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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 18, 1896)
tas flaw TQioiMi iixbaii ' rvuiut niuwina. rmxm woo. SPECIAL-Fora fewdays only-o lots i DON'T FORGET-Prices ict Prpcnt nrice iio-os casn ana 35 oer mom... SOMETHING NEW. Ciildrti it TMtlt' Stwl-Skod Skots, ill SUM Myles We also carry a fine line of ladies' and men's shot's, from the best to the lowest reliablt goods. All goods warranted just as renrrsentod. . JOHN HA I IN t CO., 479 Commercial street. YESTERDAY'S WKATBER. Leeat sraather for twenty-feur hemw ending itl).. yesterday. fumlsBsa by tk United State Departmaot Ac tlrsttsew, weather bare.. Minimum temperature, M decree. Minimum temperature. J. degrees. Prectpttatlon, none. TetM preetpt Satis frem Bt w kit 1SH to date. il.Sl Inches. Excess of precipitation frtm September Ul, 1W5, to date. . Inch. BCSLN ESS. LOCALS. Job printing at all klndi at tha Atorian Job ofnee. Vs. Marshall's: Y.u tak. chances an the ethers. C. Q. Palmberg. architect, Hoom Num ber 8, Kinney's butldlrs;. Ir. Q. r". Ball, Dentist, with lady as- alstant. office M Ulh street. Ita blend tea la tha best Ask your grocer (or It, and take no other. Far tha best of commercial fob print ing call at the Astorlao Job office. Mean? 1 tha leading tailor, and pari tha alg-eat caah price for fur aklna. Marshall's salman twine Is without a competitor. Strongest, handsomest, beat. Just received, at the Scow Bay Wood Yard. 115 cords of oak wood. The finest wood ever brought to Astoria. Dumbarton's Irish flai salmon twine, superior to any In the market. Fisher Brothers, agents for the Columbia river. PmrtiM dfalrtnr the best of Job printing t the lowest Driers should call at the Astorian Job ofhee before -olng else where. Go to 1SS th street to have your breliaa repaired or recovered. A fine line of cover roods to select from at reason able prices. Don't use a plaster, but take- liners' Kidney Cure for lame back and kidney complaints. It will probably give you permanent relief. Chas. Rogers. Business men. It you want to fix tip your office for the coming year, with the w of letter heads, bill heals, state ments, etc-, call at the Astorian Job office where vtu will find the best of stock and material.. The Oreron Trading Co., M Commercial strait, is the Dlacj to buy your dry roods, clothing, boots and shoes, men's and ladles' furnishing goods. Should you want an auctioneer, 8- Friedman makes his office at the Oregon Trading Co Go to Elmore, Sanborn's office aad see their new and handsome twine testing machine. Take along some of the twines as rood as Marshall's." in your pocket. and teat them. Then see bow much more Marshall's will stand. It's money In your pocket and fish In your net to find out. Marshall'! twine used tr 3 per cent of the fishermen on the Columbia river. A prominent steamboat roan says: "Mr family have used nearly every brand ol Beef. Iron and Wine made, and are sat isfied that the preparation made by the Estes-Craln Drug Co. is the most palata bet and nutritious of any they have ever used." If you are run down and need a tonic, you should use It. Most so-calied ''salmon twines" are col ored with acids. The acids rot the fibre and render the material useless. In the office of Elmore, Sanborn 4: Co. Is an ab ject lesson that aught to be examined by all fishermen. It Is the whole of the ma terial used In the manufacture of Mar shall's twine from start te finish. Oo there and examine the color right through. You will see then why Mar shall's is called the best in the world. For SS cnts you can cecure an excellent well served meal at the Bon Ten Restau rant, No. 671 Commercial streetl They are also fully prepared te serve all kinds of fish, game and all delicacies of the season as well as oysters in evry Im aginable style at the lowest living prices. Come once and you will continue te came. Charles Wirkkala's saloon, on Astor and Tth streets, which has lonir been one ef the most popular and best patronized drinking D.-ces In the city nas been tneved from Its present location te the let Immediately east of the Casln thea tre. Many Improvements will be added as Mr. Wlrkkala intends keeping up the reputation his saloon has had since be as sumed charge years age. Only the best wines, liquors and cigars sold at the bar, a musical concert by the best talent In the city, under the leadership ef Profes sor Bchwabe. tne wen Known pianist. given nightly. Call around and bring yeur friends with yeu. Soothing, healing, cleansing, D. Witt's Witch Haxel Salve Is the enemy to sores, wounds and piles, which lt never falls to cure. Stops Itching and burning. Cures chapped Hps and cold sores in two or three hours. Chas. Rogers. FROM NOW UNTTI. BPRINO Overcoats and winter wrapa will be in fashion. Ttiey can be dira-Jl, tempor arily svhlle traveling In the -team heated trains of the Ohicagj, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. For sol hi comfort, for speed and for aeafety, no other line can compare with thai great railway of the West. AS ENIGMATICAL BILL. OF FARE. For a dinner, a-erved en the Dinme cars of the Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway, wUI be sent te any addrese on receipt of two cent postage stamp. 'Ap ply te Geo. H. Heaflord, General paaseo ger Agent, Old Colony Building, Chicago, Illinois. ROYAL Baking Powder has been awarded highest honors at every world's air when exhibited. THE RESORT TnUbBAUER e BRACH. it Best Brands of WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS BEST ON THE C0A5T," Tkc Faaie-s Gambrinus Beer Always e Tsp. 473 Commercial St., - Astoria, Ore. on nemvetlter uown lots advance marcm ji AROUND TOWN. SIM ILIA SIMILIHUS, "They say mlcrol.es are In a kiss" s)unth hetheir ll had barely parted, "I am a homeopath ml." Returned In tones not quite fiilnl heart eri; "In 'like cures like" I put my trust," Whereat their Hps again concussed. Yonkers Gazette. "Fairies' Escapade" tonight. Warm hands mean soft, white ones. Buckwheat cakes and maple syrup have come. M. Dempsle. of Tongue Point, way In the city yesterday. Scissor and lliiinMe iwrtl.'s will ! In; vogue In lxnt. "The Fairies' Kscaiade" at Fisher's Opera House tonight. A touch of Mack on any wown Is devin d Parisian and chic. Born, t the wife of John Wel-h, February It, a daughter. Remember, the "Fairies' Escapade" night. Doors open at T:. on John Undl and John Otn. Iwth ot w, ,,,.(., , th, Oi-cldent North 8hore. were In town yestetlay. J lllnwri n ,h, ,ven(IMt there will " i be a refular session of the lodge and Inl- Verry narrow green and gray leather tMUlon ot can.lldatea Kvery member of belts are the latest novelties for ladles. guinlln Uxlge Is expected to be present ' . , and help make It as phasant as possible W. H. Wattls, of Corey Brothers, and (op lhe vL,or family, have gone to Portland for a visit, j j This evening at Flsher'a Opera House M. 8. Griffith, of Portland, waa In the .-rhe Kalries' Kscanade." will be pre clty yesterday, and a guest at the Occl- ,.,. The forty young ladles who will dent. j participate have faithfully endured a long : rehearsal, ami It Is a foregone conclu- J. G. Pov. Sol uppenhelmer, and R It. ,lon ,hat t!u. jeienmion will he attend May. of Portland, were in the city yes-. ( wlln suc, An admission prli-e i4 terday. j ji and S rents will he charged, and the I proceeda are to go to that worthy or- Tomorrow will be Ash Wednesday. 8er-i nltation, the Rescue Cluli. Don't fall vices wUI he held at 12; p. m. at Grace to lt church. Contractor Core7"Tumed the railroaJ Considerable kicking has been made re igniiww v.urej .ij-. cently by some of the manufacturers at new workmen. Spring started in yesterday In good shape, and there waa a general air of re joicing over the city. Tomorrow and LenL The fish stores and ben fruit, markets will now have a of prosperity. District Attorney W. N. Barrett Is In the city, In attendance at Ihe February term of tha circuit court. Mr. and Mrs. John Hohson arc vlsl'.lng In Ashland. Ore.. Mr. Hohson making the trip principally for his health. Mrs. Martin Foard Is still very sick at her home, and her friends are somewhat anxious about her condition. Good headway waa made with' the pile driving at the Young'a Bay railroad bridge Sunday and yesterday. Mauille Stone, with an attack who has been very III i of "German measles." Is reported as being much improved. The reason why some cien iook like watt-s in their dress clothes is that they do not keep their attire well pressed. Remember the benefit for Rescue Club tonight. The charming little operetta. The Fairies' Escapade," will be pre sented. "A thousand pardons!" he exclaimed, bowing low. "You mistake roe, sir." she replied. Idly: "I am not ex-Governor Pen noyer." A reception toilet Is of Sevres blue wool, with waved boucle lines in black. The yoke and cuffs are finished with Jewlled pessementeiie. The price of admission for "The Fai ries' Escapade." at Fisher's Opera House will be only 50 cents for adults and t. cents for children. The fine afternoon yesterday brought out a large number of ladies on shopping expeditions. No doubt the shop keepers returned thanks for the day. "William Mnnn received a. teleeram yes-' terday stating that Samuel Mathews, for-! merly foreman In Kinney's cannery, dledj in 'Frisco at 1 o clocit yesterday. ' - I The memorial service lo be held to-i morrow night by the Knights of Pythias, promises to be of unusual Interest. The I music will be better than the average. Messrs. McGuire, Wilcox and Mclntyre, I arrived in the city yesterday in a sail-: boat, having taken six days for -the trip down the river. On the way they secared many ducks, snipe, etc. The dance given by the Assembly Club hint evening was a most successful affair. There were about thirty-five couples pres ent and an enjoyable evening iiassed. The affair broke up at midnight. Bicycles were out In full force yes terday, and the boys seem to think that the good weather had come to May. Where In America can you find bicycle r...m ... uc. ... ,.u.. There will be a special civil service ex amination at the postofflce on March the 14th, of candidates for admittance to the service. Postmaster Wise says that ap plications should be fifed by the r.th of March. m... iii... . ,k. r.i ,.,, ' wa then given iTInce Leopold, of 8ax- wh?eh CTlLuT,t Co,'ur' h0- ln hl" ,urn- graciously pre which are i now be , ng built at the Astoria' nt(.d ,0 prnw88. , , Iron Works, are very nearly ready to be '"-. ' - '-""-""' . . .' ' ' rrirn "'"'r BU! -v -" Even the small boys are begging for tickets to Herman Wise's hall. Perhaps the little fellow, only three or four years old, who asked the newspaper man yes terday for a ticket, imagined that It was a show of some kind. Three magnificent Ctilnooks were yes terday landed at the Can Company's dock, all of them together weighing ninety-one pounds. Mr. Kendall will send them today on the steamer State to Pres ident Lee, In San Francisco. A high school pupil reports that a mouse in that Institution was the cause of a great deal of consternation among the lalies yesterday. After the excite ment had subsided, two of the teachers were found up in the bell tower. About two months ago each pupil of the high school was given ten cents with which to speculate buy, sell or loan the accumulations to go to the piano fund. I When the pupils met yesterday, It was found that X) had been netted by the ; scheme. Married at Trinity church, Portland, Oregon, on Saturday, February ISth, IK!!, by Ihe Rev. Wm. Seymour Short, rector of Grace church, this city, Miss Helen Fletcher, late of San Diego, California, to Mr. Chas. L. Houston, deputy collector of customs lo this city. ... . Tn 'the renort of the Cltv Teaehacx A. soc-lation live names of those prefcen: I were omitted, for whj'ji reason a correct- fit lift 1s' lo re given: Processors A. L. i Ink and Albert Williams, Miss Bayre, Miss Snvey, Miss Dickinson, Miss An-1 blk. from brewery drvwe, Miss Mi-Ouc, Mis Weed. Miss White, Miss Groiuivll. Mih Mary IValy, Ml... Young. Miss Shlvely, Miss Josie IValy. and Miss Nlokerson. ! Astoria has wonderful facilities for the oporcntr of a largo tannery, ns I lie uni k is cheap here, uihI there is plenty of miutnllloMit water. An Astoria l.ilnes mm who formerly lived In Mnssai'hif setts says l.e thinks It will not lie loit before a large institution of titnt kind will lie established here. At the vespers sen Ice Sunday, Hector Short, ft 'Irae ohiinlt. In an eloiiont address, urve.1 uion his heareia the Im portance of oliservlng the coming Lenten season. Dnee a year forty ilsys Is a short roough time for lite world lo take a rest and cntemilnte the past and the future, wlil "ommemoratlng the fast ob wrve.! by the Alutfr In the wddorness. t,,, lamphlet r..enily ls.ue.1 by the ChsmlHr of Conimeree ihsorlptlye of Ihe rlty of Astoria. Is on sale at J. H. 1VI llnirvr's. corner of Ninth and Commer cial; Wlngate A Stone's r.ttl estate of fice. Ninth street: ami the New York Novelty store. They may 1 purchased for ten cents, the proceeds thus derived going lo tay for the books and for Is- suing another edition of Ihe same. Tonight Qulnlln l-o.lt.-e, No. 10, will en ,0 j tertain a large number of visiting hreth i ten from Portland, who will arrive this ! aftMrmnui iin Ihrt Teli-tihone. The vtsltttrs the special rale made by the water com mission for such Institutions. For In stance, the rate for a factory, so far as heard from. Is !IS per month, or 11 hj per year, while the salmon runnerles have a rate of per year. A cannery will use four times as much water as an ordinary factory, and the fiii-torloa are charged with regular house rates, which they deem out of proportion nnd unfair. Mot of the factories could get along without city water, 'hut prefer In use It at anything like a reasonable th-iirc. There Is no limit lo the Inventive facul ty of man. Whatever Is needed Is forth coming, no matter what It may be. For example, take a peat bog. Well, you cut the peat, dry It In the wind and sun and use It for fuel. It makes a hot. bright and fragrant blase. A ieat lire when in the country, is a fine thing. Some fellow may come along, however, who has an Idea that peat could be pressed by hy draulic energy into bricks, for fuel or other punioses. and at once the article has a commercial value In the market. I Ifu now comes the marvel. Another fel low declares that he ran make cloth out of the peat fibre, and, if you believe in the incredible, he has done it. It is said to closely resemble Scotch tweed, and It will take any dye ami will wear better than the ordinary stuff. Rather a progressive age, this. Suoml Hall was crowded Saturday evening, the occasion being a valentine entertainment given by the Finnish Tem perance Society. An excellent program was rendered, the principal speakers of I the evening being Rev. t. E. Peterson and M. K. Jurva. the Finnish music leader. Two comic selections, one In Finnish and the other In Ksthonlan. by the young men's choir, brought down the house. Several charming selections were also rendered by a quartet of ladles and gentlemen. At the conclusion of Ihe pro gram lefreshmmta w.re fervtd. The Fin nish Temperance Society, of which Mr. E. Saarl Is president. Is doing much good work in t'nlontown, and now has a mem bership of about l'si. Homes which were formerly saddened by a drunken father are now happy ones, due directly lo the efforts of the society. CARD OF THANKS. To the dear kind friends of Astoria and Elsea-here may the God of the widow and fatherless abundantly bless each and all. Sincerely and most gratefully. BELLINI C. CKOSBY AND CHILDREN, - HISTORIC BROOCH WORN" BY CORINNK. A good many people have become Inter ested In the remarkable brooch worn by Corinne. on one of her costumes In "Hen drirk Hudson, Jr." It has a curious his tory, which appears to he well substan tiated. This lupux stone Is one of the few beautiful gems on this continent. It Is of extraordinary size, beautiful In col or, and perfect In shape. It was tak-n from the Scioto merchants, who weie impaled alive during the Insurrection be tween (he Isles of Sclo and the Turkish government. Captain Pasha All claimed popsi-ssion, and kept it until his death, which was Instantaneous from the fall ,f a b,u.in hu ow flaK.hp. It was taken again with other spoils by Miasondis, the Greek commander. Count Cane (flrtrlu, president of the govern ment of Greece, next became ej.ssor. His government becoming unpopular he was assassinated, and his property con : tiscated. This topaz with other presents. of time the stone once more fell Into the hands of merchants, and was purchased In Europe by a diamond merchant of To- , M uri r I ...... I Lrit,,.i. while playing angagement ln Toronto s few weeks ago, heard of the existence of this historic Jewel, and made up her mind to possess It. After a few days spirited bargaining, she succeded In pur chasing it at an advance of ll.OUO on the original cost She then hod It set In the form of a large Scotch brooch, and gave It to her daughter Corlnne. Fisher's Opera House, Friday, Feb. 21. Tickets on sale W'edneaday, at 9 o'clock, at Strauss' hook store. Awarded Highest Honors World'' Fair, Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. CREAM mm . Most Perfect Made. 40 Yean the Standard. $112.50 each.( r jt 1 t'.KmKK Ji'tMiN MctmiPi:. Water Works Case Argued In the dr oit Court. The February term of Ihe circuit court convene.) at l o'clock this morning wllh Judge V. A. Mcllrld on the bench. t It. Stockton and Thoa. II. Itldwell wre appointed court bailiffs. Jurors Angus tlor, N. I. Haiti, W. T. Chutler, and Luther Campbell were ex cused for the term on account of business. The following gentlemen were selected to act as grand Jurors: Rudolph Hasel, 11. A. Cameron, Michael Kenney, J. W. Mlneker. W. G. Presoott. Harney Galla gher, and J. V. Heneke, After being charged by the court they retired lo le gin llielr deliberations. A. II. Stone vs. J. T. Moody cl al, confirmation of sale. I, It. Cole, a native of Great Britain, nnd II. A. Cameron, a native of Ureal llrltuln. were admitted to clllienshlp. Tut urn A Howen. vs. Nehalcm l.umlior Co., dismissed on motion of plaintiff. Chas. Weeks vs. 11. 11. Parker, settled and dismissed. Kllen Olscn et al vs Alex Gilbert, de murrer overruled by consent and given today to file answer. I. McGregor vs. K. Chrsltle, sellled and dismissed. Kmpire Jewelry Co. vs. R. 8. Norrls. default and Judgment for plaintiff. Olaf Hendrlckson vs. Matll Mackaraln en, settled and dismissed. Anguat C. Hlna vs. Sarah A. Ross, de fault and Judgment for plaintiff. W. J. Denver et al vs. Clatsop county et al, ordered that defendant he per mitted to withdraw transcript filed there in. J. I Itartman, receiver, vs. Chas. Y. 8llter, demurrer overruled by consent and allowed until March 14 to file answer herein. Clatsop Mill Co. vs. City of Astoria, et al, motion filed by defendants asking that John llahn be removed and a dlsintereet ed arty appointed. The motion alleges that said receiver claims to be a party lo this suit: that said receiver has employed counsel to contest the claims of Ihe de fendants; that said counsel has been and Is still active In his opposition to the claims of Guve defendants, and that said receiver is not a proper person to act as such. After bring argued at length and submitted, the motion to dismiss the receiver was withdrawn, and the co-.irt held that, while Ihe receiver was nut a party to the hearing bet ore the referee, and. therefore, not entitled lo iartlcl pata In the examination of witness's pro duced al the hearing, yet every claimant. Including the labor claimants who have filed claims with the receiver, was en'l lied to be represented by counsel and In troduce evidence at said netrlng. althjugh such claimants hid nut filed formal pl-nd-lugs In Ihe rase. FOR INCREASED SEIiVlt'K, Arrangements Alwiil Completed for Night and Sunduv Telenhoiie. The efforts which have been made lo secure night and Sun. lay telephone ser vice In the city are about to be crowned with success, as is shown by the letter from Portland ft out below: Portland. Feb. II, P0. F. P. Kendall, Paclilc Can Company. As toria. Oregon. Dear Sir: Replying lo yours as rbovel In which you inclose us a petition for night, day and Sunday telephone service, I desire to say that It shall have our im mediate atttntioo and with favoint'le con sideration. There t elng absolutely no profit to l's In our Astoria exchange al present rates, we desire that the few cheap telephones now In ll lt rllnntfi.1 1 . ,r lul MurV lal.i.luinna ( at the btlerv teleuhone rale, that we may be. in a slight degree, recompented for the additional service lurnlsheil; and also that the service may lie Improved thereby because of the difficulty In hear- I rut a person when speaking through one of the cheaier telephones. From the aiiove you will no il.mbt de dure that we are perfectly willing to fur nish a night, .lay, and ,'lumlay service to suhscrliier having liattery telephones. I have written Mr. Clinton 10 this effect, ami he will at once call i.ikiii the few subMTlhera having Ihe cheap-r instru ments and endeavor to have them change to the battery instrument. You"- truly. T. II. THATCH KU, llwMmr. It seems that the telephone company Is perfectly willing to put in the addltonal service, which requires the employment of more help, providing that all of the phones In use are battery phones. In quiry yesterday of Manager Clinton re vealed the fuct that all of the Instru ments In Astoria today nre battery phones with Ihe txceptlon of sixteen. The new battery phone only costs fifty cents more than Ihe old-fashioned instrument, and they are so far siiierior that there la no comparison between them. With this explanation there would appear to be no reason why the new Instruments should not be adopted, and the new sys tem of night and Sunday s. rvlce Inaugu rated. The additional cost Is so trilling on Ihe sixteen instruments, thnt It is hardly probable any objection will bo mnde by any one. GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROWN, Is a line from the trlle old verse we used to recite In our schoolboy days, lt has a forcible application to those small ail ments which we are apt to disregard un til they reach formidable proportions. A fit of indigestion, a "slight" attack of constipation. It Is nnimcd, will soon pass off, but is very apt to get worse, and In the meantime is neglected until the ail ment becomes chronic, and then. If not entirely eradicated, is a constant annoy ance and menace of worse consequences, for diseases, recollect, bet one another. How much wiser to resort to a course of Hosteller's Stomach Hitters at the out set of the malady than to temporize with It at the start, or treat It with violent remedies In Its maturity. He on time .with disease, or It may "floor" you. Malarious, rheumatic and kidney com plaints, dyspepsia, constipation, bilious ness and nervousness are all disorders of rapid growth, and should be "nipped In the bud" by a timely resort to the Bitters. LITTLE CORRINE. With thirty-six people, at Fisher's Op era House, Friday, February 2!st. Read up and see who she is. You will find that she has the best attraction on the road. TO WASH DISHES PROPERLY, Harper's liazar. To the woman with whom tho love of cleanliness and daintiness Is Inherent the manner In which the ordinary servant washes dishes is maddening. Glass, sil ver, china, are all crowded, helter-skelter, Into a dishpan full of warm water, a cake of soap Is next added, and while this swims In Ihe tepid suds, a greasy dishcloth Is used to "swab" off each ar ticle before It Is removed from the pan and placed on the table to drain. Dishes to be cleansed properly should be washed, as It were, In courses. Into a perfectly clean pan of scalding water, to which have been added a few drops of ammonia, go first the glasses, each one of which must be dried rapidly with a soft linen cloth. Now the washing powder or the soap, Inclosed In a shaker, or, lacking this, In a deep cup, goes In the pan, and the silver Is washed, each piece being rubbed to a polish while still hot. Last comes the china, from which the grease must have already been rinsed. As many plates, etc., cool the suds, boil ing water must be pnueed In as often as needed. The sctet of bright npijjiol Islfed taWeware Is never' fo-allow a "dish to drain. Each lilt of crockery or metal j n t)T m)fiC UnlYl ULJd Cor. Tnlh and Commtrvll. ... .1 - 1 - " must l-e wiped Hie moment II Is drawn from the hot suds. Not one servant In a hundred will follow this rule, unless constantly reminded hv the mistress thai she must do siv The price of well weshed dishes la, like nil other dnlnty houses oik, the n-lstress' elernnl vlgb Innce. STATU! NKVt. Interesting Items Culled From Oregon's Leading Newspapers. A committee of MO la talked of In Jose, plilne county to meet and suggest meth ods by which taxation can le reduced and our finances put In business-like shspe. If office-seekers are excluded and men selected for their Intcgrliy and finaii rial Interest In Josephine's affairs, II might do some good; but If run aa a ma chine lo further Ihe Interest of tills or that mnn and parly, It annul! lie dis pense.! with its well llrst its last. -Omul's Pn-is Observer. Thirty-live men sre employed at Ihe Waldo copper mines near Grain's l'asa al present. Sv me are running a tunnel, some sinking a shaft, nnd others erecting a smelling plant, which was shipped In last fall from Cres.vnt City. A well defined vein of copper feel thick Is being followed In Ihe tunnel, and there Is ore enough In sight to Justify the ex penditure the comiMiiiy Is making on the work. At' the Illinois river work haa been susieiided for the season on ac count of the lose of Hie brldg Ihe state of the stream preventing Ihe etecll m, of another until spring. Hop contracts on future cropa are ! ginning to make Ihelr appearance at the county clerk's office. Yesterday one cov ering a period of three years waa filed. It Is between I- q. Bower, or S:lvetton precinct, and the Pacific Hop Company, of Seattle. By Its terms Mr. Ilower la to furnish the comany I&.MI pounds of hops raised by Mm during each of ihe years 1MW, KT and IS'", I hey lo be de livered on board Ihe cars at Sllverlon. The price he Is to receive Is t, 1 and cents, respectively, tin Hie 1 -t of Sep tember of each year he will he entitled to receive an allowance of 'tj e,-n's If he desires Statesman. Those who Imsglne that til editorial chair Is cushioned wilh rose, or that tunning a paper Is an uninterrupted pic nic, will b enlightened by the following: Two postal cards came to this nrtT-e this morning from Oregon postmasters, no tifying Ihe office thul two suiwerlliers refused lo take Ihe japer out of Ihe office. The reason given on the cards for this refusal as give verbatim as Ihey come from Ihe postmasters. The reason given on Ihe first Is as follows "He aes you sav Clevelln la a hon.isi man." The reason on Ihe second rani Is: You speak In favor of Clevellng." The Joke of II Is tlmt Ihls pnix-r tins never, .luring all Its elst, n. e. spoken I word "In favor . of clevellng "-Salem Post. Hermann has Introduced a bill In Ihe house to allow mineral entries under the mineral land law upon the Cascade fur est reserve. What Is needed Is that this whole res.-rve be reduced to aomothlng like a reasonable slie and that much of the good lands therein be thrown open lo settlement. Oregon needs more Hoplc and II Is ruinous pollry to tie up an area larger than several of the Eastern ststes In please Ihe mountain climbers or to till Ihe pockets of tlmlier speculators. A forest reserve about some of our lofty mountains, craters and the big raves in Southern Oregon would be a goo I thing, but the .re sent reserve Is a serious draw hark to Ihe settlement and development of this stale, utul Ihe people cannot urge this too sti-ongly upon out representatives al the national rapltal.-Alhany Herald The fishermen enk-amd In fishing on the Willamette Ik I ween Ihls place and Portland have organised a union of their own, Indcpcnenl of the Columbia River Fishermen's Protective Association anil Its memls-rs, nnd the securing of better market advantages in ihe fishermen of the Willamette. The organisation haa some members, and expects to have between f and 71) members when the fishing season ocns. The president Is Jonathan Humphrey, of Oregon City; vice president, John Frlckson. Oswego; secretary, ,M. Rlchurds. Oregon City. The central board Is cunioaed of M. A. Magoon. W. II. Jennings and J. Haines, of Oswego. The financial affairs of the association Is In their hands, and they also art as a board of arbltratoors to settle any difficulty between the mem bers. The association starts with flat tering prospects for Its success, and Its promoters hope to make It a permanent fixture an I capable of doing much good lo the fishermen. Oregon City Enterprise. NOTICK TO TAX-PAYKRfl. Notice Is hereby given that Ihe tax roll for lifi la now In my hands for collec tion. Taxes must Ik- paid on or before April I, Pi!, to save additional costs. JAS. W. HA UK, Sheriff and Tax Collector. ATTENTION F1SHERMKN. Get your boat rails made by Ihe As toria Tent and Awning Co. Invest prices. HlTCHKIiS IT TO PATH. Fxehange. The mania for special sales seems to have taken possession of the American people. There Is not a dry goods store In New York which does not have In numerable counters bearing Ihe magic words "Special Sule." Hut the climax was reached ihe olhcr day when a butcher In Ihe neighborhood of Carmine street hung a sign In his window resiling, "Special Sale, for This Day Only-Roast of Veal, only 8 Cents a Pound." A Jer sey City butcher has followed Ihls lend ami now advertises weekly "special sales" of lamb, beef and million. VALUABLE INFORMATION. Cincinnati Enquirer. "How did Ihls doosld ilnco get mime?" asked the visiting Mrillslier. "Night It was named," explained lis the Oslikosh citizen, "Ihey was. a lot of fel lers drlnkln' hot Scotch. Finally Ihey got full an' decided 13 name the town 'Hot Hootch,' but by that tlnm they was so full that the Highest they could come to It was 'Oslikosh,' an' liny let It no al that." "Haw! 'Ow American:'' SI'RE TO HE A LIKENESS. Chicago Record. "There's a photograph of (Irumpers In the window back there " "Good one?" "Excellent." "Well, I knew he wouldn't look pleas ant, even for a pholographer." MIGHT HAVE KNOWN. Young Wife Hubby, dear, do you love me better than you pipe? Young Hustmnd-What a foolish ques tion to ask, dear. Young Wife (sadly)-Yes; I might have known without asking. A TWISTER. A twister In twisting May twist him a. twist, For In twisting a twist Three twists make a twist; Rut If one of the twists Untwists from the twist. The twist untwisting . Untwists the twlat f'That. ItV when It's fwl.ted with other twin than MARSHALL'S. UTZ llmbg, u an Allcock fjBAR IN MiN-Not on of Hons it as good ai Ilia itciiuiini. The Astorian Best of Stock. mm. eeH Is always prepared MIX lIKAliS. LKTTEK MF.APS. STATK.MK.NTS, Hl'SIXKtW (K1S, KXV ELOPES, RECEIPTS, And all kinds of Commercial Printing at Prices as Low, If not the Lowest in tho City. SOME FISHERMICN USE "SO-SO" AH GOOD Fishermen MARSHALL'S The BEST-wHThc STANDARD ELMORE, SANBORN & CO., Agents. REMOVAL. Having niovrd to Itoiul street, lo .I.e. r from Ji ff's reainurnnl, I respectfully In- vlte my friends and others In r...d of; good, honest footwear, lo cull on lue tn t the new Place. New work ns well us re-' pairing. Good workmanship and live and! let live prices. S. A. tilMlli:. BUYERS AND BBl.LKR The following transfers ef real estst. were filed In the efllce ef Keceid-r Hun- derson yesterday: F. J. Webber and wire lo Mart'ti Foard, south W feet of Lot HIiK-k H, Shlvely.s Astoria I J". F. J. Webber and wife to II. II Ingalls. north W feet of the south fsixHM feel of Ixit I', Itloclt 11. Bhlvcly's Asotrlu 3''' ADVERTISED LETTERS. The following list of letters ws. silver. Used Bt the Asloritt poslolllce I 'ebnml i;ih, IV"'.; cross, Aleck. Pekar. J. K. Do UigeMlssOeorgleShelliy, Mrs. 1! H. Harris. Miss K. M. Welch, Martin. Lev Charlie CI Foreign. Johnson, Alfrld (SI Nleml, Victor Ci When calling far any of Ihs above let ters, plsas. say "advarllsd " HERMAN WISE. P. M. MARINE ENGINE FOR SALE, One new, upright, x duplex marine en gine. A bargain. Apply THOMAS STEEL, Rert Iver, No. tr. First Street, Portland, Oregon. SHILOH'S d'HE. the great Cough and Croup Cure, Is In great d-niund. Pocket slse contains twei.ly-IKe dosi s only 26 cents. Children love II. Sold by J. W. Conn. TEACHERS' K X A M I N AT ION. Examination for certificates In tench In Clatsop county, Oregon, will be held, be ginning at 1 o'clock p. m Wednesday. Feb. 12. at McClure (Court street) school house. Astoria, Or. Applicants will be present provptly nnd remain until the close. Examination for teachers' stale diplo ma will be held on Saturday, February IS, beginning at 9 a. m., at same place. H. S. LYMAN, School Hupt.. Clatsop Co., or. Popular Science Nature, Invention, NEWScr.KEALTH Hygiene. KifBerlf BOSTM JOTRNH ft? fllEWTRV Enlsrged and Impryvtit. 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" ' io !l;:'ll p. m Siih-criplinti rules ,'! imt annum. Smith.! rof. I levant Bud Do.nf .!. B. F. ALLIEN Wjil I'spe,, Siil.i," M.lrtL'i, pjlnt., Oil. IIIjii, ft.. .I.' .tint M.tll ft. knit, and fLmtKm (mod. .lf5 Conimcrvlnl Htrcet. Take the Burlington and yuu will reach itiuli.i, Kansas Cliy, or SI. Louis, . n whole day uhcuil of Ihe itoin who takes any oilier Hue. And mm, will travel n whole lot' uiort. C'linfortit bly than lie will, too. Tickets Ma Ihe liurllng tou lo all mucin and Boiitii ein cIHih alii on sale lit l'i ''"'"I ticket olllce. Ask for one ami be sunt you get It. Lclters of Impilry ad dressed to ihe undersigned will receive prompt atten tion. A. C, SI I ELI o, G. A Portland, Or. FOR RKNT, Furnished rooms, facing Ihe river, by Hie week or momh. No children. M) )7, street, p. E. Ferchen. WANTED. Wanted -. m. ,ii and Wfo ,p(( board and rooms will, private family. Iteleii ncr-s exiiiniiged. Address hy et,.r .1. 0. Illulr, cure of Asloriil'i. WANTKD Agenui tn represent tha old National Life Insurance c, .rf Mnmpeler. VI. For furl her In forma tion, address (J. M. Rtolp. General S Mer 25 WANTED-Man or lady t. collect," do niii. o li.-e work, and manage agent.! You will deal through your leidln" m.r. chants Something new and very pop" ml'n P"" f". Pn. Posltl.n per. mansnt. Ssnd fur ref.r.nee. and tea c.nt. for full particular.. John Finn., Mgr., P. O. Box tU, St. Lui, Uo. FOR SALE. .1 PA N ES H GOODH-Just " ouMnstM. elv,d-jus what y.u want, at Wing T.'., B4J Commercial itrset. Slfti mm