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CO Vol. XTIII. Astoria, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, February 7, L883. DTo. 110. SOWING WILD OATS The most magnificent specimen of youncj manhood that J hnv ever known was a 3'oung fellow student named Henry Dairies. Ac os i1i1a a -ti Vrt Antnrtnr i t , , l. , ; orator m the arena of deoatc, he .... 1 1 , , ' r " is taken to alTord the must favor- Anil always. e were not so , , ,. . - , . ,, , . ... . aula condition for matunng the much envious of mm as proud ot -. i r .. . . ,. , . . . I crop. Uut tings or shoots of any him, and we fomllv fancied that ' , , . , , , lt ,,, r . , - 'approved sort which have been there could be no height ot fame , . , , . . ,.-, . . . , Jteiireu m a nurserv, are planted m or fortune too difiicult for his ad- I . . , , , ... . ,. , , , iow.isix feet apart, and the hills venturous feet to climb, and that ... . .' ,. , , , ' should aiso be that distance apart the time would come when ho. , .., ,. ,,,,, , . . , , . in the rows, prom two to three would fill the world with the echo . .. . . , ... . .. , . ... ! plants arc allowed lo each hill, and of his fame, and it would be a '. , . A , , i. - r ,the3'are separately stnmmate and jiuuu nun" iui miy uj us Lj uu j clare that we had known him. A little tendency to dissipation was by some of us'observable a little dash of dare-deviltry but this was only the wild-oat sowing which was natural to vouth and nrpnmc itifl it-nmli xx'n rltl tirf , , ' , , , j doubt that after vcars would chasten and correct. But the years came and the years went, and the young colle gians were scattered through the world, and even and anon would some of us wonder what could have become of Henry Haines. Ye looked in vain for his rising star, and listened long for his- coming feet. Some time ago, for a single , , . T , - . ,r sabbath, J was preaching in rsew . , r . . . York. My theme in the morning had been "The Ghost of Buried Opportunity." On my way to my hotel I discovered that was "shadowed" by a desperate-looking wretch, whose garb, whose gait, whose battered, bloated look all unmistakably betokened the spawn of the slums. What could the villain -want with me? I nnn;id nt mi- rlnntv nnil f-.yonA ! . , , . about to confront him. He I , , , , . . . ., paused,advanced, and then huskily I . . , , TT .. J whispered kHei do you i know me?'' I assured him I did not, whereuoon he continued : " r , , . , ,, 4 . TT I use of manure ami the quality of "Do 'ou remember Henrvj . ., . . . , TT . .r,,, ... .. the soil are also important, but Haines?" "Aye, ave, well enough, ' . . J . , . ,, , , . . i hist in the management is the iu- well enough, but surely you are ,. . .J . TT rT .J5, .,, . J dicious use of the plow, cultiva- not Henry liames" "lam what; r - Ct c T .i , . J tor and the hoe, to say nothing of is left of him lam the gnost of, . . J . . i ?i i i ii i t i i' setting, tying, and training the him." 1 shuddered as J rea'hed . c- . e , i , , ,, j vines. From four to six i)0uiiils for his hand. and. gazing intently ' - , i - r v , -,, i have been gathered from each hill into his face, discovered s,till some; , . ... c . i i 4- r ' i .-ii . osl good locatiens: and it is not traces of in v long lost-friend, still i . ' i 1 1 i i" i i r i - i expecting too much to claim one doubly lost, though found agiiu.l ' T t i - i i ' ton Jor every acre cultivated. 1 put my arm about him in broth- , , , , ... .though- much less is olten ob- ...j .......v-v., .... . . .... , room, and drew from his lips thej sad story of his shattered life. I begged him by the old loves and unforgotten memories of better dastogoback with me to my Philadelphia Home, and, under new J auspices and with new surround ings, to strike out for a noble destiny, which I hoped might still be possible. But, striking his clenched fist on my table, he said: TT . . . II . broke. I'm a burnt out volcano, and there's nothing left of me but cinders now. I have come to New York to burr myself out of; sight of all that ever loved me. I j know the ropes here, and shall stay here till 1 rot. I live in a muskrat hole near the wharf. 1 shall die as I have lived, and I have lived like a dog." In vain were my earnest pro tests and brotherly pleadings. He tore himself from me, and went shambling off to his den by the wharf. He had sown the wind and was reaping the whirlwind. He had sown to the flesh and was reaping corruption. He had sown "wild oats," and the oats were now yield ing a dread harvest of woe. P. S. Jlenson. Liver diseaso3, headache, and con s:ipation, caused by bad digestion, quickly cured by Brown's Iron Bitten. "nenson,iisnousetoiaiKiome.jtjouglt of iiQ gracefulness or I'm a dead-beat, and am deadjbeautv of lMe .mcans emploved. Hop Growiug. There nrc those who desire to know how liops are cultivated, and ! the plan in England is to select a , : good rich soil and plow it deep, at ! ' the same time manuring well and iicuviiy. Good drainage is also' , .- necessrtrv. ami everv precaution ' pistillate, one male plant being planted for everv fifty of the oth ers. No crop is expected the first year, but a hoed crop of sonic sort may be grown during that time between the hills of hops, the cul tivation and manuring of which being considered beneficial. Each , ... ? , , ,. , . ,. hill has a short pole, which is fixed before summer, to which the j young vine is fastened and trained. Early in spring the ground is again cultivated, both the culti vator and hoe being used, and the hills arc finely earthed up in June. In this country the distance be tween rows varies from six to ourlit fiJ ;itifl .rmifi irrniwrs ns.o L . . f . two poles instead of one, the . . . . . 'poles being from twelve to I eighteen feet in height. Soven feet afart each way is also a favorite distance, which gives 900 hills to the acre, and allows a few er vines lo the hilts. PJent- of sunlight and a free circulation of air is beneficial to the vines, and manure may be added at an' stage of growth, owing to the i plant being a grass feeder. As to the quantity of hops , , , usually produced no exact esti- , , mate can be made, as everything depends on the attention given 1 li flio rft iMtltiPiilitwr fPln tained. Philvt. lltcnrd. A Boston preacher says that nothing gives such a complete index to the character of a man as the substance he spreads upon the cy sidewalk in front of his house. Lie who uses sifted ashes is a stiict utilitarian, precise and hard in his ideas, without much senti ment, and prone to look to thej end to be gained without much He who takes ashes, half-burned coal, and incombustible slag out of his grate, and pitches the whole promiscuously over his sidewalk, is a man who really cares nothing for the safety of other people's limbs. He who covers the slippery places with sawdust, which seems to afford a footing, but does not, is cynical and malevolent. He who strews the glassy pave with sand so judiciously heated that it sticks to the ice without melting it is re fined and nice in his tastes, sympa thetic in his disposition, and bulg ing with philanthropy. A horse habitually walks into saloons at Fort "Wayne, Tex., stands up at the bar like a man, and drinks glasss after glass of beer as long as the bystanders will pay for them. He closes his lips over the top of the tumbler, lifts his head and the beverage gurgles J down. A Straight Man. It used to be all the fashion with lecturers to have the mayor of the town or some other prominent cit izen introduce them to the audi ence as a send off, and- upon the occasion in the 3ears gone by, when the temperance lecturer struck a certain town in Michigan, not over fifty miles from Detroit, the mayor stood up before the audience and began: "Ladies andx-and ladies and and" "Gentlemen," whispered the lecturer. "Yes, of course ladies and gen tlemen, I have the honor to intro duce you to the notorious :m, the honorable the honorable mister mister v Here occurred anoth'er painful pause, during which the mayor walked over and asked the lecturer his name. "Simpkins," was the reply. 'I have the honor to introduce,'' he repeated, as he walked back, "the honorable mister mister hang it! I never could remember a name two minutes! It's of no account, however. He and I have been playing poker all the after noon at the hotel, and I give you my word that he is as straight as a ten-foot pole. Get up, Judge, and shoot off your lecture!" Free JPress. A Boston merchant advertised for "saleswomen," and had only two applicants one from a half blind woman of sixty, and the other from a girl of fourteen, who proved so giddy on a day's trial that he discharged her at night. The next morning a new advertise ment appeared, calling for "sales ladies," and before 9 o'clock there was such a rush that he had to put out a sign of "Positions all Filledj'5 before his business could proceed. Absokstety'Pure. Tills itowder never varies. A marvel of purity. st reiipth and wlinlrsonipness More economical than the ont nary kinds, and cannot no sold in comp tliion with the mul titude of low test, short weight, alum or phosphate imwdcis. Sold only in cmu. koval Baking Fowdek Co.. iw 'Wall-st., X.Y. FAEJM FOR SALE. 1. OKFEIi FOU SALE MY FARM AT , Ruekexe Point, near Knappa, consisting of 145 acres, Dwelling House, and Imprevements: The place Is finely situated ; there are about j . 1500 Cords of Wood. And some 400.000 feet of Lumber theieon. To anyone contemplating a stock farm, w mill, or trade It olfers rare inducen-nts. For terms, etc.. apply to Wa G. Itoi-. As toria, or J. G. Uoss, on the premises. i::i Notice. ON THECOtu IXST.. 3IR. JOIIX 1IOB SOX retired from the firm or Kadollet & Co. Tiie business of the firm will be con ducted by the purchasing partners under the same name and style as heretofore. V. LKINEXWEBER. .storLt, Or., Jan. 22nd, 1S?3. drod Special Meeting of Stockholders. A MEETING OF TUE STOCKHOLDFRS of the O. F.L.&B. Association will bc held at the hall of Heaver Lodce So. 35. L O. O. F., on Thursday eveninc. ebr. 8th, 1P63. immediately after coHclutliDK the business of the Lodge. By otder of the Board of Directors, dtd A. J. MEGLEB, Secretary. I' ( Ji f5?r.? ?ia ?'! m ua.-j wv fcji IJ HI t r-" . .'.. .-..- .. , a XL : , &. $&B3& RHEUMATISM J Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbaqo, Backache, Soreness of the Chest, Gout, Quinsy, Soro Throat, Swell ings and Sprains, Burns and Scafds, Genera Bodily Pains, Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet and Ears, and all other Pains and Aches. Ko Preparation on earth canals St. Jc,E3 Oil u a safr, sure, simple nnd cheap Extma! Btmtdr. A trial entalb but the conpjratlvely j trifling outlay of SO fent, and every ona uCr- ( ! VAl aw VU .' irMV I'tiV of itacUiais. Directions in Elercn Languages. BOLD BYALLDBUG0IST3 AHDDEALEBS IH HEDIOIKE. A. VOGELER & CO., Haltltnore,2Iti.,V.K A. A bonfire built on the hillside near Troy, to celebrate Garfield's election, is still burning, having communicated with a bed of coal beneath. fc.'5L j Frankfort-on-the-Main is prob- ! ably the richest city of its size in the world. Although there are a ;good many poor people m the j town, the citizens as a whole, are far better off than the inhabitants of an3 m other city, while if the j wealth were equally divided, every person would have over 1,000 apiece. There are 100 Frank forters worth from 800,000 to 1,400, 000 each, and 250 worth 50,000 and upward. MOTHERS, READ. Gents: About nine yenrx nco I h-l n child two ycsiis old and almost tfiftil. The doctor I lid attending her could not ull what ailed her. 1 nsl:ed him if ho did i ot think it was worms. lie said no. How ever, th.sdid not satisfy ine.as I fei on vinced in my own mind that he )!. I obtained a bottle of Ml. V. :UcI.ANi:s CEM-:itRATKIVi:it.MirUGleiiti!iK". I gavo her n tcispoonu.il in the nirnim: andanotherntiiluhtiftcrwhich she i-h Mil seventy-two worms and was a well Hi. Id. Since then I have never been wiltfut it in my family. The health of my Hrhircu remained so Reed that I had in t;!ccl.-d watching their actions until alwmt ti.roe weeks n;:o, when two of them pre-eniet the Mine sickly appearance that Fanny did nine years ao. So I thought u nm-t be worms, nnd went to work at oiu c i ith a bottle of DIt. C. :IcJ.AXi:S YIIUMI 1'1'fiE between lour of my children, tlicir iircs beinj; as follews: Alice, S years; t liar ley -I years; Emma,Ccar.; .lohn.ti years Now conic, the result: Alice and Km ma CJimcoutnll right,but Charley passed forty live and Johnny about sixty worm-. Tl e i result was so uralifyii'K that I -pent two days in showing the wonderful cirect t.f your Vcrmifufie around rtlca, and now have the worms on exhibition in my store Yours truly, JOHN 1'11'Elt. ' The ernulnc 1R. C 3IT.ANirS VEK- MI FUG E is manufactured only by Fleming Bros., Pittsburgh, Pa., anil lear the .signatures of C. McXnne ami Flcmlnjr llro-. It is never made In i St. Ixmis or Wheeling. j lie sure you get tlio genuine Price, 25 FLE3II3IC BROS., Pittsburgh, Pa. cents : Dome. Barbour's No. .40 I2-Ply i SALMON TWINE! CORK m LEAD Mi SEINE TWINES. iA Full Stock Now on Hand, : HENRY DOYLE -& CO., 1 51 MarketStrect San Francisco, -arKeisireci. nn rraucisco. Solu Ajinntsfor the Pacific Coast. Shilob's Catarrh Kemedy a posi tive cure for Catarrh, Diptficria and Canker Mouth. Sold by Y. . dement. itfWIff ts ' WW 1 . nfr&! I 1 wSB 15 Si -V , & : cl eSS&fft . V Hv?r&& r uLnnANREitl?. iroifc I r. II. STICKELS A. M. JOHHSOIT & Co., lit alcr? in CROCKERY &. CLASS WARE. Al-' V"hoIeaU Dealers in P:;ii!t. alls. Ynrsiivlics. CInsi. iu(l3. Arisi.s Oil ami "Wafor C'olin. I'ainf ami Kalso- iniiic UtjisIk's. (utistaatl on hand a full ai.d choice stock of Maple :u.d F:uu-y Groceriis Only tlio Bf kept ur Mock or C'ropkery and ;iax Varc i the l.arsft and most Conijilete hf' ck eor oo iiel in Astoria. rotMstinxof T. a ami liniier Sel,- Toilet Set. t;iss. Fniit. ami V.' tor Sot-, liar Fixtures. Ale Mug-, rHl-. Uh tic Pntttles Goblets, Tuin l!er IMi imado "iit-, &c . &e. Ker!lmg-o)dac Itst IJvhijrUates. iitnitj- i;uar:i:i(ociI. An amh.ation will more than repay jou. IT PAYS TO TRADE WITH ME ! WHO ? PRANK ELBERSON, SeasiileBaierj Koifectioiery. WJLY? Because my Goods are the Best, and Always Fresh. Cakes Candies elc. furnished for Wedding parties, on slion no Ice, and guar.nitocd to give ierfcc: -ati fact ion. Cake ornamenting a specialty. Oppoxtir G. . Hume's. WEI. EDGAR, ASTORIA. - - - OKEGOX, Dealer in Cigars, Tobacco and Cigarettes Meerschaum ant! Brier Pipes, Stationery and Optical Coods, .To-cph Uoilpersand Woatcnholm GENUIKE ENGLISH CUTLERY Revolvers and Cartridges. Gold and S:Iver Watches and Chains 1N&, X 2L. Q 5 X BE 3-. Cleaning Repairing. NEAT. CJIEA1 AND QUICK, BY GKOIUili I.OVETT, Main 5treet. oj-hhIu If. I-oeb'a, PEEUYIAN BITTERS !, Wilmerding & Co., San Francisco. Loeb & Co., Agents, Astori . Fine and Coarse Liverpool SALT. Tin l'late.IJlockTIn, Caustic Soda, For sale ex "Warehouse at Portland or Astoria by ISA JjFOL'K, l'TIIKIK & CO. dtf Portland. Or. $500 Reward. "We willpay the above reward for an v case ofLHer Complaint, Dyspepsia. Sick Head-.u-he. Indigestion. Constipation or Ctive-. nes we cannot cure Willi Wes't's Vesciable Liver Pills, wlien the directions are strictly complied with. 'ilev are purelv Vegetable, and ncv-r fail to give satisfaction. Sugar coated. I.arge boxes, containing 31 Pills, 25 cents. For sale by all Druggists. Beware ot counterfeits and imitations. The grnuine manufactured only bvJonx C. "West & Co. "The Pill Maker," island 1S5 "W. Madison St., Chicago. Free trial package sent by mail prepaid on receipt of a 3 cent stamp, W E.Demnt, agent. OlilU . z . e s ; - w g I XJ 5s ' o I r; L o j- ti rn c o l J P I o o 1 f H 2i 5 Urn -P1 fit WILLIAM HOWE -DEALF.B IS Doors, Windows, Blinds, Transoms, Lumber, All kinds of OAK LUMBER, j GLASS, Boat Material, Etc. ts i Boats of all Kinds Made to Order. 1 J5?Orders from a distance promptly attended MISCELLANEOUS. ASTORIA IRON WORKS. Bentojt STnEET, Near Parker House. A3TOBTA. - OBEGON. GENERAL MACHINISTS AND BOILER MAKERS. lama ENGINES Boiler Work, Steamboat Work, and Cannery Work a specialty. CASTINGS. Of nil Descriptions made to Order at (Short Notice.- A. D. V'ass, President. .1. a. IIusTi.Rit, Secretary. I. V. Cask, Treasurer. Johx Fox, Superintendent .AHNDT&FERCflEN, ASTORIA. - OBEGON. The Pioneer Machine Shop BLACKSMITH 2PKfL m ISHOP ifiA AXI) . Boiler Shop 'fSS' ?s All kinds of ENGINE, CANNERY, A'D STEAMBOAT WOEK Promptly attended to. A specialty made of repairing CANNERY DIES, FOOT OF LAFAYETTE STBEET. EC, B. PARKER, DK.KI.ER IX Hay, Oats, Straw. Lime, Brick, Cement and Sand Wood Iellvered to Order, Draying, Teaming and Express Business. Horses ana Carriages for Hire. DEALER IX WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. FI KMT C'KA.NS SOLID GOLD JEWELRY, BRAc;;.:xst9 Scarf Pins, Chains, Watches, SILVERWARE, Of every description. The finest stock of Jewelry in Astoria. J-AH goods warranted as represented. GUSTAV HANSEN, JEWELER. 3 s z OD O o z m S"1 gw O 2W 2 r ? 2 o ZP C3 CD P AND Bracket Work A SPECIALTY, to, and satisfaction guaranteed in all cases. BUSINESS CARDS. U C. 1IOLDEX,, NOTARY PUBLIC, ACCTIONEEE, COMMISSION AND STJRANCE AGENI. Q.ELO F. PABKEB. SURVEYOR OF Clatsop County, and City or Astoria Oifice :-Chenamus street, Y. M. C. A. hall Boom No. 8. TT 1$. DILL Alt I)f Attorney at I-aw. " OFFICE AT ST. HELENS, OREGON. "Will attend terms of Court at Astona, Kalamaand Portland, XI D. W1XTOX, Attorney and Counselor at Law. KH-Ofllce in Pythian Building. Booms 11, is. ASTOBIA, - - - OREGON. JAY TUTTLE, 31. I. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, Office Booms 1,2, and 3. Pythian Build ing. Kesidexcf Over Elberson's Bakery, op posite liartli & Myers' Saloon. O P. HICKS, PENTIST, ASTORIA, - - OREGON Rooms In Allen's building up stairs, corner of Cass and Sqemocqhe streets. ! Q. A. BOWLBY. ATTORNEY AT LAW. Chenamus Street. - ASTORIA. OREGO Piano Lessons With Use of Piano. MRS. J. W. RTJDDOCK Terms moderate. Orders may be left at Adler's book store. G. A. STINSON & C()7, BLACKSM1TH1NG. At Capt. Rogers old stand, corner of Casi and Court Streets. Ship and Cannery work, Horseshoehte. Wagons made and repaired. Good work uuaranteed. M. WEKTUEIMEK. I. WTOTHElMKn M. WERTHEIMER & BR0. MANUFACTURERS OF FINE Havana and Domestic Cigars No. 518 .Front St. San. Francisco I. W. CASE, IMPORTER AND WHOLESALE AND RE TAIL DEALER IN GEEBAL MERCMBISE Corner Chenamus and Cass streets. ASTORIA - OREGON Notice. TnE SCHOOL TAXES FOR SCHOOL District No. ! are now due and payable at my ofllcc. In The Fisherman's Packini; Company's building. These taxes becomr delinquent thirty days from date ROBERT HAMILTON, School Clerk, Bpper Attort, Jan. h iftf.