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3 IK A ... ,-;u M s V -1 J :t 7 . i . ftn '"J copys (90s OlOBIY IS FISI OF HARD V AMERICA USES GREAT QUAN TITIES OF THIS WOOD FOR DECORATIVE PURPOSES For refined expression in the man ufacture of furniture and all other forms of interior decoration, mahog any is undoubtedly the peer of the hardwoods. No wood is so universal ly used to-day for this purpose in every city and county of the world; no wood is so freely and successful ly imitated. America's architects and men of the furniture and cabinet-making in dustries draw heavily upon the mar kets of the world in the struggle to supply an ever increasing demand for genuine mahogany. Hundreds of tons of logs annually are imported into this country and worked into beautiful forms to grace fine homes or dignify the interior of public Imildings, large hotels or railway cars. A few years ago mahogany was re garded as a very precious wood, and was employed only in the interior of the finest houses and in the manu facture of the most expensive furni ture. During the past few years, how ever, there has been a wonderful de velopment in mahogany importation and use. The total quantity of mahogany imported last year was nearly forty two million board feet. Of this large amount North America supplies 65.6 Cut Glass and Hand Painted China 30 per cent, discount FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY See Window Display A V AIIFN SoJe Agent for . . . '-A-A1l Harrington Hall Steel Cut COFFEE 40c CAN Phones 731, 3871. Branch Uniontown per cent and Europe 18 per cent Though Europe supplied only a little more than one-fourth as much ma hogany as there -was imported from North America its average ralue per thousand feet was more than twice as much, due to finer quality. The re mainder of the imports came from Africa, South America, and Asia. Mexico furnished 46.2 per cent of the mahogany coming from North America, Nicaragua followed . with 19.2 per cent, British Honduras with 15-S per cent, Cuba with 8 per cent, and Honduras with 7-4 per cent. Oth er Central American countries fur nished the small remaining percent ge. Immediately following the war with Spain, lumbermen of the United States exploited the largest and most accessible of the Cuban mahogany forests. For a few years the forests of Cuba contributed more largely to the supply in this country than at the present time, largely owing to the. rapidity with which this valu able timber was logged and shipped. An engineer employed by American authorities during the recent inter vention in Cuba claims that nearly all of the available supply of mahog any of that island has been exhausted and that what now remains in any considerable quantities is far remote from transportation facilities. The number of buyers of mahogany in this country's hardwood market is now exceeded only by those of oak, maple, poplar, basswood, ash, birch, chestnut and cypress. The principal reason for the popularity of mahog any is that the importers of the logs and the manufacture of lumber have never advanced its prices beyond a modern profit and it is relatively so low that it now makes little differ ence in price whether an office build ing or a home is finished in mahog any or quartered white oak. M4. THE MORNING y Another reason for its popularity is because it improves in tone with age. After much experimentation car builders finish practically all of their cars in mahogany, as it withstands satisfactorily the severe usage and also holds its finish. The chief cen ters of mahogany importation and manufacture are Boston, New York, Louisville, New Orleans, Chicago and Indianapolis. The mahogany is the wood of a tree of Swietania, of the natural fam ily of Cedrelacvea, named by Jaquin in honor of J. Van Swieten. The tree is one of the most majestic and beau tiful, with large spreading head and pinnate shining leaves. The trunk is often forty feet in length and six feet in diameter and is divided into many massive arms. In the London Timber and Trade Journal there appeared recently an interesting historical reference to the mahogany trade in England. Accord mg to this writer mahogany wood was first imported by England in 1724, although in 1507 Sir Walter Ra leigh demonstrated the great value of this wood which was used in re pairing his ships in Trinidad. From 1724 until the discovery of the mahog any forests of Africa by Stanley, Eng land and Continental Europe were heavy purchasers of mahogany from the West Indies, Honduras and Mex ico. A great part of the mahogany used in this country in early years came from Europe, it having first readied there from the West Indies, Mexico and Honduras. The Proper Place. Go to the Occident Barber Shop if you are particular and desire first class service. Satisfaction guaranteed. An expert bootblack and porter has also been engaged. j To Cure a Cold in One Day jTake LAXATIVE BR0MO Quinine (Tablets. Druggists refund money if lit fails to cure. E W GROVE'S signature is on each box 25c. The very best board to be obtained in the city is at "The Occident Hotel." Rates very reasonable. CASTOR I A For Infants and Children, lia Kind Yea Have Always issgfj etnrs of (ZffiZ&U ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, It costs you no more to wear CORRECT NEW YORE OTYLE than styles that are out of date in the fashion center, because we sell The prices are the same that you pay for the ordinary kind of clothes you have been buying. Do you know that there are more of the well dressed men of your city wearing Benjamin Clothes than any other make. Why? Because they know that they are the best clothes for the money on the market. Now with facts in view why do you take chances in buying you clothes. Come to ASTORIA'S MOST UP-TO-DATE CLOTHIERS AND GET YOUR MONEYS WORTH ALL THE TIME THE WOOLEN MILL STORE 557 COMMERCIAL STREET Church Services! Today. First Methodist Mr. B. Lee Paget, of Portland, one of the prominent laymen of the Lay men's Association of the Oregon Conference, will occupy the pulpit at 11 a. m., and tell of the work of that association. In the evening the ser mon theme will be "Struggles and Victories." Specially interesting and helpful will be both services- Chorus choirs will furnish the music. .C C Rarick, pastor. Presbyterian. Morning worship, 11 a. m., "Men of Vision." Sabbath school, 12:15; Y. P. S. C E-. 6:30; evening worship, 7:30, "A Contrast." All are invited. Win. S. Gilbert, pastor. Norwegian-Danish M. E. Morning worship at 11 a. m. and evening at 7:30; Sunday school at 1Q a. m-, Mr. Albert Carlsen, superin tendent. On Tuesday evening, March 9th, the Pacific Coast District of the Western Norwegian-Danish Confer ence will commence their meetings which will continue during the week, with open sessions forenoons from 9 to 12 and 2 to 4 in the afternoons. Preaching services each evening at 8 p. m. A reception will be given in the 'church basement on Tuesday evening after the service. All wel come. O. T. Field, pastor. Christian Science. Services in rooms 5 and 6, I. O- O F. building, corner Tenth and Com mercial streets at 11 o'clock. Sub ject of the lesson-sermon, "Man." All are invited. Sunday school im mediately after the close of the serv ice. The first Wednesday evening in the month at 7:30. Reading rooms, same address, hours, from 2 to 5 daily, except Sunday. Alderbrook Presbyterian- Sunday school, 10 a. m.; an illus trated sermon for the children, 11 a. m.; Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. m.; evening sermon, 7:30 p. m. All are cordially invited. Robert J. Divcn, pastor, 2347 Cedar street. Memorial Lutheran. Sunday school, 10 o'clock a- m.; morning service, 11 0 clock The Power of Faith." Evening service, 8 o'clock, "A Tempting Opportunity." OREGON. mmi n a nnnnn '- IT- M II iiM I Ul. Our motto: "The Faith of our Fath ers in the Language of Our Coum try." The public is cordially invited to attend our services, Gustaf E. RydquUt, pastor. Grace, The Rev. W. S. Short will conduct services at Holy Innocents Chapel the third Sunday in Lent March 7, at 9 a. m.; at Grace church at 11 a. m.; the Junior Auxiliary at 4 p. m. Evening service at Calvary Chapel at 7:30. Baptist. Regular services at this church to day. All are welcome. PITTSBURG WAKES UP. Pittsburg is the industrial center of whence come the United States Steel Corporation, public labraries, and Pittsburg stogies, and millionaires. It is a dingy, dirty, smoke-clad city, where a few pretty intelligent peo ple live who can help it, and half a million Italians, Slovaks, Poles, Syr ians, Bohemians, and negroes who can't, because they never learned to out coupons or to live without eat ing. Somebody has just turned on the light in Pittsburg, and a few trust magnates and some other very re spectable citizens are blinking un comfortably. It seems that the Steel Trust, concerned about ovcr-popula tion, has been killing some five hun dred men every year, givin'g on each occasion a few warm words of con solation to the bereaved relatives. An other five hundred human beings were being yearly swept off bv tv- pnoia, Because certain gentlemen who drank spring water and whiskey did not want the general water supply reformed. Nobody was keeping track of the thousands of poor fellows an nually manned, or of the other thou sands who were being sent off into hospitals, jails, orphanages, and in sane asylums. The city took care of the trust s cripples, and when the steel business was dull the hospitals were empty. The whole report is a sickening story. It makes us feel that f we can hot do better than this, our recent little controversy with the late George the Third was not of much use. Foley's Honey and Tar cures coughs quickly, strengthens the lungs and expels colds. Get the genuine in a yellow packaere. 'T. K. I.anWn. Owl Drug Store. oiyys lit "U J La i id ifltw 1 II II H 111 Ill i ji B llliLO For Stomach Troubles When there is distress after eating or drinking, or your food doesn't "set well," the OiRestion if deranged and the stomach needs to be toned and strengthened. A natural apjirtile and a perfect di gestion can be assured and you will enjoy your food U you will get box of SSeecfianttlMd and use them according to the simple directions printed on the wrapper. Acute indigestion, lassitude, flatulence, "qimlmlshnrss," and other uncomfortable and distressing sensations alter eating, are quickly righted with a dose or two of these little wonder workers for a weak digestion. In all acute forms ol stomach trouble lkechnm'i Pills Are Wonderfully Effective la boxea tOe. and lie with toll UetloM ASTORIA I (Hi! RIVER R. R. Will sell cheap round trip excursion tickets to Denver May 17th, July ist and August nth On June and & 3rd, July and & 3rd and August nth and lath, very low round trip rates will be made to St Paul, Duiuth, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Louis, Chicago and all eastern points, Through Rail and Steamship tickets sold to all parts of the world. ' For full particulars call or address O. B. JOHNSON, Qcn'l Agent A. & C. R. R. 12th St, near Commercial Et ASTORIA, OKEQON. LET US TELL Tungsten Electric Lamps Greatest advance in lighting methods since the invention of Incandescent lamps. EXAMPLE 32 C. P. Ordinary electric lamp consumes 110 watts per how 32 C. P. Tungsten" electric lamp consumes 40 watts per hour Saving . - iv wara par now By nsing Tungsten lamps you can get 275 per cent Increass in light (or the same cost or in other words can have the same quantity of illumination or 35 per cent of the cost of llghtin g with ordinary electric lamps. The Astoria Electric! Co Sherman Transicr Co. HENRY SHERMAN, Manager. Hacks, Carriages-Baggage Checked fragon Jtia 43J Commercial Street SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 1909. H lira Ta YOU ABOUT 70 watts per how and Transferred-Trucks a Fwafcwe Vaia FIukm tf