TRY
Booth's Crescent Broiled Mackerel
in souse, mustard or tomato sauce.
Broiled iu pure California Olive Oil.
Large English BLOATERS. HERRING.
Sole agent for Baker's Barrington Hall Steel Cut Coffee
A. V. ALLEN
Phonbs Brnch Uniontown
Main 711, Mnin 3871 rhore Main 713
Sole agent for H. C Fry's Celebrated Cut Glass.
WASTE OF FORESTS
Lessened by the Introduction of
Improved Machinery.
ALL PARTS OF TREE UTILIZED
Complete Revolution Not Only in the
Methods of Handling Ue Lot But in
Reducing the Stumpaee Waste as
Well
WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 15.
The men of no industry recognise the
importance of practicing ecomony in the
wtilixation of product more than the
lumbermen of this country. Such has
sot always been the case, but the rapid
depletion of the forests during the past
decade and the .consequent advance in
rampage prices has made necessary
the reduction of waste in order to in
sure the properity of the business. So
tar, aside from reducing waste in the
woods, practically all efforts have been
directed to better utilization of the log
f the tree through the introduction of
snachinary which works up the product
with less waste.
Lumbermen have for years been per
fecting their machinery so as to reduce
the waste in manufacturing logs into
lumber. The old-fashioned, vertical,
tiff-back saws which were operated by
water power made a cut almost half an
inch wide. Then came the circular saws,
which greatly increased the speed of
swing, and reduced the waste in kerf.
These have now been supplanted by
onodern band saws, 'which in some cases
Bate a cut of not more than 1-8 of an
inch wide, and revolves with tremend
ous speed. With the saw, all of the
the? parts of mill machinery have
bown marked improvement.
This condition has been brought about
y the ever Increasing demand for great
er economy and cheaper and quicker
roethods of manufacture. "Waste in lum
ring has always been an important
consideration, but has become far more
o of late on account of the very rapid
depletion of the forest. Competition
las also greatly increased until it is
uly those lumbermen who have kept
pace with mojern conditions that are
ble to operate with success.
Thef changed conditions have com
pletely revolutionized the logging
methods of several of the larest lum
ber companies in the South. Instead of
felling the tree and gawing it into logs
in the woods, they simply trim off the
tranches, and haul in the whole tree.
It is then thrown into a log pond, picked
up en .endless chains, and sawed into
Jogs of any desired length. One con
cern in the South with which the Forest
Service has been cooperating has built
a separate mill for this purpose. The
aavings in the actual merchantable con
tents and cot of manufacture aru con
siderable, and more than pay for the
initial and upkeep costs of the mill.
Absolutely refuse to furnish them, but
take the logs of this quality and saw
them into more valuable grade of lum
ber. llet longleaf pine ie are likely
therefore, to go out of use, and their
place be taken by the te sawed from
small trees and surfaced on two side
only. Such ties are admiiably adapted
to preservative treatment because they
are entirely surrounded by sapwood. and
this readily absorbs preservatives. More
over, a tie cut from a small tree, when
treated with a preservative, ia far more
durable than an untreated tie cut from
heartwook, and although its initial coat
is somewhat greater, its final cost is
considerably less. Manufacture of logs
of certain sires into definite products
ia therefore getting to be of increasing
importance. ,
While the principal advance la the
closer utilization of the tree, so far,
have been made in working up the log
to better advantage, other reductions
in waste rill come through the use of
every pari of the tree which can be
handled with profit. Varied commercial
interests over the country have made
good success in the last few years in
reducing the enormous waste of forest
products by treating with preservatives
woods which are of little value in their
natural state, reducing the height of
the stump, using the tree higher up into
the top, and utilizing for various by
products many parts which were for
merly wasted. The government, through
the United States Forest Service, has
taken a prominent part in these experi
ments, and the knowledge gained has
been placed at the disposal of the busi
ness men of the country who are interested.
STEVENSON'S WORKS TO BE SOLD.
Auction to be Held in New York on
January 30 and 31.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. There will be
sold at auction in New York on Thurs
day and Friday the 30 and 31st, what is
to be the most complete work of Robert
Louis Stevenson in existence. The col
lection was made by George M. William-
sn of Urandview-on-the-Hudson.
Edmund Oosse, the gTeat critic, in a
letter to Mr. Williamson said:.
'I have been greatly enjoying the
Bibliography of your Stevenson collec
tion, which is stupendous. ou must
save the best in the world." Almost
every book that is. not a presentation
cony with the author's autograph has an
autograph letter inserted. Among them
are many volumes which Stevenson pre
sented to his old nurse, Alzion Cunning
ham and which she sold after his death.
Each one had a dedication to the old
nurse in the author's handwriting.
Among the relics in the collection are:
A fine copy of a first edition of his
first work, "The Lentland Rising,"
Edinburgh, 18C6.
A first edition of his second publica
tion, "The Charity Bazaar," signed in
full by him, Edinburgh, W8.
The only known copy of "The Sur
prise," a 12 mo. leaflet of four
pages, edited and published by E. L.
I Osborne & Company, 1880, with an ad
vertisement which reads:
, "Xelth (Sic) to the Sickly, Professor
Another feature of the business which , , ,, ,'. ,, , ,. ., .
..... , , ,. ,. !and Mankind's refined olive ml will
I pluck the sufferers from the jaws of
I death."
First published edition of the story
of Alic, VI mo. wrappers uncut, London,
1882. Owing to a dispute about copy-
right this work was withdrawn before
MENTALLY UNSOUND.
(Continued from page 1)
The telephone told or Thaw putting In
73 calls one morning at the Grand Hotel,
and then forgetting all about, them.
The butler told many details of Thaw'
life nt home in W3. He was still under
examination when adjournment was
taken. Separate Incidents of the alleged
irrational conduct on the part of the
defendant was Wing put into evidence
by Littleton as foundation for the ex
pert testimony that is to come. He alo
hope to accumulate auch a masa of tes
timony a to Thaw's conduct aa to make
it impossible for the district attorney
to fulfill the task of proving Thaw
sane beyond every possible doubt.
Criminal lawyers of prominence who
are following the case outlined by the
defense and who are taking into consid
eration the fact that a specific plea of
insanity l been entered this year
declare that acquittal under the circum
stances can come only with the added
clause: ' On account of insanity of the
defendant at the time the act was com
mitted.' Thi, it is declared, would
compel the court to commit Thaw to the
Matteawan Asylum, whence a fight
would prove his present sanity and thus
gain hia freedom would have to be gath
ered through habeas corpus proceedings.
NEW YORK, Jan. 15. The skeletons
of the Thaw ancestry, the basis for the
defense of insanity in the trial of Harry
K. Thaw for the killing of Stanford
White, will continue to be exhibited In
court today. Relentlessly the attor
neys for the defense are laying bare the
history of the Thaw family, on both the
father's and mother' aide, which was
only hinted at in the former trial Then
the defense was a "brain storm now it
is hereditary insanity, an insanity which
the defense has stated began long be
fore Harry Thaw was born and which,
up to the present, at least, they have
not attempted to put an end to. WTbelly
er, later they will claim that Thaw is
now sane is a matter wholly for specu
lation. A man whose school classes llaivy
Thau? aftmlil u-)un h u-Ad a bnv. and
a woman who niirsed him when he was
ill in Monte Carlo years ago, have al-t
ready been called to the witness stand, !
and have told of the actions which they j
believed showed Thaw mentally un-'
sound. The defense ha promised to put
forward several other witnesses to
testify to his mental condition long be
fore the night of the tragedy on the
Madison Square Garden roof and it is
probable that some of these witnesses
will be called today. Mj. Littleton ia
beginning at the very earliest period of
Thaw's life possible, and, will so far as
he can, introduce hisvidence in chron
ological order, down to the night of the:
Killing. .ir. jinry maw, me uen-uu-ant's
mother, it is announced, will come
to New York In spite of a serious ill
ness and will again testify in an attempt ,
to save her son from the electric chair.
At the former trial her testimony was
of minor importance and she was com-
pelled by her son's lawyers to leave the
stand before she had told all that she'
wanted to tell. Whether or ' not she 1
will now be allowed to go further into;
the story of the insanity in her family
cannot be told until she takes the stand, j
USE FOR BELMONT TUNNEL.
OF
Personal Knowledg
Personal knowledge Is the winnins (actor in the culminating; contest of
this competitive age and when of ample character it place it fortunate
possessor in the front rank of
The Well Informed of the World.
A vast fund of personal knowledge is really essential to the achievement of lite
highest excellence in any field of human effort '' ' '
A Knowledge of Forms, Knowledge of Functions and Knowl
edge of Products ue all of the utmost value and in quejMoni of life and health
when a true and wholesome remedy it desired it should be iffiembcrrd that Syrup
of Figs and Elixir of Senna, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co., it an
ethical product which hat met with the approval of die most eminent physician and
give universal satisfaction, because it u a remedy of
Known Quality, Known Excellence and Known Component J
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world, who know of their own personal knowledge and from actual use that it it the fir
and bed of family laxative, for which no extravagant or unreasonable claim
This valuable remedy has been long and favorably known
under the name ol-:yrup of rigsand has attained to world
wide acceptance as the moat excellent family laxative. A it pure
laxative principles, obtained from Senna, are well known to physician
and the Well Informed of the world to be the test we have
adopted the more elaborate name of Syrup of Figs and
fcuxir of Senna at more fully descriptive of the remedy,
but doubllcst it will always be called for by the ihorter
name of Syrup of Figs and to get it beneficial
effect, always note, when purchasing the full
name of the Company California rig Syrup
Co. printed on the front of every package,
whether you call for Syrup of Figs
or bv the fuD name Syrup of
Figs and Elixir of Senna.
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LOUISVILLE, KY.
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SAN FRANCISCO, CAU
U.S. A.
LONDON ENGLAND.
NEW YORK.N.Y
HOUSE C0D1FY1N0 PENAL BILL.
K lust beginning to be thoroughly ap
predated is the manufacture of the
logs of different sizes into definite pro
ducts. Thus, where formerly boards
were sawed from logs of any diameter,
iany lumbermen are now beginning to
-no smlv iho lfliYpi cna fni- 41i!a numioa
.,, . 0 0 , . . K ' ' publication and is very rare. An edition of
Ji. aialler logs are sawed into those ',.. '
m.mn,litie .which rennire little 'nanrll-! A1inaPPe,i
ing and cost of manufacture, sinh as
posts, poles, railroad ties, etc.
Kailroad companies want heart long
with a letter inserted
I from C. Baxter one of Stevenson exe
icutow, sayings:
"You may, I am sure, feel certain that
W W their oroim.tiea. ami in the no other P? eJtisU-"
V.A Httla -lifficltv in tt; J "Ticonderoga," of which only two
them. Now, however, many lumbermen c,Pies were Printed one of which w"
TEA
The cost of good tea is
so very little : only a third
of a cent a cupl a cent-and-a-half
or two cents
for the family breakfast I
Year tracer returns roar money U don't
Ike ScbiUios's Beit; w par him.
kauau and the other the present copy
was given by the printers to the late
Mr. B. 0. Foote. ;
"Ole Sula Samoa," a missionary maga
zine with the "Bottle Imp" in Samoan,
numbers 10 to 16, May to November,
1881. Only three copies known.
This was the first serial story ever
read by the Samoan in their language
and as a result they ever afterward
called Stevenson "Yusitala," which
I means the "Letter of Tales."
1
XEW YORK, Jan. 15. A we for the
Belmont tunnel which runs under the;
Ka4 River, from the foot of 42nd j
Street ,t Long Island City, has been
found at last, according to the story
which ig in circulation in railroad cir
cles but which still lack confirmation.
It is said that the New York Central
road ha made arrangements with the
company owning the tunnel by which
all the exptesg train will be run under
the river to Long Island City, whcie
80 acre of land wa recently acquired
and which, will be used by the railroad
for storing rolling ttock. According to
the story, express trains are to be run
from Spuyten Duyvil to 42nd Street by
way of 11th Avenue and thence by way
of a new tunnel to be constructed to
the tube under the river. The tracks
on Eleventh Avenue are now used ex
clusively for freight and must soon be
lowered. It is said that by running ex
press trains by thi route they would
not only escape the great local and third
rail traffic which now runs on the Park
avenue line, but the time to the Grand
Central station would be lowered by
half an hour. By using the Belmont
tube and the terminal at Long Island
City, much time would also be saved,
the terminal being only two miles from
Grand Central Station, while the pres
ent storage grounds are five miles from
the station, and necessitate the moving
of train over crowded track.
No Heated Argument Were Character
ised a on Previous Debate.
"WASHINGTON', Jan. 15. So persist
ent ha been the effort in the Home to
amend the bill codifying the penal code
that the committee on the revUion of
the law today consented to let down
the bar and as a result the measure
was changed in some Important particu
lar. The pacific attitude of the com
mittee in this regard served to modify
ihe opposition to the measure and in
consequence proceeding today were de
void of heated arguments which have
characterized the previous debates.
WPien the house adjourned there were
pending a number of important amend
ment which seemed to meet with no
narticular opposition by the committee
but which were passed over until to
morrow in order that the membeiH
might have time to consider them care
fully. Portions of the bill which at
trated the most attention were those
covering the giving and accepting of
bribe by Senators and member and
the sale of endorsement or support for
annointive office. It is to the amend
ments touching these question the
Ilouse tomorrow will devote itnelf upon
resuming considertion of the bill.
CASTORIA
lor Infants and Children.
TiieKind You Have Always BougU
Signature of
FAIR EXCHANGE.
A New Back for an Old One
Done in Astoria.
-How it is
The backache at time with a dull,
indescribable feeling, making you weary
and restless; piercing pain shoot aero
the region of the kidneys, and again the
loins are so lame to utoop i agony. No
use to rub or apply a plaster to the
back in this condition. You cannot
reach the cause, Exchange the bad back
for a new and stronger one.
Jft-s. Nancy Scwell, living on Jeffer
son street, Hlllsboro, Ore., say: "I
have used Doan's Kidney Pills and think
very highly of them. My kidney were
too frequent in action and forced me to
arise many time during the night. My
back was so sore and lame that I could
not stoop or bend over. I tried lini
ment and plasters, but without any
good results. At lat Doan's Kidney
Pills were brought to my attention ,and
I procured a box. In a short time, the
pain left my back and my kidney
were restored to thclit normal and na
tural condition. I am now well and free
from kidney trouble and do not hesi
tate' to recommend Doan' Kidney Pill
to other uffcrers."
Plenty more proof like this from As
toria people. Call at Cha. Rogers' drug
store and ask what his customer report.
For sale by all dealer. Price 60 cents.
Foster-MHlbum Co., Buffalo, New York,
sole agent for the United States.
Remember the name Doan'' and
take no other.
Fisher Brothers Company
SOLE AGENTS
Barbour and Finlayeon Salmon Twins and Netting
MoCormlck Harvesting Machines
Oliver Chilled Ploughs
Malthold Roofing
Thorple Cream Separators
Raeoollth Flooring Storreif Tool
Hardware, Groceries,! Ship
Chandlery.
Tan Bark, Blu Stone, Muriatio Aold, Welch Coal, Tar,
Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Pip and Fitting, Bras
Goods, Paints, Oils and Glass
Fishermen's Purs Manilla Bops, Cotton Twin and Seln Wsb
We)WontjVour Trade
FISHBR BROS.
Bond Street.
H. B.. Parker,
Proprietor
Manage
S. P. Porinr,
PARKER HOUSE .
. EUROPEAN PLAN
First-olass in Every Respect. Free Coach to theHouM.
Barvand Billiard Room. Good Check Rettaurant. Good
Sample Room on the Ground Floor for Commercial Men
ASTORIA, OREGON.
, Q. k4 BOWLBY, President. CRANK PATTON, Oosntor,
L PETERSON. Vloe-Presid.nt. ff. VI. GARNER, Ai'tajit Cashier.
Astoria Savings Bank
Capital Paid in HOMOO. Surplus ana Undivided Pronts 180,000
Transact a Oeneral Banking Bustn, Interest Paid on Tim deposits
FOUR PER CENT PEK ANNUM
Eleventh and Doan streets. ASTORIA, 0SEG0X.
First National Bank of Astoria, Ore.
Vwi sSi:i ESTABLISHED 18HU)
Capital $100,000
JOHN FOX, Pres. F. L. BISHOP, See, ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK, Titos.
- , KELSON TROYER, V!M-Pra. sail Supt.
ASTORIA IRON WORKS
DESIGNERS AND MAMJFACTURERS
I f OF THE LATEST IMPROVED ......
iCanning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers
j COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. .
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