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CO f& I Staili) zl'SP w JP JH'JUl' 4 l Astoria, Oregon, Sunday Morning, April 24, L881. No. 97. Vol. XIY. SCIENTIFIC. The Glacial Period, and Primitive Man Before the Ioe Age. TIIROKIKS OF TIIK MOST SINGU LAR GEOLOGICAL CHANGES THE OCEAN'S WORK IX TRANSFOKMA-TIOX. Professor Denton gave the last of his course of lectures on geolofjy m Dashmvay hall, San Francisco, last "Wednesday evening, on the subject of the Glacial Period and the Age of Man. This, he said, is the strangest of all geologic ages. It is marked by beds of sand, gravel, clay and bowlders from the size of a man's head to that of a meeting-house. Whence came they? Men once supposed that they saw in them evidences of a universal flood, the waters of which, sweeping over the world, heaped up these various beds and trans ported the bowlders. Willi an in creased knowledge it is impossible to accept such a theory of their ori gin. Drift beds are not found fur ther south than about the latitude of thirty-nine degrees, or the line of Washington, Cincinnati, St. Louis and Kansas city, except in high mountain regions. There are none in Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas. As we ro north the bowlders irrow smaller until thev cease entirely; it is the same as we go west, and it is not until we go as far south of the equator as we find these beds noith of the equa tor that we discover similar deposits. An universal deluge would make beds as universal, but the fact that they are confined to certain districts disproves the early and common theory of their origin An universal flood covering the tops of all the mountains is a physi cal impossibility. If all the mois ture in our atmosphere, and on the surface of our globe, were con densed and spread over the earth, it would not cover it three feet deep. But, in fact, these beds were not made by water at all. The Ctuciul Bcd.. When wo discover the glacial beds we find that the material of which they arc composed has never been sorted; we find fine sand and coarse sand, small bowlders and large ones piled indiscriminately together. Water never does that; it sorts the material that it lays down. What has done it? The answer is, ice. We can catch the ice doing that vor- thing now. Various theories to account for the cold necessary to produce the glaciers were stated, the Professor inclining to the theory that there ' -was no access of cold to produce the ice, but that it was circum scribed then as it is how. His suercrestion, thrown out for what it was -worth, was that it was caused by a change of the magnetic poles, which arc now at Wrangel land and Irkoubs, the coldest points on the northern hemisphere. As you go from the magnetic poles the earth gets warmer. New, he be lieved, that during the glacial period the magnetic poles were changed. The center of cold dur ing the glacial time was about twenty degrees south of the pres ent pole on the western coast of Greenland. What caused the change he did not know, but ad vanced the theory that it might have been a great meteoric fall, which, coming in one vast body, crushed through the center of the earth and caused an outbreak of heat, which left the earth there so much colder for this loss. The discovery of the fossil of the mam moth entire, the great hairy ele phant, in the glacial beds shows that some great and sudden access t. of cold must haver occurred to freeze and inclose, entire and re tain in perfect form the form of the mammoth. Kim Before llir GInrlcr. The discovery of other fossils, the Irish deer, the primitive ox, the two-horned rhinoceros, the cave lion, cave tiger, cave hyena; and, more important still, flint weapons in the caves and the fossils of the race of men who made the weapons, was mentioned asJ confirmation of the theory. They demonstrated that man, a rude hunter, lived on our planet when the ice period -feegan. God is just as busy finish ing it as at any time in its history. Even the old world is being polled down, the new world being built up. On the tops of the moun tains in California you can find the fossils of oysters eighteen inches long. You onoc had re spectable oysters here if you haven't now (laughter). In Santa. Barbara you can see where, at a comparatively recent period, the ocean rolled over what is now the tops of the mountains. The land and water arc constantly changing places. A man snid to me, after a lecture in Wiscensin: "You talk well, but I believe this world was made just as it is.' "What!" said J, -'cart ruts and all?" "Xo," he said, "not cart ruts. Wc knpw how thev were ninde." Well, if not cart nils, why suppose that God made the river ruts in an in stant and poured the waters into them? The man who can believe that is not superior to the pious but not very intelligent preacher who told his hearers he could see the wonderful wisdom of God manifested in making all the large rivers run by large cities, (laugh ter.) The Niagara fall was once at Ouecnstown. Seven miles it has cut its way back to where it is now. The fall of the Mississippi, now at Minneapolis was once at or near the spot where Alton, Illinois, now stands, the river having sawed the cliff back 1000 miles to where the Minnehaha fall is now. Tlir OrranN WrK. In the same way the ocean is 0111111)": away the land wherever it rises to the waves perpendicularly. At Cape May, from ISOfl to 1S11, the ocean cut into the land at the rate of eleven feet a year. The Yorkshire oh lis in lMglanl are crumbling and disappearing before the German ocean, and the towns of Auberon, Ilartburn and Hyde have gone down in the hungry waves of the encroaching sea. They were formerly shown on the maps of Yorkshire, but now there is no trace of them. At Owthrone the rocks are cut into at the rate of twelve feet cveiy year. Ship- den, Winipwell and Kcclcs, on the Norfolk and Suffolk cliffs, have disappeared just like the Yorkshire towns. The isle of Sheppcy, com posed of London clay, is going very fast, and it is estimated that in thirty years the German ocean will have worn it all away. Yet with all this destruction the land surface of the globe is increasing steadily. The action of the rivers in carrying and dejciting sedi ment on the bottom of the sea is more than supplying the destruc tion, l he .Mississippi is hihnjr up the gulf of Mexico at the rate of thirty-six square miles a year to a depth of forty feet. Twenty thou sand locomotives and trains run ning day and night could not fill in from the Allegiianies as fast as the river is doing it. The Mississipi has taken the job of filling in the gulf of Mexico, and whether Spain likes it or not Cuba will be annex ed to the United States, and Uncle Sam will add the gulf of Mexico to his domains as a big farm. The Amazon, Nile and other great rivers are doing the same kind of work at their deltas. The :nir or .lle-xSro. They are making new rocks and filling them with new fossils just as thev have been for millions of years. The bottom mud becomes rock, and some day mountains will be upheaved in the Gulf of Mexi co, and men will be quarrying those rocks that are now forming just as we do in the mountains to day. The Professor jnive some amusing conjectures as to the probable perplexity of the scientist of a remotely future period at the fossils he is likely to discover of the present race, and their imple ments, apparel, etc. What, for instance, would he think of a hoop skirt, a Dutchman's pipe, or the head of the human of to-day judged by a fossil stove-pipe hat. He closed by predicting a great, glorious and prolonged future for our planet and its highest form of animal life man. Mechanics' Institute. Preliminary Announcement. The board of managers, have the honor to inform exhibi'ors and the public generally, that the six teenth industrial exhibition of the Mechanics1 Institute of San Fran cisco will open on Tuesday, Au gust 2d, and, after continuing four weeks and four days, will close on Saturday, September 3, 1881. The managers offer to exhibitors up wards of 17o,000 square feet of floor space,, where every article useful, rare cr beautiful may be advantageously displayed without charge for space. Every facility is given to exhibitors of machinery to show the same in motion, and steam power jnd water are furnish ed free when required. The great extension of railroads on the Pacific coast, the vast develop ment of the mining interests of Arizona, and the agricultural re sources of Oregon that have taken place during the past two or three years, have wonderfully increased the dignity and importance of San Francisco as the business centre and metropolis of the Pacific slope. As a consequcnoe of this, the industrial fairs of the Mechan- Institute give to exhibitors unequalled oppoitunity of ics an bringing their goods under the notice, direct and personal of the people of the entire coast. Yisitors in search of amusement or instruction will find an immense variety of obiects of interest. In the machinery department the latest improvements in mining and agricultural machinery may be studied, the machines in running order, and most of them in actual operation. In the art gallery will be hung the masterpieces of our most celebrated California artists, as well as specimens of the work of eastern and European painters, from the private galleries of our citizens. This department has al ways been exceedingly popular, the gallery being a spacious, well lighted apartment, specially adapt ed to the display of pictures. In the horticultural garden will be collections of ferns and rare exotic plants, tastefully arranged, with choice collections of cut flowers and flowers in pots. A special ef fort will be made this year to worthily exhibit the fruits and wines of California. A fine band of music will add to the enjoyment of visitors every afternoon and evening duriug the fair. Goods arriving before the opening of the exhibition will be stored free of charge. Blank applications for space, a copy of the rules and regulations, and any other desired information will be given on appli cation to the secretary, J. n. Cul ver, or the superintendent, J. H. Gilmore, 27 Post street. By order of the board of managers. P. 11. Conxw.vi.i., President. A Literary Revolution Challenge- The old-line publishers have, very naturally, not been well pleased with the now famous en rprise, The Literary Involu tion; ami in depreciation of its character have laid special stress upon the claim that in cheapening books so vastly it is against the interests of American authors. The Revolution boldly meets this assertion by statements as follews: 1st. That they are already paying to American authors more money than any other publishing house that is less than twenty-five ypars established. 2d. That Ameri can authors rarelv receive from publishers a copyright exceeding ten per cent, upon the retail price of their books actually sold. 3d. That at least one-half, and prob ably more, nearly three-fourths of the books published by American authors have been published at the authors expense, the publishers furnishing no money, and paying no copyright, but themselves re ceiving: a large percentage upon sales made. 4th. That they pro pose hereafter to pay to American authors for acceptable manuscripts a copyright of fifteen per cent, instead of ten per cent., and they claim that their low prices, and immense sales resulting therefrom, arc far more in the interest of au thors than much larger copyright on the commonly limited number of sales "one thousand books, fcl 00 each 81,000. One million books, profit one cent each 10,- 000." As an example of Ameri can copyright book, they issue, in an exceedingly handsome form, the famous poetical, historical, and satirical American classic, "M'Fin gal, an Epic Poem," by John Trumbull, with very full annota tions by the celebrated historian Benson J. Lossing, LL.D. This poem is almost as much a part of American history as the battle of Bunker Hill itself, and Dr. Lossing has greatly increased both its interest and its instructive value by his historical comments and illustrations. This book was pub lished a few years ago by one of the old publishing houses at the price of 2 00 per copy, and had only a very limited sale. The publishers claim that the reception of their new edition guarantees a sale of at least 0,600, or even more probably 100,000 copies; and Mr. Lossing will, of course, reap a handsome reward, even from the small royalty upon the low price. American Book Exchange, publish ers, New York city. SAX FRANCISCO CLOTHING STORE. iiiiiauiiitiuiiuituni3iiiiiiiuiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiuiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiEmi: I THE NEWS! llIl?fX:iIEllIIIlllIIIIt4121II33331IlIIIIlUUItlllUlIUUSUHHItlUIItHlUI m 3 WELCOME TO ALL ! THE FISHING SEASON HAS OPENED AND SO HAS TEE POPULAR SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS CARDS. I Q. A. BOWLBY. ATTORNEYAT LAW. Chenamus Street. - ASTOKIA. OREGOh ri IV. FULTOX. ATTORNEY AT LAW, ASTORIA - OREGON Office over Page & Allen's store, Cass street X W. JIOISB, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ASTORIA .... OREGON Office over Warren & Eaton's Astoria Mar ket, opposite the Occident Ilotel. E.c- ! CLOTHING STORE j ; Opened the largest and bct I selected stock of : ...atf... o rj n i m m HOLIKX. NOTARY PUBLIC, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AND SURANCE AGENT. IN. A VAN DUSEN. NOTARY PUBLIC. Chenamus Street, near Occident Hotel, ASTORIA, OREGON. Agent Wells, Fargo & Co. TCI P. HICKS. PENTIST, ASTORIA. - OREGON. Rooms in Allen's building up stairs, corur of Cass and Sqemocqhe streets. -AND- Grenfs Furnishing Goods, BOOTS AND SHOES, TRUNKS AND tALISES, HATS AND CAPS, "TK. tl. . JEXXXXttS, rilYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Graduate University of Virginia. us68 Physician to Bay View hosnltai. Baltimore City.lSGa-TO. office in rage Alien's minding, up stairs, Astoria. JAY TUTTI.E, M. 1. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Okfick 0er the White ifouse Store. Rksidknck Next door to Mrs. Munson'i boarding house, Chenamus street, Astori Oregon. J.c ORCHARD, -AND THE BEST- CARTER'S CAPE AKN" Peruvian Hitter. mm Xotice to the Public. 1 lie poor, innominate young man that lost his lei; last, summer in the Fishcnnens cannery has now, with the help of friends, started a small store, where he keeps tobacco, cijjars, pipes, cutler, etc He is unable to do hard wo-k, :md must make out the best he can. Give him a call, boys, he keeps the best brands of tobacco and cigars. Water street, opposite O. R. N. Co.'s Dock. Cinchona Rubra. The Count Cinclinn was the Spanish Viceroj in Peru in HEW. The Counters, his wire, was protraktl by an intermit tent fever, from hieh she was freed by the use of thu native remedy, the Peru vian bark. or. as it was called in the language of the country, 'Quinquina.' Grateful for her recovery on her return to Kurojie in liEy, she introduced the reiueuy m pnui, u here it was Known under various names, until Juiuieus called it Cinchona, in honor of the lady who had bronchi them that which was more precious than tliegohlof thelneas. To this day. after a lajoe of two hun dred and tifty cars. M'iPiiee has given us nothing to take its place. It effect u allv cures a morbid aiun'tite for stimu lants, bv restoring the natural tone of the stomach. It attacks excessive love of liquor as it does a fever, and destroys both alike. The powerful tonic virtue of the Cinchona is preserved in the Peruvian Hitters, which are as effective against malarial fever to-day as they were in the days of the old Spanish Viceroxs. We guarantee the ingredi ents of these bitters to be absolutely pure, and of the wl known finality. A trial will; ati:fyou that this i the best bitter in the world. -The proof of the pudding is in the eating," and we willimlv abide this test. For sale by all druggists, grocers and liquor dealer. Order it. Mother! Slather!! Tllothei- ! ! ! RUBBER BOOTS, ETC., WHICH WILL P.E S)C)LD AT SAN FRANCISCO "WHOLESALE PRICES. REMEMBER THIS IS NO HUMBUG. HAVING MADE ARRANGEMENTS IN NEW YORK AND SAN FRAN- CISCO FOR THE PURCHASE OF ALL MY GOODS, MY FACILITIES FOR BUYING ARE SUCn AS TO ENABLE ME TO Undersell all Others. I Defy Competition. DENTIST, Dental Hoobih. SHUSTER'S Photograph Building, E& TTA T A. McIXTOSII. MERCHANT TAILOR, Occident Hotel Building. ASTORIA - - - OREGON Q II. CAI 4$; CO., DEALER IX Doors, Window, B1IbIh, Trsa gems. Lumber, Etc All kinds of Oak Lumber, Glass, Boat Ma terial, etc. Steam mill near Weston hotel. Cor. Gen evlve and Astor streets. J G. FAIKFOWL & SON, STEVEDORES AfW RIGGERS Portland and Astoria, Oregon. Refer bv permission to Rogers.Meyer3.fc Co, Allen Jc Lewis, Co rbittiMacleay, Portland. Oregon. Facts and Figures ! GREAT SURPRISE AT THE a Central Hotel. Tito Central hotel, near the steam ship flock is now open for the recep tion of guests, whero the avoII known caterer, jitr. Anton Heloh will always be found ready to wait on Ins patrons. He has had the above named house thoroughly refitted by Messrs. Pike and Stockton, our well known artists. Call and see him. as he has the finest brands of liquors and cigars to be had in the city. San Francisco Store ! I y3f . IIHI.EXHART. Occident Hotel Hair Dressing Saloon ASTORIA - OKEGON. Hot 'old. Shower, Steam and Salplinr BATHS. 3?"Specia! attention given to ladles' and hildrea's hair cutting. Private Kntranre forXadlei. WIIIAM yitY. PRACTICAL BOOT AID SHOE MAKER. Chkxamus Strkkt, oppaslte Adler'sBooi SIOtt - ASTOKIA, URKOOX. T" Perfect fits guaranteed. All "work warranted. Give me a trial. AH orders promptly tilled. Accommodation to Fishermen. Friend fishermen. Get your tables at ilax Wagnors. tide Go to M. C. Crosby's and get your lunch buckets, water kegs, bail ersj buoys and boat stoves. The boat stoves made by M. C. Crosby, with fire-brick bottoms, are superior to all others in this market. The Peruvian syrup lias cured thou sands who were suffering from dyspep sia, debility, liver complaint, boils, hu mors female complaints, etc Pamph lets free to any address. Seth W. Fowle & Sons. Boston. The most beneficial discovery of the century to man is Amnions Cough Syrup. A wealthy gentleman, who claims that it entirely cured him of in cipient consumption, offered 5.000 for the formula and the right to manufac ture and sell to the world, which was re fused. The Remedy stands upon its own merits. A 15-cent sample bottle will convince the most skeptical of Ha virtues. Try it. It may save your life. All respectable druggists keep It, at 15 Utso0cts.,Sl. Are vou disturbed at night and broken of vour rest by a sick child suffering and crving with the excruciating pain of cutting teeth ? I f so, go at once ami get a bottle of Mrs. ins!ows Soothing Syrup, it will relieve the poor littlo suf ferer immediately depend upon it; there is no mistake about it. There is not a mother tut earth who has ever used it, who will not tHl you at once that it will regulate the bowels, and give rest to the mother, and relief and health to the child. operating like magic. It is perfect I v Mife. to' use in all cases. and pleasant to the ta.tc, and is the pre- criHiuu m tine oi mi oiur.M ami not female plivsician and nurses in the. United State. SoM everywhere. 'Si eeutsa bottle. amuskukxts. Hill's Vakiktiks. Geo. Hill, proprietor and manager, Fred Gere, stage manager, A. Ostrander, leader of orchestra. Geo. Lambert, leader of brass band. New first part with Nickerson and Cook as the funny men, and Gere interlocutor. A hub act en titled "Our new Doorkeeper' by the full company, also an act called the "Jeal ous Pair.' An entirely new oliocom Jo5cd of songs and dances, jig and clog lances, Dutch, Irish and Negro excen tricitics. Mr. Hill is making active pre parations for more amusements with which to please those of the public who are fond of popular amusements. New nrpliratrcil sitptiiiii8 hv our pflic.innt orchestra, and new music by our excel lent brass hand on the grand stand at precisely r. m. Lurtain rises at ex actly 8 im. Entrance on Kenton street; entrance to private boxes, on L henamus street. HERE ARE PRICES OF HOODS THAT WILL SURPRISE ALL. CLOTHING DEPARTMENT. MENS AND BOYS CAS1MEKE SUITS FIIOM EXTIIA BEST SUITS " FINE BLACK SUITS ' DIAGONAL Sl'ITS ' CASIMEIIE PANTS EXTRA BEST PANTS " BOYS SUITS. ALL SOHTS, FROM. S 8 00 TO J3 00 , 12 00 " 20 00 IS 00 . " 25 00 15 00 " 22 00 2 50 " 4 00 4 00 " 5 50 6 00 12 00 .HfHt W. L. JI'CABE, Astoria. .V A. BROWN Portland. lSROIVX & IMrCAJSE, STEVEDORES AND RIGGERS. Astoria officeAt . C. Ilolden's Auction store. Portland office 24 B street. 13-tI FURNISHING GOODS. OVERALLS FROM 60 CT.- TO SI 00 JUMPERS 4l 60 ALL WOOL SOCKS 20 CHECKER SOCKS. SIX PAIR FOR COTTON SOCKS, THREE PAIR FOR WHITE SHIRTS FROM 90 COLORED " -4 73 CASIMERE" " SI 50 FLANNEL - 1 00 BLUE NAVY 2 00 FLANNEL UNDERSHIRTS AND DRAWERS FROM 1 25 COTTON FLANNE L SHIRTS AND DRAWERS 60 MARINO SHIRTS AND DRAWERS 50 I 00 25 I 00 25 1 75 I 50 3 00 1 75 2 50 2 25 Music Lessons. T. F. CULLEN and C E. BARNES TEACHERS OF VIOLIN, PIANO, GUITAR, COR NET AND I3ANJO, Would like a few pupils on either of the iibove instruments. Terms Eight lessons for five dollars. S3r-Orders left at Stevens & Sons book store will be promptly attended to. To-Night. To-Night. GRAND BALL, AT MUSIC HALL, THIS EVENING. OIL CLOTHING. LONG OIL COATS FROM S3 50 OIL JUMPERS u 2 73 TO 1 50 3 00 BOOTS AND SHOES. MENS CALF BOOTS FROM MENS KIP BOOTS - ELASTIC GxVITERS " BUCKLE SHOES - MENS SLIPPERS BOYS BOOTS - S3 00 TO 4 50 , 2 75 " 4 00 , 1 75 u 2 50 2 25 ' 3 'Jo , 50 " 1 00 1 25 ' 1 75 Ice errant at Hoscoes oyster and refreshment saloon on Main street. P. J. Goodman, on Chenamus street, has just received the latest and most fashionable style of gents and ladies "boots, shoes, etc. I HAVE T1HS SPRING STRAINED EVERY NERVE AND USED MY ENTIRE ENERGY AND BEST JUDGMENT IN PLACING IN OUR AS TORIA HOUSE THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF THE ABOVE LINE OF GOODS. CALL AND INSPECT FOR YOURSELF. YOU ARE WELCOME. I WILL GLADLY SHOW M.Y GOODS, NO MATTER WHETHER YOU BUY' OR NOT. N E V GOODS BY EVERY STEAMER. S. DANZIGER. San Francisco Store. Squeraocqhe street, next door to Page & Allen's stow, north of AYalli-walla Kejtaurant. Astoria Oregon. iEsm .a.. qtjx:n":n' dealer in FA3IIXY GROCERIES, NArLS, Mirx. FEE1 AND HAY Cash paid for country produce. Small profits on cash sales. Astona, Oregon, cor ner of Malu and Squemocuhe streets. OPILES. The undersigned is prepared to furnish a large number of Spiles and Spars at his place on short notice, at reasonable rates. Apply to C.G.CAP.LES, Columbia City I. "W. CASE, IlIPORTElt AND WHOLESALE AND RE TAIL DEALEK IN GENERAL MERCHAMSE Corner Chenamus and Cass streets. ASTORIA - - - OREGON. Wm. Houseman of Portland BEGS LEAVE TO NOTIFY HIS friends and customers that he has opened A 'FISHERMAN'S CLOTHING AND FURNISHING GOODS STORE Next to G. W. Hume's grocery store. F. HOUSEMAN, Agent