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THE DAILY ASTORIA!?, ASTORIA. SATURDAY. MORNING, JUNE 29, 1895. N - JOHN T. LIGHTER, Editor. TliRMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. DAILY. Sent by mall, per year 17.00 Sent by mall, per month 60 cts Served by carrier, per week.... 15 cts Address ell communications to The Dally Astorlan. WEEKLY. Sent by mall, per year, $2.00 In advance. Postage free to subscribers. The Astorlan guarantees to Its sub scribers the largest circulation of any newspaper published on the Columbia river. Advertising rates can be had on ap plication to the business manager. The Weekly Astorlan, the second old est weekly in the state of Oregon, has next to the Portland Oregonlan, the largest weekly circulation In the state, Jno. T. Handley & Co., are our Port land agents, and copies of the Astorlan can be had 'every morning at their stand on First street. Telephone No. 66. All conrmunlcatione Intended far pub lication should be directed to the editor. Business communications of all kinds and remittances must be addressed to The Astorlan. OUR DUTY TO ALASKA. The Seattle chamber of commerce has lately been busying itsolf to good purpose and placing the country considerably in Its dtt. The self-appointed task has been an investigation of the boundary question In Alaska. In the report which summarizes t'he results of this investlga. Hon, says the St. Paul Pioneer Press, It Is .shown yiat the boundary line which Great Britain Is trying to set aside is the original one recognized in 1867, when Alaska was purchased; that the definition of the line as set forth In the treaty of 1626 was Incorporated in the contract for the purchase; and that after recognizing the line for more than half a century without any attempt to change it, the CarJidlan government is now making an effort to so alter it on the maps as to deprive the United States of some of lis best harbors. The change, if Canada succeeds in making It, would cut off a strip six hundred miles In width from Mie United States possessions. It would give the Canadians harbor facilities which they, would undoubtedly appreciate and which they now lack, at least at the western end of their possessions. What Is really the most important part of the report, however, is the statement that the people of Alaska, conscious of the indifference of their own government on the subject, are becoming discouraged, if not estranged. This is not the first time that the attention. of the American people and the American government has been called to the resources and the needs of this dependency.' No foreign' govern ment could trifle with the boundaries of any other, territory belonging to the United States nd not be sharply brought to account, not only by prompt govern mental actlonjbut by the indignation of the people. In the case of Alaska it is not so much of an indifference to the wealth of her resources or the needs of her people as a want of direct Intercourse with them and a kind of a tacit under standing that Alaska will get along by herself until we arejeady to take hold and do some, thing with her. If, however, as Is alleged, the Alaskan people are be coming discouraged, now Is the lime for them to be looked after. They do not feei themselves politically independent' to , that degree which incites a people to self development nor have they had the right opportunity to bcome imbued with the spirit of national Institutions. They have, uo representation in congress and no reg ular mean of coming into touch with the rest of the American people. The appointment of the boundary com mission will remove all danger of further British juggling with boundaries, and will reassure the people of Alaska on that par ticular point. However gifted the civil engineers of Great Britain may be it Is hardly likely that they will be able to rob the United States of a valuable piece of territory merely by making alterations in a map. The facts with regard to pub lic Interest in Alaska, however, remain the same. It is generally regarded as a vast, vague possession, magnificent In size, but unavalluble, excepting for self glorification on the map. According to the report of Gov. Swlneford of Alaska that country offers as great inducements to settlers as any of the new territories opened up within the last decade. He says: "There Is no part of the United States which, under ordinary clrcum stances, Its resources and natural etdvan tages being known! and appreciated, would o'nVr greater attractions to the poor mun in search of Independence and a home." The only way merchants on stop any Dart of the cash trade which goes away from home is to shake things up by adver tising, accompanied by greater ambition to compete with the 'outside merchants. People like to be coaxed. If you do not Day them a certain degree of deflerentUU obsequiousness, they take It for granted you don't care anything for their trade. Tlie trade which goes away from horns In all cash; and In times like these the Im portance of reaching out to Intercept this traffic and keep it ut home must be ap parent to all." The best antldot for the .trU Is consistent end persistent advertis ing. Col. E. B. Clough, formerly territorial governor of Dukota, as orator of the day at the Decoration day observance held in Sioux Falls, made u point which Is worthy the attention of the American peop'.e, and especially the younger gener ation, who have been used to seeing the surviving old soldiers Insulted by Demo cratic president and his ex-confederate. Hi-ke Smith, with the characterisation of "pauper" and "fraud." Col. Clough said: "It has never been shown thit a single Sj!v,r in any army ws recruited from the poor house. And. so long as it is the case that no pauper ever became a patriot, let it never be said in this coun- try of ours that any patriot was ever allowed to become a pauper." If there be any and there are some who look upon the soldiers' home as a charltabl Institution, their minds should be dis abused of any such idea. It would be disgrace for such to be the case. And if the people of this nation should allow veterans of the great war to become in males of a common poorhouse. It would In any event be a smlrchund porticu Surly so when no pauper ever became a veteran. Mr. Farwell, of Chicago, calls attention to a fact that must not be forgotten, and that Is, that with mil the ado abouUmoney it had nothing to do with the destruc. tion of prosperity In this country, that the business prostration was brought about by the free trade policy of the Democratic congress, and that but for that the currency question would scarcely have attracted any attention, or been considered a factor in the case. The up roar about It Is largely to obscure the real facts and real conditions. SOUND MONEY. Chicago Herald. The Charles H. Sergei company of this city is entitled to the credit of having furnished a. most complete exposure of the forced and falsified statim! clvn In the fake book called "Coin's.Flnanclal Bonooi, The pamphlet In which this is aone is not a big one, but it is brimful of solid information, duly credited, which fairly and squarely meets every one of the allegations and so-called arguments auu'uceo 'py "coin." His statement of me amount of silver coined previous to 1S73 Is shown to be wrong by more than 137,000,000. Page 4D shows that his table of the world's production of rold nnrl silver is deliberately falsified in more tnan ihalf its items. Potre 9S shows thut me rammed to the extent of over 60 Der cmni in nis statement of the 'amount of money in .me United States. Page ISfi shows that "Coin's" table of export prices of wheat and cotton for twenty-two years Is wrong in 79 instances and correct only in three, his object evidently beinir to muKe tne prices of these staples apoear larger tnan the truth for the years in wnion sliver was high In price and lower tnan tne truth lor the time durlnn which sliver was most depressed. For numerous other Instances of falsification the reader is referred to the book itself. The following are the most salient points made in Sound Money:" The free sllverl'.cs propose that the government shall cut all debts In half, so that the debtor class may be "relieved," and this in the face of the express declaration f the Constitution forbidding the passage of any law which will impair the obliga tions or contracts. When prices advance labor is the first to feel It at the wrong end. The immense monetary inflation in France has not raised prices in that country, as it ought to do if "Coin's1 theory were correct. The government can pass a law fixing a value, but it cannot fix a value by passing a law. it can pass a law increasing the age of mortality. but this would not prolong human life, Our total gross exports for the fiscal year ending with June, 1894, were a little more than sventy-seven millions, out of which less than fifteen millions went to Eng land. Where did England get the balance of that two hundred millions of gold which we are told it draws every year from the United States. A true bimetal lie. international system of coinage would be one under which there should be a world's coin of gold under one name, and i world's coin of sliver under an other name, whoever names either in any contract or" bill of exchange to be called upon to pay that coin, and not to substitute one for another. It is a faUe bimetallism under which It is proposed to force a man to take silver when he has been promised gold. The favorite American Investment of tha "British bloodsucker" for many years has been in our railroads. If the five thousand mil lion dollars of stock were at par value it would become ten thousand millions un der free coinage, and the debts of the lines would all be payable at 50 per cent discount If the 60 cent dollar were made a legal tender for all debts, public and private. "Coin" understates by 6,1101 cubic feet the quantity of gold in the world. Suppose the size of the acre to be re duced one-half, as it Is proposed to re duce the value of tho dollar. Then a farmer who had 200 acres calls it 400. He may sell "200" because he thinks his 400 acre farm Is too big to work. By and by the unit Is reduced again, so that he calls himself the owner of 400 acres and sells oft another "200." Continuing to re. peat this process a few times how much land would he have left? Yom 1S71 to 1S91 the average price of the great staples wheat, corn, oats and cotton, rose from 624 cents to 68'4, while silver dec'.lned from J1.3B to 08 cents. Eleven minion people In the United' States, owning shares In building loan associations, sav ings deposits, and net value of life in surance policies, to . total amount of about M.000,000 would be the creditors most deeply affected by payment In de preciated silver dollars. If gold has ap preclaled It certainly will uy more land today than It did in 1873. But the assessed valuation of all the land In the united St ites increased 90 per cent from 1870 to 1S!K), while the population increased only 61 per cent. "Sllvor fell from 100 to 77.4 while meat fell from 100 to 99.8." While sliver has fallen 32.6 per cent all prices have fallen only 7.7 per cent, and gold has become cheaper as compared with labor. If "the gold Btandard will give England the commerce and the wealth of tha world" the sliver standard could not make us the most prosperous peo. pie on the face of the earth. It Is clearly established In the pamphlet that the greater part of "Coin s state ments are forged: that one dollar in the abstract was originally constituted our unit of currency value, the metal In which It was first expressed being copper, while gold, sliver and copper, are equally the money of the Constitution; that our net exports of gold to England during twenty years averaged less than six mil lions annually; that Improved machinery, belter methods at transportation,' In creased supply and greater general econ omy have e iiisod reductions In prices, which have been entirely to the benefit of the firmer, wage earner and man of fixed salary or Income; that the hours lof labor have been shortened and the wages of labor Increased while the pur chisl.ig power of wages has almost doubled In the time during which it Is al leged the gold standard has caused hard times; that in twenty years our popula tion has increased 60 per cent and our material wealth over 100 per cent; that Kngland Is our most profitable customer, buying from us as much as all the rest of tho world put together and selling us only oneitfth as much as we buy from the rest of the world; that we have more than sufficient money to conduct our busi ness and could not use more If we had It; that the annual production of gold Is fully adequate to the world's needs; that the decline In the value of silver has not been caused by its demonetisa tion, but by oversupply; that in me tanfv vears following 1S73 the world has coined far mora than one thousand mil lions In silver, or 25 per cent more man In the thirty-two years preceding; that a vast proportion of the mortgage and othr dobts are owed to our own people, we hMn. mir chief creditor: that the success of free coinage at the polls would be the slart of the most terrible financial panic ever known and that tne advocates oi fr iivm- tnvlts us to the degradation of Mexico, India, and Chins, countries In which labor Is content to exist on a -Rase of elirht to twenty rents per day, and that reckoned in depreciated silver. AN AMERICAN BUSINESS WEEK. American Economist. To the city of Springfield, Mass., te le ngs the cridlt of having an American week, when all the stores are decorated with American goods only, all the pro duct and labor of Americans being placed on view with the idea of enticing custom ers to purchase only American goods. This Is an excellent idea, for more rea sons than one, and It has already spread to other places. If successfully carried out, It will not only help the immediate sale of our own products and manufac tures, but it should tend to create e lively subsequent demand for the same goods. In very many retail stores it is regarded as quite- the proper thing to sell American goods as If they were of foreign manufacture, and their proper display upon their own merits will afford customers an opportunity of learning that they have not been In the habit of buying something that was English, French or German. Ail honor to Spring field for Its Idea. Let us have an Amer ican week in every city, town and village in the United States. Show American goods, buy American goods, wear Ameri can goods and eat American food. The first week In July, with Its day of na tional independence, would be a fitting and proper time for the occasion. THE JONQUIL MAID. A little mild sat in a Jonquil tree, Hinging alone In A low love tone; And the wind swept by with a wistful moan; For he longed to stay With the maid all day; But he know, As he blew,. It was true . . That the dew Would never, never dry If the wind should die; So he hurried away where tho rosebuds grew. And while to the land of the roses went he, Singing alone In a low love-tone, The little maid sat in a Jonquil tree. The wind swept back to the Jonquil tree At the close of the day, In the twilight gray. But the sweet little maid had stolen away; And whither she'd flown WBl never be known Till tho rose As It Maws Shall disclose All ft knows' Of the maid so fair With the sunset hair, And the sad wind comes, and sighs, and goes, And dreams of .the duy when he blew so free, When singing alone in a low love- tone, A little maid sat In a Jonquil tree. St. Nicholas Magazine. m The new vep-etaMe firinrtpnlnor Wherever introduced, it drives lard from the kitchen, and indi gestion from the household. It has been tried by every test, and has met every requirement. It is as much superior to lard as the electric light is to the tallow-dip. The only question now is, will you give your family the benefits which its use bestows? In composition, in healthfulness, in flavor, or in economy. It3 success has called out a lot of imitations and counterfeits made for the sole purpose of selling in the place and oa the merits of Cottolene. , Avoid them all. .They are made to sell and they are a sell. uet uie genuine Uottolsnb. Bold la I and 5 pound pails, . Made only by The N. K. Fall-bank Company, ST. LOUIS and Chicago, Hew Tors, Bostos SHE DIDN'T TAKE WITH THE GEN TLEMEN. She was refined, intelligent, and not tud looking, but somehow she never seemed to take with the gentlem Jnt. They didn't Ilk' her listless ways; they said slio hadn't any "si.ap" about her. Poor girl, she was Buffering from functional iiivgulainltles, and It was actually impos sible for her to take much Interest in rmylhlng. Hut a change came. One day ihe heard of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre scription. She procured a bottle, and she had not taken half its contents when she felt like another woman. Now she is in the enjoyment of perfect health, and has suOtors by the score. No woman need su'lTvr from funotlonal irregularities amd weaknesses. The "Favorite Prescription" Is a safe and certain cure for all the weaknesses, to which women one peculiar ly subject. Dr. Pierce's Pellets cure conKpation, biliousness, Indigestion and headache. One a dse. ALL FREE. Those who have used Dr. King's New Discovery know its value, and those who lir.ve not have now the opportunity to try it free. Call on the advertised druggist and get a trial bottle free. Send your name and address to H. E Bucklen & Co., Chicago, and get a sample box of New Life Pills free, as well as a copy of Guide to Health and Household Instructor, free. All o which Is guaranteed to do you good ana cost you nothing. Chas. Rogers druggist. Odd Fellows Building. $100 REWARD. One hundred dollars reward will be raid by th' County Court of Claitsip ccunty for the arrest and conviction of each of the Ihree persons who toave been committing robbery on the Columbia riv er, and the burning of the Aouse of D. W. Ilurnslde on Sundiy, June 23.1. 1896. J. II. D. GRAY. County Judge. Persons who are subject to diarrhoea will find a speedy cure in De Witt's Cole and Cholera Cure. Use 00 other. It is the bent tbat can be made or that money caft procure. It leuves the system in nntnml condition after its use. W sell it. Charles Rogers. NOTICE Is hereby given forbidding Psckwood or any other persons from cutting or re moving wood or stone from any of my land without first making sat Is factory arrangements with James W, Welch. fieres nolins 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 to me directed, dated the Z4W day or April, lm, and against Geonre ' Hill. Commanding me to levy upon lot No. 1, Block No. 12, McClure's Astoria, and col lect the assessment thereon, amounting to 133.66, for the construction of a sewer on 6th street. I have this day levied upon said de scribed property, and on 'the 22d day of June, wj, at i ociock p. m., or said day, at the Court House door In the city of Astoria, OlaUion County. Oregon, will proceed to sell at public auction, said property to the highest bidder therefor to pay said assessment and costs and expenses of sale. Said sale to be for United mates gaua ana sliver com. Doited Astoria, Oregon, May 24th, 1895. C. W. LOUGH ERY. Chief of Police for the City of Astoria. CHIEF OF POLICE SALE. Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a warrant iBsued by the Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria to me directed, darted the 24th day of April, is, ana against Georee Hill. Commanding me to levy upon lot 2, in diock No. lz, Mcmure s Astoria' and col. leot the assessment due thereon, amount lng to $13.66, for the construction of a sewer on trth street. I have this day levied UDon said de scribed property, and on the 22d day of June, 1895, at 2 o'clock p. m., of said oay, at me uourt House door in the city of Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon, will proceed to sell at Dubllc auction, said property to the highest bidder therefor to nay sold assessment and costs and expenses of sale. Said sale to be for United States gald and silver coin. Doited ABtoria, Oregon, May 24th, 1S95. C. W. LOUGHERY. Chief of Police for the City of Astoria. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. Notice Is hereby given that the partner ship heretofore existing between the un derslgned, under the firm name and style Oregon Transportation Company, is this any aissoivea by mutual consent. All outstanding puis or accounts being pay. a.hla 4ft rant Tatll finhraa. u nA Vto oa. euming the payment of all debts due by saia nrm. Astoria, Or., May 13, 1895. PETER H. CRIM, PAUL SCHBADEH. NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND AC CEPTANCE OF 42ND STREET. Notice is hereby given that N. Clinton & Sons, contractors for the improvement of 42d street, in Adair's Astoria, undtr the provisions of Ordinance No. 1940, on the 12th day of June, 1806, filed In the office of the Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria, the cert.flcate of the City Surveyor, and Superintendent of Streets,' approved by the Committee on S treats and Public Ways. After the expiration of the time here. inafter specified, 'if no objections to the acceptance of such work be filed and the Common Council shall deem such im provement properly completed, according to uie contract and plains and specifica tions therefor, the same may be accepted. Objections to the acceptance of sold improvement or any part thereof, may be filed im the office of the Auditor and Police Judge o.n or before Wednesday, June 19th, 1896. K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Oregon, June 13th, 1895. KIMtBAJJL PIANOS AND ORGANS. If you'nvanit a piano or organ, buy a reliable nvake from first hands at a reasonable price. We are the only monuflacturers of pianos and organs Who have a branch house on the Paci fic coast, and are certainly In a posi tion to Bell you a reliable instrument for less than any retailer, or agent. A large shipment of Klmlballs will be sold in your town direct from the factory In the near future. If you are ready 'to buy before they arrive, write us and we 'Will sand you catalogue and prices. W. W. KIMBALL & CO., Manufacturers. Paolflo Coast Branch, Portland, Or. We recommend De Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure because we believe It ts a safe and reliable remedy, rt's good effects are shown alt once in cases of Cholera Alorbua and jdmllkir nvnni.int. Charles Rogers. EXTENDED SYMPATHY. "Do unto others as vou would have others do unto you." is aymnailUHirjiilv shown in the following lines, the pre aumpiion being that sympathy is b'Jrn, or akin to pain or sorrow; ' Uenilemen: Please send Krause s Headache Capsules as follows: Two boxes to Flora Seay, Havanna, N. Dak. Two boxes to Llllie Wilcox, Brookland, N. Dak. 1 nave always been a great sufferer from neadache and your Cap sules are the only tning that relieves me. xours very truly, FLORA SEAY, Havana, N. Dak. For sale by Chas. Hogers, ABtoria. Or., Sole Agent There is great danger in neglecting Ool.c, Cholera and similar complaints. An absolutely prompt and safe cure is found in De Wkt's Colic and Cholera Cure, diaries Rogers. IT MAT DO AS MUCH FOR YOU. Mr. Fred Miller, of Irving, 111., write. that he had a severe kidney iroubl for many years, with severe pains 1 his back, and also that his bladde was affected. He tried many so-callei Kidney cures, but without any goo resuta. About a year ago he began us of Electric Bitters and found relief a once. Electrio Bitters la especlall adapted to cure all kidney and live troubles, and often gives almost In stant relief. One trial will prove ou statement. Price, only 60 cents fo largo bottle, at Chas. Rogers' dm store. ROYAL Baking Powder. Highest cf bit In leavening Strength V. S. Government Report. De Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure never dlsamolnts. never fails to give Immediate relief. It cures Just as sure A you take it. Charles Rogers. rwtt.oh'S CURE, the srreat Cough and Croup Cure, is in great demand Pocket size contains twenty-five doses only 25 cents. Children love it Bold by J. w. conn. "THE MILWAUKEE." The only railroad lighting its trains by electricity. The only railroad using the celebrated emno berth reading samp. The coaches now rutinlnsr on "The Mil waukee" are Palaces on Wheels. On all its through lines, the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Psul Railway runs the most perfectly equipped trains of Sleep ing, Parlor, and Dining Cars and Coaches. For lowest rates to any point in the United tSates and Canada, apply to ticket agents, or address C. J. EDDY, General Agwnt, Portland, Oregon. Cantata Bweener. TJ. S. A- San Diego Cal.. says: "smioa's Catarrh Remedy Is the first medicine I have ever found that would an me any good. Price 60 cts. Sold by J. w. Coitn. Meany Is ths leading tailor and pays the lughttst sasb price for fur skin. NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND AC CEPTANCE OF DUANE STREET. Notice is hereby given that L .Leback, Contractor for the improvement of Duane street, im Adair's Astoria, under the pro visions of Ordinaries No. 193, on the 12th day ot June, 1895, filed in the office of the Auditor and Police Judge of the City of Astoria, the ertlilcaite of the Olty Surveyor and Superintendent of Streets, approved by the Committees on S treets and Public Ways. After the expiration of the time here inafter specified, If no objections to the acceptance of such work be filed and the Common Council shall deedn such im provement properly completed, according to the contract and plans and specifica tions therefor, the same may be accepted. Objections to the acceptance of sold Improvement or any part thereof, may be filed In the office of the Auditor and Police Judge on or before Wednesday, June 19th, 1895. . K. OSBURN, Auditor and Police Judge. Astoria, Oregon, June 13th, 1895. CURE FOR HEADACHE. As a remedy for all kinds of headache Elecftrio Bitters has proved to be the very best. It effects a permanent cure, and the most Arwilui sink h Ad slid rthas yield to its Influence. We urge all who am amioieo to procure a bottle and give the Bitters a fair trial. In cases of habitual constipation, Headache, Fainting Spells, or are Nervous, Sleep less, Excitable, Melancholy, or troubled with Dizzy Spells, Electric Bitters is the Medicine you need. Health and Strength are guaranteed by its use. Large bottles only one dollar, at Chas. Rogers' drug store, Odd FellowB' build ing. BUCKLEN'S ARNICA SALVE. The best salve in the world for Cuts. Bruises, Sores. Ulcers, Salt Rheum, Fever RnrM Tttaw, rhnnnaA i r .1 Chilblains, Coriis, and All Skin Erup- nuns, ana positively cures Piles, or no pay required. It Is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction, or money refunded. PlH luntn Via- V T,"., nnA V, .. Chas. Rogers. Odd Fellows' building. There Is one medicine that will cure immediately. We refer to De Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure for all summer com plaints. No delay, no disappointment, 110 failure. Obaries Rogers. A GOOD WORD. Mr. J. J. Kelt, Sharpsburg, Pa. Dear Sir:-I am glad to say a good word for Krause's Headache Capsules. After Buffering for-over three years with acute neuralgia and its consequent Insomnia (which seemed to baffle the efforts of some of our best physicians) you suggested this remedy which gave me almost instant relief. Words fail to express the praise I should like to bestow on Krause's Headache Capsules. Gratefully "lours, MRS. E. R. HOLMES, Montroee, Pa. NOTICE. The partnership heretofore existing be tween C. J. Oreenlund and Anton Brix florists, is hereby dissolved by mutual consent; and all debts of the said firm will be paid by C. J. Greenlund and C. G. Palmberg, and all outstanding accounts are due aad payable to them. C. .1. GREENLUND, ANTON BRIX. All the paten: medicines advertised In this paper, together with the choic est perfumery, and toilet articles, etc., can be bought at tne iowest prices at J. W. Conn's drust store, opposite Oc cident Hotel, A. torta.- FOUR BIG SUCCESSES. Having the needed merit to more than make good all the advertising claimed for them, the following four remedies have reached a phenomenal sale. Dr. King's New Discovery, for Consumption, Coughs and Colds, each bouie guaranteed Electric Bitters, the great remedy for stomach, liver, and kidneys. Bucklen's Arnica Salve, the best In the world, and Dr. King's New Life Pills, which are a perrect pill. All these remedies are guaranteed to do Just what is claimed for them, and the dealer whose namo is attached here with, will be glad to tell you more of them. Sold at Chas, Rogers' Drug BHILOH'S CURB la sold on a guar- ntee. It cures incipient consumotlon. t Is the best Cough Cure. Only one ent a dose. 25 cents, 50 cts., and 11.00. For Sale by J. W. Conn. INDORSED BY THF. PRESS. Gentlemen: This is to certify that I have used Krause's Headauna Capsules with satisfactory results. I bought a box which cost lne .53. imd one capsrle cured me of a dreadful sick h?adache. My wife and mvself nave both used the medicines manufactured by the Norman Llcbty Mf'g Co., and we re commend them to the public as being JJust what they are represented. . Respectfully, W. J. HUTCHISON. Ed. Gazette, Pleasant Hill. Mo. Twenty-five cents, for pale by Chas. Rogers, Astoria. Or., sole agents. MARVELOUS RESULTS. From a letter written by Rev. J. Gun dennan, of Dimondale, Mich., we are permitted to make this extract: "I have no hesitation in recommending Dr. King's New Discovery, as the re sults were almost marvellous in the case of my wife. While I was pastor of the Baptist Church at Rives Junc tion, she was brought down with Pneumonia, succeeding La Grippe. Ter rible paroxysms of coughing wculd last hours with little Interruption and it seemed as if she could not survive them. A friend recommended Dr. King's New Discovery; it was quick in Its work, and satisfactory in its re sults." Trial bottles free at Chas. Rogers' Drug Store. Regular size 60 Travelers And a safe companion in De Witt's Colic and Cholera Cure. A change in drinking water and in diet often causes severe and dangerous complaints. This medicine always cures thtun. Charles Rogers. Strange, but True The child that cannot digest milk can digest Cod-liver Oil as it is pre pared in Scott's Emul sion. Careful scientific tests' have proven it to be more easily digested than milk, butter, or any other fat. That is the reason why puny, sickly chil dren, and thin, emaciated and anaemic persons grow fleshy so rapidly on Scott's Emulsion of Cod-liver Oil and Hypophosphites when their ordinary food does not nourish them. Don't U ptrruadii to acttpt a tvitlllutt Scott Bowse, R.Y. All Drsggiit. 50c tod $1. FREEMAN & HOLMES. Blacksmiths. Special attenUon paid to gUamboat re pairing, first-class horseshoeing, etc LOGGING CflfllP 0IOHK SPECIALTY 197 Olney street, between Third and and Fourth. Astoria. Or. , BEER HALL, What the Gambrlnus Beer Hall tried to do in selecting their liquors was to pick out what intelligent people would want if they knew it as experienced people should know it. Make a note of this if you want pure liquors. George Bartley, Proprietor. STILL IN THE LEAD. Columbia River and Puget Sound Nav igation Co. STEflflE! TEIiEPWE Leaves Astoria lor Portland and way landings at 7 p. m. daily, Sunday ex cepted. Leaves Portland every day except Sun day at 7 a.m. C.W.STONE, Agent Astoria. Telephone No. ML E. A. Seeley, Gen'l Agt Portland. U. B. Scott, President. EVERY REQUISITE FOR : first Class FuWals : AT POfto'S Undertaking Parlors, THIRD STREET. Rates Reasonable. Embalming a Specialty The Oasis of the Colorado Desert A Hew ealtb Resort BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE SEA Absolutely Dry and Pure Tropical Climate Pronounced by Physicians the most Favorable in America for Sufferers from . . . Lung Diseases and Rheumatism Many Remarkable Cm The objections urged against Indio in the past by the large numbers who otnerwise would have been glad to tak advantage of its beneficial climate, lias been a lack of suitable accommoda tion. The Southern Pacific Company, takes pleasure in announcing that sev eral Commodious and Comfortable Cottages have Just been erected at Indio sta- tion, that will be rented to applicants at reasonable rates. They are fur- nit hed with modern conveniences, sup plied with pure artesian water, and so situated as to gove occupants all the advantages to be derived from a more or less protracted residence in this de Ughtful climate. (From the San Francisco Argonaut.) "In the heart of the great desert o( the Colorado which the Southern Pa- cllio road traverses there is an oasis called Indio, which, in our opinion, it the sanitarium of the earth. We be lieve, from personal investigation, that for certain invalids, then: is no spot 01 this planet so favorable." G. T. Stewart, M. D writes: "The purity of the air, and the eternal sun. shine, fill one with wonder and delight. Nature has accomplished sc much that there remains but little for man to do. ' As to its possibilities as a health resort, here is the most per fect Bunshlne, with a temperature al ways pleasant, a perfectly dry soil for rain is an unknown factor: pure oxygen, aensa atmospnere and pure water. What more can be desired T It is the place, above all others, for lung troubles, and a paradise for rheu matics. Considering the number of sufferers who have been cured. I have no hesitancy in recommending this genial oasis as tne haven of the afflict ed." INDIO- lis 612 miles from SAN FRANCISCO and 130 imles from LOS ANOELES Fare from Los Angeles . tj.oo For further information inquire ot any Southern Pacific Company agent, or address K. P. ROGERS, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agt S. P. Co. J. R KIRKLAND, . Dlst Pass. Agt Cor, First md Alder Sts Portland. Or. Indio Are You Going East? Be sure and see that your ticket reads via T HE NORTH-WESTERN LINE. CHICAGO. ST. PAUlv, MINNEAPOLIS and OMAHA RAILWAYS. This la the GREAT SHORT LINE Between DULUTH, ST. PAUL, CHICAGO And all Points East and South. Their Magnificent Track, Peerless Ves tlbuled Dining and Sleeping Car Trains and Motto: "ALWAYS ON TIME " Have given this road a national reputa tion. All classes of passengers carried on the vestlbuled trains without extra charge. Ship your freight and travel over this famous line. All agents have tickets. W. H. MEAD, F. C. SAVaGB, Gen. Agent Trav. F. and P. Agt 2-18 Washington et. Portland, Or. Are You Going East? If so, drop a line to A. C. Sheldon. general agent of the "Burlington Koute," 250 Washington St., Portland. He will mai; you free of charge, maps. time tables, and advise you as to the through rates to any point, reserve sleeping car accommodations for you, ana rurnisn you wttn in rough tickets via either the Northern, Union. South ern, Canadian Pacific, and Great North ern railroads at the very lowest rates obtainable. The Burlington Route Is generally conceded to be the finest equipped rail road In the world for all classes of travel. J. B. WYATT, Astoria, Oregon. Hardware, Sliip Chandlery, Groceries, Provisions, PAINTS and OILS. Special Attention Pld to Supplying Ships. J. A FA ST ABEND, GENERAL CONTRACTOR, PILE DRIVER, HOUSE, BRIDGE fiND WHARF BUILDER, AJJress, box 180, Postoffice. - ASTORIA, OR TflEflSTOlp SAVINGS BilM Acts as trustee for cornoratlnna and individuals. Deposits solicited. Interest will be allowed on savlnin deposits at the rate of 4 per cent per annum, J. Q. A. BOWLBT President' bunj. YOUNG ...Vice President FRANK PATTON Cashiei DIRECTORS. J. Q. A. Bowlby. C. H. Paee. Beni Toung, A. S. Reed, D. P. Thompson vv. js. uement, u-ust Holmes. SEASIDE SflWjflllili. A COmnlpta ntrwlr ct lnmVtAi nn tionri in the milch nr HroaoAH Trinntnc ...1-1- tio, ceiling, and all kinds of finish; mouldings and shingles; also bracket work done to order. Terms reasonable and TlriCPn At Vwlmolr All r,v-Aar-m promptly attended to. Office and yard null. XX. Jj. IvUUAJX. rTODT. Seaside. Oregon. S. H. WILLETT, PLUMBING, Gas and Steam Fitting, Hot Air, Steam and Water Heatlng.- 179 Twelfth street Astoria. Or. BONES. We buy fertilizers and fertilizine ma tenal of every description. Bones, horns, etc., end pay highest cash prices. Send ns a trial shipment Western Bone-Meal Co. . 771 Mission Street San Fnancisco, Oal.