THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 17$. Published Dally Swept Monday by XUk. J. & DEL LINGER tOMFAJTY. SUBSCRIPTION BATES. By mall, 'per ) .17.00 By carrier, per month.. ........ .00 WEEKLY ASTORIAH. mall, per year, in advano; .1.00 Entered m aKoad-ebua matt July (MM, at the prUm l Astoria, Ore taiUt ot MMTCht, trOiWn ftrttw MnvBit TS Mow anmowiatoaUlMr rartkao or plan ot bmtiKiM I J poMi oard or throng We Wn. ar trwfolarity la Bmr dMwU fee awlJaWj wported to ts oflloot puUfcattoa. , tStXPhOKS MAUI Kju OffleUI paper of Clatsop oouoVy and Ike City of AtturU. d WXAXEEB. ' 4) Western Oregon and "Wash- tag-ton Occasional rain. ...- "SUSPENDED FOR THIRTY DAYS." It strikes ss a bit anmwug that Pilot Olney of the stamer LurHna, recently sunk In the Columbia river at Rainier, while in collision with the steamer Cascades, should be punished by a beggerly thirty-day suspension. If he was guilty ot throwing his steamer, laden with a score or more of sleeping passengers and a good lot ot valuable freight, across the bows of the, steamer Cascades and) sub jecting them to the perilous chance of death In more ways than one, he de serves the utter limit of the law's re prisal and should have been barred for life from handling the wheel of any vessel afloat, in these waters, or beyond them. The officers of the Cas cades are not even involved m the blame nor penalty; therefore, Kane Ol ney is wholly and solely responsible for the accident that sank his steamer and all but engulfed his peo ple. The decision Is a howling farce and smacks of the littleness of con temptible prejudice In places where no prejudice is supposed to exist. The fact of the business is, he is made the cape-goat of an affair In which he was willing to take his own share of blame, which share would not nearly cover the limit of responsibility in the case. The bagatelle of punishment meted out to htm Is proof positive that he is practically guiltless of blame, and is dealt out to him in such meas ure as will obviate an appeal on his pan, or me part or his owners; a recourse as mean as the spite that prompted punishing him In the first place. " : o FOR OREGON, JUST ONCEI The coming session of the Oregon legislature should be made almost remarkable for the genuineness of the work done there, for Oregon and Ore gonlans. There are Illimitable ways in which an honest and faithful legis lator may work for, and achieve, the largest measure of real common good. .and surely the state needs it It Is to be hoped that, just once, the real needg of the commonalty will be at tended to; that the railways, the cor porations, the combinations, will be set aside and the bulk of thought and ac tion directed In the Interest of the people. For the sheer sake of the odd experience, let us have one legisla tive session, devoted to the wants of ffmHA Vhrt Antnnllv wont nA A . " ...,. nuu ucmt TU, the broadest consideration of the men they have sent there to serve them. The old story of truckling to the "vested interests" stinks In the nos trils of the people of this state, and the opportunity to do something pop ular, wholesome, honest and conclus ively .good for the people, should not be lost" We know it Is almost assin Ine to indulge in such vain longings. but we risk the charge in the vague hope that there are hearts and minds among the ninety at Salem, fresh and clean enough, to do & con. spicuous measure of work for the vot ers who sent them there, rather than for the men and the concerns that are reputed to own the state, and state house, too. : , . , TOMORROW'S ELECTION. Tomorrow will be held the municipal election that la to give the. pvui'lo of Astoria a now mayor, city attorney and three councilman, anil, pwhnpn, some new and essential law tor lncorpora' tlon Into th charter, s That It U a liy-etectton does not In' tit (vast de.' tract tor Ha ' Importance, Let " every honest clltstm get : out and declare himself, It only to show thnt ho htt much Interest In nts city ana It gov trnment.1 The men nnuil tor officers are all good men, known and tried and proven, and It will be no sort ot compliment It they are sent Into pub He service with a mere wave ot the hand, ea It were: they are entitled to Just at pronounced and cordial a send-oft at though they were factors in the blKgest ot general elections. Give It to them; and while you art at It, rote for any of the fifteen amend ments submitted by the chartor-com- mtsslon, you. may like, but riddle that one ot them, that would make the Water Commission ot Astoria a mere political machine, and tear down the work of years and conscientious effort; tt la not wise to warp this municipal department from Its free, clean and decent status, Into the dirt and turmoil ot local politics; It would be mere than a mistake, It would be a dellb erala sin against municipal decency and an Irreparable blunder. In a finan cial and governmental sense. The fact ot the business Is, that the passage of this blundering and vicious amend ment wilt be met with a legal insist ence that will hold the whole list of amendments up In the air for years, while the courts are determining the tMues that will he raised against Its application. 4 EDITORIAL. SALAD. There are in the United States more than sixty million acres of swamp lands. Now that the agricultural lands are becoming scarce and the govern ment can show what it can do to wa ter the barren deserts of the west, the people of the country are beginning to realise that the government might be equally, successful In removing su perabundant water. The fact has been established that by drainage these waste swamp lands may be rendered habitable and productive. Since the government has set aside millions of dollars for the reclamation of the des ert lands of the arid west through the! agency ot Irrigation, this fact Is spe cially Interesting, for the vast swamps of the lower Mississippi valley and of Florida, of the Sacramento valley of California, of northern Minnesota and the southeastern coastal plains are now the only great remaining sources of future agricultural land. This poem Is unknown but a Kan sas paper vouches for its excellence: "The rose that smells the sweetest Is the first to fade. The boy who runs the fastest Is the one to soonest jade. The brightest of the evenings has the gloomiest dawns. The man who buys the biggest yards must cut, the biggest lawns. The apple that Is the biggest has the fattest worm of all The fel low who gets on In life is sure to have a fall. The soup that looks the clearest is the first to show' the flies. The fellow who would sell the goods must advertise. The henhat lays the largest egg will be the first to set. And things we always hanker for are the last we get The simplest way is al ways best, yet we pass it by, to dabble with the tinseled things that fool and catch the eye." ' A Japanese woman's age can be told from her dress. " i p Potash put down a drain pipe will prevent a plumber's bllL o- To get even with the wrongdoer you must drop to his leveL People who easily boll over do little toward washing the world. o A spoiled child is not so much to blame; It did not choose Its parents. o ,. . It takes an unmarried womafl to tell you how a husband should be disci plined. . For the sake of your children strive to know something about everything. "A merry heart doeth good like a medicine; but a "broken spirit drleth the bones." Did you ever notice that the size of trouble depends on whether At is com lng or going? Teach children the law of kindness. That Is needed all through life and everywhere. 'Raw eggs are nourishing and are healthful and have proven beneficial In cases of nervousness. WHICH PIANO? OF COURSE YOU WILL MAKE THIS A PIANO CHRI3TMAS-WE MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU. A second-hand " Vuuio, good for Us age, goo for $100, on IS monthly. It was exchanged In on one of the beau tiful new ones we are wiling. A nearly new organ (exchanged In, too.) goes for tSS on IS payments, to move It out ot the way quickly. But you will most likely prefer one of the splendid new Klraballs; or Crown, .Schumann, Clarendon, Had dorf. or Marshall 4 Wfndull, Terms hardly felt Prices never objected to, when yon what you are gutting tor your money, Wo have a carload of Instruments displayed on sale. We want you to look them over; no trouble to order If we haven't what you want In slock. Open till p. m. evenings. EILEtS PIANO HOUSE. 424 Commercial Pt Ward A Cyrus, Salesmen. ' DANGER IN DELAY. Kidney Disease Are Toe Dangsrous for Astoria People Neglect. The great danger ot kidney trouble Is that they get a firm bold before the sufferer recognises them. Health Is gradually undermined. Backache, headache, nervousness, lamenes", ore nw. lumbngo, urinary troubles, drop sy, diabetes and Bright' disease fol low in merciless succession. Don't neglect your kidney. Cure the kid ney with the certain and safe remedy, txmn's Kidney Pills,' which ha cured peoplp -right her In Astoria. J. Federsen, longshoreman, living at SIS Commercial street, Astoria, Ore- ron. say: Tor twenty year I was afflicted In one way or another with kidney trouble, suffered a great deal or pain and In the small ot the rack and was continually tired and ,ner voua I bad occasional headaches and also 'a blurring ot the eyesight Every time I took cold tt settled In the kid ney and added to my troubles, the secretions at uch time being irreg ular and containing sediment. My rest wa much disturbed, at night on thla account . I began taking Dean's Kidnev Pill, procured it Charles Rodger drug store, and found unex pected relief, 'for which I am very thankful." For sale by all dealers. Price t0 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co.. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name Doan' and take no other. NEW CURE FOR EPILEPSY, J. Vl Waterman, of Watertown, O Rural free delivery, writes; "My, itauirhiAr. afflicted for years with eni lpsy, was cured by Dr. King" New Life Pills, s Khe ha not had an at tack for over two years." Best body cleaners and life giving tonic puis on earth. 26c at Chaa Rogers' Drug Store." NOTICE. Bid are hereby asked for the board lng ot the county prisoners during tha jfear. 1007, Bald bids to state price per meal delivered to Sheriff at county Jail All bid to be filed with the clerk by noon of Saturday, Dec 2, 10. Court reserving , the right to reject any or ail bids. By order of the County Court. X C. CLINTON, County Clerk. Astoria, Ore., Dec. 6,' t90.. Here' I our condensed opinion of th Original Laxative Cough Syrup "Nearly all otas?- cough syrups are constipating, especially thos contain lng opiate. Kennedy's Laxative, (con taining) Honey and Tar moves the bowels. Contain no opiates. Con forms to the National Pur Food and Drug Law. : Sold by Chas. Rogers, Druggist Tou need a tonio that will put the sap of life Into your system and for tlfy you from all diseases. Holllster's Rocky Mountain Tea Is recognized as the greatest strengthens known. Tea or Tablets, 85 cents. For sale by Frank Hart, REWARD. Twenty-five dollar reward will be paid for Information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who dropped three of our street are lamps in the street in TTp pertown and Alderbrook on the night of December 7 or the morning, of De cember i. ' ASTORIA ELECTRIC CO. 12-9-St DONS BY DEED R. L. Sabin and wife tu R. T. Pintt, 100 acres In Pactum SS- Y-9 ...... . . , , , i . , . .. , i ,f 1 R, T. Piatt and wife to Crossett Lumber Co.. M0 oro Section 8S-T-S .;. ..:.,..,...':f 'I WYM, Urny to Cwsett Lumber . Ok, T,U4 acre sevttonnl lands oO.OOO V. C. Smith and wire to Anion Tonee, lots and 10, block T The Plata , , IJ0 P. P. Moore to A. W. IHslnger, lets T uml 8, In block 8, Hlll'i ,1st Add. Ocean Grove CARD OF THANKS. Mr. and. Mrs. Oust Sim! take this moan ot expressing thejr heart-felt gratitude to the Tongu Point Lumber lng 'company and to th many m ploye thereof, for their generous aid and aasiatunc at th tbn ot th ac cident which befell Mr. Blml at that mill, and to My that thir generous consideration will never be forgotten. MR. AND MRS. OUST B1MI. OUTWITS THE SURGEON. A complication of Femala troubles with catarrh of th stomach and bow els, had reduced Mrs Thoa B. Austin, of Leavenworth, Indiana, to such a deplorable condition, ' that her doctor advised an operation: but her hus band fearing fatal results, postponed thla to try F.Iectrlo Bitter; and to th amasement ot all who knew her; this medicine completely cured her. Guaranteed our tor torpid liver, kid ney dtsease, btlliousnes. Jaundice, chill and fever, general debility, ner vousness and blood poisoning. Best tonic mad Price too at Chaa Rog er, (Druggist' . SUNDAY TRAVEL TO PORTLAND Increase and $2.50 Round Trip Rat via A. A C. R. R. I Popular. Travel from this city to Portland on Sunday at th low round trip rat of S3 SO Is on th Increase snd many enjoy that day In th metropolis each week. This rate will be continued throughout the winter and the volume ot travel toward Portland vry Sun day would Indlcat that th publlo appreciates It - 11-l-tf WHAT'S worth doing I worth doing well. It you wish to be cured ot Rheumatism, us Ballard's Snow Liniment and you will be well cured. A posltlvs cur for Sprains. Nuralgta, Bruises, Con tracted Muscle, and all th Ills that flesh Is heir to. A. O. M. Williams, Navaaota, Texas, write: 1 have used ' Snow Liniment for sprained ankle and It gave the best of satisfaction. I always keep H In the house," Hart Drug Stor. Foley's Honey and Tar Cures the most obstinate coughs and expels th cold from th system, as It la mildly laxative. It I guaranteed. Do not risk taking any but the genuine In th taking any but th genuine In th yellow package. Whofe Foot Nothing But Proud Flesh Tried Different Physicians and All Kinds of Ointments Could Walk Only With Crutches-Ohio Man Says i - "CUTICURA REMEDIES THE BEST ON EARTH" ' SJBSBSWSSSSjSaSSS , , ,. "In tha year 1899 the side of my rieht foot was cut off from the little toe down to the heel, and the physimun wnouaacnar&ooi mo was trying to sow up the siilo of my foot, but with no success. When be found out that wouldn't work, he begun trying to heal the wound with all Ifltwlxnf ointment. until at I nut mv whola foot and way up above my cau wa nothing but ' proud ttttuU I ntTjrAi tin told agonies for four years, and tried Ullicrt'liv yuynwmiia am .kmi ' ments. I could walk only with crutches. It is sixteen months ago since 1 began using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for my limb and foot. The first two months the Cutieura Remedies did not seem to work, but I kept on twing thorn both. In two week afterwards I saw a change In my limb. Then I began using Cutieura Soap and Ointment often dur ing the day and kept it up for sovch " months, when my limb waa healed up just the same as if I never had trouble. "It is eight months now since I stopped using Cutieura Remedies, the' best on OocFs earth. I am working at the present day, after five years of suffering. The cost of Cutieura Ointment and Soap was only 90; but the doctors' bills wore more like 800. You can publish my name and refer any one to write to me about Cutieura Rcmedios. I will answor all letters if postago is enclosed. John M. IJoyd, 718 8. Arch Ave., AUianoo, Ohio, June 27, 1905." OmpI'M Eitnritl mil Iirffmnl TiMtmutt for tint fliiii.'.r, from I'lmpiM tu Hcrufulu, (! Intw) '"" enn.Miil of Oulteur donji, iWi., Oliilmi-nl, '.. HnoU il,)ii. (lnfimiiofOhiirill()iilw! I'llli, !Bo. Pr vl! titty), mtv I hid if ill ctniKplrt.. AlnKlf.otuftiout PoHer n ;liem. Corp., Sulr Prop. Muiton. mrUtlM Vim, " Uow to Ciui bkiu ami JIUkhI ilumon. SUFFERED AGQHIES FOR FOUR YEARS . ..- i , i - ... 5T i?j , -tl.ttT.l4Bw The jfayb Lamp other lamp for sll-ronnd kotuchoM us. Ifaulpped with lateet lot , proved burner, Safe, simple, satisfactory. Bras throughout and nickel plated. An ornament to nv room whether library, dining-room, parlor, or bed room, livery lamp warranted. Writs to our nearest agency U not st your dealer'. STANDARD OIL COMPANY FINANCIAL. i. Q. A. BOWLBY, PrwUsat. 0, I. PETERSON, Viae President. Astoria Savings Bank Capital hud In liawmi, MlrMtts and OndWIdea Profit mjMO TraonaeuatiMioialbsaklnf Biwloww, Intermt litld nn Tim rteposlt 3 Tenth Itreet. First National Bank of Astorii Ore. i:STAIiUHIIi;i IMtMl. Capital SCOW BAY IRON A8TOKIA, OUEOON IRON AND BRASS FOUNDERS UNO AKD MARINE EKCIHEERS Op-to-Cate Bnw.il 111 Mschliterjr lriinit sitrniion tlva tnl, rti-slr work 18tU and Frank liu Ave, " Ttl. Main 24JJI " L A. . Th Old 8tov Man, will hsst your , house with stoves, Steam, Hot Water and with th assistance of th Idlter ef this paper, with hot air. No bum work don in our .ahop. W. C. LAWS (& CO. ASTORIA IRON WORKS JOHN-FOX, rres. F L BISHOP. Secretary Designers and Manvfactarert oi TEE LATfcrlT IMPKOVED , - . Canning 1 Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers Complete Cannery Outfits Furnish! CORRESPONDENCE 'SOLJCITEDj " Foot of Fourtji Mtreot." C.F.WISE, Prop. Choice Wines, Liquor Merchants Lunch From andCigars', ":3 m. to 1130 p .m. Hot Lunch at all Hour , sjCent Corner Eleventh and Commercial ASTORIA , 0EEG0S MaM at- And Ms bow quickly it will wirm cold room or hsllwsy. Th I'er frrtlon Oil Itfatrr takes tlis plr of Airnsce and other stove bet wren acsjKtns, ud in midwinter enable you tti warm any cold spot In th house that th other stove fail to heat, Th PKCiTON Oil neater (liptfH with fsMktksl fctkx) I th handiest oil htster mad. Does not smoke or suieil. Wkk rsauot t turned too nigh or too low. Perfectly safe snd tsiv to operate a s lamp. All part easily cleaned. Give intense beat at mall cost. Bverv beater warrant 4. No household should b without th Perfection Oil Hester. If not st your daalfr'a writs to otur nearest agency fur dcrlptlv circular. flt.VNK PATTON', Cashier. J. W. GARNER, As.UUnt C-h'tr. A9TOKIA, OPteOOP. $100,000 & BRASS WORKS W 99 Noloon Troytr, Vice-Pros, snd fiupt. ABTOKIA HAVINGS HANK, Tree n