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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 14, 1886)
'iyPrr' -- CO VOL. XXV, NO. 38. ASTORIA, OREGON, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14, J 886. PRICE. EIVE CENTS. ftmm ll 1., wArfl LM HrSlNK.S.S CAPuDS. C. E. THOUSOS, E. E- COOVUIT. THOMSON fc COOVERT, Attorneys at Law and Notaries Public. Special attention given to collections and examining titles. Office Rooms 4 and 3, over City Book Store. . , f B. 3IABTIX, . B.. ' ! Architect and Civil Engineer. ! Offick Room 0. Kuijihts of Pjthias Building. -K. A. I m.d .1. A. FHLTOX. 5Iij sirimiii ami Srirs'on. Wil! it. prompt attention to all calls. .lutnanr lurtof th lie city or country. Office o er Allen's fetore, cornet Cav :itt.ino(ruastreeU, Astoria, Ou-gon. "telephone No. 41. and , It. Fit ASK IAK. I SMiynirlim mid Siirjreou. 'ti.ee. KoomC, over I). A. Mcintosh s store. : tick llouns : 9 to 11 A. m. ;-s to 5 r. i. HeMdeiice, opposite the Johansen building i y !'I 'ri-r.i- .ft. I. ri PHYSICIAN AND SUKUEON MKrif K-Kooms 1.2. and 3 Pythian Build iijr. Uksiurni'E On Cedar btrcet. si. Mar 'i Hospital. hack of nit.. B- , KSTES PHYSICIAN" AND SUHGEON. Offick : Gem Building, up stairs, Astoiia, Oregon. Tyt. ALKHF.O KISM.Y. Office at Kinney's Cannery. Will only attend patients at his office, and may be fouud there at any hour. CKO. A. DOKUIS, GEO. 'OI.ANI XOTsXXTt fc MORRIS. ATTORNEYS AT LAW. Office In Kinney's Block, pposlte CIt Hall, Astoiia, Oregon. W. FULTON. a.c ruuioii 1'ui.tok KKOTIIEECS. ATTOKNEYS AT LAW. Itooms 5 and C.Odd Fellows Building. f ELO F. PAKKEK SURVEYOR OF CLATSOP COUNTY AND Eac-Clty Surveyor of Astoria Office : N. E. coniPrCass and AstorstrcfL, Room No. 8 Up Htairn. J.u A. BOIVLBY. itfiruty and t'ounnfllor ait luw. office on Chenaimis Stteet, Astoria, Oregon. 1 I, WIXTOX, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Rooms No. 11 and 12, Pythian Castle Build ing. TW" 1. BAY3lOXI, CIVIL ENGINEER, CITY SURVEYOR. Office in City Hall, Astoiia. Oregon. A. K. SHAW. DENTIST. Rooms in AlleVs Building, up stall", coi ner Cass and Squemoqua stieets. Astoria Oregon. "O R. 8PEWDKX, NOTARY PUBLIC, Scnrcheror Titles, Abstracter and Conveyancer. Office on Cass Street. 3 doors south of As torian office, Astoria, Oregon. General Agencv of TTTM. B. ADAIR, Real Ehtate, Insurance and Money BROKER. Valuable Properties for Sale or Lease in Upper Astoria.- Accounts Adjusted, and Book Keeping done on Short Notice. Oflice with Col. Spedden, cor. Jefferson and Cass streets, Astoiia, ureon. A. V. Allen, Wholesale and Retail Dealer In PtavlglanSg MILL FEED. lass and Plated Ware, TKOPICAL AND DOMESTIC FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Together with - Wines, Liq-jors,Tobacco.Cig:rs To Rent. A 'FINE SUITE OF ROOMS IN THE ODD bellows-Building. gJJb Money to Loan rS APPROVED SECURITY. COUNTY J Orders bought. pply at tne omc F. D. WIKTON, cticobs nil THE GREAT ,fV dm RENfED I v PH BUS Cures H nil P jfjRHEUMATISM' Neuralgia, aclcaclie. lacudaclic, Toolbaclic, ftr-rassi, Cruiser, etc, etc lrlcc, Fifty C ii. At Drujrgista and Dealers. FHE CHARLES A. YOCELER CO., Sole Prop' BaLTUIOKE, MArXXAXD, U. S. A. TUTT'S LLS TORPID BOWELS, DISORDERED LIVER, and MALARIA. Prom these sources arise three-fourthe of the diseases cf the human race. These symptoms indicate their existence: Loss of Appetite, Bowels costive, Hick Headache, fullness after eat ing, aversion to exertion of toouj or mind. Eructation of food, Irritabil ity of temper, IO wepirlts, A feeling of liavinsneglected some duty,DIx 2iaesc,FlutterlngatthoIIeart,Iot8 before the eyes, highly colored tJriue,COXSTlPATIOA',and demand the use of a remedy that acts directly on theLivcr. AsaLivcrmcdicineTOTT'S 1'IIiI.S have no equal. Their action on the Kidneys and Skin Is also prompt; removing all impurities through these three " scavengers of the system," producing appetite, sound digestion, regular stools, n clear skin and a vig oroushody. TCTT'Ai MMCS cause no nausea or griping nor interfero "With daily work and are a perfect ANTIDOTE. TO MALARIA. Sold everywhere cs. Ottice44 AlurmySt.NY. GuATllArn or Winsnras changed in- Htantly to aGLosr Black by asinglo application of :hls Dye. Sold by Drug. 'USts,or sent by express on receipt of JL Office, 44 Murrav Street, New York. Z"Z7a HAUuJLL C? USEFUL MCSIPI3 HOE. FOR Man and Beast. Mustang Liniment is older than most men, and used more and more every year. HAGAN'S Magnolia Balm is a secret aid to beauty. Many a lady owes her fresh ness to it, who would rather not tell, and you carit tell. ASTORIA IRON WORKS. Bknton Street, Near Parker House, ASTORIA. - OREGON. GENERAL MACHINISTS AND BOILER MAKERS. LAfflailiSEMGfflS Boiler Work, Steamboat Work and Cannery Work a spe cialty. Of all Iebcrirtioi!B miclc to Order at Short Retire. A. D. Wass. FroMdent. J. (J. HcsTLER.Sccretary, I. W. Cask, Treasurer, jonx Fox.Superintendent, J. D. GHA ivtinltfe.1!! and reiall dealei : GROCERIES, FLOUR, AND FEED Hay, Oats, Straw, Wood, Etc. LIME, SAND AND t EMENT. General Storage and Wharfage on reason able terms. Foot of Benton Mreet, Aoria Oregon. Nicely-Furnished Rooms, WITH OR -WITHOUT BOARD: AT Mrs. S. T. McKean's, Cass street, three aoorssouiuoi AsruKiA.N omcc Imperial Pekin Duck Eggs: $1.50 PER DOZEN. FOR SALE BY D.J.INGALLS-. ChadwelL M i huh PI FLOATING GARDENS. What- an American Traveler law la Alt-zlco. - We visited the r.'lybrated floating gardens. Repaid ng these renowned lloattng islands o wardens, the reader can form a correct idea of them from the following lines written upon the subject by a d:s:inguished English traveler: "Whou a tract of vegetation coin- Eosed of reads, water plants and ushes, interwoven and laced togeth er, becomes 60 dense that it will bear a superstructure, strips of turf 20 to 30 yards long by two yards wide, are cut lrom some suitable nnn place, floated to it down the canal and laid upon it; this is repeated several times, and thus an island is securely raised two or three feet above the level of the wtrter; a little soil is spread over it, and it becomes a chinampa, or floating garden, on which Indian corn, vcxettbles and flowers are grown. The gardens vary in size fiom 103 to 209 feet in length, and from 20 to 100 in width, according to the nature of the vegeta tion which suppoits them." To secure these gardens in their proper places long willow poles are driven into the ground below, where they soon take root. The poles also tluow out roots into the beds of the floating gardens, and so hold them steady. We took a line of street cars and were lauded near an old Spanish bridge, alongside of which we found a number of flat boats covered with awnings, with a seat on each side, covered with red calico. Wo hold our noses as well as our breaths. Upon leaving the city the canal is lined on both sides with beautiful trees of the species of the weeping willow, only that they are quite tall. The city gate or local cufctom-house is then passed. IIire are to be seen many boats laden with lumber, fire wood, vegetables, fruit, flowers, etc., waiting to pay toll. A large daily revenue is derived from this source by the government. The stalwart Indians swiftly pole the boat up the stream for about ten minutes more, and Santa Anita is reached. This is an old Indian village, which has un dergone few or no changes for the last 300 j'ears, if we except the pub lic school for boys and girls and a small church. It is a favorite pleas ure resort for the inhabitants of Mex ico, especially during the summer months, and is rendered doubly at tracts e by the numerous cAtnanipaa or lioatmg gara ins lounu in its vicin ity, on which are grown in remark able abundance Vic; tables of all kinds and beautiful" flowers, which are sold for a mere trifle. The water in the canal was the color of dishwater. At Santa Anita we entered a narrow ditch just wide enough for our boat. The little boy who pulled the boat with a long pole worked manfully. We passed by a number of women washing clothes on the bank, and using a fiat stone for a washboard. The gardens-surprised and pleased us. Here was a small strip of land of, say 20 feet wide by 100 feet deep, surrounded by water, producing the finest onions, another cabbages, another radishes, another flowers, and so on, for at least a mile a succession of the best cultivated gardens I ever saw. The Mexican Indians are the best gardners in the world, aside from the Germans. Their methods are rude, but they know how to cultivate their garden patches. Un our return we met boat loads of girls and boys singing and lauzhin" as thov slowlv elided alone. It was not a Venetian scene, but it showed that the browa-Bhouldered, DiaeK-eyeu inaian gin coma aream and talk of love. Toledo Blade. A. Curious Xlctfic Oarrcnt An unusual and very interesting phenomenon occurred near Frank fort, D. T., recently, in the form of an atmospheric electric current of considerable power. As observed there, the current did not reach the ground, but varied in distance from four to six feet from it. It was first noticed by the peculiar effect it had on horses and cattle. A buuiag sound was heard from around the ears of animals airaHar to that mode by the swarming of bees distinctly audible at a distance of several feet. Horses and mules threw their heads around in a very excited manner, acting as though theirears were full oi nies. itie snapping oi ciecinc sparks was also heard. Horses which kept their heads close to the ground were not troubled, as the current did not seem to reach down to them. Many teams became frantic and un controllable. One horse was so frightened that it fell, and tried to creep under its mate for protection. Oxen also behaved in a very un reasonable and sprightly manaar. Farmers were frightened and hurried to the barn with all possible speeH. Finally a brief thunder slower came up, and the flash of lif&tfmg afford ed immediate rlif. The current flowed from west to east, and was siic or seven asiPss in widih. Cor respondence Milwaukee Wisconssm. Tfee other day a Kewark physician, who suspected that some one was peeping through the keyhole of his offiqe dofr, mvestifated with a syriMe M oi- ptpper sauce. He founeV Mm wife, kail a hour alter war, inset atnage o?er her lift optic Sfee nld hiai that she had bets ca&ftg weotand a chip had kit hfr in tfce eye. Leoisviil Ceurier JeujrnaL j When the Angel Smiled. A child found an Angel grieving, 1 and being asked the cause of her j woes the Angel replied : 1 "The funeral bell calls mo to the bedside of a youth. Vice had al ready found lodgment in his heart, and I weep because I cannot purify his soul before it enters the presence of itaj Maker." Again the child found the Angel sorrowing, and again she made the inquiry. "Death beckons me to the bedside of a man in his prime," replied the Angel, ''and I fear for his soul's sal vation. He had a heart of stone, and his deeds of kindness were never heard of in Heaven." The child walked forth once more, and again the Angel sat in tearful meditation. "And will you never smile !" softly asked the child as she came nearer. "This time 1 am called to the dy ing bed of an old man. He has lived three score years and ten, and the wickedness of the world may have often tempted him." The child fell ill and walked forth no more. Fever-burned and pain racked, she tossed on her bed for many days, Dut one evening as the summer sun was sinking away in the great blue ocean the lever went away and the pains came no more. Then the child heard the rustle of wings, and the angel stood beside her not weeping and lamenting as before, but smiling and radiant. "Why are you here?" asked the child. "Because death will soon claim you." "But you wept for the youth, the man in his prime, and the old man." "Aye! but a soul without sin will be carried in my arms to Heaven's gates this night, and the echoes of the rejoicing will be heard on earth." Detroit Iree Press. Mrs. Xoah's Opinion. "And what does this Mr. Lively do for a livin'?" asked the old ladv. "He's a newspaper man." "A what?" "A newspaper man. Goes around and finds out what's going on in the world, writes it down, and sends it to the newspaper." "Sakes alive I I should think a great, big, strong fellow like him might be in better business. A car penter, or blacksmith, or somethin' of that sort. Harper's Bazaar. Undigested Food Iu the stomach develops an acid which stings the upper part of the throat and palate, caus ing ''heartburn." It also evolves a gas which produces "wind on thestotnach," and a feel ing and appearance of distention In that or Kan after eaUng. For both this acidity and swel ing Hosteller's Stomach Bitters Is a much better remedy than alka hie salts, like hartshoni and carbonate of soda. A wine glassful of the Bitters, after r before dinner, will be found to act as a reliable canniuative or preventative. This flue specific for dys pepsia, both in its acute and chronic foini, also prevents and cures malarial fever, con stipation, liver complaint, kidney troubles, nervousness and debility. Persons who ob serve in themselves a decline of vigo should use this fine tonic without delay. The Emperor William is 88 years of age, Bismarck is in his 70th year, Gladstone in his 76th and Queen Vic toria in her 6Gth. Don't Giro Up. It doesn't follow that a patient will die because the doctors have "given him up," or that he will recover be cause they promise to "pull him through." It is never too late to try the great virtues of Parker's. Mr. Michael Guilfoyle, of Binghamtou, N. Y., was cured of Rheumatism by it after ten years of nnspeakable suffer ing. Mr. R. W. Mosher, druggist, of same city, certifies that he has sold over a thousand bottles of Parker's Tonic through its reputation for this and other enres. The Blain organs 'seem to'be some what astonished when they reflect that Mr. Cleveland was never -President before. If a boil is swelling, its well to use St. Jacobs Oil. The boil will go. Shiloh's Catarrh lieineuy a posi tive euro for Catarrh, DtptlU'rin. and Canker Mouth. iold by W. E. Dement. North Pacific BREWERY, JOHN KOPP, - - - Proprietor. Patronize Home Industry! "We supply as GOOD A QUALITY OF BEER As Any in the Market, AT AS REASONABLE A PKICE. The Kortri Pacific Brewery Beer Is Pore and Unadulterated. It gives general Satisfaction and Is Furn ished In Quantities to Suit. Leave Orders With Wm. Bock, Germania Saloon, or Cunis. Evknsox, next to Foard & Stokes. Daily Delivery In Any Part of the City. Notice. SCHOOL TAXES FOR SCHOOLDISTRICT No. 9, Upper Astoria, are now due and payable at the office of the undersigned, WM. B.ADAIR, - -,AUr. School Clerk Dlst.No. 9. IfiSitli ISi Win POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder never varies. A marvel of purity, strength and wholesomeness. More economical than the ordinary kinds, and can not be sold in competition with the multi tude of low test, short weight, alum or phos phate powders. Sold only in cans. Uoyai. Bakino Powder Co. 106 Wall-st,. N. Y. MARKETS. STAR MARKET. WHERRY & C0HPAWT, Fresh and Cured Meats, FRUITS, BUTTER, and EGGS. OPPOSITE OCCIDENT HOTKh, CIIEXAHU8 Street. Astoria, Os. Washington Market. Jlnln Mreet, Astoria, Oresoa. BERG3IAX & CO.PllOPItlKTOllS KESPECTFULLY CALL THE ATTEN tion of the public to the fact that the above Market will always be supplied with a POLL VARIETY AND BEST QUALITY op FRESH AND CURED MEATS 1 ! Which will be sold at lowest rates, whole sale and retail . r-SpecIal attention given to supplying ahips. FREE AND EASY! FOR A PLEASANT EVENING Call and See T77 EC, REED, At his New Establishment uext to Jeff's Restaurant. ob-NOTHINC BUT THE BEST'S Passed over the Bar. A General Invitation Extended. WIS. EDGAR, Dealer In Cigars, Tobacco and Cigarettes Meerschaum and Brier Pipes, GENUINE ENGLISH CUTLERY Revolvers and Cartridges. CORNER MAIN AND CHENAMUS STB. MURRAY & CO., GROCERS And Dealers In lii Special Attention Given to Filling Of Orders. A FuLL line carried And Supples furnished at Satis factory Terras. Purchases delivered in any part of the city. Office and Warehouse In Hume's Now Building on Water Street. P. O. Box. 153. Telephone No. 37. ASTORIA, OREGON. WYATT & THOMPSON. KEEP CONSTANTLY ON HAND A Full Stock of Canned Fresh Mackerel, Canned Fresh Codfish, Canned Fresh Finnan Haddies, Canned Shrimps, Canned Roast Beef, Canned Chicken, Canned PIr's Feet, Atmore's Plum Puddinff, Atmore's Mince Meat, "Epp's Cocoa. Ground Chocolate, A Flae AwsrUust of Ctmxea TgeUUe, tte Cannery Sillies! BARBOUR' Irish Flax HAVE NO 2E!2& vkHSfiSLfcftw GRAND PRIZE PARIS 1878. THEY HAVE BEEN AWARDED HIGHER PRIZES AT THE VARIOUS International Expositions THAN THE GOODS OF ANY OTHER THREAD MANUFACTURERS IN THE WORLD. Qauliiy can Always Exneriencea Fisnermen HENRY DOYLE & CO., 517 and 519 Market Street, - - - SAN FRANCISCO, AGENTS JTOil PACIFIC COAST. Seine Twines, Rope and THE NEW MODEL PWffvittifi QjjlK?griF A FTJXJi STOCK The Telephone Saloon. The Finest Establishment of the Kind in Astoria. Especially fitted up for the Comfort and Convenience of those who enjoy a Social Glas. The Best or Wines ami Liquors, The Choicest Cigars . Everything New and First-Class. B. t. JEFFREY. PropV. ColiiWa Transportation Conwy, FOR PORTLAND! Through Freight on Fast Time! TIIE NEW STEAMER -TELEPHONE Whlchhas been specially built for the comfort of passengers will leave 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 I P M. t-An additional trip will be made on Sunday SeeSntP55Sj a 'leclc Sudsy MerHlesr. Passengers b tnro5tlrcr5dlaH,& tor Sound iwrts. " B" SLOai- rresiaent. Thread EQUAL"! egt&iH nrrz be Depended on 1 ho Otler ! use Netting Constantly on Hand. RANGE CAN BE HAD IN AS TORIA ONLY OF & ft. BAWES, AGEKT CALL AND EXAMINE IT. YOU WILL BE PLEASED. K.K. HAWE3 Is also agent for the Bnci patent Cooling Stove And other first-class Stoves. Furnace "Work. Steam Pit tings, etc, a specialty- ALWAYS ON HAND. Carnaliaii & Co. SUCCESSORS TO I. W. CASE, IMPORTERS AND WHOLESALE AND KUTAIL DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE Corner Chenamus and Cass streets. ASTOUIA - - - OREGON