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r-v- .. "' i 'V- 0:k tjrriait MP "v. -e ;sKv VOL. XXXIV, NO. 17. ASTORTA, OREGON, TUESDAY, JANUARY 21. !HJ)0. PRICE FIVE CENTS Dint i. m! i ilstaaBBuSfes .ilfl C. P. Upshur, Shipping and Commission Merchant Main St. Wharf, Astoria. Oregon SPECIALTIES: Cannery Supplies Barbour's Salmon Net Twines. NEPTUNE Brand Salmon Twine. VroODIlERUY Cotton Lines and Twines SEINES and NETTING or all Description Fumibhcd at F.ictory Prices. FIRE INSURANCE lectwl m Pirst Cl.iss ConiM.mies Kejircsentlng 81 3,000,000 riKKMX, HOSE, .Hart font. Conn .....New York, Ascncj Pcinc Express and Vf ells, Farsoi Co. TMelsen, Lester & Ante, CIVIL ENGINEERS, Surveyors and Architects. Orrici:, Room i), Ki.avi:iAs J$ii'o, SECOND STREET I. O. Ifcix Si::. ASTOUI A, Oil. En9 inc ... S5 An1 .AttC.l.V wvw";ecv'" ? .. a V Win. B. Adair, REAL ESTATE AGENT. N. E. Or. OJney and Third H. p. O. Box 436. Particular attention ghen l Proiterties in Uipor AMinia;alv) lo jnirch.ie oi'Iiin lw Iam's. Abstracts of Title, C. R.THOMSON Keeps a full set or Abstract Books and will oxarni ne The line to any ileal l. tntc in the county and furnish an AlMrae of Title to the same. TVnns reasonable. Work uu.ininl'-eii. Oarnaiian & Co. .-.IVrKrWOStS "io r. "W. OA.SK. IMPOKTlCt:- AM) WHOLESALE AN1 ujtaii. dkas.ek in &EMRAL MERCHANDISE, ini rCliciiaiuao and liv :-. AST IMA OKFGON BOOTS AO SROEB! Of Best. Quality, and at LOWEST PRICES, AT THE SIGH OF THFJOLDEH SHOE. H. W. Strickler, SX. D. DEALER IN Pure Drugs, Toilet Articles, Etc. Prescription Clerk spe:iks Four different I.anjmasv. Geneml practice of Medicine attended to by the Doctor. Second Mrect, near Postofllce. SEALANO. Tlie tenninus of tin? Ihvaroami Shoalwater Uay llailtond. THE GREAT EST SUMMER RE5-OUT ON THE NORTHWEST COAbT. Lies at the head of the Bav, at deep w ater, and only twelve milt from tl.i bar. Tho coming Count v l3t and Commercial Metropolis of Pacific count j . Now laid out. 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"About a -V ear aco I beeran usinc Ayer's Farsaparilla as a remedy for debility a:il neuralgia resulting from malarial exposuie in the army. I was in a a cry bad condition, but six bottles of the Sar saparilla, "W ith occasional doses of A j er's Pills, ha e grcatlj' impro. ed my health. I am now able to work, and feel that I cannot say too much for your excellent remedies." F. A. Pinkham, South Moluncus, Me. "My daughter, sixteen years old, is isintr"Aver's Sarsanarilla with cood ef fect." Itev. S. J. Graham, United IJrcthren Church, Buckhannon.'SY.Ya. " I suffered from Nervous Prostration, ith laii'C back and headache, and havo Jieen much benefited by the use of Aj er's Sarsaparilla. I am now SO j cars of age, and am satisfied that my present health and prolonged life are due to tho use of A j er's Sarsaparilla." Lucy Moffitt, Klllingly, Conn. Mrs. Ann II. Farnsworth, a lady 79 yeai s old. So. Woodstock, Yt., writes: "After several weeks' suffering from nervous prostration, I procured a bottlo of Ajer's Sarsaparilla, and before I had taken half of it my usual health returned." Ayer's Sarsaparilla, I'BEPAllED BY Dr. J. C. Ayer tc Co., Lowell, Mass. Ti ice $1 ; t'x bottles. 5. 'Worth $5 a bottle. -THF- DIAMOND PALM "?? j.c'-c:i GUSTAV HANSEN, Pro-,'r. A Large and Well Selected Stock or Pi.se DiamoMs i Jewelry At Eitremel y Low l'i u All (Joods Uonsht at TLin J.utnl.tNb-.i.ni Warranted Genuinr Wnfrli jxitd ClocJ K't:"ps:r A SPECIALTY Comer Cass :ii.d S,uent.tiM sirei ts. ThoniDSOii & Moss Cirrj' a Full Line of Choice Staple and Fancy Groceries. Give Us a Call and Be Convinced. A NEW ENTERPRISE. City Express Transfer Company. H. D. Thing and C. E. Miller, PUOPUIETOKS. HeadnuirJers at Miin street uhaif. IhU.PHONi: NO. 41. A General Exjiusand I)clieiy Iuincsi transacted. Your patronage is soliiitd. The Oregon Bakery A. A. Glr.VELAM, Trnp'r. GooJ Bread, Cale mi Past?? None but the Deal Materials I m.i1. Satisfaction Guaranteed Customers I'.r-ad delivered li any par: of tti 'C A- B. Steinbach & Co. THE HATTERS and CLOTHIERS. MEN'S AND KOYS' Clothing and Furnishihg Goods. HATS TliUNKS AND VALISKS. Corner First and Morrison Streets, Portland, OKEGON. Cauntry Orders Solicited, and rromptlj Kvecuted. XlT7C7"ioo, Wash, IBMCtMStllHUXElIEC Have Put A MILL MAN'S OBSERVATIONS. How Things Appear to Eastern Men. The following article from a Paget sound mill man is printed as snowing the contarst between milling in Or egon and "Washington and in the east ern states. The eHecls or the teredo on the sound is also in marked con trast lo their entire absence on tho Co lumbia river. Aware of the deep interest felt by the lumbermen of tho eastern and northwestern states in the lumber in dustry of the northwest, I take ad vantage of the opportunity afforded lo do that little which lies in my power to enlighten them on the subject There are three main considera tions, to which as a rule, the eastern mill men who come here lo build mills, do not attach sufficient importance. T2ie-c considerations are: 1. The great degree of hardness and toughness of our lumber when com pared with eastern pine. 2. 'Hie immense weight of the longer and larger of our fir logs and the consequent strength of the machin ery necessary to be sawed to supply the demands of the market. The first two of these aro compara tively easy to overcome, and after a good deal of rebuilding and rebelting the machinery is brought up to the reouisiteMcCTCc of strength. The Pa get sonnd mill builder has found out from very costly experience that it is almost impossible to get things too strong. The last consideration, that of the long lengtlis of tho logs to be sawed, is tho most difficult to master, and, in deed, it is the one that bothera even tho1 men who have been con nected with the building of several mills iu this section. Tho question stares them in the face when tli start lo build a mill is, how they can build one that will saw Inmber rapid ly and economically out of logs 73 per cent of which are under 36 feet long, and at the same time have the mill ar ranged so that good and economical work can be done with logs, a good per centage of which will run from GO feet to say 120 feet, and in some or our mills to 150 feet long. Every practical mill man will see at a glance the force of this. It is not a difficult matter to build a mill to saw entirely on logs that run from 12 to 2i feetiu length, but when the mill must be arranged b as not only to saw these shorter lengtlis but also the extreme leuglhs that the market calls for, it is differ ent. This question cannot be answered by s-aying, Build the mill eight or nine times as long. That would make the work of sawing the hhorter lengtlis, which arc greatly in the majority, very expensive. As I said before," tho majority of eastern men, not fully understanding this combination of our mills do not at tach biifficient importance to it. Aside from these main points, and the nature of the market lo bo t.up phed, there is no difference between manufacturing our Inmber and that of the east. Tho saws in use here are almost en tirely fitted up with the Spalding in serted tooth. This seems to be lh favorite tooth in the larger mills, ow ing to its strength and great durabil ity under trying circumstances. Mol of our logs come to tho mills filled iu tli2 creases of the rough bark, and boetimes in splits in the ends, with stores, sand and gravel. Our logs are almost entirely brought to the mill by being towed through the salt water of the Sound. They are put mto the water by being rolled off high bank-, or rrn down deep chutes, on leaving which they strike the beach with great force;" in this manner they be come filled with sand and gravel. Af ter the logs havo been in the water for quite a length of time, it is almost impossible to pick out thi3 gravel, al though a man is kept in nearly even' mill 1 sr that purtiose. If this man is not frTccessful in finding all tho stones oucinrelyou it that the saw will liudwhat he does not. Owing to the fact of, there being so much dirt and gravel on our logs, it is almost impos sible & rim natural tooth saws, or any of tholighter makes of inserted teeth, to a very great advantage. Nearly all the saws in uso hero for doublo circulars are from 4 to G gauge, while iu a few iustances they rim a little thinner. The swage run on the i and G gauge saws is 7-16 of an inch, with r. very slight set in the teeth which makes a half inch kerf. In some of our mills, however, the swage has beet reduced to 11-32 of tin inch, and there is not sufficient reason why every mill on Puget sound cannot be run on a materially less swage than 7-16 of an inch. As an economic measure a material reduction in the time honored saw kerf of 4 inch would beia great saving of material, and at thq same time be an immense saviug for the men that own ihc mills. When a log is once in the mill it is just as easy to make lumber out of it as it is to make sawdust. If it was impossible to run tho saws on a less swage than inch that would be a good excuse f but experienco has shown thatthev can and have been run on 11-35 swage. It is strange our null men do not take more active measures in a matter that affects them so vitally. This reduction vill tako place before long, and then the only wonder will bo that it was uotdono years ago, thereby baving millions of feet of lumber. '. The teredo, or. as it is commonlv called by the mill men, the salt water worm, is a source of considerable an ROBB & on the Market the Fine Property of Henry Powell, noyance, and at times great pecuniary loss. This worm enters largely into the question of a supply of logs for the winter's use. On account of the great amount of rain that falls hero during the late fall, tho winter and early spring months, a majority of the logging camps suspend operations dur ing that period, and the few that continue to do so with small crews. Hence it becomes a problem for the mill managers to secure a supply of logs sufficient to last during the period that the camps shut down and at !lic same time lo not get such a quantity as will last too far into the following spring and summer and become food for the worms. The period at which these worms lake hold of tho logs cannot be stated with any great de gree of certainty. It varies according to the place and condition in which ihc logs are kept. To preserve the logs it is necessary to keep them as near high water mark as possible, and for that purtosc spots are picked where fresh water streams make into bavs. Under such conditions they will continue seven and eight months without being eaten by the worms lo auy extent. However, if they are kept in deep water, being afloat all tho time, they become eaten ery rap idly sometimes in three and four montlis. The lumber that becomes eaten by these worms is not market able and" is n dead loss. "When it is di'scovered' that the worms havo be gun on a boom it has lo be sawed im mediately to prevent further loss, which fact of itself occasions consider able loss iMhe orders arc not of such a nature as will work up the logs properly. It must 1)0 ban." .und that our lumber bucjaess is ca;Cd strictly by orders; that is, we dr not have the great leeway that the eastern mills have in respect v&- what is known as btocfc?Jnnioe Hera everything mutt be wxorkpd in?71111 order that is on hand ?X the liine being. "What puts a wonasjocton this matter is t he great cliapjreablcncss of the orders. EesideMhose that come from the lum ber yarffS to keep their stock in pro portion,' which are in a great measure similar to one another, there is the gieat bulk of those no two of which are alike. If in cnlting these, the amount cut exceeds the amount or dered, it is left on the,wharf, and in all probability will never be shipped. The only way 1 can account for tho great variety of the orders in v. new country liko this, where everything is unsettled, and booming, architects and carcnters are attracted from every quarter of the globe. Each has his own peculiar idea of building a house, and his own very ieculiar idoa of lumber that it will take lo do it. Apparently each tries lo out do the other in getting up a unique and cu rious bill for lumber. They take it to the lumber dealers, in San Francisco, .say who are the owners aial act as ageiiLs for the mills; aud ak them if they can get that bill of lumber fo them. The dealer sajtf, "Of course we can; we wiU have it down hero inside of a month Tor you." Then they will bead it up to the mill. "When it reaches there the mill men smile at the order, but re mark, "Well he o'.tiis the li'l and pavs the bills; if ho wants mc to gt I it, I'll do it' Jiul :rtcr gelling to vrk on it, thai smile w. s,iv,onhi r,.eo vanished, and in its place is a frown, and from liw lips we can heir a sligM swear word. And by the time the or der has been filled and shipped ihoo bwcar words that at first were almost inaudible, and so innocent, have reached a high degree of force and distinctness. When the Pacific cot-t trade ha.; reached that soltled '-tatt that trade litis readied in tin o .-i. w will be comparalheb. easy io manu facture the lumber. If a imn f In ult! go into an eastern lumber yard, aud ask for 5,0r0 feet o! lx'o, 32 feet long, tongue and groove, vertical grain to be perfectly clear, it is more than like ly that he would have lo take fmo llting else; but here the dealer tells him, "Oh! jes; we will get it for jou right away," and send toll eniill font. In all probability tho man only wsats it 32 feet long so that it w ill cut into eight-foot lengths, which a little in quiry would have found out. These remarks I have made lcar principally on thclargermills, orthohc that cut lumber for the general mar ket. There are some local mills that do not fall within their scope. At some future timo I may bo able to show some of the merits and de merits of the band mill, as developed by actual experience in our timber, having been immediately connected with one in this section for over a year. Puoet Sod?;i. Farmers in tho western part of Jan sas are in need of help. is lii'e mouth i.n :c? Not if jon go through the world a dys peptic. Dr. Ackers Dyspepsia Tablets are a positive care for the wur.-t forms of Djjjpepsia. Indigestion, Klatnleney and Costipation. Guaranteed and .sold by J. W. Conn. The vear's consumption of steel rails will bo about 1,100,000 tons, ME i!i. AXII0 Guarantee Dr. Acker's Blood Klixir, for it has been full j demonstrated to Un people of this country that it is superior to ail other preparations for blood dis eases. It is a jositivc cure for syphili tic poisoning. Ulcers, Eruptions and Pimples. It purifies the whole sjstetn and thoroughly build-, up the constitu tion. Sold by J. W. Conn. niHIIIIHIIIIIIHmilllHHIIIIMmiimHWHHHHIHWHIHHIIHIHHIIllHHHIHIt An Enoch Anion. The sadest case of the Enoch Arden kind is that recorded of a Missouri man, which took placo lately. One day in the year 1861 his wife sent him out to get an armful of wood, but he walked to town, where he enlisted and went away to the war. "When tho war closed he drifted away to Cali fornia and Mexico. His wife waited five or six years, then, concluding he was dead, she married again. Tho second husband died in 1879, and in 1SS2 she led another blusliing groom lo the altar. About a month ago the original husband camo lumbering back. Bnt there was no glad smile for him. The wife looked over her shoulder at him from where she sat by the. stove, and asked him if ho had got that wood yet. Then tho third husband came in and told him to "make tracks, an' make 'em lively." "Frailty," exclaimed the first husband, "thy name is womanl' Then ho went out, and tho third husband's dog chitsed him to the forks of tho road. Singers and public speakers find Ayer's Gherry Pectoral invaluable. It never fails to cleanse the throat ami strengthen the voice. At St. Louis tho Mississippi is 3,500 feet wide; at New Orleans it is 2,500 feet wide. Best iodides and vegetable altera tives make Ayer's Sirsaparilla the best blood medicine. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria Vhsu l.by vms slclr, we ga o bcr Castoria. iVLca she was a Child, sho cried for Castoria, SVhtMi sho hecaao Miss, she clung to Castoria, .Vjicn sho had Children, sho gave them Castoria UVandTPeRMW 09WGuredtjby . fi Etj ( ct a e JW 9SlBbUJJ cH?AiTrj-MD. iheCras-A-VdbeierCD' WIS u "Ilnvclioena Treat suiTcrer from Torpid J.icr and Dyspepsia. Every thlnglntiMlUurccduitn mo until I leran tafcinjr r h a I .?? BiBq ifigg h a a ii ii ' I can nov. lc-t any I . - of food, iievt'r )i:i .i ticidnrht-.niid fantsgnin trd fiTtron ; i::scK In irrjj I:t." I W. C. .-A 11 IXTZS -' :xrbi. S. C. umcSj 'z. ".;: ray at., nevT Yors, -Tho only medicine which deetroyB tho irni of CnUrrh. Rheumatism, Femnlo complaints. Go .sumption (if not too far jon-', Dysoopoia, Malarial and all Blood ind mic l)iso.itfi3. It is a nafo and poitivo 'nro for Loss of Manhood nndGon mhon. Isploa'yinttodrijk. Givo it atrial Price, 73 cents nnd 31-23. PACIFIC SLOPE MEDICINE CO., Spokano Falls, Wash. J. C Dement, Eole Agent. Astoria Change of Business. ISAAC I'.CKKMAX AND H. It. MAUION lia elintiglit out the business of J.Strauss .t Co. The Arm name will hereaftsr be "Kermin & Marion." AH bills due up to date w 111 be collected by the new firm. JSAAC ItEltKMAN. It. i:. MAltlON. T. B. Loughery. DF.AI-EK IX Cigars, Tobacco, Cigarettes, Confectionery, Etc. MttK I5LT THE BEST BKlJiDS HODLED. TIIIUD STKEUT. Opposite ILilinN Boot and Shoe. Store, flinmatleui TRADE CS&v&pP MARK " Pfcru " f-..fflY fTTS t illflpiW n h -ii: y ulln FOB nsiu rialu i I y PARKER mi POWDER Absolutely Pure. This powder nover varies, A marvel of I'urity, strength and wholesomecess. 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. Kovai. Bakiko rowDKtt Co. 10S Vall-sL. N. Y. Lkwis M. Jonxsox & Co., Agents, Tort land. Oregon. CHIEF OF POLICE SALE. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a warrant issued by the auditor and police judge of the city of Astoria, in ac cordance with an order made by the com mon council of the city of Astoria, by or dinance number 1138, entitled an ordi nance ordering the auditor and police judgo to issue warrants for the collection of assessments remaining unpaid on the Washington street sewer assessment ap proved Nov. 29th, 1889. Said warrant bearing dato tho 30th day of November, icon -ir i i uxor, tuuiiuiuiuiuy mo io jovy upon ioc i number 2 in block number 40 in tho city ! of Astoria, as laid out and recorded by j John McClure, to collect an assessment of $53, which assessment was made fori iuu uuiuuuuuuu ui u Mjwer in VYaauiug- ton street, between the south side of Astor street, and 100 feet north of the north sido of Water street, by ordinance No. 1,100 entitled an ordinance declaring the probable cost of constructing a sewer in Washington street from the south side of Astor street to 100 feet north of the north side of Water street, approved July 2T, 18S9, 1 have this day levied upon lot number 2 in block number 40 in McClurcs Astoria, said lot being assessed to M. Mever as owner and on Wednesday the 29 day of January 1890. at 2 o'clock r. ar. oi saici uay in irons or ine court nonso door in said city of Astoria, Clatsop county, Oregon will proceed to sell lot number 2 in block number 40 in He ctare's Astoria, to the highest bidder therefor, to pay said assessment, costs and expenses of salo. Said sale to bo for U. S. gold coin. Dated at Astoria, this 28th day of December, 18S9. W. J. BARRY, Chief of police. CHIEF OF POLICE SALE. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a warrant issued by the auditor nnd polico judge of the city of Astoria, in ac cordance with an order mado by the com mon council of tho city of Astoria, by or dinance number 1138, entitled an ordi nance ordering tho auditor nnd police judge to issue warrants for the collection of assessments remaining unpaid nn tho Washington street sower assessment, ap proved November 29th, 1889, said warrant bearing date the Sulh day of November, 1SS9, commnndiug mo to levy upon lot number 5, in block number 39, in tho city of Astoria, as laid out and recorded by John McClure, to collect an assess ment of $&, which assessment was mado for the construction of a sewer in Wash ington street, between the south side of Abtor street nnd one hundred feet north of tho north sido of Water street, by or dinance numbor liuu, entitled tin ordi nance declaring tho probable cost of ccu- Mruciing n sewor in wnsmngion street, from the south side of Astor street to ono hundred feet north of the north side of Water street, nnnroved Julv 2Tth. 1839. 1 havo this day levied upon lot number i, in block number 39, in McClure's Astoria, said lot being assessessed to Chos. Rohr, as owner, nnd on Wednesday, the 29th day of January, 1890. nt 2 o'clock r. si , of said day, in front of the court houso door in said city of Astoria. Clatson county, Oregon, will proceed to sell lot number f, in block number 39, in Mc Clure's Astona, to tho highest bidder therefor, to pay said assessment, cost3 nnu expenses of sale. Said sale to be tor U. S. cold coin. Dated at Astoria, this 28th dav of De cember, 1859. W. J. BARKY, Chief of Police. I. W. Case, BANKER. ESTABLISHED 1870. Transacts a General Banking Business. Drafts drawn available in any part of the 0. S. aud Europe, and on liong Kong, China Offick Houns : 10 A. m. to 3 p. m. Ood Feixows Buixmxo, ABtoria, Oregon. For Sale ! The West One-Half of Block 71, McClure's Astoria. Only three blocks south of the Odd Fel lows building. There Is a fine dwelling on this choice property that will rent at top fljmres the year round. For farther particulars inquire of ASTORIA REAL ESTATE CO. ALDERBROOK Joins Astoria on the East and will be the terminus of the two Transconti- "S nental Railways. . Young's Addition to Alderbrook! Is the only inside addition on the market, and prices of lots will treble in value - within three months. . ;' Buy now, while lots are selling for $75; ; 20 down and 10 per month. Wingate & Stone, PARIS TAILOR. Leading Tailor of Astoria. Great Reduction In Prices. IMPORTER OF English, French and Scotch Woolens. NEW GOODS BY EVERY STEAMER. First-claSS Work, nnd nn rrnrmnnf. tr-ill Va nllnrea.3 Is s .. ii.- i.- it gives satisfaction - " w K "" Fine Business Suits made to order for $35. Genuine Imported Tweed Cheviot and Cashmere Suits from 3S to $45. Broad Wail Overcoats-at $30 and- upward. Ihiscives everv Gentleman in Ajnrin n nlinnro tr oof n i?it,q TKf ;.,.. Sn r. around and satisfy yourself. BARBOUR'S Irish Flax HAVE NO tfgyaiifo GRAND PRIX PARIS 1878, A3TD GRAND CROSS OF THE LEGION D'HONNEDR. They received the ONLY GOLD MEDAL For FLAX THREADS at the London Fisheries Eacnibition 1883. And have been awarded I1IGIIER PRIZES at the various INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS, Than the goods of any other IN THE WORLD, Quality Can Always Toe Depended on. Experienceft Mermen Use no Her. HENRY DOYLE & CO.. 5 1 7 and 5 1 9 Market Street. SAN FRANCISCO. AGENTS FOR PACIFIC COAST. WOODBERRY SEINE TWINE, ROPE and NET TING Constantly on Hand. SEINES, POUNDS and TRAPS Furnished to order at Lowest Factory Prices. iMiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiinniiiiiiiiiimi J. N. KLOSTEB. Threads EQUAL! tPfvHr ?t J i -.r-ll f " - M - sSH SM