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ASTORIA. OREGON:
SUNDAY FEB. . 1SS1
0.C. IRELAND.
... Editor.
Another Complaint,
he complaint- of British a;ii
culturihts ngsiinst the injurious
effect upon their clnss intcrots ex
ercised by tin importation of
.American products have recently
found an echo in Germany, where
the farmer? find it impossible to
sustain competition with the arti
cles of food exported from the
United States, notwithtandinjr the
cost of transportation. In eoiibe
quence, a clamor is beintr raised
for ''protection.' But inasmuch as
a cheap foreign food supply is felt
as a benefit by many classes, while
"it is an injury to but one, it is
rot probable that further protective
measures, will be nisoited to. In
England such a reined is no
longer dreamed of, though the
"lread of American competition has
, become jjreatlv intensified. The
Mat-quit, of Lansdowne, addressing
a meetin'r of Lancashire funnel's a
Jew nightb ago, said that probably
the best remedy- for the evil
would be found in a division f
the present large estates into small
farms. The English farmers, he
thought, should become an iude
.pendent body, makiniruseof every
scientific and practical aid to in
crease the product of the oii.
Tiiis was the only way to contend
successfully against American
competit'ou. The pa'iic among
the agriculturists in regard to ex
ports from this country is not con
fined to England and Germany.
Jt has spread all over the con
tinent. Tlu Mornum Oucstioii.
JfiniTo:: Aviekian:
In the San Francisco Bulletin a
few weeks since, it was somewhat
surprising to see an article over the
signature of ex-Senator Sargeant,of
California,admitting that the polyg
amous principle or dogma of the
Mormon church was in its orig
inal creed. That it was a matter
f conscience and not legally to be
dealt with under the constitution.
in the Xew Northwest of Janu
ary 20th, Mrs. Duniwa has open
ed her columns for an article from
a man called Bishop Luiit, on the
genuine bible arguments in favor
of a polygamous system.
When such men as ex-Senator
Sargcaut, and such an editor as
Mrs. Dunivray will allow their pens
and papers to be occupied, or in
other words prostituted, in the
interests of men calling themselves
a religious sect, and quoting scrip
ture as the father of lies did when
lie offered the kingdom of the
world to the redeemer of mankind
if he would worship him, then it is
time for some one to refer at least
to the origin of the iinposters.
History informs us that many such
have appeared during the past
Tages.
Allow me to say that gold, silver
and all precious stones or diamonds
are constantly being counterfeited
and bought and kept by the ignor
ant as genuine. It is the same
"with this latter day humbug which
came into existence in the state of
New York between the vears of
1S.20 ami 1S29, at a time when it
was supposed there was an unus
ual revival of religious fanaticism.
.raany persons nan, as tuey sup
posed, reached sinless perfection
. and claimed that the eaith was the
JLord's. Thev were his saints and
had a perfect right to whatever
grew upon the Lord's earth or
land. They became a band of
thieves, apjmrently, without any
conscience as to their neighbors'
property, and were compelled to
Jlee from New York state to the
western part of Missouri, where
the theiving principle wks superior
to all moral and poiitioa! consider
ations. From Missouri they were
driven to Xanvoo, 1 lliiiois. While
at Xanvoo they revisl tlieir ro
mantic legends of ancient and
iible history, which wjte written
- and sent to be printed in Pitts
burg, Pennsylvania. One of the
'f-juprinters had sto'en a copy, and in
company with Joseph Smith, jr.,
who had it entered according to act
of congress in the year 1S29, in
the clerk's office of the northwest
em district of New York, printed
by Iiobinson and Smith, stereo
typed by Shepard and Strains.
West-thi rd street,Ci n ci n na tti,Ohio,
1S-J0, and called the Book of Mor
mon, translated by Joseph Smith,
jr., third-edition, carefully revised
by the translator.
I have briefly sketched the early
history of mormouism, much of it
having come under my own obser
vation in New York, and also in
Missouri about the time they wen
being driven into Illinois.
Their Book of Mormon, 1 have
before me, stereotyped third edi
tion, revised by Joseph Smith, jr.
In this edition, which I am told is
entirely destroyed, no paragraph
intimates a plurality of wives, and
in its reading it bears the impress
of the original religious bible ro
mance and the shrewdness of the
later reviser to make use of it for
baser purposes. Nephi comes be
fore us with fifteen chapters, fill
ing 120 pages. Jacob, his brother,
with five chapters, twenty pages.
Enos with one chapter, about three
pages Jonem with one chapter,
two pages. Omni with one chap
ter, three pages. Mormon, on
page 128, one chapter on number
of plural wives. Mosiah, on page
loO, thirteen chapters, llelamou.
on page oi)G, five chapters. Alma,
on page 2H5, thirty chapters.
Nephi, on page-1-JO, nine chapters,
ending on page "71, of the Book
of Mormons, followed on the last
pages, which does not appear to be
stereotyped with a certificate of the
truth of its contents, signed by
Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer
and Martin Harris. I'pon the op
posite side of this last page is
printed, "and all the testimony of
eight witue-sses,1 whose names are:
Christian Whitmer, Jacob Whit
mer, Peter Whitmer, jr., John
Whitmer, Joseph Smith, sr., IJyram
Smith, Samuel H. Smith and Hir
am Page. In the front part of
this Book of Mormon, I find on the
fifth page, "the Book of Mormon,
an account written by the hand ot
Mormon upon plates taken from
the plates of Nephi,' signed
Moroni. This mormon beok is in
good preservation and has been in
my hands since 1S47. There is no
word or sentence in its pages that
can be construed to justify or ap
prove of polygamous practices.
Htiiei'tfulhC V. JI.Gkay.
Laziness.
Laziness is an adherent defect
in some men's natures, while in
others it is a cultivated evil a
sort of moral disease. We have
known men of industrious habits
in their earlier years, who in after
life have yielded their manhood to
the debasing desire for ease and
rest, ere the battle of life had pro
duced any result to justify, them
in quitting the pursuits of honest
toil. Those from whom fortune
has withheld her bounties, have, no
good right to claim the comforts(I)
of idleness; and he is no less than
a coward, who lays aside the
weapons placed in his hands b
circumstances the god, the power,
that makes and enforces condi
tions of life to all. If the good
we desire is beyond reach, waste
not the strength of noble manhood
in attempts to grasp the impossi
ble. Those who listen to the
mythical allurements of great
things craved, yet beyond reach,
and ever growing more distant
when craved and sought for in
idleness, rob themselves of those
solid comforts which fill the soul
of the earnest, working, patient
one, with daily, hourly comforts,
and glide the paths of life with
pleasures, bearing the contented
calmly, softly, sweetly, down
through all the rugged liHppcnin"s
of life, to that quiet repose mid
rost, wliose sltaclows bring terror
a id sorrow to those who have
quitted the surer, if lss enchant
ing, for the more ftutsei liming and
fanciful. Tlie energy to do all
that life, circumstances, and con
ditions require, is noble and woi thv;
to do less is the work of indolence,
which ro"bs the soul of true joys,
and weaves the curtain of regrets
for the ding hour.
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ONE D'OLLAK!!
The iiuirt4't'riniltd nmss ' this remark
aWe rtvpanitioM. jiMifii-s Dr. Wei De
"" or iu redwing the price to si a Pack
age, and sj iwkagcs m .". 'Si centsa pack
age and new -1 win stamp Cure, will le
given In its and Wholesale Druggists, in ex
change lr tin- wilt stamp "iVei Do
3",jei Catarrh Curo.
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J,U:o.M AND AFTER Tills DATE MK.
. Eugcw l Thorp will deliver and collect
for the Orrgoiiiaii in this eit. All lulls dno
)ui(t In- itHid niih lo him or to tlir under-si-w-d.
' K.C. HOLDEX.
2T-h Agent for tin Oregoiiiati.
1080 Piles Wanted.
Bills 101: -t KNisiIINt: THE lcl.
loMing piling arc desired :
:cti poVs. 12 inches diameter. .Viiu.Vi fret,
with mrk.
JTioHlos, it iticlHs dianirtrr. 4'ito.'0 fwt.
'SM Hos. H IlM'Hos diMiHrlrr. W toif frrt.
iKJok!.
:t jhIs. l.i im-hrs ilimiioirr, ."ji to.Vi fcri,
Hith iiNik.
Tlioso pils arr HHiitiil about .Iniir, lut
lliosf rrHirif; lo lmo tho Imrk on would
lwo tolxTiii iM-fon-the sup nuts. Piles to
! rafted and deli ered in theColumlrfu ri er.
wIhto n sutUHlMHtt nui reaeh them.
M. 1. (.I.I.KNKK.
Kn:ipitou. W.T.
MaMtoit. Fell. I'd. lssl. di'4-wlt.
O -sHCOXD- U
3IUSJCAL CONCERT
OK THK-
"ST. ML W BjOICIJ,
sMMed l the ir.idlll talent of Astoria,
and I'mf I'nuieis.
At Liberty Hall, Tuesday Ev'ng,
F f:b K I'A It V S, fNS 1 .
rKOi'I'AMMK.
1. Election, hand. - - Tilliard
2. liiuuletto, - -
3. OieMiirc. "Caliph urUJKilad - Iloieldieii
Violin, Cornet and l'iano.
1. jYoarning""TenorSoIo, - .Marion
.1. Shis 'il Chonis, "The Little
Outsat Home" -
.Members of the band.
Ik Eleetrie 1'olka. H'il ''IN ae-
eoiMpiuiiir.ent i -".
Soprano mo. -
iAirr -KciM.
1. I Salop De CoiM-erte. hand - - I'roeho
2. Keeilttllnil - - . -
. Cornet sJo - lUimml
A. VUam solo. AMee" - - .1. Av-her
3. Duetto, Kobln Kurt'
5. Sojuwwo SeleethHi, - - Y. Canz
T. Overture. ".MnrwHrii of the
FHrst, ..... ltwinilieii
Yh)iii.CotH'l and Piano.
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E. R l-IAWBS.
UJor in
Cannery Supplies of all Kinds.
A-rnl for thi ielir.it ed
MEDALLION RANGE,
HICH CLOSETS, LOW CLOSETS,
PLAIN CLOSETS,
IRON PIPES AND F1TITN(JS OF
ALL KINDS.
Bross Goods, Hose. Etc..
WATER CLOSETS.
BATH TUBS, Etc.
faTAIA WORK WARRANTED-
TWO DOORS EAST OF OCCIDENT.
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G, W. HU WIE
Wholesale and Retail Dealer
p
IS
GROCERIES,
PROVISIONS, "LUMBER.
ETC.. ETC., ETC.,
TIN PLATE
RLOCK TIN, PIG LEAD,
SEAMING ICOPPER5,
S(JLDERING COPPERS,
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COTTON TWINE,
NET LINES,
.MANILLA ROPE,
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OARS, FLOATS,
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TURPENTINE. 15KNZINE,
COAL OIL,
GUM ROOTS, KICK, ETC., ETC.,
IN QUANTITIES TO SUIT.
.ISTOICIA, - - ORKUOIY.
MRS. DERBY
SELLING HER ENTIRE STOCK
-OJ-
MILLINERY GOODS
A.X COST.
Dr. Warner's Health
CORSET
!f&jpL- iiCtii ly lf juiivliased lit
.i&ii-" i Asitina at
.11 KS. DKItBY'S.
31asiiiic Hall 1'iiihliii.ciir-
....m ..r rut i w i..
V ' trvits.
Barboiu-'s
IRISH FLAX THREADS
Salmon Net Twine.
Cotton Seine Twine,
Cork and Lead Lines,
' Cotton Netting, all sizes.
Seines Made to Order,
Flax and Cotton Twine,
Fishing Tackle, etc.
barbqurTrothers,
51 1 Market Street. San Franei.HCO
HENRY DOYLE & Co.. Maim-ers.
Chas. Stevens & Son
CITY HOOK STOKK.
BROWN'S BUILDING
opixtsitr the
BELL TOWER,
In riMiiu lately ikviiihimI by
S.limeer's Cwiifectiuiier.
Larpst aii Best Assortment
Of novelties in the stationary line ustialh
fouml in :i first -elass hook store. eitisitiiijI
COOKS. KINK STATIONKUV.
OOI.D 1'KX i;OOI)S, Al.l'.lMS.
CIIKO.MOS. FUAlll'S.
rJTEKEOSCOl'ES. DIAUIES.
All f wlileli w 11 lie sold at priees vxliieh
DEFY COMPETITION.
1. S. Tlie Iaii-.t Eastern arnl Califoniix
iK.'rtoliejils voiitaiitly on hand.
C'HAS.sTlVEXS & SON
WILLIAM EDGAR,
Corner .Main and Uhenamu Streets,
ASTORIA OREGON
UKLKK IS
CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
AND THE GENUINE WOSTENHOLM
and other Ensli'h Cutlery.
STATIONERY!
FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS
Genuine Bleershaum Pipes, etc.
A line sttK-k of
lVatIie ami .Jcwelo. llnxxle aim
Itreeeh l.oailin Sliot (.'uns ami
Itlflet. Kerulvn-H. 1'istoN.
ami Aiiiimiiiitior.
.11 Alt I m:
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t-sO MNK
AsMirtiH.-m f ime M-E'TAILKS awl EYE
f.IwVSSKS.
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rpIE BB5T OUA1.ITY. tt'ILI, BB ?fLD
J. by the krMlred. w by the bwc, iviatt-d or
plain, to suit oaiar. at
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"WEEKLY, ONE COPY FOUR MONTHS i 0
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ANJ) TYPE OF TJJELATES1 STYLES.
etr AVe imreliase l'aivr. Cards, Ink. am! oilier mate nals of the Manufacturers
AT'lOWIST I.1VIA; RATKS.
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THE EVERY DAY "WANTS OF THE COUNTING ROOM AND THE
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TRBMHIRD & (JPMUR;,: .,EN'
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IFuOjY,
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AOENCY OF THE
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Chenamus Street, Wear Olney,
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THE I'NDERSIGNEl) OFFERS FOR
sjde on hand and to arm e direct from
New ork
English Lustre Black Varnish,
IV P.ARRELS.
Turpentine Aspheltum Varnish,
IX KARRELS.
Benzine Aspheltum Varnish.!
IN P.ARREI.
No. 1 Turpentine, in Barrels.
Brown Japan, in Barrels,
No. 1 Coach, in Barrels,
White Damar. in Barrels,
Coach Varnishes, in Cases.
..! .t . , r . .
blllCIC Alllllllliate Pillllt.
FOR IRON VM) WOOD WORK.
JAMES LAIDLAW & CO.,
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T T r 1T) A TT ',l- lfIIJ!V- - - I'ROPKIETOR.
J. tl. 1), (jTiiAx- l"1- RMUa.o.Nr.iietlR. Orncou Rail-WholI-
and retail deder in. , vHsMhm, CosHharf.
all kixjjs of feed, ,Nciv Bagatelle Table
Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc.i iJTtr
I Th H'''t' ImtjimIs of fn-fe aii,l domestic
General storas-e and Vlwrfns oa intson-UVIVF lioi;ow tVi .i...
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T T 2a Tff1 .
3 00
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The Only 3I:uhine Shop
And lhehet
ULACKSMrni
III thecitj.
All kinds of
! ENGINE, CANNERY,
STEAMBOAT WORK
rrnuiptl attended to.
A specialty made of repairing
CANNERY DIES,
MACHINE SHOP. NEAR KINNEY'S AS-
TORIA FISHERY
3PET3Ert SUWEY,
AhTORlA. OREGON,
BRICK
LAYER
1'LAIX AVI) ORNAMENTAL!
3P LAS -37 E! It DE3 BL
Orders, left at the Incident Hotel, or at luv
aSleTto "f lWMm SlreeU VmiW'y
f IMF. SAND, RRH'K. PIASTER IA.TH
fJ (.intent, and all materiaN in i'uv line
furnished to older. - r
jThpecial attention paid to Furnace work
oriio""""" ('lst,'ni uork wa'R't'd good
xAuent S.ui Juan and XewTaconia Lime.
Wilson & FisheF"
DKAI.Ei:$ IX
33I-A.3tI'VCr-A.--EL32.
LUBRICATING OILS, COAL OIL,
PAINTS AND OILS.
Sheet, Round, and Square Prepared
Rubber Packing.
PROVISIONS, MILL FEUD,
GARDEN SEED, GRASS SEED.
Which h 111 he echanwd for couutry tn
dticeorsolilat lowest prices. P
Corner Clieiianitts ami Hamilton Streets
ASTORIA. OIIEGOX.
."ERMANIA RPTIWait
i VJ ,VT,
BOTTLE REER DEPOT.
UhK-ruitfe Stitrirr. Astokh.
The Jltiof' Layer r Cts.Ui GUts
Onlers for the
jCslratefl CoIuinMa Erewerj
SEEH
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fft :lt t In nT ..u i. .11 1...
this pbiee-
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