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. - t i r.i , i ' '-H& -w rf c- ",ifc j jr Vol. xviii. Astoria, Oregon, Tuesday Morning, December 12, 1882. No. 61 V Wxt Mmm t SLEEPING WITH SERPENTS. Professor 33ell, the Smithsonian Institution's agent, shipped his last collection of Miakes to the north two weeks ago, and already has his museum full again. It is surprising how rapidly they be come domesticated under his treat ment. During the recent cold snap some of them that lie turned loose in his room at night climbed up the bedposts and coiled them selves up in m his blankets. He felt them hunting for cosy spots about his legs, and knew that he ought to get up and piovide them with some loose straw, but a sleepy man in a warm bed on a cold night is not over-obliging, and the prfossor snored on musi cally, as is his custom. The rep tiles crowded upon one another, quarrelled, fought a little, hissed, but the professor did not budge; only now and then he would wake slightly and cry seftly: ''Whist, boys; be easy, boys." At last n big coachwip snake found an opening near the edge of the blankets and slowly glided in. There was a gentle waving up and down of the bedclothes as the bigclaybank serpent moved about, getting himself comfortable, when suddenly he slapped about two thirds of his frigid length against the warm legs of the professor. The professor made a violent re mark. He sat up in bed, gathered a handful of snakes in each hand, depositing them carefully on the floor, then throwing back the bed clothes he administered a kick that sent the coach whip flying through the dark to the Other end of the room, encountering the lamp in its aerial flight and knock ing from its bracket on the wall the fragile " skull of an ancient Florida mound builder. "Freeze and, be hanged!" ex- xlitfncd the irate professor. "I'll share my bed with you, but you- shan't drive me out." He drew the blankets over him. A few moments later several pairs of lit tle red eyes moved up the bed posts on either side, and soon snake herder and snakes, in one couch, were lost in peaceful sleep. Jacksonville, J?la., Times. A French Republican journal draws attention to the fact that the Republic has lately entered on the thirteenth year of its existence the number thirteen being, as every one knows, the most unlucky in the whole arithmetical series. The thirteenth year has been, in fact, a more or less fatal epoch in the career of every government which the present century has witnessed in France. It was just thirteen years after his elevation to power that Napoleon entered on the disastrous Russian cam paign of 1812, which caused his downfall. Again in 1827, exactly thirteen years from the restoration, occurred the first reactionary coup d'etat, which led the latter on to the formation of the Polignac Ministry and the revolution in July. The thirteenth year of Louis Phillippe's reign, 1842, was marked by the tragic death of the Duke of Orleans, an event hardly leBS fatal to the dynasty. The thirteenth year of the reign of Napoleon III witnessed the un fortunate Mexicxn expedition, the "beginning of the end" of the second empire. A log cut on the Skagit last week measured nine feet across at the stump. The first cut was over twenty-four feet in length, and measured eighty-four inches; the next log thirty-two feet, and seventy-six inches at the top; and the third log was thirty-six feet long and measured sixty-three inches. Ninety-two feet of saw-logs was cut from the tree, the average di ameter being seventy-four inches. This tree would probably scale 12,000 feet. An amateur dramatic company, at Mackanday, 111., rehearsed a border play on Monday evening. John Perl took a rifle to send a bullet whistling past the head of his brotKer James, but placed it in his braia. The coroner's jury declared it accidental. What is an Architect. The Rev. J. .lessop tells the fol lowing anecdete: The late Mr. Alexander, the eminent architect, was under cross-examination at Maidstone, by Sergeant, afterward Baron, Garrow, who wished to de tract from the weight of his testi timony, and, after asking him what was his name, preceeded: ''You are a builder, I believe?" "No, sir, I am not a buildei ; 1 am an architect." "They are much the same, I suppose?" "1 bcr your pardon, sir, I cannot admit that; I consider them to be totally dif ferent." "Oh, indeed, perhaps you will state wherein this difference exists?" "An architect, sir," re plied Mr. Alexander, "conceives the design, prepares the plan, draws out the specifications in short, supplies the mind, the build er is merely the bricklayer or the carpenter. The builder, in fact, is the machine, tho architect the power that puts the machine to gether and sets it going." "Oh, very well, Mr. Architect, that will do. And now, after your very in genious distinction without a dif ference, perhaps you can inform the court who was the architect of the Tower of Babel?" The reply for promptness and wit is not to be rivaled in the whole history of rejoinder. "There was no archi tect, sir, and hence the confusion." Just at this time there is a com motion in Paris over the discovery that nearly every article of food that will admit of doctoring is adulterated. A series of analyses was made at the municipal labora tory, the results of which first drew attention to the matter. Of sixty two samples of butter only eleven were found to be pure, twenty-five being described as "passable," and twenty-six as abso lutely lia'd ;df "thirty-two samples of flour only eighteen were un adulterated; and pure ground cof fee was the exception, not the rule. Pepper showed the vilest adulteration, "the sweepings of the large shops" being a frequent ingredient, and only one sample in three being what it pretended to be. This is bad enough on the Parisians, but it is well known that the system of adulterating food prevails in this country also. The article of powdered suar is mixed with flour. To obtain the proof of this which is familiar to housekeepers it is only necessary to drop a spoonful of the so-called sugar into a glass of water, which it will soon whiten to the color of milk. But flour is a harmless in gredient. If nothing worse were put into our food we would at least escape the chances of being injured in health. A revolution in industry as great as that when cast iron nails super seded wrought iron ones is impend ing, if tho Bessemer steel works, about being established at Wheel ing, provo a success. The project contemplates the manufacture of a low grade of steel for the manfac ture of steel nails, which will not only be produced cheaper than iron nails, but will be far lighter, stronger, and more serviceable. Tho projector- declare that this is not the only article in which a low grade" of steel will supersede iron. Barb-fence wire, horse shoes, rolled shafting, agricultural imple ments, and stamped and hollow ware 'will be 'made of steel. In less than five years, one enthusiast predicts, puddled iron will not bo in the market. An Indian territory special says: The Indian authorities and Indian agent Taft arc trying to remove 2,000 intruders from the Creek and Seminole counties who have moved in, settled and lived there a long time, and occasionally intermarried. Secretary Teller has the matter under advisement. If removed they may make trouble. We are neither surprised nor startled at such well attested facts as the follewing: Mr. C. S. Mayo, manager of the Merrimac Paper Co, La wrence, Mass.jSuffered with rheumatism of the ankles. St. Ja cobs Oil caused the pain to disap pear in a few hours. Proctor's Figures . According to Mr. Proctor, if from a single pair for 5,000 years each husband and wife had mar ried at 21 years of age and there had been no deaths, the popula tion of the earth would ft 2,199, 1115 followed by 141 ciphers. It would require to hold this popula tion a number of worlds equal to 3,156,520 followed by 125 ciphers. A single globe sufficient to give standing room to this population, ten to the square yard, would have a diameter in proportion to that of the earth as seven followed by forty-three ciphers to one. Supposing the furthest star visible in the reat Rosse telescope to be some thirteen or fourteen millions of miles further from us than the nearest, which lie about 70,000 times further than Neptune, the distance from that star, to travel from which light would require about 40,000,000 years, would be but the 100,000,000,000,000,000, 000,000,000th part of the radius of such a globe as would be required to hold the population we are con sidering. A sphere having a ra dius equal to 100,000,000 of years of light journey would not suffice to hold so many human beings. At this rate the universe itself would beirin to fret crowded without even tho service of a commission J of immigration. The president has approved the report of the government commis sioners accepting the newly com pleted section of the Northern Pacific road, comprising 104 miles in Montana territory and includ ing the bridge across the Missouri. The bill for the admission of Dakota as a state, will not be pressed as hard as that for a divis ion of the territory. The latter will be very much urged upon the attention of conjrress. aivMi CTSp POWDER Absolutely Pure. This ponder neter varies. A marvel of purity, strengtu. and v. holeMnncness. More economical than llio ordinary kinds, and cannot be sold in competition with the mul titude or low test, short weight, alum or phosphate powders. SoH only in can. Uovai. Baking rownsu Co.. ioc Wall-st., King of the Blood Is not a -cure all," It is a blood-purifier and tome. Impurity of the blood poisons the sys tem, deranges the circulation, aud thus in duces many disorders, known by different names to distinguish them according to ef fects, but being really branches or phases of that great generic disorder, Impurity oi KleodL Such are Dyspepsia, millowmess, Liver Complaint, Constijxiiion, Kcmnut Dis order, Headache, Backache, General Weak ness. Heart Disease, Dropsy. Kidney Disease, Pile, Rheumatism, Catarrh, Scrofula, Skin Disorders, Pimples. Ulcers. Stealings, te., Ac. King of the Bleed prevents and cures theseby attacking the cause, Impurity of the blood. Chemistsand physicians acree in calling it "the most genuine and efficient preparation for the purpose," SoldbyDruc psLs, SI per bottle. See testimonials, direc tions, &c., in pamphlet, "Treatise on Diseases ot the Blood." wrapped around each bottle. D. RANSOM. SON & Co., Props Buffalo, N.Y: Dressmaking. Plain and Fancy Sewing. Salts made ia the Beet Style Bad Gaaraatee teFit- Mrs. T. S. Jewett. ROOMS OVER MRS. K. S. WARREN'S.! Notice. I HEREBY GIVE NOTICE OF MY INTEN llon tonnnlv fnraPnfpnt tnr nmnn n putting up salmon trout, commonlv called iteel-heaas under the name and style of ixjiviiL-rs ougur VAireu, smOKCd, UOUCltSS Salmon Trout.," which process has been at tached and Is now made use of by Messrs. Bowlby, Berry, and Colluud. In Astoria, Or. . , J.T.BOKCHKRS. Astoria, Oregen, Nor. it, iMt. tf.m R0YiH W ((royal uswttj B AKiN imPUSB CERHlEHEflY. RHEUMATISM, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago, Backache, Soreness of the Chest, Gout, Quinsy, Soro Throat, Swell' ings and Sprains, Burns and Scalds, General Bodily Pains, Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet and Ears, and all other Pains and Aches. Ho Preparation on earth eqnali St. Jacobs Oil j a safe, sure, simple aad cheap External Beaedj. A trial Mtaiu but tie croparatireljr trifling outlay of 68 Ceata, and erery one (titter ing with pain can bars cheap and poedtire proof of iUclaima. Direction! in Eerea language. SOLD BY ALLD1UCHH8TS AST) DEALERS U MEDI0T5E. A. VOOETJER , CO., Baltimore, WO., XT. S. A. Kate Field says the "journalist quietly accepts oblivion." We have known him to most enthusi astically seek for it when a citi zen entered the sanctum with a club and announced his intention to pulverize the entire staff. Just at tho time when the journalist would accept it most gladly and quietly oblivion is the hardest to find. Burlington HatcJceye. The Toronto Globe says that one of the questions put to tkc candi dates at a'recentvexamHww6ri&r the civil service held in that city, was: i'A man left 820,000 by his will, the sum to be divided be tween his two sons, one of whom was to receive 1,000 more than the other." The question was too "hard" for the applicants. Every one of them answered that the one son was to receive 11,000 and the other 9,000. MOTHERS, READ. Gents: About nine years ago I lr;d n child two years old nud almost dead. The doctor 1 li.id attending her could not tell what ailed her. 1 asked lilin if he did not think it was worms. lie said no. How ever, this did not satisfy me, as I felt ron vinced in my own mind that she had. I obtained a bottle ot IMt. C. McLANK'S CELEBRATED YERMIFUGKfgenuincl. I gave her a teaspoonful in the morning and another atnlgnt,nrterwhlcli she pa-seil seventy-two worms and was a well IiHd. Since then I have never been without it in my family. The health of my children remained so cood that I had m glcctcd watching their actions until about ti.ivt: weeks ago, when two of them presented the same sickly appearance that Fanny did nine years ago. So I thought it must bo worms, and went to work at onro w ith a, bottle of. 1B. C. McLlMTS VJ5IOII FUGK between four of my children, their ages being as follews: Alice, 8 years; Cliar ley,4ycars; Emma,6ycars; Jnhn.9 years. Now comes the result: Alice and Kimna camcoutallright.butCharley passed forty five and Johnny nbont sixty ornis. The result was so gratifying that I pent two days In showing the wonderful effect of your Vermifuge around I'tica, i.nd now nave the worms on exhibition in my store. Yours truly, JOHN I'IPEK. The genuine OK. C MrLA'ES VER. MIFUGK Is manufactured only by Fleming Bros., Pittsburgh, Pa., and icar the signatures of G. McLnue and ricmlng Bros. It is never made In St. Louis or Wheeling. lie Mire you get the genuine. ItIcc, 25 centN n bottle. FLEHIMO BROS., Pittsburgh, Pa. THE "NE PLUS" Patent Washing Machine Only Premium at Portland Me ckaaics Fair i bow Ready. The owners oft ho SOLE SHOP RIGHT Far Oregon will deliver free to any railroad or steamboat station on receipt of $15. Specially low terms to dealers. Address I. O. Box 713 Portland. Oregon. HEADQUARTERS Foster's Emporium. Most Complete Stock in Astoria JV ovelties of all Kinds PmitsBsth Ferelcn aad Domcntic Wines and Liquors Of Superior Brand. FOSTER'S CORNER, OS&N HOCK Will yon sutler with Dispepsla and Liver Comnlaint? Shiloh's viulizer is guaranteed to care you. Sld by W. E: uenent. ROSCOE'S FIRST CLASS Oyster Saloon. rm'.VAMUS ST15EET. ASTOKIA. milE UNl)KKSIONKn IS I'LEASEl) TO JL announce to tho public that he has op ened a FIKST CLASS JEtertlxxs ECouse , And furnishe-. in firt-class.stle ov.srKi:s, nor coffee tea, etc AT THK Ladies and Gent's Oyster Saloon, CI1KN.VMUS STHEET. PltMse jiivp me a call. HOSCOEIDIXON, Proprietor A. M. JOHNSON & Co., Slijp Cliaite and Grocers. Rope. :mtl Cordage ofall kind. BIocli. Patoni i:t Ulcttalino or all Nizes. The Genuine IiOcsonN Scotch. Salniou net Twines. I?fcrninil Twine ; Canvas, all 3To s Copper Tippctl Oars. The best assortment of GROCERIES In Town. The Best COFEEES aud TEAS. Trj-our Melrose Raking Powder rosithely tho best over made. C.AXTX-XKX GOODS of all kinds put up hy best PacKers. Itlrhankon'ji and IJobbin's Canned Goods. TormH Cnsh. Profit Small. e-01Vi: US A CALL-TO WILLIAM EDGAE, Corner Main and Chonamus Streets, ASTORIA OREdOJS DKALKR 15 CIGARS AND TOBACCO. The Celebratod JOSEPH RODCERS & SONS GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY AND THE GENUINE WOSTENHOLM and other English Cutlery. STATIOMERYI FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS Genuine Meershaum Pipes, etc. A One stock of Wateae ana Jewelry, Xaxzle aad Tpreeea LoaalAjr Shot Gbh aaA f', .KUIefKrlvers, PlKtels, Mt asA'-AmmjtBttfML RARI.1E CLASSES ALSO A FIXB Assortment of fine SPECTACLES and EYE GLASSES. B. B. FRANKLIN, UNDERTAKER, Corner Cu-ns and Squemonhe streets, ASTORIA. ... - OREGON DKALKIi TN WALL PAPER AND WINDOW SHADES AND UNDERTAKERS GOODS. Leinenweber & Co., ". IiEIJfEXWKIlKlt. E.STAULISHKD 1865. ASTOKIA, OREGON, TAPERS AND CDBSRIES, Manufacturers and Importers of A I.L KINDS OF AND FINDINGS Wholesale Dealers In Oil, AND TALLOW. reHigliest cash price paid for Hides and Tallow. A. V. Allen. (R17CSRMOR TO PAOB & ALUE3T.) Wholesale nud retail dealer In Crotktry. Glass and Plated Ware, TKOl'ICAL AND DOMESTIO FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Together with Wines, Liquors Joitcco.Cifars - i r g zl imp 3 " m A gal O s ? " -s ro m M WILLIAM HOWE -DKAI.EK Doors, Windows, Blinds, Transoms, Lumber. All kind of OAK LUMBER, GLASS, Boat Material, Etc. y!jp3BBjwjr ! Boats of all Kinds Made to Ordr. j :. ...-... -Orders from a distance promptly attended to, and satisfaction guaranteed In all cases. 3IISCELLANEOUS. ASTORIA IRON WORKS. Bioton Street, Near Tarker House, ASTORTA. - OREGON. GENERAL MACHINISTS AND BOILER MAKERS. UNDiMARINE ENGINES Boiler Work, Steamboat Work, and Cannery Work a specialty. f mil BeatBtlMftaMMlelfo Ofeier A.D.WA88,Pre8kteut. y- ' j. u. hustler, secretary. LAY. Case, Treasurer. JonxFox, Superintendent S. ARNDT & FERCHEN, ASTORIA. - OREGON. The Pioneer Machine Shop BLACKSMITH J SHO Boiler, Shop All kinds of ENGINE, CANNERY, AIT STEAMBOAT WORK Promptly attended to. A specialty made of repairing CANNERY DIES, FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET. Wilson & Fisher, SHIP CHANDLERS. DEAI.KRS IN Iron, Steel. Coal, Anchors, Chains, TAR. PITCH, OAKUM, WROUGHT AND CUT GALVANIZED SPIKES, Nails. Copper Nails ami Burrs, Shelf Hardware, Faints and Oils Rubber and Hemp Packing of alt Kinds: PROVISIONS. FLOUR AITD MIIX FI. Agents for Salem Flouring Mills. Corner Chenamus and Hamilton Street? ASTOKIA., OREGON. M. WERTHEIMER. I. ATERTHKIMKR. M. WERTHEIMER & BR0. MANUFACTURERS OF FINE Havana and Domestic Cigars He. 518.Freat St. Saa Francisco A. Tail Dusen & Co. WOULD RESPECTFULLY CALL TTIE attention of the Tublic to the fact that they are Agents for tho following sewing machines, viz : Tfcc ImpreTCfl Singer, The TTMitc, TkcCrewn And Thcldridgc, Which they are selling from 535. te$36. eaeh aad Aefy C'eaiaetitlea. Penons wishing to purchase machines should call and inspect our stock before pur chasing elsewhere, as we guarantee to give perfect satisfaction as regards quality and price. AM. vs&HtfM&X'G w rn r or z ca 59 o U -n Ofcif o sO CD P n IX TOsuErxnrct AND Bracket. Work A SPECIALTY. -i BUSINESS CARDS. T V. JIOIiDKlf, NOTARY PUBLIC, AUCTIONEER, COMMISSION AND SURANCE AGENT. TK. J. C. SJIAFTEK, PHYSICIAN aad 8VSGEN. (DKUTSCIIKB AKZT.) Diseases ortheTareat a Specialty. Offlce over Conn's Drug Store. T O. BUZORTH, U. . ComiHiAileaer, Nctary Faklle. aad iBaaraaee Aavat Agent t or tho HambHTjc-Breana Fixe la. Co. ot Hamburg, Gertayi4 t ta ,Trav- - eler Life, ami AccWat.Iii. &.,. Hrt- "" lOTH.tOHH. , J aarOMee ever WtHm Ti us-rJt (VgipwM "r " . unicea - s CPEI"Kl SUVEY00F. Clatsop Ceaiy,aal CityaC Aarte Otflce :-Chenamus street, Y. M. C. A. ball Room No. 8. - Tjl D. WIMTOH, Attorney and Counselor at Law. STOfQce in Pythian Building. Rooms 11, 12. ASTORIA, ... - OREGON. JAY TUTTI.K. M. . PHYSICIAN AND SUEQEON Oftice Rooms 1,2, and 3. Pythian Bnlld: inp. liKsiiKoK Over Elberson's Bakery, op posite Bartli & Myers' Saloon. A li. FIIJLTOX. M. . Fhyslciaa ana Sarceaa. OFFICE Over A. V. Allen's grooery store. Rooms, at the Parker Honse. P P. HICKS, PENTIST, ASTORIA, - - OREGON Rooms in Allen's building up stairs, corner of Cass and Sqemocqhe streets. T IE. LaFORCE. DENTIST Dental Keons ever Case's Store, Chenamus Street, - - Astsrla, Oregon. I Q. A. BOWLBY. ATTORNEYAT LAW. Chenamus Street. - ASTORIA. OREGO G. A. STINSON & CO., BLACKSMITHING, At Capt. Rogers old stand, corner of Cass and Court Streets. Ship and Cannery work. Horseshoeing. Wagons made and repaired. Good work guaranteed. J. H. D. GRAY, Wholesale and retail dealer in.- ALL KINDS OF FEED, Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc. General storage and Wharfage on reason able terms. Foot of Becton street. Astoria Oregon. NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP. J n Peely, OPPOSITE KINNEY'S CANNERY . Blacksmithing. Boiler Work, ni Ba9aftoiB .. "ir J " ' -.. Cinnery Repiirt :j AU Work WamBtet &$ ?' ? .yj -T"ii-.-ri"'