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THK DAILY ASTOiil.VN, ASI'OKIA, Tlll'JtSDAY MOKXI.Ml. MARCH 12 Ut.it?. Now, comequick. if you wish a lot in Meriwether at these low prices QTlj n fw hftfiC TRY OUR Lots $45 and $55. Terms unheard of $10 cash--$5 per month, Jiuniy diuj. FINE TEAS itnuite prupeny 111 an pans ui me uiy. rue insurance Agents. Cor. Tenth ntul V'utiiilirixlnl. SOMETHING NEW. Child rti tad YiiithV Sttcl-Sliog Sks. all Site, ltd Soles We also carry ft Hn line of adit' uiul nit'ii's sIhx, from tho liest to the lowest ii'linbio , gootls. All gooils warranted just as reprt'Seiuetl. JOHN HAIIX AGO., 47, Oommerei.-'l street. YKSTKK HAY'S w KA'I'HKK. Local weather for twenty-lour hour ending t 5 p. m. yesterday, furnished by the Vnltcil State ivpertmcm ot Ag riculture, weather bureau. . Maximum ti nip-rntnc, 53 degree. Mtnimion iempcv:uur 3 degrcsss. Precipitation, none. Total precipitation from September 1st, IVM, to date, MTV Inchon. Kiowa of precipitation from September 1st, lssi. to dat. ; at inch . V.l'SlJiESS lAM'Al.S. Job priming of all kind at th Atortan Job office. I'w Marshall': ihe others. You take chance on C. O. PaJmbecg, architect. Room Num ber I, Kinney' bulldlrg. Dr. O. F. Ball, Dentist, with lady as sistant. Room 1, Kinney ltulldlng. For the beat of commercial job print ing call at the Astorlan Job efflce Meany is the leading tailor, and pay the highest cata price for fur skins Marshall's salmon twine Is without a competitor. Strongest, handsomest, best. Just received, at the Scow Fay Wood Yard. US cord of oak wood. The finest wood ever brought to Astoria. Dumbarton's Irish flax salmon twine, superior to any In the market. Fisher Brothers, agents for the Columbia rtrer. Parties desiring the best of Job printing at the lowest prices she lid call at the Astorian Job office befwre going else where. Go to 1SS Ninth street to have your umbrellas repaired or recovered. A fine line of cover goods to select from at leasoDaUe prices. Business men. U yon want to fix up your off) c for ths coming year, with the best of letter heads, bill heads, state ments, etc, call at the Astorian Job office where you will find ths best of stock and material. Go to Elmore, Ban born" office and see their new and handsome twtne testing machine. Take along orne of the twines "as good as Marshall's." in your pocket, and test them. Then see how much more Marshall's will stand. It's moner In your pocket and fish In j our net to find out. Our own Sarsaparilla is oiade of the best material that money can b-jy. It's a specific for Impurities of -he i.ood. It cures rheumatism, pimples, liver com plaint, and foul stomach. Large bottles 55 cents. Charles Rogers. The Oregon Trading Co., Commercial street, is the plac; to buy your dry goods, clothing, boots and shoes, men's and ladles' furnishing goods. Should you want an auctioneer, S. Friedman makes his office at the Oron Trading Co Marshall's twine used tr 73 per cent of the fishermen on the Coiumbl river. A prominent steamboat man says: "Mr family have ucd nearly every nrand of Beef, Iron and Wine made, and are sat isfied that the preparation made by the Estes-Crain Drug Co. is the most palata bel and nutritious of any they have ever used." If you are run down and need a tonic, you should use it Most so-called "salmon twines" are col ored with acids. The acids rot the fibre and render the material useless. In the office of Elmore, Sanborn & Co. is an ob ject lesson that ought to be examined by- all fishermen. It Is the whole of the material used in the manufacture of Mar shall's twine from start to finish. Go there and examine the color right through. You will see then why Mar shall's is called the best in the world. For 25 cents you can secure sn excel lent well -served meal at the Bon Ton Restaurant, No. 571 Commercial street. They are also fully prepared to itrve all kinds of fish, game and delicacies of the season, as well as oysters In every imaginable style at the lowest living prices. Come once and you will con tinue to come. Chariee Wlrkkala's saloon, on Astor and 7th streets, which has long been on of the most popular and best patronized drinking places in the city, has been moved from its old location to the lot Immediately east of the Casino theater. Many improvements will be added, as Mr. Wlrkkala Intends keeping up the reputation his saloon has had since he assumed charge years ago. Only the best wines, liquors and cigars sold at the bar, a musical concert by the best talent In the city, under the leadership of Prof. Schwabe, the well-known pianist, given nightly. Call around and bring your friends with you. Soothing, healing, cleansing. Da Witt's Witch Hazel Salve Is the enemy to sores, wounds and piles, which It never falls to cure. Stops Itching and burning. Cures chapped lips snd cold sores lo two or three hours. Chas. Rogers. BHILOH'S CURE, the great Cough and Croup Cure, Is In great demand. Pocket size contains twenty-five doses only X cents. Children love It Sold by J. W. Cons. AN ENIGMATICAL BILL OF FARE. For a dinner, served on the Dining car of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, will be sent to any address on receipt of a two-cent postage stamp. Apply to Geo. H. Heafford, General Pas senger Agent, Old Colony Building, Chi cago, Illinois. Ladies' Mackintoshes, I2.H4. Brass Banquet f 'avlampaj, with Rex-healer burn ers, l.ty. Darning Cotton, 1c. Men's Laundried Shirts, 50e. Fon'-nlv Linen Col lars, 10c. THE ARCADE. FROM NOW UNTIL SPUING Overcoats and winter wraps will be In fashion. They can be discarded, tempor arily while traveling In the steam-heated trains of the Chicago, Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. For solid comfort, for speed and for safety, no other line can compare with this great railway of the West ROYAL Baking Powder baa been awarded highest honors at every world 'a fair where exhibited. Good Values in Hosiery Misses' Black R it bed Hose, at 5c 'Micfif' Crt I !,-! W t IC. .i.?oed iuoi uiuvrv at Ladies' Rittcd Cotton Hose, at 15c Albert Dunbar. p N. Cor.cl are the best. AROUND TOWN. father ye rosebud while ye may: Old Time la villi allying, And thlt Mm flower that mlle today Tomorrow will be dying. Herrlek. What makes life dreary I lack ef mo- tl. Ocoriie Kltot. Charles Hark, of Corvallls, 1 In the city. Raster novelties are beginning to ap pear. Mr. L. M. Ccwrnthal. of Seattle, Is at the Occident. W. C T. V. moftlng tod Ay at I o'clock j at Rescue Hall. Ice cream soda, first of the sesson. at The Siva today. Mrs. J. H. Dal too. ot San Francisco, Is visiting In th city. J. R. Morrison, of Loo-ttls, Cal.. arriv ed up on the ateamer (Jueen yesterday. Mr. David Dunne, of Portland, was one of the guests of the Occident yesterday. A buslnc lot alongside of the Ator House at a sacrifice. R. L, Boyle 4t Co. Light Keeper Hart man, of Fort Canby, returned yesterday morning after a day's visit. The dancing das will meet by order L,n ,h po,,c co"" yTt.1 R,W: of the committee every Thursdsy. Oassi '"" ' up f,.brtnkf,ninkJ H tonlgbL Leap year theatre parties klve young women the privilege of paying for their escorts tickets. Mrs. Ecklund. of Chinook, and R. N. Mclntyre, of Gray's River, were in the city yesterday. Mr. George Waeider, of Hannibal, Mis souri. Is visiting his friend, Mr. Oierald. of the Arcade. Largest and best line of heating itoves at hard times price. M. C. Crosby, Sol. Oppenhtlmer, Trustee. W always have customers looking for ! good bargains in real estate. If ycu have ' any bring them In R L. Itoyle Ac Co. j Ptter Drach left last night for a visit' to Portland and Vancouver. He says h.' will return whin his money jives out. The steamer Electric yest-rday made1 It trlr. t, .h. ..nn, , .-, -lr, a number of new men and a large lot of supplies. A man possessing long -vhlskers with which the wind toyed recklessly y.ster day, waa dubbed by beard." a fair observer "blt-w Tan and jrrav cloths are -aade uo lr.ro i stylish gowns, and there is a cet tain shade of warm "hestnut brown serge which Is also fashionable. Observer Grover. of the weather bu reau, went to Chinook yesterday to make repairs on the gcvernme-it telegraph lin -which is still out of order. We have 3-0 feet of water front on the Columbia river between Hanthom a can nery and Fishermen's parking Co at a great sacrifice. R. L. Boyle Co. p. hii. . r- . , ... i . '!8'?" FmP?nT.. rry , furnished large lot of supplies for the British ship Marathon, which will weather is clear """"' ""- weamer is near. .e.M Koi. ,.. , All fi. . V. I - ..(.... 1 . dled from nicotine poisoning. It had a pipe to play with for a short time and must have put It in its mouth. Pipes are good things to hang on a high shelf. Don't forKet that Snodgea,,. the Fotog- rafer, gives a -ravon portrait and fram made to order, valued at 115.00, free of cost, to some one of his customers this month, guessing con:est op-n until April 1st. We have a cash customer for a lot In the vicinity of the McClure school house. What have you to offer? R. L. Boyle & Co. Mr. John Burke, of the contractors' bondsmen on the water works Is In the city and says that he expects to close up all the odds and ends ho '.tr as his connection with the water system is con cerned, tcJay. Everybody was on wheels yesterday. 8mall boys and girls, as -veil as larg-r ones. From some of the costumes worn, particularly those ien about dusk, one would Imagine that the riders had wheel in their heads. Th Salvation Army people will go to Warrenton on Saturday night on the tug Occident and will hold a meeting In the Methodist church. Captain Brown ex pects soon to open outposts In all the towns tributary to Astoria, Mtssr. 8. Schmidt, Frank M. Warren, Flix Gulnhlnner, W. J. Honeyman. O. C. Tl. H. A. Bhorey. L. B. Beeley, D. H. Stewart, Emile Manx, J. P. Christen son, and David M. Dunne, all it Port land, were in the city yesterday. The dredger for the deepealng ef Ik river bed for the pier foundations of the draw bridge, will be here In a day or two. Contractor Burke rays that they were delayed because of some ad ditional apparatus that had to be manu factured. It was Hated on good authority last evening that one of the members cf the Bachelor's Club was sunstruck yester day. Rumor had It that Mr. Chas. Mc Donald was the victim and that the accident happened while he was In front of bis store talking to a gentleman. The annual parish meeting of Grace Episcopal church, which will be held on Easter Monday, April th. promises to b one of the largest and most interesting in tne annals of that church. A num ber of Important business matters will come before the parish for consideration. We are selling lots In Block 103 In Col umbia river water frontage at less than I one-half what they are worth. This property lies on the Columbia rivr with factories on all sides. They arc the best Investments ever you will be able to get In Astoria. Call and see us. R. L. Hoyl & Co. Colonel A. B. Powers, of Knappa, In sending the result of the Democratic pri mary held at that precinct on Saturday, says: "We desire the proceedings pub- llshed on account of Ha flna-vclul and political Inwon. The hulk of the lcmo cratlc party Is not a tat or IVpiiU- organisation." Mr. Ileckard and her daughter, Mr. William Lara.-n, of Lewis uiul Clarke, look th lKat lat night or Portland on their way to Spokane where Mis. J. M Darling, another ilauithter of Mr. Ileck ard. In lying at the point of death. Mr. Darling I well known here, having lived on the l.'wl and Clarke tor many year. O. 11. Hegarvlt, who came over vt r day from Kort Stevens, to nake lb In spection of the site for the proposed bridge across the l.ewls .nd Olarke, w ol'lik-isl to iKwtpono the trip on account of the dense fog which huux oer the rler nearly all yeslirday. If the weath er l ol.ar ihI-. Mr. Il'itailt. with membi'r of the coiiMty couit, will io cetil with the work. The' new cream separator n w en exhi bition at Foard Stokes' store. Is a model of modern In'niil'y in butter making machinery. All on has to do la to put fresh milk Into tht rccepulle, I have a small boy turn a crank, and the machine does the rest, ilrat advance ment ha been made recently In butter making processes, and no doubt Clatsop county farmer have .ictennttird to be ' In the swim. Mr. L. IX Seeley arrived In the city yesterday with a party consisting of J. M. Turney. of Portland, U. Seeley, of Ohio, and Mr. Chtrl.-s Clarke, of Corval lls, who was formerly receiver of th Oregon Pacific Ralrload. The party seiit the day Molting Warronton. Flavel, Kort Stevens, and oth t iwlnta of Interest about the bay. Mr. Clarke Is taking In the different possibilities of Ast vrla and acquainting himself with the situation here. Yesterday morning while William Frederick, a carpenter, ,va wot king at th corner of Klevrnth ,nd Commercial street he met with a very a.'vere accl dent. A large chisel fell from a scaf fold, alighting on hi wrist, severing all the tendons and causing the los of considerable blood, which rendered th man very weak. The Injured man tn taken to Dr. Fulton offlce. where the wound wa drcued. The sufferer -. now resting easily. the officer much trouble, and til lined tlOL H was very urly in rourt. and. when the officer gave his testimony, gave voice to a most bitter exclamation. Some years ago, while In an Intoxicated condition, he cut a man's throat from ear to ear and was sentenced In life Im prisonment, but. after serving ten year of hi term, was pardoned. He has l-een arrested for drunkenness many .lines. The Y. W. C. T. V. held It -egular meeting Wednesday afternoon In Rescue Hall parlor. Mrs. L. M. Haw wa elected president ;ind Miss IJndaht first vice president. The flower mlulon com mittee reported taking two doen oranu s to the hospital for distribution among the Dr'!""., ' ,lc',,e',. hy ,lh' v '-hfr ?r entertainment the fcond we k In April. The hour of meet- Ing of the V was rhanjed from 4:15 wt,,nt'-dJr to Thursday at -he same ! , . ' - uit-iiiih tf I'rriiueiiiinr eieeiors of Knappa precinct held last 'iiti.r-liiy I1"""""' ie call OI I ne C m- mlit-T, at McFarland's tore. Mr. D P. Hons was chosen chairman nnd Colonel ' i A. II. Stone Vrctary. A. It. Powers was! I chosen as a delegate to the county e. n- j ventton to convene In this city next S it- ; J unlay. March II. A resolution was unnn-! ' Imously ndepted lnsinu-iln IVet-at- ' j Powers to opivose In the eonventlon any j I free coinage movement and to Hand by ' . soMtid money. ' Fifty lots at a trrtut sacrlll e In p. me- j 'stead Addition to Astoria. ;vst barg.iln ' ecr offered acros the Pay. it. L. Hi yle I A: Co. Th Manzanlta returned to port last i eveninif, and docked at her usual b. rth. j .Captain Onsrory reports that, th-y first I visited Tillamook, and th-n proceeded' i north, calling at various -tatlona until! they reached Destruction Island. At! ; Destruction Island he took in board the t-oat In which t?i s.i;lor from the Strathnevl, made their dangerous voyage from the disabled vessel, lie has the boat now on board ths vlanzsnttn. The captain reported that the bar wa very trough yesterday evening, und that his ! staunch little vessel shlpp d more wa- ter than In many moons p.vst. The accident to th steam'r Ilwaco, yesterday, and which was erroneously reported as having hapoened to the Iris, M" ,-,Vl r"- " '" ! the boat, says that If the engineer had j not been at his po.it and bravely per- formed his duty, the broken shaft would j no doubt have knocked a hole through the bottom, but the engineer quickly shut off the steam and saved further disaster. As It was. had the accident occurred live j minutes sooner, while they were In the I midst of the swiftest part of the current, I the anchors never would have hld until I relief came. The Boyd routings are Increasing both in Interest and numbers with every ler vlce. The reverend gentleman has the j rare faculty of preaching plain, practical truth without giving offense to any t,ne I and if a man's eloq jence is lo be guaged by the effect of his address upon his hearers, then Mr. Boyd I eloquent In the truest sense of that term. He moves his audience to laughter or t ars st will. Prof. Leppert sang with good effect "Too Late" Several person professed faith In Christ in the afttr meeting. To night Mr. Boyd will preach a special sermon to business men. Cards .have been Issued to all business men inviting Ihem to this special service. A well known lawyer of the city, whilst entertaining a crowd of brethren of the profession after dinner, during which all of the guests had been congratulating themselves that another lent) of court was over, told the following story on a member of the profession: "An eccentric lawyer of the name of Strange, was on his deathbed. He was giving instruction for his funeral with that same coolness which had always been one ot hi char acterltlcs. 'I want to have 1500 mon ument put over my grave with only these word on the stone: Here lies an honest lawyer.' But, HtraoTe, I remark Awarded Hlrhett Honors World'! Pair, Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair. DIX' CREAM IAI1 Most Perfect Made. 4o Years the Standard. mm m nd.rd, don't you want voir name put on? io-1 liow nlll the people who Mll the eni- tic'clerv know who la hurl .1 tliriir That l all right.' wan hi answer, when liny I read the Inst rlptloii; Hire lie an hciiet ! I Ian vet. thrv will itt once rniivk. that' j strange He had hl way. hut I do not i know whether people .hlnk '.hat It I strange." Suptrlnlri'dent Shl'lds' apparatus for tenting wsler pipe, wnio.'t la now In op eration at the corn r of lli;i and Kt chrtnue. vcstetslay atiiMci -d a l.irvte iium 1'cr of lallors. lie la te.lliw the strength of the pipe reccntlv tukon out f the o:d Hear creek supply Hue. prepainli'i y to using It on the upp'r .llatrlluitloti system. The ple Is ubj vtisl lo a livilraulic pristire, or !ui potiuda to tho siprntv Inch, wlflch more tb.an twice the prtsMire tli.l will ever be plc ed upon It when In service. So fur only two length vf I'lre !iai !ven found de fective iiiul-T this hli:l irvsj4iire. A dl ping tvnk has been consiruct d on the lot near by. and when tested. Hie pipe will all be dipped In a composition of tar. lr. Jy Tuttle returned vesleiday frvun his weekly v isit to : he rallroud camp He rpcrts work In go,vl conilltlon all along the lln and :hhI proc e.s I elng mutle during this line wcitlicr. IMie Mrnm thing noticed ly the men at th- dlrrervnt ramps Is that it may he raining hard In Astoria and lot drop will be falling above Toimue iVInt And again there ma) be a re.il ileal of ism at the lower ramp, nearest I'ong le I'olnt while at the camp farthest up the river there will be none. Only two men were found In all the ramp w ho necdl medi cal attendance. The were hr.ntfhl to the city and placed In th hospital. One of these I ufTertrig from a badly swollt n hand ruel by blood polaoitlng, and the other had some neuralgic affection In ths head, which the toctor fear may j prove to be caused by an alvscea. Mr. J R. Morrison, who la now of Cal ifornia and visiting In the city, wa for merly a roaldent of llwacj. Mr. Morrison say that he will spend the moat of hi summer In Oregon, and will probably make huslnesa Investmenta In or near Portland. He I enthuUtlc over Cali fornia, even If she loea hav snow In pot. Sacramento, he aay. I on of the most lolld town on Ih I'aelflc coast. II spent last Sunday at Butro Height and the Cliff Houi-, and saya that th beauties which have been evolv ed from the sand hill are simply be yond description. Park, ilower and trees would all do Just,-e lo a tropical climate, and the masnulcent new hath house would be an ornsm-nt to any trvp. leal city. It ha a seating rapacity tor tiso people, while the Links, dressing rooms, and gymnastic appliance are of th very latest. STATU NEWS Interesting Item Culled From Oregon' Leading Newspapers The Salem Statesman say It la pleas, d to add the Cathode Kay to Its X list. , 0u' """-.plain, that the .od Regular Army ,wple who h.iv, been In that city for some tin,- hav. turned out tc be dmdheat aiui frauds. fleecing the merchant out of many Hub f"" now n"4' completely uisap- The Ashland woolen mills are .hipping blankets to San F'riineisco u. r-t i they can le turned out A'i ord r f l.' pairs of vicuna blankets Vr a l-U San Kraneisco lirm Is now well along A portion of the K1.4 tt.i 1,,-ti ,l, itv - er-.i. and ih-y are so satl.fa l uy that tin- lirm d sires to In-era-M- the order to .VM pairs at the same price. John ll.iltleld has the noel.-i for In- peatinif rule rompb It d. and now v ly ji-n ho will apply for a pat.nl. If Hi Jud-rmi-nt which the Mall hus on r:ll-l-i any ko1, the one John Is limklni; I king wheat and far ahead of any i inose now in use -i-xci ptuu; n i , v, n tho-e of tin- Winchester make. We grot to stale that Jl' I'e.li'.-M l ,. ten plating a p rm..n. in location In Mon tana some time this spring or early sum- mi r.-Medford .Mai!. A sul-STlber at ogi-.i, Kail, writes In quiring If the lo-k at the I'aJnul. are cprn, and. If nut. he b-slr s to know When they will be. The Tl'tns-M lint- alneer Is unable Ij answer the latt-r part ot his query, however much it would Ih- pleased to do so, and ossi)y not even thei sngln'-ers In .-hare f :he work are able to fix the dale, lot knowlm; what action congress will lake In regard t the additional appr-i riitlon ask d for by tnem -1 no Dalles T.-M. Illnirer Hermann has Introduced a M l In the house to appropriate ll.'i for the establishment- of a life-saving sia Hon at the mouth of Rouge river. Her mann Is a hard worker, and the bill vv M doubtless be pushed through. With delegation to represent us as Oregon has, tho Improvement of Cr-scent City harbor would he accomplished. The Or egon delegation, unlike those that r-p resent this part of California, are h ard from after election. Del Norte Iteord. W. H. Noaler. of Coqullle, challenge any one to debate with him In 'he com ing political campaign on the piestlm of free colnag of llver, l to l: th repeal of the charter to national banks ami the Issue of bgal tender note to the extent of bringing up our Pr capita circulation to 150. That is a big lob. Mr. Nosier. Better try your hand at making people take silver In preference lo gold or on equally practicable make a hun gry man choose a bushel of flaxs-ed In preference lo a bushel of wheat. -Plain- dealer. In the bottom of the deep shaft at the virtue mine the water I pretty warm In fact. It la hot Too hot for a man to take a bath, at least. This, lUi Ilor- man, tne night foreman of the mine, can testify. Yesterday morning Mr. Horman had occasion to go down the shaft in the cage, and through -;arlsne or otherwise the cage wa lowered Into the ump. Before Mr. Woman could signal for a hoist his limbs were burned by the hot water quite painfully. Mr. Horman was brought lo the city last evening for medical Irtntment .nd is at th Wa. hauer. HI Injuries are not serious. Baser Democrat. OPENING A SLUIC GATE Relieves a dam of a superabundance of water. The bowels are a kind of sliajp gate of the system, and erve to carry off superfluities which would otherwise nooa ann damage It Constipation ob structs thl avenue of escape. Ilosft ter's Bitter open It and relieve the yatem. Thl It doe gently snd gradu ally, but completely, and does not, like a violent purgative, gripe, convulse and drench the bowels, and leave them weak and unlit for efficient servlo aftsrward. On the contrary, It Invigorates and regw ulates at the same time that It relieves them. It also strengthens and Imparls activity to the stomach, liver and kid neys, counteracts a tendency to rheuma tism and Invigorates the nervous sys tem. For the relief and prevention nf chills and fever, bilious remlttanl, dumb ague and ague cake, It 'las no peer among modern remedl. Persons con valescing or suffering from the debility or Infirmities of age find It highly bene ficial. FOR SALE. Bloop Dolphin. Length, 22 feet; breadth 13 feet. Apply at once to LOYAL L. CLARK, Bay Center, Wash. Cl liVCCViW l I I kUVvl.iwK)a U U TEST MADE Asttnlii's New U'ntcr System Thiin Meets All Kxpec tut inns. More A Itl NHKI I) I'OI NDSI KI SSI Kl ... Tk., tlm.iinct kcie Itatillt is the Kav (.canal SattUvliod Cxprrtscil. The oltlciul lest nu lo vest.'Huv by Hi water ciiiuiissicn i'i.I Hie .r-wiiin ni of the eillcl-ncy of Astorin's new wuter system, was a nnMt a.illrucl..i y one from everv point of vl -vv The teat was nuide at the ciiatom house siputro, ainblst a Inrse com-otira of lntrv.t.el cm, us. Kour streams from as many iliien-iit by drama were first I blown by the unltnal Pleasure of th water. The result was most gratifying. A steady air-am poi.ied from each iiosile 1.6 to ? feet. The pies sure ehown by th water gusne during this trial was III", pounds to the sUal inch. The steam lire etinlnes then mad a comparative teat and II v found that only one. K'nglne No. I. wa able In any manner lo compel with the natutal pressure of th water. After the engine teat, four mors hydrant wrre opened, ami with eight streams playing from the am circuit, no noticeable difference ap peared In the distance the water was thrown, ami the pressure wa only ten pounds Ira, or loot, pound U the square Inch. Ths rltiaena present were unani mous In their xpressions of praise for the water commission In having so suc cessfully carried out thl laig enterprise, and for Knglnver Adam and hi orp of able aasisianta. in so well pmnnlng and constructing th new work. Knglneer Adam I authority for th statement thai there la probably not an other city In the I'nllcl State whose water system would mak a good a howlng under a similar lest, and at least there are none which ran do any better, one fart as-vm lo hav been clearly dernonatrated ycaicnlay. and in quiry amongst several men Indicated thai II wa Ih concensus of opinion of Ihos J wno witnesses me test, that Astoria ran now largely reduce It ctly xpone Ther would tem t- be no furlh'r us for steam fir) engine, with Ih possible exception of on good engine located some where on Franklin stVrnue, which would give it easy acees. acrosa town In either direction, and from which point It roul, easily take rare of r.ny em igenry that might occur on the bill. Volunteer hose rompanlee and plenty of good hose, are all that are needed in the lower psrt of town, tine of th rommmlonei re marked last evening that while that t-ody had received a great nany hard knocks from the oltlirus. and possibly the work accomplished was not ewn now fully np predated, yet he thouitlit that In ten ars from now they -votild get Ihelv Just du A great many laughable situations oc curred while the teat va i-lng made. Two length, of hose, iwiug to ih force of ihe water, brok" awiy and the ,. ilenon nl tho same time, dr-m-hlng on lookers. Considerable- h imor of a M-y damp lmtlir.v was Indol t -.1 l-l -v the nr-ni n, nil of whom w-rc drenched to the -kin Several 'bin uncti underwent a hungo of clothing during tne .irogr-s of th trial. RKMOVAI. Hav'r.g removed to II unl tree! next door to Jeftrr's restaurant. I rei-pectf illy in vito my frh-nd. und others In need of . !. hnii.t footwear, to call on me In the new place. New work as well as r ; uinug o.mhI wurkipunshlp and live nnd let live prices. 8. A. OIMIIK. Hoys' Husp nders, uc: Men' Nu.oendt rs. IV: Night litmus. 7jL l-V; llnie I l.amp :lc: li-iwl d und Pitcher, Mlo; Stove Pub Isttlng Mittens. oc; Flout ur I'.lflers, IV : Illid Cag Springs, sc; Frying Haski Is, Mr. THK AHCADK. THK CI.KVKIl WOMAN. Two Kinds of Cleverness, but Only Ono Thai R'a'lv lays. Kiehange. "I wish I were clever." The woman was ihsrtnlngly dimpled, wore a I ollx gown, was th mistress of a lu&urloua establishment, and wa dis posing tea to afternjon caller In cup of priceless fat -no?. "Women who writ"'' had been the ub Ject on the tapis, in I tho remark wa a delicate compllm-nt t.i the woman to whom n handed Ihe to.v She wa a successful writer -eucccssful to the ex tent of making a good Income a the fiult of unwearl-sl Industry She had never known the delight of diamonds cr her own carriage, or a laix at Ihe opera. She somcilin-s spent a hard earned v for a drive, but there wa neither luxury In the carriage nor swift ness in the steeds, and she, wa con scious all through the drive that when she went back to the office she would write something abo;it the country In spring, or the llotsuin of fall foliage and flower with whlcn the suburban rel dent could decorate Ills house nnd table. If she took a 12 sesit in the opera house, he rarely lost herself completely In the mualc, a she would have liked to do, because skeletons of paragraph on thea ter hats and theater manner, on lovers who mak love In the stall as well a on the stage, and a Ihsusend other thing for the next day's paper flitted through her mind. She never had a Fllg gown, on th contrary, she walked Itn block and climbed seven stories lo find a dre maker who would make, though at Ih same lime mar, her one gown for 110. Her modest houss was pretty, and ah wa even qulle famous for her petit soupers, at which one somMirpes met eminent and always delightful people; but only herself and one maid knew at what cost of perspiring brow and smutched Angara and aching back those dainty little dishes were evolved. "My dear, you are the clever woman; you are far more clever than George Kllot The really smart woman Is not the one who makes her own dally bread, even though there be a Xeaa-drode pud ding thrown In now and then. It I she who, without raising her hand, ran cause all thl luxury to be laid at her pretty satin shod feet. It Is like eating To People Good Residence Lots And only five blocks west of tne Post t FANCY COFFEES THE BEST IN FOARD Hustler's Twentieth St. Good Reason Why Lots Arc Selling! Twi'tily tiiii tliinv Mill' ASTORIA INVESTMENT CO.. .j8i Uond Street. a Ivlmonlco dinner and laineiillng thai yu are n"t the chef who rooked It. Not the woman who wo-ks, bu' she who geta all there la In life without working, la the really clever woman " "May there hoi be two kliula of clever-neas-" said th woman who came lo make her adieus. SIIHKWD It ATS Halite Kvfry Kfforl lo Keep Them From the Meal Maikel. Cincinnati Kuqulrw. The niaik-tmen are already conldr Ing a problem thai will confront them when the new market I onl. ami thai Is lo keep down the rats In Ihla con nection a atory la tub! of a rutiou case of rat eiiKlne-rlng some yea-a ago In Hrust-ls. abowlua r-it Ingenuity nnd lalculatlon on Ih part nf the ro-hmis as well th-lr yst.on of discipline. A new no-wt market had been built on Hie Place ft Uery. sill, iboiign it was .ur rouiiiled by water, :he buicb.-r who did nol apprvcLic tals laid their plans to , viuilc the whole tribe an I nation, and in case aiiv shuul I r-acii tlo-lr sian-la they rea-dved to hra-l off Ihele march by ia!il:w Ihe lutn III tll'lr stalls uii.eala lite by rals This they . ffeet ,1 ly e,,v rlhg the posl with iln-. an I the butcher-, looking at :he .bluing surfaee of iiiei.il. ehiokled at their vlet.uy Hut they ret kohed Wlltletll their host The rau i;it the ineiil. A vv .Lteiin-ntl posted In the mnik't nill.d u but. b -r. Who came i-crlv on Ihe .cetle. to wit- . re the in. tho.l on a stall hun:r two illullters of lie-l all. I a leg of III. li on , The ruin s-bd tll- lll rtfld 'oiool II. ui , iin ipitl.'.o ll.iVe A II " ll -'all f- r Hie I naitoti a! huge was evidently .tiuii-lrd, I und the nils came I., i king In. nil old ( nil l.iklf.g eomntnnl There were ilowgh proliclioits und In. 'pi.illtl a to i-na'de thelll lo reach the table of Ihe stand; but how to acale tin- liic--ov- r d oi-ta was th task for the enirineer t,u-s to decide. This plan was soon formed The rat army moved up In otld mass, the atoul old rat In front on these i limited! amaller antl smaller ii-lmcn. till aj little rat mountain rose Then some ,,f the rats, who rvt.letitly belonged to some j rat circus or athletic .M-b-tv. climbM to. the summit, antl one ralaed himself on his hind b-gs, r-stllng his fore legaj against the slut-; then another i-llnthrd mi his back. ami. taking post on Ida shoulder, assumed the same nttliuiic. rat after rat ascendrtl Ihe Jacob's lad- j iter, till at last i,n reached the cn.s-lTlip ROAR ft flC TRAMP beam and scampered along It. A whole I nt DlAIMJ Ur llAUI7 rt-glmenl fullowtsl. ami Ihe meal waa' attacked Ih. en.lneer. ev-l.lt.hllv Mlmliitf ' to drop down what they could for the benefit of the army. The lookers-on, however, were not tll posett to let them go too far, antl with all their engineering skill tho rat army had to leave the held The wh ile np i. atlon showed a remarkable degree of cal culation, a system of discipline tint a ready earring out of plans, which seems Impossible without language a a mean of Imparling the directions and wishes of tho commander. SHAMPOOING AND HAIR WORK. Ladles wishing hair work done will do well by leaving order with .Mr. William Ilequenlth, IS Snvrnth street. NOTIOK TO CONTRACTORS, Realol proptMul will b received at my office where plan and specification ran lie seen until 10 a. m., March 71st, I Mai, for the construction of a store bull ling at Warrenlnn, Or., for Mr. I. K, War ren. The right I rewrved to reject any and all bid, and lo waive any defect. J. K. FEHOI'HoN, Architect. in llth street, Astorls, Or. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. Estimate for a new brewery building to be erctd at Astoria, Or., for Mr. John Knpp, will be received up lo March 10th, lMsJ, Contractors will pay HO.oo for ' of set of plans and peclflcatlon. Or ders will be taken by R. L. Boyle A Co., 536 Commercial street, Astoria, Or, F.MIL 8CHACHT, Architect, Rooms SIT, III and lit, Commercial lllk., Portland, Or. THE MEDICINE MAN. "Mary." asked Ihe old man, "whose picture Is that on Ihe front of the paper you have?" "That 1 a picture of President Clove land," said she. "Great Ce-sar's ghost!" exclaimed Ihe old mna; "has he been cureTf of some thing, too?" Wanting Homes On the Hinman Tract Comparatively Level Office Square, will be sold at low prices W. R. SMITH, AMI sts. THE CITY & STOKES Astoria uiul McKcc Ave. Im s'lii.itetl oil the ninth Hill' it h tm ill's hills ileites varmer tliivs in iiilvnmi" uiul rptii of (lie North Mn-jirlieeiit sites lor nsiilt'nn'H. over looking river ainl hay, sunny ami lul-tere.l. Kasy ami natural pri tlih; li t Cintliii; hi'ci'Hsarv. or uo NOTH'K TO TAX PATKMaV Noll.- hereby glv.a I hat th las roll for IM I now In my hml l rsHeo Ihm. Tales niu.t be paid r be Cor April I. IV. lo eridllkmal rosia JAIi W. IIAHK'. Sheriff and TI CI Wet or Wringers. tt'; ' Te, lie. lie: iir wwaa. THkl AlU'AtrK. A TWIsTtU. A lwlsir la twisting May rwlst him a twin. Fir la twiMing twist ' Three twists make a IwiM; nut if on of ih twist t'otwista from llv twiat. Ths twist untwisting I 'ivt wr late th twist. That I, when It' twilled with lih-r twin than M UHH AI.I.'S The feather. Hie hat and th larg-'r the bird perched Upon It. Ihe mole alii- l.h la regards! the up-lo itatn lorin of llilllltiel V WANTKU w.vnti: logrsphy i Young lady to le W. r". rtno-lgra.s pho- ANTI:I Farm b.ind. reliable, strong and of good haiills Vsg . f.vi per nodtlh. Aiblr a.. Hhermaii A Thing, to I'oinmer clnl atri-et, Astoria, Or. W AN'I'PI - An honest, ni-tlv e gentle m in or ln-ly to tinvrt for reliahle raiaWlahed huusa. Salary, frvo, pavable !l& weekly anil ekpetiM-s Situation pel innhent Iti f. ert-nc-a. I ticlo.e self-a.l Ire.sed atamped envelope. The Dominion t'omiany. Ml otraha Hulbliiig, Chicago t wmmmm FOR BALK. For Sale-The Fi-rrrll properly, corner of Kiehange ami lull streets. Prita. ll.Jji W. C. c'aasell, l loth atie, agent JAPANKHK OOOOH-Ju! out-Just re ceived -Just what you want, at Wins Le', Ui Commercial strt. i:ti:w ioihi:i.i., prop. ONLY THE FINEST LIQUORS. Car. Tnlh and Hand .streets. DO YOU WASH? Certainly you do and of course you hav laundry work dona. Avoid all danger of Chinese disease and unclcanlm by having your work don by white people. YOUR CLOTHING Will be returned from Ihe Anuria Steam Laundry as pur and clean a though Jut new. Call mad for cloth ing, and delivered free of rharg. RICHMOND & ROSS. Proprietors. J. P. H0LL0WMAN. Manager. Corner of Ninth an? Aalor trerta, ep. posits the Parker House. Charges rea sonable and special weekly rates for families. THE RESORT UktOeUAUKRA BRACH. w Bt Brand 1 WINES, LIQUORS and CIGARS "sWST ON TUB COAST," Th Famous Ossabrlnu Bur Alway on Tag. . 473 Comroerolal St., - - Astoria, Ore. Eny of AcceBs and on easy terms for a short time only. anager - Clot lies u9 IxH-ks. Ti mL .. TV- lo k Plans. We. : Screw '. Or I vara. lor. Ite; fa Mil. Uvi ; I jimp Hlovs. He; Vegstahl I Or l era. c. b ; I'ltil I'ui-. I H W lc: Men' Hwter. c. sSn. Headquarters at Smith Bros.' Law Office.