0) - ' ''r--"- VOL.XXIY, NO. 1 01. ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27, J 885. PRICE. FIYE CENTS. BUSINESS CARDS. I'jaM. A. 1,. and J. A. FIJJTO.V Phj .sieiausnud Surjrt'oif. Will rive prompt attention to nil calls, ti mn any part of tue city or eountiy. Ofllce over Allen's Store, corner Cass and Suuemoqu.v streets, Astoria, Oregon. Telephone No. 41. D It. FItAXK IAK. I'hynirlnii and Nurscou. office. EooinG, over I). A. Mcintosh s Moic. IKFICK HOUHS : 9 to 11 A. si. ; 3 to 3 V. M. Kcbklence. opposite the.lohansen building D11 It. I.OCKKAUT. PHYSICI AX A XI) SUKKEOX. Owiri: : tieni IluPdiiu;, up stair. Atoii:i, OlVKOll. :k-. a. no'titis. :ko. noIiUD H,AI1 fc EtOItlSSS. attorneys at ivv. mire ill Kinney's BUwk. ppobiie Clt Hall. Astoria. Oregon. W.KUl.ToJ.. J. C UTI.THiN. i'lll.TOX EKIKOTEIKISS. ATTOUN'EYS AT LAW. Rooms 5 and 6. Odd Fellows Building O KIO V. I'AKKEK SURVEYOR OF ClutHop county and 'lty or Astoria Office : N. K. corncrCass and AMor streets, Kooni No. 8. rCfc. A. BOWI.BY. Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Ofllce on Chenaiuus Street, A-tona, Oregon. FAY TUTTkiK. 3S. I. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Ok ice Rooms l, 2, and 3. Pythian Build- 'g. Rksidej.ce On Cedai Street, hack oi St. Mary's Hospital. h P. UICKrJ. A.K.MMW. HICKS & Sill IV. DENTISTS. Booms In Allen's Building, up slaus. ei nerCass and Squemoqua sheets. Aitoiia Oregon. r it. pkiikt. XOTAHY PUBLIC, Searcher of Titlen. Abstriifler ami Conveyancer. Office on Cas Street. 3 dooi south of A torian office, Astoiia, Oregon. BANKTNQ AHD INSURAKGE ! I. W. CASE, Broker, Banker, and Insnr ance Agent, l&K'OKIA, - OKKfitlS. OFFICE HOURS : From a o'clock A. M. until 3 oVlock P. M. AHEAD OF ALL COMPETITORS! Capitol Flour, Manufactured on the Gradual Reduction System hy the Salem (Or.) Capitol Flour Mills Co.. LIMITKD the only flour that has taken First Prize three years in succession at the POKTliAXU 3lECIIAXIt:'S FAIIt. Also at State Fair. One trial is sufficient to coin ince ol its .supe riority. See that the void CAPITOI. ison eacli sack -" GEORGE SHIEL, 8 Stark St., Portland Agent. WILSON & FISHER. Astoria Agents. HAVE YOTJ IN T1IE MATTER OF Rags, Bottles, Old Metal, or Junk of Any Sort, FOARD & STOKES Will give you the hest price for it. Do You Want to Buy SHIP MATERIAL, From a Belaying Pin to a Hawser: from Block, to an Anchor. You Can Get what You Want at F0AED& STOKES. Headquarters at building, east end Water-Street Notice of Assignment. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL whom It may concern ihat the under signed has been, appointed assignee or the estate of M. D. Kant, an insolvent : and all persons having claims against said insolvent, are requested to present the same to the as signee properly verified, at his jofllce at P. A. Stokes &Co's,Jn "the city of Astoria. Clat sop county, state of Oiegon, within ihree months from this date. PHILIP A. STOKES. Astoria, September 2, 1885. Anfini to Shi? hmMmmmm FOB ESASM, CURES Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sciatica, Lumbago. Backache. Hcadad'cTootliachc, fcoro Til root, w-l!!tiiT. rn!it Kri!-s, JIur:i. ftnli!. t'iul Stile. asd AiLori'.r;: :.u rim ami aiii.-!. Suit I) Drurxi.'" anl IV -.'. 1 .) .".i l.tie. Direi- uuiu 11 Ijl-vUc . THE CH IKIXS A. VOfiHI 111 tV . (Sunui..l.A.utji.':.(.. i rlu-?.. .3.. . -. I. NVI lsjasr. whatits name implies ; s Purely Vegetable "Compound, thai acts directly upon. tlieMyer ; curing the many diseases icidenyto that im. portant organ, and rteAmting the nu merous ailrasnts tKhtjarise from its deranged or torpSction, sncli as Dyspepsia Ja&pdice, Biliousness, CosurenesMaria, Sick-headache, PJiean&netc. It is therefore s iruisEoMr "To"have Goo&Healti :hc Liver must te kept in order." DB. BANPORD'S LIVEB, INVIG0EAT0R. Invigorates the Liver, Regulates the Bow els, Strengthens the System, Purifies the BlooJ.AisilslVxpstion.PrevcntsFcvcrs. Is a Household Xecd. An Invaluable Family Medicine for common complaints D3. 8AirrOH33 U7ZR IH7IG0BATG2. An experience of Forty years, a:id Tm v sands cf Testimonials prove its Merit. FOIt SAIX T.V AT.T. DEALERS IX MCDICIXm For fall information f-end your adi!rc3 lor id ji-rBv)k on tlio " Irrr and it di-i-." tf f ftIFOIU DUAM: 7.. NEW "iOSK. c"IT3? Many a Lady is beautiful, all but her skin ; and nobody has ever told her how easy it is to put beauty on the skin. Beauty on the skin is Balm. Magnolia Men Think they know all about Mustang Lin iment. Few do. Not to know is not to have. B. B. Franklin, Mertater and CaMiei Maker, SQUEMOQUA STREET, XEXT TO TIIK ASTOKIAX r.UII.DING. ESAH woik done in a skillful manner on short notice at reasonable rates. Openii of tie SMii Season! AT ROSS' OPERA HOUSE, Continue every Tuesday, Thursda) and Sat urday evenings from 7 to 10 r. ., ami Auunuay auerauou from lto-Jr.ii. Admission; on Tuesday and Thursday evenings :uid Saturday afternoon. Ladles free, skaters 5 cents- Gents admisMon 2oc, skaters ' cents. Admission on Saturday evening, w itli Cushlng Post Cornet Hand : Ladies 23 cents, skaters 25 cents; Gents 23 cents, skaters 25 cents. 2: ItfOX VSSTEEL. Steel Taking The Place of Wrought j Iron for all Purposes. I Although no iron rails are made now, there are still a few old iron rails in uue. As fast as worn out they are replaced by steel rails. Few people not actually engaged in the metal trade are aware of the wonderful strides made by steel in recent years. In fact, steel is wholly taking the plate of wrought iron. Steel is simply a mixture of iron and carbon, the quantity of carbon rang im: from .2.1 to .02 per cent, of the mass. It is not only stronger and for almost every purpose better than wrought iron, but it is cheaper. It., first victory over wrought iron was obtained in Kngland, where steel rails for railroads were found to be much bi'ttei than iron in several ways. They did not wear awav so rapidly under the wheels, and "tbev were able to j-taml a greater jtraiii. The ill st IJessemer bteel plant in this country was htarted in IShT. Its pro duct was used for making rails, and the total amount for that jear was :,000 tons. For a number of years the Bessemer steel was almost uliollv devoted to that purpose, the Inch price at which it wns sold m-ikftur it. unprofitable for other uses to winch niuu;,iii nji ii.T mu oiuui rails brought ilGO a ton in IRfiT. T?nf ?ifr the panic of 1871. prices came down, and in 1S7." the rails brought $75. The hard times of 1S79 lowered the price, in spite of combinations among owners, and in ISSo steel mils sold for $40 a ton. Since that time the price has fallen hteadily, and a recent price list puts the price of rails at $29, and of steel slabs, icady to be rolled or forged into anv shape, at $2S per IUI1. The ICSult Of these low nricoe ic that bridges are no longer made of iron. rieei oeams have taken the place of iron in the fireproof build ings. Steel boilers replace iron boil ers. Steel rillcs replace the old cast iron cannon. Whnrnvor t.tnaiin strength is required steel is used. ine use oi steel m beamsand gird ers for bouses and bridges was a natural sequence of their use in rail road tracks. JJut the use of this steel has not been confined to milrn-wl and steamships. The bur tin plate factories in Wales began to experi ment with steel instead of iron about two years ago. Tin plate contains about 5K! per tent, of iron and 7 of pure tin. The steel plate .vas found to be cheaper, and the article made ol steel tin plate were superior. For makinr tin dishes without unc soldered joints, the Siemens process steel plate is not only .superior, but it is about the only kiiid that can stand the spinning process. This countrv now imports 240,000 tons of tin plate annually, ami it is all made of steel plate with a tin coating. One field in which steel has not vet whollv displaced iron is in tl m-if-.n- facture of nails. The plates from which nails are cut can be rolled from steel ingots as easily an from puddled iion, but the steel plate is harder to cut and the cutters charge a little more for the work. The plants en gaged in making steel nails are limited in number and the price of steel rails is higher than that of iron. The steel nail is smoother, stronger and handsomer, and has made its way in spite of the higher price, but the dilferenee in price is rapidly dwindling, and will, no doubt, soon disappear altogether. In November, 38S4, the "Wheeling manufacturers charged thirty cents and the Troy men twenty-five cents a keg more for the steel nails. Quota tions during the last of Februarv this 3'ear were $2.10 per keg for steel rails and $2 for iron. The profit to the manufacturer of the steel nails is much greater on acconnt of the smaller cost of the plates, and the only thing that prevents tbe iron nail makers from using steel plates entire ly is that it takes money to change the plant, and after the great depres sion of the past two years money is not over abundant among iron manu facturers in any branch of the trade. A curious outgrowth of this im provemet in the manufacture of nails is the action taken by the trades unions in the West at the instigation oi tue puuuiers. Jiy the old pud dling process of making iron plates for nails, the pig iron was melted in a great furnace and a small army of men stirred up the melted mass with long rods until the impurities were burned out and the iron became pasty instead of liquid. -By the new process the melted pig iron in a big pear-shaped kettle is subjected to a powerful blast of air which is forced up through it from the bottom until the impurities arc burned out. Then another small amount of melted pig iron is poured in and the mixture is read' to be cast into ingots. By the old process twenty skilled men could turn out fifteen tons of nail plate in a day, while by the new process four common laborers and one skilled me chanic can turn out from 150 to 250 tons in a day. Naturally the pud dlers must lose their occupation. They have induced the Contractors' and Master Carpenters' Association of "Wheeling to boycott the steel nails, and all union hnilrlorc -n-ni v,Q asked to boycott them also. There is one thing that has not yet been successfully made of steel, and that is a propeller shaft for a steam shin. Experiments were made in England, and after considerable money had been lost, the attempt was abandoned. Then the wise men who were going to rebuild the Ameri can navy took up the abandoned idea and ordered steel to be used in the shafts for the new cruisers. John Roach objected, but the Advisory Board in-i-ted and Koach eave the contract to other parties. The Dol phin got her haft and staited on her trial trip up the Hound, and after a short tup Ihr t-haft broke. Then the plan5 of thy other cruisers wen al tered, and it is n'u the change has involved a fatal weakening of the sterns of the new commerce do.sti overs. A Rainbow In a Window Pane. In Pendleton County, Ky., about half way between Demossville and Knoxville, lives a very worthy old gentleman by the name of Stith. On the three lowest panes of glass in the window next to the ground is pic tured a piece of rainbow, which I am told has been written about several times, though V have never heard of any attempt at an explanation. This case of picture-taking is extreme ly rare it never has occurred before, so far as we know, and probably never -will again ; and the true secret we may never know. The greatest difficulty is to ascertain how those panes of glass were made sensitive or susceptible to the impression. Well, nature never faili to furnish jvays and means when undertaking a piece of work. This house stands nearly north and south, with this window on the east side of the house, near the south chimney,, and no light ad mitted from the west side of that room, and no obstructions on the east side at that time. Then the bow was on the east side, of course. Mr. Stith says it was a very damp time, and the probability, according to my judg ment, is that it was very warm and a good fire burning at the same time. Now, it may be that at the proper time a heavy charge of electricity came so near that it caught the place thus prepared for it. The old gentle man closed the window-blinds and the picture was taken, which I am told is a dim amber color at first, but soon assumes all the brilliancy of a beautiful rainbow. Cincinnati En quirer. Effect of English Rule on India. England has fostered schools and missionary enterprises, and these dif fuse what may be called political in telligence rather faster than an obe dient Christian spirit. All these in fluences combined are gradually changing the manners, thoughts and characters of the Hindoos. The Buddhists, Mussulmans and Brah mins retain their peculiar customs and beliefs, but all are affected more or less bj' the new, restless, question ing spirit let in upon them by their conquerors. This slow dawning new era is not without ground for anxiety as to the future of English suprem acy. The character of the Hindoo is a curious anomaly gentle, dreaming and apathetic, but yet capable of the Avildest and the most savage out bursts of passion. The safety of English rule lay in the quietness and lack of self-assertion peculiar to this strange people and in this dispersion of their strength, resulting from im memorial religious divisions. It would seem to follow, therefore, that if the influences alluded to have tended to remove these safeguards the resulting condition, although fav orable to the spread of civilization, is ominous of future trouble. St. Louis Republican. Curious llelirarv. In the marketplace of several wes tern Mexican towns peasant women bring in for sale trays covered v ith living ants, each about as big and round as a lanro white currant, and each entirely tilled with honey or j-rapo sugar, much appreciated by the ingenuous Mexican youth as an ex cellent substitute for coffee. Thev hold the ant by its head and suck out the honey, with which its bick parts are greatly distended, amPthrow away the empty bod'. Women buy the "ant by the quart, press out the honey through a muslin strainer and make it into a sweet intoxicant that is greatly enjoyed by Mexican youth and husbands. Aiding the Memory. In France some years ago a con veyance of land required twelve adult witnesses, who were accompanied by twelve little boys; and when the price of the land was paid and its surrender took place the ears of the boys were pulled and they were severely beaten, so that the pain thus inflicted should leave an impression upon their memory, and, if required afterward, they might bear witness to the sale. Later, when a criminal was being executed, parents whipped their children, so that they might take warning by the example and keep in the path of viilue. That Dirty Dandruff. Dandruff is dirty and disagreeable in every way. It soils the clothing continually," and is accompanied by a hardly less annoying sensation of itching. The scalp is diseased. There is nothing in the world so thoroughly adapted to this trouble as Parker's TTnir "Rnlsnm. It cleanses and heals the scalp, stops the falling hair and restores lis urjjuiui auimcaa, giuaa and color. Is not oily, highly per fumed, an elegant dressing. Very ppnnnmionl. as onlv a small occasion al application keep3 the hair in per fect condition. An Extemporized Marriage, The magnificent extravagance of the late Khedive is well exemplified in the small palace he built for the Empress Eugenie, and which has never been occupied since. Here, too, an instance of thoiough oriental arbi trariness occurred. The Empress, while thanking the Khedive for the magnificent reception he had given her, happened to say that the only thing she had not seen was an Arab marriage. "Indeed," said the Khe dive, "this shall soon be remedied." So he sent for his A. D. C, gave him one of his Circassian slaves from the harem, presented him with a large dowry, and told the astonished olli cial that everything was to be ready in two days. Accordingly, on the second day there was a grand marriage a VArahe. The Empress was greatly pleased, and the A. J). C. man far more Euro pean than Egyptian, and who spoke several European languages splendid ly, found himself indissolubly at tached to a Mohammedan wife, while all along it had been tbe dream of h:s life to marry a European lady, one educated like himself, and with whom he could associate. But he knew he dared not refuse, and so an accident settled his whole future life. Medical Men or Distinction nave been among the foremost to ghe hon or v here honor was due in the ease of Ho. tetter's Stomach Bitters. Abjuring nlu f.ih Ioncd professional prejudice, they hae frankly home evidence to its worth :is a means of remedying dyspepsia, fever and ague, bilious remittent, rheumatism, consti pation, liver complaint, debility and renal disorders. With all intelligent people this favorable professional crdict ha had its due weight, especially as it was in direct con firmation of that of tne people and the pres. Far more effectual has it proved than bom bastic assertion, too often resorted to by the proprietors of remedies of doubtful value. 'The plain unvarnished truth" about the? Hitters is more man suinceni io convince a skeptic. As a family medicine of compre hensive utility, prompt and thorough in ac tion and pure hi composition, it stands do servldly first. "Podsnap," said McSwilligen, yes terday, "what's a legal blank?" "Alegal blank." replied Podsnap, "is a certain kind of paper used for the engrossing of law forms." "You are mistaken." "What is it then?" "Alegal blank is a briefless law yer." Edward Hanlan, the champion oars man of the world, writes that he has used St. Jacobs Oil with the most beneficial results, and has. found it a reliable remedy for muscular pains in the arms and limbs. --llackmetttck.' a UiU:i ami tia uratit pcrfiuue. Price IK ami 50 cents. Sold hy V. K. Dement. KWDM3MJB MARKETS. WYATT & THOMPSON. DKALEKS IN FRESH AND CURED MEATS, CHOICE GROCERIES, PROVISIONS.. Crockery and Glassware. MIlll Feed., E3to, STAR MARKET. WHERRY & COMPANY, Fresli and Cured Meats, FRUITS, BUTTER, and EGGS. OPPOSITE OCCIDENT HOTEL, -CIIEXASIUS Street, Astoria, Og. Washington Market. Main Mrcct, Astoria, Orcson. Bi:it31AX A CO. PItOFKIF.TOltS DESPECTFULLY CALL THE ATTEN IX tlon of the public to the fact that the above Market will always be supplied with a FULL VAKIETY AND UEST QUALITY FRESH AND CURED MEATS ! Which will be sold at lowest rates, whole sale and retail. S-Hpeeial attention given to supplying ships. $67,000,000 Capital! Liverpool and London and Globe North British and Mercantile Of London and Edinburgh. Old. Connecticut of Hartford COMMERCIAL OF CALIFORNIA Fire Insurance Companies, Representing a Capital ofS67,000 OOO. B. VAN DUSEN. AWDt, BARBOUR'S: Irish Flax HAVE NO tfnnor.7 -ai i i avfl .-&p a..tt.'v .vv..i jKyy ."Sta. GRAND PRIZE PARIS 1878. THEY HAVE BEEN AWARDED HIGHER PRIZES AT THE VARIOUS International Expositions TIIAX THE GOODS OF ANY OTUEK THREAD MANUFACTURERS IN THE WORLD. Quality can Always be Depended on ! ExDeriencefl Isteii Use no Other ! HENRY DOYLE & CO., 5 1 7 and 5 1 9 Market Street. SAN FRANCISCO, AGEXTS i'Oll PACIFIC COAST. Seine Twines, Rope and Netting Constantly on Hand. The Telephone Saloon. The Finest Establishment of the Kind in Astoria. Especially fitted up for the Contort and Convenience of those ho enjoy a Social Glas. The Best or Wines and Liquors, The Choicest Cigars. Everything New and First-Class. R. T JEFFREY. JTrop'r. Magnus 0. Crosby Dealer in HAM ABE, IM, STEEL, Iron Pipe and Fittings, STOVES, TINWARE AND HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS SHEFT LEAD STRIP LEAD SHEET IRON, Tiaa. AND Copper. Coluiia Traiisprtata Coipy. SMMaflBSSSBBBSaBSSBSSBBBSHBSMBSBMMaSBSSJBSBl FOR PORTLAND! Througli Freight on Fast Time I THE NEW STEAMER -TELEPHONE- Which has been specially built for the comfort of passengers will leaya Wilson & Fisher's Dock every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 6 A.M. arriving at Portland at 1 P.M. Returning leaves Portland every Tuesday and Thursday at 6 A. M. arriving at Astoria at P. M. TAn additional trip will be made on Sunday of ack Week, leaving Potttead at 9 O'clock Sunday Jlornlnjr. Passengers b this route coanact at Xataaa for Sound ports. u. B. SGOTT, Piia?DJ Threads EQUAL'. ttRann The Gem Saloon, The Popular Resort for Astorians. For the Finest of Wines and Liquors Oo to THE GEM SALOON. ALEX. CAMPBELL, - - PROPRIETOR J. H. D. GRAY. Wholesale and retail dealer in. GROCERIES, FLOUR, AND FEED Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood,.Eic. LIME, SAND AND CEMENT. General Storage and "Wharfage on reason able terms. Foot of Benton sueet, Astoria, Oregon. WM. EDGAR, Dealer in Cigars, Tobacco and Cigarettes Meerschaum and Brier Pipes, GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY Revolvers and Cartridges. COUNEP. MAIN AND CHENAMUS 8T3. .?