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r TTTF I 44 ryi JL Vol. XVI. Astoria. Oregon, Friday Morning, December 28. 1881 So. 70. CONDITION OF THE GERMAN PEASANTS. In many German villages, where the common land has been grad ually parcelled in 'small bits, the farms of the peasants arc com posed of minute strips of land, scattered' over the whole parish. I have seen farms which contained two hundred such strips. Baring Gould, in his Germany, Past and Present, writes: "In some places the owner of twenty hectares (about fifty acres) will have some one thousand bits of land dis tributed over the whole surface of the parish. Sucli is the case on the Main and Middle Rhine." The lots of land are too small for pasturage; universal tillage drives the price of grain so low that farming is not profitable; while the extra labor necessitated by having lnnd in so many small lots places the peasants at a great dis advantage. Legal difficulties and conservatism prevent the exchange of lots and the concentration of farms. A poor year commonly forces the peasants into the hands of the Jews. Tn each village there are Jews who aie continual!' watching the distress of the fanner; they induce him in every way to borrow money; and when they I once have a. hold upon him he seldom escapes. Two successive hard years, combined with ruinous rates of interest, are often sufficient to overwhelm him. The Jews seize his land and sell it out in small parcels at high prices, as contiguous owners are anxious to enlarge their plots. Some of tho meanest specimens of mankind are found among these village Jews, and their severity often causes outbreaks against them. Tho landed classes sympathize with the peasants in their difficulties; and this explains in a measure the present agitation against the Jews in Jermany. Even Bismarck is said to be bitterly opposed to tho Jews; his sympathies are with the landed aristocracy, and lie dislikes the rise in power of the mercantile and money-lending classes, of I which the Jews are the most con spicious example. C. was once so deeply involved in a serious out rage committed on the property of an obnoxious Jew that he was forced to leave the village. He confessed that his acts were fool ish, but pleaded in excuse the loss of land and home by the peasant with whom he was staying. The Jew had induced the peasant to enlarge his farm by buying lands on loans at excessive interest. A bad year followed and the peasant was obliged to borrow more money. The Jew, in loaning, forced tho peasant to take one-third of the loan in spirits. The natural con sequences followed; the peasant drank too much; his crops were poor; his interest was not paid; and his land was seized by the Jew. The Jews are a harsh but effectual instrument for destroying the system of "small-lot-farming;" they bring the owners of "lot farms" into their power, and then sell the lands to those whose farms are in larger lots, and" who aro therefore prosperous. Historical reasons have caused the small lot system to exist only among the rich lands of Germany; and it has consequently never been in vogue in northern Germany. Neverthe less, the poverty of the soil has made the condition of the peasants ,ts of in the north worse than that those in the soutli of Germany. Atlantic. The True "Wife. Oftentimes I have seen a tall ship glide by against the tide as if drawn by some invisible bowline, with a hundred strong arms pull ing'it. Her sails were unfilled, her streamers were drooping, she had j -i :j i.i .m IiodI' I ueiiuci siuc ttucci uui siuiu "1H-V4, still she moved on statelv. in .. 1- ...:.t. L ,. I i serene iriumpu. us wim u ... life But 1 knw that on the other j side of the snip, hidden beneath xne creat nunc inai 3vuiu iuj" tically, there was a little toilsome steam tug, with a heart of tare and' arms of iron, that was tugging it L bravely on; and T knew if the lit- ! tie steam tujr untwined her arm ; and left the shin it would wallow and roll about, and drift hither and thither, and go off with the reflu ent tide, no man knows whither. And so I have known more than one genius, high decked, full freighted, idle sailed, gay pen- nioned, but that for the bare, toil ing arms and brave, warm beating heart of the faithful litttle wife that nestles close to him, so that no wind or wave eould part them, would have gone down with the stream and have been heard of no more. Primitive Seamanship oflthe Eng lish Skipper. ."V. ijonuon corre.spoiiiitiii. ui iuc i I Detroit Free Press writes: There are some forty piers or landing places for passenger steamers 1 1 rpi.n...nn :.. T n...U.. ...! I ' j suburbs. Fleets oi little steamers ply the river, conveying passen- - J e i , ,. r.... t .u i SCla ) ..- i.uu. ,..,u urioire xo i utnev xor a penny.: - On Sunday and holidays, for some - -T ' . unknown reason, double fare is! ' ; charfrea. lhc steamooats nrei i nnan tint lirinf fihin nrntvnintr lint 1 v ' .r ,', . . .' . water, are very long and sharp, long and sharp, and are propelled by side-wheels. The rudder is managed by a helm, j and tho helmsman is stationed) away astern. The engine is amid ships, in the hull below, but part ly projecting above the deck. Tho pistons work direct on the shaft ing. There is no "walking beam" to project high in the air. A bridge from wheelhousc to wheel house gives the captain elevation enough to look fore and aft, and command th? course of tho steam- At. flu flue? ln1irrt tnn rtOftotri .. .. stands, ana never pulls a new, turns a crank or says a word. But he "looks alive' and the iiiquM- live passengers win see me sitip- pers fingers open and shut, or his arm swing with a hardly perceptible motion, it is true, but still in a regular way. A lit tle urchin in blue, with corduroy breeches and perhaps a grimy neckcloth,-lounges about tho open ' space auove me engines. 1 he chances are that he will be picking .... ... . uui- pi-euiu on uie wiiuci- holism rnntmnnlHtino- :nini littln'mi . -n i i-- i . mi -.. ... . ' i - - tnnket, or putting on an appear- ance of interest in sotnethiugj elsewhere on the steamboat. Alllu-Wnn, f9 H ;c lr-m.,,, in at onoe, in a shrill child's voice, .,, , i ,. .-.in u utiuu. "E-e-ase'er!" It comes from the playful and apparently indiiTerent urchin. Jn another moment vou hear "sto-op- er " ntirl VinfArrt tliffw ic timn f r ..v., .s.v .... ., k.... i.w.Tiw,n vBVn -r nrprs nan ?ei im in wonder, again he shouts, "tu urn astarn!" The engine is obedient to his shrill exclamations. The apparently indifferent lad has kept xvatch of the captain's hand nnd has interpreted the slightest curl of his finger for the benefit of the engineer, who stands just below him under the deck, and the helmsman who stands astern The bridges, tides and other contingen- cies of the Thames navigation make communication by bell nnd signal too slow, i ho captain must get xvord to the engineer, and the helmsman must comprehend that word in the shortest possible inter val. So the captain moves his hand nnd fingers' and the young- ster shouts out accerdingly: 'Go-o ! nn Vrl'" nnrl inch ntiu-r pfimmnndF; .. -- - -- as the captain s languid gestures- . .... n.-..1 i 'i' -, . -,,, Growine Old. whftt can )e sa((er t,mn tofoel ., , ... ,. f 1:f- . s . . . , . , r ., Uni bccn reached) am th(j oyc 5s backwanl tmV:ml hc rcen fieM wWcl . memory alone. How sadly settles down upon the human heart the sorrowful truth that the brightest and best of existence has fled. The tear will unbidden start as we think of those years replete- with Madness now crone forever those clear, delightful yea is before we trod the rough and rugged road of experience, and bit oft more than we could masticate. We call to mind how the cold, clammy truth was revealed to us at one time, that in gathering the full-blown roses of life, too oft we gather also the feverish and irritable bumble bee nestling in its petals. How i freshly now comes back to n the memory of that bright autumnal , , . , . ilo' u'hnn thf cl.-' irnc ii v?ict con day when the sky was one vast sea of golden billows that day when we made some scientific experi ! ments Avith what is called three- card monte, and went home with- . ,- . x out our overcoat. A e were , . . , . . r making an estimate last evening of n jth(j vaIue ofa few .tcnj; of cxperi., ,. j ence which we now have on hand, , ., . , , and among the more valuable ones -n ,1 " t n ( - we will name the follewing: . C ost e - . ..-., -...i a jt. .i. -r - . Ul UAJJUI illlClim Willi IlllAClt IIIIUJ, r?2,000. hxpense ol calling a large, I healthy man a liar, $50. Experi- ., ostpn-:blv .!!, J ho,-! -. Cot -f winn:ngtlie; ,.. aml COIfidence of an ,mn ,. &. r.ii i . :.. :.. i mule. $500.- Little lessons in in-J vestigating different games of chance, with a view to making them a business, 2,500. Experi ments with watermelons, guarded by irritable bulldo. of unavailing efforts baldness, 7S3.20. Lxpense ol j nf UiipriiN oi j. nit in.,, personal investigation ' $939.26. Actual cost of obtaining ! thirteen dollars which, is now for price ice and still in "-ood workiii" - ' ' r1 uer, though slightly tarnished, order. 8m,80 .yyes Boomeranr, ' On Af. ,.-. I'sn. ...-,,,,. A Colorado Primer. 1 Hoicv ;c nrviurr nnnr lit lie 1. UaiSj is crwng. proi nun Girl we are Sorry for her. .lames has hit lier m the eve with a lJor - nick. Fie on James to Do .o, and fie on Daisy not to Hit him back. W;u ru;cx- nMr Cm- Inmoe in Mull 1-JaiS pra lot .lames to - i ..:. 0 c;i,e w;u pnj a gj.lts rom j,;s je(j so j w;jj pan t -..j 3reak ,S Arm on th,k K0or. , 'llianmi uc uigni, win it utu, ni,:i,irn9 J Yho this Ferocious i - p,.:IIt:no. office lie irets paid i """ " i. t, ' . j v,"""s "" ----"- 0r Throwing -Men Uown taire , when they ComfV to Lick tu. E(j. ;torj an for putting wrong Dates j at the Hea(j of the p!ipcr. " lie can p: m- ,.- ; fiffnn Minutes ., t . . ;. Two weeks. Tie loves to ask tho Editor for Copy. If it Were not for Him, the Paper would Look pretty Well even' Morning. Everything would lc Eat, and more of the Live. Ads would he Left out. III. Here we have a Joke and la Man. The Joke is very Old. j jt :s 3aij an, Toothless. It mubt j B(l .dhoat one Thousand years Old. The Man wcars :l y' Diamond j aml a SWny piUnr Hat. He is a - 1 j,;s Business. lie nets Eortv dol- j iars a wee. for ;t. j IV. Hete we have a Business j Manager. He is Blowing About "'Ed easy!' -Stern easv ero Minstrel. Go and give the , '" Jrj" ' nirae.nn,p!i. Auincu i5f-vj"c Old, Old Joke to him, and he xvill ! Dimiden, 1'ir.wU. Ciccr. stnuina, Ac. ' - -'- - , fc Knjj 0r the Ulood ireents and Take care of it Tenderly. It is! c,,rc t,,e0 . attacking the . Inipnritx t - t ni in mnnii i en kk.'i i the Circulation of the Paper. He I is nvin tin. R-mer has Entered - .--- - -i -- upon an fc.ni ol unprecedented r... - krt..ii In fimiti T-Tr will ! i.w - r...v .... ..... uo up Mair and Uinue the l!,di- i r r .1- .. K ter foi Leaving the tas Burning while he Went out torn Drink of' water, and lie will dock a Lepor-, tcr four Dollars because a Sub-sciibiM- lias Licked him, and he jean not Work. Little Children, if we Believed Business Managers Went to Heaven, we ivoultl Give up our Pew in Church. JJenuer Tribune. Feeling Hurried Probably nothing tues one so much as fce!inr hurried When in the earlv mornim-; the davV affairs press on one's attention before-1 hand, and there comes the wonder j in, .nii niv; .wuiv.j ..v .......v.. i u uiir iirM:mi- in Lut.uuii .1 .-iui. ... ;.. t.n ,..l-l n,.n.rl,;,, ;c ,-- l T.ir the Masquerade Hall on the i!Mh v 111 the Aorld eeiy thing is to 1 inM Jin 1u. V,,,,, ,v leaving their accomplished, when every in- j nnliT at Mi-s. S. T. MeKcaifs. AH or . . . .. . " , ! ders houId he in 1 Ihe2lst inst. hov be terruntion is received unnatientlv. " and the clock is watched in di tress as its moments Hit past, then 1 ... . , , ,r j the mind tires the Iiody. N o are wrong to drive our.-elves with whip and spur in this way. ICaeh of us is promised strength for the (jiv, and we mur-t not wear our-. .selves out by crowding two days' ,an i iasK iiuo one. n iiiuy c t.Nu keep cool and calm, not alluwingj ! ourselves to be llustered. we shall j be less wearied than when we have reached the eventide. The chil-! ilrcn may be Jntctious, the ser- i vants trying, the fiieml we love mav fail to visit us, the ietter we: expect may not arrive, but if w-' " can preserve our tranquility oft Tiumi iii-9t:ii I soul an,i nf demeanor, we shall get j fi,mil.rli jA-orvthino- creditably xw ' - ' Prrnn. ism---, ..-... ..., stj .. ., . . j The Count Cinclion was the bpanish Viceroy in Peru in VX. The Countess, viiiciiuiia iuuta ins wife, was prosn-aieii iy an inieruui- tent fever, from wliieh she was freed by i theu-eofthe native remedy, the lYni-; vian bark. or. a it was called in the language of the conntr. Quinquina."! J.-JO-: ('ost ' "raiciui lorner recovery. un uer reiurii sauerers ccnuu origiunic aim m;um;iiu , ,..j. v-u. . U) ur0,,,. j,, Hz, she introduced the the reputation which Avi:k.sSak-aiy-5 to prevent i remedy in Spain, where it was known kii.l.v enjoys. It i a compound oi the ., ..j under various names, until Ium:ca.-- best vegelable alteratives, with the called it Cinchona, in honor of the .id who had brought them that which wa. nlort. jirectou.s than the gold f the Incas. To this day. after a Iapc of two huii- ' the . stomach. It attacks eee-Me love, iufliiiuorasit doe-,afeer. and de-trMI j both alike. The powerful ionic ir.ue " "v vm.ii" -.l'- -v ... -. reruvian Hittei-. whiehareas elleelr.ej against malarial feer t--la. a the ' were in the dajs of the old Spanish i 1 Vieeroxs. We guarantee the inenili-1 -'-,-' "f l,,'-M' littors to be absolutely ! : ,,lire and of the besl known iiinlit j . j A.tnal will satisfy nu that this i-, the; i bel iiilter in the world. "The proof of - thcmiridinis in the eatinir." and wt ! g WiS'S :Sh.,uof SiViS I Onli r it. ' i. 7T""i i -.. , i;--pe uj the whole .-Aj-b-ui witn ,ejKingoi me isiooit. ..eeauvcriisemeni. i a -ou,h.eoid or -.ore throat should he : Mopoeu. .NCKicrt iieiiiienuy n-suus in: an fm-iiKilili. Inn. disease or imiiisuhiih ! tion. llrowifs Uroiiehial troches do not .urder the stomach like eoagh s rups . and balsams, bid act diiceily on the in i ll:iiiud n:irls. sillain'' irrifntion. "ive telief in a-lhnia. "bronchitis, eoutths, !'?tanh,and the tim.af tn.ui) e-. w iicii ; singers auu puoiiepe;iiers;ire -iiiijeei ' to. For thirty vear.s r.rown'.s bronchial J t troches have been lveomniemied by nhvsieians, and alwaxs yhe nerfeet Mitisfnctinu. haviu;; been le-ded b wide and eouslant use for nearly an en tire jreneralion. they have attained well merited rank among the few Maple remedies of the am. ."Sold at " cents a mix everywhere. Ejng tlie Blood Is ne: :i "cure nil." It Ha blood-pimlieraml tonic Iinpnnt of the blood ihusohs tliesv.s tem, deranges the circulation, ami thus In duces in:ui disorders, known li ditfennt name to disthigiusli t'.Klu :eennlhi' to ef fects, but being realty branches or phases of that great aenerle dUonler, Sinjinrity or ltlond. Such are J);;njm:, Hilliousitrx. IAvcr CohuAauil.Cmrtlmliim.Xcrvmi TYi- onlcrx. llmihiche, Itacittichc. (Jcnernl M'eak- in calling it "the most genuine and efficient prepanu ion for the purpose." Soltl lv druggists-. SI ier bottle. See testimonials, direc tions, &e.. in pamphlet, 'Treatise n Diseases oi the Blood," wrapped around each bottle. b.KAXOM,.SON & Co.. Props. nmraio, n. ; Wiwetans almo ureuaim nnv vcars, wience nas given remedial enecis, it produces rapmaim worth of fame, Us nothing to take its place. It effect u- complete cure.- of Scrofula, Sores. Boils. ciln it lhi hnvAl:l,n Cllics ;i 11101 inn iiju-iiu- nu .-mum- j iiiiuui.--. i iuiji.o. i.i iijitiuii, oiviii xj.t- i saie .it me '. jatiKliv restoring the natural tone f . ea-e-s and all disorders rising from im- Of Furiiis!ii! Knoms to Jet At Mrs. Munwa's lodging house. - - xoti'iM. .,t lvwiv, per sieauicr Columbia, a jme lot ot eastern oysters, vhtchvill i u;:seieu uu ill him riti m iu.u in ti L.es oceident block. Take 3Totieo. On after this ilate an additional 10 wilts per cord will be charged on all order.- for s.ivcl wood not accompanied hv the cash, at 0 rajs wood yaid. July 1st. issi. - KaMtern sisters. Another fine lot of Eastern 0sters JH-.1 leeeived at ltoseoes, per steamer Oregon. Occident block. Notice to tin' SindicN. Switehi-., fin is and frizzes made from combings r out hair. Call on or ad dress ' W.m. Uiir.KXiiAirr, Op(iih'iit li.iirdiv-.simr .saloon. 'Astoria, Orctron 3Iafinera!te Suits. I a.h one doMroii-. of procuring a siiit C'lirsrttuiss Turkey. Call at Central jlarkct for the best f i turkevs. geeM'. chickens, fruits and vegetable-, eli-., for Christmas and New j Year. .Ioiix Koor.ns, Ai'i'isous IsO&gzing House, I'ort laud. Oroson. New house and first class in its ap-! 'I'liompsoifs idoclc, opposite Capr. Aius'i worth. Koom-. b the day, week or ,uonjjj .ii i;. r. 4'Jioiee Fruit. it nT ii. n ,.i...;.... !-:..i.- .r .im.i.iw in tu. .,ret i,ses for sale at .1. II. D. rays.- Mhei an Urn. 1preK Will receive orders at Uie store of I. j,artoC thecitv. Leave your orders on u,I1I.Sl.a,,, '"M"V """ 1e 1romitIy slfi" . niinnmporc iropcriy. (5 real bargains are now offered in the ;city of WillianiNpnrt for any persons wishing tn locate mm one lot to five. ,aere-. It i- well adapted for gardens. dairy ranches or pleasant hemes: well ' eleated. --stunted one mile south of , Astoria on Young.s bay. with a good "lililL-u niiiii tonic inaui-. J-i'i ilium.-! fnformation t-all at mi residence near xw ..pjih-utv. .ionx Williamson. - - . " " . --i.i.i ""' NjlorJ "r 1 nnntakalilc s:e:ien:s Conferred noon lens of thousands of j Iodides t" Potassium a the most effectual of a , cr)fulous,mercurial.or uid Iron, and is all remedies for blood disorders. rniformly sucec ful and cerUin in its puriij of the blood. 1. its invuioratu efeel italwavs ri lieesandofteneun Livi-r t'omidand.s. Female Weaknessi .........-.......... .. ......, newer of italit. ! or purifying the blood it has no equal. It tones up the1 vi-in, restores and preserves the; health, and imparts vifjor and energy. For fort ears it has been in extensive use. and is to-day the moit available medicine, for the suffering dc, any- j where. FeuSai.i: i.v ai.i. Dkalrus. .MISCELLANEOUS. " - - ti.i-mn j -jj o ri?rri vyiun ivvj jmivjvix. :,. nt-nil :LNiitiiient of table stoel: eonstimtly m iLiad. se.eh as ('.,,,, ICniit 1llfl TpIIv vn.im it i i uun ami a.ii , bacon, Hams, .noinaers, Lara, Hems, nivrriiii, i'liEKSK. ! Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, FIS3X. Sl,SrJY AND A5rE In l tie season. .:iaks a:ve toiiacco. llvst of WINJiS AXI l.KfcUOKS. All elu-aji fn 'ASH. (foods sold on com iiiiv.11111. uiiimsiff l. U. Case's store. .1. KOIHSEItS. U.K. H ei:. T. W. Eate: Astoria Market ! . COK. CHKNAMUS AND HAMILTON STS. ASTOKIA. - - OUEfiON. WA KICKS A. K.VTOX. IroirIclor. (Sitree-ur to Warren A MeGuirr' Uholr.alo and Hctail Denlora in Fresh and Cured Weats A full line of FAMILY GKOUKBIES, FLOUlt, FEED IlATt. CANNED FRUIT. VEflE- TABLE.-5, ETC. es-Butter, Eggs, Cbocse, olc. constantly on hand. aw Shiia supplied at tho lowest rates. MISCELLANEOUS. S. ARNDT & FEROHEN, , . A1UK1A. - Ulil-V.iil.. The Pioneer. Machine Shop ,uw.. 3maA: iiiuii ;-.o.n in SB Boiler Shop SS?' ah Mini or EKGIBE, CAHSEET, STEAMBOAT WORK Promptly attended to. A specialty made or rcjaJr!i!j; OAJSNERY DIES, i'cot oi? LAt" vvi:m: stiu:kt. ASTOBiA IRON WORKS. Ekxtox SrnnBT, N'pvi: 1'aisicki: HorsK, AsroniA. - oi:w:on. GENERAL MA6HIHISIS AND BOILER MAKEB& jr -. --S? Jt&f Xi2a i sLummmnmwM Boiler Work, Steamboat Work and Cannery Work a specialty. A. 1). VAi.s. President. ,!.;. lli'STi.Ki:, Secretary. 1. W.Cask, Treasurer. .Joux Fox, Superintendent. WILLIAM ED GAS, Corner Main and Cbennraus Streets, ASTOKIA ORKGOiN. PKALKR W CIGARS AND TOBACCO, The Celebrated JOSEPH RODCERS &. SONS GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY AND THE GENUINE WOSTENIWLM and othor English Cutlery. FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS Genuins ISeershaum Pipes, etc. A fine .stock of tV:;te!icM :stl .Jewelry. !nxIe ami ISreeeli Jondi:ir Shot Guns nnd Klflcx. itevolvers, I'lstol.s. r.n-.l Am mm: it Ion makixi: fiIi.NI. ALSO A l'INK phijivp i nt ru i l. 71? -:"-"'"'""-.-" " -w"w.iu r.-. -'--- a 1 lOl ofi.m. l'er P.ritKh ban; ''Wanlock" due at Astoria .March 1st. 100 Tons No. 1 Gler.carnock Scotch Pig Iron, 40 Tons English Foundry Coke, 350 Tons Best Hard Steam Coal. Applv t AVG. V. K1NMIV. tr .Vstoria, Oregon. "ERMAtflA BEER HALL V.T -AKP- 150TTLE BEEll DKl'Ol Chilv ves STEtarr. Astoui , The llvst of La (; ii C.s. a Glass Orders for the Celebrated ColmMa Brewery 3333E. lx-rt at this place will be promptly attend ed to. ENo cheap San Francisco Beer soul at this jtlace W.M. BOOK.lToprietor. w 77,1. HOWK. BOAT BUiLDER, AT THE OLD STAND, OKAY'S Bll LDINO FIKST CLASS WOKK A Si'KCIALTY. MINT SALOON. oi'resrn: o.r. & n. companys dock. None but the best Hqiinn and cigars passed over the bar. V. SCHULDT. I. "W. CASE, IMPORTEK AND WHOLESALE AND RE TAIL -EALEK IN ;p Comer "Chenaimis and Cass streets. ASTORIA - -" - OREGON . - ' - (.. '- v -tfi3b uiJ: - t'h BUSINESS CARDS. E. HOIJ)EX- NOTARY PUBLIC,. ACCTIOKCER, C05IMISSION AND. ' ' SUKANCE AGENT. T A. McIXTOSH. "',. MERCHANT TAILOR, Oi-ciilent Ilotel Bulkllnu, ASTORIA - - - OREGON TJl I. WIXTOJf, Attorney and Counselor at Lam. onice la C. Jfc Tarker's bulldfne, on Benton steeet, opposite Custom House, ASTOKIA. OREQOX. TAY TUTTIiE. M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SUKGEON, Office Over tho Wilte House Store, . liKstoKNOK At Mrs. Munson'3 boardlag Iiouse. Chenainus street, Astoria, Oregon. "rilYSICTAXAND SURGEON, Jtcoui Xo. :$. .Aatorian Bulldlns. (11" STAIIIS.) ItKSiiimcei: Corner ot Kenton and Court streets Astoria, Oregon. Tjl B HICKS. JKNTIST, ASTOUIA. - OKKOON. KiMinis in Allen building up stairs, cornr of ;s and Sieinocqho streets. j Q. A. P.OWLBY. ATTORNEY AT LAW. ClU'iumui Street. - ASTOKIA, OliEGOI ri II. ItAIi 4fc CO., Dtr.i:n in' InoiH. Windows, Blinds. Traa MOuiH, Lumber, Etc. All kinds of 0:dc Lumber, Glas3, Itoat 3la tenal. etc. Steam Mill near Weston hotel. Cor. Gu puvennd Astor streets. J. H. D. GRAY. Wholesale and retail dealer in. ALL KIXDS OF FEED, Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc. General storage and Wharfage on reason able terms. Font of Benton street. Astoila On'son. Take Notice. John Rogers, Centra! Market, lias received a largo hnotcc ot JJAKKELS AND HALF BAKRELS of the best quality. And is now ready to supply Butchers Can neries and all others, cheap for cash. OITT BOOK STORE. We are constantly receiving new additions to our stock and have the finest and largest assortment ol variety goods In the city. Combs, Brushes, Stationery, Frames, Celluloid Goods. Alt our goods are marked In plain figures Call and examine quality and note prices. CHAS. STEVENS & SON" Wilson & Fisher DKALKK3 IN ECE1.J",,"-13E3, LUBKICATI-iG OILS: COAL OIL, PAINTS AND OILS. Sheet, Round, and Square Prepared Rubber Packing. rEOVISIONS, MILL FEED, GARDEN SEED, GRASS SEED. Which will be. exchanged for country pYo-ilm-eorsold at lowest prices. Corner tJhenamus and Hamilton Streets ASTORIA. OREGON. jLrs. P. M. Williamson, UKA-ER IK DRKSS TRDDHNGS, All kinds of WOOLS, ZEPHYRS, LADIES UNDERWEAR, ETC. J Corner of Cass and Jefferson streets, Astoria ! EBStampIng and Dress Making done, to J order. f" i I