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l . , .... I s "t ft! 3 . JDHNT I.IUHTKR. Bdltor. j i TnfpnoH No. DAILY. Bent by mall, per year Bnt by mail per month Served by carrier, per week.... . .&: . .10 i WEKKl.r. Bent by mall per J'ar, tJ In advance. Poatajre frea to subscriber. All communication Intended Tor publl cation should b directed to the editor Business communications of ail kind and remittances must be addressed to TM Astorlan. Th. Astorian puarantecs to lt sub scriber the largest circulation o( any newspaper published on th Columbia liver. Advertising rate can be had on appli cation to the business manager. Th, Weakly Astorian. th second oldest weekly In the state of Oregon, has, next to th Portland Orcsronlan. th largest weekly circulation In the state. Jim. F. Handley & Co. are our Port land agents, and copies of the Astorian can U had every moraine at their stand. Ml Third street FETTIGREWS STVLTIKICATION. A dispatch from Washington says the prevailing- topic of conversation In politi cal circles continue to be the action ol the South Dakota state convention and the ridiculous plight Senator Petiigrew occupies la consenting to go to St. Louis u one of the delegate from his state under specific Instructions to vote against fre silver and In favor of William Me Klnloy, the man who said he would not accept the nomination for president un less the St. Louis platform repudiated tree silver. Mr. Pettlgrew has been one of the rabid free silver Republicans, who ha been talking for the white metal In sea son and out of season, and was consid ered to be so deeply committed to the theory of free coinage that nothing could ore him. The spectacle of this radical free sliver apostle going lo St. Louis as a representative for sound money is con sidered one of the hopeful signs of the political situation, out what is thought f Pettlgrew may be Inferred from the fact that before the convention would consent to send him to St. Louis he was compelled to go on the floor anl say that he accepted and would be bound ty the Instructions of the convention. When the five free silver Republicans prevented the consideration of the reve nue tariff bill a few weeks ago. Senator Pettlgrew was mentioned as one of their colleagues who would Mind with them to the last ditch. When these same silver senators tried a bunko game upon the Manufacturers' Club of Philadelphia by inviting a few representatives of the latter organisation to meet them In Washington, and then giving out a state ment that the manufacturers were com mitted to the cause of free sliver in arder to obtain the passage of a pro tective tariff bill. Senator Pettlgrew was again paraded as one of the sixteen sena tors who would prevent the passage of a tariff bill for ten years 10 come, unless concessions were made lo the advocates f free coinage. Now that this same Mr. Tettlgivw has voluntarily assumed a commission to go to St. Louis and vote for a sound money plank In the national platform, the free silver coterie on the Republican side ot the senate are much d..pree.-J, and are Indignant at his action. . The game they have been trying to work has failed In the very territory where they claimed to have so much strength. It Is said to be the opinion of many senators and members of congress that the position taken by the South Dakoti Republican convention will be followed by other states west of the Mississippi, that the free sliver clique has been counting on as absolutely committed to the free coin age of sliver to the exclusion of other Issues. It is believed that In the state of Wyo ming, where there has been a strong free silver sentiment, there will be a repeti tion of the South Dakota convention. Senator Warren of that state gave the free silver radicals to understand two months ago that if they persited In their policy of opposing all legislation that did not embrace the free coinage ol silver, they would so disgust the people f his state that the latter would declare against that financial proposition. He went so far as to say that he would not be surprised If the action of these sena tors in preventing the consideration ot the revenue tariff bill would result l.i the Wyoming state convention nxt May declaring in favor of a gold standard. A sub-committee of the hous-; com merce committee, which has been en gaged upon a bill relative to the Nica ragua canal, has agreed Lpon a measure providing for a reorganization of the Maritime Cun.il Company, under which the company is permitted to Issue bonds to the amount of :Xi,i,'j, of which $7,000,008 are to be held by the company to reimburse It for the moneys a tually expended In Nicaragua for their fran chise. The bonds are tc pay Interest at j per cent, are to be guaranteed by the United States, and are to be redeemed at the pleasure of the government. In return for Its guarantee of the bonds th- government Is to receive stock of the company to an amount equal to the .Loud issued. To the Nlcartguan gov ernment KOiw.OOO of stock la to be issued, and the government of Costa Rica $1,600. ro worth. Provision is made for a board 'of fifteen directors, of whom ten are to be named by the United States, three by the company, and one each by Nica ragua and CoBta Rica. The anal Is to be built by three engineers of the United States army. Little has been heard for some time fiast of the proposition to repeal the com pulsory pilotage laws, but the proposi tion has come to the front again as the result of a report of the house committee n merchant marine and fisheries, sub ailtted this week. This report recom mends the enactment of a bill providing that no state or municipal government shall Impose upon pilots of vessels uny obligation to procure a stale or other license In addition to that Issued by the I'nlti-d Studs, or any other regulation which will Impede such pilot In ;ho pe-rforomiinc of the duties required by the law; that no pilot chances fhnll be levied by any Mich authority uhii any vessel piloted as provided by l.iw, or Hon any vessel of the Vnltcd Slates employed In the const wttv trade. belli lowed Into or out of any port of the I'nlted States by a steam vessel under command of a pilot licensed for such pert under the laws of the I'nlted State, and that In no ease shall the tiv chained for the pllotaire of any vessel excel the customary or legally established rales In the state w here the same Is performed Nothing In the bill, however. Is to be construed a annulling or affecting any stale requiring vessels -nt-'rlng or leav ing a port In such state, other than coastwise vessels, to take a pilot duly licensed or authorised by the laws ot such stale. noi.u in Tin: vnitep statks. The tr asury gold r serve has reached a total of JlJsi:S. There are no in dications that It will suffer depletion for some time lo come. A recent rvort nrcmtml by the comp troller cf the currency shows that SSI national banks have on hand SS&M.iXV in gold and Jl.Mi4.iW In sliver. New York leads the cities and Chi cago come second, having more than twice as much gold a Philadelphia ami twice and a half a Tiuch as Boston. The- total of gold In the Chicago national banks Is more than flft.vn millions and a half, and they contain Ji.iXO silver. If the present congress would bo so good as to adjourn the gold and silver In the banks of lh country could be put Into energy. A dread of they know not what makes bankers reluctant to take risks. The drfad will disappear as the free silver contingent dlsapp ars from Washington. The trend of national opinion toward the gold standard Is rapidly and stead lastly carrying the conventions all ov-r the country, who platforms grow clearer and more forcible as national convention time approaches. The days of unsound mon y agitation in the United States are drawing to a close. THE OLD MISSOURI HOME. There's a dream of old Missouri. And a kind of longing comes For the pastures and the meadows. Where the bee in clover hums. With the pickaninnies wading Through the moist and sandy sloatn. Comes that lingering kind of lorglng For the old Missouri home Comes that dreamy, under feeling For the woods, the hllis. and grass. And a sort of fervent wishing For the days that no are past. With a thougnt of swamp nnd river. Where the cattle love to roam. Comes that lingering kind of longing For the old Missouri home. And the turkey eoming. calling Through the wilderne-J of brown. Where the coon and possums' hiding. And the leaves come falling down; And a-llstenlng to the tanjo As I sit there In the gtoam. Comes that lingering knl of longing For the old Missouri home. -ROBERT EMMLTT MULLEN. TOMMY'S ESSAY. He Divulges Some Highly Interesting Information A"iui me cream. San Francisco Wave. Kreath Is what we breathe. If we didn't have breath we couldn't breathe, and if we didn't breathe we wouldn't have any breath, and the result wo'.ild be that we wouldn't be. You will often hear peopl say that they were out of breath, or that they were breathless. It only tile unthink ing people wh" s;etk :'o. usually women. If a person once runs out of hrath that p, rson ain't Koing to .!! many people alKut It. When you get out of breath you can't send to th srV'er for two bits' worth, like oi enn If you get out spuds, or some'hlrg like that I heard ma ask pa where he got his breath the other night, and pa said he got It down to the corner, but 1 know pa only meant that he got flavoiing for his breath at the corner. When pa wants a friend to drink with him. be doesn't say, "Let' a drink," but says. "Let a hac a bttath." It's a cold day when we can see our breath. Usually we cannot see our breath, but we know It's there. If It weren't there, we wouldn't know any thing about it. Everybody has breath. A person does not have to see breath to know that other people have breath: "cause what the eyes don't see the nose doen't grieve after, in a great many cases. pat in w.vrni.i'ipn. Buffalo Courier. Weird, law .eaturc which are neitner fish, '.ei.-t, nor hirJ, .vc I, gin nii.g to api'Ctti' j thvie w;i' ljk jpen the water when It stlrreln Itself arlgl.t. 0-e of thete :loxml ri tap In thu olf.ee of Charles B. Hill Tiiurt i ly it rninsf, when the Janitrcns essayed to draw some water. At lirst the water would not run. Then something popped out which proved, on examination, to be a huge bat. whose outstretched wings measured 12H inches from tip lo tip. Its mouse-like body was three inches long. The janlt ress was nearly thrown into hysterics by the uncanny appearance of the ob ject. The bat showed no signs of life. It Is not known whether it was forced through the pipe by the pressure of the water or whether It had worked its body Into the tap to quench its thirst, as bet ter opportunities are not always open for hats to get a drink in an office building. We might tell you more about One Minute Cough Cur", but you probably know that it cures a cough. Every on; does who has used it. It Is a perfect remedy for coughs, colds, hoarseness. It Is an especial favorite for children, be ing pleasant to take and quick In curing. Chas. Rogers. A penny Isn't much, but It can make one feel horribly mean when it is the absent member of the quintette neces sary for care fare and you haven't an other cent with you. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair, Old Medal, Midwinter Fair. DR CREAM Most Perfect Hade. 40 Years the StandarJ. DAILY If U'llLL W( WILL SCNO YOU tITHIN 2 8S5" Teaspoons, ) AD I VAKIflcinAAfi ' j OR, 1 Fork, You wilt RnJ cut coupon tnatrf rich J ooubs, 0 two ouou tu ti tit ath 4 ounce of Blackweli'S Genuine Durham Tobacco. I TBI QVAUITTpf I iilrrtri trt-tM. !Unr"V m-, Klu pHm. T NOT ibi nluurilT od ttl m rMiiim. Will !( ir vr Oku 4 X ws IV rurhni r uid MMir I at nl itlll1HlUW liM1 LkM 1 9 ar aodai. Aup044 Kh umm nd ftl4rM i L, BLACKWELl'S DURHAM TOBACCO CO., DURHAM, N. C. T Pttv a Kc of tliis CVIelirsuM Smoking ToKuvo, nnd re.ul x coukiii, w Iik Ii su es a list of other premiums ami how to cl tlicm, a CENT STAMPS ACCEPTED. J Mr. Hardtack What we want Is a night watchman that will w.itch. Alert and on the qui vlve for the slightest noise or Indication of burglary. Some body that can sleep with one eye and both ears open and not afntl.l to tackle anything. See? Mosc Jackson (tremul ously 1 see. boss. I'll send man wife around. Judge. TIIK IPBAL PANACEA. Jme L. franc.. Merman, Chicago, savs: "I reward lr. King's New lijucov- sry n Hleol panacea fer couv-K. colds ' ml lung cwmrdaints. havifur used It la my family for ti lt five ywr. tv the xvu.on of physician prewripuon or other pretr itons." Rev. John Hunru, Kevkuk. Iowa. wr:e: "I hsve been a m4rdr of the Methodist Rwavupal ohurv for tu years or more, ami have nevwr found any thing so bent-rlcia. or Omm pvi me such speedy relle as Dr. Kins' Nw Discov ery." Try rh-s Meal coogtt rerocty now. Trial Utile fre at Cbarls Kogars' drug store. Ferry rld you ever reflect on how much a copper can buy? Uant-eaves-I you mean a cent or a policeman? "A cent, of course." "Well. I wanted to know because I was under the Im pression that policemen did not have to buy anything." Otieln.intl Knqiiirer Take a dose of DeWlifs Little Karly Risers Just for the good they will do you. These little l'lus are go,l I. r In digestion. goo.1 for headache, go. d for liver complaint, rood for constipation. They ar; good. Chas. Roger. "Chlmmy." said a curbstone cherub, "wut's de equator" ' lon't you know? I learnt it In wan lesson at right school De equator Is an Imaginary line around de eart'." "Who put It dere? Crent Britain?" Washington Star. IT MAT DO A8 MUCH FOR YOU. Mr. Fred Miller, ot Irvln;. !.. write that he had a severs kid ey trouble for many yests, wrA severe pain In hi back and also that his bladder was affected He tried many so-called kid ney cures, but wKtwut any good result. About a year ago he bewn th use of Electric ratters nd found relle at ones V:ieotrtc Bitter Is especially adapted lo the cure ot ail kidney and liver troubles and o&aa gives almost instant relief. One trU will prove our statctiBrnt. Price only Me for targe bottle. At Ohaa. Rogers' drug store. "A fellow always feels snthirted with himself after having taken a little game," said the fellow coming out of the restau rant. "Well, It all cbpends on what kind of game he's been taking in," re plied his friend, who had tieen at the poker club. Yonkers Statesman. lliim, am M.a,liit lv nlnl mhn T.. Witt' Witch 1 1 axel Salve Is promptly J applied. This statement is true. A p;r- i feet remedy for skin diseases, chapped hands and lips, and never falls to cur? E piles. Chas. Rogers. j Fancy waistcoats r.re much use 1 by i smartly dressed wen. INDORSED BY THE PRKSS. Gentlemen: This Is to certify that 1 have used Krause's Headache Capsules with satisfactory results. I bought a box which cost me !. and one capsule cured me of a dreadful sick headache. My wife and myself have both used the medicines manufactured by the Norman Llchty MTg. Co.. and we recommend them to the public as being Just what they are represented. Respectfully. W. P. HT'TCHISON. Kd. Gaxette. Pleasant Hill, Mo. Twenty-five cents, for sale by Chas. Rogers. Astoria, Or., sole agents. Don't think because a woman's desk looks frivolous with Its spindle legs and silver fittings that good sound literary work cannot be turneJ out there. ROYAL Baking Powder has been awarded highest honors at every world's fair where exhibited. The possession of a five-dollar bill only Is as embarrassing as the absence of your only five-cent piece if you happen to be on the street cars. "A TALENTKD EDITOR.' Gentlemen: I had occasion to use sev eral buxef of Krause's ll'-adache Cap sules while traveling to Chicago to at tend the National Democratic convention. They acted like a eharm In preventing headache and dizziness, Have had very little headache slnee my return, which is remarkable. Yours respectfully. JOHN U. FHAFFER. Kd. Renovo (Pa.) Record. For sale by Chas. Rogers. Astoria, Or. sole agent. First College Roy I hear your governor Is III, old man: what's the trouble? Sec ond College Hoy Remittent fever. First College Boy-Huh! I wish mine would catch It New York Tribune. Dr. Price's Cream Making Powder Contains no Ammonia or Alua. The hawk was dosing. "You look," said the Jay, from a safe distance, "as If you were full." "Weil," the hawk ad mitted, "I have Just been having a little lark that was a bird." Indianapolis Journal. EXTENDED SYMPATHY. "Do unto others as you would have others do unto you," Is sympathetically shown in the following lines, ths pre sumption being that sympathy : voni or akin to pain or sorrow: "Gentlemen: Please send Krause's Headache Capsules as follows: Two boxes to Flora B'-ay, Havanna, N. Dak. , Two boxes to Llllle Wilcox, l:rookland, j N. Dak. I have always been a great j sufferer from headache and your Can- sules are the only thing that relieve' me." Yours very truly, i FI,ORA PF.XY, Havannn, N. Dak. For sale by Chas. Rogers, Astoria, Or.. ' sole agent AST0H1AN. A.VIUKU FKiltAY MORNIXH, mi X !'' 1 SILVERWARE IN EXCHANOC FOR 30 Conpotii, OB, tor 2 Otiupous and 30 Cent. I'lpkln-lt Isn't every hin'xtnd that tell his wlte that she looks stunning In her new trock. l'oit-lleiivrn! If I didn't she d be sinking nu for the price of another one. - N"W oik World. a uHn .o!tr lr I t W..U sthnrnshtlt. I'S. : ivar Sir: I am glad lo say a good word for Kruses Headache apsuin After suffering for over three years wit acute neuralgia and In consequent li somma (Which seemed to battle ths el (oris of some of our best physlciani you suggested this remedy which gav ,tn...,t huiant relt.-f 'erls f to express the praise I should llks to he- sto on Krause Headache (.apsuiea. (Iratefullv yours. MUS. B. R. HOI.MH8. Montrose, l'a. For sale by Chas. Kogers, Astoria, Or sole agent. TM4 your new play have a long run?" asked the manager's friend "No," he replied, a a faraway, anxious look crent Into his eye, "the play didn't hav a long run, but the company did " Washington Rtar. UL'CKLEN 8 ARNICA 8AX.VB. The best salv In the world fot Cuts. triune Sorea. I'lcers. Salt Kheum, eve' Sore. Tetter. Chapped Hauls, hllblalna Con., and All Skin Krup i n. and iHwltlvely cunt IMIes. or no , rinrvJ It is guaranteed to glv . rr et atlf.'tloti, r money rerutidea. In. . ii cuts vc !x. r.r ; ny ! Iln.era. Odd Fellows' hulldlng Si,-You love me, don't you. (leorge He Don t I let you di.e my horse? Town Topics. Wbeo Baby wa sick, we her Csstorl. Whea lbs was a Quid, so orW f or Caatorla, Wbea she heoune MUa, h dung to Castoria. WbeasbeL 1illdro,ht ttbemCsstoria. My boy, do you know It wicked to flsh on the Sabbath? "Isn I llshln'; I'm teachln' this "ere wurm to swim." I'hll May's Annual. ENOLISH CAPITAL FOR AMERICAN INVESTMENTS. Important to Ameieans seeking En '.1-th Cnpttal for now enterprises. A lfc containing the najrte and ailresFs ot Ifji au.-wf id Dromoters who have placed ovVc lw."J.0ui Sterling in Foreign In vestments within the last alx year, and over flS.uuO.iM) for the seven montli of l.Mi. t5. or VJ, payable by portal or-ler to the Lcndon and Unlivrsal Bu reau of Investors. 20. Cheuplde, London, E. ('. Subscribers wll be entitled, by ar- cancement with t:ie directors to relv eiUix person: or letters of Iniroduetotn to any of ttiej suxrewsr.u protaoters. This llm Is first claw In every respsct. and every man or firm whose name ap- p-ars therein may be depended upon. For placing Che following It will be found Invainabee Bond or Stiares of In- duntrtai Commercial and Financial con. cern. Mortgujce loans, Sale of Lands, Patents or Mines. Directors: SIR EDWARD C. ROSS. HON. WALTER C. PEPY8 CAIT. ARTHUR STIFFE. Copyright FOR. TILLAMOOK NEHALEM AND OTHER COAST POINTS STEAMERS R. P. Elmore W. H. Harrison ....Augusta ...ALL... OPEN FOR SPECIAL CHARTER Sailing dates to and Irom Tillamook snd Nehalem depend upon the weather. For Freight and Passenger Rates Apply To ELMORE, SANBORN & CO. AUENTH 0. R. & N. CO., Agents, Portland. SEASIDE SAVflllliL. A complete stoek of lumber on hand In the rouijh or dressed. Flooring, rus tic, celling, and all kinds of finish: mouldings and shingles: also bracket work done to order. Terms reasonable and prices at bedrock. All orders promptly attended to. Office and yard at mill. H. F. L. LOGAN, Prop'r. Seaside, Oregon. rams- vV THE It is olil on itUMwntist h all drug gists, 11 curs Incipient (N.nsumptloa, and, Is ths beat Cons'v r I iou Uurst. Fr Hal br S. W. Vnn j. B. WYATT, Phone No. 6.1 Astoria, Oregaa Hiirtlwtirc, Sliii Clmiullery, Clrt)cerlcH, PAINTH ittKl OII.H. Special Attention Paid la upilin( Ships BREAINER & HOLMES. MlncUmiUt lm. SiH'lal attention paid to steamboat r iMlrlng, flist-clsjis honteahoelnc, .to LOGGING CAWP (DORK A SPECIALTY l7 Olney street, between Third and 2nd Fourth Astonw. ,"r. After Deals! Or at any other lime when yon wish a good cifc-ur ask (or Hie well ktiowu, lioitii' mails, liniiil nisilc, white lalmr ctifar "L Mcllo AntorUt " OoiknsIhI by all smoker to be the Uwl ciar mautifactiirexl. W. F. SCIilEBE, 71 Nintb Street. Aetort. Orsgoo, They Lack Life. There ars twines sold to flh.rmn on ths Columbia river that stand In ne fame relationship to Marshall' Twins as a wooden Image does to th. nuinan belna" they tack trenfth Uf -evenness and lasting qualities. Don't fiwl Voumelf Into ths belief that other twines beside Marshall's will do "Just a well." They won't. Thy cannot. ST IS AM BUS Telephone & Bailey Catzert "Telephone" leave Astoria at T p. m. dally lexcept Sunday). Leaves Portland at T a. m dally.. x eept Sunday. "llalley Oatiert" leave Astoria Tuas day, Wednesday. Thursday. Friday and Saturday morning at :6 a. m.; Sunday evening at 7 p. m. LeavM Portland dally at I p m.. .1 cept Sunday. On Saturday at 11 p. in. WALLACE MAl'ZERT. Agent Popular Science nuiur, inveniion, WPUC Hnlnv, filrctrlcltv, UC A I TU NEnaChtmUtrv. nrdicln. fltA L I il HKitnr. htvr BilST JDIKML Or fHIilSTRT Enlarged and Improved. Contains a largo numler of Short, Fuiiy, Practical, Interntlng and Poular, Hslrntl- fie article, that can be appreciated and enjoyed by any Intelligent reader. v.n though he knew little or nothing or sci ncs. Profusely Illustrated and Free Irom TechhicHltles Newsdealers, to cents. $i per year C7Mentlon this paper for a sampl. copy Uarqest circulation of anu Scientific paper in the uuoild Published Monthly by BCNJ. L1LLARD, New York IM O la ft fnn-polinnnttf rvmtwir iur iinrr litre.. ifleMi, HBrinierrhr), nniim. unntmrii nt- I rriargtHi, nr mr liitUrnaie. lion, irritation tr ulnra- 'Nftiu tniMiM. lion l murnui nim I'MlEfMlCwyirurA "'n. Mn-utrlocrnt. oia my ifronuia, "or arnl tn Diain wraopxr. If ei prr-i. rcpail, for Vaa- j iPt Lire alar as-nt uu rwuoit ASTORIA PUBLIC LIBRARY READING ROOM FRKK TO ALL Open overy day from S o'clock to 6:30 and 6:30 to 0:30 p. m. Subscription rates 13 per annum. B.W. COIl. KLKVENTH A lillANE 8T8 Few Hen Would Ask for a Finer Dinner than those we serve. We're trying In every way to make them the most en loyable In town. All the "good thlngV cf the season cooked by our excellent cook In the most delicious style. Per fect service. If you Invite a friend to the Palac Restaurant the place Is a suinclent guar ar.leo that he will receive a good meal. The Palace Restaurant Snap fl Kodak at any man coming out of our ur snd you'll get a portrait of a man brimming over with pleasant thoughts. Rueh quality In the liquors we have to offer are enough to PLEASE ANY MAN., Conrje and Trq Them hlkjHEH a co. ASTORIA IKON WORKS Conronly St., foot of Jackson. Attorls. General Machinists and Boiler Makers Land and Marine Engines. Boiler work, Steam boat and Cannery Work a Specialty. Casnnrt of All DMrrlpttonf MaJ lu Order on ?nor nonce. John Fox.. ..President and Huprlntendent A. L. Fox Vice President O. H. Prael Secretary Astoria National Bank - Treasurer i.tx)lu.ttU r4 U O ZQ X: tn.cent a des Vw'fM8ji f ea. aat ie nrMiiN V8inciiri,o jrT! Indio TUB OASIS OV Till COLORADO WrSI Rf A New Health lesort BliLOW I ML' LI:VI L OP THK SI A Absolutely Dry and Pure Tropical Climate Pronoiiiu'Oil by IMiyniciuns tho nnwt FiivoniMc in A morion tor Suflorors front . . . Lung Diseases and Rheumatism Many Remarkable Cures Th. objections urgel aaalnst liullo In the past by th. large numbei ho ol Iur wise would have been glad to tak. advantag. of Its Iwnenclal cllinate, has Wen a lack of aultabl. aoMiiiniotlatlon The rl.HUhern I'acinc t'oinpsiiy takes pleasur In announcing that several Commodious and Comfortable Cottages hav. just been .reeled at Indio station, that will b. rented to applicants at r-a sonahi rate. They are furnihil with modern oouvenlen.iea. supplied with purs artesian watar and to alluaied a to gle tM-cupant all th advantage to b 1s rlvtsl from a more or lata protracted reakl.no. In this d.ltghlful oilmats. (From ths Ban Francisco Argonaut.) "In th heart of th. great desert of lb. (Vlurado which th. Heuihrrn I'acirlo InivtriM-Ihsrj Is an oasis called Indlo, which. In our opinion, I th. sanitarium of the earth. We believe, from personal Investigation, that for certain Individuals, there la no spot on this planet so favor able." tl T rit.war'. U tV. writes: 'Tho purity of th. air, and ths eternal aun ehlne, till on. with wonj r and delight . . . Naturt has accomplished so much that there remains but littles for man tu do. Aa to tta poaalhllltle. as a health reeort hers la th. moat prfrc sunahlne, with a temperalure alwtya plfaaant, a perfectly dry soil, for rain la an unknown factur: pure oiygen, dene, aimoajiher. and pure water. What mora ran Imi dwlrsl7 It la the plae. above all others, for lung troubles, and a para illse for rhetimatlca. t'onsld.rlng th number of auffer.r who hav hen ciinHl. I hav. no heeliancy In nvom nimidlng thla genial oaals aa th. havn of th. amictl." INDIO Is 6ia union from SAN FKAXCISCO ami 130 nn'loH from LOS ANYJKLKS Fire Irom Los AnKelr ).oc For further Information lniulr ot any rioutnrrn 1'acino Company agent. or aooreaa B. P. notJEIW. At. Qen. Pas. A at. 8. I". Co. J. 11. K I UK LAND, Wat. Pass. Agt ::or. First nd Aider BU. Portland. Or Lubricating OILS A Specialty. Brothers, : Sell Astoria, 1 Ship Chamlelery, Hard warn, Iron it StiH-1, : Coal, iirnct'rieH it rrovinionn, ! Flour it Mill Fewl, j Taiiits, Oils, VamislioH, j Ixoggerfl Supplies, Fiiirliank'H SoaloH, j Ioors it Wintlowri, i Agricultural IinpIcmciitH i Wagons it VcliiclcH. IS THERE? Is there a man with h'art so cold. That from his family would withhold The comforts which they all could find In articles of KUUNITl'ilK of the right kind. And wo would Biiggiat at this season a nice Sideboard, Kxt'nslon Table, or set of Dining Chairs. Wo hnvo ths largest and finest lino ever shown In the city and at prices that cannot fall to please the closest buyers. HEILBORN & SON. J.A FAST A BEND, QENERAL CONTRACTOR, HOUSE, BRIDGE AND ttlHARF BUILDER HOUHK MOVKR. Houm Moving Tuola for Rent. ASTORIA, OR A. V. ALLEN, DEALER IN Groceries, Flour, Feed, Provliloris, Fruits Vegetables, Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware. Loners' Supplies. Cor. Case au4 Squemoque Street!. Aitorla, Ore B.p. AI1L1EH &S0H Wall Paper. Artists Material!, Palnti. Oil!, OUis, etc. Japanese Meltings, Rugs end Hamhoo Gwid! 365 Commercial Street. I'llOriHHIONAL r0' John t. i.uiiitkh. A'rroltNKV-AT-I.AW. (illlc, iipalalrs, Aslotle.it llulldllig H. Nil. IV JANHON. HIYMU'UN ANU HUIUIIW'N. ... ,,i ,trii tnrs. Hours, II to ii a. n"i I io I ai.4 1 10 I P. ni. Duo- day, III lo II. IL O. H. KHTKH. PIITHll'l N AND HtMltlKON. Miwclal atl.iillun in illss ot wolif n ami urr. . onto v.r Dsni.r. "" Tslsphiins f " JAY TUTTI-Itt, M. IK l lltHICUN. ruiuisuw, nu AL-fOUCIIKUIl. llulldllig. H. u 11 a Itealdexics, U, fsaiar airwei. 11? T. CUOtllir. ATTtHNTAT-UAW. M Commercial atr.. W. M. lroro sslleV Ur-lU(CK A HM1TII, , ATTOHNBYHAT-TAW, Ut ConuuMx'lal slrsM. i, U. A. HOWUIT, ATTDIlNKT ANU COUNHEUlH AT LAW. orai on rWo.in.1 itrssU Astoria. Or. j. N. l.lih. , NU .'hester V. IMpn. IMU.I'II, NIXlN A IHIU'II. A'lTOllMKJTH AT V. I'ortlanJ. tron. II. 1. J, anJ IT, llainllton llulldllig. All lel and col lection buslues Jiromt'.! attndd to. Claim afli r'"'' P clalty. 'TOeirr lAJtHIM NO, T. A. r. ana A M - llulr ciiniinunlcatlolis held on Hi rlrst and third Tuesday .vsnlna if oh mnth ... 0 v LorNHiiruur. w. u. K. L. IH-ia'KN. Hewlarr, MIHCKMNKOITM. rtaUriOTATaCVirri i"f i't'HUO." W. t. CAKHKLU Tt Tenth tr.t. WHEN IN rOHTLANiV-Cnll r. Handley A Co . IK Third .trs.1, an4 s Ihs Ially Aatorlan. Vlallora ntsd a4 mta their morning papr whll thsrs. U. ncMUL, ksxsivtr. (IvcM Choice of Jmo Transcontinental r Houte, Via Via pokano Ogln,lnvjr am! and St. Taul. Omaha or St. Paul. Pullman and Tourist BlsKrw ft Ksollnlnc Ohalra Oar. Astoria to San Francisco. "tat of California, Thursday, March II. ijuccn. Tuesday, Uajeli i. Hiate, riunday, March M. guoeti, Krlday, Aurll L Hute, WcliiraUy, April 1 Columbia. Monday, Aiirlt 11 Astoria and Portlnd. Steamtrs. The It. It. Thompson will leave Aetnrta at 7 p. m. dally eaeeot Hunday; leave Portland at 7 a. m. dally, e.rct Hillxlsy. Th. Btesurssr Isrilns will Vsar. Astoria at l eft a. m. dally, aic.pt Sunday: leavs lortland at I p. ta. dally, iept Batur day. For rates and general tnformatloo oall on or addrsss o. w. iwNHiircnnT. Agsot. w. 11. nunLnuRT, Oeo. Pas. ArU Pert land. Or. Canadian Pacific RAILWAY. AMKHICA'H Greatest Transcontinental Railway System. TO P.il.ne hiiilng Kooin and Sleeping Cars. Luxurious bluing Cars. Elegant Day CoaJies. -Ai.no - Observation Cars, allowing Unbroken Views of the Wonderful Mount ain Country, $5.00 and $10.00 Mavi-d "n all llckote Reel Tunrlut cars th b-l cm wtWIs. ripilpwriits of Ihu r.ry fliirit lliroushout. -Wll-Curiurlltin I'nclflo ROYAL ill STEAMSHIP LINE -T0- China and Japan. China steamers leave Vancouver, B. C Ana. ith. tmpreaa of Japan Imprest of China hmprets of India lnn,.l 1.... Aug e6lh. Sept. lAlh. Oct. Kth, M(tv. lilh. Dec, th. (impreia of China Aualralian alr.mer leav. Vancouver, B. C , 10th ol .vary month. For ticket rates .inrl Information call on nr address JAS. FINLAYSON, Aeent, ' Adfnrln fir W. F. Carson, Traveling Pass. Apt., I ammft VAnult Geo. McL. Brown, Dlst Pass.'Agt., Vancouver, a. C