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6 THE A10KNINU ASTOMAN, AMOUtA, OKKt.ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1909. CHURCHES SUNDAY Christian Science. , Services in rooms 5 and 6, I. 0. 0. F. 3uilJing, corner Tenth and Com mercial streets at 11 . m., subject of the lrton sermon, "Sacrament," AH are invited. Sunday school imme diately after the close of the service. The first Wednesday evening in the Wrongdoing. month at 7:30 o'clock. Reading rooms m. B. Y, I1 Then Sunday school, 12:15; Y, iP, S. C. E., 6:30; evening worship. 7:30, "Money Valuation Miss Reba Hobson, choir director, Male chorus at night. All are invited. Wia. S Gilbert, pastor. same address hours from 2 to 5 except Sunday. daily First Methodist Sermon theme at 11 a. ra., "The Master Passion." At 7:30 p, in., "The Trees of Life and Death. This will be the second sermon in the series on Great Questions," and will involve a discussion of the origin of evil and why we do not have a sinless world. Good music at both services, A cor dial invitation is extended to the public to attend., C C Rarick, pastor. First Presbyterian. Morning worship, 11 o'clock; com wunsion service, "The . Passover and Baptist Sermon 11 a. m.,' "Crown SoU mon, at'7:du p. m , "hellowship in Sunday school, 10 a, U-, 6:30 p. m Every body , welcome. Conrad L. Owen, pastor. First Norwegian Evans;. Sunday school meets at 9:30 a. m.; morning service at 10:45; English Bible Class at 6:30 p. m ; evening ser vice at 7:3a Theo. P. Xeste, pastor. Gracs Episcopal Early communion, S a. m., morning prayer and sermon, 11 a. m.; Sunday school, 12:30; evening prayer, 7:30. Holy Innocents' Chapel. Service at 3:45 p. m. Sunday school at 11:15 a, m. , Go to Whitman's We carry tbe largest line of Books and Stationery in town. All the latest music on hand at all times. Our line of Post Car Js and novelties cannot be excelled in Astoria. ' Whitman's Book " Store WON TITLE or BUFFALO BILL corniunT.io.BYwtuaAtrcooy 4 0' KG of uiy favorite buffalo hunt ing horse wa a amall roan or large India a pony which I got from a I'te ludlatt. As this home cam from Utah, I named him Rrigham, after the prophet Dur ing the construction of the Kansas Pa cific rallrtwd, uow the Union Pacific, la 1507 the construction of the end of th track got Into the groat buffalo coun try, ami at that time thd Indians the Sioux, Cheyennes,Comancbes and Aran- ahoes-wer all on the warpath. It was before the refrigerator car was tn use, and the contractors had do fresh t to feed their employees. The men were gruuibilug considerably for fresh meat, fbr They eoufd sea fresQ tueat-that Is, the buffalo, deer and an telopeIn every direction, and they would growl because the contractors did not kill the buffaloes so that they could have fresh meat to sat This was a little more difficult Job than they thought as tbe Indians were con testing every mile of railroad that was being built Into their country. Besides having military escorts to guard tbe graders, every man from the boss tbe leaders aud gH the herd to run la a circle. I hare kilted from twenty five to forty buffaloes while the herd was circling, aud they would all be dropped very close together-thai Is to say, tn a space covering about five acres. When 1 had the number I wanted I would stop shooting aud allow the bal ance of the herd to get away. The wagon would drive up, and my tuen would Inatautly begin to secure the hams, the tenderloins, the tongues and the cuolceafmeat of each buffalo. In eluding the beads, which were after ward niouuted and used for an adver tisement for the said road, loading the wagon until It was full. We would then drive back to our camp or to the end of the track where the men were at work, and when the men would see me coming with load of fresh meat they would say, "Ah. bars comes BUI with a lot of nice buffalor For awhile they were delighted with the fresh, tender meat but after a time they tired of It and. seeing uis come, would say, "Hers conies this old Bill with mors buffalo," and finally tbey connect y4 Fast Freig'ht Service DailyJService Vial THESA.;a C. CO. Through merchandise Cars from Portland to Astoria leave Portland at 6 p. m. H .Every"'; Day except Sun day. All less than carload shipments delivered at Freight House before 4 p. tn. will arrive in Astoria at 9:5o p. m. For further information call on O. B. JOHNSON, Qen'I Agent A. & CR. R. 12th St, near Commercial St ASTORIA, OREGON. down who weut to work on tha grsd- ed the name buffalo and Bill together, tng of tbe road carried a rifle with hint and that to where the foundation was as well aa a pick and shovel, and when j laid to the name of "Buffalo Bill." he was using them his gun lay on the j which afterward I defended aa a title ground near him, aa the Indiana would dally attack them. The construction of that road In 1S67 was nearly a continuous fight ana with commock before the officers at Fort Wallace with success. I killed buffaloes for the railroad com pany for twelve months, and during a was aangerons tor s man to that time the number I bruuirht into venture any distance away from the j camp was kept sccount of. and at the troops snd the graders to hunt the end of that period 1 bad killed 4.280 ouffalo. Tbey tried several hunters I buffaloes on old Brlgham. This was all who claimed that they could kill buf-1 accomplished with one needle gun, or faloand brfng It Into camp so that j breechloader, which I named "Lucre they could have fresh meat for their ; Ha Borgia." men. One or two of these men were I During those twelve mouths I bad many fights with the Indians. On scv era! occasions they Jumped myself and little party while several miles from ths and of the grade. We would always prefer to bare tbem Jump us after our wagon was loaded with buf- our killed by Indians while doing so, and the others gsve up tbe Job. At that time I was guide and scout at Fort Hays, Kaa and bad quite a reputation as a buffalo hunter. Soma one told the main contractor that If li could get me I would be able to kill ait J falo bams, for we hsd rehearsed carry powdor and lend euouKh to do elocution euul to my caliber MX' At last the 1 1 mo cum to begtu the match. Contatock ami I dashed lino a herd, followed by the referees. The buffaloes separated. Oouisiuck took the left bunch and 1 the right. My great forte In killing buffaloes from horseback was to get them circling by riding my horse at the head of the herd, shooting the lenders, thus crowd lug their followers to the left till they would finally cUvIo round and round. On this morning the buffaloes were very accommodating, and I soou bud them running In a beautiful circle, when I dropped them thick and fast until I bad killed thirty-eight, which finished my run. Comstock begun shooting at ths rear of the herd, which bs was cbastug. aud they kept straight on. Ue suc ceeded, however, In killing twenty three, but they were scattered over a dlatauca of tares miles, while mine lay closa together. I had nursed my buf faloes as a billiard player does the balls when he makes a bi run, After the result of the His: run hud been duly announced our ft Louis ex curslon frloiuU-wIm had m .iroaohed j to the pine where we had stopped- j MHMvtvvUvvWHWvvTTTTT44mvTHTWmW Cold Weather Specials Now is the time to lay in your supply of beverages for. the winter ..months .... Vigorai Beef Tea $2.50 per jug f Fluid beef in tubes 50c per dozen, high grade Rock aud Rye aud all other stan dard bottle goods at the most reason- t able prices. v : '''. ' AMERICAN IMPORTING CO. Phone 1881. 589 Commercial St. . Importers and Wholesale Liquor Dealers 4UtHl,lSil , 1 LET US TELL YOU ABOUT . Tungsten Electric Lamp Greatest advance in lighting methods since the invention ol incandescent lamps. EXAMPLE 32 C P. Ordinary electric lamp consumes 110 watts per hour 32 C P. "Tungsten" electric lamp consumes 40 watts per hour Saving ;. , 70 watts per hour By using "Tungsten" lamps you can get 275 per cent increase in light for the same cost or in other words can have tbe same quantity of illumination for 35 per cent of the cost of lightin g with ordinary electric lamps. The Astoria Electric Co. ParkerHo use Under Hew Management On January 1st the Parker House will be re-opened under Management of Durham OX Dibble As a first class hotel We invite your patronage. Dining room guaranteed tobe the best conducted in the city. Call and get our rates. Bar in4Connection. Satisfaction Guaranteed. John Fox, Pres. F. L. Bishop, Sec Astoria Savings Bk, Trass Nelson Troyer, Vice-Pres. snd Supt. ASTORIA IRON WORKS DESIGNERS AND MANUF4CTURERS OF THE LATEST IMPROVED .... Canning Machinery, Marine Engines and Boilers . COMPLETE CANNERY OUTFITS FURNISHED. Correspondence Solicited. - . Foot of Foartk Stmt SCO! BAY BRASS & 111 101 A8TORIA, OKEOON Iron and Brass Founders, Land and Marine Engineers Up-to-Date Sawmill Machinery Prompt attention given to all repa 18tr and Franklin Ave. work. Tel Main 2461 tbe buffaloes he would reaulre. Ue came to Fort Hays to see me. Of course I could not accept, although he made me a very tempting financial offer, without permission of the mili tary department commander. General 8berldan. The subject was even discussed at headquarters In Washington, and after considerable delay evidence was pre sented that It would solve on of tha main labor problems In the great work of constructing tbe great transconti nental railroad and facilitate matters grestly. purpose Leave of absence was given me with little stockade so often that It did not take more than a few minutes from the time we saw them coming until the mu)i were unhitched from the wagon and tied to ths wheels. Ws would make our breastworks around the wheels of tbe wsgon by throwing out the meat and would protect our selves by getting behind the bnffalo bams. In this manner ws held off from forty to slrty Indians on one or two occasions until ws received assistance. I would make my smoke signals at once, which tbe soldiers would In- for the ths ; stantly see and rush to our rescue. I nn- naa nre mn killed during my con- derstandlng that tn case of an lmpor-1 nectlon with tbe Union Pacific ra ti ts nt outbreak 1 should resums tbe da- road, three drivers snd tbe others ties of my position. As roving In dians generally followed the herds of butchers. Shortly after the adventures Just buffaloes. 1 was really In a certain recited I had my celebrated hunt with sense performing scouting duty also. BUly Comstock. a noted scout guide I started in killing buffaloes for tbe ! and Interpreter, who was then chief of Union Pacific railroad. 1 had a wag on with four mules, one driver and two butchers, all brave, well srmed men, myself riding my horse Brlgham. We would leave the end of the con- f ci. - rVlCI ....FOB A.... , 4!V - "" - - . . VICTOR OR AN EDISON PHONOGRAPH -)GO TO(- Johnson Phonograph Co. ; Parlors Second Floor Over Scholheld ft Mattson Co. ' "I would ruth my horne into them and thoot them down.'' structlon work to go out after buffaloes and bad an understanding with ths commanding officer who had charge of tbe troops guarding tbe construc tion that should a smoke signal be seen tn tbe direction In wblcb I had gone tbey would know I was in trou ble and would send mounted men to my assistance. I had to keep a close and careful lookout for Indians before making my run Into a herd of buffaloes. It was my custom In those days to pick out a herd that seemed to have the fattest cows and young heifers. I would then rush my horse Into them, picking out tbe fattest ones and shooting tbem down while my horse would be run ning alongside of tbem. I bad a happy faculty In knowing bow to shoot down scouts at Fort Wallace, Kansas. Com stock had bad the reputation for long time of being a most successful buffalo hunter, and ths officers In par ticular, who bad seen him kill buffa loes, were very desirous of backing ; him In a match against me. It was accordingly arranged that I should shoot him a buffalo killing match, and the preliminaries were easily and sat j Isfactorlly agreed opon. Wa were to i bunt one day of eight hours, begin ning st 8 o'clock In tbe morning and closing at 4 o'clock la the afternoon. The wager was $500 a side, and ths man who should kill tbe greater num ber of buffnloes from horseback was to be declared the winner. 1 1 Tbe bunt took place about twenty miles east of Sheridan, and as It had been pretty well advertised and noised abroad a large crowd witnessed tbe Interesting and exciting scene. An ex curslon party, mostly from 8t Louis, consisting of about a hundred gentle men and ladles, came out on a special train to view tbe sport, and among the number was my wife, with little Baby Arta, who bad coma to remain with me for awhile. Tha buffnloes were quite plenty, and It was agreed that we should go Into tbe same berd at the same time and "make a run." as we called It, each one killing as many as possible. A referee was to follow each of us on horseback when we entered tha herd and count the buffaloes killed by each man. Tbe St. Louis excursionists, as well as other spectators, rode out to tbe vicinity of tbe bunting grounds In wagons and on horseback, keeping well out of sight of tbe buffaloes, so as not to frighten them until tbe time came for us to dash Into the herd, when they were to come up as near as they pleased to witness tbe chaae. We were fortunate In the first run In getting good ground. Comstock was mounted on one of his favorite horses, while I rode old Brlgham. I felt confident that I bad tbe advantage of Comstock In two tblngs-flrst, I had the best buffalo horse that ever made a track; the second, I was using what wns known at that time as the needle gun, a breechloadlng Springfield ride. Caliber CO It was ray favorite old "Lucretla," which has already been Introduced to tbe notice of the reader -while Comstock was armed with a tTenry rifle, and, although be could fire a few shots quicker than 1 could, yet I was pretty certain that It did not ft friijhlenid Out ladtct co tit thi bufala coming n uu tpu." set out a lot of chsmpsgns which they bad brought with them and which proved a good drink on a Kansas pralrle. aud a buffalo hunter was a good man to get away with 1L While taking a short rest ws sud denly spied another berd of buffaloes coming toward us It was only a small drove, and ws at once pre pared to give the animals a lively re ception. Tbey proved to be a herd of cows snd calves, which, by tbe way, are quicker In tbetr movements than tbe bulls. We charged lu among them, aud 1 concluded my run with a score of elgbteou. while Comstock killed fourteen. The score was uow Ofty-aU to thirty-seven lu my favor. Again tbe excursion party approach ed, aud once more tbe champagne was tapped. After we had eaten a lunch which was spread for us ws resumed tbe bunt Striking out for a distance of three miles, we came up close to another herd. As I was so far ahead of my competitor In ths number killed, I thought I could afford to give an ex tra exhibition of my skill 1 bad told tbe ladles tbat I would on ths next run ride my horse without any saddle or bridle. This bad raised tbe excite ment to fever beat among tbs excur sionists, and I remember one fair lady who endeavored to prevail upon me not to do it That's nothing at all," said L "I have done It many a Ume, and old Brlgham knows as well as I what I am doing and sometimes a great deal bet ter." So leaving my saddle and bridle with the wagons we rode to the windward of tbe buffaloes, as usual, and when within a few hundred yards of them we dashed Into the herd. I soon bad thirteen laid out ou tbe ground, the ia( one or wnlcu I bad driven down close to the wagons, where tbe ladles wero. It frightened some of tbs tender creatures to see a buffalo coming ai run speea directly toward thm but when be bad got within fifty yards of one of tbe wagons I bad shot blm dead lu bis tracks. This made my sixty-ninth buffalo and finished my third and last run, Comstock having miieu lorty-six. As It was uow late In tbe afternoon Comstock and bis backers gave up tbe wea mat tie could beat me, and there upon the referees declared me tbe win ner of the match as well as tbe chain plon buffalo huuter of the plains. Fisher Brothers Company SOLE AGENTS ' Marbour'ind Finlayson Salmon Twines and Netting McCormlck Harvesting Machines " Oliver Chilled Ploughs Sharpies Cream Separators Raecolith Flooring Starrett'i Tools Hardware, Groceries, Ship Chandlery Tan Bark, Blue Stone, Muriatic Acid, Welch Coal. Tsr, Ash Oars, Oak Lumber, Pipe and Fittings, Brass Goods, Paints, Oils and Class Fishermen's Purs Manilla Rope, Cotton Twins snd Selo Wo Went Your Trodo FISHER BROiS BOND STREET FINANCIAL First national Bank of Astoriii DIRECTORS Jacob Kamm W. F. McGregor G. C Flavbl J. W. Ladd S. S. Gordon Capital .$100,000 Surplus 25000 Stockholders' Liability 100000 F..STAMUKIIKO 1HMV J. Q. A. BOWLBY, President O. I. PETERSON, Vice-President J. W. GARNER, Assistant Cashier FRANK PATTON, Cashier ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK CAPITAL AND SURPLUS Transacts Ocneral Banking Baainsss Interest Paid oa Tims Dtpos .1 Four Per Cent. Per Annum Elavanth and Dtuna Sta, Astoria. Oregon Ths 8est on ths Horn, wuy aoea a man seated near the neck of a horso travel faster than one seated near bis tall? For It has been proved in very atrlklng fashion that ne does. But why? Tbe reason Is really very simple, and yet when little Tod Sloane, the Jockey, came forward with practical proof nobody seemed to be able to explain it. A horse to move forward at nil must thrust at the earth. and the chief force of this forward thrust conies from his bind Icks. If the chief weight Is Just over or close to the thrusting power, naturally It di minishes its efficiency; instead of thrusting the horse forward a portion of it Is wiiBtcd In lifting the weight of the jockey at every sirldu. - Strand MiiKUZiue. SCANDINAVIAN-A M E R I C A N SAVINGS BANK ASTORIA, OREGON OUR MOTTO: "Safety Sptrcades AH Other Coaaidsratkia." THE TRENTON First-Class Liquors and Ciffars 02 Cotnmardsl Itraat ;". - Corns Commarclal and 14th. ASTORIA, OREGON IIIMttllttttlMlllllui tllillii""" - ...v.t..t....' JANUARY TIDE TABLE. JANUARY 1909. ,High Water. Date. Friday , , . Saturday . SUNDAY Monday .. Tuesday ., Tuesday .. Wednesday Thursday , rriday Saturday , SUNDAY . Monday .. Tuesday 12 Wednesday ...13 Thursday 14 rriday ,. 15 Saturday ., SUNDAY . Monday ... Tuesday ... Wednesday Wednesday Thursday , . Friday Saturday 21 SUNDAY ....24 Monday 25 luesdav m Wednesday ...27 Ihursday 281 friday 29 baturdav .....301 . 4! . 5 S . 6! . 7 ,. 8 .'9 .10 11 ...16 ...17 ...181 ...191 ..20 ...20 ...21 ,.221 A.M. h. m 8:321 9:25 10:16 11:05 0:38 11:46 1:22 2:00 2:351 3:081 3:40 4:10 4:451 5:20 6:00 6:47 7:43 8:38 9:34 10:251 0:051 11:15 0:50 1 :35! 2:151 2:58 3:40 4:20 5:08 6:00 6:55 7:541 ft. 8.4 8.71 9.0! 9.1 7.1 9.2 7 7.1 7.3 7 7.4 7.4 7.51 7.5, 7.5 7.7 P. M. h. m 9:45 10:50 11:47 12:28 1:05 1:42 2:20 2:55 3:35 4:201 5:20 6:25 7:43 7.81 9:04 ft. 6.5 6.6 6.8 1909. JANUARY Low Water. a'.MT h. m. i Date. 8.1 8.5 8.9 7.0 9.3 7,51 7.9 8.2 8.5 8.6 8 8.7 8.5 8.4 8.4 10:15 11:15 12:06 12:55 1:45 2:34 3:26 4:24 5:28 6:44 8:08 9.1 8.8 8 8.1 7.7 7.2 6 6.2 5.8 5.6 5.6 5.9 6.5 9.5 9.7 9.6 9.2 8.7 7.9 7.3 6.6 6.2 6.2 6.4 Friday Saturday SUNDAY-.. Monday Monday , .,, Wednesday , 1l . ' mirsuay 2:18 3:20 4:22 5:17 5:17 6 6:551 7) 7:351 Friday 81 8:15 Saturday SUNDAY Monday .. Tuesday Wednesday Thursday . Friday 15 Saturday 16 SUNDAY .,..17 Monday 18 Tuesday . ,. ...19 Wednesday ...2(1 Ihursday 21 Friday .,,..,..221 Saturday .,,...23 SUNDAY ....24 Monday 25 Tuesday 261 Wednesday ...27 Thursday 28 Friday ...... ..29 baturdav .....30 SUNDAY ..,.31 ft. 9 8:54 ..10 9:32 ..11 10:16 ..1210:55 ..1311:40 .14 0:07 1:02 2:05 3:17 4:25 5;2rt) 6:201 7:10 8:00 8:521 9:451 10:371 11:37 0:38 1:44 2:58 2 2 3 3.3 3 3.5 3.6 3 3 3.5 3 3.2 3.0 2.6 3.1 3.5 m. M. ft. 3:35 4:35 5:30 6:15 6:15 7:36 8:14 8:45 9:16 9:48 10:15 10:451 11:22 12:40 1:42 2:50 3:48 3.8 4:45 3.8J 5:35 3.71 6:20 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.3 2.0 1.7 1.5 2.2 3.1 3.5 7:06 7:50 8:34 9:18 10:02 10:461 11:38 12:45 1:58 3:12 4:16 "01' 0.1 -0.5 -1.0 -1.0 1.2 -1.0 -0.6 -0 1 0.4 0.9 1.4 2.1 2.7 2.2 1.5 0.7 0.1 -0.9 1.5 1.8 1.8 -1.6 1.0 0.4 0.5 1.4 1.3 1.0 . 0.6 0.1 9:33 SUNDAY ..,,31 8:55 8.4 10:46