Ci $ mm v I ,-PSP J JJI .v jH1' II lr Vol. xviii. Astoria. Oregon, Tuesday Morning January 16, 1883 he: 91. ., ., , - - - , 1 MARRYING TOUR WIVES Some thirty years ano a young j Greek went to New York and j entered into business. He had i rooms in a business block, and was supposed to be unmarried. A few months since he died, leaving property to the amount of $1,200, 000. His lawyer found among hi papers an informal will written by himself, whereby he gave his prop erty to his four wives in equal parts. Attached to the will was an explanatory paper to the effect that, desiring vigorous and healthv offspring, and being in doubt in regard to the national blood which would form the best mixture with his own, he had mairied four wives English, French. German, and Spanish and was raising a family by each wife. He requested the lawyer to call these wives together after his death, and tell them the true stor3 of his life, and divide the property equally among them. Upon looking into the matter it was found that the four marriages were informal and by contract, and that each contract bore the same date, to wit, 8 r. m., Novem ber 16, 1S70. Each wife told the same slorv of her marriage. Each said that she was engaged to the matter of duty on tin plate, as Greek, and one evening when he , there is now a large canning bus was about to leave the city for a jiuess done in Salmon, and before few weeks he sent for her to come to the hotel where he then lived. She went, lie then came into the room where she was with the writ ten contract in his hand and both signed it, after which he hastily left for the train, as she supposed. When he returned to the city they commenced housekeeping, and lie spont such time with her as his business would permit. You sec, j crease, demand a reduction on tuis ) he wrote four marriage contracts j article: The imposition of a tax of the same date. Then he had ! nearly double that which now pre-: the four girls come to his hotel at j vails tin Plsltes wou,d most the same hour. He hastily stepped J seriously embarrass the packers of into the room of each girl and ', canned goods all over the countiy. signed the contract with each, &o!Tllis industry has within a few that in the coming years neither j wife could claim the priority of marriage. It was also found that in naming these wives in his will and the explanatory paper he wrote them alphabetically, and called attention to the fact that he did so. After the husband's death, when the four wives mctln the lawyer's office and heard the true story of their one common husband, and exxmined each other's marriage contract, their astonishment can be imagined. Neither could claim priority of marriage. Neither could claim to be the one legal wife. Fortunately all were sensi ble woman, and they readily agreed to divide the property equally and avoid all publicity. Each took her $300,000 and went her way quietly. Portland Me.. Arqus. Too Much Fowcr. Mr. Flowers proposes to amend the federal constitution so that a president can reject part of a bill j which has passed congress and ap prove that part which suit him. This policy has been adopted al ready in several states in reference to state affairs, giving the govern or power to veto part and approve part of a bill. It is, however, but an experiment yet, even in state matters; and it may not when wel tried, be found a wise change. State constitutions are, however, easily altered; and in the event J that this plan does not please the people of a state, they can go back to the old plan of requiring the governor to sign or to veto the bill as a whole; to take it all or to take none. But there is another very grave consideration connected with this change. In any event there seems v to be little danger to be apprehended from an "ambitious governor. To give .such power to j the president is quite a different , thing. He is in a manner in-i trenched in a citadel of power, served by an army of office hold ers, with un armed military andj naval force under his control. It J is casv to imagine a condition of. affairs wherein a president may ; become a dangerous enemy to public liberty. There is, perhaps, no instance of a free people es-j caping without attempts being, made by designing persons to sub-j vert their most precious institu- j tions. We have had one narrow j escape from the possibility' of un- j told calamities in this direction, j To invest the president with this t power to pick out yhat suited him : from bills passed by congress, j may be about equivalent to j vesting the principal law-making power iu his hands. It is a move in a dangerous direction. It is a J proposition to still further lessen the too feeble influence which the j citizens have over their affairs. I S. F. Examiner. Proposes to Increase:. The Pacific Coast, and especially Oregon, is most interested in the j long we shall become extensive eanners of all kinds of our surplus fruit. I lie duty on tin plate now is one cent, and the Tariff Com mission proposes to increase this to two cents, jiiat double. Forj whose benefit this is to be done, wo know not, but we do know ' that a majority of the people aieJ consumers and instead of an in-, years grown to enormous propor- tions. There is hardly a State or ' a Territory of the Union in which the business of canning goods has not gained a foothold. It employs tens of thousands of men; it util izes a vast proportion of the pro ducts of the farm and the orchard that otherwise would go to abso lute waste; there is not a family in the land which is not interested in having preserved for it during the long winter months the many substantial articles of food that otherwise would be worthless in a few days or a few weeks after they have been brought to market. It is because of the development of the canned goods industries that we are enabled, at a cheap price, to enjoy in the dead of winter, peas, tomatoes, peaches and many other fruits and vegetables. A flourishing export trade in these and other perishable articles of food has also been opened up. Our vegetables, fishes and meats are canned and transported to every quarter of the globe. We have been furnished with au esti mate of the number of cans which were required during the first eleven months of this year for the exportation of only salmon, oysters and beef. Twenty-five million cans were required for the preser vation of such of these goods as were shipped abroad. This does not include what were canned for home consumption. It does not uclude tho cans that were required for either the exportation or the home consumption of oils, lards, and the ordinary vegetables. An increased duty on the tin plates which are required in the manufacture of the tens of mil lions of cans in which our fruits and vegetables are preserved must result in raising the price of these eommeditiea to consumers, and what people are not consumers ' of tbm to a greater or lesser de- i gree? It must also cause consid erable detriment to ihe farmers. ; who will find the demand for their . products lessened. The wisest ' measures of statesmanship are , those which cheapen and diffuse ' the food supply of the people, but j the preposition to raite the tax on J tin plate only serves to make more costly some of the most important', articles of our food supply. Every irrocer must sell his canned goods at higher figures and a. tax is thus j laid upon every breakfast, dinner j and supper of the poorest classes of the community. For instance, s there is hardly a family in ordinary j circumstances which does not en- j joy at this season that delicious and nutritious esculent, the tomato, j but the duty which the com mis- sion and nobocly else but the , commission wishes congress now j to impose on tin plates, will make j the tomato ascend at least ten per cent, in its price. This tax docs not afford a pro- j lection to industry. It is indc-i ... . -r. . . i feasible on that ground. Jt is in reality an obnoxious duty on raw material. To increase it is to perpetuate a rank injustice. On the contrary, it should be omitted altogether from the list of dutiable I imports, or at least should be : made to contribute uo more than its fair share of revenue of the jrovernment. Portland Standard !S 5Su8 Absolutely Pure. This powder never vaiies. A marvel of lmritv. strength and vholrsuineness. More, economical tlun the ord narv kinds, and cannot unsold In contp tliion v.1lh the tnul- j titude oFlow test, short vch;ht, alum or phobpliate powders. Sold only in cann.i RovalRakixgPow'ikhCo.. iuc "Wall-st.,! X. Y. HEADQUARTERS Foster's Emporium. Most Complete Stock in Astoria JV ovelties of all Kinds Fruits Both Foreign and. Doneatlc Wines and Liquors Of Superior Brand. FOSTER'S CORNER, 0 R fc!C DOCK Leiuenweber & Co., c lkixknwkhkb. i. imhxrs. KSTAULISllRD 1SC5. ASTORIA, OREGON, TAMEBS MD GDRBRIES, Manufacturers nnd Itnportersol A 11 KINDS OF AXD FIXDIM-S Wholes;de Dealers In OIL AND TALLOW. oaHlj;heit cvih price (paid for Unlet and T;iilo, SlE. FOR S AT lUf AITA. OREG?Sr20 HEAD Work oxen and complete Cctflt for two logj-lng camps, including a5C acres Umber laua in sections 21 stud T 8 X 3Vest. Sk:d roads arc already made into the timber. To any person wishing to enj-ago In the logginc business, this is the best chance on the Colombia river for about 4,003.030 feet of No. 1 Fir and Spruce timber. Terras easy. For particulars Inquire of J. F, WARREN, dtf Kaappa, Or. i B- ''-HH 3 2, ft. BtfSW --- - - .BaBr.Tiaas foard & stokes. Sfifc ''f$z' t S-es-5?-i & VglBg ' "AdlliEBiiiPSS vi-a-iirLT- -WK5ia ss-gri ? j s TUFnnFit7? ,t8 3TOI6 BHErafW'fsl! ZST? Backache. Sarcnass of tha Ciest. tSSStf Scalds, General Bcauy PzMS, , Tooih, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet and Ears, and all ether Pains and Aches. ; Ho Preparation on t arth eq'jal Sr. Jtcnti 0:l ! ts a safe. aurc. sltnvlo acil cheap Kitfrnal i Bemedj. A trial entails but the corjp.retlTrfy trifllDR outlay of 50 Cents hi1ct7 one uffrr - Idr with join can liae cLecp ind jc itive r roof Erection. In Beren laasuagca. BOLD BTALLDBTJGGIBTS AND DEALEH3 IN UEDIOINE. A T7rfc2."PT"C7? Jir rf XL. V fjJJtJZiS Oc, KJ., Baltimore, 31d., U.S.A. A Montreal man sent several! , , .- i- i i barrels o. Uanadian apples te: Queen Victoria, Gladstone, Lord J Duffcrin, and Genera! Wolsoley. He received letters of acceptation from all but the quen, whose see- retarv wrete: "Her majustlv com- : , - man us me to say that she Sully :-' predates your "kindness in send-! ing the apples, hut it i a rule that! favors of this nature shall not be accepted. ITowvor, on -'"" j of their perishable nature, the an-' pies cannot be returned." "What i became of them w.t not ex- j plained. j SYSiPTQIViS OF WORMS. The countenance is pale and louden- colored, with oceu-i-mai flushes of h eir - ciniivcrilMil .sjxjt on on or both cheek; the eyes lxw.ne dull; the pupils dihiie; an azure semicircle nun along Hie lower eye-lid; the noe . jrriJalid, uncll. and sometime Meeds: astrcliii:;ot iIh upper lip; oc.-usbma! hi':dc!ie,.vlth IittmminK or throldimc of the eiirx: :m ui-.umi.-.I e - cretion of miIIvr; slimy or lurretl tomtitc; hrrviili Vitv foul. tHir:!cii!urlv m tin? mom- In:;: appotue variable, omodme ora-i clous Willi a nin'.vin vn.iton id the i stomach; at ollicrscmi.ely Rme; rio.tiu! jiliiNiji thcMom.i.-ii; ia-vUh1 nauc-i ami vomiting; vilmt pHlns throughout i the abdemen: ! mcK irreirninr. at tliius costive; Mnols stirnv, not unrniiaentiy J tinged wltn bliKHl ; Iwlly swollen sinl J::ri ; ! urine turbid ;rc.-jirut ion (K'c-islonalIyii:;ll! cult anil acoom(M!iiifil byldceoush;c4ush j Mnietinnslryand cenvulsive: uuenw.vtHl . dNturlH'dhlcepfwithKrInditmof tlieteellt; temper variable, hiitKciieniliy irritable. Wlicnever the alovo symjtoms are f.iuud to exist, DR. C. HcLAXFS VEIM1!FUE will certainly effect a cure. In buying Vcrmlftice Ih stire ymi i..t thct-enuineDK. C. .Mel.ANirs Yi:U".::. I'UGK, manufactured by Fleiuin-r tlr., 24 Wixxl Street, Pittsbursh, Pa. Tin mnrket is full of counterfeits. You will be, nsbt if It h:u the signature of l"!i:n intr IJros. and C. McLnnc. If your storekeeper does not h..e Hie cenuiue, pltaso report to us. Send ii a three cent Mnmp for ' ". u " sonic advertising cardn. FLE3IIXU BROS., Fiftslmrgli. i. . ST05IACH & 5lTTEr?S Remember th-t staininn. vital encrcy. the lifo-principlc or whatever yon may choosp to call tho resi int power trhich battles apainst tbocausoiof disca5o and death, is tho grand fnfesuard of health, it is the- carrisonoftho human fortress, and when it waxes weak, the true policy is to throw in rcinforccmcn is. In other words, when such an omorj-encyoccars commence a course uf HotetterJs Bittora For sale by Dnijrgiets and. Dealer?, to whom apply for Houetter's Almanac Tor 16S3. HP - t - . YTSSlSfcV5.-S W PW -L H TMrx-JT i 1TBI ifOSTETTllfc H CEUBRATED il A JMiIf ! jiud ivIjI dealoj. In Vctod;i!iii Willow-ware, fa ti U b C H I t 2, Tobacco. Cigars. Wines and Li Liquors. i ous.ir.v . v ijomi.sth; j1 runs a v a v eg eiauc&s. ANI NTRY PRODUCE, W'Genen! Commission Merchants "Si; I'rri'i.u R:idr :y .L Nav. coi Iock A. ?f..!Q!IV. C II. STICK!-LS '& H. JOHNSON & Co., i Djfal'-win !SMp Ctoiry aii Groceries, crockery &. class ware. AlNO wholesale Dcnlcis in . , ., .. . Vntty. Artists' Oil mid AVater t'oloi-s. I'aint ami Kalso- ninc JEriisIirs. t Cotistnntly on hand a full and choice stock j of Siapk and 1'ancv Croccnus Only tho B0;t ki'pr. . Var, K 1P t.arso-t and mo.,t Complete 'St!M;!v.'vei oppned iu Astorix J Conhtstins of Tea. ami )nnor Sot-, Toilet Set-?. Cla$3. Fnutt :inil wtiT Scl. liar Fixtures. Ale jXlutrj. I'oiiics. Rustic Dottles Goldets. Tuai- Everything sold at Lowest LlYlns Rates. Qualify Guaranteed, An Jvt:uainal!oni,ll0re than ropay you. VK. EDGAR, astoria. - - - OREGON. Umi&riu T.t,.,,. j n:4 L-iqars, l obacco and Cigarettes a a Meerschaum and Srier Pipes,l Stationery and Optical Goods, Joi' Kodst and Wostenhoini oier J.enionaue rujis, 4ie , S.C, GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY Revolvers and Cartridges. w.irnf.wr .i.d i:r.fn. Goid and Silver Watches and Chains. . Dlssmakil,. j Plain" afitf FaMCy SBWifig. ; i Suits aiado in tho "best Style nnd J Gimra:t-cu toPit- , ,'",, r vf T-iitH- i '7o. I. J. UUUL-UU. I j KOO.MS oVUK Mi:. E. S. AVAKKEK'S.l i ' "X'jS.ICS-CSSRSSSrS. fV prmiT ft $ Rp-Tiffi in n (7 Lfl ly(ft I li if JhUJCLO bill'. N'HAT. nir.U- .NI) QUICK. BY l-M4KUK S.OVKTS'. Mam Mrer. o; posite 2C. IiebV. 17? BITTERS ! Wilmerding & Co.. San Francisco. Loeb & Co., Agents, Astoria. Health is Wealth. Dr. F- C. West's Nerve and llrain Treat ment: a specific for Ilvateria. Dizziness. ConvuLMons. Nervous Headache, Mental De pression. Iass of Memory. Spennaton hoea, linpitci:ey. Involuntarj" Enii.slims, Prema ture );d A;;, canned by over-exertion, self Uhiso, or over-indulgence, which ieatls to misi-rj , decay and death. One box will cure recent cases. Each box containsone months treatment. One dollar a box, or six boxes for live dollar : snt by mail prepaid on re ceipt of pni. Weuaninteo six boxes to cure auy case. Willi each order received by us for six boves, accompanied with five dol lars, we will .send the purchaser our written .uarantcc to return the money if the treat nent ilos not effect a cure. Guarantees is med only by W. E. Dement, dm-nrlst, As toria, Oregon. Orders by mall at regular prleei. iAUtr-trmxrt -Jfl "t i PARKER HOUSE, ii. JJ. P.UtKKB, Prop.. ASTORIA. - - - OltEGON. FIRST CLASS HOTEL. ALL MODERN" IMPROVEMENTS. hot AKf coivd KATHS. Good Billiard Table, and First Class Sa loon stocked with Fine Liquors. tSrFREE COACH TO TIIE HOCSE.-fft AS TOR HOUSE. THEO. XIKOJ'.arWER, Proi.'r. ASTORIA, .... OREGON. Hotel New & Newly Furnished From 81.00 to 82.00 per day, ac cording to room. Best WnN, uq.m a cig ar AT TIIE BAR. ROSCOE'S FIRST CLASS Oyster Saloon, y3 CHENAMUS STREET, ASTORIA: TIIE UNDERSIONED IS TLEASED TO announce to the public that he lias op ened a 1'IRST CLASS JESsvtlULS -House , And furnishos In first-class style OYSTERS, HOT COFFEE TEA, ETC AT THK Ladies7 and Gent's Oyster Saloon, OIIENAMUS STREET. Please rito me a call. F.OSCOEIDIXON, Proprietor SALOONS. GERMAKIA BEER HALL AND BOTTLE BEER DErOT. CaaiAurs Strrst. .Astoria. The Best of LarevS Cts. a Glass Orders for the Celebrate! Colnmbia Brewery Left at this plaeo will be promptly attend ed to. S'No cheap Han FrancLco Beer sold at this place KM. BOCK.Pronrie.tor Brewery Beer Saloon. The Best Beer 5 cts a Glass. Hot Lunch exery Day from It) to 12 A. it The best, of Liquors and Cijrars on hand. A deservedly popular place or social resort. GEO. 1IILLER. Tlie Olympic Saloon, Opposite the Parker riouse. THE FIXEST BRANDS OF LIQUORS and CIGABS Kept constantly on hand. No pains will be sparod to tfire my ctuto iners satisfaction. f3T"nive us a call. E. W. SE1ILIN. Stenlians Varieties GRAND OPENING. LIVELY F.XTEIITA1X31EXT A Have a new bowling alley, the largest and best in town. Admittance free. A. . Allen, (RPCCK'Mon TO FAOK & ALLEN.) Wholesale and retail dealer In Glass ami Piated Ware, TP.OPIOAL AND DOMESTIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Together with Wines, Liquors,Tabacco,Cigars 2 in H CO 1 & r) ci I 10 r - c . 3 Pi Z Op s O DEAi.nR IN Doors, Windows, Blinds, Transoms, Lumber. All kinds of OAK LUMBER, J GLASS, 1-, , - , - 1 r-i ? coax maienai, cic. Ca, 1 Boats of all Sinds Made to Order. ef-Orders from a distance promptly attended to, and satisfaction guaranteed in all eases. JMISCELLAOUS. ASTORIA IRONWORKS. Bkkto.v Stuest, Nkak Pakker House, ASTORIA. - OREGON. GENERAL MACHINISTS AND BOILER MAKERS. LAKDSMIRINEMOINBS Boiler Work, Steamboat Work, and Cannery Work a specialty. or all Ocucrlptlons niado to Order nt Short Xotlre. A. D. "WAi-s. President. J. G. ncsiLEit, Secretarj. I. W. Case, Treasurer. Johx Fox, Superintendent. . ARNDT & FERCHEN, ASTOPJA. - OREGON. The Pioneer Machine Shop BLACKSMITH Boiler, Shop " -J---g-W.yS-f All kinds of ENGINE, CANNERY, AXD STEAMBOAT W0EK Promptly attended to. A specialty made of repairing CANNERY DIES, FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET. KL S. PARKK T rtlwYLER IX Hay, Oats, Straw. Lime, Brick, Cement and Sand Wood Delivered to Order, Draying, Teaming and Express Business. Horses ana Carriages for Hire. DKALER IK WINES, LIQUORS AND CICARS. FIRST CIiANX SOLID GOLD JEELET, BRACELETS. Scarf Pins, Chains, Watchesj Of everj description. The finest stock of Jewelry in Atork. J2yAU goods warranted as represented. GUSTAV HANSEN, JEWELER. jjSjk H C fill i fti c,B t fiM o Z & i : rsa CJ33 3.J ' -17 k liia w 3S iw S g A M zi J"2 1 Ll -- $ rh 5- rn mr f" tJ AJ'D J Bracket Work A SPECIALTY. BUSINESS-- CARDS. in c. oiiii:r-i. NOTARY PUBLIC, AUCTIONEER, COJUnSSION iNl SITwANCE AGENT. SURVEYOR OF Office :-Chcnamus s;rct. Y. M. C. A lull Room No. 8. Attorney at SiST,. OFFICE AT ST. HELENS. OREGON. "Will attend term-, or Court at AM aria, Kalamaand Portland, Tfl . W5NTON, Attorney and Counselor at Laiu. fiS-Offlce in Pythian Building liooms 11, 12. ASTORIA, - - - - OREGON. JAY TUTTI-I.. 31. I. PHYSICIAN ASD SUPtOEON Office Rooms 1,2. and 3 rythiaaBuiid ins. - KESinKXcn Over Ell)Ct-on"s Bakery, op posite Barth at flyers' Saloon. A Ii. 3'UI.TOX. 31. 2. Physician and Snrjreoii. OFFICE Over A.V.Allen's grocery store. Rooms, at the Parker Honse. TCI P. HICKS, PENTIST, ASTORIA, - - - - OREGON. Rooms in Allen's bnilding up stairs, corner of Cass and Sqemocqhc streets. T K. linFOKCJC. DENTIST Dental Koon:s over ase'. Store, ChcnamiLS Street. - - Astoria, Oregon. J, Q. A. BOWLBY. ATTORNEY AT LA"VY. Chenamus Street, - ASTORIA, OajJ2& G. A. STINSON & CO.. BLACKSMITH.!?, At Capt. Rogers old stand, comer of Cass and Court Streets. Ship and Cannery work, Horseshoeh:-;. Wagons made and repaired. Good woslf guaranteed. 31. WEKTHKIlIKi:. I. ATEUTIIEIMLK. M. ViERTHESnlER & BRO. irAXCFACTUREUS OF FIXE Havana and Domestic Cigars No. 518, Front St. Saa Frttuciseo NEW BLACKSMITH SHOP. Join! Feeiy, OPPOSITE KINNEY'S CAXNERY Blacksmiihing, Boiler Work, and Cannery Repairs All Wor'.: A.Varmnted. s m