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Vol. XVIII.
Astoria. Oregon, Wednesday Morniug, January 24, 1883
No. 98. -
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CHANCE DAYS IN OREGON.
The followinr is an extract from (
"Chance Days in Oregon," b
kH. H.j' in the January Atlantic:
To go up and down a jiver is a .
a good deal like spending a sura- j
mer and a winter in a place, so j
great a difference does it make!
when right hand and left shift
sides, and everything is seen from
a different standpoint. J
The Columbia river scenery is
taken at its best going up, es
pecially the gradual crescendo of
the Cascade mountain region,
which is far tamer entered from
above. 13nt we had a compensa
t:on m
clouds,
distant
ble clearer sky and lifted
which give us the more
snow peaks in all their
glory, and our run down from The
Dalles to Portland was the best
d3y in our three on the river. Our
steamer was steered by hydmlic
pressure, ana it was a wonuerlui
thing to set in the pilot house and
sec the slight touch of a finger on
the shining lever sway the great i
boat in a second. A baby's hand j
is strong enough to steer the larg
est steamboat by this instrument. '
It could turn the boat, the captain
said, in a maelstrom, where four
men could not budge the rudder
wheel.
The history of Columbia river!
navigation would make by itself
an interesting chaper. It dates
back to 1702, when a Boston ship i
and a Boston captain first sailed
up the river. A curious bit of his- j
tory in regard to that ship is to be
found in the archives of the old j
Spanish government in California.
Whenever a royal decree was is-
sued in Madrid in regard to the i
Indies or New Spain, a copy of it
was sent to every viceroy in the
Spanish dominions; he communi
cated it to his next subordinate, i
who in turn sent it to all the gov
ernors, and so on till the decree
readied every corner of the king's
provinces. In 17S9 there was
sent from Madrid by ship to Mexi
co, and thence by courier to Cali
fornia, and by Fages, the Califor
nia governor, to every port in
California, the following netice:
"Whenever there may arrive at
San Francisco a ship named the
Columbia, said to belong to Gen
eral Washington, of the American
Stales, commanded by John Ken
drick, which sailed from Boston in
17S7, bound on a vo3agc of dis
cover' to the Russian settlements
on the northern coast of the pen
insula, you will cause said vessel
to be examined with caution and
delicacy, using for this purpose a
small boat which you have in 3our
possession."
Two months after this order was
promulgated in the Santa Barbara
presidio, Capt. Gray, of the ship
Washingtonand Capt. Kendrick,
of the ship Columbia, changed
ships in Wickmanish harbor.
Capt. Gray took the Columbia to
China and did not sail into San
Francisco harbor at all, whereby
he escaped being examined with
caution and delicacy by the San
Francisco garrison. Not till the
11th of May, 1792, did he return
and sail up the Columbia river,
then called the Oregon. He re
named it for ids ship, "Columbia's
River," but the possessive was
soon dropped.
When one looks at the crowded
rows of steamboats at the Portland
wharves now, it is hard to realize
that it is only thirty-two j'ears
since the first one was launched
there. Two were built and launched
in one year, the Columbia and the
Lot Whitcomb. The Lot Whit
comb was launched on Christ
mas dav: and there were three
days' feasting and dancing, and
the people gathered from all parts
of the territory to celebrate the
occasioD.
It is also hard to realize, when
standing on the Portland wharves
that it is less than fifty years since
there were angry discussions in the
United States congress a to
whether or not it was worth while
to obtain Oregon as a possession,
and in the eastern slates manuals
weie being freely distributed,
bearing such titles as this: -A
general circular to all persons of
good character wishing to emigrate
to the Oregon territory." Even
those statesmen who were most
earnest in favor of the securing of
Oregon did not perceive the true
nature of its value. One of Ben
ton's most enthusiastic picdictions
was that an "emporium of Asiatic
commerce" would be situated at
the mouth of tho Columbia, and
that a "stream of Asiatic trade
would pour into the valley of the
Mississippi through the channel of
Oregon." But the future of Ore
gon and Washington rests not on
any transmission of the riches of
other countries, however an im
portant an element in their pros
perity that may ultimately become.
Their It mi riches are their own and
inalienable. They are to be among
the great feeders of the earth.
Gold and silver values are un
steady and capricious; intrigues
can overthrow them; markets can
be glutted, and mines fail; but
bread the nations of the earth
must have. The bread yield con
trols the situation always. Given
a soil which can grow wheat year
after year with no apparent fatigue
or exhaustion, a climate where
rains never fail and seedtime and
harvest are uniformly certain, and
conditions arc created under which
the future success and wealth of a
country may be predicted just as
surely as the movements of the
planets in the heavens.1
Tlie Hog A Joy Forever.
At-, dinner flip ntlinr nio-ht. nftfr
the trash had been disposed of, J
two roast pigs, each with an apple j
in his mouth, were brought in and
set before the host and hostess. I
had not seen such u thing in years,
but it was a savory reminder of
many a lavish board under which
my youthful legs had twined
about each other m ecstacy.
There's a good deal of sentiment
in the memories that hang about
the hog. Where is there a festi
val that compares in solid enjoy
ment with '-hog killing time1 on
an old plantation? How many a
timo have I sat on the warm side
of a big fire in the cold of a De
cember dawn and licked my half
frozen chops as I watched the
sleek carcasses drawn and quar
tered, or hung over the huge scald
ing pot, like a young Macbeth
over the. witches caldron! The
late Senator Hill loved nothing so
well as a plate of chitterlings. I
hare seen Gov. Herschcl V. John
son eat a pig's ear with infinite
relish. What were Gov. Brown's
collards ( I refnse to spell it cole
worts) to that great and good man,
if underlying his historic love for
this fine esculent there was not an
unconfessed love for hog's jowl?
I once saw General Gordon rush
ing through Wall street, when we
both had more stocks than was
healthy, with a bucket of hog's
brains that he had bought from a
down-town 'butchor for his table
at the St. James. Gov. Stephens
dotes on boiled ham, and the near
est to death Gen. Toombs ever
came was from indigestion caused
by over eating of headcheese; so
that a little more hog's head might
have prevented secession. More
Juan one historian holds that Lee's
army was never whipped until the
bacon had given cut and it had to
fall back on beef. Many an English
man greases his distinguished chin
with fatty bread, and it was at a
Governor's table that I saw the
suckling pigs that evoked this
train of memories. Atlanta Constitution.
A few days ago Governor
Butler,)f Massachusetts, was talk
ing with the editor of a puper that
had persistently and bitterly op-"
posed him. Said the governer: i
"Sir, we have 'met on many a
bloody field,' but 1 believe yon
never called me a fool m your'
paper, did you?" "No, General, i
never did." "All right then; if
j-ou never called me fool T don't
care about the rest."
An arrangement recently made
provides for the running of through
Pullman cars from New York city
to Portland, Oregon, over the
Pennsylvania, Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul and Northern Pacific,
to go into effect as soon as the
connection is made across the con
tinent during tho coming sum
mer. A New York doctor has been
figuring for the last twenty years,
and has reached the conclusion
that very small feet on women
means a temper like cayenne pep
per and a tongue "which' will lie
about its best friend. This is a
noble effort to console women with
big feet, but it won't work.
POWDER
Absolutely Pure.
This powder never varies. A marvel of
purity, strength and wholesomenes. More
economical than the ord nary kinds, and
cannot ne sold In cojnp tltion with the mul
titude of low lest, short weight, alum or
phosphate jKUvders. Sold only in can.
RovalHakixoI'owdkkCo.. iw Tall-st..
N. Y.
FOR SALE
I ofl'er for sale my ranch near Sklpa
unii in this Coutilj-; it consists of
160 ACRES,
I'ishty Aercs improied, with
ootl clwclllnff Heuse:
Two Barns f On( IToiihcs, civ. s
A Fine Orcliartl.
Everything is well improved and in
good condition. A large assortment of
Fanning Implements,
Three l'asscuRcr Coaches.
One TZugzy.
Xlnc Head Horcs.
Cattle, IIo;rs, Etc.
Tliis affords a rare chance for a man to
gei a good home in the oldest settled
section in the state.
Terms favorable to one meaning busi
ness. C.A.3IAGUIRE.
Drugs and Chemicals
Prescriptions carefully compounded
Day or Night.
few
A J .1 THOMAS
yi DRUGGIST
AMI AJ
Pharmacist, f$
XastoriaVo'
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Sfssflha
RHEUMATISM,
Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago,
Backache, Soreness of iho Chest,
Gout, Quinsy, Sore Throat, S wett
ings end Sprains, Burns and
Scafds, General Bodily
Pains,
Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted
Feet and Ears, and all other
Pains and Aches.
. No rranUion on earth cpaU Sr.teB Oil j
a aafe,ure, simple and cheap External
bMAnvl,1 ftrST'iUf.aft!?' I
Ins TTlth ria an Lavo chcsnsml pcjitlretrsof
cf itscUlou.
DlrecUoni la Eleven Langnagfts.
BOLD B Y ALL DRUGGISTS AHD DEALSSS
IH MEDICINE.
A. VOGELER &; CO.,
Haltlmorr, 320. . V. S A.
Mushroom towns are not wholly
restricted to new tatcs. Four
months ago a denso Virginia for
est covered the site of Pocohontas,
which now has a population of 2,
000. A. coal mine was the cause.
The Wood River, J. T. Times
says that exactly midnight, when
the old year went out and the new
year came in, the Wood lliver
country was lit up with ramp
fires. Three hundred men were
out locating claims that had not
been represented.
SYMPTOMS OF A DISEASED LTE8.
rsiln In the njrht Milcf und-r uk.- o(
ribs increasing on pressure; sometime?
the pain is on the left vide; the piticil N
nirely able to Ho on the left side; v:mo
tiniei the pain is felt under the shoulder
and Is sometimes taken for Rheumiim
in the ann. The stomach is affected uitii
loss of appetite and sickness; the wvei4
In nmipml nr rnllv,i. knmoftiiioc :ilfr.
nating with laxity; the head Is troubled
wttu lKuu.nccoinnatnetl wltluiuulJ.lnjavy
seusxtiou In the back part. Tlicrels gener
ally a conshleniblc lov of memory, nccom
Tiatilod with a. iialnful sensation of luivinir
.
left undoiitt fcemethim: which ouiht to
have been done. A slight, dry cough Is
sometimes attendant. The patient com
plains of weariness una ueniiity; lie Is
easily startled ; bis feet arc cold or burn
ing, and be complains of a prickly sensa
tion of the .skin; his spirits arc low, and,
although heissatislled that exercise would
be bonetlclal to him, yet he can scnrcsly
summon up fori kudo enough to try it.
If you have any of tho above symptoms,
you can certainty be cured by the use of
tho genuine UK. C. McLAXfTS LIVER
PILLS.
When you buy MrLnne's rills, Insist ;
on having IIt. C. aicLilNITS CELE
JtKATKI) LIVKIt TILLS, made bv Flcm- ,
lnir llros., Pittsburgh, Pa.
if you can not get tho genuine Pit. I
t JICL.VM.S I.lVKIl l'IL.1.3, SClUl US
25 cenU by mail, and we will send them
to you.
FLEMING BROS., Pittsburgh, P.i.
King of the Slood
Is not a "cure all." it Is a blood purine r:u 1
tonic Impurity of the blood pol-nrns th.sj v-,
tern, denmces the cu-culatlon, and Urn In
duces mam disorders, knov.n by dnlon-nt
names to distiupuish them iccerdins to f
fecLs, but being reallv branelies or phae. or
that4reat jreneric di-sonler. Impurity ot
Itlood. Such are Diifpejia. MUlminur.
Liver Complaint, ContHjtatlon, Xertfnt .V-,
order?. Headache, BacUache, General Weal;-!
new. Heart X)Iaj'f,X)n;wi'. Kidneu Dvetfr, ;
rue, lineumaium, caiarrn, ncroivw,hin
Disorder. Pimplw. Ulcer. Sirelllnay. Ac,
dc. Kinc of the Blood prevents and
cures these bv attacking the ca. lmnuntv
oftbeblool. Chemktsand ploslciausaree
In calling It "the most gemdne and efneh-nt
preparauou for the purnoje." Sold b DniR-
!'!; Q K1 nArhnltln Pp tiMdIlllOllL'lls. llirf-C-
tioas, &c. In pamphlet, "Treatise on Diseases j
ol th Blool." wrapped around each Itottlr.;
D. KAXSOM, SOX & Co.. Props
HnffKlo. X. . I
Notice.
THE SCHOOL TAXES FOR SCHOOL
District Xo. 0 aro now duo ann payable
at my office, in The Fisherman's Packlns
Company's building. The?o taxes become
delinquent thirty days from date
H0BEKT HAMILTON,
School Clcrtr.
CT-pftrr AsttrttXt S. i, 1SH,
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Hfeilllllltll 0EEsBlfe2s5 ft
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tLA I'TIX FOARD. r.r-UTOKKS
FOAED & STOKES,
Whi"at- anil retail dealers In
VTood a nil Willow-ware,
GROCERIES,
Tobacco. Cigars. Wines and Liquor
roi:i:ix A:n domestic
Fruits and Vegetables.
COUNTRY PRODUCE.
General Commission Merchants
.VffcYftTsiA. ori-r-fW
3N-t ? Orison Kntlwny & N:ir. co'd lixk.
I lUV.'
r
roitx-oy.
O. II. .STICKFf.S
&.. m. joENsoar & Co ,
Dealers in
Ship Ctaiilsry anil Groceries,
CROCKERY & CLASS WARE.
U-iT ATJiolcsnU' Dealers in
'nlnls. Oils, YnrnisIiCN, Glass,
ru3 Artisl.-T Oil ami "Water
v "" " " .siu-
liiitic Ilrnslics.
r"M'y on iwnd a full and choieo stock
S81??1' ?. ' allC l'TOCCTl Only tho
Our stork of Crockery and GIrmm
Ware is tho LurccKt and most Complete
Stock over opened In .storia.
Coaling of
Tm and Dinner Sets, Toilet Sew. (Il&ss,
Kruit, and Vtor Sets. Bar Fixtures. Ale
3Iugs. rnnlre, Rustic ltottles Goblots. Tum
blers Lemonade Cuiw&c, &c.
Everything sold at J.owest Living Kates.
Qtxnlitj- Guaranteed.
An li lamination will more than repay you.
WH. EDGAR,
ASTORIA. - - - OREGON,
Dealer In
Cigars, Tobacco and Cigarettes
Meerschaum and Brier Pipes,
Stationery and Optical Goods,
Joseph Rodders and 'Wostcnholm
GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY
Revolvers and Cartridges.
i VAKril.MI AND ELfilA
Gold and Silver Watches and Chains.
Dressmaking.
Plain and Fancy Sewing.
I Suits mr.rto in tho best Stylo and
I Guaranteed to Fit-
.Vrs. T. S. Jezvett.
ROOilS OVEIC MI.'S. E. S. WAUUEX'S.l
XIOXSTQ'
Cleaning Repairing.
.NEAT. CHEAP AND QUICK. BY
CSKOKUE liOVETT.
Mam Street, opposite N. Inch's,
PEE.UYIAN
BITTERS !,
iWilmerdir.g & Co., San Francisco.
, . , ...
lOGu fi CO.. AflBniS. ASlOria.
uucu w uu" "UCiiia. Maiuiia.
'
Fiiie and Coarse Liverpool
SALT.
111 I . -1. iiciiaii II II li ii
Tin Plate. Illock Tin, Caustic Soda,
For salo ex "Warehouse at Tortland
or Astoria by
U ALFOCB, Gl'TIIRIE & CO.
dtf PertlRHd, Qr,
- 2 &9k- H fc Z
s w fVsA- I m c
gams Z. fH 3 kg ,g
? o f r; g 2
WIL.L,IAVI HOWE J
-DKAUiR Iff-
Doors, Windows, Blinds, Transoms! Limber.
All kinds ol
OAK LUMBER,
aLAas,
Boat ftlateria!. Etc.
3SfiBI
Boats of all Kinds 2ada to Orr.j.
fSOrder from a distance promptly attended
anSCELLANEOUS.
ASTORIA IRONWORKS.
BETOX STIIKKT, NBAlt PAEKEI5 HODSK.
ASTORIA, - OREOOJf.
GENERAL MACHINISTS AND
BOILER MAKERS.
LAKDiMARINE ENGINES
Boiler Work, Steamboat Work,
and Cannery Work a specialty.
OT all Descriptions made to Order
at Short Xotlcc.
A. D. "YVabs, President.
.!.(;. HcsTLEit, Secretary.
I."V. Case, Treasurer.
Johx Fox, Superintendent.
.ARNDT&EERCHEN,
ASTOP.IA. - OKEGOX.
The Pioneer Machine Shop
.4.PS
BLACKSMITH
SH0P4i
Jfi
AND -
Boiler Shoo Ss
All kinds of
ENGINE, CANNERY,
STEAMBOAT WORK
Promptly attended to.
A specialty made of repairing
CANNERY DIES,
FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STREET.
EL. E- A-KEK,
nivLKR IX
Hay, Oats, S Straw.
Lime, Brick, Cement and Sand
IVootl Delivered te Order.
Draying, Teaming and Exprexs Business.
Horses ana Carriages for Hire.
DKA.LKR XX
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS.
FltaST CliASH
SOLID GOLD
JEWELRY,
Scarf Pins, Chains, Watches,
SILVERWARE,
Of every description.
The finest stock of Jewelry in Astoria.
EA11 goodi warranted as represented.
eUSTAV HANSEN, JEWELER.
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UUJUlSLc
HnlW?cJT5?f
Bracket Work
A SPECTALTT.
iMiiiiiHiiiiiiaiHiH4HititimnHnitaiiti
to, aad witlsRCtloa guaranteed ia'BH es3.
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!jjijjjjj - - wi-mr.
BUSINESS CARDS.
it
-p C. HOLfiEX,,
(XCABT PUMtlO,
AUCTXONEJs:R,'COMiSSXir 49TB
SUSASOS AQISI
JZ-
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Clntaep Caatyfmalil CltyfiiiiriWa
Office : Oheaamua street, Ti K. 0. A. isSL
Boom No. 8.
AFT it. DlIiLAKD,
Attsmey mt Itw.
OFFICE At T. HBLKNi OXKfO'.
"Will attend terms ot Crt aA AMmt
Kalama and Portland,
Attorney and Ceunaeftr atLtue.
K3"0fflce In Iy thlaa Balldlai. Bhm il, 12.
ASTORIA, - - - OTtSQOK.
TAT TIJTTJLE,
PHYSICIAN AND SUBCffiOH.
OFFICK-Eoomi 1, 2, and 8. Pythiai BiJld
lni. ItEsiDEXCE-OverElbers? Xtkery, -poslte
Bartli & Myers' Saloon.
a u ruirox. m . d.
FhysIcIaH a& arrea.
OFFICE-Over A.T.AUe' ry tint.
Rooms, at the Parker HoomL
T7I P. aiCKS.
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ASTORIA,
PSNTI8T,
. . . 91UC80M
Rooms In Allen's bulldlur u sitfe, caw
of Cass and Scfemocqhe streets.
J E.JLaFOKCE.
DENTIST
Bcbui Rosas rcr Case's 9Ur
Chenamus Street, - - Aattrla, Ottw.
Q. A. BOWLBY.
ATTORNEY AT LATT. jfc
Chenamus Street, - ASTOkIA, OXSCOA
O. A. STINSON & CO.,
BLACKSHITHING,
At Capt. Rosen eld staad. eenfr t
and Court Streets.
Ship and Cannery wort. Horsesnaeiar.
Wagons made and repaired. GoeA work
(guaranteed.
M. 'rfltTUKIMRR. I. -trzaTHKl5K
M. WERTHEIMER & BRO.
MANUFACTURERS OF FINE
Havana and Domestic Cigtrt
No. 61&.Freat St. Saa Trmmth.
I. "W. CASE,
IHPOKTKR AND WHOLESALE AND firV
TAIL D1AL2K IN
GENERAL KBCIAMSI
denier Cheaisaas mi Cam dreto.
ASTOXIA .... 0102?
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