WATERFRONT ITEMS SILENT FIREARMS
of XRMR
Dearth of Movements on the
Waterfront Yesterday.
JOHN A. CAMPBELL CHARTERED
D..vMMr ru in This Morning
Grain Fleet Coming Down River
Floarsam From tne wrecica amp
Emily Reed-Evie Overhauled.
Ceneral Manager R. P. Schwer
of the San Francisco-Portland Steam
hio Comoany; is in Portland over
hauling the freight-handling system
of his line there, as he claims it is too
expensively run just now to suit him.
He has not intimated what vessel is
to supplant the Senator when her
charter expires, which will occur m
a short time.
The fine schooner John A. Camp
i.n -h.vi, ha been Wine, disengag
ed, off Tongue Point for the past
month, has been chartered by the
Tongue Point Lumbering Company,
to carry lumber to the Bay City, and
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will haul to the docics ana ucgiu w
ing today. -
The steamer Nome City arrived
A , (mm Rainier last night and
will leave out for San Francisco dur
ing the day if the bar permits.
The steamer Atlas, one of the
ct,A,,A nil tank-shins, will be
down from Portland sometime dur
ing the day, outward bound forUhe
coast of California.
The British steamship St. Egbert,
grain laden for the Orient, is due
down from the metropolis during the
day.
The steamship Breakwater is due
in from Coos Bay this morning on
her way to Portland.
The German ship, Nal, Captain
Schultze, with an, immense cargo of
wheat, destined for Europe, is due
down from Portland today or tonight.
The French barks La Perouse and
the Ville de Dijon, both grain cargoed
for Europe, arc due down the river
tomorrow, on their way to the sea.
The British bark Province, Captain
Jones, is among the vessels loaded
and ready for sea at Portland, and
should be down the river tomorrow.
The Simpson schooner Marconi
having been sighted, spoken and re
ported within striking distance of her
home port, anxiety for her safety has
This woman says she was laved
from an operation by Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
LenaV. Henry, of Norristown, Ga.,
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" I suffered untold misery from fe
male troubles. My doctor saiu an opera
tion was the only chance I had, and I
dreaded it almost as mucn aa deatn.
"One day I read how other women
had been cured by Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, and I decided to
try it Before I had taken the first
bottle I waa better, and now I am an
tirelv cured.
"Everv woman suffering with any
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Pinkham's Vegetable Compound."
FACTS FOR SICK WOMEN.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pink
ham's Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs, has been the
standard remedy for female ills,
and has positively cored thousands of
women who have been troubled witn
displacements, inflammation, ulcera
tion, fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, that near
tag-down feeling, flatulency, indiges
tion,dizziness or nervous prostration.
wny don't you try it r
Mrs. Plnkham invites all sick
women to write her for advice.
She has guided thousands to
health. Address, Lynn, Mass.
subsided in the Simpson offices at
Knappton, and she is looked for at
any time. She will be welcome all
the same.
Reports are constantly reaching the
city of flatsam from the Emily Reed
that is being stranded on Sand Isl
and. Several of her spars and part of
her poop-rail, were found there yes
terday.
The British bark Alexander Black
is at anchor off Tongue Point, alt in
readiness for sea and Europe, and is
first on the tug schedule for despatch.
The Elmore motor schooner Evie
is due in this port from Portland this
evening. She has undergone thorough
overhauling and will load out at once
for coast delivery.
PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS.
PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed
to cure any case of Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to
14 days or money refunded. 50c
In the long run the best way to make
money backing horses is to drive a
cart on a damp. v
HERINGTON'S TABLETS
ABSOLUTELY CURE
Indigestion, Rheumatism,
Diabetes, Kidney. Diseases,
Bladder Troubles, Liver complaints.
A SURE KIDNEY AND LIVER CURE
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terrible Diabetes, Bright's Disease, Graved Dropsy or Rheumatism, and your
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for the dreaded Bright's Disease, Diabetes, and all tjier forms of Kidney and
Bladder Trouble. If your kidneys are not healthy, if the bladder is inflamed
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back, nervous, languid, depressed, weakened is boty and bbid, bowels eoasti
pated and digestion bad, write for a box of Herington's Tablets and be eared.
RHEUMATISM is caused by an excess of uric acid in the blood, Ask any
reputable physicUn, ask your family doctor, and he will tell yon that the
Uric Acid must be dissolved and drawn from the system before the disease
yields.
What Causes Rheumatism
Now we say that toe only medicine known that will actually dissolve
this Uric Acid and carry it out of the body is Herington'r Tsbleta. Local ap
plications such ss liniments, electricity, massaging, eta, will afford temposary
relief only, and is time wasted to the injury of the patient, unless eonct&r
tional treatment is carried on at the same time. Whyt Because the malady
is a disease of the blood, and the blood must be freed of the cans or ao ears
can follow.
WKlTX TODAY Fill in the coupon printed below and seal it to as
with 25 cents. We will immediately mail to yon a liberal sized box of Bering
ton's Tablets. If they fail to CUBE you we will return your money as will
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FILL II THIS COUPON TODAY
Our remedy will put you on the road to health and happiness.
HERINGTON MEDICINE CO., Grand Rapids, Mich
Eerringten Uedidne Co Grand Bapida, Michigan,
I enclose 25 cents, for which please sendy postage prepaid, 1 box Hering
ton's Tablets. , ,
My Kama
My Druggist's Name.
Mj Address .r.ra
Son of Sir Hiram Maxim In
vents Noiseless Gun.
MAY REVOLUTIONIZE WARFARE
Because of Its Dreadful Probabilities
in the World of Crime Many Police
Officials Have Already Insisted
That it be Safeguarded by Law,
NEW YORK, Feb. 26. -Hiram
Percy Maxim, son of Sir Hiram
Maxim, inventor of the machine gun
which bears his name, has secured
patents for a silent firearm. It is an
nounced that by the use of the device
patented, the discharge of any firearm
from the smallest pistol to the largest
gun is rendered practically .noiseless.
The invention consists of the use of a
device similar to the "muffler used
on automobiles to deaden the noise
of the constant explosions by which
the gasoline engine is operated. It is
in the shape of a muffler attached to
the muzzle of the firearm through
which the gases which drive out the
bullet or shell are allowed to escape
gradually without the effect of an ex
plosion.
By this device, which does not a!
tcr the appearance of any weapon ex
ccpt for a small cross piece in tne
barrel a short distance from the
muzzle, the escape of the gases (ol
lowing the discharge of the explosive
is shut off just as the bullet emerges
from the muzzle. This result is ob
taincd by means of a pistol valve
sliding across the bore of- the barrel
immediately after the bullet passes.
This valve is actuated entirely by the
presence of the gases of themselves
and is not operated by any intricate
mechanical device.
Preventing the gases from escap
ing suddenly and provoking a conse
quent loud report, this valve allows
them to issue gradually through a
series of small holes, thus obviating
all noise except a slight hissing
sound. The valve then resumes an
open position and a safety device pre
vents the firing of another cartridge
unless the valve is in its proper place.
Further, ammunition of various kinds
may be used, ranging from leaden
bullets and ordinary gunpower, to
forged steel projectiles impelled by
smokeless powder.
Military experts apprised of the
new invention assert that it holds the
power to force revolution of modern
methods of warfare. By use of this
noiseless weapon skirmishers could
work along an enemies front and
shoot down pickets without their
presence being noted except upon the
discernment of the slain. Sharp
shooters would be enabled to pick off
their victims without reports of
weapons betraying their positions.
In the world of sport it is held by
the inventor that the new weapon
would render it possible for a man
properly concealed to kill at his lei
sure probably every deer in a sur
prised herd, as no alarm would be
sounded
Because of its dreadful probabili
ties in the world of crime many
police officials have already insisted
that the manufacture and disposal of
the new device should be safeguarded
by law. Armed with such a weapon
policeman might be enabled to dis
able every member of a band of law
breakers should he surprise them at
their work.
On the other hand it would be
qually dangerous in the possession
of a desperate criminal. The assassin,
by its use, would be enabled to pick
off his victim and find opportunity of
escaping.
Personal Knowledge
Personal knowledge is the winnine factor in the culminating contests of
this competitive age and when of ample character it places its fortunate
possessor in the front tanks of
The Well Informed of the World.
v A vast fund of personal knowledge is realty essential to die achievement of die
highest excellence in any field of human effort.
A Knowledge of Forms, Knowledge of Functions and Knowl.
edge of Products are all of the utmost value and in qurdons of Ufa and health
when a true and wholesome remedy is desired it should be rUembered that Syrup
of Fist and Elixir of Senna, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co., is an
ethical product which has met with the approval of die most eminent physicians and
gives universal sausiacuon, Because a is a rem cay or
Known Quality, Known Excellence end Known Component'
rarta and has won the valuable patronage ol millions of the Wefl Informed of the"
world, who know ot their own personal knowledge and from actual use that it the first
and best ot family laxatives, lor which no extravagant or unreasonable claims ate made.
This valuable remedy hat been long and favorably known
under the name of Syrup of Figs and has attained to world
wide acceptance as the most excellent family laxative. As its nurn
laxative principles, obtained from Senna, are well known to physicians
and the Well Inlormed ot the world to be the best we have
adopted the more elaborate name of Syrup of Fig and
n .1 c i j . 1 i a i
biuus jcnna a more iuuy aesenpuve ex me remedy,
but doubtless it will always be called for by the shorter
name of Syrup of Figs and to get its beneficial
enects, always note, when purchasing the full
name of the Company t- California Fig Syrup
Co, printed on the front of every package,
whether you call lot Syrup of rigs
or by the full name Syrup of
Fig and Elixir of Senna.
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LOUISVILLE, KY. London: ng land. NEW YORK.N.Y
A HAPPY DRUMMER.
Ha Won.th Applause of the Eoote-
trio Hans von Bulow.
Hans von Bulow, the famous loader
and composer, was oue of the snout
eccentric, members of s profession
wherein eccentricity Is common. It I
related that oue day, while walking the
streets of Vienna, Bulow came upon h
regimental band on Us way to the cas
tle. Immediately he ran to the middle
of the street and Joined the small
boys about the drummer. Following
the baud, be kept bowing to the sur
prised drummer, applauding him at
almost every beat.
"That Is rhythm! Excellent! That's
the way I like to bear Iff" be continued
to ejaculate, to the surprise of all and
to the great delight of the small boys.
Persons in the street begun to recog
nize the famous pianist and Joined the
procession, so tbnt the band bad one
of the lamest audiences to whlcb It
had ever played.
Bulow listened attentively to the end
of the last piece mid then made a deep
bow before the drummer and his In
strument.
"Thank you," he said. "That was re
freshing! That puts my nerves in good
condition again!"
It la sold that when the drummer
learned who his strango admirer wa?
be was the proudest man In the regi
ment St. Louis Republic.
In a French Chateau In Winter.
It is not all bliss to be Invited to s
French chateau In midwinter, no mat
ter how distinguished the host or how
romantic and artistic the domicile. At
least it Isn't for the steam heated Bos
tonlan, lapped In the luxury of sum
mer warmth. A visitor to a distract
Injly lovely nliode near Fontalnebleau
says he put In twenty-four hours of
physical nngulRh there and simply
came away wondering how his hosts
endured tho arctic temperature of tho
rooms. "If I meant to live In foreign
lands," says this shivering' person, "I
would go through the chilling process
which Inures human Cesh nnd blood In
France. What do these people do to
Kv.'.cr Vie blood In their veins to
coarse Hko Cre nnd net like an etenwl
furnace?" That's a question Ameri
cans abroad mlsut r.ell like to have
answered, Boston Herald.
Kodak Supplies.
A full line of films, papers, cameras,
kodaks, etc., just received at Hart's
Drug Store.
Suffering and Dollars Saved.
E. S. Loper, of Marilla, N. Y., says:
I am a carpenter and have had many
severe cuts healed by Bucklen's Ar
nica Salve. It has saved me suffering
and dollars. It is by far the best
healing salve I have ever found."
Heals burns, sores, ulcers, fever
sores, eczema and piles. 25c at Chas.
Rogers & Son, druggists.
Children's Favorite Toys.
hundred and thirty-two schoolboys
of Paris and seventy-two girls were In
vited to dcscrlbo their preferences in
the way of toys. Amoug the former
thirty-one voted for a railway train,
twenty-thru for tin soldiers, ten for
steam engines, nine for building bricks
and eight for toy typewriters and me
chanical burses. Forty girls a solid
majority declared without hesitation
that a doll was superior to any other
Implement of recreation. The super
child seems, happily, a long way off.
Fall Mall (1 izctte.
NspiUon as a Roadsr.
Napoleon was u rerder-perslstent,
omnivorous Indefatigable. By the
camp Cre ni'd In his traveling cnrrloge,
In his temp'-rary stall office or bis own
bedroom li s favorite volumes wero
ever kept within cany reach. Bo3er
Magussluo. i
TEA
The cost of good tea is so
very little: only a third of a
cent a cup! a cent-and-a-half
or two cents for the family
breakfast!
Tour grocer returns your money If yon
don't like Shilling's Beit: we pay him.
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SeedsThatGrow"
New Garden and Flower
Seeds Now on Sale
Plant Our Seeds and' You
Will Get Results
Acme Grocer y Co.
THE UP-TO-DATE GROCERS
S21 COMMERCIAL STREET
PHONE 081
TESTING HIS TONGUE.
The Unhappy Expsrisnoo of a Young
Marrlsd Woman.
A young married woman In Brooklyn
suspected that her husband was In
dulging In wine. She determined, bow.
ever, to say nothing till she had con
firmed ber suspicions. In conversation
with her bosom friend alio snld slu
would give anything to discover the
truth. The friend mentioned that a
man even slightly Intoxicated cannot
pronounce words of length. This gave
the young wife an Idea, which sho pro
cceded to put Into execution.
When tho young women met again.
the suspicious wife announced that the
worst bad been ascertained. Sho burst
Into tears and took from ber band bag
a paper, which she banded - to ber
friend. ,
"I gave him this," she sobbed.
The friend read from tho list the fol
lowing words: 'Thlloprogcnltlveness,
dlsproportlonablencss, pseudaesthesla,
phthisis, parachronism, hypochondria'
sis, photochromy, syncategorematlc."
"And," added the unhappy wife, wltb
a fresh sob, "the wretch missed nearly
all of them!" New York Tribune.
This May Interest Yon
Foley's Honey and Tar cures the
most obstinate coughs and expels the
cold from the system and it It mildly
laxative. It it guaranteed' The
genuine it in the yellow package. For
sale by T. F. Laurin.
The Commercial.
One of the coziest and most popular
resorts in the city is the Commercial
A new billiard room, a pleasant sitting
room and handsome fixtures all go to
make an agreeable meeting place for
gentlemen, there to discust the topics
of the day, play a game of billiards
and enjoy the fine refreshment! serv
ed there. The best of goods are only
handled, and this fact being so well
known, a large business it done at the
Commercial, on Commercial ttreet,
near Eleventh. ' ;
NEW TO-DAY
Just received a new line of umbrella
cover. See C H. Orkwitz, 137 Tenth
ttreet
When You Travel
Be ture that your ticket reads v'-.
the O. R. & N. and connections. V
costs no more than via other linn.
Through tickets to and from all prin
cipal pointt in the United States,
Canada and Europe. G. W. Roberts,
Agent, 0. R. & N Dock, Astoria.
Second-hand furniture bought and
iold by R. Davis, 59 Ninth ttreet.
New Mattress Factory.
Have your old furniture and mat
trees made new. 59 Ninth street
"Modem" Delights.
When a man raiiei under the hands
treatment to be had In that line. Ia
Astoria, the man in search of iuch
manipulation, goes direct to Petersen's!
"Modern" shop, at 572 Commercial,!
and gets it in any of the six chairs
maintained.
New Grocery Store.
Try our own mixture of coffee the
J. P, B. Fresh fruit and vegetables.
Badollet & Co., grocen. Phone Main
1281.
The Palace Restaurant
The ever-increasing popularity of.
the Palace Restaurant is evidence off
the good management, and the aerv-
ice, at thit popular dining room. For j
a long time the reputation of the
house has been of the best and it,
doet not wane at time progresses!
The system used, that of furnishing
the finest the market affords, and all
tan be obtained, in season, is a plan"
that will alwayi win, coupled at it It'
with the best of cooking and prompt
tervice. A common laying nowaday!,
i "Get the Palace haklf ,