failure, and as an attorney, In the technical sense of the term, he would never have distinguished himself. He disliked everything connected with the drudgery of legal routine, hated draw ing the declarations and pleas, despis ed the artificialities and refinements which were even then beginning to creep into the pleadings and disregard ed forms whenever it was possible to do so. There was nothing mechanical, pre cise or methodical about the man, and In all those housewifely virtues which characterized the careful, orderly, ex act solicito he was utterly deficient He never kuew where his papers were, and apparently the only attempt he ever made to better the disorder was to write on one of his bundles of papers which littered his desk, "When you can't find It anywhere else, look In this." But that was long after the firm of Stuart & Lincoln had dissolved, and even then we find him explaining to a correspondent that he had placed his letter Inside an old bat and had thus neglected answering it, which shows he had not wholly outgrown the habit of bis postoffice days. Indeed, his hat con tinued to be his favorite receptacle for papers as long as he lived, and he never acquired any sense of order. Frederick Trevor Hill In Century. Moon Cure For Bald Heads. Tie superstition in agricultural com munities that the phases of the moon affect the germination and growth of seed has a parallel In a queer belief that the moon also influences the growth of hair on the head. Here la an old recipe. The baldbeaded should take "two ounces of boar's grease, one dram of the ashes of burned bees, one dram of the ashes of southern wood, one dram of the juice of a white lily root, one dram of oil of sweet almonds and nix drams of pure musk. Make an oint ment of these and the day before the full moon shave the place and anoint It every day." New York Tribune. The Brute! "This bat of mine," stormed the wife, "has been out of date for ten solid yeans." "I should certainly have thought," re sponded her shameless husband, "that the styles would have swung back to It at least once in that length of time." Louisville Courier-Journal. A Having Sratem. "I saved a big pile of money today," aid Mr. Hardhead. "That is lovely! How'" said bis wife. 'Instead qf going to law with a man for what he owed me I let blm have ft "-London Tit-Bits. His Specialty. Mrs. Knlcker Is your husband an ifter dinner speaker. Mrs. Bocker No, ut he does a powerful lot of grumbling Juring It Brooklyn Life. opoooooooooooooooooo 8 8 1 The supplying of auy want that may arise in domestic or commercial life may be readily and quickly accomplished at a nominal cost by the publication of the want iu the u Want Ad." columns of the Morning Astorian. A necessity which may arise for buying or selling horses, carriages, furniture, pianos, real estate, sewing machines, bicy cles, safes, watches, jewelry, typewriters, or thousands of other articles, can be met at once by the insertion of a suitable adver tisement in the morning Astorion. To secure help cf any sort, or situation of any kind, to find lost articles, to secure board or boarders, lodging or lodgers, borrow money, obtain any kind of security; any of these wants may be supplied by using the "Want" columns of The Morning Astorian. Rates For Classified or "Want" Advertisements ONE INSERTION ONE CENT A WORD THREE LINES THREE DAYS, 30 CENTS Count Six Words to a Line. Cents u line a week. "SITUATION WANTED" V,-,r tlio liKiiofU - - - - lion Wanted " will be HELP WANTED. WANTED Girl for general housework; small family. Enquiie at Astorian office. LADIES EMPLOYED TO DO FANCY work at home dining spare time; no experience required; good pay anJ steady; address Fancy Work Dept., 1344 Market st. San Francisco. 3-8-lm FOR SALE. FOR SALE -OWING TO PRIVATE reasons, the undersigned will sell a $50 racycle, but slight used, at a very low price. Geo. Pontala, 1470 Grand avenue, Astoria, Oregon. FOR SALE -MISCELLANEOUS LOT of wire cable new and second hand, any length, pipe of any description and size, machinery to suit anybody write for prices on anything; metal scrap iron and all kinds of junk and machinery bought and sold. Adress M. Barde & Son, Portland, Oregon. lm. FOR RENT HOUSES. FOR RENT FURNISHED ROOMS AT No. 677 Exchange street. 4-3-lw. MUSIC TEACHER. WANTED THREE MUSIC PUPILS. Inquire at Astorian office. MANDOLIN LESSONS GIVES MRS. C. D. Stewcrt, 127 Seventh street. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF CO PARTNERSHIP. Notice is hereby given that the firm of Scholfield & Hauke is dissolved by mutual consent. W. T. Scholfield, re tiring. All bills due said firm are pay able at once and al bills payable should be presented for payment immediately. Dissolution to take effect April 1, 1906. The business after this date will be conduced by E. Hauke & Co. In retiring from this firm, W. T. Schol field desires to thank the patrons for their eenerous patronage and bespeaks I for the new firm the same liberal treat ment. W. T. SCHOLFIELD, E. HAUKE. CALL FOR WARRANTS. it . r. r r, all nartlPft j iOUCe IS litlCUjr gll -v o.. J- holding Clatsop county warrants endors ed prior to June 1, 1905, to present same to the county treasurer at his office, 559-565 Commercial St., for payment, in terest ceases after this date. (Signed), CHAS. A. HEILBORN, County Treasurer, Dated Astoria, Oregon, this 20th day of March, 1906. 4-H "Far From It. Detective And the pickpocket reliev ed you of your watch, did he? The Victim-Relieved me? Do I look relieved? New York 1'resn. In the Matrimonial Kace. Tom He married her because she was Intellectual. Jack In other words, she won by a bead. Chicago News. A Winter Girl. George 1 notice you always take Miss Plnmpp when you go sleighing. Jack 6be can drive. New Yorir Wwltfjr. CXJOOOCXWOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO THE MORNING ASTORIAN if nerann out of employment, nil under , printed three days free of charge. PROFESSIONAL CARDS. PHYSICIANS. JAY TUTTLE, M. 1). PHYSICIAN AND sl'HOKdN Acting AnlxtMul Surgcuu U.S. Marlue HosplUil Servlw. JOc4 hours: 10 to 12 a.rn. 1 to 4: SO p.m 477 Commercial Street. Jnd Floor OSTEOPATH ISTS. DR. RHODA C. HICKS OSTEOPATH Office Hansel. Bid. Pnone Black 2066 67S Commercial St.. Astoria. Ore. DR. KATHYRN RUETER Osteopahic Physician Phone Red 2161 Hours : 9 to 12 and 1 to 5 3rd floor Bee Hive Bldg., Com'LSt DENTISTS. DR. T. L. BALL, DENTIST. 524 Commercial St Astoria Oreeon. Db. vaughan, Dentist Pythian Building, ABtoria, Oregon. Dr. W. C. LOGAN l DENTIS1 ! i 78 Commercial St., Shanahan Building BROKERAGE. C. J. TRENCH A R I) Real Estate, Insuranoe, Commission and 8hipping. CUSTOM HOUSE BROKER. Office 133 Ninth Street, Next to Juetlce Office. ASTORIA, OREGON. ACCOUNTANT AND BOOKKEEPER. F. W. GARDINER Accountant and Bookkeeper Small Sets of Books Kept. Bills Collected on Commis sion. Accounts Adjusted. Office: 359 Commercial Street. l-'or any disr-ue of the skin there is nothing better than (.'hitinhcrlain's Salve. It i'li''vi-s the itihin and burn in ii-nution instantly and soon effects a cure. Sold by Frank Hart and lead ing druggists. For Kidney and Bladder Troublis: RELIEVES EI 24 Hours ALL URINARY DISCHARGES Jll Si Each Cap. Fsule bearfifMID' tlic namere Jteuare of eovnlerfeiti For Halo by all itruKvlntii. v,!M44 60 YEARS' vlg.:. EXPERIENCE 4 Trade Marks 4 Designs ratH Anyone nenrtlng a Bkelch and dmmipt.lon m) quickly uoeriam our oplnl'iii .'ee whether al lnvnllon In prnhnbly piitirtunlB. (VnninuiilCH. tloiiMrlctlyiiildiitl:. HANDBOOK " i'HUmu tent free. Oldest nyyiirj tut nemrlnK puKwif. I'aKiiiiii till" tnrouvh Munu h, (,'o. recolve VptAaX nnilrf, without ehiirife, In the Scientific flimricatie A hHndamnfily lllimtriileil wpskty. I.nrdpst dr. culitllmi of any ecleiitlllo Journal. 'J nrniH. f 'i a yimr: four months, II. Sold by all newsdealer. MUNN Co.36,Bwadwa- New York Jiruucb Office, 625 V BU WaibloKton, D.C. liii the head of "Sitini- 8 V. , Q NOTICE. All voters of Clatsop county, irres pective of parties, are hereby Invited and requested to meet and participate in a !na meeting to Ik- held In " l,ogan hall " at Astoria, on Saturday, April 21, I'.'Ort, nt 10 a. 111.. for the purpono of nominating a full county ticket to be voted for on Monday, June 4, llHItl. C. J. TRENCH A III), Chairman of the Citizens' Committee of Atorla, Ore. MAX V. FOUL, Secretary. MEN AND WOMEN. L'tnr.x I'm IllfU for unnatural diubr,lnlUniuuitiou, irritation r ulrrllon I ft. t w MrtaiaK. uf in u c a u ni.uibrMM. rwwli rtnilw. PatiilpM. .mi udI utrin. ITHItMUUKIHMLUO. ftil or til't""- , emcisun.t I J (Void k7 trraackta. 5 1 or Mill la plain vrupptr, mrxl '. i'l. Ir f)i tl 0O. or J holtlrtM IS. lr Circular mhi ub i.uii c.s.1. CKXXXXXXXXXX)OOCOOOCXXXXXXX)OOOC)OCXXXXXCOa JUST ABOUT The J. Makers Astorian Building fiOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO( BUSINESS DIRECTORY iaaTM3juiarsacCTagarsaB RESTAURANTS. K1UST.CI.A8S MEAL for lfioj nice cuke, cofFco, pie, or ilouglmuta, 5e, at U. S. Restaur- tint. 431 Rontl St. BEST lo CENT MEAL. You can always find the ht-st 16-t'cnt nioal in the city at Mie Rising Sun Restaurant. 612 (lotmm iciulSt. Portland Restaurant 178 Astor St. Good Clean Meals. Excellent Service, Meals From is Cents to 30 Cents. Mon Fong' Restaurant Noodles and Chop Suey. MEALS OE ALL KINDS OPEN DAY AND NIGHT 71 EIGHTH STREET WOOD YARD8. WOOD! WOOD! WCOD! Cord wood, mill wood, box wood, any kind of wood at lowest prices. Kelly, the transfer man, 'Phone 3191 Main, Barn on Twelfth, opposite opera house. STAMMERING AND STUTTER ING CURED For Particulars Address THE PACIFIC SCHOOL FOR STAM MERERS 12(1 east 1 anthill Street, ...-rv. Portland, Oregon. . A MOMENT! as We Want to Talk to BOOK BIND Wc do it in All the Latest and Best Styles of the Art. . . . S& c xj5 Wc take your Old Magazines that you have piled away on your shelves and make Handsome Books of them fit to grace any library. We take your old worn out books with the covers torn off, rebind them and return to you good as any new book. Let us figure with you on fixing up Jyour Library. tc56 46 S. Dellinger Co. of All Kinds or Books Corner Commercial and 10th Street toOOOOOOOOOOOOC OOOOQOOOOOOO(XOOOOOOOOOOOOOX)OOOOOOCOOOOOOOOO LAUNDRIES. The Troy Laundry The only white labor laundry In lh elty. Does the best work at reasonable prloee and le In every way worthy of your patronage. 10th and DUAN1 Ste.. Phene HOTELS HOTEL PORTLAND Finest Hotsl In the Northwest PORTLAND, OR I. Eagle Concert Hall (MO Ator 81 The Iriulliig mnUM'iiiciit house. 1'. A. I'CTKHSOV, Trop I Parker House Bar I Cor. Ninth and Astor Sis Agency fur KdUon Phonographs and (old Moulded Itecord. THE Dr. C. GEE W0 Chinese Medicine Co. oniierly localcl "R8 Alder Street; lor the 1 mut live years, 11 A r. v.jvT'r ; iUMi.i into tno ,y,-f ' . ; bur tt U-k UuiMiittf tifi' ' .ill,,. nil, at tin' iitli-iiint cor ner of First hud Morrison Htrccts. Hu IrunceNo. Ift'J trout Ht. Successful Home Treatment lr. I". (IKK WO U kiiowtt (liroiiKliotit the tliiltrit SluU'", unit In i-nlli-il Hip (inwl Chlur tiiH iiir on Hi'roiiiit of til wouilrrfut ourra wllliout Hi" nlil 11I a knlfn, without tultitf 1 Hiiin or iIuik. of nny klml. tin Irml itiiy J unit nil illwttiMi with iKiwrrfiit orlinll tool" I lirrln, ImrkD. 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