this ivui.y Aarauua; sisxcutfi, jwtniaojur worninm, ' FKnKcw is. laM.
SPECIAL--ForafevdaysonIy-2 lots i blk. from brewery $112.50 each.) CTll FlfiT frftfiC
DONT FORGET-Prices on Herhvether Down lots advance March jlUilKl DuUD.
we-4- I .a -- rt Cin wf .w,l C MM m,aHL OOINO I.IUK . f f
IIU L' CAIvKMI
Cor 'imh nntl Commerc lul.
SOXETIIiycj NLW.
Children sad Toitks" Stl-Sh.o Shots. All I
SUd .if Styles
We alsio carry a fine line of
ladies and men s shoos, Irom
the best to the lowest reliable
iraods. All goods warrantee!
just as represented.
' JOHN HAHN A- CO.,
479 Commercial street.
YESTERDAY'S WEATHER.
AROUND TOWN.
The world in grow ing bright, r
A It roll and rolls around:
While daisies Moimin whiter.
Bluer violets sircw the ground.
There Is splendor In t ! springtime.
And th autumn spreads her gold;
But the note for da.v -sy thirty
Fallclh due Just an of old..
Atlanta Constitution.
The southeaster arrived.
Looai Breather tr twenty-four ht
ending tt I f tn. yesterdsvr, furnhsbe
by th United Stats DrarOBnt A
rtcuttur. waattisr bsreau.
Maximum temperature, I degrees.
Minimum temperature, M degree.
Precipitation. .12 Inch.
Total prsdpitailon from September kt
1K to dale, 6.W Inch.-.
Excess of precipitation frvm September
1st. ISMv to date, .ST Inch.
Monogram on envelope an not givM
form.
Job printing of all ktmla at til Astorlan
Job ofllo.
H. T. Conner, of Portland, was In town
yesterday.
r Marshall's:
tlM ethers.
Yu take chance on
much Attention on nil sidiw. An igvni
of a Chicago costuming house iirrlv.il
In iin yesterday with a full on i It t ot
m:'k mid fancy il.vs.os. It l announced
that there will be a parndo at J o'olvk
this nftcrn.vn.
Marshall's twine-used hv TS r cent
of the "rhjiin on the CvlumbI river.
On the first of lite month Ihe price of
nails will March upwards 1.1 cents per
kic. A year ago they were selling at
St. Til, and Ihe new price will be U w per
keg. or nearly three limes aa much as
they were worth twelve months since.
The retail price Is about IS cents higher
than those figure.
Chariea W. Aiken, of Cambridge. Ma?.,
Is In the city.
J. V. Kelly, of San r.in.-i.eo. was
town yesterday.
Busiaess locals.
Ito blend tsa Is th best Atk jrur
trocar far If. and taka a thr.
Mean Is tta leasing tailor, and pays
vha blfbast ah trie (or fur skins.
The Assembly Club dance has been post
poned until Monday.
C. G. Palmherg, architect, Hoom Num
ber . Kinney's butldtrg.
The itat.v cn which the "Farle' Es
capade"' wl'l he presented Is ipilekly ap
proaching. IVtw-een ttfty and sixty lit
tie girls will Mttcliato In this enter
tainment, which wdl le given on Tutss-
ilay. Kcbninry IS. at Ktaher' tx-rn
: IIoiim. It promises to be the imw: sic
j ccsaful local affair ever iilvcn.
i List evenins; Ihero left on the Tele-
phone a rty consistln of Messrs. Kd.
j Taylor. Ju.Ue F. J. Taylor. F. U Parker.
It. Vanliuxen. and W. U. tloeslln. to at
I tend a bearlnir of the right of way case
aitamst the O. ic and N. KallroaL which
will be heard In Portland. The suit Is
a friendly one, and It Is expected that
the matter will bo adjusted satisfactorily
all orotiml.
especial mention, was the production of
Ihe itreat amphitheatre In which (hoe
martyr lii dare.1 worship "the. nod,'
Were devounnl by w ild beasts. This hor
rlble and chaotic ihvne was supplement
ed by oil In wlil.-h the simels IbH'k and
howr o'er Ihe ahastly acene. The audi
enc was siHdl-lHmml all tlirotitih the Iih.
tniA as siM-ne after s"ene of tiniutraltclcd
splendor was ahown the wonderlus; hhi
ple. It Is to lie hcd Mr. tlrant will
airaln apiKstr In this city.
UKMOVAL
llavlnit mol to Hond streel, two ilon
from Jeff restaurant, I respect fully In
vite my friends and others In need of
litHHl, honest footwear, to call on ttie In
the new place. New work ai well as re
pairing. tbxHl workmanship and live and
let live price. . A. OlMltk.
For S cnt you can recur an xoellant
well serred meal at tb Bon Ten Ksstau-
rant, Naw T1 Csmmerclal street) They
are also fully Brepared t serve all kinds
of fish, train and all delicacies of th
season as well aa oyiters in erry 1m-
airlnab styl at th lewest living prices.
Com one and you will contlnu t
come.
Merchants generally r-por( husl-v.ss as
l-elng rather dull yesterday.
Most so-calil ''salmon twines" are eol.
ored wltb acids. Th acids rot the fibre
and render th material useless. In the
orttc of Klmore. Sanborn aV Co. Is sn ab
ject lesson that ought to tx examined by
I all fishermen. It Is th whol of th ma.
' terial used In th manufacture of Mar
! shall' twine frcm start to finish. Clo
The very young man Is either horrll.lv ! 'h! n2. . "" right
shy or aggressively ' knowing. ' h ,, i n t . . .V . i
Dr. a F. Ball, IVnllst, with lady as
sistant, Bce S4 14th street.
C. Johnson, of Chinook, was In Ihe
city yesterday, on business.
Charles VirkkaJa's salson, n Astor and
7th streets, which has long been an fl
the most papular and best patronised
drinking pUces la th city has been
moved frm Its present leatln t th
lot Immediately east t tb Casln thea
tre. Many lmnrYmnts will b added
as Mr. W'irkkala Intends kesplnr up th
reputation his saloon has bad sine be as
sumed chants years ag. Only th best
wines, liquors and cigars sold at th bar.
a musical concert by th best talent la I
Ui city, under th leadership ot Profes
sor Schwab, tn Trail known pianist.
given nightly. Call around and bring
yur mentis with ysu.
H. A. Caleb, of Eugene. Is In the city
and a guest at the Parker House.
The Investigation made a short time
, iieo bv the I'nltetl Statin pcwtortlce de
partment as to the feasibility of the
1 postmaster assisting lo replenish the
; gold reserve by turning In their gold re-
eelpts to the treasury every day. has
i developed the fact that In Kastrn cllle
the postoftlcea receive- only about one
Mr. Chariea Callender. of Kn'appton. ! ,l),"y'n. "h." ll"
nnt hi. . . - wi wJ. Ultra,
total.
For th best of commercial job Print
ing call at th Astorlan b office.
Arthur Oppenhelmer, of Dayton. Wn-
reglstertHl at th Occident yesterday.
Marshall's salmon twin Is without a
oompotltor. Strongest, handsomest, best.
Austin Claiborne, of San Francisco, was
The funeral of the late Mrs. Nancy
Welch will take place at S o'cl'k el lay
In At.! vml.u . " j aiiirnoon irom me lamuy resaience, mi
Soothing, healing, cleansing, TH Witt's jwi-i--, i Itev. Mr. nolllnger. of the Congregational
Witch Has el Salvo is th enemy to sores.
wounds and piles, which It never falls to
cure. Stops Itching and burning. Cures
chapfxd lips and cold sores In two or
three hours. Chas. Rogers.
The regular meeting of the AV. C T. I". '
hurch, officiating. The Oregon Pl meer
Society will have charge of the services.
PROM KOW UNTIL, SPRING!
Ovrcoaa and winter wrap 1MB t in
f ssshssn. TiBBy can be Ofadstf. taBapor-
arily svriU trareUnaj In Ma
will take place todav at I o'clock at lies- I ' ' . mu"
u.,. i eny eenieit ry wncre seven oiner memoers
i i.i im. uimny ere uunni, ji is exis'CI.-ll
ml...... , i i J rwii, iiunrin, uiai I lir rvnisiiis oi
- w hlUlv Mill HHIII U'H1ir. II Will
very soon,
tu. Af m.-l : nil oi me nieraoers oi ine n etcn lamuy
be of black velvet suede with unn ,i , , .. .
to one of the other.
amies linger.
r ar., iviuii IIU1 19 HIP r.. II. i
. jui i Drrdn 1 it u nr i ns r ,r,
traina o vsuoasjr, ssimssx assa w. crain Drug 8tor.
rwvu nmuwwr. rw pjnii cvrsBorc, rur
epesd sand for seaTty, no cgner Itn can
cmsbts with wbss sreat ralhray of Ust
wast.
A p-culiar tin package, of enormous
i sire, was received yesteray from San
I Francisco by Koanl ft Stokes. I'rxin
Mr. C. H. Sloop leave, on the steamer ! ."'n "l. "'TL'v.rj."0
i ' " .wv.in in i vilim HH'lV' k WJ Kir
Just recelv.! mt h av Ur-w ""I" " cummon suipnur ir.sicr.ea
IiT.!' VAIfT l-'lof the ccmsi. are Importcl from Japan.
j yet sell tor less money :haa the home
i made goods, the retail prlo being five
M.r T4- a ;k.- o.i i"r "H "o- mis rate it
Tard, 115 cords of oak wood. The flneet
wood ever brought to Astoria.
Dumbarton's Irish flax salmon twine.
superior to any in th market. Fisher
Brothers, agents for th Columbia river.
Antl-nlcotlne Chewing G'im. the latest
and best Tobacco Cure, onlv S cents a
package at the Estes-CraJn Drug Store.
In view of the fact that Mrs. Nancy
Welch was the Unit whit woman who
had the t-mcrlty to brave ihe Western
wilds and settle In As'oria, It would
seem mott fitting that the business
houses of the city should be closed Fri
day afternoon during Ihe funeral services
over Iter remalnns. She was the first
I pioneer woman to make this her home
at the lowest mice should c.n .t ihl Bn" was lorcmosi in many public entvr-
SOXS OF riER.MAXN.
At the Grand Masquerade
liaii-to oe given oy i eutoma n"..,'' ",:r;",,nr ,h. .v.. . iou1,1 8tvm innw to cultivate trade
TriArra. "Vrt ? nftVia oknvo ne I or"m rww,k fni- th. lvui .n.l I '"n Jal""-
jjUMi-c xvr. v, vi uiv siviQ v I - J - - vfc
der, on Thursday eveninor.
February 13, at Fisher's Opera
House, the following eiegant
prizes will be awarded:
For the most elegant lady's
COStume. filSt Prize, a Parlor Partlea desiring the best of job printing
7 i ' r i It th lAWMl rHj.a r.,l.l .... 1 1 .. , . 1. .
ami): SeCOna DriZC an OXVO- Astorlan lob mr, Wtn m 1 '" ,ne uggesuon is made by a
,r j I where. proniimnt businss man, and is worthy
JZCU bller caru receiver. ; of me consideration of all business houses
T"- I rw.n,i shm I..... r.u. . km . f Astoria.
D O PfntS iJon't fnr.l tKIa vKAn I. .. I
t ieman S mRtlime. first nriZP. Tour turn tn -cih v ! A "ma" wh" hor, attached to a two-
, , , , - r j I Rogers. "' " wheeled cart, hauling balUst from one of
a TOlU-IieUUeU fane; cCCOUU the ships to the middle of the block on
prize, a handsome toilet set
For the beet sustained ladv
character, first prize, gold in
laid caid receiver: second
prize, silver sugar bowl.
For the best-sustained gen
tleman's character, first prize,
a beautiful clock; second prize,
a silk umbrella. .
Admission Gentlemen, in
mask, $1.00; ladies, masked,
50c; spectators, 50c; children
under 12 vears, 2oc.
TIIK CIIAMIlKIt OF COMMKItCir
Annual liepoit Submitted tjtsl NIkIu but
not Heady to Publish.
At Ihe meeting of Ihe Chamber of Com
merce last evening a quorum was pres
ent. President Wlimate In Ihe chair and
Secretary llnlilrn officiating. The follow
lug proceeding were had:
Th secretary submit led an extended re
port for the year IM which, without
reading on account of Its length, was. on
motion of Secretary llolden, referred to a
ieclal committee for examination with
a view ot having II printed In pamphlet
form. The chair appointed J. A.
ttowlby. H j. Smith and W. II. Adair
aa said committee.
A communication was read from Capt.
W. U Fish.. C. 8. A., eiiaim-cr lJth Light
House District, answering Ihe liupilry ot
the chamber in regard 'o having a tele
phone station established at Seaside for
public use, connecting with the govern
ment line, stating that he had no author
ity, Ihe line being under the control of the
lighthouse hoard. Washington. D. C.
The secretary was Instructed to commu
nicate with the lighthouse board on the
subject.
Communication were read from beiia
lor Mitchell and Meltrtde and Itrprcsen.
tative Hermann and Kills, all approving
th effort of the chamber to procure a
I'nltetl Status survey of the mouth of the
Yukon river, Alaska.
The subject of range lights at the
mouth of the Columbia river was dis
cussed and a an Initiatory movement
the secretary was Instructed to commu
nicate with Capt. Parcnholt. lighthouse
inspector, In reference lo Ihe matter.
The matter of the contemplated ar
rangement between the water works com
mission and the city council was intro
duce. I and. on motion, .Messrs. Stuart,
Hoyle and Flnlnyson were apHlnicd a
committee to ascertain particulars and
report- to the' chamber. This led to a
warm 'discussion of the excessive rates
charged by the tnsuraiu'e companies In
Astoria, after which the hiccIiiik ;ul-
Joiirmil.
AUOVI-: lU'TTONS.
One Mamma's Sxslem of I'luancirrtiut
I lei' Hoy Made tnileprudeiit.
Fxchaniie.
Houny had reached the advanced age
of live years, and a manly spirit swelled
williln his small bosom. II scorned
tho hitherto welcome assistance of Nu
rah, Ihe nurse, sml announced to inamina
that he Intended to learn In dies him
self. Proud of her boy's Independence,
mamma imm-iiI a wearisome half hour one
morning In trying to leach Ihe small,
awkward lingers llu mysetiie of lilting
each button to It own buttonhole, but,
alas! the buttons Mile so many that
lienny s cmirnKc, Use thai of many an
older pel sen In Ihe face of difficult lea.
wavered and llnully succiimlicd. The
next morning lienny nononuced that he
wn III mid did not want to gel up.
1'pon cross-examination It was fwund
that Itenny hud not a soul above hmtuns;
Ihe bullous were too ninny for lit ill. mid
be pitfeired slaving In Init lo laekllua
them,
Inn this ma Ihe time for main inn to
nsscrt herself, and she had no Intention
of allowing lienny to tur i back Ihe Ural
tune that he put his hand to the plow.
To do this would establish a precedent
that nilKht prove serious. At the same
time, like a lactrul diplomat, she pre
ferred to accomplish bv stinti'i'v w hat It
might not ho so eaey to do by force. A
well meaning but Injudicious friend bud
given IU nny a dime bank, which It had
iM-comc his one purpose In lift to sir
tilled, not for the sake of the dunes, but
Just lo "see It oHUi."
The button were counted, and from the
warm underwear to Ihe high shoes proved
to te fifty In number, so live dimes went
prumiscii Master lienny the llrst time lis
succivdcd In buttoning them all. Tb
task was huge, tm I so was the rewanl,
and In lee than a week lienny had ac
complished Ihe one and earned Ihe other,
Hut one swallow does not make a sum
mer. I'reslng was stilt a ledum nix ra
tion, and lienny showed signs of lapsing
from the path of Industry or virtue, when
a further rewanl was held out of three
dimes for the llrst week thai lienny
should dress himself entirely alone, two
for the sts'ond and one for the third, a
nunnclal ret rogreaalon. It la true, but a
dec tdt-d progression in knowledge and ac
iliilreniciiis, for by the lime the ten dlin-s
bad been sardy housed In the fascinat
ing bank what lienny didn't know alsiut
buttons wasn't worth knowing. He need
ed no valet, and he was a hero In his
own atid mamma's eyes.
U toii want lura relief for paini In the back, tide, chest, or
limDa, um an
Allcock's
Dkar in Mind- Not on of the host of counterfeit! and Imita
tions is at food as the senium.
Porous
Plaster
The Asfoiiain Job Office
Best of
Stock.
Mm
Noat
Work.
e
eel
Is always prepared to print to order
HILL IlKAlvs.
LKTTKK 1IEAIW,
STATKMKNTS,
IU'SLNIXS CAlvKS,
KXVKLOPKS.
KIX'KIITS,
LIKiAL IlLAXKS,
SUM'l'INti TAtlS,
' I.AI.KI-S
ni'KKTS.
llANPIUMeS.
i;tc., inc.
And all kinds of Commercial Printing at Prices as
Low, If not the Lowest in tho City.
Wl'.NKS AlilllVi:
XOTICK TO PHl.NKKKM
Th
torlcal Society are request -d to meet at
th Chamber of Commrew rtiims. Friday.
February 11, at 1:30 p. m.. for 'he purpose
of attending the funeral of the late .Mrs.
Nancy Welch, which will lie f im the
resilience. corn-r of 15th street anil
rranklln avenue, at S o'clock p m. ol
said day.
lly onlcr of the president.
8. T. McKCAN, Hcrrtarr.
Astoria, Feb. ISh, WW.
ItemarkuMe Asiatic Pups Se, n for the
lirst Time in America
Kit-
AN E-VlGVATiCAL BILL OF FARE.
For a dinner, awrved a th Dininc cars
of t CMcagav Xilwauke and St. Paul
RaUsmy, wrMl b sent t any address on
receipt of a tw cant postage atarop. Ap
ply ta Geo. H. KeaffOTXt. Oentral Paeweti.
gtr Agent, Old Colony Bonding, Ohlosco,
Illinois.
THE
RESORT
UKOHBAUBR k BRACH.
Best Brands of
WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS
" BEST ON THE COAST,"
The Famous Qambrlnm Beer
Alwsys on Tap. . .
473 Commercial St., - - Astoria, Ore.
riSTOJp PUBLIC WBWI
READINO BOOM FREE TO ALL.
Open everr day from 3 o'clock to 6 -SO
BDd6:3UtoyiHJ p. m.
6abEcription ratea $3 per annum.
Soatbwest cor. EktvMth asd Oosn 31.
Go to 1SS Jth street to have wine ,m,.i 1""" lrvt whfr ln roc" n'1 "'
brella renlrrf , rj s e n 'lnB dumped onto the ti le lands be-
of cover goods to select from at reason-; '?' ''3t1l'lr tc harness, having
able prices. i 'IPll on the wet roailway. The horse
nan no snoes upon it ie?i. and before ne
The mother -ho put her smal1 boy In
trousers and bas not the heart to sacri
fice his long curls succeeds in making a
freak of him.
could get up. It was necejsury to cut the
harness and release him from the vehi
cle. l:y slanders freely expressed the
opinion that ne t only was the norae under
size for the work, but that It semed
The Ladies' Guild of Grace Church will ! B "I1''5 of cruelty that he was without
give an afternoon im ThnrB.1, v vk it
1S, from 2 to S o'clock at the residence !
of Mrs. Dr. Tuttle.
Joseph Rsrprenant who has Just return
ed from California. Is much Improved In
henlth, and Is looking a greit deal Let
ter than when he went mvay.
! ShO' E.
Mr. M. C. Crosby is confined to his
home seriously sick. He is suffering from
a complication of maladies .and ereat
doubt are entertained as to his ultimate
recover'.
The O. K. yesterday took a load of
rails to Tongue Point which will he
tsed In the track for the tnim cars en.
gagd in hauling earth far the era.v
at the new camp. No. J.
Business men. Ir you want to fix tin
your office for the coming year, with the
jn asM-mmy oi i niteel Artisans was or
ganized .Mon.iay night, February 111.
l-piity Slate Organiser O. H. Whilom
The following officer were elected for the
entiling year: SI. A.. Rev. K. 8. Ilollln
ger: ., Jlrs. C. J. Curtis; I., Thomas
w illeckson: secretary. Jnmi-s Taylor
treasurer. Herman Wise: conductor. Je
ferson C'randall. master of ceremonies, T.
b. airnp.son. ine charter of this oriran
xation will remain open until after the
first meeting In March, when a very
lurKe Tjmner win nave taken advantagi
of this society as a means of cheaiier In
surance.
Kev. J. J. Walter, of the M. . church,
nas quite a number of engagements t
dellvtr his lecture on "Four tears Among
Criminal" over In Washington. He it
away two nlgl.ts this week. The lecture
best of letter heads, bill ha-K siste-1 10 plven at the M. E. church
ment, etc., call at the AsvirWn Job office on "10 i,th ttA month, and will surely
call out a full house. Kev. Walter' n
perlence as chaplain of the Illinois state
iieiiiieiuiary ai Joiiet covered one of the
mosi interesting periods of that Inafltu
...... i,.r- oi ine mosi noten i runinals
vi .diem nines were sent to prii-o.i din"-
where you will find the best of slock
and material.
Tho Oregon Trading Co.. nit Commercial
street, Is the placj to buv vour drv
goods. Clothing, hoot nd ahwa men's
...i inum lurrusning goous. Hhould you "i-n-iai service ,sucn as the An
wani an auctioneer, S. Friedman makes I arcnim ami Chicago boodlers. This i
his office at the Or-ron Trailing Co i ,ure ' a vlv'd character sketch and Is
, 'iniiiii ui inn anu tact.
W. W. Whipple, of the Pala ce reafnti. '
rant. Is expected to return from Portland
this morning. He has spent several days
In the metropolis, and rumor was rur.
tent yesterday that he would probably
iieeniiiiianieii on nis return by a urlde.
The rates are
t81
just the same
via the Burlington as they
are via any other line.
Time and train service
are not the same, though.
The first is faster. The
second, better.
Until y-)U have tried the
Burlington you can form
no idea of the speed and
comfort with which a
thousand mile journey tan
be made.
Tickets via-the Burling
ton to Omaha, Kansas City
St. Louis, Chicago and all
other Eastern and South
ern cities are on sale at
the local ticket office. Ask
for one and be sure you
get it.
A. C. 8HELDON, G. A.,
Portland, Or.
A Swedish pnper published In Chicago
n that language, was recelve.1 vMtr-
day by August Ilanlelso.i. The general
make-up of the papc, its typographical
work. Illustrations, and comical sayings,
sbow tint the Swedish people are alive
to the times.
A large railway man nt u ti,.i
States, to arranged in sections as to be
enureiy practicable and convenient
.nr-iiKer in any position, is contained
in me Jtand-McNally Railway Uuide.
ji"" win am tne most experienced trav
eler in tracing his route.
J here were two deaths at SL Mary's
..-ni...n, yemeruay. jacK Morris, well
known in this city, who has been ill
for several weeks past, one side of his
uy neing paralyzed, succumbed yester-
ii, anernoon. The other death was that
oi jonn Bwenson, aged 28.
i!a n T-l- - n .
w i-.u.uie, nanDorn i mce and see
their new and handsome twi ne tesfiriv
machine. Take along some of the twines
. i inarnnaii s, - in your packet,
and test them. Then see how much more
Marshall's will stand. It's mi in v....
Kv-i ana nsn in your net t find out.
People who have occasion to pass along
Eleventh street between Duane and Ex
change, report that the odor arising from
the carcass of the dead seal lying on the
beach Is spreading, and that with a few
more days of fine weather will be very
thoroughly diffused In that neighborhood.
(The
by th
masquerade ball to be given tonight
Rons of Hermann Is attracting
Lr. Tuttle, the surgeon for Corey Bros
raiiroau camps, returned yesterday from
a trip up the line. He went clear through
...r- - iump, rto. 3, and reports tha
... umt-omj- i-vmniencea work on
that section and have made considerable
ay. ,,. twenty-two men who went
up yesterday are at work In this camp.
The steamer Electric Is off this run for
a few .lays, and the O. K. is obliged to
do all of the work, which Is a little too
much for her. The doctor found quite a
..-. u.-r oi men sicg with the grlDue.
rneumatlism, and a number have received
small injuries of various kinds. He will
mako regular trips probably once a week
to tane caro or the men at the :amp.
The reports from the Washington pat
ent office would indicate that Americans
like war as live hundred patents have
ueen issuen on explosives, and nearly
three hundred on new cannon, guns, pis
tols and projectiles. But everything goes
by comparison. Over M.0M) patents have
oeen issueii in the Interest of farmers,
which shows that the people of this
country like farming better than fighting.
If a man loses his leg, there are nearly
four hundred different apparatuses from
which to choose, and if one's windows
or window curtains are out of order. It
Is a satisfaction to know that 2.M0 pat
ents have been applied for. All of the
Inventors have been trying to make peo
ple happy, and If any one is still dis
gruntled It Is his own fault.
Anoiher crowded house greeted Mr.
Grant last evening, and Borne, with Its
works of magnificent art, was carefully
and In a masterly manner analyzed. The
church of St. Peters', the Vatican, the Fo
rum, and the catacombes were shown.
and tho works of that greatest of the
great, .Michael Angelo sculptor, painter,
architect were treated upon. A most
llfo-ilkr mini; nnd one which deserves'
FOR 8A1.K.
Second hand trap web complete,
quire of Astoria Packing Company.
, I.ITTI.K CO It KINK.
With thirty-six people, at Flher'a tip
era House, Friday. February l-i. It.-ud
up and see who she Is. Vou will find
that she ha the best attraction on the
road.
ATTENTION FISIIKRMKN.
Get your boat sails made by the As
toria Tent and Awning Co. lxest
prices.
I." REWARD.
Fifty dollar reward will be paid for
me recovery ot the body of John Nelson
supposed to nave been drowned In the
Columbia river on Saturday, February .
IS
W II. HoriHON.
JOHN FKTKRHON,
II. A. MATTHKWH.
HWAN WH,HON.
BUYERS AND1 8KL.LKR3.
N Y. Herald
The war dogs of the l-'.i-it have not been
let looo upon u, but the "vvunki" have
Ix-cn seen In liothum. To make tho con
nection apparent it sbiuld In- said that
wunks are a variety n' dog peculiar lo
Central Asia. Illibert New York has
77" sought Tor pups of high degree; It has
members of the Pi-.ncor and III.. ,,,,, ,.,, r ,llW ,.,.Br, , ,,
no degree thrust upon It. Hut It I only
now that the euphonious name of wuuks
has B.iunilct In our rars.
The leo dog thus called to the puf
lie s attention re nnmed Morley anil
I'lully n swcllvely. These names, need
les to S.iy. Were bestowed upon them
by their prrient master. Jay Hclgklik.
of Tneoma. Wash. In that Interior of
.MoLgiilia where they llrst oenrt their
ryes Ihe name of the wunks my have
lcen Hunks and Chunk who knows'
Their appearance suggests the nomencla
ture. The translated pups were brought from
Asia by Captain Jnhn Panton. of the
Nonh Patillr steamship Victoria. They
were brought lo Mr. Sedgwick a u
Christmas gift, a trltle tardy, on 1-ecrm-
her J Now Mr. Hrilgwirk has prescntc.
them to his mother and slsier, who live
In .Newton. Long Island.
The twin weigh nnd Ix pounds re-
hhciivciv. The larger ts Jet black alxut
the head and legs, with the body of a
dark cinnamon color. The smnller Is ol
a cream color. Th -Ir eye are round,
grny and small; the rars very small.
giving ine race nnd liemi the appearance
or cun near.
They attach themselves tn hut one -ler-son,
paying no attention to strangers,
whether dogs or men. They heed nu ani
mal save rats, for which they entertain
great antipathy. They have large, sharp.
powrriui teem, wnieri tney can use with
terrible effect, as they are strong, well
built and courageous.
They are. however, vi ry gentle of dis
position and never wantonly seek trouble.
The tongue and mouth of the larger dog
are black: those of Ihe smaller black on
the under and red on the upper side.
Their tails are large and covered with
very long, soft hnlr. almost lkn wool.
Their heads are hrnnd. The noses, unlike
thieie of spitz. Alaskan or Asiatic dog,
ure square and short.
Tin- wunks have but few eqiinla and
no siqierlors as wuli-h dr.us In North
ern Mongolia and Thibet tiny un. ,.,
to guard flock. Thus., belonging lo Mr.
Sedgwick are two years old.
SOME
FISHERMICN
"SO-SO"
TWINES
Ail GOOD Fishermen,
o i:sic o.
MARSHALL'S
The following transfers nf real estats
were filed In the rflce of Recorder Hun
s' erson yesterday:
C. W. tthlvely and wife to William
Denrh and Katie Kranctuvlteh.
right of way through Lots 3. 4.
, and It), Klock II, Astoria f 1
Mary H. Lelnenweber to Astoria
and Columbia River Kallrvad Co.,
tract of tide land north of lliocks
HI and 83, Port of I'pper Aa:orta 1
BenJ. Young and wife to same,
fact of land north of Lot 3 Block
'), Port of I'pper Astoria: and
north of Lot 4, Block UI. Shlve-
ly s Astoria 1
Robt. Carruthers and wife to rain
tract of tld land nonh of Lot::
and , Block 1. McClure's As
toria 1
D. K. Warren and wife to sarnn,
tract of tide lanl i,rth of Lot 1,
Block . McClure's Anuria 1
C. H. Psge to same, tract of tide
land north of Lots I, 2. 7 and ,
Block 1. Astoria i
D. Stuart Jr. to G. C. Palmbe,,;,
lt JU, Block 8, Me.iwetlier
Down in
Same to M. Johnson, Lot 2). Block
k, Meriwether Downs, bond for
deed U
TIT FOR TAT.
Reading Telegram.
' Oh, by the way, can you cook?" said
young Mr. Bpurlds to Miss Oargoyle.
'May I Inquire If your uuerv is nromnieii
by a matrimonial inclination?" asked the
young lady "Why er er well, yes."
stammered the young man. "That being
tne case I can answer you fill y. Yes.
I can cook terrapin, canvas-ba-k duck,
brook trout and venison, beside tender
loin steak and other delicacies. Can
you provide them Ifl their raw slate?"-
Reading Telegram.
OKKATOAK: FROM I.ITTI.K ACORN;
w ROWS',
is a Hue from the trlie old verse we used
o reeiie in our sehoolboy days. It has
a mrciwe application to Ihone small all
tnecls which we are apt lo disregard un
til they reach formidable proiwrtlons.
oi in innigeaiiiin, a "sllirlit" attack ol
constipation. It Is assumed, will soon pass
on, nut is very apt to get worse, and In
the in. aniline nciMccicd until the ait-
mem iieconies chronic, nnd then, If not
entiniy eradicated. Is a constant annoy
ance and menace of worse consequences,
for dlienses, recollect, bet one another.
now iniicii wiser to resort to a course of
hoik n. r s stomach Killer at Ihe out
set of ihe maiu.ly than to temporize with
It ill the start, or treat It Willi violent
remedies in Its maturity. lie on llim
wiih disease, or It may "door" you.
Aiawnous, rheumatic nnd kidney com-
uyspepsia, consilpatlon, bilious
oess ami nervousness are all disorders
I riiyiiii growth, and should be "nipped
In Ihe bud" by a tlrnely resort lo tho
llllliTH.
The BEST aThc STANDARD
ELMORE, SANBORN & CO., Agents.
MOUNTAIN HOSPITALITY Ml IU HI'S CUKE. tb great Cough
. nd i 'roup Cure, is In great demand
Truth. Pocket rlie cntiiiilu twenty-llv dose
1 had arrived in the mountain low n only 25 cents. Children lov. It. Bold
Just ul the lime when there n a fi oil by J, W. Conn,
ripe, and the urban and the sorbin I an
host were lliilcd again.! each other
There bad In-rn
nelghlx
I so
cotib
a i
Hunger, anil uiiiiiiik II iie.-e.niir,- 10 i' line; C.l n . I.lci tr Ifil , I.TilTII
cn Into the mountain, I begun to I. ok : llCM O (.ho.ni.t. i , :.diiln, llCA L I II
st were llvileil ugaln. t each other , " "" - - - .
tern had Irern a killing around II ei p. O I
Ighhorhoud, and a truce was on wiun Uni'inn V rl r -l r r
sot there, and, a far n. the eti,in:rci , IT ( I J I I A I , M 1 1 f
old see. Ihe wilderivss w..s l,l.,..on'.it.K, 1 VUUIUI UUlUI jJ
the rose. As an outsider, I was in no' v ,
Il .ns.
lriA JUIKWI Or fllE.ISIKV
I irUi;.J and Improved.
'un in In- a Intnl. number of Short. Easy,
Priioii.nl, inii r. s'ing nnd I'oular, Ssiriiil
!'c iiiii i.-., tl-m um be appreciated and
ehJni.l l y unv InielHceiit render, even
Ihniiiih he Kinw Imle or nothing of sel-ell'i-.
Iro'uiay Hintrst-.d .nnJ Fra?
Irain Tfchh c litics
A GOOD TIII.Vi).
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair,
Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
unntliM- S!i) fiom your
Life.
"I borrowed
father tMlay "
"vVhat for?"
"I'm trying lo get out of debt.'
slKiut for a lit horse to ride. I in. Lot '
thing In sight and It was good, helcl
was a black mare belonging to ibe bndi i
of the faction on the town side. j
"Take my horse," he said boinlliillv j
Thar ain't no la-tter nnvwlinr, un' eli.-'ll I
carry you along six tulles mi boor till
day."
I wanted Ihal kind of a hoi-.-, but lbre
were reasons why I should decline II.
'I'm llllli il obliged." I hedged, "but I
won't deprive you of It."
Tnln'l no deprlvin'. J lot lul;e li
along and fetch her back when yer don
That was too hospitable to Ire refused, i ,.
"Really,", I apologized, "I'd rather not J 'wsilealrrn, lo Cfnta. $1 per year
ine hit. i can gei a norae. at i ne notei .iieiiiion inis pupcr for n rsmple copy.
simile.
"Why ilon',1 you take her?" he lnHtil
"Hhe's the best In Ihise parts."
I saw I must explain, and I did,
"Well," said I frankly, "I'll tell you
I won't. If I ride your horse she's go
ing lo make more or less dust, and when
some of those fellows along the road si-c
her and can't see her very clearly, they'll
lake inn for you and shoot me full or
hole. That's why I don't take her "
"Don't let that worry,you," he said,
with the most Intense i-armsilness. "You
take her, and by , If any of Hu m kills
you I'll kill them."
Bll
r
Oi-' TIIK HOUSE OF TUDOR.
Indbmnnoii Journal.
Dismal Dawson I seo n funny thing In
Ihe pap.-rs some days since. It sail
Hint (pn-en KllziilK-th always wanted to
run a. lay nlii-n she n-o a nherirf's oili
er. I got the si;m c.mplalnt.
Even-it Wr at-I wonder of It I possi
ble that royal blood Hows in your veins';
TEACIII'HS' EXAMINATION.
Examination for certificates to tench In
Clatsop county, Oregon, will be held, be
sinning at 1 o'clock p. m Wednesday.
Feb. 13, l.v-KI. at McClure (Court streeii
school house, Astoria. Or. Applicants
will be present promptly and remain unlit
Ihe close.
Examination for teachers' stale dlnlo-
ma will be held on Saturday, February
in, iicKiunuiir at n n. rn., at same nine..
II. S. LYMAN,
School Hupt Clatsop Co., Or.
Largest circulation o! any
Scicitifio pnper in the woild
Pulill-hed Monthly by
I1L.NJ. MI.I.AKI), New York.
B. F. ALLEN
Wsll P.per, Aillvt.' AUtstlais, pjlnli.
Oil., OUti, etc. .Ispsnsts Mattlegs.
Rust nj Ilamboe tjomlt
30s; Ctimmcrclol Htreet.
JFOH RENT.
Furnished rooms, fuelng the river, by
Ihe week or month. No children. MO 17th
street, p. I'trchrn.
WANTKD.
A TWIBTER.
'lUTIIRAGGED.
A twister In twisting
May twist him a twist,
For In twisting a twist
Three twists mak a twist;
Hut If on of the twists
Untwists from th twist.
The twist untwisting;
Untwist, the twist.
That I, when It's twisted with
ether twin than MARSHALL'S
CREAM
mm
t Indianapolis Journal.
Aid Knox Fewer I lilt you once, they
won't be nothln' left but to ring for dc
ambulance.
Tuff Mugr:s-1 dat no? Hoc dat milt?
eii, un autorifles don't allow me lo
wear gloves on de streel, 'cause it would
oe a case or tarryln concealed weapon
ADVERT1SKD LUTTF.RB.
Th following list of letter was silver
Used at the Astoria postofllre February
10111, 1X11.
Anderson & Nnrby Kooncn, i'mory.
Charleston, Nellie GLarst-it, Mrs. jllldi
SINCE JENNY WENT AWAY.
- Most Perfect Mad.
.. 40 Years the Standard
For, In her bright nnd b.-umln' eyes
"Fore Jenny went uwy
I use to seo the mornln' rise
An' mingle with the May.
I s'posc the sun Is shining still
The clouds come down an' kiss fhe hill;
But life's all winter dark an' chill,
rince Jenny went nway!
Allnnia Constitution.
Copelnnd, L, A.
Donelson, D. A
KIM. Ocorgn.
Fulton, Fred.
Hurt, Arthur.
When calling fr any of th above let
ters, plsas say "adv.rtlsed."
HERMAN WI8E, P. U.
Lawrence, Rev. John
lcvlns, Waller.
Hcnborg, Axel.
Tungnrl Miss Sophia
ROYAL Baking Powder
hai beta awarded highest
honors at every world's Mr
where exhibited.
WANTED-a thoroughly competent girl
to do general hm seworlt. Only one rom-
peliut and willing t , her work n
apply. Dr. J. A. Fulton, r.d Franklin ave.
WANTED Agenu to represent th
obi National Ufa Insurance Co.. of
M.mlpcl er, Vt, F.r furlhHr ,nf(,;m
lion, address O. M. Gtolp, Ueneral Coast
tS
WANTPTD Man or lady to coll.oi. da
som. otllce work, snd manage ag.nta
You will deal through your leading mer
chants. Something new and very popu
lar. We pay all expenses. Position per
man.nt. Send four references and ten
"'' Lor ' l,"leular. J"hn Kle,
Mgr., P. O. IVix , St. Louis, Mo.
.".I I Hi 'PILL A N EOUB.
I7M PER WKKK. using and selllK
DynHinoH for plating watches Jewslrv
an, table ware. I'late. A
nlcltel. etc.. snins as new good. DIN
S "IT'" . 5"
bl.r.e.,n : ' , r'" no. '"Perlene
ntZ.,".. '. -. "ornson
" ''miimbns, fihlo.
Co..
FOR SALE.
nTr.-ae.j
JAPANKKK GOO I n .lust n,,!.,,
eelv.d-lusf what you want atwiI
r.e . 813 Com,n.rcl. streM Wto