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A Depot...
Lots in Sunnymead are
50x100 Feet
At Muni)miatt In not iircKs.rv to make the iroprrtv ilmlrnMr ami
valuable-, tliomrli ni'Nt Utile depot h already loraiftl on (he u-mnml.
l lOtl r convenient rrtUtllhinciil.i tit tint's ttniil l.iit llmt ilit imf
as a rulo, iHkt much of it nay roll for a blaris I
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Columbia Harbor Land Co., cor. Bond and 11th Sts.
Prices Range From $60 to
$150 Each. Easy Payments
UajlinVrmt proportion, m huimynira.l 1 oou to liavf a Urir our,
u l" Yr OH,WO" . aud nnplojrlnf from 75 to loo mm.
Morkm. il.,. ,arf and m foumUtlot. will start uithlu !lo .lav aml
hniM? i" ,,,"",l,,,t"l, 'if nubniay U l.n lvru to p.nlr.
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AN OCTOPUS OVER
THE FRONTIER :
The Canadian Pacific Is a Menace to
Railroads la the tnitcd
States.
ABSORBING THEIR BUSINESS
Vkat Is lost to tke rtcitic Coast kv ike
lidjial Conpfticioi Wttcking Iht
rijkt ii CoigrtM 01
The following artlole publlsheJ In lh
Ban Francisco Call I ronhy of careful
study: The movement siArieJ In con
grrt to wiithlraw the bonding prtvlkges
now nJoyd by the Canadian Pacific on
01 freights transported btiren points
In the l.'nltt-d States by the Canadian
Pscfflc railway has srousrd considerable
Interest among railroad men In San
Francleo. Indeed It baa been the most
Important .ubject if nveration lnc
Senator Elktns made a patriotic rpeecb
In the senate about ten days ago.
The Canadliaa Facile railway Is so
situated that It holds the whip hand on
transcontinental freight business and can
carry freight almost for nothing In com
petition with th I'oi'ed States lines.
Thlf is obvious In vt'W of the guarantees
. and subsidies from Die Dominion govern
ment. - Th Canadian' racinc is an Ira
perial hlfrbway, a military road. 10 lib-
Assovintton has to allow the rate. In
other words, the Canadian line demands
a certuln differential, .md a,iway cets It,
having power to do ns It pleura without
ur of Interstate dltit.mlMes. Then it
liberally supported by the Cana
dian government It can carry frvfcht
. even lower than th ;nvsvnl ruinous
, rates, mhloh don't give s living for any
bo1y. "This railway Is rapidly nliwrMnjc the
carrying business between Kastern and
' I'aciflc coast rltles of the i'ntte.1 States,
: and the American road rin do nothing
' against It. Our linos may be classed as
' private enterprises. The Canadian Pa
cific la virtually a government mad. So
the Inequality of the roa Is !s apparent,
i "Kven'thlng that would tend to bring
business to the tine Is tahen advantage
of. The Pacific ocean ,msentii a vast
held of possibilities, and the Canadian
company is fighting for business In the
Orient. In Australia. New Zealand and
Honolulu. In 1K Its tonnage of tea
from the Orient amounted to I4.AW.0H0
pounds JJi, per '-ent of the total Im
portation of tea throuith the Pnclilc const
gateways. Then It Is getting a larger
share of th freight out to the Orient.
Its interests are so clowly aso.-(atcd
with American Int ivsts on the Great
Lakes the company Is able to find power
ful Influence In Washington."
The Oregon Rallaay and Navigation
Company, the Great Northern, the N orth
ern Pacific and the Southern Pacific
lines are all deeply Interested In the
question introduced by Senator Klkins In
congress looking toward the revocation
of the bonding privilege now enjoyed by
the Canadian Pacific.
Senator Klklns In a recent speech In
the senate said:
The Canadian Pacific railroad Is the
natural enemy of the tr.inpo.-atlnn in
terests of the United States, and It stands
today as our greatest omm-r lal an
tagonist. It violates our Interstate com
merce law with complacent indifference:
it cuts rates and It takes fr-lcht from
our Pacific railroads. In which the United
States has a direct interest. It hauls
more cheaply from St. Lo.iis nnd other
interior points in our country, by way
MATTERS MARI!NR.
Astoria
Land &.
Investment
Co.
Bond Street...
Movement, of r wmc Im o l Home
and Elaewherei
The barkentlne Tarn O'Slmnter is due
at this port. She will loud lumber at
the Knappton Mills.
The steamship L'uialllla sailed r.ter
day from Tacunia with 15, l sack, of
Hour for Sun Kranclsco.
The crew of the American bark Hlg Ho
nansa were paid oft at Skainoaawa yes
terday and sill be discharged.
The bark Oreota sailed yesterday morn
ing (or California. She has a varuo of
lumber from tho Knappton 'nllla.
erally provided for that the American i of Canada to Oregon and San Francisco,
reads cast not compote with It should a
rate war be started. At the present
time, though a peaoefal conditio.! ap
parently exists between the Canadian
Toad find the United States transcontl-
nentsi routes; yet by the system by cour
, tesy known as "differentials" the former
- line dictates rates to the latter, and the
result la that the Cult Hi Slates lines
have is ecrede a differential of sbojt 10
per cent in favor of their northern op
ponent The direct effect of this upon the pros
perity of California is neld to be very
serious. At least an enforced and con
sequently false condition confronts the
state, and more particularly the gate
ways of Pacific commerce. San Fran
cisco being the main gateway and the
center of Pacific coast commerce is a
bad loser In the game played ly the
Canadians. Probably no more forcible
Illustration of the unequal struggle ran
be given than this one 1ted yesterday
by a local railroad man. The Parlflc
Coast 8 teaman Ip Company's steamer
Walla Walla sailed for Victoria and the
Puget sound a few days ago. She had
on board UO.OOO pounds of dried fruit from
San Jose consigned to 8t i'aul, Minn.,
via the Canadian Pacific railway. Thla
freight has to be tmnaf-'rred to the Ca
nadian Pacific Navigation Company's
steamer at Victoria for transportation to
Vannouver, the Pacific coast terminus of
the Dominion railway. At Vancouver a
third handling Is necessary to place the
rrnlt on the cars, and then the cir
cuitous route Is resumed to .arr the
fruit through Canadian territory and
subsequently to Bt. Paul. This one con
signment represents the carrying capa
city of five railroad cars, and anybody
who has even a slight knowledge of rail-
roedlng can appreciate what money ar'd
labor
than the Pacific roads can do, though
the distance Is much shorfr. It Is a
, sharp competitor now for business with
all the Pacific roads fom nnd to Call
I fornla. For ton) miles the Canadian
j Pacific traverses a non-prod'i:-tlve cnun
j try. one not able to support a railroad.
' It lives off Its subventions and the busl
; ness It takes from the railroads cf the
! United States.
"All we have to do Is simply to dis
continue the bonding privilege, under
which they carry goods In bond, starting
from Vancouver to Europe and points
In the Unite States. I would suggest
that we stop every car and Sreak every
consular seal at our frontiers beyond
Chicago and the Soo. Thla would throw
the trade from Asia to San Francisco
and pass It over the Pacific lines. It
would break up. In part or largely, the
violation of the interstate law and stop
the giving of rebates and the :uttlng of
rates.
"The Dominion government has grant
ed the Canadian Pacific -allway a sub- i
sidy or bonus of S3.0M.r0u: has donated I
It 2S.CiOO.00 acres of land, embracing i
only such as are suitable for settlement;
has also given right of wsy, station
grounds, dock privileges nnd water front
age. In so far as within the control of
the government: and, further, has con
structed and transferred to the Cana
dian Pacific Railway Company, free of
cost, 714 miles of railway, the estimated
value of which, according to the railway
company's report for the year lf7. Is
t35.C.0Of). The Canadian Pacific was
permitted to Import steel .-nils free of
duty, also other materials used In the I
construction of Its road and telegraph I
line. Under Its rharter the Canadian i
Pacific is freed for all time from taxa
tion by the Dominion government or by
provincial government established after
The steumer Elmore, whl h i.rrhed
from Tillamook Tuesday. rouKhl up a
lurge quantity ot butter, eggs and cheese
fur Tacoraa and Portland merchants.
The schooner Enterprise arrlvd down
from Skamokuaa yesterday and ileared
lor bun 1: rtUK'isco. She tias i.aasa) tet
of luniuer and eighty -live telegraph, poles
for livortto K. Atkinson.
W. 11. Hrlnker. United States district
attorney, on behalf of the oOwrmii.-M,
has commenced au action lor llt
usainst the N'orwegiun steamship Tran
sit, now bine at the Kureka nock. Tno
action is brought because of alleg -d neg
ligence and waul of skill on the purl ot
othi-ers of the Transit, by which she col
lided with the Monterey when Hie latt.r
was lying at anchor In Elliott Lay on
April 12. The collision caused contucra
ble damage to the Monterey, necessitat
ing repairs nhich the rompl-Uul alleges
will cost 3.w..J. This the government
wants the Transit to pi-Ta.;juia Nrwt
The Oriental steamer Chtttagong Is due 1
from China and Japan about April
She comes direct this trip, but will call
at Honolulu on her outward oyage. The '
I littlUKOng will be followed by the Alt
more which Is exacted to bring a cargo '
of new crop tea, and each following
steamer will, inward bound, have full
cargoes of tea. The Chlitagoag lias a '
big freight awaiting for her In Portland, 1
which wtll tax her capacity lo the ut- '
most. When the tea crop begins to move i
freely the company will run the -..learners i
on a regular schedule, and they will ar- -live
here alioul the ZTih and salt on the i
first of the month. When thut railroad
begins running Astoria will be the coust
center for oriental merchandise.
this to you. that vnsiimrvNM Is heredi
tary In my wife's famlU-; some have al
ready died with th disease. My wife
has a sister, Mrs K. A. CI. ray, that ns
taken with cmiiii'pil"n She used your
' liolden Medical IMseowry." d. to the
eiirprine of her many fiend, nhe got
well. My wife has nli-o hemorrhag
from the lungs, and her .Ister llil-lrd
on her using the "tloldea Medical iMs-t-oitry."
1 consented lo her u.lng It,
and II cured her. She lias had no ymp
torn of consumption tor the past six
years Yoiits ery trulv,
w. c. itiMiuns. m. d.
IVIIcate diseasi-s in either sex. how
ever Induced. sieedlly cured Itook sent
'.i, rolv ... i)m I III e.rils 111 Ml. mm Ail.
I drss In eonh,li.nre. World. IMsncniarv
Mistical Association, lluffalo, N. V.
FRANCE'S "IXSPIKEK" lilltt..
Th Angel li ibrlel All.-sed to Prophesy a
Euroiiran War ai.d IVtrls In Kl.imrs
in. i. In Milt
Kiiroiwan Edition N V
Mile. I'oittdor, Cc yen
with her (Mivnts In the
and alio stat.-s that -ifi
cutlon "Attn the ann'-l
reeelunr hundreds of visitors
tl.r.ld
; lady who II. rs
I'.oe de Paradls
is in I'ommuul
; il-rii I. Is dally
I
! The Figaro on lu.s,iiv published nn
Interesting interi l.-w shh-li M Charhs
Chlncholle has h;id Ph Mile Coiiednn.
who U'Hift this o.v.ilcn aas t'n- mouth
piece for singular pnpli.-i l.-s In r.-.ird tu
' the next greal war
I In answer to a ii'i.-stlon about the
present government. Mile Coti-don said
j the radical parly had shd to oppress.
They would not. In oiis...ni..n.-e. last
: long. In a short dm the .-alint would
fall. In six e.-ks ih.-v would s... what
would happen. M Flu Kautv's ro
Jected Journ.-v would :si.tHined In
a word, the angil (iabrlvl foresaw seri
ous complications atiroad
And th.-se eonililli-allins r.re as fo.
lows: Very shnrth th re would te a
Eurotiean war-a war in wM.-h all na
tions would take part. Til map of Ku
roe would have lo lw r.-made, 1 here
would tie fewer iiatioiis and a Kreatf-r
number o( countries Frin.v would be
rclu. . d by a hill'. Ian l-fiire that hap-l-nel
there would h a t.-rnlde rrtolu
lion. Tni r- was to ri. a n.-w commune,
Paris was lo be In II inii s. the Si in- was
lo run with Mood
Mile. Collision, after i-oni-luillni: with
this propheey, again ri-oieneil her eyes
assumed a norm il i-xtndliton.
I rosmi with howls while
efforts to Hreak Itaxe.
Judge Held was prrpl-ied, bin riiiitlty
a happy Idea .truck him "I'll lw il,
dog fellle this thing liliiisrlf, ipuilll he.
"Ih dog will Iw Uiu hot witness. in.
tluiiit (he dog, bullirT, and u.e whom ha
goes to,"
No sooner was this done lltau th. dog.
with Joyous bulks, .prang forward, tinn
ed th table at a hound md III. In it
second was lowing familiarly at Miss
Johnson, leaping and lancing la the ex
uberance o his dellgbl.
"Mr. Collin.." remarked the court, "it
lh dog la uuis be will follow uu out
of Hie room, liu to the door, and If you
sn coax him out you cu.i ha him"
Hoth Mr. ami Mrs. Collins tried the
plan. They cuaxe.l ,,n. pi. ad,, I with
the canine, but in aln. lie wouldn't
budge, but staid by Miss Tubman) closer
than ever. Mis. Johnson then tried it
WHh perfect sinies.. In fact, they could
not hold the dog In tb room, so eager
was h to follow l.er Tlist bs-iiI.-.i h.
Ju.lk-e Cell decided th dog to lie Miss
Johnson's, ami said Dial Collins hud
committed llespas. when he fori'lbly look
the animal uw i irom Miss Johnson's
brolher u few day. ago. The don was
restored to her and .h. went home
happy.
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A I.OV1SO HON S SACKIFICI,
and
Since
has ri-c
women
w ho tlni
ier fame has .i;read In Paris she
Ived prl sis. d ..pun.... Kabul
and numbers of m..ll. ,il men.
hi r ease one if the most curious
are necessary to move Ave enra
nair way across the country. All the oa'e or Its charter. Its land urant In
Income, with Its consequent exchange of the Northwest territory Is free from
wealth that should accrue from this I taxation for twenty years, unless sold
shipment, is lost to the United Btaus. I 'n the meantime. In addition to all this.
ajki as ior -California, a large snare Of tne -Canadian government has oound It
me wealth-producing element of this pr r. self not to permit during ihe term Of
tlcular merchandise Is lost: U was cut ! twenty years the building of any line
off, diverted to a foreign nation when I or lines that would parallel the Cana-
ine ireignt went inrough the Golden uian Pacific railway.
ate- I may be true that, theoretically, the
The Canadian Pacific was able to carry , Canadian Pacific railway Is subject to
this freight and pay the expense of the Interstate commerce law on Inter-
nandllng it twice and to take it nearly state traffic passing to and from Canada
double the direct distance of 8t. Paul Rut It Is obvious that, while the United
i rum an rraneisco at a profit. And "tales ronds are subject to all the re-
yet the rate, under the differential" i stralnts the Interstate act Imposes, It Is
'Biem. was ai leasi m per cent lower "mposnmie ror this government to hold
than the standard transcontinental tariff the Canadian Pacfllc railway to nn ob
as arranged by the freight association. s-rvnn-e of the law, for the United Slates
"Local railway officials are loth to dis- cn have no Jurisdiction over the rates
cuss me canaoian racinc publicly, be- , cnarg'-ij on Intermediate business picked
cause they do not wish to disturb "friend- ! up and laid down In Canada, which, to
ly relations" now existing. One of them, gether w ith the relatively small amount
nowever, explained the situation quite inierenantrri between points In Canada
fully. ami me i nld State., amounts to 86 our
"The moment freight for Kastern cltlrs r''nt of that company's entire earnings.
Is put Into a steamer at the wharf hire according to a published letter from the'
president of that company.
"The Canadian Pacific railway can
thus make rateH on through business
without Interfering with Its earnings on
to be sent by the Canadian Pacific It
gives no further wealth to the state."
said he. "Shipping woods by that route
represents an expenditure for r.irilng to
the dock and stowing on the steamer.
"Now, let us see shat would be the
effect If the same freltrnt went by the
United States roads. Mind you, I nm
not apeaknlg for any one of those route.,
for this affects the Southern Pacific,
Central Pacific, Grent Northern and the
Northern Pacific out of San Francisco.
iraine net ween aneouver on the west
and Canadian frontier points on the east,
or between points Intermediate thereto.
Even on business, for example, from
Han Francisco to Canadian points, form
erly wholly enjoyed by Hie American
i. i! e Ar" no "leans of knowing
"..-in.-r me Canadian Pacific railway
Kegardlug the new Irlted S'ates mall
route established b.-twien Juneau and
Circle City. Alaska. F. W. Valllc. assist
ant superintendent of thu railway mail
wrvict. s..ys; "The dlsianc" ov.-r this
route Is KV- miles, over it mountainous,
rough country .between the hi ad of I.ynn
canal and Lake Llndermin. then on
down the Lewis river to CIiyIj City, on
the Yukon, which brings it to within
. atwut -50 miles from the Arcilo circle.
i From Juneau to the head of I.ynn canal
the Yukon Transportation Company will
curry the mail by the regular steamers
Several portages will have to be made
en route. From there they will have
I to go 2 miles over rough mountains to
' Lake I.inderman. and over this :n mil..
the mall will have to be packed by men,
part of the way on their hacks: then
hauled up by a rope, and then dragegd
on sleds. This part may be covered by
Indians Innured to the climate and coun
try, tnoiign i understand yiere Is some
talk of Introducing horses over that
route. From Luke Llnderman to Circle
City the sendee will be by steamboat,
the company having several small
launches for the upper river, relnforerd
by a larger boat on the lower river. This
contract, by the way," continued Mr.
Vallle. "calls for letter mall only. Neither
papers nor merchandise will be allowid
In It. The reason for this Is that the
portage rate on merchandise is a great
deal less than the freight rate charges
to Circle City, and unless the mall mat
ter was limited to letters all merchandise
would be sent Into the country by mall."
Tacoma Ledger.
AT A NT Cl 1ST.
K. H Eaton. In Harper's M.ufaslne.
In wrath and liars Edith lluwlett had
sone ot bed She had I n tucked In
once, given a drink twice, kissed good
night three times, and the lamp hod been
extinguished, but the spark of rebellion
still burned in her childish soul
"Mamma,' she cried.
P. Edlih." her mother snld,
shall not coma In Ihers
drink, mamma," Edith
Now
fhen
good
DEATH OF A FORMER ASTORIAN.
Mr. Frank Ward, Editor of the Alaska
News, Expired Last Night.
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Every mile of road this freight would 1 a beys the law or not In this rgard, for
pass over la California has to be kept
In order at considerable expense Every
mile contribute to the wealth of the
state. Tax-s have to lie paid. And
then the more business, of course, the
larger will be the number of men -m-ployed,
all of which means the circulation
of money. This keeps things going and
Is good for all classes of people, but take I
the source of revenue away, as In the '
case of the Canadian Pacific encroach- i
ment, and tho state must suffer, and the
people also. j
"The Canadian Pacific shows that Its
that company mlirht take freight to Win
nipeg at higher rate Ihnn 1nr Hie mm
class of traffic through Winnipeg to Chl
""?o:''ut " consignee In Canada, even
! If he knew American :LVi WOuld be very
unlikely to ..,!, or rP,,(.Ve ..(.dress from
a United States court or commission as
against a Canadian road."
route Is circuitous and rather objection
able for transportation of American
freights: It passes through various cli
mates and there Is delay In the round
about route. Compared with Ihe Ameri
can transcontinental routes this Is a
plausible showing, and when a dlff rentlal
rate Is proposed by the Canadian line
as Just and fair the Transcontinental
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The sad news was received last night
of the death of Mr. Frank Ward In this
city, a former resident In Clatsop county,
but recently of Juneau, Alaska. The de
feased was a son of Mr. I'harl.-s Ward,
ami brother of Mr. Hen. Ward end Mrs.
(I. Wlngate. Tears ago he llv d ut the
old renldence on Clatsop Plains, after
wards removing to Coos ounty, where
he was In business several years. For a
time he had his residence In Callforna,
returning to Coos county. Later he was
appointed to tbe position of deputy col
lector at Juneau, under the Harrison ad
ministration. After the explr.illon of his
term or oftlce ne bought an Interest In
the Alaska News, with which par he
was connected up to thn time of his
death. Mr. Ward was born In England
on the Fourth of July, Wd. He early lie
came a naturalized citizen, after reaching
the United States, an1 his friends say
that he has ever been an enthusiastic
patriot, largely because his birthday was
the same as the birth day of the nation.
Early last summer Mr. Ward was taken
111 and came back to Astoria on a vaca
tion. He suffered a great deal, but final
ly recovered and made a Islt to the
Wl'lcmette Valley, where he remained
some lime. He returned to Astoria In
apparent good health, but was soon
stricken down again. After iiltn a siege
he recovered from this sec nil iittnek.
and was making Ms plans for his return
to Alaska this spring, when he was again
confined to his bed by an attak of liver
and kidney disease. Up to within a few
days ago It was expected that he would
pull through all right, but his friends last
week were compelled to give up all hone.
He died at 7 o'clock last evening, sur
rounded by his friends nnd relatives.
The announcement of thn 'uneral ser
vice will lie made later.
HOW EDITORS ARE TREATED.
Nineteen hundred editors of a Pekln
paper are said to have been beheaded.
Some would shudder at such slaughter,'
who are heedless of the fact that Con
sumption Is ready lo fastei Its fatal hold
on themselves. Dr. Pierce. Golden
ilcdlrul Discovery Is the efficient remedy
for weak lungs, spitting of blood, short
ness or breath, br-jnchl'N, nsthma, re
vere coughs and kindred effeetlonn.
Staoips, La Fayette Co., Arkansas.
Dr. R. V. Pierce: Dear Slr-I will say
"ilo to si.
, sternly: "I
' again!"
! "I want
' pleaded.
"You've had two drink, already.
go to Sleep."
There was a brief silence, ird
Edith tried again.
"Mamma, coino and kiss ine
night."
" You'i.. been klss-d good night, dear,
I and I shall not come in again, so go lo
I sleep at once like a good girl."
I There was another pause while the
lonely child rudgrllrd her brain for a
i new expedient.
Mamma'" .he cried, at last, "please
come In; I'm so hungry "
"You cannot have nn thing lo eat to
night, and if I come In tlier. again," the
mother said, with rising choler, "It will
lie to give you a good spanking!"
There was a longer pause, and Just as
It le gun to look as If the evening's bat
tle were over, the child.' voice was
heard again.
"Mamma." she pleaded, "I'm so lone
ly In here. Please -omu In nnd tpank
me!"
He
THE IHKi DECIDED IT.
Made the Best Witness In a Cnse
Hefore Judge Held.
Hols-rt. my .on, I would hko to see
Sun In the library after dinner "
"All right," gaily responded Hubert,
who was an agile )oulh nnd Ihe pet of
Ihn household.
"Ah. thri-e, you are prompt, 1 sec. my
on. Now take a i-lmir, I hair sumo
thing to ask of you."
W bat I. It. father r'
"Have I not mIwujs lie. n an Indulgent
parent Have I not granted ever wish
of your ts'ihood. heart"
"Yes, faftirr. Hut-"
"Neier mind Hear mr You know
thut at present a greal financial cloud
1. nirrliaiigltur thn country. Your
father, like tifirr business nii-n. Is .train
ing evrry nerve lo meet di in. in. Is. and Is
lining ull be can to keep the credit ot
the house at Its usual high murk In
the financial world "
"Yes. father. I undi rs'and What
can 1 do?"
"Il Is Impossible fur me to make any
further Inroad, upon my funis by mak
ing alteration In our largo and preten
tious family resilience, and you ran hi Ip
me In my distress if you would only
make the sacrifice "
"What Is It, father I will do any
thing." "You promise?"
"I promise."
' Well. then. prim. I.e m thut you will
rot enter any more amateur hi. ycle
race., for if you keep on winning prl
.ball have to build an addition lo thn
house, which I can III ufford to do."
A I.1CIK EXPLANATION.
Chicago Time. Herald
me coroner of a rural town In lienrgla
was examining witness In a esse of suit
den death. "Did you ev. r hear tin
deceased complain of any ailment?" he
askeii one.
"The who, suh?"
'The deceased."
The old fellow .iratihe.l hi. head,
looked thoughtful, then called his wife,
daughter and son-in-law aside and held
a whispered ron.iiltallon. Then he
faced the coroner again.
"I never knowed no "decease," uh,"
he .aid, "'cepiln- you mean dem folks
what done cease ter plant lotion "
"The 'denreused' Is the man lying dead
there," explained tho coroner.
"oh!" expbilurd the witness, "ef you
means do dead man I'm right 'long wld
you! En now, ef I don't 'dlsremember,
I did hrnh dat he had rattlln' r da
brain!"
M 'Rattling of Ihe brain?1 "
"Yes, .oh."
"And what's that?"
"Well, uh, hll laln't "inc'ly a misery
er de stummlck, but hit ain't fur frum
It. en hit's dee 'bout es painful is filmm"
at de heart, or kelehln' er do J'lnts. or
settlln' er de hones; en ef I , nukes no
mistakes, hit ain't o powerful fur frum
rlngln' In de yen', en twltchln' er de
skull, en dat. all I knows 'bout It!"
AUCTION...
We hVf COnduJcd 10 flv( Up tllS-ltlCS-l
In AstorU, therefor e will
sell our whole slock of
DRY (1001)5, CLOTIHNO
BOOTS AND SMOI-S...
FURNISHING GOODS
Hardware. Dried Fruits. Lard. Bacon. Furniture and Fixtures
la lull lu .alt ii.rts.Mr. al Ttirilt uwl I'lllt K
BARLOW-WILL
. . . MERCANTILE COMPANY
SIM COM X Kill Ml. HrittKT n. Mil kl w M, Awrllua..r.
Sal. rimiiiieare. A I' It 1 1, la, ml 1 '
and eoalluH.. dally walll lb. what,
lock I. .eld.
Hustler's Astoria
Tacoma Ledger.
All nood Christians, nnd many who nr
not. havn read of how King Hnlnmon
decided the motherhood of i child In un
dent days. There are not many bulges
nowadays as wise as King Holotnun was,
but y. st-rday Judge Jt..,, m th" munici
pal court, devlil.d a case m a manner
similar to that pursued by the wisest of
kings.
It was all over the ownership of n dog.
J. J. t'olllris, a barlMT, claimed the ani
mal, while Miss Laura Johnson asserted
the canine w is hers. To settle tho dis
pute Jllay Johnson had th - dog locked un
In tho police staflon until yesterday after
noon, wh.-n nil parlies gathered before
Judge Held to prove their rlzht to the
animal. Mr. and Mrs. Coillns both
(stilled that the dog was theirs, and
said they had bought him som months
ago. Miss Johnson was eipially positive
he belonged tu her, and tesiliied to hav
ing purchased him last August, when he
was a wee t f n ,,, .vllh ,,, y(M
shut. While tho testimony was being
given the dog was chained ot one of the
pillars In the courtroom, filling tho court-
It la not a miracle. It won't cur.
everything, but It will eur plies. That's
what DeWltt's Witch Hasrl Balve will
do, because It hss don. It In hundreds
of cases. Chas. Rogers.
Good
Reason
Why
Lots
Are
Selling!
Twentieth St. run! McKcc Ave.
IS Mtlintl'il till tilt' Hiilltll Ullii ut
ttiiia'ri Mils
Iwiiity tli'rffs viirintT mnl
tinii thiriy ilayH in mlvniirr nf tlm
i fitlf
Ah-
North
Mapiilireiit xittH fi r
looking river mnl I my,
tcri-tl.
n Hiili'iiccH. nviT"
Hiiunv and nlirl-
1'Iii.iy ami natural j-iutlm; I ; 1 1 1 or no
gni'liii)' iitr s."ar.
ASTORIA INVESTMENT CO.,
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Are You (Joing East?
B sues and see (bat your ticket
reads via
T
HE NORTH.WESTERN
line:.
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Our U shoes lor Ladles or Gen
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until every man nnd woman In
Astorln knows It by henrt.
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Miss M. A. Hlebblns, Iuwrenee, Mich.
WANTKD An honest, active gentleman
or lady to travel for reliable established
house. Salary, 1780, payable SI& weekly
nd expenses, flltuatlnn permanent. Ref
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South.
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