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Ui-liiiCiii-iil SiiWniii-is.
TilE . Will.un. Hi- Farm! r pub
Irslies a Tt.t ni" its li-!iinpifiit s.il).
" scriber. Whether it has a right
to do that is not quite clear to us.
,No man likes to have bis name
aud amount of .indebtedness par-ade"iii-.the"
paper, and-"'w6"- think
that the meat of thepaper's delin
quent subscribers thus published
will, when they think of the editor
think this way.
To him I owed an obligation.
But be. unluckily saw lit.
To publMi it to all the nahon,
So be and I arc more than quit.
The list aggregates Suj, and the
Farmer says "there are 'hundreds
more whose turn will come in due
time unless we hear from them."
This whole matter of delinquent
subscribers is-in every way inter
esting, to the man who publishes a
newspaper. The Willamette Far
mer no doubt feels aggrieved
any one would in like circumstan
ces to invest brains, work, worry,
money, pay for everything, even
the mailing of the papers, and then
get nothing. In another column
of the same issue of that paper we
find this:
"How would you like to sell
your wheat, a bushel in a place, to
thousands of people, all over this
wide region, the greater part of
whom you do not know, pay the
freight in. advance and wait until
they choose to pay you?''
The same complaint has been
made ever since the first newspa
per was printed, and will be until
the millenium; when mankind will
be so guileless and pure that news
papers will no longer be a neces
sity any more than churches,
schools, sewing machines, and
other adjuncts of progress. Ev
ery nowspaper that has any circulation-
at all, has on its subseri.itioii
list the names.of a few individuals
who are fcelf justified in any course
they may take with a newspaper
publisher, and aggrieved at an
course that he may tnke to secure
Ijtmsolf. The flimsiest excuse be
comes invested with the strongest
attributes of justification anil sound
reason. They form about ten per
cent, of the subscribers and afford
vorry enough to anyone who makes
worry of it, to make up "for their
lack of numbers. The moral sus
ceptibilities of such men are some
what blunted to begin with; and
in the ond they get tnad if the
newspaper is s-ent and payniAiit
asked for it, and thej- get. mad if
it is stopped. In Mich caes, 'a
.j long as they a re going to gel mad
anyhow, the best way is to slop
the paper, look pleasint, fc;iy noth
ing, stand the loss like a little man,
and reflect grimly upon the one
bright and shining fact that in
that far-off happy land where all
good priuters and long suffering
newspaper men go, they will nor
meet any one who on f-arth beat
them ojt of their hard-earned
monoy. B.it we do not think that
our Portland contemporary has
adopted a sensible plan in "pub
lishing" delinquents. They are
not. worth blowing up. Any rmn
who is so lost to shame, so blind
to the commonest principles of
honesty as to take a paper and re
fuse to; pay for it, is beyond all
help. Hisjiame is strickeu for
ever from the muster rol!s.of duty,
it does not appear on the lists of
manhoed: he is content to slip
down the back stairs of Time to
an oblivion of musty forgetfulness,
and when his brief candle goes
out we "know not where is that
Promethian flame that can its
light relume."
A Hardship on the Whole Public
Of the Columbia bar, G. H. At
. kinson, in the Oregonian says:
Every man has an interest in it
for the safety of life and property.
Forty yearsago the public rumor
was that peril attended every ves
sel in its attempt 10 cross the bar
."!. rT t-- - i ,-
. u.v V.WUIHU1U. ira leaving u.is-
ton in 18J7 for the vovage to Ore-
gon two dangers wero foreshad
owed, viz: tho passage around
,.1
Cnpr Horn iiml tlic C'llunidi.i riv
I ?ar. At Honolulu (lit- laiji r.w.is
j1.i.iijm1i1h-jrrcii liiiii!i,fiii-i U ile
tr.n!t! o.i ' tin.- crust. Sue San
Fraiit'iM-u-has li-c-uiii-'lit-t hli-f-ni-irt
nf ritiiiincrvt- mi tin 1'n-iHi- ill-saini-
lU'imr :i:r.tiiist thf ntninci
t ll c C"lllllllii:i. an.! thus '"Jf.i'll t
our cmiiueici'. lia te'ii uuili- a
bl Ulill " ll'IVO tl-l-lllfllt. it lias
hindered immigration, uitirmei!
travelers, increased insurance,
diminished the market valuu
of our products for export,
and iticreased thePco3t cf " our
imports many score thousand dol
lars annually. The rumor was a
hardship on a few persons forty
years ago. It was one factor then
th.it came nearly depriving the
United States of Oregon. Now
it is a hurcLliip on the whole pub
lic, and we may add to tho repub
lic, itself. The Columbia drains
an area unuiilu that, ot im'i!
Britain or France, and of gn atc-r
natural resources thin cither. Its
outlet ought not to be made a bug
bear.
Our Tide Land.
in writing up the desirability
of Oregon as a point for emigra
tion, little bus been said of the e.7
tensive tide lands that indent this
coast in Clatsop ami Tillamook
counties. In this county and in
the immediate' vicinity of this est.,
there are thousa.-.ds of actc, t'l
this class of hinds y'w in bodies
convenient to great forests, that
cover all the high ground around
the bays. The commonly received
notion that tide lands are too wet
and swampy for use, is wholly er
roneous. They are abo e the or
dinary high tides, are only under
water two or three times in a year
and are then only for a few hours.
So far as concerns the crop of h.iy
on these lands, they are no more
affected by the water than these
on other lands are affected liy a
heavy rain of a few hours duration.
Immense crops of hay are pro
duced on these lands, without any
cultivation whatever. Two, and
sometimes three tons of grass to
the acre are mown on these
grounds where none has been
sown. Large numbers of cattle
run at large on theie lands all the
year, round, -and do as well as the
best fed stock raised in other juris
of the state. There are no better
lands for the stock raiser on the
coast.
And not . only are these tide
lands valuable lor stock-raising
and dairying purposes, but with
liule expenditure, they can be
made to produce line crops of
vegetable--, oats, etc. The proof
of this is afforded by the prodtiLt
of tracts now under cultivation
which have been diked, the cost of
tlio dikes being but little in ex
cess of that of a good substantial
fence. These lands will soon be
appreciated at their frue value
and will be as eager! v sought after
as anv in the state.
Ouu up-e.ountry exchanges who
are getting up sun Iry tree items we
wmil 1 remind that there are trees
in this county 300 feet high, one
hundred feet to the first limb and
mpering in graceful symmetry.
fiiis they are not to forget.
KEW TO-DAY.
GOLDEN SHOE STORE.
I have opened a
NEW BOOT and SHOE STORE
On thn Roadway,
Ojijwitc the O. It. &. N Company's Dock.
- I ar.i prepared Jo lo
FinSTCf.lSStVOItlt In ruy f.ine
51 v stock is large and new and very nice j
i u an v siyii you :u i sn ui nave j our noice.
ITnn the.sliHiv s voa find homo that uill do.
You can hare tucmMADEattu? uo!denlue-
I. J. AI1VOI.D.
Tift Ptoneer Restaurant.
MAIN SSTKEET. - ASTOltIA, OGN,
(Formerly kept by 3Irs; Arrlgou!)
lla :ren ntted t:i stni! Hccjicncd hj
11KS. r. .V. ILtLEY.
Tho tablM re kCRt t ,nd ceaA .,,.,,
i ar supplied rit!) the very best Vie market
afford.
essTrompt and obliging waiters are la
constant attendance.
MIHCE1IANEOUS.
Clsrl filer's
IP- W U
.Pianos' and Organs
Of all roakes can-tiutlv on hand. Also a
fullstocfc'of
VIOLINS. GUITARS. BANJOS. AO-
COKDOXS. CONCERTINAS;
HARMONICAS, FLUTES, -
AUo a Unra stock cf the best of
VIOLIN AND GUITAR STRINGS,
SHEET MUSIC.
AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
As well as cvervtlitiic elc belonging to a
First Class Music Store.
l'i.i::os and Organs soM on iao montbly in
stallment plan, ur for rent.
Carl Adlor'y Book Store
V N The large&t stock of
srS Blan.'i Books and Stationery
$tel 0I every description.
t1 scuQoi immiks, isiu es, j'oeiicai
1 WoilvS. Albums :ind
Gold IVns.
SiSPtl Besides a full and complete
iJ kept m a well regulated Hook
Store. Ami. news iteput and iigency foi
eiery paiierand peilndicai publiilied.
CARL ADLER'S VARIETY STORE
cctj Watches, Clocks and Jeuelry.
&$SJ?i IMcket and Table Cut'erv.
' V& Yankee Niitions :ir.d Tos.
!r-J 'ifi Picture-Frames and Cluoiiiiis.
'?VvtiS;l5al)y C.irn:i;;cs. a complete
a-!- aMtment. Archer;., etc.
New Roods by every steamer. The uublle
:in inviieu lo examine niy siock auu price".
CHENAMUS ST., - ASTOitl.V, OliEGON.
Wilson & Fisher,
SHIP CHAMLERS.
PEALEHS IN
iron. Steel, Coal. Anchors, Chains,
STAR, PITCH, OAKUPfl,
WnOtOUT AND "CUT CALVAX1ZED
SFESES,
Xaiis. Ciier Aails nml Eurr.
Shelf Hardware, Paints and Oils
Rubber and Hemp Paekihq-of all Kinds.
PROVISIONS,
I'f.OSIJlI AJTI 3IILI. FEED. "
Vcuts for Salem I'lourlng Jtills.
'. 'irner Clieiinmus and Hamilton Street
' ' A.vrouiA. ouEr.ox.
9
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Oof f osa Hope,.
CORK Mil LEAD LINES,
SEINE TWINES.
We have Just received a complete, assort
ment of afiove coud3 ami are "prepared to
1113 orders promptly.
HENRY DOYLE & CO.,
51 1 ninrkct Streel. Saa Kraurlsco
filOY & KELLER,
C STY -ES-fiwEt EEiT.
Dealers in all Tdnds of
Frusli and Cured Meats-,
Fine Sausage a Specialty.
EVF.nY DAY FRF.KII.
11EST QL'ALITV at tho LOWEST TKICE.
31ain Htrec', Astoria. Oregon.
j poi. snilTF.r.,
MAUKS KYBKK.
TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT.
STEAM DYEING AND CLEANING.
Shipper & Rybko, - Proprietors,
No. 11 Oak Street,
rOKTLAND, .... OREGON.
nticK list :
Pants made to order from - - S C 00
Oven-oats - - - - 15 oo
Suits in tde " " ' - - - 23 00
U.csssuits " " " - i - 33 00
A large assortment of Fultings always on
band.
Iteualrins dona witb Xeatness 'and dis
patch. Cuuiils done l'rcc for Purchasers
Suits made lo Order from $25 00 and
L'pvraidi.
Perfect Fit Guaranteed or no Sale.
aj
JMpi&
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MlsrEU-ANKOFS.
A. . .AJlen,6eo,W.Hame
(tic3EswoKTOi-AciK& augn.) !
Wholesale ami retail dealer is.
fQGetfaB9"
PfQVfSiQmg
"
Qraekery,
Glass and Plated Ware,
TKOnCAL AND DOMESTIC .
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES.
Tocether mtli
Wines, Liquors, Tofiacco S Cigars
Tbe largest aud most complete stock ot
goods in their line to be found In the rlty.
Corner of Cass and.SqueiTiocQlie Stret-ti.
ASTORIA, '.OKEnON.
B. B. FRANKLIN,
UNDERTAKER,
Corner Cass and S-iueniMjlie stivets.
ASTOIUA, - - - - OKEGOX
DRALKC IX
WALL PAPER .
AND
WINDOW SHADES
AND
UNDfiRTAKEKS GOODS.
Leinenweber"& Co.,
.C. I.EISBWEBEilJ T . , . u. SHOWS
r-STAEllSHED-lSa. " ..
ASTORIA. OREOOX,
TAMERS AUD (H
Manufacturers and Importers ot
ILL KINDS OF. '"
AND FINDINGS
Wbolesale Dealers n
OIL AND TALLOW.
nclllfjbest cash price paid for Hides and
1 ,UIOV.
SteBlians Varieties !
GRAND OPENING.
IilVEIiV EXTERTAIXMEXT
Have a new bowling alley, tlio larRest and
bestlntotyn. Admittance free.
yau
HOWE.
BOAT BUILDER,
AT THE OLD STAND, GEAT'S BUILDING
FIRST CLASS WOKK A SPECIALTY.
filfUHU
& IBOHT'S
AlD
Ato
W&sM&BSf&s
ARE THE BEST.
And cost no more than other brands ; aud if
tho Merchant with 'whom you trade does
not keep our Goods.it is because it pays
better to se:I a pair of Boots or Shoes every
two months, than every fonr or fire. WE
GUARANTEE EVEKY IAIE WE MAKE.
All Merchants In good credit can procure
these. Goods at pur Warehouses In Portland
or San Francisco. ,
Try our "HERCULES" Patent Boots
HCOHT BROS. & CO. '
2
I MIf-CEI.LANF.OFS.
Wholesale and Retail Deaicr
GROCEEIES,
i Provisions, Lumber,
1 ETC., ETC;. ETC.
(
t
Fishermens and Cannery
SUPPLIES
A SPECIALTT.
AGENT FOR THE
San Jose Fruit Packing Company.
AND THE
Sail Francisco Chemical
ASTORIA - - ' - . OREtiON.
11AKT1X FOA.I5D.
J. J. STOKF.9,
F0AEB & STOKES,
Wholesale &nd retail dealers in
Wood and Willow-ware.
GROCERIES,
Tobacco, Cicars, Wines and Liquors
rOUEIGN AND DOMESTIC
Fruits and Vegetables,
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
General Commission Merchants
ASTORIA, OKECOX.
Next to Oregon Railway & Nav. co's Dock,
dtv.-
DILL'S VARIETIES.
GEO.D.ILL, - - - rKOPRIETOR
WALTER FAUKS, - STAGE MANAGER
Oiien all the Vcar, IVrfornianrc Ev ry
Msbt. Lnilre (Iinnso or Pro.
srnmiiic Ouce a Veck.
Comprising all the latest
SONGS, DANCES AND ACTS.
The theatre is crowded nightly, and all
who have witnessed tne entertainment pro
nounce It to be eauul to any given elsewhere.
Mr. Hill as a caterer for tho public's
amusement can not be exen'ted. Anvhndt
wishing to spend a pleasant evefilng and,
see sparKiwc wn anu oeauiy uuout vui
Barlty, should improve the opportunity and
coaie.
Tho company comprises the follonlng well-
Unonn Artlits:
Miss Faxme Walton.
MiS3 Louise Cooe.
Miss Mollis cnitisTV,
ME. CHAItUH Kohlee.
Mn. Tuos. CimisTy,
Mb. Join Cook,
Mr. Miltom Johnson.
Mb. Joseph Pettv,
Mk. Walteh. Faeks.
All of whicli will appear nightly In their dlf
forent Specialties.
Open air concert every eveninz ; perf orm
anceronimencln; at 8; entranco to theatre
on Benton street ; prlvaio'boxe3 ou Cbena
raus street.
WAK IS ICCIiAItDI WITHOUT
I'ritTKEK XOT1CE
niHA And no terms of peace until
Wjji every man lnAstorla has anew
K-J?fe sa't "I clothes
.3iAP 3IAIi: 8T .-IK.1SY.
I.fok at the prices : .'
l'ants to order from - - - S3 Cu
Pants. Genuine French n.i'nifr . to i
Suits from - -- -- -2JW
Tho flin-st line of kacmtn on tho rnnut tn
si-lect from. v. .1. ME.VNY.
Main street, opposite Faricer House. Astona.
ASTORIA. OREGON p?
DRUGS AND CHEMICALS,
Toilet and Pancy Articles,
PATEKT EffiDICIJMES, ETC.
EST" Prescnptlon3 carefully oompounded'a;
alt hours.
t"Homeopathlc Tinctures and rcllots,
and Humphroy'3 Specifics also'-cept.
, OOEWA
CfV
xj-
Lacking.rom to store our immense stock
we shall dispose of all
REMNAJSTTS ON HAND.
"Worsted Dress Goods, at 20 cts. per Yard,
comprising Plaids, Brocades, etc., etc.,
. ranging from 5 to 15 yards.
Nonpareil Dress Goods, at 10 cts. per Yard,
FLANNELS, CLOAKINGS, SERGES, etc,, etc.,
of all shades and quality. Being impossible to classify
from the fact that our stock is
Beyond in quantity and quality anything ever seen in
Astoria.
We have a large amount of remnants in LA.CES
and EMBROIDERY.
5000 Fair of ladies' White and Colored Hose,
slightly damageel, 10 cts. per pair, usual price 35 cts.
Remember our stock of Gents' ware is unsurpassed in
quantity, quality and Price in this or any other market.
tS-Be sure and call on the old Reliables.
OLMFOEMIA STORE,
Postoffice Corner, Astoria, Oregon.
--:- ' - ""-'-" '-' '-'-' --: -.-iJj--:-i--.-.'.L'Lj-i
TheBossGoffee and Tea Pot
1:w MAYBE HAD OF
PWT; -' .i .-TTi?rrtt'-'7-?-f
1 u fiSSSSS?2?
sSi
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n iiia 2,tH,
Ttvo noons east of Occident,
MISCELLANEOUS.
LOEB & CO.,
J0BEEK3 IN
WINES, .
LIQUORS,
AND
CIGARS.
AGENTS FOR THE
Best San Francisco Houses and
Eastern Distilleries.
I-A11 goods sold at San Francisco Prices.
MAIN STREET.
Opposite Parker House. Astoria, Orecon.
THE OLYMPIC SALOON
Opposite tho Parker Ilouse.
THE FIXEST BRAXDS OF
LIQUORS and CIGARS
Kept constantly on hand.
NopainJ'villbo spared to give raj custo
mers satisfaction.
J-Glvo us a call.
" . E. V. SEHLIN.
A. G. STINS0N & CO.,
BLACKS&11THING,
At Capt. Kogers o!d stand, comer ot Cars
and Court Streets.
Ship and Canneiy work. Ilorseshoelnc
acon3 made and renalred. Uooil work
guarantueu.
? gs
XHMAMJX w" fT
: STo?.
tfA J
'E.E.HAWES
SOLE AGENT.
Also, Agent for the celebrated
Back's Patent Cooli Store,
MEDALLION RANGE,
STEAM riTTINGS A SPECIALTY.
None but the best workmen employed. i
Ail w ork guaranteed or no charge.
Sl- ISF "ET? -C
&x was AJ3 k&rg
- - astobia. obegon
MISCELLANEOUS
CITY
BOOK STORE.
We are constantly rccolvlns new additions
to our stock and have the finest and
largest assortment of Tariety
goods in the city.
Combs, Brushes,
Stationery, Frames
Celluloid Goods.
All our goods are marked in plain figures
Call and examine quality and note prices.
CHAS. STEVENS & SON
D. KELMAN.
MARBLE AND STONE WORKER
Monuments and Head Stones,
Or anything in tha line of Stone.
StATE CAN SEAMERS always on hand. I
first class work and satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop opposite Ci L. Parker's residence.
Chenamus Street, - - - Astoria, Oregou.1
. L. B. ROYAL,
I-KACTICAI. WATCHMAKI
AAD JEWEtER,
In the city, would solicit i
general patronago of tha
public
Repairing Watches, Clock3 and Jewelrd
A SPECIALTY.
es-ALI. WORK WARRANTED.-
On Squcmocqha Street, west of Bell Tower
Notice.
nr-UE PARTNERSHIP HERETOFORE eiJ
Elevens Is this day dlisolved by mutual cob
jl hi nz Deiween v. w.ravior. ana 0.1
sent, ine DirtiriPHS win db nerezaier cou
ducted unaer the firm nnme of Taylor snl
Stutsman to nhom all account wiu ie paiq
W.W.TAVLOB,
Astoria. March 9, I5i
cc
ri-v Havinj: permanently loca
Sy'
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