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-jv ' JQSFZ - t . . -& , 61 tfttc gattg gtgtcdnw. 'C ASTOKIA, OBEGOX: SCSDAY... .AP1UL 0. 1SD0 S IX PAGES. A TODERFUL SIGHT. Tie Cnrions PteimcMn Witnessed Off toe Hirer Plate. mighty rr..iTiii:itjn ai:?iy. Mile of lnbe PnrsHiuq Their I'iv Qscortcd liy a Cloud or Birds Which Tnracd Day Into Njjht. "Talking about birds,' saiil a voter- I nn sea captain lo au Astokiax re porter yestortiay, "when I was a youngster aboard a Boston clipper in the China trade I snw about the big- ! pest and most variogalod collection of j birds that ever met a sailor s eye. and , old shellbacks see poiao queer things in their cruises. Wc were off the Kio de la Plata, that huge river whose mighty waters disembogue iuto the South Atlantic. ) Xot a breath of wind. The intense ! beat of the sua caused a perceptible, transparent smoke to rise up from thi decks, and rendered the tarred vhrouds and rigging soft and slick. The crew walked about in a listless, warn-out manuer, the perspiration miming in streams from their bronzed faces aud the dye spreading itself, in lotchcs over their wet shirts. A heavy southwest swell caused the ( ship "to roll her scuppers uuder and even at times to dip the end of the ' mam yard-arm into the top of a re-' ceding billow, breaking its smooth surface into a thousand ripplos. What an exertion it was to steady one's self in one of those rolls! What ia temperate latitudes is an uncon scious motion lo the seaman, here was sufficient to send the perspiration at on one like water from a pressed ponj;e. It was hot; hotter than the evil's riding boots, as the mate I hrased it. And then it was so hard to be working in the fierce gale or the nm, with no water to quench an in tolerable thirst, the daily allowance having been expended long ago. One nonlil imagine that a swim in the clear waters would be just the thing to cool one off. 13nt even this means ot relief is denied. A great bluish monster snenks around uuder the counter whose tender mercies are like those of the wicked. The fate of any man who should attempt that gigantic maw would be sealed. The blue shark shows no quarter. Aud so we gazed longiugly at the cool sea aud Mghed as vrc imagined how the Phry gian king of eld must have felt, up to his neck in water and ? et unable to slake his thirst. Thus we lay and ' rolled and rolled, hcadins in turn to every point or the compass, the flap, tlap of the dead sails adding lo the dead niouotony. "Eight bells had just struck, aud the watches changed, when suddenly a cay to the southwest, au infinitesi mal black speck showed itself on the horizon. Larger and lnrger it grew. The mate, au ancient manner, looked at it intently fr a few moments, then treat below an.! looked at the barometer. There was no change there- "What could be the matter? He called the captaiu aud pointed out to him the cause ot his ausiety. It had now attained the proportions or a topsail. Its lower edge was lined with a bright silver streak. That streak was foam, the water churned jnto milk. Another look at the glass. Still no chauge there. The captain's furrowed visage assumed a peculiar, puzzled expression. Surely that was a uincK ciouu sieniiug up, iuu 01 wind, and the squall would soou be upon us. But why was the barometer silent? The old man looked up un easily a; the light sails. Blacker and biggor grew the cloud, aud longer and whiter grew the silver edge beneath. Ix)wcr away the rty - He was just about to finish the order, the glasses glued to hi:i eyes, when 'never mind!' -he had changed his mind. "Bang! went the glasses as the old man closed them sharply, and turn- mg around glanced quizsiciliy at trie mate, who responded with a look f inquiry. 'What do von think?' asked I inquiry, wnai uo vou ininnr a?Keu i il,A Tiiitn elinrflv oll 1 hpv rr birds,' was the answer. "Yes, that black cloud was birds. It extended over two points or the compass now, and still increasing, i In another second the naked eyo j could distinguish their individual mum forms. Thev were birds indeed. Myriads of them. Every species of sea-bird was represented in that vast army. There was the albatross, svl mg majestically along, its huge v.itigt, eutspread: the curlex with its long, spear-like bill aud taper legs: tli" black diver aud its red-throated 1W nl Knifnrs call it. lcebi'rds llew ueck-and-ueck with guillemots. Boobies or noddies jostled seagull and snowbirds. Here the stormy i petrel uttered its peculiar cry, aud thero the cape pigeon showed its mottled breast. Besides nil these, hundreds of species unkuowu to the ordinary sailor, and perhaps lo the ornithologist. In another ten miuutes they covered half the sky, a solid black mass casting au ever-increasing shadow over the reflective deep. And that silver lino of feam: what was that? A great army ot porpoisc3. j without a hair upon it It was cut out The secret was out. " These sea-pigs, j of a wild herd aud roped in by a in an immense front, milesloug, were J station hand, who sold it for a drink prsuiug the smaller fish upon which and a plug ot tobacco to some man thev prev. Thev were driving vast i riding along the road past the home shoals ofbonito, ilyiug fish and others stead. The latter tamed the hairless before them. Thcso fish, terrified, horse, taught it a few commonplace boneless, snrane from the water in tbeir agony aud were caught. For Ike birds above swooped upon what the porpoises below failed lo catch. It was a wonderful sight. Haugiug beneath the blue vault a huge dark veil of birds. Birds everywhere as far as the eye could reach, north, ath, cast and west all birds. The soiee of those mvnad wings sounded like the noise of a rushing mighty wind. The snu was obscured and tans to add to the solemnity of tho scene a dusk settled on tho waters. Then a deep awe fell upon tho little ksot of human witnesses of the Divine power. Never before had aavone of those grizzled seamen be held snch a sicht. All work was for- rotten in the contemplation of that wofcdrous scene. And still the mighty aerial procession went on; and stil the great host of fish harried on their way pursuing and pursued; and still lk T-AfiBi rolled iieavilv. JiUt i no fttp-flap of the sails was no longer heard. The noise of myriad winds, ) as the hurricane's roar, drowned a&efed. T asother minute that line of wBfag bodies was within a biscuit- Removal Sale! Roods Sold Having leased for a long term of years the corner store of Young's new building on the corner of Third and West Ninth in this city, it becomes necessary for me to move my stosk and fixtures from and to avoid as little trouble and waste of time as pos sible 1 oiler my well selected stock of Men's and Boy's Clothing, Gent's Furn ishing Goods, Hats, Caps, Trunks, Valises, Umbrellas, Blank ets, Quilts, Etc., HIXJAKDLKSS OK COST, until my removal to the new location, where 1 shall continue to conduct business as I have for the past three years-buying goods from the manufactuier-. and selling them under a low expense for CASH and at ONE PRICK to all alike, every day in the year. EXCEPT SUNDAYS AND HOLIDAYS. . L. Osgood, Opposite Rescue Engine throw of the ship's side. Then a curious thing occurred. That long line wheeled correctly as a regiment of grenadiers to the eastward. Our ship as it lay there divided the line as it swept round, hut did not break its symmetry, and the sea-pigs, driving their shoals of victims before them, wr te soon away under our stern, still wheeling until they disappeared to tho southward. But tho vast cloud of birds still darkened the sky. Thousands settled down on the snars and rigging and on the sea also, until to fire a musket among those floating bodies meant death to a score. For half an hour the sun was hidden, aud wc v.ere bathed in semi-darkness. Then a break occurred in the proces sion, and soon a little black speck was seen to the southward. It was the birds disappearing. But not all went. Millions had settled down on tho sea, until so far as tho eye could reach the water was covered with them. They remained thero all night, and so creat was the noise of their croak ing aud shrieking that no sleep visited the weary sailorr in their watch below. For two d. jve lay thus be calmed, the bird drifting lazily about with us o" ' ".n'ors, gorged with fish, quant. ues of which floated around dead, t t j third evening a flash of lighlal I. urn the south west caused the old man to shorten sail, aud before midnicht wo were lyiug-to in a raging pampero. "When nest morning broke we were tbo center of a vast circle of broken water. Tho birds had vanished. One gloomy capo devil alone remained circling about tho ship, solemn and sombre, like tho genius of the storm or the forerunner of fatality." A ItraTO Woman. The wire or shcrill" "William Cooper would have been honored iu old rjiwrrau uajs lor uiu i pit displayed at the Hart, 3 1 AVeek ld I)( StKirtan days for tho pluck which she :, luimiiguu, juii, onened the iail - ii ,-u " "1-1 " " '"'i ""v, ....... ......... ing trial for forger', imagined he had a good chance to escape, so ho struck Mrs. Cooper two vicious blows with a heavy stick one on tho fore head and the other on the arm. He felled her to the floor, but when he i , -.r 'r, t ?i"v ", "",?; w V T.1-,. him bv the leg and threw him heavily to the stone floor. Both were on their feet in an instant, Mrs. Cooper barring the egress. The desperate prisoner recovered hi-, stick, but before he could strike another blow the woman hit him with her clinched list under the chin and . knocked hiui sprawling on the floor. Then she onicklv shut the door and I locked it Several desperate crim- ?!.? wAiil.l 1iiti vilrt 4li-ain nannn 1UUI lt." I Jill J JJ-JllV hUWli V7sUJW from jail if Waldron's scheme had i been successful. The blow on Mrs. i Cooper's head inflicted a severe scalp wound. A Hairless Hore. 'xow and then a very curious speci men is found among the desert horses of Australia. The oddest of these that I ever saw was a huge, ungainly beast ! tricks and showed it all over the col- , onies. He was said to have taken ( 109,000, though he spent it as fast as ( he got it. I saw the animal many times. It was rather well shaped when it filled ( out, and having no mane, but a high , neck and crest, it had something the , appearance of horses in antique sculp- j tures or bronzes, lis sian was per- fectly smooth and shiny and a dark mottled brown in color, and the poor thing seemed very intelligent and docile. Forest and Stream. In neary Sea. An ingenious devise to be tised by vessels while laying to, as a means of i safety in heavy seas, patented by Capt R. K. Itobinson of Boston, is on ' exhibition at the rooms of the Master , Mariners' association. It consists of a metal chamber filled with oil which is t auncueu. ioiuc cauie uuu let out 10 windward. The oil is distributed over the surface of the water by an automatic attachment It was tried on one of the Boston pilot boats and lasted for four hours giving perfect satisfaction. nmimiHi Regardless of Cost ! present location, A CHILD BUYS AS CHEAPLY AS THE EXPERIENCED BUYER. House, A Relic of Engineering of Jinny (VnturiM Ago. How many of the engineering works of the nineteenth century, says a re cent writer, will there bo in existence in the year 6000? Very few, we fear, and still less those that will continue in tho far off ago to serve a useful pur pose. Yet there is at least one great undertaking conceived and executed by an engineer which during the space of four thousand years has never ceased its office, on which the life of a fertile province absolutely depends to-day. We refer to the Bahr Joussuf the" canal ot Joseph built, accord ing to tradition, by the son of Jacob, and which constitutes not the least of the many blessings he conferred on Egypt during the years of his pros perous rule. This canal took its rise from the Nile at Asiut, and ran almost parallel with it for nearly 250 miles, creeping along under the western cliffs of the Nile valley, with many a bend and winding, and at length it gained an eminence, as compared with the river bed, which enabled it to turn west ward through a narrow pass and enter a district which was otherwise shut off from tho fertilizing floods on which all vegetation in Egypt depends. Tlie nortuern end stood sev enteen feet above low Nile, while at the southern end it was at an equal elevation with the river. Tlirougu tuis cut ran a per ennial stream, Jwhich watered a prov ince named the Fayoum, endowing it with fertility and supporting a large population. In the time of the an nual flood a great part of the canal was under water, and then the river's current would rush in a more direct course into tho pass, carrying with it the rich silt which takes the place of manure and Keeps the soil m a state of conslaut productiveness. All this, with the exception of the traditions that Joseph built it, can be verified to-day, and it is not mere sup position or rumor. Until eight years ago it was firmly believed that the design has always been limited to an irrigation scheme, larger, no doubt, than that now in operation, as shown by the traces of abandoned canals and by the slow aggregation of waste water which had ac cumulated in the Birket el Querun, but still essentially the same in char acter. Many accounts have been written by Greek and Roman his torians, such as Herodotus, Strabo, Mutianus, and Pliny, and reported in monkish legends or portrayed iu the maps of tho middle ages, which agreed with the folk lore of tho district These tales explained that the canal dug by the ancient Israelite served toj into an extensive lake lying south of the Fayoum, and so large that it not only modified the climate, tempering the arid winds of the desert and con verting them into the balmy airs which nourished the vines mid the olives into a fullness and fragrance unknown in any part of the country, but also added to tho food supply of land snch immense quanti ties of fish that the royal prerogative of the right of piscary at the great weir was valued at $250,000 annually. This lake was said to be 450 miles round, and to bo navigated by a fleet of vessels, and the whole circumfer ence was the scene of great national industry and prosperity. With jour name and address, mailed to the Swift Specific Co., Atlanta, Ga., ia necessary to obtain an interesting treat ise on the blood and the diseases incident to it. Skin Eruption Cured. Oae of my castomcrs, a hlgUj zeepeeted aad IrflfBtUl citizea, bat who Is sow ibeeat from the cltr, iBMed8wift' Spedlcwith excellent rcsalt. He says It cared bin of a akineraptioa that be bad been toraaeoted witb. for thirty jmhs. aad bad rotate tbecsntire qsaUtiea of tbarawiW , Souk CuMe, Droggbt, Fall City, Neb. SHILOH'S CATARRH. REMEDY r positive cure for Catarrh, Diphtheria and Canker Mouth. At J. C. Dement's ONE PRICES. Settling in this city over six years ago, where 1 found i a very healthy climate and good natural advantages, etc, I concluded three years ago to open business in my line on mv own account, with the intention, if possible, to give no one an excuse to tike or send money out of Astoria to build no any other city in preference. And as I Have Succeeded in Building up a Good Business, and am Here to Stay, 1 still invte you all to call, or send jour children, a is well known that at my counters. HOST ASORIA. OREGON. OUR LITTLE CHIEFS. Tlinnh Lisht a- Air We Slake Them Into Mountains. The train stopped snddenly between two stations. Several of the passen gers rushed out of tho car excitedly, and came back with the tidings that there was an obstruction on the track which would cause the delay or nn hour. Tho countenances of most of the passengers instantly fell into depths of gloom and despair. "This is simply intolerable!" mut tered one middle-aged man to liis companion. "I shall not reach the city before the market closes. It will cost me 82,000 or $3,000. A physician dropped his newspaper and paced impatiently up and down the car. "An hour late with all my patients!" he exclaimed. "Are any of them iu immediate dancer?" asked a bystander. "No. but an hour late. It is unbear able." A young girl looked at her compan ions with the tears in her eyes. "J am going into town for tho trimming for mv dress. Now it will not be done in time. I shall have to wear my old blue to the party." A short, pompous old man talked loudly and incessantly, scolding con ductors aud brakemen as if they were personally responsible for the delay. "I am to lecture this afternoon be fore the lyceum." ho explained in hot indignation. "The audience will have to wait twenty minutes." A young man sat immovable, his head beut upon his breast, his face set and hard. "My little loy is dyiug," he said to samo one who questioned him. "I was telegraphed for. I shall not see lnm alive." But while, with most of the passen gers, there was a secret conviction that the wheels of the universe had stopped because they were delayed in their pursuits ot work, one woman sat quiet and tranquil. She was near tho end of a long life of pain and hardship and wide ex perience. She had come, too, near enough to the God who rules over all lives to understand how every event and accident, great or little, has its place nnd purpose in the eternal or der, as have motes floating in the sun shine. She was close enough to the gate of tho future lifo to see how little iu its infinite height and meaning was the old ball dress, or the fall of stocks, or even the loss or an hour with the dying child. "One of the most singular studies in life," says Bouchet, "is to note how different men, each with his own scales, weigh the same objects and at tach to them different values." The lost bit of finery which brought tears to the oys of the school-girl was lighter than a feather in the eyes of the stock-broker; and his loss of thou sands was contemptible to the man whose child was going from him into the grave without a word; aud doubt less his pain seemed momentary nnd trival in the vision of angels, to whom a thousand years are as a day and death but a momentary chango of life. How, then, are we to find the true weight and value of things in the world' In the United States Mint, when they built a machine for weighing coin with absolute accuracy, they sank a deep shaft into the earth and through upper formations, which are shaken by passing jars, and rested the foundation upon the immovable granite beneath. The man who digs in this way to find a foundation for his life, through the flowers and surface growths which shake with every storm to the everlast ing rock below, only can weigh the events and belongings of the world at their real value. YoutJif Compan ion. HOW TO STBE5GTIIEX THE OF BOYS. MEMORY A teacher in a Sunday school announced that he'd present. A silver clasped, morocco bound, illum ined Testament To every boy who on the coming Sun day could repeat From memory a chapter from tho Scrip ture all complete. When Sunday came he found that only one had gained the prize, And bo he set to work some other method to devise: Instead of Testaments he offered each a ball and bat: Ere Sunday came each urchin memor- rized his chapter pat. (The Physicians o.f the San Francisco Board of Health TAKE A STAND FOR HONEST FOOD. Royal Baking Powder Commended as Purest, Strongest and Wholesomest. We have made a careful analysis of the Royal, Giant, Golden Gate, Dr. Price's and Pioneer Baking Powders, purchased by us in the open market. One ounce of each powder yields in cubic inches of available gas at ioo F. K.U1Z. E0YAI Giant 140 Golden Gate 123 Dr.Price's 116 Pioneer , 105 Thos. Price & Son, Analysts, San Francisco. We, the members of the Board of Health of the City and County of San Francisco, cordially approve and recommend the Royal Baking Powder. It is abso lutely pure and healthful, composed of the best ingredients, of the highest strength and character. In our judgment it is impossible to make a purer or stronger Baking Powder than the Royal. JOS. R. DAVIDSON, M. D. HENRY M. FISKE, M. D. CHAS. McQUESTEN, M. D. T. J. LETOURNEX, M. D. Aug. 5, 1SS9. Members San Francisco Board of Health. No Outward Symptom "Miss Pethcbridge," said the em barrassed young man at the other end of the sofa, after a dreary pause in the conversation, "are you acquainted with my cousins, the Courtright girls?"' "Conrliight? Courtright:" replied the yonng woman dreamily. 'Arc you related to anybody of that namej Mr. Phceble? I never should have suspected it." Fon a long time the stealings by the operatives in the diamond miues of South America, were, it is esti mated, one-half of the production. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is carefully prepared from Sarsavarilla, Dandelion, Mandrake, Doc!:, Tipslssewa, Juniper I'erries, and other well-known ami valuable tcgetablc remedies, by a peculiar combination, proportion, and process, giv ing to Hood's Sarsaparilla curative potter not possessed by other medicir.es. It effects remarkable cures where others fail. Hood's Sarsaparilla Isthebcst blood purifier. It cures Scromla, Salt Ithciun, Noils, Pimples, all Humors, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Sick Headache, Indigestion, General Debility, Catarrh, Rheumatism, Kidney and Liver complaint.-.; overcomes That Tired Feeling, creates an appetite, builds up the system. Hood's Sarsaparilla Has met unparalled success at home. Such is its popularity in Lowell, Mass., where it is made, that Lowell druggists sell more of Hood's Sarsaparilla than all other sarsapa rillas or blood purifier.. The same success is extending all over tin country. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is peculiar In its strength and economy. It is the only preparation of which can truly Ik; said " 100 Doses One Dollar." A licttieof Hood's Sarsaparilla taken accord ing to directions, will last a mouth. Hood's Sarsaparilla Is peculiar in the confidence it gains among all classes of i er.ple. Where it Is once used it becomes :: favorite f.nnily remedy. Do not be induced to buy other preparations. l!e sure to get the Peculiar Medicine, Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold ly lire -, . J'. j-l.-iUr V I'ri'iared by C. I. !!0(tl.v CO.. , S. -tV-t. Uiwi-H, IaS3. IOO Doses One Dollar C. P. Upshur, Shipping and Commission Merchant r.iaiu St. Wharf, Astoria. Oregon. srr.riAi.Ti us: Cannery Supplies Barbour's Salmon Net Twines. NIU'TUNE Brand Salmon Twine, WOOMJliflUY Cotton Lines and Twines SEINES and NETTING Of all Dpsorlptloii Furnished at Factory Trices. FIRE IF2SURAKCE Effected in First Class Companies, Representing SI 3,000,000 PIHF.SIX,. HOMK....... .Uartford, Conn .......New York, Agencj raclflc Express ami Wells. Fargo A Co. F. E. WILLS0N, Civil Engineer and Surveyor. DRAUHHTIXfi : AND : MAPPIXfi I. O. ItOK S3. Olliee with .1. II. Mansell, next W. U. TVlegrapn Olllce. Third Slt-crt. Astoria, Or. TMota Lssler & Anflersen, CIVIL ENGINEERS, Surveyors and Architects. Office, Rooji 9, Flavel's IJld'g second street P. O. Box S13. ASTORIA, OR. I. W. Case, BANKER. Transacts a General Banking Business. Drafts drawn available In any part of the D. S. and Euibpe, and on Dong Kong, China OFFICK HOUES : 10 A. M. to 3 P. M. Odd Fellows Building, Astoria, Oregon. as follows . Cubic inches leavening gas. . .191 Kiagec. Arrjanu" and Acorn $ -.:! VfcwvJ'WiLSV SStrllBlWi'l (oolc.ii;: and uenting, KVKifiOKK FULLY WAKJtANTED WATht: c:.mts, rurjtr.iMi hoods, ITJII'S, SINKS, AND HATH TUBS. Noe cto Scully, OUKXAMUS STREET. Magnus U, UrosD1? n,v, iii-.ulm i HAH nqi i.. i-ai'i lro Ii;h :i:j I Kitti- :. Stove, Tin ware, a... I HOUSE FtmmSHING GOODS Siieet Le.;d. - Lead, Sheet Iron, tin nnd 'upper. Oariiakaii & Go. .i ,s'iisoi:s to W CASE, lMM:.-rw:s am wholesale and KKIAIL DJvALF.KS IN GENIAL MERCHANDISE, i :: r I'tii-iK'.iiiii and t'ai strt els ASTOMA - - - - OKEUON J. B. Wyatt, DMA LRUS IX jardwars and Ship Chandlery, I'lisv Oil. Bright Varnish. Hmacle Oil, Cotton CinVif, Hemp Sail Twine, Iml Oil. Wrought Iron Spike. Clalvauized Cut Xail. AgrifuUurnl Implements, Sewing 3Iuehlnes, Paints, Oils, G-rooories, 2Z21;o. inn fill IS WII VT YOU (JET AT Provisions. Kwrytldn;; l First-class Store and at Extremely Low Figures. Onods Delivered all over Town. 'iti'!iISi"ost Price Paid for Junk. FOARD & STOKES ASTORIA TRANSFER GO. AND Livery Stables. uonvcyauces ol any kind, on short notice. Transferrin;; Baggage, etc., a specialty. Telephone No, li II. V. SHERMAN & CO. OEI.O f. IUUKEK CAKf, A. HANSON Parker & Hanson SUCCESSORS TO C. L. PARKER, DEALERS IN GENERAL MERCHANDISE New Goods Arriving Every Steame TIIIS WEEK, Dress - Goods, The Old Stand - Astoria Oregon. Thompson & Ross Carry a Full Line of Choice Staple and Fancy Groceries. Give Us a Call and Be Convinced. GO TO LARSON & HILLBACK FOR GEOOEBIBS AND FKESn FB1HTS. Orders Delivered Free of Charge. Country Orders Bollclted. Third btreet. next to Pioneer office. fiH MHK M Ha M M A . VmiTi Mntimrn UJmrth imUttGYufTUllll Foard &Stokes Groceries and KEEN COMMISSION Insurance and Heal Estate Agents ?IV HXrST 'TO LOAN ! !J2 ON GOOD J&tOYll, L. A. Granger. GRANGER & HALLONQUIST, Civil : Engineers : and : Surveyors Accuracy Guaranteed: Standard Rates. Office with Mctiownn Bros. & Tattle, Hansen's New liiilldintr. BARBOUR'S Irish Flax HAVE NO -gwfe iteff' gkaxd rrax paris ists, Axn GKArD CROSS OF THE LEGION D'HONNEDR. They ro eiveel the ONLY GOLD MEDAL For FLAX THREADS at the Xiondoa Fisheries And have been awarded HIGHER PRIZES at tho various INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITIONS, Than the goods of any other IX TUB WORLD, Quality Can Always be Depended on. Exjenencfiu Fishermen HENRY DOYLE & CO.. 5 1 7 and 5 1 9 Market Street. SAN FRANCISCO. AGENTS FOR PACIFIC COAST. WOODBEBRY SEINE TWINE, B0PE and NET TING Constantly on Hand. SEINES, FOUNDS and TRAPS Furnished to order at Lowest Factory Prices. MARKETS. Washington Market Main Street, Astoria, Oregon. fllUISTIASrV !: CO., I'ltOPUIETOttS OCtfl'ECIFUI.LV CALL THE ATn:X L lion of tne lmniic mbllc to the fact that the auove Market will always liesupplled v. ith a i-'ifi.i. v.i;:i-rrv and iikht guAurv OK FRE3H AND CURED MEATS ! t Which will bo sold at lowest rates, vhnlf sate and retail . JSrSpotial attention given to anpplyni STAR MARKET. WHERRY & COMPANY, Fresh and Cared Meats, Vegetatolos, FRUITS, BUTTER, and EGGS. OITOSITE OCCIDENT IIOTKL, CKKXA.ni Street. AMtcria, sr. Roadway Market. P. O'HARA, Prop'r. Opposite Foard & Stokes. A First-Class Meat Shop. Fresh and Salt Meats. AH Purchases Delivered In any part of the City. Astoria Iron Worts. Concomly St., Foot of Jackson, Astoria, nr General Machinists and Boiler Maters. Land and Marine Engines BOlTJETt WORK, Steamboat Work and Cannery Work A SPECIALTY. Castings of all Descriptions Made to Order at Short Notice. John Fox President, and Supt A. L. For, . Vice President J. G. Hustler, Sec. and Treas Traveling Men Smoke and Recommend UUj9S AND COOK, MERCHANTS. SECURITY. Oregon. W. Ii. IlAI.T.OVQL'IST P.O. 110X721. ASTOKIA, - OKEGON Threads EQUAL 2 Qtf&lOt) Exhibition 1883. no inner. Headquarters Department of the Columbia, Olhce of Chief Quartermaster. Vancouver, BarracKs, Wash.. March 21, 1890. Sealed proposals In triplicate will be received at ihta oflleeornt the ofllces of the quarter masters at the following named posts nntll it o'clock a.m.. 120th meridian tune, April i!l,189o. and then opened, for furnishing Fuel, Forage and Bedding, at the several military stations in the Department of the Columbia during fiscal year commencing July 1st, ISIM), viz : Boise Barracks and Fort Sherman. Idaho. Portland and Fort Klam ath, Oregon, and Forts Canby, Spokane, Townsend, Walla Walla and Vancouver Depot, AVash. Preference given to articles of domestic production and manufacture, conditions of quality and price (including In the cost of articles of foreign production the duty thereon) being equal : and such pref erence given to articles of American pro duction produced on the Pacific coast to the extent of the consumption required by the public service there. All information furn ished on application here, or at ofllces of the respective quartermasters. The U. S. re serves the right to reject the whole or any part of any bid received, and bids will be considered for a smaller amount than the whole. Envelopes containing proposals should be marked : "Proposals for Military Supplies at ," and addressed to the un dersigned here, or to the respective quarter masters, J. G. C. LEE, Major and Chief Quartermaster. Headquarters Department of the Columbia, ofllce or Chief Quartermaster, Vancouver Barracks, Wash., March 2C, 1890. Sealed proposals in triplicate will he received here until 11 o'clock A. ar.. April 25, 1890. and then opened, for transportation of Military Supplies on Koutes Nos. 1, 2 and 3, during ilscal year commencing July 1, 1890. The U. S. reserves the right to reject any or all proposals. All information will be fur nished on appl ication here. Envelopes con taining proposals should be marked : "Pro posal for Transportation on Route No. ," and addressed to the undersigned here. J. G. C. Lee, Major and Chief Quartermaster. The Oregon Bakery A. A. CLEVELAND, Propr. Groofl. Bread, Cate and. Pastry None but the Best Materials Used. Satisfaction Guaranteed Customers Bread delivered In any part of the city. TAXTEn An active man on liberal sal- aryto permanently represent an as sociation incorporated to supply, at co-operative prices, general merchandise and all kinds of articles for home and family use. in each small city, town, village and rural dis trict. 89.6M members. Paid np certificates $lG9,e la Cash. Credit well rated. Ref erences exchanged. Empire Co-operative Association (Lock Box 17C7), New York. Of Interest to Fishermen. THE U. S. ENGINEERS' STEAMER, "George ILMendell," towing rock for the jetty, will run the following course when possible, viz: From Trulllnger's mill to tank buoy No. 9, thence to buoy No. 7, thence to wharf at Fort Stevens. G. B. HEGARDT, U. S. Assistant Engineer. Fort Stevens, Or., April 5, 1890. C7R tn 950 A MONTH can be made piJ iu pcJU working for us. Persons preferred who can furnish a horse and give their whole time to the business. Spare moments can be profitably employed also. A few vacancies in towns and cities. B. F. JOHNSON & CO., 1009 Main St., Richmond, Virginia. Use