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0 l) JDailj) Imtmmn Vol. xviii. Astoria, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, Xovember 29, 1882 ffo. 51. r x p'- L-- i-Sfc. 'X .3 3f r$i Sfe ?.? K FOREST FIRES. The American Journal of Forest ry, the first number of which lias been published at Cincinnati, con tains an interesting paper on forest fires by Mr. Putnam, of Wisconsin, which, it is stated, was written for the forestry congress, but delayed, owing to the absence of its author on the Pacific Coast. The forest fires of Michigan, Wisconsin and Minnesota are .said to be the results mostly of carelessness on the part of explorers or timber hunters, hay makers and others, having either business or pleasure in the woods, who leave their camp-fires burning where they have cooked a meal or spent the night. July and August are the months in which they gen erally occur, when the pine leaves and branches from the last winter's cutting are dry, and, like tinder, liable to burn from the dropping of :i match or a stroke of lightning. The author of the paper thinks it absolutely necessary that proper laws should be passed and enfored for the punishment of this criminal negligence, and does not believe that it would be hard to detect offenders. Most men, hesa3's,can be traced even in the pineries, and if fires result from their acts, they should be punished by imprison ment or fines. The practice of lumbermen is, when the tree is felled, to cut off the branches, which are left scattered on the ground, and in the following summer they become dry and like powder. A match thrown away, an emptied pipe, in fact anything with a spark of fire, will start the burning. It is suggested that there should bo a law requiring the lumbermen to employ an extra man in the woods topUeia open spaces the green branches and refuse, so that all nay be burned at a proper time. The opinion of the author is that the fires are not the result of the carelessness of the Indians, who are careful to extinguish their camp fires. He advocates the appoint ment of foresters to collect and distribute information and advice as to the manner of cutting timber. Probably as much timber or as many trees in number are destroyed each year through the ignorance and carelessness in cutting the pine timber for saw logs as what are cut and really used or taken to market. The author states that he has re cently visited the forests on the Pacific Coast, and finds there more danger from fires than in Minne sota, Wisconsin and Michigan. Terrible fires, he says, rage on Puget Sound, Coast Range and Cascade forests, all the result of pure carelessness, and which might have been prevented. He thinks that one thousand trees may be saved where one can be raised, and after thirty years in forests he thinks that if he had educated his timber explorers to be careful of fire lie could have saved millions. Such is the information given by a Wisconsin lumberer. The Cascade Locks. The importance of this great work of improving the navigation of the second river on the conti nent, which drains an area of country nearly 300,000 miles square, must not be lost sight of in the bickerings of local contests. Every resident of eastern Oregon and Washington is directly inter ested in this great enterprise. It is the great outlet of this vast empire, which is as productive as any part of the continent, and only lacks the means of transpor tation to make it attractive to all seek'ing homes. Since the O. R. & N. and N. P. R. R. Co.'s have completed their roads into the interior, large Jracts of land have been occupied, and when water competition shall have so regulated fares and freight as to make them compare with other lines of traffic, the influx of population will be much great cr. The work is sufficiently far pro gressed to make its completion a question of little doubt. The government having already spent half a million dollars upon these looks will not abandon them now, especially when the demands of this section are so urgent. Tii two or three years with appropri ations as liberal as the last one, the locks at the Cascades will be completed, so near completion as to make them available for trade, and we can reasonably hope that the next congress will appropriate as large an amount for this pur pose as the last one Times-Mountaineer. BEST BAKING POWDER. Interesting Tests Made by the Gov ernment Chemist. Dr. Edward G. Love, the present Analytical Chemist for the Gov ernment, has recently made .some interesting experiments as to the comparative value of baking pow ders. Dr. Love's tosts were made to determine what brands are the most economical to use, and as their capacity lies in their leaven ing power, tests were directed sole ly to ascertain the available gas of each powder. Dr. Love's report gives the follewing: Name of the Strength linking Powders. Cubic Inches Jas iter each outlet of Powder. Roali"cream tartar txm tier) ........127.1 P.itapsco" (alum pou tier) . .1:J5.:! "Rutiilonl V (phosphate) fnsh.......12J.."j 'Rumford V (phosphate) old 32.7 "HanfordS Nena Such" fresh.. 121.0 Hanford"s XoneSttch" old..............8L3.'i "Redhead's". .. . 117.0 "Charm' (alum powder) . lie.'. "Atna7on" latum powder) 111.9 "Cleveland's (short weight 3i oz) 1I0.S "Sea Foam" 107.9 "Czar". .. 100 s "Dr. Price's" 102.0 "Snow Flake" (roll's St. I'aul) I01.6S "Lewis's" Condensed .. $$ Congress" j cast . . . 117.5 "C. 15. Andrews &CoV (contains alum)78.1 "HeckorV. .92.5 (; Hlets" . m J2 "15nlk".... So.5 In his report, the Government Chemist says: 'T regard all alum powders as very unwholesome. Phosphate and Tartaric Acid powders liber ate their gas too freely in process of baking, or under varying clim atic changes sutler deterioration." Dr. H. A. Molt, the former Government Chemist, after a care ful and elaborate examination of the various Baking Powdeis of commerce, reported to the Gov ernment in favor of the Royal brand. The whole northwest coast of the American contineat is washed by a warm current from the China seas. This gives a temperature mild and balmy. Great evapora tion is carried on and the. air charged with humidity. If it were not for the mountains the air would be too hot and humid on the coast for comfort, but tho high mountains cool it and make this one of the most delightful climates in the world. The coast winds naturally carry the sea vapor inland, but the first obstacle encountered by these masses of vapor is a range of mountains high enough to cause, by their altitude and lower temperature, the preci pitation of a large amount of moisture upon this seaward slope. Still, a considerable portion of this moisture is carried over this first range arjd through the gaps in the mountains and falls in rains and mist upon the level prairio coun fry beyond. Not so, however, with the second or Cascade range. These mountains by their hight force up the humid air again and completely intercept the sea fog. While great masses of vapor overhang the western slopes, on the eastern slopes not a drop of dew falls." In a recent case in Iowa against the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad company, the jury was being made up, when a Boone county man was called. He took his seat in the box with great complacency, when Judge Cohe, counsel for the plaintiff, threw the following at him: "Have you 'a Northwestern Railroad pass?" "Yes, sir," said the expectant juror. "Step aside, sir," said the judge. It was lightly regarded by Judge Cohe that no man in the employ or pay of the company could be an impartial juror in a case in which it was defendant. The free pass man was therefore rejected. Croup, Whooping Cough anil Dron ehitis immediately relieved by Skiloh's Cure. Sold by W. E. Dement. Reserved Positions. The election in Thurston and Lewi counties this year was the cause of a curious coincidence. In February, 1S."4, the first legisla ture of the newly organized terri tory met in Olympia. The conn-' cil consisted of nine member and j the house of thirty. Those in the j council were Messrs. D. 1. Biglow, Henry Miles, B. F. Van t is, G. X. McConaha, Seth Catfiu, W. T. Say ward, L. Balch, W. 11. Tapan and D. F. Bradford. So fur as known all these are dead but Messrs. Bigelow and Miles. In the same legislature Capt. ('. II. Hale was a member of the lower hou.-e. If they both live until next fall HenryMiles and C. H. Hale, after a lapse of thirty years, will again meet together, elected on the same ticket and from the same district, only they will have reversed positions, in that Mr. Hale will be in the council and Mr. Miles in the house. Ohjmpia. Courier. Lake Tahoe is one of the most wonderful bodies of water in the world, which lies at an altitude of 0,218 feet above the level of the sea. It is twenty-three miles long and fifteen miles wide, in the form of a parallelogram, lying northeast and southwest, partly in California and partly in the State of Nevada. The greatest depth yet found is 1,800 feet. The water is so trans parent that trout can be seen at the bottom, where the depth is from eighty to one hundred feet. Owing to the altitude and rarity of the atmosphere the water has little buoyancy. Nothing is ever seen floating on the lake except the beautiful little steamers. and pleas ure and fishing boats. The bodies of persons drowned in this lake never rise, are never seen again. The entire distance around the lake is one hundred and forty-four miles. Lake Tahoe is the great sanitarium of the Pacific Coast. 1 1 is too bad to suffer with the ag ony inflicted by eornSj when so sim ple a remedy as St. Jacobs Oil will stop it. Mr. George "NV. Tlirinan, Lonsdale, Pa., gives special prai&e to the Great German Remedy for its efficacy for thisaiimentand oth ers Joo. Track on the main line of the Northern Pacific is now laid lo Merrill, Montana, twenty-three miles westward from the late ter minus at Park City, and nine hun dred and Mxtythree miles from St. Paul. Work on this end of tho ine is advancing steadily. POWDER Absolutely Pure. Tills powder never varies. A man el of purity, .strength and w liole.sotneniss. ilore eeonoinleal than tltn ordinary kinds, and cannot he sold In competition with the mul titude, of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate ovders. Sold wily In can. KOVALllAKINUPOWDKllCO.. HtC AVall-St., HEADQUAKTER8 Foster's Emporium. Most Complete Stock in Astoria JY ovelties of all Kinds Pi-HitNftetk FArrlgrBand llemratic Wines and Liquors Of Superior Brand. FOSTER'S CORNER, 0 R &N' DOCK Shiloh'5 Couch and Cnnsiiinntinn Cure is sold by us on guarantee. It cures consumption. Solil by W. E. Pe- nieiiu r'or lamo JJack, Side or Chest use Shiloh's Porous Plaster, Pnc 25 cents. For sale by W.. Dement. W Tboyalkswi? Ik m till J-CT I HK3HSS'V: fW. THEGREAT -gt I LDUUinrMI.ll 1 V lull IfUVl llli lil ailp FOB RHEUMATISM, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Backache, Soreness of the Chest, Bout, Quinsy, Sore Throat, Swell ings and Sprains, Burns and Scalds, General Bodily Pains, Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted rgor ana cars, ana an omen Pains and Aches. Ko Preparation on euth equals St. 3 cms Oil. a ft safe, sure, simple and cheap Extf raid Bcraedy. A trial enUib but the cc-jfaraUrelj trifling outlay of SO Onti, an.l 7 cne suffer ing 'with pain can bare cheap and pcvJlire proof of iti claims. Directions ia "Oeren IjingnagM. i - - S01DBI1IiSEffiaiHBrai'LBE3iWILLIAM.EDGAR, A. VOGETER, & CO., I Corner Main and Chcnaraus Streets, Baltimore, JJiL, V. S. A. AsT()lt 1 A ORKfiO.N rT,h Snnc Wocliinrrtrin cunV.inl I on the Nicaragua Canal .,ays : The bill will be called up almost imme-1 diatelv on the assembling of Con- gress, by Miller, of California, who has had it made the special order for the first day of the session. He j acts under instruction from the? Legislature of his State. The pro jectors of this canaJLwil! tio.all they, eau to secure the passage of this measure, but they have not much hope that Congress will take an action on subsidy bills at the com- ingsession. Admiral Amnion, chief advocate of the canal,' hopes to be able to persuade the President to favor the project in his. message. General Grant btill favors it, and may return from Mo.xieo by way of Nicaragua. SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASED LIVER. TmIii in the right -hK, under rtls f rlhs, liu'ri:isitj on iircssure; s.im-!lnu tho p.dti Is mi tin Iin sddt the patient U randy able lo lie on tho left .side; -onu- I times the i uinis lelt under lie.' .shoulder Hitd is onictliiic taken for Hhotinnitisiu In the arm. Tho .stomach N aff.titl with loss of :i)ctitc and .siL'kiie.s: the Ixiweisl In general are eoMive, iuiiietitiies alter- Hating with laxity; the head is troubled , with p'iiii,:ieeoiiii.iiiielA'ithnduIl,lieavv' .sensalioii in tlie luck part. There iJj;eiief-! allyarnnsldenililelossuf nieiiior',aceoiii-( hiiiiait im u ji.iiuiiiiM.'iisiiiiiiii oi iiavui eft uiidonu MJtnelhitiii which ought to ' have Ivecn done. A Might, dry cough !. , toniciinies niietiiiniu. tiic patient com-1 plains of weariness and dehility; lie is I easily Martled; hi- feet are eold or burn-, infr, and he complains of a priekly setivi tion of the skin; his spirits are low, and. f although ho is satisfied that cxercl-e -would le lieuetieial to hitn.yot he ean hcareolv j suiiiiiiou ii j uiriiiiitiu eiKiugu in irv ii If you have any of the nliovo symptoms yon m certainly he cured liy the use of tho Kenulne IHt. C. McLAMrS LIVKK PILLS. AYheti you htty IcLnnc's I'lll.t, insist on havln- 1HC. . Mcl,XSKS CELK ltKATi:iLIVi:Ul,ILlJSiiiadehyl'leiu. Inir Itros., Pitlshunih, Pa. If you can not tret the Keuttiite DU. C. aicLAXK'S 1.1VKK TILLS, send us -5 cents by mall, and wow 111 etid them to you. FLEMIX(; IUIOS., PiilslHii-gli, Va. King of the Blood N not a "curr all," it is a hlood-purifler and tonic. Impnrtrj'of tlieh!oo(!Miison;tliess. lent, derange the circulation, and thus In duces many disorder, known uv dJlTetnt names to distinguish them aceonling to ef fects, but being really branches or phase of that great generic disorder. Impurity or Bleod. Such art Duiciii, UlUl'Mruc, Ltrer Complaint, ComUjmtiim. A'cmm Dh ordcr. Headache, Jiaehaehc, General M'ea): iie. Heart Dleajte,Dropsii, Kidney Dhcaxc, Piles, Ilheumatlum, Catarrh, Scrojula, Shin Dl&trder, Pimple. Uleeiv. Sicelliwjr, tvr., Ac. Kins i the Mined prevent and cures these by attacking the timt. lmpttntv ofthe blootl. CltemLsts and plty.slci.ins agrrl in calling it "the most genuine mid uflicient preparation for the punntse." Sold by Drug gists, SI per bottle. See tcMimouiaW. din'c tJons. &c In pamplilet, 'Treatise on Diseases ot the Klood." wraptM'd around each liottle. 1). UANSO.M. SOX & Co.. Props Buffalo, N. Y. THE "NE PLUS" Patent Washing Machine Only Premiam at Portland M ckaaics Fair Is now Ready. Titr oivncrsof Hie SOLE SHOP. RIGHT ForOrejjon rtlll deliver free to attv railroad or steamboat station on lecelpt or jis. Specially low term to dealers. Address P. O. Box TUForUiad.Orecoa. . $PMBr ROSCOE'S FIRST CLASS Oyster Saloon s - curxAMr.-s sti:i:kt. astoria. milE t'XDF.KSKJVFD IS PLEASED TO A announce lo the puhliethat hchas P neil a rutvr riiAMK :E5vtixx&- 3BCouse , Ami iuniishis .1! lirst-elass stjlc OYsn'Ki:-.. nor coffee ka. inc. T TUB Ladies' and Gent's Oyster Saloon, ciif.Xami's street. Please t:ie int ;i eal'. RO.SCOE:i)IX()X, Proprietor A. M. JOHNSON & Co., Ship Clanilte and Grocers. Hopes anrt i'laC of nil Kinds. Illot-iis. PaJonl un! Hctfulim of all sizes. ' The (riiuiut T.ectoit'.s ' otrh . Salmon net Twines, .lloruiaid Twines; Canvas, nil !Ve.s: Copper Tipped Oars. Tlu ln t :Lssittmcnt of G ROCERIES In Town. Tht Ri'kf rftFl''I'.Y'4S anil TP4S Trj onr Jlt-Irosc BnlIns Powder I'omI t ely tin hpst e or inatle. CAlJTlSrEZX GOODS of all kinils jiitt tip by best l'acKcr. IMHianlsoii-; anil Kobbln's Canned (IimhIs. Terms CamIi. ProDtN Matnll. a-oivi: rs a caij.-x IlKALKR I.f CIGARS AND TOBACCO. ihc Celebrated JOSEPH RODCERS & SONS GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY Am WE GENUIHE WQSTENHOLM and other Knclish Cutlery. STATIONERY! FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS '6e'miinel!IeveTsliauin Tipes, etcT A fine stock of Watch f and Jewelry, 3Iuex1 ami Itreeoh Ijemlins: Shot Gudh anil KIMn. ttevolverH. llMtoI, and Ammunition IHAUIXK CIIiANSKM ALSO A FINE Assortnifiit or flue SITCTACLES and EYE GI.AS.SKS. R R FRANKLIN, UNDERTAKER, , .. ,.. . , 0 , ( ,,ni,r l ass ani1 'Ueinoii!ii streets, ASTOHIA. - OKKCUN tK.I.KR IX WALL PAPER AM) (WINDOW SHADES AND II N 1)K 11TA KK1SS GOODS. MAGS OS C. 0R0SBY. Healer to HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL, Iron Pipe and Fittings, PI.T-MISEIiSASW STBAM FITTERS Goods and Tools, SHEET LEAD STRIP LEAD SHEET IRON TIN AND COPPER, Cannery anfl Flshermens Supplies Stoves, Tin Ware and House Furnishing Goods. JOBBING IN SHEET IRON, TIN. COP PER PLUMBING and STEAM FITTING Done with t eatness and dispatch. None, hut tint class workmen employed. A larg assortment of SCALE! Constantly on h.iint. Delinquent City Taxes. NOTICK IS HERK11Y filVEC THAT I, the undersigned. Chief or Police, have been furnished with u warrant from the city council requiring me to collect the taxes sus sessed for the year 18X2. and now delinquent upon the list, and make return of tlte same within .sixty days. AH parties so indebted will therefore please take notice and govern tliemseh es acconlingiv. 'C.W'.LAUGIIEKY, Chief of Police. Aitorla, Oregon, September 19, 1882. I !fii22rS IRE230i22SSfiIIsi5 KHsK?iTC3E6TrtTK55fiiB,rirRf'" w $& i w i r- "-, iln' ! IW I'm O W r- O S o A - CO co CO o 0) Z n z O M f) O o so z CO H ! WILLIAM HOWE, wkalki: I.V Doors, Windows, Blinds, Transoms! Lumber. All kinds of OAK LUMBER, GLASS, Boat Material, Etc. '$9HPMpptr j Boats of all Hinds Mad to Order. : ;. : SOnlers front a distance promptl) attended to, and sal!fnt'timi guaranteed in all etavs. MISCELLANEOUS. ASTORIA IRON WORKS. BRMo.VSTBECT, XKAK r.lUKKK Hot'.SK, ASTOKIA. - OHF.GON. GENERAL MACHINISTS AND BOILER MAKERS. LiSIiJUIUNB ENGINES Boiler Work, Steamboat Work, and Cannery Work a specialty. CASTINGS. Or all DoNeriptloiiK ainrtt to Order at Nhort Xetice. A. 1). AYass, Preslilcnt. !.(;. IIu.stlkk, Secretary. I. AY. Cask, Treasurer, .loit.v I'ox, Siiperintenilent S.ARNDT &FERCHKN, ASTORIA. - OREOON. The Pioneer Machine Shop BLACKSMITH SHOP AMI Boiler, Shop sZ Ail kinds or ENGINE, CANNERY, AXD STEAMBOAT WORE Promptly attended to. A. specialty made of repairing CANNERY DIES, FOOT OF .LAFAYETTE STREET. Wilson & Fisher, SHIP CHANDLERS. UKAT.KKH IX Iron, Steel, Coal, Anchors, Chains, TAR, PITCH, OAKUM, WROL'OHT AND Cl'T OALVANI7.ED 8PXKS9, IVallN. Copor KallN nntl Burrs, Shelf Hardware, Faints and Oils ! Rubber and Hemp Packina of all Kinds, PROVISIONS. FLOUR AND MILL FI.KB. Aitents for saiem Fiourinu Mnis. CornorCItwiainnsanilllamilUmStreoL-! ASTORIA. OREGON. Cedar Street Grade. NOTICE is hereby given that the' Common Council of the Citv of Astoria. : Oregon, propose to establish tlte grade nlninr tint lino nf fjnlii ctnwf fmnt tl.. i west end of Cedar street to the west side of WesfrSth street in Sliivelv's As-1 toria, as follews: at the intersection of West-ninth and Cedar streets, s feet above the base of grades; at the inter-. section of West-8th and Cedar streets, ."W feet above the base of grades; at the ' intersection of Vcst-7th and Cedar streets, 42 feet above the base of grades, and at the intersection of 'West-sixth j and Cedar streets, ."3 feet above the base ' of grades. lly order of the Common Council. F.C.XORRIS, ' Auditor and Clerk. Nov. 22, 1882. lOtd Notice. RE A MB mUERE WILL RE A MEETING OF THE stockholders of tlte Union Packing Com- S any at the Company's office in Astoria, on onday. Nov. 2Tth, 1882; business of impor- -liaaTj'fc&fl -Jt i.uiic win oe iransacieo. JOHX WIIK, Secretary. AND Bracket Work A SPECIALTY. BUSINESS CARDS. E.c HOI.DF.X, MrTARY PUBLIC, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AN1 SURANCE AGENT. IK. J. V. SnAFTKK, rMYAItIA. aad 8VBCE3i. (DKtrrSCIIKB, AIIZT.) Dlneaaeif ofthe Tbreat a Specially. OfQce dver Conn's Drug Store. JO. BOZORTM, - , . l A. C'oiMuIsleaert Simry Fablfe, aad IssMmace Aseat. Agent tor thenninhurK-BremenFIroIiii.Co. of Hamburg, Oermany.and of the Trav elers Life and Accident Ins. Co., of Hart ford. Conn. wOlllee o er "Wells, Fars & Co's Express Onice. GK, PARKKB. SURVEYOR OF ClatMop County, aad City t Aatarla Ottiee :-Chenatnus street, Y. 31. C. A. hall Room No. 8. Xjl l..WIXTOK, Attorney and Counselor at Law. ffS-Ollke In l'jthlan Building. Rooms li, ie. ASTORIA, ... - OREGON. TAY TUTTIiR. M. D. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Ofkick Rooms 1,2. and S.PythlunBnild- Rksidknti: Over Ellierson's Bakery, up ! posite Barllt & M ei-s' Saloon. i . A. I'hyNlclaa aad Sarseea. ; OFFICE 0er A. Y. Allen's grocery stoic Rooms, at tho Parker House. ip P. HICKH, ; DENTIST, i ASTORIA, --. - OBKQON Rooms in Allen's building up stairs, corner of Cass ami Sqemocqhe streets. T K. La FORCE. DENTIST Denial Kooms over Cae Alore, Chenamus Street. - - Astoria, Oregon. I Q. A. HOWLBY. ATTOKNEYAT LAW. Cltenamtis Street. - ASTORIA, OREGO G. A. STINSON & CO., BLACKSMITH1NG, At cap Rofjers old stand, comer of Cass and Court Streets. Ship and Cannery work. Horseshoeing. t Wagons made and repaired. Good woric I guaranteed. VwaxxaOitzxto. Cleaning 2 Repairing. r NEAT. CHEAP AND QUICK". BY UF.ORUR liOVKTT. Main Street, opposite N. IjH-b'a. MA W A GrNKK'S xa TT " JXV HOWLING ALLEV. MAX. WAGNER'S Agency for the National Beer. Reer delivered in any part of the city. FOR SALE. mHKHULLAXDHOUSEOFTHESTXAM JL er KATATA.-WU1 make a tort-chus coatinjr scuooner. of For particulars Inquire A. JICliKNZIE.