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VoL xyiii.
A LIVING CIiOCK.
Au Indiana Reporter Enters for the
.Ktuncnausen xweaai
The question, "Will wonder
never cease?"' finds an answer to
Captain Cochrane- sturdy reply,
"Nevor. Last evening TliHrst
Martin of the West Side Mills,
telephoned us tuat ke was coming
over to see us, and for the leportcr
To wait for him, which, of course,
the leportrr did. When he entered
he told us he heaid of a most
wonderful phenomena out on
Grand Prairio and was going out
to see it. and incited us to go out
witih him. At first we were in
oredulous at what he had told us,
and hesitated to accept the invita
tion, fearing that frc had som(
puckish prank to play, but finally
concluded that u isde would not
be uninteresting in itself,concluded
to go aloag. Wo were to start
at S o'clock in tko laorning, so as
to get back in time for our day's
work. Promptly at this hour
Thurst and a German friend of his,
who resided in the neighborhood
of the phenomenon, was on hand,
and the procession moved.
It was a delightfully frosty and
exhilarating morning, and we en-
joyed thu ride to the utmost. Ar-
riving at our dcstiation, a neat
little frame cottage, about half-ji0
past sis, and entering the parlor.
we wore introduced to a middle
aged German lady by the name of
Mrs. Martha Grossfelt, a widow
with two children one a girl per
haps fifteen or sixteen, and the
other a hoy of about eight or nino
year. They are just over f torn
the fatherland. Tke aaothor, au
industrious woman with a little
means -of" her own, has rented a
small farm, wkich she is cultivat
ing, with th hlp af her daughter
and a hired man. Thurst's friend,
a farmer by the name of Crindley
or Grindley, keekoned to tke boy,
whom he addressed ns Fritz, and
said something to him in German.
The urohin, a bright-eyed, flaxen-
haired, intelligent-leoking little j
Teuton, approached us smilingly,
lemoved a wide belt, prokably ten
inrlii wiflfv frnm iKnuf. liic wfiicfr
...a .i.i uJiinSawiy. Some of th. tribes, to
AHU iiiTkaitu IU UU1 I131VUI3IIIU ,
gaz the strangest sight we ever
beheld. On the cuticle, above the
stomach, was pictuied as beauti-j
fully as it done by the hand of a
master, the. perfect represent attion
of a clock. Over the dial, wliich
was almost white, were the figures
and marks, in dull, yet distiuot red,
which divided the hours and min
utes. The hour and minute hands,
the f-eeoMd hand and its divisions,
were olainlv depicted: as also the
, i ! i ,
pcndnlnmandframcvrork.thisJatler;
fading at the edg into the natural
tint of tke bod At tke top of
the clock was the miniature repre-
Cf&ttirn nf a xwicc Atfon Mt!t-
, . . , "1 ,.ft ' , .
closed double doors. 1 he whole
of perhaps, eirht inches. The
most wonderful part of it all, how
, 1 ,, , ' , ,
been told the clock
: runniajr. Ihemvs-i
ever, lias not
WJIQ nrulrMiflv
' f
tic hands wero morincr, but marked
, . .
a quarter to twelve when it was
! . , m,
not quite seven by our tune. The i
, , .... , :
pendidum was swinging back and
' , , -,
forth, anu we even fancied we
could hear the smothered tick,tick,
of the mechanism. The hands
swept steadily on until they marked
fiye minutes of twelve, when we
were sure wo heard a faint "click."
When the hands pointed the hour
of noon tho double door of the
Swiss cottage disappeared, and re
vealed a gamdy little cockoo of th
most clumsy and awkward pattern,
which clapped its wings and wont
to
through the motions of crowing,
but emitted- no sound. Little
Fritz then replaced his belt and
took his seat, and when astonish
ment had given plac t curiosity,
' we heaii a brisk cross - examina -
tion through the assistance of oui
, :.,,. vA im,,i fj,f i
family were natives of "Wurtem- firms, their itlnqs of Imsinei-s. arc-burg-,
ami hud resided all their j correspondingly large, and they
lives in the little village of Clbia- cannot brinr themselves down to
gen, near fientliugcn, not far from j the level of doing u small business
the Neckur river. Nothing re- j at a moderate profit. JLJcmg lat
markable or abnormal had ever j ish in spending money, they soon
bean noticed in the families of J learn how to increase their salaries,
either of the child's parents, but; the most prominent "racket' being
a few weeks before Frit, was born, ; the getting of reduced hotel, niil
however, the mother, who was ! road passage and extra baggage
very nervous at the time, was vis-rates, and charging up full ratos to
iting at her brother's lionbc in i employers?.
Itestlin";en and had a terrible i , . , ,,
fright from a cuokoo clock that j
stood on tnc dining-room tire-
place shelf. From thu elects of the j
flight she was thrown into a vio
lent attack of brain fever, in which
she imagined shc was a clock
and her stomach a dial. During the
fover, or before it had lully spent
its force, little Fritz cam into the
world, bearing his marvelous
birth-mark, which, the lady, said,
had kept perfect time, excepting
when he was sick, when it behaved
in a very erratic manner, and ouce
when he came near dvinjr with
fever, the hands run round with
startling velocity, the little cuckoo
appealing every few minutes to
Hap its wings and crow. Previous
that time his tScuckoo,'t!cuckoo''
could be heai d throughout the ex
tent of a large room. On our
suggestion that the boy was not a
correct timepiece, the mother ex
plained that the time was the cor
rect time of his native place, from
which it never varied except in
sickness, and immediately oor
rccted itself when the boy got well.
She further said that watchmakers
of Ulbiugcn, a little village on the
outskirts of which they had lived,
wors iu the habit of consulting
him to obtain the more correct
time. The villagers used to stop
him also to learn the time of day, j
which Fritz could give them to the
second, without even consulting
his lirth-raark.-Xfftyjte Courier.
Indian Tnbes.
It has boon a popular error to
suppose, that the Indians are pass-
be sure, are extinct. But these
were mostly nomads in the itnot
est sense of the term. The
government is now giving more
attention to the protection of the
red man by ameliorating his con
dition in a number of ways. The
reservation system, witk all its
abuses, has the merit of providing
for the Indians is seasons wken
they are unable to take care of
themselves. Everv rear the tribes
; are giving more attention to tke
j whi to man's civilization by build-
are giving more attention to
,. ,..,..
ting houses, opening farms ad
establishing schools. The govern
ment is asfeistiiir also in their
education, and promises to do
, ." A, . ,
much inoro m this rsspect. Ihero
ere at tbi3 time within the boun
daries of the United Slates and
the territories, omitting Alaska,
i .,,,, c, T ,. , .
:!GJ,bd Indians, and thev are m-
. , , .
mnl.w. r.4 lr ... nf "1 OOO ..-,..
,, n , . ,
allv. lhev have sixty-eight
. , ,
agencies. 1 his is a better show-
. , . . . . , , ,
me: for the aborigines than had
. 0, , , ,rrt a n rt u
l:ifl been koped for. S. JF. Cull.
r
The Commercial Traveler.
A newsnanor renortcr "ot hold
l -!'"'- "" "" "
of a Xew York commercial trav
eler in Pennsylvania, and had a
five minutes talk with him. The
drummer did not draw a florid
picture of the delights of his pro
fession. He said those who en
gage in it have to work hard on
isalaries not too large, travel much,
iiivc irregularly and endure nriva
tions. It is true they are noted
for sticking to the business, but
this is because of their proneness
to believe they are fit for nothing
.. -. j ..w e,
else, and, rolling stones as thoy j
'Astoria, Oregon,
! are,
thov seldom uccumulatt
enough to go into Imsincss for
tJ.imaat,w uv.i ; f.. i..
j ;v iroou autnontv on an matters
j pertaining to the tabl ya that a
toothsome salad can be prepared
at any timo during the winter if
you have, a supply of turnip. in
the cellar and they sprout well, as
! they often do, especially if the
cellar-is daik and warm. They
tho sprouts should be plunged
in hot water a moment and then in
cold. Lot them drain thoroughly;
and then send them to the table.
, 7- TTT 7.,i
A xew book is called "How to
.. T .
Keep a btore.' Jt IS a work of
several hundred pages, and life is :
. . -.. i
too short to read it. The best way
. .
tO keep a Store IS to advertise j
iudiciouslw and thus prevent if
from falling into the hands of tho i
- .. ' . ' . .
Sheriff. Norrislovm Herald.
Xear Highland, Va., two men j
killed five deer tho other day in j
four minutes,andif the only watch
between 'em hadn't stopped just,
then lhev would have killed tho
sixth deer.
Absolutely Pure.
Tills pon-Jer lieror Tarlcs. A marrel of.
purity, streiicth and nholcsouiMiew. .More
economical than ttit; ord nary kind, mid
cuiiioi ih soul in comp. iiuon nun ine mul
titude of low trt. fihort weight, alum or
phosphate potuleis. Sold vnly in cans.
ltOVAL JAEIU roiTBKK CO.. l! Waller.,
N. Y.
tfMU B M 1 riA
III l 9 Dl I H W
m m m a m m IV f
n IT CELEBRATED 1 A
8TOSIACEC 0Q
ITTERS
,..'emeui,ber that rtaminn. vital enersy. tLe
hfe-pnnciplo or whatever you may choose to
call tho resistant potrcr which battles against
thocnuseiof disease- and death, is tho grand
Mifcguard of health. It i; tho gnrriaon of tho
human fortress, and when it waxes weak, tho
true policy is to throw in reinforccmen ts. In
other words, when such an otnergoney occur
cotnmenco a courso cf llostcttcr's Bittor?.
For sale hvl)ruj;its and Dealers, to whom
apply for llostcttcr's Almanac for 1SS3.
$500 Reward.
"We Ail! pay the above roward for auvcaso
of Liver Complaint. Dj.sjwpMa. Sick flead
arho, indlRcstion, Constipation or Costlve
ne.y e cannot cure with West's Vegetable
IJver Pills, wtien the directions are strictly
compiled with. They are purelv Vegetable,
and never fall to givo satisfaction. Sugar
coated. Largo boxes, containing M Tills, 25
cents. For sale by all Druggists. Beware of
counterfeits and imltatlous. The genuine
manufactured onlvbyJonxC. "Wkst&Co.
"ThO Pill Maker' lRl jinil 1R3 TV. MariUnn
ou, onicago. i-ree trial package sent by
kIjSmSt?SfiSt!pt a 3 "nt Mmp'
St., Chicago. Frea trial package sent by
W OYAL'fsSJiS?
S?Q2i,t'inYJ i
StV
Saturday Morning,
mmm
S32S jf
r"
f4 wm, $
gjES
jv?n1$
Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago,
' Backache, Soronoss of ihe Chest,
1- Gout, Quinsy, Sore Throat, Swell-
mil )
5 k 3
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V fl iWfifi
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FOB j
RHEB1ATM. :
tngs ana Sprains, Burns and Colors. Paint and Kulso
Scafds, General Bodily mino Brushes.
Pains,
Tooht Ear and Headache, Frosi0d$SxX Fancy :roceriM 0nlr tho
Feet and Ears, and ali Other ! Our stock of Croekery and ttlRAS
pn;nc, nr-J yA31. W are Ls the ijareeHt and racwt Complete
rams ana Aches. stock ott opened in Astoria.
Ho rreparaUon on earth eqtiaU St.Jav0. Conlstlnjot
etA,&'&&iJSa? ZrViW-Zr lfri11'
trifline-outinTcf r,n rnf nmiirT3Miurii rmu, ami :lcr bets. Bar Fixtures. A.o
g $ii ?X I SffS il:n!l!MlIl,,n,GobleU Tnm-
cf its cUmi. ji'KTi Lemonade Cups, &c., ie.
DlrecUon in Herea Lansnssoj. Ererythlngsoldat IXJWOStiavtnjrKatra.
BOLDBYALLDBUGGIBTaANDDEALEBsl QimllCj- Guaranteed.
TN TfRTlTnTWTL
INKEDI0TH2,
Halthnoiv,Zrd., I'.S.A. I
i
Another Affair.
1 havo come in to kill vou,"
jsaid a man entering an Arkansas
newspaper oflice, drawing a pistol
land confronting the editor
You
'published an article derogatory to
my character, and it is in duty asj
a-husband and father to kill you
"i am gum oi it, me poor eu
, i'or replied. "I was just thinking
' of committing suicide.'
, "AVcll, if tljat's the case, let's rol
down and take something.'
"Now you move me to (Mii() -
; tion ;" and the two deadly enemies
went
t out together. And vet some
l people are in favor of prohibition.,
Arkansas Iravcler.
A LETTER FROiVi GERMANY.
very ..m Z" "" lvt i rbacco Cigars, Wines and Liquor
The pratw your Liver I'HN !m,-i!hHl FOl'.KHJX AXO DOMESTIC
fiirtlt here Is wonderful. After tnk.imone,
i!Ml,a,,i;-.r.yV,,r Kom,ine I,I:- v'Fvudls unci Vegetables.
ttr:rccovfcrflrromiiiyfoury:iV uin.lT5i.T. nTTW -WTZTe
in?. All who know mo wonder l.uw f - -H JCK9 XZmiX,
who, for many year, had nc apiwtUe. . . v
nnd could not sleep for tficlflrhe."-njcht
Jn my Mde, ami Kcnenil Moniiri ,-,ui- mTTVmnv riT-TTTn-r.
plaints cou il havo recovcml. ( 1 1 J N T R Y PRODUCE.
An old lady la our city, who h-. ron.l
for xniiiiT years from Kldne iliv.... .-mi
tlic doctors had yiven lior up. t.k of
??,!:J?l1'11n.lL1 oS. "'"
inor n:-o; tjinn njie.ri- iv . . w .
-""'" '--":ir.
vou. - it-i .
J. VON dm: i:i i:o .
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.
Tho genuine nro never sugar-coated. ,
I'iiy tox has a red wax onl on tli li.l.
wiin mo intpreshioii
Tlie genuine
PILLS ln;nr tho fiiifiu
and I'lfiiilntr I'ros. o
.llI t11ft' I ! fV
aIe genuine McLANK'S LlVi;it
PILLS lcKr tho siifiiatutQ of C. Mrlti: '
ana 1 icmiu i;ro. on tnr wr.tppor.
Inhit upon having thcsemuiu Itt. C.
3IpLANJ:S LIVEK PIL1. proiuirod tv :
Fleming Bros., of Plttstmrxth. I'a.. thV
JiuataiL ITVIUJ, lull Ul JIlllt.lllUIlN lit lilO
name Mcljuie. swelled dlfToientlv. Imt r
if your ttorckociiv tor not tme thiMron Steel, Coal, Anchors, Chains,
iron nine DIL C. McLANKS "LLi:-1
, I!ICATi:i LI-F.U PILLS, .Nhd U- 2.", I
j cents, and wo will send you ti bov hv until,
j audasotof ouradvortlkingotrdi'.
FLEMIXf- BROS., PHtslinrgli. Ta.
LOEif&rTTa,
,ioi:r.Kis ix
I WINES,
L1QTJOES.
A XI)
OrG-ABS.
AdKXTS VOi: THK
Best San Francisco Houses and
Eastern Dlstlllorios.
ET"All goods sold at Sau Francisco Prices.
MAIX STRKET.
Opposite Parker House, Astoria. Oregon.
To Let.
TIIE2XDAXD3P.DFI.OOKS. 2XD FIX
Ished in rooms : .trd all iu one, -IS v f0
feet, unfinished. Also a space of ground
piled and cappco, anout vz x 48 leet, front
ine on Olney street. Iaso given to respon-
slble parties for years.
Ication most desir
able for a Restaurant and Judging House.
For further narticulars inouirc of
BAI01I& MEYERS,
Astoria, Oresoii, December 23. lSSl.
January 6, 1883.
ROSCOE'S FIRST CLASS
Oyster Saloon.
HFVAMU5 STREET, ASTORIA.
mifE L'.YDERSIONED IS PLEASED TO
JL announce to 11m public that tie has op-
I cneU a
Flit ST CLAMS
; jE2cttlTis lOZouuso 9
' :.tl furnishes iu first-l5 style
50.TK!:.
HOT COFFEE
1 Tint
TKA. I7TC.
j Ladies and Genfs Oyster Saloon,
CIIKKAMUS STREET.
Moms pre nte a call.
RO.SCOKIDIXON. Proprietor
A. .W. JOHNOX.
CU. STICKS M
A. Iff. JOHNSON & Co.,
Deaths In
CROCKERY & CLASS WARE.
A-w "Wholesale Dealers in
!j?ain(. OIN, Yarnlakcs. Glass,
liutty. ArHs.i.H ou and "Water
! Constantly on hand a full and choice stock
An Examination rrlll more than repay yon.
WM. EDGAR,
ASTpiilA. ... OT.EOOh.
Deader la
Cigars, Tobacco and Cigarettes
Meerschaum and Brier Pipea,
Stationery and Optical Goods,
Joseph Kodgeo and "Wostenholni
GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY
Revolvers and Cartridges.
WAIrilAJI AW1 -ElXilSi
Gold and Silver Watches and Chains.
lMAl!TIXFOAI1D
s. x. STOKES
jT?rIIT?TI Hr CrnnITl?Q
'
Wholesnlfi and retail dealers lm
. Wood and Willow-ware, j
GROCERIES,
creiierai uummission mercnams
ASTORIA. OREGOS.
Xrxt to Ortsun ltallw.iy NaT. ce' IHok.
dtw
Wilson & Fisher,
SKIP CHANDLERS.
lKA.l.Kn3 IN
TAR, PITCH, OAKUM,
Wi;Ol;i!T AND CUT GALTANI7JfD
SPISEfl,
IVnlls. Copper IVaila aid Bnrrs,
Shelf Hardware, Faints and Oils
Rubber and Hemp Packing of mil Kinds.
PROVISIONS,
FI.OVIC ,D 3IUL FEF.I.
Agents foi Salem Flouring Mills.
Corner Chi'iiamua andllarailton Streets
ASTORIA. OREGON.
Dressmaking.
Plain and Fancy Sewing.
Soils Kiade in tiro test Style aad
Gnaraataed to Pit
Mrs. T. S. Jezaett.
fttOOM OTKK MKjj. 15. S. T7AEBHS'8.1
Cleaning Repairing.
NEAT. CHEAP AND QUICK, BY
r.8RE JLOVETT,
Main Streat, opposite N. Leek)!.
isssrr
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C
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o
WILLIAM HOWE
-DKAIJUt IT
Doors, Windows, Blinds, Transoms, Lumber.
glass. JllSHflBBBll Bracket Work
Boat Material, Etc. SS ast-ectalty.
-."
j Boats of all ZSinds Made to Order. I
POrdere from a distance promptly attended to, and satisf action guaranteed in. all cases.
MISCELLANEOUS.
"i ' m . . I 11
ASTORIA IRON WORKS,.
BKirrOX SIBKHT, NEAil rARKRR IIOUflB,
ASTORIA - 02EG0N.
GENERAL MACHINISTS AND
BOILER MAKERS.
LANDiMARIHGINES
Boiler Work, Steamboat Work, j
and Cannery Work a specialty.
Or all Descriptions made to Order
at Short Xotlcc.
A. D. VTas. President.
J. (i . IlysTLKK, Secretary.
I. W. Cask, Trpasmrer.
.Tohx Fox, Superintendent
.ARNDT&FEROHEN,
ASTORIA. - OREGON.
The Pioneer Machine Shop
BLACKSMITH
STTOP
-- '-' sjwnmmmmvrMi'xyjc-
Tr
am jmm&mz&r&
g--Sab'M..!lfJIM',iii- .
Boiler, Shop
All kinds of
ENGINE, CANNERY,
-1HD
STEAMBOAT WORK
Promptly attended t.
Aiprtdty made of repairing
CANNERY DIES,
FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET.
H. S, JBL 3R K E 3ct.
BEALEIt IV
Hay, Oats, Straw.
Lime, Brick, Gement and Sand
Weed Dellyered Co Order.
Graying, Teaming and Express Business.
Horses ana Carriages for Hire.
BEJLLEB IN
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS.
FIRMT CLASS
SOLID GOLD
jewelry;
BRACELETS,
Scarf Pins, Chains, Watches,
SILVERWARE,
Of every description.
The finest stock of Jenelry In Astoria.
tyAll goods warranted as represented.
6USTAV HANSEN, JEWELER.
ife
No 84.
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BUSINESS CARDS.
C1 V. U.OZDJS,l
NOTARY PUBLIC,
AUCTIONEhlt, COMMISSION AND
SURANCE AGE2TI.
Q.F.LO P. PABfiEK.
SURVEYOR OF
Clatsop C'sHBtyjaad City ef Astoria
onicer-Clieoamtiastreot, TH.C. A. ball
ItoomNo.8.
"VBT II. DlIiLAKD.
Atteracy at JLaw.
OFFICE AT ST. IIKLHNS, OREON.
Will attend terms of Court at Astoria,
Kolamaaud Portland,
Tjl . WISTOir,
Attorney and Counselor at Law.
carOfflce in Pythiaa Building. Booms 11, is.
ASTOP.IA, --- - OREGON.
JAY TUTTIiE. M. I.
PHYSICIAN AND STJBGEON .
Officb Rooms l, 2, an 4 3. rjthtaaBHild
ing. RK3iDK?rrE Over Elbersom Bakery, op
posite Bartlr & Myers' Saloon.
A L. KUI.TOX. M. .
Physlolaa and Sarsesn.
OFFICE Over A.T.Alle'a troiery store.
Rooms, at the Parker House.
TO P. UICKS,
PENTIST,
ASTORIA, .... OREGON
Rooms In Allen's building up stabs, corner
of Cass and Su.emocg.he streets.
T E. LrFORCE,
DENTIST
Dental Raoais rer Case's 8trr,
Chenamu3 Street, - - Astoria, Oregoa.
Q. A. BOWLBY.
ATTORNEYAT LAAV.
Chenamus Street. - ASTORIA, OREGOIk
G. A. STINSON & CO.,
BLACKSMITHING,
At Capt. Rogers old stand, comer ef Ca-ss
and Court Streets.
Ship and Cannery work. Horseshoeing.
Wagons made and repaired. Good vrork
guaranteed.
M. WKKTHEIMKn. I. TrSUTHEIXEB.
M. WERTHE1MER & BRO.
3IANUFACTURERS OF FINE
Havana and Domestic Cigars
No. 518 .Front St. San Francisco
NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP.
JoluiFeely,
OPrOSITE KINNEY'S CANNERY
Blacksmithing, Boiler Work, and
Cannery Repairs
Ail Wert Warranted.