The Daily Astorian., September 13, 1882, Image 1

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Volxvii.
Astoria, Oregon, Wednesday Morning. September 13, 1882.
No. 141.
SENDING- A TELEGRAM
An Inexprienced Traveler'3 Labo
rious Efforts.
One man i cached a Jong arm
over the little crowd clustered at
the operator's window and asked
for a "blank telegraphic form,1'
explaining that he "wished to send
a blank telegraphic dispatch to his
family." Now when a man speaks
of a "telegraphic dispatch" 1 al
ways wake up and look at him,
because the cumbersome title is
all at variance with the spirit of
the telegraph. It's too long. The
use of it betrays the man who has
little use for the telegraph. The
more he uses the wire the shorter
his terms. The more nearly he
can come to saying "msg" the
moie content he is. And he doesn't
call it a "telegraphic form;" he
asks for a "blank," red or black,
as the case ma' be. And he never
"telegraphs" anybody. lie "wires"
them. And he doesn't explain to
the operator what he wants to do
with the blank. Presumably he
wants to write a message. And
as for the matters referred to in
that "msg" and the pailj for whom
it is intended, the operator will
know all that he wishes to know
and sometimes much more than
you want him to know soon
enough.
So I watched this passenger
write his "telegraphic dispatch."
First he asked the operater: What
day of the month is this?" There
was nothing . unusual in that.. It
is the opening line in the regular
formula of sending a "msg." You
ma' know what date it is before
entering the oflicc, you may even
have it impressed upon your mind
by having a note fall due on that
da', but the moment you poise
your pencil over the blank that
date flies from your mind like the
toothache from a dentist's stair
way. So when the man asked,
"What day of the month is this?"
T was not surprised. I courteous
ly answered him, as a cover to ap
proaching his position, but he did
not believe me. lie repeated his
question and made the operator
answer. Then I knew that he was
veiy new at it. lie spoiled three
blanks before he got a "telegraph
dispatch" written to suit him.
But even that is not very uncom
mon. A man always uses station
ery more extravagantly in another
man's office than he does at home.
Then he wrote every word in the
body of the dispatch very carefully
and distinctly, but scrambled hur
riedly over the address, as though
everybody knew that as well as he
did, and dashed ofT his own sig
nature in a blind letter style, as
thuugh his name was as familiar to
the operator as it was to his own
family. But even this is not un
common. A man will write "Cun
ningham" so that no expert under
the skies will tell whether it was
Covington or Carrington or Cum
magen or Carrenton, and when the
operator points to it and asks,
"What is this?" the writer will
stare at him in" blank amazement
for a moment, and then answered:
"Why, that's my name!" "Well,
yes, T know that," the operator
will say; "but what is your name?"
Then the man will gasp for breath
and catch hold of the desk to keep
from falling and finally sheut:
"Why, Cunningham, of course!!!"
and look pityingly upon the op
erator, and then glance about the
room with a pained, shocked ex
pression, as one who should say,
"Gentlemen, you may not believe
it, and I do not blame you, but
heaven is m witness here is a
man who does not know my name
is Cunningham!" This is not
unusual. Any operator will tell
you that'he has met Cunningham
scores of times and has mortally
offended him by asking his name.
Well, my tall man with the thin
neck got along a little better than
that when he handed the operator
the following explicit message:
Mi:s. Sarah K. Fou.vsi:i:e,
Da i.las Ckxti:k, I owa My Dear
Wife: 1 left the city early this
morning after eating breakfast
with Prof. Morton, a live man in
the temperance cause. I expected
to eat dinner with you at home,
but we were delayed by a terrible
accident, and 1 narrowly escaped
being killed; one passenger was
terribly mangled and has since
died, but 1 am alive. The conduc
tor says I cannot make connec
tions, so as to come to Dallas
Center this morning, but T can
get there by eight o'clock this
evening. J hate to disappoint
you, but cannot help it. With
love to mother and the children I
am your loving husband,
Recki: K. Foi.i.ixr.i:i:.
The operator read it, smiled and
said: "You can save considerable
expense and tell all that is really
necessary, I presume, by shorten
ing this message down to ten
words. We have no wire directly
into Dallas and will have to send
this message part of the way over
another line, which adds largely to
the cost of transmission. Shall 1
shorten this for you?'-1 "No. Oh
no,"1 the man with the shawl re
plied: "I'll fix it myself. Ten
words, you say?1 "Yes, sir."
It was a stunner, for a fact, and the
man heaved a despairing sigh as
.he prepared to boil his "letter"
down to ten words. He sighed
after reading it through once or
twice, and then scratched out
"Dal'as Center, Towa," as though
everybody knew where he lived.
Then he erased "early' and drew
his pen slowly through "breakfast
with" and "in the temperance."
Then he scratched over "dinner
with" and went on to erase "and
narrowly escaped." And so he
went on through the dispatch.
Occasionally he would hold it
from, him at arm's" length after
making an erasure, to get at the
general effect. And at last, after
much scratching and erasing and
with many a sigh, he came to the
window and said, "Here's this tele
graph dispatch to my wife. I
have not been able to condense it
;nto ten words, and do not see
how it can be done without garb
ling the sense of the dispatch, but
if you can do it you would oblige
me greatly, as 1 do not wish to in
cur any really unnecessary ex
pense." And with that he handed
the operator the following ex
punged edition of his original
message:
Mrs. Sakaii II. Foi.'.ixmiee.
My Dear Wife: 1 left the city
this morning after eating Piof.
Morion alive cause 1 expected
to eat you !it home. But we
were delayed by a terrible railroad
accident on the railroad, I being
killed terribly mangled, but
since died; but 1 am. I cannot
come to Dallas Center but I can
I hate mother and the children.
Your loving Husband
Roger K. Foixuxsr.r.K.
The operator smiled once more,
and in his quick, nervous way that
grows out of his familiar associa
tion with the lightning, made a
few quick dashes with his pencil,
and without adding or changing a
letter in the original message,
shriveled it down to its very
sinews, like this:
Sakaii A. Foi.i.ixsni'i", Dalles
Chxtek, Iowa Left city "broom
ing; delayed by accident;all right:
home 'sevening.
Roger K. For.i.ixsnnn.
"There, that is all right,' he
said, in the cheery, magnetic way
these operators have. "Fifty
cents, sir; only twenty-live cents
if we had our own wire into Dalles,
sir; we'll nave one nexi spring,
too; saves you several dollar?, sir.
That's risrht, thank von. And
the man went and sat down on a
chair by the stove and stared at
that operator until the rescuing
train came along, as though he
were a worker of miracles. And
when he got of the train at the
junction for Dallas I heard him
whispering softly to himself:
"Shfollnbee Clishn smornin ;
not bin smaller; home satnoon."
And I knew that he was practicing
his lesson and had "caught on.'
Ancient Works in Florida.
The Travors Herald describes
the finding of an ancient work in
the digging a canal between lakes
Eurtis and Dora, to oppn up the
more southern lakes of the great
lake region of Florida.
The first excavation revealed
the existence of a clearly-defined
wall lying in a line tending toward
the southwest from where it was
first struck. The wall was com
posed of a dark brown sand-stone,
very much crumbled in places,
but more distinct, more cleaily
defined, and the stone more solid
as the digging increased in depth.
The wall was evidently the east
ern side of an ancient home or
fortification, as the slope of the
outer wall was to the west. About
eight feel fiom the slope of the
eastern wall a mound of sand was
struck, imbedded in the muck
formation above and around it.
This sand mound was dug into
only a few inches, as the depth of
the water demanded but a
slight iucreased depth of the
channel at that, noint; but
enough was discovered to
warrant the belief that here on
the northwestern shore of Lake
Dora is submerged a city or town
or fortification older by centuries
than anything yet discovered in
this portion of Florida. Small,
curious-shaped blocks of sandstone,
some of them showing traces of
fire, pieces of pottery, and uten
sils made of a mottled flint weie
thrown out by the men while work
ing waist deep in water. vJne
spear head of mottled flint, five
and a half inches long by one and
aquaiter inches wide, nicely fin
ished, was taken from the top of
the sand mound and about four
feet below the water level of the
lake.
The first annual fairof the Lane
county agricultual society will be
held on Thursday and Friday, Oc
tober th and Cth. The place se
lected is on the farm of J. R. Sel
lars, five miles east of Goshen and
the same distance from Cresswell.
Suitable grounds for camping pur
poses, with wood and water, a
building 40x"0 feet for the exhi
bition of vegetables, grains, fruits,
ladies' handiwork, etc., and a track
for trials of speed for horses, are
all in readiness.
lion. L. T. Barin, register of
the land office at Oregon City, in
speaking of the rights of women
to file on and hold land, says: A
single woman must be twenty-one
years of age to file on land. A
widow tinder twent'-one years of
age can file on land. A married
woman who is the head of a fam
ily by reason of desertion by her
husband, or whose husband is n con
firmed drunkard, can file on
land.
The first Sunday law on record
was made, by Constantino the
Great in the first quarter of the
fourth century, and ever since that
tinw Sunday has been more or less
fortified as a non-secular day in
Christian countries by civil legislation.
LETTER m GERMANY,
V.'uiiu.iit 1 s
m ! el .n:
l'ln iiiW yn:r Uxor Pill- Iiim -.iI 1
im ih here K wonderful. Alter I :!;nis one.
..m1 n half boxes of your ?;eniune Hit. C.
.tfcr.AXK'S TLIVKIt III,LS. I have en
tires recovered from iiiyfoaryeatv-uirw-ii'tr.
All who kr.ov, io woudei how I,
wno, for -i many year, hail no :r,icttie.
and couM not sleep for iKickuehr. -j;t.-li
in jiij side, ami jicncrol -tom:ti. .-oio-plaints,
could haw recovered.
An o!d lady in our city, who li t-.- .ler.-d
for many years from I;idne Uim-.m- iml
Ihe doctors had given her up. !:'. tm.i.r
onr Pills, and ;ot more relief !. u -he
lias from all the doctors. oiu- -.f.
J. VOX !Ki: IM.Ki..
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.
The genuine are never Mijjnr-tiiated. -.
lively box lias a red wax seal on the fid,
with the impreien: .MoUnc's .i.r
Fill.
The K en III no McXAXTtfS I.IM.K
1ML.1.S bear the signature of C 3r-ljii:
and Fleming Bros, on the wrappers.
Insist upon having the genuine ii:. .
MetAXE'S U.VKU FII.LS, prejui.sl .
Fleming Bros., of Pittsburgh, Pa. de
market being full of imitations m !.
tiame McLane, spelled differently, l i.t .i
same pronunciation.
If vonr storekeeper does not haw Mie
genuine UK. C McLASK'S f KI.l"
1J RATED jLITTEU FILLS, send u- a
cents, aiidAVo will send you a box b m:.il,
and a set of our advertising cards.
TLESOSQ BROS., PHis'iui-gli. i'a.
IJ" 'CELEBRATED iX
That terrible scourgo fever nrul asue. and
its con"cner, bilious remittent, besides affec
tions of tbo ftomr.b. liver and bowel?, pro
duced by miasmatic ait and watc, aro eradi
cated and irevent 1 by tho uso of Jlostettcr'.s
Stomach fitters, a purely vcotablo olixir.
indorsed by pliysicirns and inoro oxtonsively
used as a remedy for tno above cln ot dis
order?, as well as Tor many other, than any
medicine oi the n-e.
Por'alc by all I)i .i-Hs's and Dealer
scnerady. Peruvian Bitters
Cinchona Rubra.
Tito Count Cinehon was the bnanish
Viceroy in Porn in HKJO. The Counties,
his wile, was prostrated by an intei.nU
tont fever, from v.'hirh she was freed "y
the ii.so of the native remedy, the Peru
vian bark. or. as it was called in the
language ol the country, Quinquina."
Grateful for her recovery, on her return
to Europe iu Hty, she introduced the
lemcdym Spain, where it was known
under various names until J.ikuumin
called it Cinchona, in honor of the lady
"SSsS&SSiS&sT,.
To this day. after a lapse of two hun-
ureu ami miy years, science lias given
us nothing to take its place. It effectu
ally cures a morbid appetite fur stimu
lants, by restorinir Hie natural tone of
the stomach. It attacks excessive low
of liquor a-, it does a fever, and destroys
both alike. The powerful tonic irtiie
of the Cinchona is preserved in the
Peruvian Hitters, which are as effcrtiw
against malarial fever to-day as they
were in the daws of the old Spanish
STOMACH
ITTEBs
Fi'JaJK!XMfn IROK TIH AND COPPER.
pure, and of the bet knmvii quality.
iv irnu win muisi 3011 inni. ini.s is me
best bitter in the world. "The proof of
the pudding is in the eating." and we
willingly abide this test. Vorale by
all druggists, groceis ami liquor dealers.
Order it. Loeb t Co., agents hr Astoria.
In the Whole History of rtlcdieine
No preparation has ever performed
such marvelous eiues, or maintained so ,
wide a reputation, as Avi'i:" (ui:i:k ,
Pf.ctokai.. which is recognized as the :
world's remedy for all diseases of the :
throat ntid lungs. " Its long-continued
series of wonderful cures in all climates
has made it universally known as n -are
and reliable agent to employ. Against
ordinary colds, which an the forct 1111-
ners of more serious disorder-, it acts ,
speedily and surely, :dwa- relieingi
suffering, and often saving life. The. 1
protection ilaliorus, ny us timely u-e 111
throat and ?hest disorders, makes it an
invaluable reined v to W kept alwa.- on I
hand in eveiy home. No pcr-on eau
afford to be without it, and those who!
have once used it never will. Prom
their knowledge of its composition and
effects, physicians use the Cm:i:i:v
Pkctokal extensively in their practice,
and clergymen recommend it. It i-
absolutely certain in its remedial effects,
and will always cure where euies are
possible.
roit saw: nv am. nir.vi.Kis-.
"Mother! Mothers!! mother-!!!
1 Are you disturbed at night and broken
of your rest by a sick child suffering
and crying with the excruciating pain
of cutting teeth V Jf so. go at once and
get a bottle of Mrs. Winslows .Soothing
Syrup, it will relieve the poor litllo suf
ferer immediately depend upon it;
there is no mistake about it. There is
not a mother on earth who has ever
used it, who will not tell vou at once
that it will regulate the ImiwcIs, and
give rest to the mother, and relief and
health to the chiId,operatinglikc magic.
It is perfectly safe to use in all cases,
and pleasant to the taste, and is the pre
scription of ono of the oldest and best
female physicians and nurses in the
United States. Sold everywhere. '
cents a bottle.
IROSCOE'S FIRST CLASS
mssiw Knmmi. v5"-j
j CIIKXAMI'S STREET. ASTORIA.
THE UNDERSIGNED IS PLEASED TO
anno'fnee to tliefpuMic that he lias, op
ened a
FIRST 'IjASM
1 3E2tti-ig OCo"U.s ,
i And furnisiies in llr-t-ela -1 le
OYSTERS HOT COFFEE TEA. ETC.
AT THK
j Ladies and Gent's Oyster Saloon,
' HI EN AM PS STKEET.
Pleae give me a call.
EOSCOEIDIXOX, Proprietor
i B. li. FRANKLIN,
UNDERTAKER,
! Corner C.iss and Siiueinonhc streets,
Iastokia, ... - ORECON
ukam::: is
wall papek
AND
WINDOW SHADES
AM)
U N 1) E IITA K E KS ('00 DS.
Z'liiiii and I'niicy
SEWING OF ALL KINDS!
bill's lan.le r. tin- best .lu fittin
-It.. H).
Satisfaction Guaranteed.
MI'S. GKO. 11X.L.L.T0K.
Xet door to "WWon House,
jell
Boat 'HB'ULllLlXl.ar.
WILLIAM HOWE
Having latelx letnrned iroml'.ritMi Colum
bia, is to be fraud at hit
OLD STAND IX CRAY'S P.l'ILDIXO
Where be is doing
I'IKST-riiASS WOKK XIjY.
MAGNUS 0. CROSBY,
Dealer in
. nTkTrr . tjt, Tnn1T nm-n-nr
HABDfAEE, IRON, STEEL,
Iron Pipe and Fittings,
lM.VMr.EUf" AXP STEAM KITTEKS
Goods and Tools,
SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD
Cannery aufl Flsliermens Supplies
Stoves, Tin Vare and House
Furnishing Goods.
JOBBING IN SHEET IRON, TIN. COP
PER PLUMBING uul STEAM FITTING
Done with neatness find dispatch.
None lutt llr-t el:i wiukiueii enqiloyeil.
A larp- assortment oj;
SCALE?
Constantly on li.nul
., linTIwk1- n n n t n
f ! 4 tV iV lii R 1 I (ill XiHiE
IflllilJlJlll 1 Ull Oillilit
mili" .MOST ('OMri.KTKIA" I'lTTE!) Can
A nen on Hie Columbia Kiwr is for sale.
With Boats and Machinery.
An abundant -apply of KHHSII WATER.
Situatedat Ihitigrj Harlior.oppo-itcAstoria.
For particulars, applv to Allen .t Lewi.
Pertland: .1. . A. Iolliy, Astoria, or J.
West on tlic premise".
$100. REWARD!!
Yin'1' ,!K ,,A11) l' I'OX INFORMATION
M leading to the conviction of anypaity
REFILLING
Peruvian Bitter Bottles.
The names of siu-li persons found guilty
will also be published in every leading uews
paiKT. MWIKUDIXG &CO..
San Francisco. Cal.,
Ceneral Aj;enls lor Peruvian Bitters.
LOEB & CO., Agents Astoria.
7rTfciriSTHrMMrnHKi 1 ' 1 1 1 jm.--iS?iA5
2 nk 3
g 2 m a Z MFh 1 3X i-o g
r o w r- g
xMISOKLLANEOUS.
S. ARNDT & FERCHKN,
ASTORIA. - OREGON.
The Pioneer Machine Shop
RLACKSMlTll
ja-s
Oo ,
w
SHOP4;
Boiler Shop
All kinds of
ENGINE, CANNERY,
AN'1
STEAMBOAT WORE
Promptly attended to.
A specialty made of repairing
CANNERY DIES,
FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET.
" astor!X1ron"works.""
r.K.rN sritKicr. Nhui: I'vkkki: Hoi'.sr,
ASTORIA. -! OREGON.
1
GENERAL MACHINISTS AND
BOILER MAKERS.
LANDlMARINEENOINES
Boiler Work, Steamboat Work,
and Cannery Work a specialty.
Ol all Descriptions made, to Order
at Hhort Xtioc.
A. 1). "Wash, rresident.
J. G. Husti.kr, Secretary.
I."V. Cask, Treasurer.
loitxFox, SnpcrintendenL
WILLIAM EDGAR,
Corner Main and Chonamus Streets,
ASTORIA OREGON
PKVI.KK 15
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.:
Tho Celebrated
JOSEPH RODCERS & SONS
GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY
AND THE GENUINE WOSTENHOLM
ard other Knsluh Cutlery. I
STATIONERY!
fairchild-s gold pens
Genuine Bleershaum Pipes, etc.
A tine .stock of
H'atohe.s and Jewelry. TAvk.-r.iXtf auil j
llreeeh Ioattiusr Shot 'nas ninl
KlnM, Kevolverx, Plstnlx.
and Amaiittiltion
MAICIXK ,
T4ASHP.M j
AI-SO A KINK
Assortment of fine SITCTACLKS and KYKl
GIASSKS. I
WAR I KVLAKK1 WITHOUT
n itrni:u xotick
Aim no terms or peace until
every man inAstoiia has anew
suit of riot ties
3IAIK BY JIKAXY.
Look at the irlces :
Pants to order from - - - 5s 00
rants, Genuine French Cnsslmere - 12 f0
SuiLs from - - - - - - 25 W
The finest line of sample; on the coast to
select from. I..!. MEANY,
Cass street, next to Hansen's .Icuelrv stoie
LEATHERS BROS.,
1IOATBUI I .! K R S.
SW?7Bi
gmS&mQ'
Jf fWPHCTVf
?
I'p Stali-H over
AKX..TFKBC.EVSS El N E TWINES.
FIRST-CLASS WOKK A SPECIALTY.,
TIIE PAPvTNEKSniP HERETOFORE
eistin: hetween "Wetherbee & nionies
llHO TlAAn Ilia jl mntlAllr jf Xo01cA(l Th
Wetherheo reiirlns on account of" poor!
health. Mr. Thome will finkli all unsettled ,
oasiness in Oregon.
W. II. -WETHERBEE,
C. T. THOMES.
Astoria, Oregon, Aug. 31, 13S2. dtd
BUSINESS OARDS.
P V. HOIilKN,
NOTAltY PUBLIC,
AIMTIONEEU, COMMISSION AND
SU RANCH AGENT.
1. .1. V. snAFTER,
f HLSKIAN aad HSCEX.
(OKUTSCUER ABZT.)
itlNcascM of the Throat a Specialty.
Office over Conn's Drug Store.
Q.KI.O V. PAKKEK.
SURVEYOR OF
Clatnop CoHiity.aHfl City er Astoria
Oiiko:-Chenama,j street, Y.M.C. A. hall,
Room No. 8.
T O. RU.ORTH,
r. S. C'oBiaiLsHloaer, .Votary Pabllc, aad
lasuraace Acat.
A;cut lor tiie HaJuburR-Lremen FlroIo.s.Co.
of Hamuun;, Germany, and ot tna Totr
eler' Lite and Accident la1?. Co., ot iian
ford.Conn. onice in 1 thian Bulldlnff. Rooms 11, 12.
11 1. WISTON,
Attorney and Counselor at Low.
jnrOnlee in r thian Building. Rooms. 11, 1?.
ASTORIA, - - - OSEGON.
TAY TUTTX.K. M. .
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
OKKiCK-Over the White Hpue Btonw
Rf.sidknok Over Elberson'a Bakery, op
posite Kurth & Myers Saloon.
A I,. Llr. m. i; ' ' ;
1'kyHiclaH aaA Smrgemm.
OFFlCE-0er A. V. Allea's 'froeery stoi.
Rooms, at the Parker House.
I - i. h icks.
PENTIST,
ASTORIA,
Rooms in
- - OKKOON
Rooms in Allen's building up stain, carter
of Cass and Soemocqhe atree
J.QJ
A. BOWLBY.
ATTORNEY AT LAI?.
Chenamus Street. - ASTORIA. OREGO.x
y T. BUKNF.Y,
ATTORjranf AT IJL-W.
May be found nt the Court House.
. a a QTrrnr n
" M kPUmrumR "
DLAblVOllll I niflU,
I At ('apt. Rogers old stand, corner of Css
, and.Court Streets.
1 Ship and Cannery work. Horseshoeliv;.
j Wagons made and repaired. Good WMk
5 Wiaranteed.
i Ci Waning ' Repairing.
NKAT. CHEAl AND QUICK. BV
(iKOKUK LOVKTT.
Main Street, opposite N. Loeb'd. .
HEADQUARTER8
Foster's Emporium.
Most Complete Stick in Atttria
Fireworks! Flags!
! Bth Fi '
j Wines and Liquors
I of Superior Brand,
FOSTER'S CORNER, O B &NDOCH
Barbour's
No. 40 I2-Ply
SALMON TWINE !
DARK MI) LEAD LINES,
llll blOCK. NOW Oil tlflriUt
I
HENRY DOYLE 4 C0.f
511 Market Street, Bob VraaelacM
Sole Agents i k the Pacific Coast.