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in if .w to support Maiimilinn lit hi, t
I. mpi to build a ttirono fur himself. In
Mexico. It th warning had not been
heeded tlx high regard In which I he peo
ple ot Uta VWIed Slate held Iho people
of Franc would ret Jtivx. prevented
."ending ench assistance, to Mexlcvt as
mil J have cleared the country of Kuru-
pcan Invader.
CHINA'S RAILROAD
a
roLicT.
A Washington dispatch to the IMtlla
delphla Press ay: "Minuter Deiihy.
our representative at lV-kln, ha obtklncd
some ImportsM Information regarding
the Chinese policy of future railroad con
struction. Il has learmM, he write Ihr
Ml department, that the Chinese gov
ernment I" bent on excluding foreign cap
ital ami foreign material from railroad
construction throughout thr empire. This
policy haa been detcrm'ned uHn despite
Minister IVnbr't polite but earnest cxh)
altlnn of American facilities and enter-
t.OVF.t.Y VISIONS.
Thr M Ultra haunt thy Ihouuhtful fuiv,
Thltn eyes nrr sweet Pierian spring;
Peep in tliclr dream v depths I truer
Plm shadowy shapes of lovely thing,
Music tnat :rvam-. and love tlini elivu
PE- ' ?
UOl.lf It
Sott M:.tHlK lill.lli ! el In .11 I
Tlml all Hsu iIiiviikIi t'l.iny .
IR
Of lI'Mimn thoulil. uiiil llnvun nil.
Willi low lit tke, niil rt lit t ki ki
Thy nalurr'a imllcst lierllaair.
- Pall Mull llme'.te.
Tlteu. my lv art aovrrclmi their.
Their thou IkikI a IIiik rlirliu'.
IaH my portion l ilespnlr,
K thi Ivhl of hliM Ih thine.
I.ovrd ly tlu-r, O, nilKht I live
'Neath the iliitkesl, xtormlet sky.
'Twrrr a hhtit alternative!
tirlef I Joy If th.'M tie nlitht.
- MII.KT.KV.
SENJ FREE
A WARRANTED French Briar NK. Hunl Ruliher
Stem. ttiutl to those uiually rvtollcJ at so cunts,
will bo tent (reo ,
I FOR 24 COUPONS i
OR
! FOR 2 COUPONS and 24 CENTS.
J
nwtpapr published on th Columbia j pHw. II believe, however, that ll.
decloloa of th govrrnment to favor tlo
mratlr capital and material aid cannot
rlvar.
Advartialnc natra can ba bad
on ap
plication to tha butlntaa roanacer.
Th Waekly Aatorlan. tha arcond old
est arUr In th atmt f Oncon, haa
next t th Portland Oregontan. U.a
larrrit weekly circulation In th atat.
Jno. F. Handlcy & Co. are our Portland
asrnts. and copies of the Astortan can
be had every momlnR at their stand, lit
Third street.
THE RANGE LIGHTS.
It 1 no answer to the suggestion that
the Chamber ot Commerce take up the
range light question to say the Chamber
tried to obtain an appropriation for that
purpose two year ago and failed. It the
failure after not one, but a great many
trials to accomplish some specific object
is to be a controlling precedent In what
tho Chamber of Commerce may or shall
undertake to do, then the chamber might
as well disband: In fact. It ought to have
disbanded long; ago.
Without depreciating the efforts of this
highly useful and Important organisation,
and with no Intention of dictating
In any manner as to what are or are not Efforts to secure an amenJmcnl of the
proper subjects for lis consideration, the I
survive. There ane certain dlsadvanatgr
against which the Chinese promoters and
managers may not be able to success
fully operate. There Is a lack of cx
perlence, and there Is a growing pressure
from the outside by those Interested In
such matters, and who wish to partake
of the commercial advantages of railroad
construction and control In China. Thtre
la a superstition, also, which must be
dissipated before any great amount or
railroad work can be done In the Chinese
provinces. For Instance, the road Just
authorised by the government, the de
tails of which are communicated to the
state department by Minister Den by. will
run from Tten-Tsln to a point within
eight miles or Pekin. This 'Inconvenient
terminal Is selected out or deference to a
native Impression that the sacml pie-
cinct ot the Imperial residences should
not be contaminated by the unholy pres
ence of the modern locomotive. Thl
view will soon be dispelled, says Minister
Denby. and the railroad will In a few
years probably run beneath the walla of
the Chinese capital."
IIOMK roil KAII.IO.M Ml-:N
Rnllaay Ace. i
There sre mlle.iotici "ai.mi; the tiiovvM j
Of time" wberr tin- "o'd world KV.CK ctlllu"
IIIK '!." ill... a N Well t.l call nttrlllliM! I
to them e pa litem by. One i
these milestone was tit.il notable report ,
read by Mr. O. It. Klteh. or Hie X. V. A.- ,
L K. rail v ay, s chairman or com
mittee of t'tr Amtiican Society of Hull- j
road Suwrtntendriits, at their annual :
merlin last October, and publishril In :
the Hallway Ace, The theme of that re.
port was the "Relation of Railroads
With Their Kmployes," and the hlli I
stand taken in It was simply liriui.l. 1 j
will not. for 1 need not. stop here to ,
quote every lurl of that wonderful re- !
port. Your readers have already read i
It, and oner r.-a.l. It -or the muln points '
of It will stay in the mind. The one
point this article has to do wilh Is the j
recommendation of the committee a.1 to ;
looking after the comfort and well-being
You will find one roitton Inside each ounce bag,
and two couioni inside etch 4 ounce big of
Bond coupons wlik nam aaS addrosa to
BLACKWELL'S DURHAM TOBACCO CO., DURHAM, N. 0.
Buy baf of this Celebrated Smokinf Tobacco and reeil the
coupon which ftvei list ol other premiums, and how to get them.
2 CKNT ITAHM ACeirTCD.
Indio
Tun Oasis oh ihv
COLOKADO DLSLRl
A How
Health
Resort
nilLOW I MB Li:VI!L
OH TIIL1 S!A
Pr. Prlie' 1 ".aklng Powder received
hlchrst award ami gold medal at the
California Midwinter Futr.
MEXl' FCU TIII'RSDAY.
"rorcelaln. or tler's clay, silver or
pew ti-r. Ktted meats or Mtmeal or bacoit.
; an all one to us. provhlrd there I a
(f Ihr men at divisions and terminals. ?"7 . """,,,
.,,.i.ii ...i..h .. m.. ,,"" a hl l l,-fre us. "-Leigh Hunt.
Astorian yet may say that the attention
of tho Chamber nf Commerce haa already
hern devoted this winter to a numlr of
projects not near so feasllde or so neces
sary and far less closely allied with the
present to say nothing of the future In
terests of the city. Who can say how
many lives might have been saved, or
how many thousands of dollar of prop
erty preserved by having this very sim
ple and inexpensive expedient to facilitate
an entrance Into the river at all hour
In seasonable weather? Who can say to
the contrary, that poor Pilot Grassman,
with the whole of tho crew ot the Ill
fated bark Cadxow Forest, might be alive
and In happy association with bis fellows
today. If the Chamber of Commerce had
properly followed up its efforts of two
year ago for the establishment of range
lights In tha river.
There are many reasons why the Cham
ber of Commerce will not be confronted
with the same difficulties In getting the
matur through this congress as It expe
rienced in the last. For one thing, we
have a new senator in Washington w hose
hands may not be so full of other and
older matters as both of our former sena
torial representatives heretofore. Senator
McBride is probably In a position to push
.such an enterprise to an immediate suc
cessful termination, if It were called to
hi attention in good season and in the
right way. It Is totally unlike many other
requests which the Chamber of Com
merce has made of our senators. It Is a
self-commendatory proposition. In the In
terest of saving human life, as well as
property, and tending to add immensely
to Astoria's commercial importance. It
requires no formal Investigation to deter
mine its merits, and does not Involve the
expenditure of hundreds ot thousaads and
even millions of dollars of public money
like other proposals upon which the As
toria Chamber of Commerce has repeated
ly memorialized congress and the various
departments of the government.
No, a more worthy and appropriate
subject for the action of our Chamber of
Commerce could hardly be Imagined, nor
one offering better prospects of success
ful accomplishment than this proposal to
place range lights for the guidance ot
ships in the night time Into the harbor.
And It is hoped that the narrow, Jealous
Astoria spirit which so often looks to
the source rather than the merits of any
public suggestions will not be allowed to
prevail In the meeting tonight, but that
the range light question may be taken up
without delay and vigorously pressed
upon our senators at Washington while
there Is yet time to include it in the regu
lar appropriation bills of this session.
Immigration laws tn the direction of re
striction are bring made In congress. At
recent hearings by the house committer
on Immigration, a number ot representa
tive cititms have appeard In advocacy of
a bill introduced by a Massachusetts
member, which adds to the list of ex
eluded alien all persons between fourteen
and sixty years of age who cannot both
read and write the Kngllsh language or
some other Is.nguage. The supporters
ot the bill advocated the ed-icatlonal test
as a moderate, rational, effective and
simple means ot further restricting imml
gratlon to the country. They thought
that the government had the right to ex
clude illlurate persons fro-n the country
and that this test, combined with others
of a more general character, would In
all probability shut out a large part of
the undcslred portion of the present im
migration, would reduce the total number
of Immigrants, and thereby greatly benefit
the labor market and help to maintain
the rate of American wagss. It would
also shut out In a very large measure
those elements which tended to lower the
quality of American citizenship, and
which now in many cases gather lo dan
gerous masses in the slums of our great
cities. , Action upon the question may I
perhaps be stimulated by the fact that
Immigration la again on the Increase.
The board of engineers appointed to go
over the proposed route of the Nicaragua
canal and report upon the general out
look for the canal project has Just been
submitted to the house. The report, If
we may Judge from the outline given.
does not seem to be Inimical to the enter
prise. It perceives difficulties that have
not been much dwelt upon by the Mari
time Canal Company, but finds none that
are not easily surmountable. The cost
is estimate at 133,tTlS3, including a 3)
per cent allowance for unlooked-for con
tingencies. This is some HO.WJO.CM) above
the estimates of other engineers, but ex
perience shows that the weak point ot
friendly estimates Is that they are only-
true under continuous favorabfe condi
tions. It is better to have the full mag
nitude of the undertaking pointed out at
the start. In one sense the cost of the
Nicaragua canal Is a minor consideration.
The opening of a waterway between our
Atlantic and Pacific coasts that annihi
lates more than one-half the natural dis
tance i.i needed at any cost.
The reason the Democrats are favorable
to free silver in order to kill thi tariff bill
',s very clear. Tney desire to relieve the
presldenl of the responsibility of vetoing
The present ministry of England, us ap
pear from the queen's speech yesterday
at the opening of parliament, takes a
more pacific view of our Interference In
the Venezuela boundary dispute than we
were led to believe, tbey would a few
weeks ago, and our proposal that the
matter be submitted to arbitration does
not now seem so Impudent and ridicu
lous as tne London newspapers once
thought It was. Whatever else may be
or approving the tarifi bill. Th? presl- said against them, our British cousins
ilent is embarrassed by such a possibility, are not fools or don't stuy fooled a very
II i knows that to approve the bill would long time.
criticism i ""
uot the new sera cushion make your
nuke him subject to sev
allbin his party, and :o v;:o It would
make him guilty of a oilpable disregard
of the Interests of :he country, which are
suffering from the constantly Increasing
deficit. To gain a partisan advantage
and to save the president from a dilemma,
the Democrats who have been loudest In
their protestations of a desire for "sound
money" propose to vote for free silver,
Just as they did in It) !n order to kill the
Force bill. The Democrats have this
time entered into an unholy alliance with!
i couch look shabby?
Very narrow watch chains are the only
ones allowable for men.
The North Pacific Fish Company, of
Tacoma, has Just' finished the construc
tion of a smoke house 2u by 24 fret. It
will be capable of smoking eighteen to
' twenty tons of fish at a time. This is
an entirely new phase of the fish busi
ness for the company. Heretofore there
has never been but a very small quantity
ot nun smoKed in tne city. Hlno: the r
ccn llnd Invllin. wholenome, clean quar- I
tcrs for rest, sleep and food while wall
ing to go out on their run The writer i
of this could name scores of division ;
and "turn-out stations" where the only
place w here a railroad man can get board '
or lodging woiild be in conjunction with j
a saloon or KambliiiK den or a worn
place.
Not long mi I was 111 a rallrca.l io u
In Western Pennsylvania, and wauled to .
find a certain trainman. After hunting
for nearly an hour I was told 1 could
find him "over In that saloon yonder." j
"No." I said, " he Is a good w hile button' -man
and he would not br In a saloon." i
"Oh. but that Is his hoarding place." said
the man. and sure enough on itolng Into j
the saloon there was my mull with others
who boarded there also. These men
could go to their m.-als nr. I to their sleep-
Ing rooms only us they went through a '
saloon.
Hut I am happy to say. a ml this is the
Inspiration of this article, thai a mosl
worthy and noted milestone is being
up as to this matter by some of the rail
roads. It was my happy lot to ho In
vited to spend last 8tindi-.y. January I'.',
at Itrlghtwood, four miles out from In
dianapolis, where the yards and shop of
the Klg Four are. Here 1 found an oasis
in very deed and truth for railroad men. i
An old tumhle-iiown building had been
transformed Into an Inviting "home."
That Is the word exactly. Mr. Theo .
tletehell, who for sunir two years had
charge of a railrcn l Y. M. t A. building
at llan.lley on the O. o.-ln West Vlr- i
glnla under the fostering care of .Mr.
M. K. Ingalls. was called from there by
Mr. Ingalls and was given carte I. Inn. In
to go to Ilrlghtwood and remodel the,
old buldllng and turn it Into a home for i
the many railroad men w ho come and go
to ami from ther. lleforr the opening -of
these rooms In Octolx-r last there was
no place w here thr men could sleep or !
eat except in close proximity to saloons
and gambling dens. To use the words i
of an Intelligent fireman, he said: "In '
nne weather wr could He round on the
grass and under thr shade of the Ireea
till the caller came: but In bad w eal her
we must go lo the saloons."
How Is It now? Thr following Is a
rrport of the secretary for one week:
Baths. 53: beds used, IV,; liinrhcs served.
JTO; meals. 114; at gospel meeting. ii:
letters writtenby the men. Jt. This home -was
opened only last October and they i
have already nearly two hundred mem- j
bers. Think of It! Here Is a cosy, ;
clean, qul.-t, home-like place, open all
hours of day and night, warmed and i
lighted. No matter at what hour of the
night the trains come In. here Is a sweet.
tiny and safe resting place away ami j
apart from the temptations that had lie- I
fore confronted them, bath and wash-;
rooms with warm or col 1 water, reading i
rooms, writing desks and material.
What are the results? They can he'
told In full. j
Almost every man wtars a white but- ,
ton of total abstinence. The men are '
proud of the place. In a large senee
they feel It is thelis. -This Is a while:
man's place." Is the remark often lo-aid.
Mr. Ingalls Is almost worshiped. Kveiy
man feHs doing his best for the company i
While the menls and beds are furnished j
for less than they can lie had for else-i
where and are of the best, still It will he '
self-sustaining.
The experience of Mr. Ink-alls In estab
lishing these "homes" tor his men (for I !
love to call them sol on tho entire length ;
of the ('. A ()., is so satisfactory that '
without doubt such retreats or homes will
lie scattered all along the lux Four. !
This. Mr. Editor, Is one of the mile-1
stones along the route of old time that !
I love to point out. iod grant that they
may lie scattered along the lln-s of all I
he roads nf ihis nation where needid. ,
We call the homes "railroad Y. M. I". A. '
buildings " Nj matter aliom the nap. , :
the work and r. s-ilis ur- practical rhil.
tianlty. It i. uivhu- i..- mi n u chancel
to Ih- tr.in. Tluy are irmted as men. I
and bene,- Hi. y fe.. and act like men
and n it like mere machines. This Is n
dawning (,f a belt, r lay not only for the
men hut also f'.r the companies they
serve.
To use tl... closing words of Mr. I-Itch
in that eei-r m-moralil" r--pn:i M the
Society oi Sopi rlntend.-nts, vl.-, . ' n all
rallroiids or- -as tnl:: Ii'iiI of the mrisn
of your einolcy. s as yuu i-.xpic ih-in to !
I.e ot the Interests of their con'panli i,
always r.-in. moering the fact t'int might .
never did and never will make right: th-n '
will come the day when s'rlkes among
the railroad nu n will be out of date." j
I tun most profoundly convinced that j
the outlay by railroad companies to es-1
taiillsh Kii.-fi refuges or homes, or, as we
call them. Young Men's Christian Asso
ciation buildings for railroad men, would
brln most excellent returns financially,
and Hie satisfaction and advaniage to
both olflelals and men would be above
price. j,. s, COFFIN.
Ilrrakfast.
Tomato Omelet,
Frluled Href, with Cream Sauce.
IV'tato Pulls, with Parsley lliiller.
Crumpets.
Luncheon.
Udislrr, a la N'rwbcrg.
Meal Rissoles
French Fried Potatoes,
tlraiir Fruit
Clam.
Colon 8oili, with Cheese.
Radishes, Olive.
Crab on Toast, Velvet Hauce.
Veal olives. Puree of While Turnip.
Roast Turkey.
French Cakes. French Pens
Celery Mayonnaise.
Prune Jelly.
NO TELLING.
Life.
Rlngway Your sister rie?l ni lo
dinner, doesn't she. Willie?
Willie Oh, yes; she said she didn't
know but what yuu might stay to breakfast.
Absolutely
Dry and Pure. Tropical
Climate
FHOfBUBIOITAL CARItt,
iJY acjruirw1lj---sns--ai.i "-
JOHN T. t.IUIlttCll,
ATTORN KY'AT-LAW.
Offlcr, upstairs, Aslorlsn llulldlng,
Urmn I'hyslolan. HVWolle.
Oil. IIARTRU
I'HTHICIAN AND URfltON.
Olllc ovsr Albert Dunbar' ttor. oof,
lib ami Co imroll. ITIessi Call. Hi
"onrtiismsnl. tiooo. Oprtlon at oftlo
fret I nisdloln furnlsh.d.
OIL FlIJV J AN80N.
PHYSICIAN AND HIItOKON
Omo ovr OIn'e dnie Mor. Hour. It
lo It a. nu I lo I and 1 lo I p. m. Hue
lay. It to
Ml a B. KBTRM,
NITHICUN AND BIJUOKON
Hps. 1st ntlntlin n i1lss nf wiine
n end eurtrer.
Omo over I tannest" ine ai..n
Telephone Vr s!
IAT TUTTLB. M. D.
PHYSICIAN. fUltOBON. AND
(.COUCI!EUn.
s i, ... m a n.i a Pvthlan
rronoUIUtHl 1Y rllVriU'ianS the Rulhltn. Hour, It to II and I U
ww la ti i.e.
lutwt Fuvorablo in A morion
for Suflororu from
1 ItMldseioa. Ut. Cedar etr
Lung Diseases and
Rheumatism
ROYAL Baking Powder.
Htjbett of mil la losvenlnt
ttltnjih.-V, t, OwraMwt Resort
Thsrw are two hundred lawyer, twenty
seven editor and three minister In con.
grrsa. The editors have a big rronl
blllty mttlug upon their shoulders.
Many Remarkable Cures!--
It. T. ClttkSUT.
ATTORNKT-AT-LAW.
M Commercial Itrwtt.
W. it. Larorc. . U. milk.
UrOJICH BMITIt,
ATTORNlPrS-AT-TAW,
Commercial street
I
I'"" Minuet Cough Cure touches the
right siuii. It also touche it at Hi
right time If you take it when you have
a cough or rold. Jtee th point? Then
don't rough. Chaa. Itog-rs.
OLD TBOPLIC
OM peopl who require medlcln lo reg
ulate th CKwla ami kidney will rind
the true remedy In Klectrlo Hitter ThU
medJcln doe not atlmulat and contain
no whisky a or other Intoxicant, but acta
aa a to ale a4 alternatlv. It acta mild
ly oa th siosnACa ami hnrrla, adding
tranffth and tivlnsr toa t tti organ,
rherssby akilne- nature in the pel-format re
ot tit function Lirclrlo Hitter la an
excellent appetlaer and add dl-lka.
Old pel Utnl It Just exactly what they
need. l'rlo U rent per bottle at Clus.
Roger' Drue Store.
Hats without wings of some sort are
! tho exception.
Novelties In
bUarrr rffivta.
hosiery show oire very
PRO V UN A BOON.
Gentlemen:! has alway recom
mended Kra'ise Headacn Capsule
wherever I have had a chance. They
have proven a veritable boon In my
family against any and all kind ot
headache. Your truly.
J. US. WAI.TKR.
Leavenworth. Kansas.
For (ale by Chaa. Roger, Astoria,
Orrron. sole agent.
I A few year ago a coi.tiact.vc undertook
to widen a railway In the West Riding
of orkshlrr. and while Ihr men weru all
at work one day a serious landslide oc
curred. There was much contusion, and
then the cry went up: "Count Ihr men!"
"Never mind th men." shouted the
' thrifty contractor, "ruunl Ihr wherlhar
I rows!"-lawdon Telegraph.
The objection urged against Indlo
In th past by th larg number who
otherwise would have been glad lo tak
advantage of He beneficial climate, ha
been a lack of (ultable acoomtnoda
Hon. The Houtltern Paclflo Company
lake pleasure In announcing that aer
ral
J. Q. A. BOW LB T,
ATTOnNUr AND COUNSCLON
AT LAV.
Offio oa 10004 tenet. Astoria, nr.
J. N. Dulph. Richard Nlsoafi
'.teats V. Doipb.
DOLPlt, NIXON DOUH.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Portland. Orefon. It M. If, and IT.
HamlHon lluildiii. All lewwi anil ool
Comfortable Cottages 'eouoa ouine promptly attended to.
o Claim Klnat the corernmeiA a epe-
hav Just been srocted at India eta I Malty.
Commodious and
SOCIIDTT MKtCTINOl).
KVa Baby wa sick, w gv her Castor!.
Waea b wa a Cd, b orled fr Castorl.
Wbea b became Mia, she cluag la Caatoria,
When ah bad Caiktrva, so gav theo, Ouiorla.
KARL'S lffl
1 Rooiyjffl
wlSarow nctsc it will not cum, iil
Anagreeable lanure and NERV TON ia
Bold by lniggisior not by mall Bceua,
and 11.00 per pscluur. Bam pk free.
MHA The Favorite T30T1 rfftSU
llUftUMTeeitiaadJujatJxA
For Sal by S. W. Conn.
foi
Yto
mm
Hun. that will b rented to appllcanb
at reaiiabl tatr. Try are fur
uhhed with modrrn convenience, eup
piled with pure arteelat water, and at.
situated a lo guv occupant all th
advantage to be derived from a more
or less protracted residence In this d
ug-uirul climate.
(From the San Ktanclaco Argonaut)
"In th heart of th (real deaert of
the Colorado which the Bouthsrn Pa
clflo road trvre there la an oasis
called lndlo, which. In our opinion, U
th sanitarium of th earth. We be
lleve, from personal Investigation, tbal
for certain Invalid. tbe la no spot oi
tills planet o favorable."
U. T. Htewart. M. D.. write: "Tb.
purity ot th air, and th eternal sun
hlno, nil on with wonder and delight.
i Nature ha accomplished
' much that there remains but llltl for
j man to do. A lo It possibilities as
health resort, here Is the most per
i feet sunshine, with a temneratur al-
i ways tdeasant. a Perfectly dry soil I WINEfl AND rlRANDIKH.-T'e Tin
for rain Is an unknown factor: purs fndl win Instead of coffee o tw.
I oxreen. dense atmoanher and cure Fifty rent per gallon. I Jon' I forge.
) water. What more can be desired! Peach and apricot brandy. Also French
It I the place, above all other, foi
lung trouble, and a pa null for rbeu
imatlcs. Considering th number of
I sufferer who hv been cured, I hvi
no hesitancy In recommemUtur this
: genIM oasis aa th haven of the afflict-
TKJMPLE LOD08 NO. T, A. T. and
A. M. Regular eommunloatlons held
on the first and third fused y evening
ot aoti muoth.
W. O. IIOWBLL, W U.
B. C 1I0LDKN. itossnstary.
M1BCM.LANEOUB.
REAL WTATE. NOTARY PUCJJC.
Vf. C. CAaWBLL,
ITI Tanth trt.
WHKN IN POHTLANO-C.ll on Jno.
r. Hamllry A IV. H Thlnl sirnel. and get
th I ill y Astorian. Visitor need not
miss IhHr morning per while there.
' .tiii "
8SVBRA0ER.
Tbrse tluy Ct; -n.lta are nircrlcr
JJulaaui of Uipuilia, .
Cubfb anj Injoctlona ffff
They cure in lp hour Die
ssjuodlseaws without anrlncoo-
Ttmlcoos, SOLO CY ALL ORUGGMSTI
INDIO
Illl'H
FOR CLKARINO
CKMKTKRY.
CLATSJop
a
U the maVInr; of a pie. The
making of a crisp crust depend !
largely upon tne tnortemng. use
Cottolene, the new vegetable
shortening, instead of lard, and
soggine will be an unknown
element in your pastry.
Is 612 milos from
SAN FRANCISCO
n ml 130 .u ilea from
Notice Is hereby given that bids will I'
rrcelve.1 by the committee on public prop
erty of the common council of ihr city!
of Astoria at the office of the auditor
ami pillcr judge until Hatiirday. ! el.ru-; Fere from Los AliFflrs ii.oc
Ing Clatstp crmetrry. being ihr south For further Information Inquire of
nair or aaui cemetery, lints must state 'any (southern Paclflo Company agent.
inn price oi clearing per acre. or aoxiress
The committee reserve ihr right to re- jj, P. ROOHTRS,
jret any ami an tuns. Ast. Oen. Pass. Agt. S. P. Co
ny onier or inn common council. jt tjf KIKKLAND
l'atru f rtiriiary l, w. Dlst. Pas Agt
II. K NKLHo.V. ; r, F1rs xnt Alder H', Portland. Or
Auuiior apu roiice jinige. i
Vwnaa and win at Alex in-n
1 1 si
A. V. ALLEN,
DEALER IN
Grocerlt, Flour, Fee., Provision, Fruit
Vr(e table, Crockery, Glass en J
Plate. Ware. l.ogrri' Supplies.
I Car. Cast Swi Mrselt Ailofls. Oft
Snap A Kodak
at any man omln mii ol
or itre nd yoa II got .
portrait ut a man brlnunins
vr with pleasant lueugliis.
Much qualliy In tha liquor. a
w hav t ffr are enough t
PLEASO ANY MAN..
Corne and Try Them
HUOIIRM A CO.
NOTICK OF IIIHH FOR HOARHINO
CITY PRIHOXKRH.
MUSIC HALiLl
Notice la hereby given that bids will lie
received by the committee on health and
police of the common council of the city
of Astoria, at the office of ihr auditor i
and police Judge, on Halurday, February ,B"
I. M, at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m. of ! "
said day, for boarding or furnishing
mll tx th eltw L,l.;.n. n, In tl... n(vl
Jail of tha city of Astoria. Thr right Is
reserved to reject any and all bids.
Hy order of the common council.
Dated February 4, IMsi.
II. K. NKLSON,
Auditor and Police Judge,
CXTISNDCD STMPATHY.
"Do unto othrs a ou would hav
others do unto you," Is sympathetica!!)
shown In th following lines, lh pr
sumption being tht axmiia'.hy I tii
or akin to pain or sorrow:
"lintlenien:Pleae Sena Kratlse
Headache Capsuls a follow: Two
box to Flora Heay, llavanna, N. Dak
Two botes to LilUe Wilcox, bmoklaud.
N. uak. I nave alwaye been a great
sufferer from badach and your Cap-
K RATI NO A CO will opts their
www Muile Hall t ' atlnr street,
w Hslunlsy th 1Mb. Ther will
ww Seep niimberfrs good llquori I ...i , k ,- ., . . ' ,,..
. , . . , . , ..... I .W SI VH.f .S1I U.. IfllD.SI
and cigars lsldri hsvltig oo.l mililo all th . your ar tnilv
FLORA SKAT.
Havana. N. Oak.
For sals bf Chaa Honrs. Astoria
or. Hoi Agent.
Canadian Pacific
RAILWAY.
J. B. WYATT,
... uu..sui, me mosi uan5erous ponu- determined to provide fish for tne market
eal organization in the country, to kill; In almost every form In which there Is
the tariff bill, and thy do not care! a a'nlam'. The smoked fish Industry Is
whether they kill the credit of the coun-l fXl.!1
try at tho same time or not.
The London Bt. James Gazette is un
necessarily alarmed lest tho United States
should fall to apply to France the rule In
regard to European acquisition of Ameri
can territory that It has applied to Eng
land. French da I not In Prazll are re
ferred to as forming a parallel case with
English claims In Venezuela. The Ga
zette may rest assured that, so far as the
United State is able, one rule will apply
to all nations. There Is certainly a bet
ter feeling In thi country toward the
French than toward the English people,
but this better feeling will not stand any
considerable strain. In 1165 the friendly
feeling for the French did not prevent
a notice being served on Napoleon III
that Hie time had arrived for the French
for. The smoke hount is a two-story
building and Dsn were already hanging
thickly In the upper story being smoked
yesterday. The company has decided to
smoke for the present the following vari
eties: Sturgeon, herring, different kinds
of cod, and halibut. The company is
putting up spiced herrnlgs and sardines
in boxes. Yesterday over three tons of
fish were shipped. Some of the shipments
went u far east as Chicago and St Paul.
A special effort Is being made to Intro
duce the shrimp caught in the vicinity of
Tacoma. Milo Kelly, treasurer of the
company, said yesterday that shrimp are
not found In any othsr part of the Sound
except In the Immediate waters contigu
ous to Tacoma.
Children Cry for
Pitcher's Castorla.
Anchovy toast Is in trreiit demand at
feminine luncheons.
Narrow gold belts vv.-rr
as Christmas glftn.
very popular
Don't Invite disappointment by experi
menting. Depend upon One Minute
Cough Cur and you have Immediate re
lief. It cure croup. The only harmless
remedy that produces Immediate results.
Chas. Rorrers. 1
On the first day of July, 1S71. a fmull
railway publication Issued for the llrst
time. In October of the same year, the
entire plant of the publishers was swept
away by the gnatest conflagration known
to history. Despite this reverse which
would have put a quietus 0n an enterprise
less spirited, both the plant and publica
tion In a remarkably short time were on
foot again, stronger and better than be
fore. The hook now contains nearly 700
pages and Is the official organ of the
travelling public. It Is Indlspenslble to
business men and a valuable addition to
any library. Ask your dealer for the
Rand-McNally Railway Guide, or sub
sorllte through the home office, VA Adams
Street, Chicago.
It Is a fixed and Immutable law that to
have good, sound health one must have
pure, rich and abundant blood. There Is
no shorter nor surer route than by a
course of DeWltt's fiarsaparilla. Chas.
Rogers, Druggist.
should always be economically
a uscir wo-uiirus a mucn .otto-
1 lene as yon would ordinarily use
oi lara or Dutter, being ample to
produce the most desirable re
sults. The saving in a year rep
resents a considerable item.
There are many imitations ofn
1$ Cottolene ; you ehould therefore n
IS be caret ul to get the genuine. 9
Q gold mrrw bsrs I tins, with Srsss-nurka
e -T',riuts" and ttttr'i kt4 in "! -patsf
EJj wraA on e?9i7 Ua. sUds eair br
E3 THE N. K. FAIRBANK COMPANY, II. Lend,
1 vr.xrsr""" a
ABTOR STREET GRADE NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the com
mon council of the city of Astoria have
determined and Intend to establish the
grade or Aslor street, In Atlalr'a Astoria,
from th west lino of Forty-fourth street
to tho east lino of Forty-sixth street at
tho following heights above the base of
grades, as established by Ordinance No,
ii, e.-iuueu An oruinar.ee to estuo Isli a
base or grades for the streets of Astoria,
as follows, to-wlt:
Twnnty-flve feet throughout all shI.1
portion of said street, which Is lo be
level from end to er.d and from side to
side.
At any time within ten days from the
final publication of this notice, to-wlt:
within ten flay rrom the 31st day of Jan
uary, WM, remonstrance can be made
against said proposed grade, and If with
in said time a written remonstrance
against the same be filed In the office of
the auditor and police Judge by the own
ers of three-fourths of the property ad
jacent to said portion of said street, such
grade shall not bo established.
Ily order of the common council,
II. E. NELSON,
Auditor and Police Judge.
Aslorln, Or., January IS, pmi.
NOTICK OF khtaiii.isiii.no iiiiai k ,
N EXCHANGE HTRKET.
Notice Is hereby given that the common !
council of the city of Astoria prppose to!
establish the grade on Exchange street, I
In th city of Astoria, an laid out and !
recorded by John McClure. between Ihti I
east lint, of Seventh striet lo the claim I
line between MoClure's and Bhlvely's As-
I he
AMEHICA'H
Greatest -- Trars-ContinentaJ
Railway System.
FROM OCEAN TO
-IV-
I Palace Dining Room an. Sleeping Cars. petil Attewtua Pel t supplying ship.
Asterla, Ortio.
Hardware,
Ship Chandlery,
Groceries,
ProvlBloriH,
PAINTB and OILS.
toria at the folltwlng helghth ahov
base of grades
lVn lh, ual Una " I I. .. I I,...
of Seventh and Exchangr streets on the j Luxurious DIlllllJ Cars,
north of Exchange street at HI feet and Flrcr.int n Ton-hes
at Hie south line tt U feet, thenar est C,eKant UaV -oat!)e.
a mo
Observation Cars, allowing Unbroken
They Lack Llfe
on Exchange street In a direct line to
the west line of Eighth street.
From the east line of Eighth street lit
Its intersection with Exchange street, on
the north side at Ml feet and on the
south aldo at E0.5 feet, thence cast along
Kx.-hango street In a direct line to the
West line of Ninth street.
From the east line of Ninth street at
Us Intersection with Exchange street, on
the north side at 43 feet and on the south
side at 4T.f feet, thence east along Ex
change street In a direct line to the west
line of Tenth street.
From the east line of Tenth strcnt at lis
Intersection with Exchange street, on Iht
north side at lift feet and on the south
side at 10 feet, thence east In a direct
lino to the west line of Eleventh street.
From the east line of Eleventh street
at Its Intersection wilh Exchange street,
on the north side nt 24 feet and on the
smith side at 24 feel, thence east In a
direct line on Exchange street to tin-
west line of Twelfth street.
From the east line of Twelfth street at
Us Intersection with Exchange street, on
the north side at 25 feet and on the
south side at 2T feet, theno easterly In
direct line to the claim line between Mc
Clure' and Bhlvely's Astoria.
At the claim line between McC'lure's
and Bhlvely's Astoria, at 2H.1 feet above
the base of grade.
And unless a remonstrance signed bv
the owners of three-fourth of the prop
erty fronting on said portion of said
street be filed with the auditor and po
lice Judge within ten day from the final
publication of thi notice, to-wl, on or
before February 23, isM, the common
council will establish said grade.
Jly order of the common council.
Dated February 4, 1MHI.
H. E. NELSON,
Auditor nnd Pollen Judge.
Views of the WonJerful Mount
sin Country.
$5.00 ond $10.00
the
Kaved on all llrLi-ts Kan TV.nrl.i
best on wheel". I qulpmetiti of the very finest
.e.uiii ui.
-A 1,80-
Canodlan I'ocllio
BOI ll STKHIP.lI,
-TO-
China and Japan.
China steamers leave Vancouver, B. C.
EmnrMi nf India
rmprrti nl Japan
Fmprnaot China
Erni teti of India
f-mpresa nt Jat an
tin arts! of Ciena
Aug.
Aug
Sept,
Oct.
Nov.
tth.
tAth.
6ih,
lath.
nth.
There are twine sold to fisherman
on th Columbia river that stand In
th same relationship to Marshall's
Twin a a wooden image doe to tb
human being tbey lack strength life
-evennessand lasting qualities. Don't
fool yourself Into tb belief that other
twine besides Marshall's will do "Just
as wsll." Tbey won't They cannot
STEAMERS
Telephone & Bailey Catzert.
"Telephone" leave Astoria at 1 n m.
dally (except Sunday),
leaves Portland at 7 a. m. dally., ex
cept Sunday.
"Ilalley Oatsert" leaves AatoH. T,...
day, Wdnesdy, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday morning at t.to a. m.; Sunday
evening t 7 p. m. ,
Lev Portland dally at 1 n ...
oept Sunday. On Saturday at II p. m.
WALLACE MAUZKUY,
Agent.
Aastrellaa steamer laav Vancou
iM f every nentb
For ticket rates and Information call
on or address
JAS. FINLAYSON, Aeent,
tt, r, Astoria, Or.
W. r. Carson( Traveling Pass. Agt.,
, Tacoma, Wash.
Geo. McL. Brown, D'st. Pass. Act.,
Vancouver, B. C.
;vlrcJSortb Pacific Bremery
JOHN KOPP, Prop
Bohemian Lager Beer
And XX PORTER.
Lear erdas-a wits 1 t. n.. .
unr-ywd Sals,. - .T-JTlT.,! j" T
U CJoawopoatta tWooa. M on)nP1 JJ
b promptly atwoded to.