THE DAILY ASTOltlAN, SATURDAY MORNINU, DKCKMHKR lfl, UW7. gaily glotoriaw. JOHN T. LIGHTEN, Editor. UWpfoone No. W. TWRMS OF SLBSOIIU'TION. DAILY. Bent by mall, per your Bent by mail, per month Served by carrier, per montU WEEKLY. Sent by mall, per lea.. i advance., Postage freo to 4ilscrib-a. ..011 A'. I mmiuiH.'atuim intended for publl- ration whould be dir.cled to W c,'':or Tinsineaa communications of all kind; , - ...i, , ........ innr ie AOiiri-ssea it " The Astoran." ...... t r,.rnt,-c to Us sub - 4 111' c -- --- acrtbert the largest circulation of any newspaper published on the Columbia river. Advertising- rat., can bo had on appli cation to the business manager. Tho Wekly Ast.ulan, the second old mt -weekly in the state of Oregon, has. next to tho lVrtland Orogonan, thf largest weekly circulation In the state. John F. Hundley Co. are our Portland agents, and copies of the Astotlan can lw had every" morning at their stand, 11 Third street. The election of officers for th Astoria Progressive Commercial association for ttie. ensuing term Is an assvnce thai the work commenced by that orgruiiatlon wll be continued and .nls.r&ed. The names upon the 111 all well-known business nun ara nimVnt iru.iri('.ly that the association will In Uie future, as in Ihe paat, hibor for the best Interests of the city, horns industry, the development of the port and trie etab!lshme.it of manu. factories. Every Astorlan owjs h hearty aupport to an Institution thai knows not polltica but only alms to better the com munity. Tb- i."icatlon i-f th Or'ionian and its cdihr y Mr. H..irr.O ' l only verpl. s wfa- 'ho A'tO'Lsn M r-ixated'y a.Ul that whatever may "ave been don? or said in .he past. Portlan ' .ml Its leadine paper Is friendly l the development f Astoria. is eaildih and rlicilr.is to harbor any oth 'r thar. friend y f.' lines cf reciprocity vh the metropolis. which cannot stop our trrowth f she desired, no more can we make jt any the less the financial c:er of the north est. . No more Kitisfaotorj -vent cmild have taken place at the presi nt tkne than Mr. Hammofid's answer to the doubting Thomases at Thursday's citizen's meet ing. "My contract with the Astoria peo ple calls for the building of this railroad to connect with trans-continental line. That connection Is mude at Gobel. I have not made any business arrangements with any special line. We are not the tal of any trans-continental railroad kite. The A. & C. R. R. R. will be an outle to Astoria for all trans-continental roads." For many months, yes years-ever since the inception; of the road and the under, takih of its construction by Mr. Ham mond, has there ben this constant dis position on the part of certain people to pry into Mr. Hammond's private business affairs. Has It not been suffici"nt that from the beginning h lias kpt the letter and the spirit of hs contract with us? Has he not bult a h:ter railroad than any one had reason to expect or hope for. and did not the first shovelful! of dirt in dicate :hat suoh woull be the ca.? Was not the rood financed during the hard st timea this country tv.T saw' Enou?h work was done at the bc-cinnin? to fhosj tliat connection woulj be made wjtti a transcon.nnal railrnal The matter of interthance of business between railroads r.nd the basis of such interohanje is p"re ly a private matter to-lweO'i such roads themselves. Rar.ly s t 'he ca- that one road permits physical connection with It ! iiiii.'lier unless It 's : t le followed by cl"se busir-ss relalions. ft ts f-'ly tc ak S'i'.h c,iHstons and !t niofl be w-.rsc 'mi folic for a ra". -o.-.-l to answer them si' cl' tolly. It s enc-.-,:li that we hav the r:t:.econtlnentil : jnntction: it Is er.cusr that busings w(H be done by ouch cinnf cti'j.t ,, it -s eiu4h tli'it the ral roid i j'-iv'y corjip t-i Sov if the time i.. t-.i;i wa!:;,i.- u s.-e ahot TTam. mond will do and to net ii. and do some-; th;ni; r i aid him n devcloidnq ihi pr.rt as It should be done and us Its naturii re-' ?eurce-j d'.'frve. HIGH-WATER MARK TOR RAIL ROADS. jn-r.ase in The continued r- mark 1 the earnings of nearly al! ihe railways of. the country furniiJies Indi.-putable pro f that there s no backward mov-ment in ! commerv-ft and indun'.ry On 'he "". 'w n "-1 vea gain in ine traflk- business of the Mg carriers lr,J- CRfeu Increasing pro.lu -'lion in the fac tories, larger sales In the wholesale hoiiM-s and inereas"d purchasing po.v-r of the consuming ci;tli.4. j The outward ma. -men: of wh.-a and other products coniiT-u? t-o heavy that) foreign exchange fisut fallen three.quar- j I ere of a cent, and Instead of exports of 1 gold, which have maj-ked December i.n recent years, there Is such a heavy bal ance of trade In our favor that gold would come In laj-ge quftntl'.les If it were -anted. The increase in railway earnings for November, which is estimated at 1" OS-'i,-801, breaks all records of reporting roads In the United Stat', being 3 9 per cent higher than n 1S2, when the raiiroids reached the Hiigtuwater mark of prosper ity. The increase is 16 8 ptr cent greater than that of November of last year. Wit mieh nn Increase In railway earn. ng the advance, kit securities follows as muatter of course. The eu.hlcn rise of lVcenvher when! to H.09 n Chicago was the nensaUonat i-v enrrence of the e.k In trade. The rise w.u not forced Ivy -vciilat.rs. Wit was based on actual .ontracts to ship some millions of bushels to l'urope. The loial it exports of wheat from the V"nt ,1 States w,sih1 Cnnadi for the week .;gTvaut.d j .fli. fiSS bittVls. attain.- l.iS.AV a .r j ! a--o and S.i.S.iXxi bushels n tv. i A siKuiticant f.ntnie ef '.:. ii'.d,i""ri vl , I activities of the week u the ?;i.';..t de- ' i m.uni for Iron anil ;ee! pre !.!.-: pi pro ' p.ir.i.-.ton for r.ii'.vay wotk. ii.-lii.ll-iir ; btldici'ss for Holland and Jap:m at:,l many ; i lar.;o srlp-mouts ef arou s'.e. ! pto.tu.-t 'to Ktwl.ui.1. ChlO:i a: :.tn 1 on contracs for r.ii'w.-iy ea : fl4tvitll 00!um.-t. for ions vv'ulo rails . .n.l 1 ar. aro .ipl to K p. ml in u amen,- ei: nistern tlrros. lto:h cotton and stronger than lain Wivk, tho deman.N for woolen sa beimt particularly aetnc Tile prvfiilent'. jnsaiv s well re cevd in all .hannela tt b.iines activ ity, tiie part relating to t"ut.i Ktvl"' srat. IfMnp assurance that there would N no llsturh..nce or unsettllrsr of lii.intws con. ditlons by newlliss :im".t.!i of ths U lion. A sevf-fontectinfT arToctpn, a devotion ; that will make any nrrendT or any sac. j rrlee for It object, s not rare. Virtue " .cs oiirnntdn as common smi"'. Virtue is I manhood, and without U man would be' no more. Rev. Dr. Hartol. ! Xtlss Allle Hiurhes, Xorfllk. Va.. was' frightfully burt-ed on the face and ne.-k. Pain was Instanty relieved by DcWltt'i Witch Haiel Salve, whk-h healed te In- j jury without leaving a scar. It Is the famous pile remedy. Chas. Rojters. Arctic explorers who have found them selves In the midst of an aurora .bwribe It as producing e.xlimr. priokly sensa tion and a very exhilarating .ff.vt. - Mr. C. M. Pixon, a well known m r- ! chant of Pleasant Ridce. Pul-on County. Ta-. has A little jrlrl who is fretpt-ntly i threatened with croup, but when the first symptoms appewr his wife gives her Chamberialn-s CoueC Remedy, which al- ways affords prompt relief. The and . vi en m tr ml kv Rtes.rnnn nroe s!rs for sale by E-te-Conn Drus Company. Who wjll remember That kj' .ire irr.iy If he earrj,-? a hapi-y hr-.u-t all diy St. Nicholas. The ni.i:i with a neiht on his leg c.m't hope to wn in the race. A man i.h a a-eiirfit on his health can't expect to com. pet !n life and business wth '.hose who are not handicapped. If his bra.n is heavy, and hs blood sluKish, bevause of ' constipation, he w ill not succeed In doln . anything very well. Constipation Is the ' cause of nine-tenths of all sickne. I Symptoms of It are Mllowness, '.bruis.-'- j ness, poor appetite, bud taste lr. the' mouth, dizziness, biliousness, and I ijt-j tude. Constipation can be cured enly J and certainly by the use of Pr. Pierce's Pleasant pellet?. T'tey are not at all J violent In thlr action, and yet thrr nre j more certain th.'n many medicines which i are so strrwyr that they put the sy all out of onler. The cTeat adv.in'aj ,"71 of the "Pleasant Pellets" js ihat th'-y cire I permanently. S-nd 21 one-cent stamis to .-river cost 1 of mailing or.ly. and tret his preit bV. j The People's Common Sne Medieal Ad- : vlser, absolute!' free. Address. World's 1 Plspensary Medical Association. No. J Main Street, Ruftalo. N. T. In the (nn ens around London there are more specimens of the .-eilar of Lehino than on Mt. Lebanon Its lf. Don't be pensuaded into buylrur llnl. mentsj without reiputatiori or merit Cham- DuOue.sclin, Seiki a itr. Wa.-t.lale, Deh berlaln's Pain Balm costs no more, and I tertyre, Drum.T.ii. H,ird..wle. Prussels. Its merits have been proven by a test of ! Ophelia, City of I'er.h. Hyson. K'tri k- many years. Such letters ae the follow-1 ingr from L. G. Ba?!ey, Hueneme, Cal are constantly being received: "The beet remedy for pain I have ev r us.-l Ii Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and I say so after having used It In my family for several year." It cur rheumatic, lame back, sprains and swellings. For sale by the Estas-Conn Drug Company. Brooding over trr.uW j-c like .wirround. Int one's self wth a foe; it maKnlfls all the objects seen throuirh It. Occupation cf the m::d prevents this. TO CURE A COLD I.V ONE DAY Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists; refund the money if It falls to cure: 25c. For sale by Charles Rogem. The fantsr. flowing rlv-r in 'he world I" ,he SutleJ, in British India, with a de- srent of 12.W fe-t n 10 mll.rs. It Is easy to catch a cold and just as 'i? to get rid of It If you commence early I to i'ie One Minute r"o'ieli Cure. Ir cures ' rouchs, eoM, bronehiti?, p-.-iimonh and L thrr,nt arfj hlns tr0,il,,.--. it p . as- ant to tak1:, wife to ir-e and urc to eure. has. R-ers. Ii Is a joy 'oh'-rir 'ho .,pot- .alr.- v-ije. wrixiiif elo'iii'Ti' over th.- Ao.-id' -f :1 doll harking d rs nr. l other .-tk- .M Christmas jo - s and toys. Inru1thv.-;! SO l''-M.,f . 1 v., SIT-. ..ir. jrii .... . :i B ' U ' J , aii l liaif, .1: Ui tr, an v.riti . ! and centle an'i'ti .1 - r-- N vi-' orlicr trr-ntnpnt -t;.!-' : j.i t 'iy, int ii i-i-. .1. t iti tin: nnint i t r.. !, -..'iii'S --.ry ti 11 1 . . fi fl II" t'f(. hOAPt r w.:U Cui' ijiA (.oiul- ! r.'l ftirniif riOlit th wr.rlfl VntTtt Pffri Cur f nr., 'n,V9.t lumt-.n. Br" All Aboiil tJlf Kiti, rVtip. uii 1) m," free. EVERY llVXm'&KftXZS? ii BY S ILeiil 1 lhi frral cult'. fMistm The Same Old Sarsaparilla. That's Ayrr'a. The same oll sarsajiariUa as it was nm.U' mill I sold by Pr. J. C. Ayci iO i'nr.i itfo. Ia tho labotatoty it is JiKcretit. There it'iMi tti aplt iticcs lemi speed to skill ami t.iMictiee. T'.'t tho s.tts.ipa t:.l!a is t!ie ;if.ic iM saf-.iparilla that made the recoul - ." tritis I'cNrra. Why Jott't c l etter it? Well, we're much i" the cotu'.ittoti o( the l'ish.op ami the r.tspherry : " IkV t'esi, " lie "Cod might have ni.ulc a hotter berry IV.t doubtless, also, He never did. " Why don't we better the saisapaiilla? We can't. We are usin the so Hie ol fdN that cure.', the Indiana and the Spaniards, it h.ia not Weu K-ttcn-.l. And fine r make saranparilU eoni pouud out of sarsapatilU plant, we see no way of improvement. Of course, if we were makitit; seme secret chemical compound we might.... But we're not. We're making the same old Mr saparilla to cure the so uie old diaea. You can tell it's the iAm4 oli laraaparilla bc cauaa it works the mim M rum, It's the aot ere igu blood punher, and if a Avr. MARINE NEWS. Tide table for December. 1807 . in.. ii warKK loww aick DATE A M. i M. a. M. r. . ti.in it. b in n. b in n .-dnsd y 1 K 7 . 7 01 i ii is l . t -.' : i -j I i't i u i Thursday . -.' :.';.' s .1 ii I Krid.iv 3 a j.- 7 1 n ;i i "''W.- ? ,'-!! '. L' " l l I i i o ; o ii a Monday...! in.v: si .1 h ti o.' ,1 it t i : : .ii ii : . . i i .-' i - I oi 1 1 l.ii i" ; i,,'" J .'. Tliun-day. u t ; I l.'tl-i i ,,',,''. " ? : V-' : : '. 1 i . , 'o 1 .,. i ; t i' i III 1,1 . 1 : i i i srx li.v Y.i- u:i -.' i 7 ; Monday I ; S.w 7,. ...; ( l'iie.l.iy ..H II'.:; e lnd y I ' i.v.; 'riiilr-.d.iv-l. .'i I" 7 . Krulay .....IT : ;i s inir I i v.. I ? I o i-i u -, : t t'- i It 1 ,C 1 ti l M'M'AY.l'i I 1 .1 i M.hkIuv. ...i i ii a ii; t. ,' 1 il'-Mdav..:i ,i : . -I I .... Wednsd'y -.' i' ol 7 .; tl ! I I Tlitir.day...', o,,i;6 r.''.H Krnlav ..'I 1 l"l ii U .j n . SiMirdav .' .'.'Il 1I-.H." sI'MivV :l ! .'..;." .1 ---I i i i , :i ii -it m i ; i k i j : : i-' i . ; i .i . : 1 .. Pi :i .i ii I :i '. no ,i I ji c -1 W .i i-i 10 ii ii M mi lav... .'T s lis I S.T I ll'-d lV . - 4 l s I A e llld V.Ji .'nl s I I io : I o ;i 2- I" ii i A ". j' n ii ; i:, u i. i i Thursday.. ." . "? rii'il 1J ii Friday .... :ll it :i "i 1 Ii ii n jo i ri I M 1 ri MARI.VE NCVTES. The Miltlades is fport'd oiitsJc. The Columbia s du from Son Kr.inelo this morning. Tti Ocean Wave arrlvi 1 down venter, day. bound for the Souni. The llntish li-k Kt'i.-l'n-rt. from Hon. olulu, arrived In yest-nlay nil .1:1. -hnra-l 1 in the lower harbor. The LinMth'i .vslijre, from An'iv. rp. en tered rvt the c-Ji'Dm hou?,. y ester lay. It'-r .-arsto con.pts prju'ipii;.' of ,-onient .ml min'Tal watr. Lichfhlp No w was , .-ior'.,-.l to the mouth of the rlv-r by th- M manlta. imt had to turn back and ancli r ;.t Fori St--v.nJL She Kill make another attempt to r-.ich her station today. Twelve loadei! vessHs are n-nv in ih harbor ready :o sail: The lieaeon lt.x k. dale. Toe Coqulllo buoy, a flr.t-il.is nun red. marked "Coi'iil"" n whit.- letters, has gone adrif. from its position about of a inle nw 11 of the breik on Co. quille rock. It -ill he replaced as soon as practicable. VESSELS BOUND TO ASTORIA. The foilowmg vessels are bound to the Columbia River, with name of master, rationality, rig. tonnage, where from and daite of reported sallb.g: Lombard, Calson, Br str, 1Z& tons, Yokohama. George Stetson, Murphy, Am eh, 1798 tona, Baltimore, August 6. Drumburton, Spurring, Br bk, 1773 tona, Swansea, July 8. Cambrian King, Hansen, Er sh, 1638 tons. Shanghai. Dovenby Hall, Whlckham, Br ah, 1608 tons, Liverpool I Ben Volrilch, Ahler, G-r sh, 1107 tons,' Santa Rosalia. I Springburn, Rae, Br bk, 23X1 tons, Cape ' Town, September 23. Durbrldge, Molviuehlan, Br h, 2121 tor.s. Table Bay, September 17. j Poltalloch, McIod, Br bk, 2133 tons, 1 Table Bay. j Ota-go, Kfk, Swd bk, liTO tons, Ham-1 ,J'jr?- Dund, Jarvls, Br sh, 1,08 tors, Hlogo. Coway Gmti. Jones. Br sh, 11 ' toti, Va!paraiHO. j rr ntir.n ! (Vi A fi ,1 r. t. ' " -r tr. tons, Taku. : 1 aT,duara, Beavan, Br bk. J:,10 tons, i Algoa Bay. -j cerium, iong, jjr s'r, tons, Ilong-i kong. I Clenpark, Irian, fir sh, 1790 tors, Rio! Janeiro, August 7i. Olenbank, I-.jnarl, Br bk, 13"0 tons, Calcutta. I f!,mevleve Tnne v- ;vr tt... I phong, October ZL Henry Vlllard, Pattett, Am sh, 147 tons, New York, October 14. Oberon, Gully, Br bk, 1US4 tons, Newcastle, Auntralla, October 8. Jacques, Bernada, Fr bk, Wfi tons, Ma Junda. ' Indian Empire, Alkn, Br bk, 1515 tons, Valparaiso. JupKier, Funder, Dan sh, 1051 tons. To Kohama. Chelmsford, Thomson, Br bk, 2197 tona, Cape Town, October 9. City of York, J.ui. Ur ah, Utt7 tons, Sy.t.iey. ItlalrloRle. Maekay, Ur bk. 1U3 tona, ISIaiio Hay, Kcprcmtx'r t. lloptH.it. Tork, ltus eh, tJt'4 tons, ort Natal, Septemlvr a, Mlltln.les, AylU.it, Ur sh. 14 Ion, MeU bourne, October 1&. MaoMlllan, Outhrle. Ur sh, lM tona Yokohania lln rlette. So. tiian, tl r sli. 1TW tona Shamthal. l.aketnlM, Hi s.lheritit:. Hr bk, IrtW tons. Tie. mantle. I'lan l.obertson. l'i:l. I'r sh, 1M0 tons. ! Sanl.t 1!'HM. !!:Ni tii'n.ral. Tlionias, tr l'!M ; t-.M-. N w Au-tr.ilU. j Mul,i, Mew, i:t,r, in bk. I..J tona, NuKaikl, A.ilon. I'.iown, 1 : ..ii. titti ton., Ni. I o.istle. Ailvtiall.t. Il.'l't'! . i'.iki.o. 111! :!-.!. tr h. 1S."J tolN ; I, I.-. ' JoiMon lilll. Walker, Hr bk. ?t:t! tons. Melt, uiru lVrt I'.tl.Monla. Anton, Hr bk. S!S tons, : Xai-,.s iki Klnniek. rerrvlle. Hr sir. :l tons. ; Yi.koh.iina. Aniara. Kent. Hr s r. l'it tons. II.mik ! koi it. ) Alexander Hlaek. Piinn. Hr bk. IS'l ! ton i-. Antw.-rp. Watten. Trlls. (.er sh. 79 tons, llloir I Lord Stiaftsb-iry. CunnlnK-hain. Hr sh, m tons. Sydney. ' Hrlstol, Vetntyrs'. Hr sir. in tons. I 9.in Franelseo. j l"inll!e. Olttn.inn, t.er sh. 173S tons, Yo I kohnma. I.I MHK.U Ki.icirr. V. fsels on the Way luid In CoUimbl.i Hlvor to lvid Lumber. Tiira May. Hansen, sohr. tii tons. 8.in Franelseo, NovomNr II I.etltia. Stakkobye, sehr. 31 tons. 8.in fran.-ls.-o, November 11 Tenklo Maru Kaneko, Jap bk. UK tons, Yokohama. Ida Sohnauer, Nellson, seh, Jits tons. Stin Francisco, November 11 HOW TO PREVKNT P.VEI'MONIA. At this time of the yar a cold Is very ' sastly contracttd. a-d if lift to run lt course without tho aid of wnit r.llabla couKh medicine is liable to result In that dread disease, pneumonia. We know of no better reroedy to cure a couuh or colj than Chamlierlaln's CoiiKh Renrdy. V have used It quite extensively nd it haa alwave given entire itlfactl n. l in.ih, Ind. Ter. Chief. I This is the only n-medy that ! k: own to : be a certain preventltlve of pneumonia, j Amontf the many thousand who have ' used It for colds and la Rrippe. we have never y.-t learned of a strurle cis.- having j reunited In pneumonia, p. rons who have wik Itincs or have reason to f-nr an at tack of pneumonia, should keep the rem edy at hand. The !5 and M cent sli tor sale by the Estea-Conn Drue Company. ' The shallo ' lampllKht. room looks .irtintl'- by Prix-ity comes iiil,k"l t ih man whose liver Is iu good condltluti. PeWllfa Tilttle Early ULsersi are famous little pills for constipation,' biliousness. ndlirttiin and all stomach and liver troubles. Chas. Itntrers. Silver si-ali-s ar.- In ) ' t " ac--"-sor.-my lady's ibwk. for After he.arlnr snie friends cmtlnually pral-lmr Chambc-laln's Coll.-. Cholera and niarrhoeri Remedy, Curtis) Fleck, of Ana- helm. California, pun-hasd a bottle of It for hla own use and Is now as mthtial I astlc over Its wonderful work as anyone j can be. The S and M cent site, for sale by Estes-Conn Pnnj Company. The mim who Is koI ir hs mother Ii sure to make a Kpod husiiand. J. A. Perkins, rif Antiquity, O.. was for thirty years needlessly tortured by phy. slelans for the cure of eczema. He was luW-kly cured by using Hewitt's Witch Haz-I Salve the f uncus healing salve for piles and skin lleases. Chas. Rngei.-a Little j.-v-.,-.l ,haim m-.-m to h- very much In demand fr Christmas .-ft. Mrs. Mary Bird, Hanrlsbiir. Pa , says, "My eshlld Is worth millions to me; yet I would have lout her ny croup had I not Invested twenty.flve cents In a bottle of One Minute OdukIi Cure." It ctir.s coinhs, col.ls and all throat and lung troubled. Chns. Rogers. Whv s t men never look half the I friictrts In the miming that women do? Mrs. Stark, Pleasant Ridge, o.g siys: "Afti-r two doctors gave up my" boy to die, I (.aved him from croup by using One Minute Cough Cure' It Is the qui -k. Sfrt and most certain rermedy for coughs, colds and all throat and lung troubles.' Chas. Rogers. A I. lazing plum p-i-lding 4 l.-i r- r t.han II sons of Fourth of July pyroe-hnes. One Minute Cowth Cure cure qulrkly That's what you want I Chas. Rogers. 'rice your nerv h I., ejn : tb" whole -f r. inula ' ion of !f, iirid' rmirv d. fall"- mid 1 ' HIS (O be TO CURIO A C'T.D TJ o'K pAy Take Iaxillve liromo Qulnln.. Tablets. A nniw)M, rf ,. mtlfy ,f ,t lo Plr,. fc For stile by Charles rtog The ir. nuin. ly hot:, s- worn.-,,, . .-. ,- . . , A- i enamor-d of -r.iy bar.s -Abe,, rir , ,.r wn h. ;11 In y 'Die grizzly, 'l;-'color-d and tim-oii-h beard ran I- ma le to appear Invllin-.' by Hwklngnam's Dye, which colors an even brown or black: may Ik, nppll d at home. Is thore anything more exap-r.itlti than a vain end. av.,r lo ( nlo com. Tntinl' atlori with some one ove'- the 'phone. 'i tnnre anyth ng more Northern I'li'dtlc railroad trains lea'.s I'onliind dallv at 11 o'clock a m f r 1 r 'i'a'orna. S,iokane, and the Kajt. CI "1 connertlon mude at Si nkane for Itoss land, Nels.n, f-'andow and r:rlt!.--h ('. turn Ida mining camps For maps an 1 Information call on or address C. W PT'iNK Astoria Or AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. VK ARr ASSl KTIMi IN' Till? OU'KTS H'K Klf.UT TO TI1K rxci.isivi-: I'M-: k tiik wui "CAKTORIA," anm) TITCHER'S CASTORIA," AS urn tkauk makk. , DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Ihjanms, Massachusetts, was Vie orwinator of "PITCHER'S CASTORIA," . aamo that has Ionic ami decs now jXTTT" m evcnJ bear the facsimile signature of C&A!vc,Cl: wrapper. This is the oriohud "PITCHER'S CASTORIA,' uhich has been used in the homes of the Mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and sec that it is the hind you hare always boutdd sj.rT'Z"-' m and has the tiii nature of CyJx.ux!liC wrap ;r. No one has authority from me to ::c my nanw tx cept The Centaur Company of which Chus. II. Fletcher is President. ? Ularch S, 1S97. ats'S Do Not Bo Deceived. Do not cmlan-r tl".. lift: 'f )n tliil.l ly nrn-ptinfj a cheap suhstittitf whiih sdiiu? tlniist may ollrr you (because he makes a K'v i.imi: priinie.-: tu il), the in jrreilients of which even lie li, s nut know. "The Kind You Have Alwciys Bought" DEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF Insist on Having Tho Kind That Never Failed Yon I . . KASTAM1CM) IKH'sK, IIWIIK'.K AN1 WIIAHK HUII.DICU m 1 1 1 II "i I MOVINCl 'I'OOI.M ifgpb MANHOOD RESTOREDSS? 1?" erx If 3 CvT 3 '""' laii mnrh l,yl.Uii. will qtnrklr ul.li,f ll n. f i. ' I fr . V"in er l.o i.l in. fn-rMKs ,.,, , f-t xlh,i J .1 'i -, Inni .!, I'IM III Ul" I.H.WI11"1 IIUI .1... .S,rv,.,,, H-l.l,ll . 1 1 Z i Uali 1'imi' rv VnlliiiM U Msrrr. liou.ilna 1't.h... Vri.-,.vi. . .1 V t-,,!it;ij.lt.n. II jhh C' w f t.w-l,arf nrrnor inra notr.,r.n imp.ii.iirr, i i-i Kir.riium uuuvm, u U C r U P. L IIP Sllin l .,,.1 Ih nrlirv r..i,.,J 1 Imi.muu I'frl lr IK trntflhn .lid reatorM 1 li. rMoli ufTrrr. sr hot run"! b INw tail 1 1. I't' I'l liKN K II thr fMiir known Sift. A wrltlrii KtisraiitreKlven mxftrr rr-liirt.v.1 if pit iMiiea il,w nut .llwl paruwuet I u(w tUOabof.sif fMr9-.u1.br .iijUL. H'id t-ir msselnulAr and lmtlmuiiilA Addma litfiiL liutmi lof.u liui ac,rUa rrnctaro.iL rr.utiw te MANHOOD RESTORED L 0l amranteril loruir all dcitou. Uiaf ar., .uoh a. V.r.k Mruiu I,.tf W '"'0 "'"' 'I. Wskrliilutas, Lo Maohuu.1. Mi(hlr Km... j' xi. nriTuuMiru ail - . eithrr mrx cur., by t When yuti w uit oto ilii-it v. - ti j h.-.irt us a 1 'hrlsi ma-i it hard (O a,-t pie uu.l mr .ni'lii'u . I-,- Ayer s rills, being , oihi.m., ,,f n,,. srmtlal vlrtmn of the ls' v t-tl-l np.-r. l.-nts, without any ,,f the .! .,r fliiroiis ' mat.rUil whai.-v.-r. Is th- r-.io-i hv ihr-v! are r mii'-ii mor.. .-rr.-oTi.,- af.. vihi.it.lo than any oth.r . a-han l. Th.- Ist fun. II y physic f min i N -itli.-i J. - ..1 - ""- " bil- 1 cold bus vi-r, tb.it Tho nio.stt. ,-,:it..it,-l h ii wo car,, ti.l !1 tie 011s far worrpsl -i -r tit ban! or srw.ih.-,w-i It Is ft.n a inst,-i ti.i a a Wn "caught " The f.i, : i. hi.-, v wh- n the bl, .id U p .or an. I th,-d"pn--d, ot, Iho ,m. p.-.-til ta rl . t-i diseases Wh.-n ih- .i;.;,. pin. strength f.i'ls, Ay.-r .s S i-- . t-i-1 1:1,1 be tak'-n wltlin.ft d'-ln. it, 111 Ilal.lej I- (lie -b. ll I It S ni.t 11:1 1111j-.11., 1 thihir m.iinbera of ih,. f 1 in 1 - !., Hhns th.-so day. Ti (it that eriHin-s. le.A, r. -I ---' 1,.,! are not glad to ,,th. 'or v r.ilM I r the .1 m.i -fin, nt 1.1 c.e 1 bee 1, 1 11 that 1 the s.s-r.-t (ffft I.n'. niir s hi Itii.iiiti.-ni d in-i nlven that I will s.-H In- public auction, gcr of te ng .i ov.-r d, ; for rah. on Friday, ib Ilih day of lie. 1 1 . tuber IVI7, nt 11 nVlo. k ,1 in, nt Mrs. M. B. Ford, Ruddeii's, .ufrred dock or place w-ln-re sin. noi" lbs In thr for eight years from d 'p-p-l.i nndjC'lty of At-orli f'lulsfiv roimty Oregon, chronic consMpat on, and wis finally, tie. scow schooner. "Dill.- M." Inr en. cured by usM ln-witt's I.lttl., Marly i glues, boilers, machine! y, boats, tackle. Risers, the famous little pl!. for all stom-' iippnrel 1pp11rt-nn11.es and furniture. ach and liver tnublos. Chas, Rok.ts. And fi.v.v w., ... th.. r.md iot'i. r, lb nun", and tb.. ni,i-.i r r-. . 1 ( j -w ,nto the photoirraph'-i-'H 11.-1 i,al,v -i tun- will be taken for papa. It, ni,.. .,ut of t.-n, how.-ver, ,),.. , hil l , , ,,,,,.., ,, Tor tho eoa.f.ii t.-i,i r . r ( 1 . f - f.i 1 1 11 i-"o'iriil.o li-' nn off ';.tt, aIo ii th, pho toR-raph s pr -ai-uI.-. TO Ct'ltK A COLD IN ON'K n.y Take Ijixatlve Ilromo Quinine Tablets. All druggists; refund the money If It falls to cure; 2. For sain bv Charles Rogers.. I'nlens .t -wotniin'rt bamlwi-li nur uuik, all hT lo r I. iters I ,k l,k bxiinpleks, she plainly belongs to the diist-coV. red rn.-rri'irle.s of yentorday. Itufsla's ;.-oil.itloii ,os iiici-ea-'i-d dur. lug Mu: last 100 years a fraction less than I.WiWiO annually. A I'l.KASANT KXPF.RIKNCB. A few days ago a churning young lady who was traveling alone between HI. Paul and Chi ago, was accosted by a handsome gentleman, who Invited hrr 10 dinner wlih him. "Certainty. Mr. irson,'" elm replied, "for the Wlscona'n Central lines have the Ik-si rlinlmr car ervlce In the world: I shall be delight ed." For fureher particulars call on the nearest ticket ng.-nt, or address J. O, Bond, general passenger agent. Milwau kee. Wis., or Oeorge S. Batty, general agent, 24 Stark street, Portland. Or. Genenil Contrnctor KKNTICn lel'S Kil I.Mr hr tine ir pltfht l'rrtil ,itk Ii , wlib-tl If mil rherli e,t 1.,1. In MpermtirrtiiP n,l .tttftJI wfe organ.. - lnr I hremtM nlnerf ef rent at tmnWerl Willi rrmr.1r I r,ir wliltoul n etwmUtm. auiMllnMO - , p . ,H winnRliiv 'kb ovr eirrihiti. viniihftit ftrnt. .,iiim t .lrttittat. ii.ii fa, n i . .. j .. loharro. upinm ;r .limul.nl.. which lead 1 1 Inllmiitv. ton.umi.ll..ti or InwmiT. t.n be.-arrle,l irnnt porkrl Si to ir t.,i, 6 (, . Um.il .rr,.id Clletllar Krea. Sold I'T all Oru.,1,1. A.k for II. takinorthrf. s.iiirr. nT me I'r.u Metllclll l.r . I'an. trranrr I ai,r iMr.a l'iu1ji.u.1dirtraiiitiuf i,iuti, TUud aud YamlilU 61. , J'oiU.bJ. or. K.STKS.i'iiNN liltl'U 111. Aifi-iitn. Astoria. I ild little folk 1 ..or look do In their wint r finery? ui, r than k) Tim y.iiimt 1111111 altii his flint liU-h ha' i-ollldtl'l In- rolivllh-eil that tile n lotli world s nut lonklrg .f him. jiirjM-i'-x yi iTIi'K T" 'llK)ITilltM N-iatlc Is herrliy nlv.-n Unit Hi,- under. J :ilme, has this day bi-.-n appoint.-.! us. j aignen of R.-bcccali Hiniuss. 1111 lnr-,li ,-nt ,l.btnr. I'rs-dltors of the .nld nssliriior nr j i,.rrby notified ro present their rluinis J mult.f oath to the llli.lersiicnrd within j thrw" months fr,mi this date nt his plriee j of business at o, ',7.'i Ctunnierclnl sire., 1 Astoria. Or.-iroti. I ji,,te.1 this ib-veiith ,ny of H. .i. iiil,.-r. isle .V Mi'lll.l'HMKI., ,,.ltI)l.. of l!eU-,iiih Slniuss n ns.,. Vent d'-btor, ITi:i STATU MAKSH.M.'S HM.K. j District of Oregon. n v virtue of 1111 Order of Hale t of the I'lilti-I Ht ies litrci .ti rt ' for the Plstrli'i of Devon, on ft.-- 10th d.iv of December. Ki7. nolle I. hereby ZiiKTIf HiirHllll. t'nlt.-1 Hlnt.s Marshal C. Fultiin. I'iim tor for f.lbilunt j 1 j l.tlBHIC ATlNd 1K7I H;7 Fisher Brothers AST0KIA.... OILS A SPECIALTY ship 'H,.vni;i:itv HAItHWAIll-: IRON ANU HTIIKI. COAI, lfllK'l)llllt AMI Plti (VISIONS FIrl'R A NH Mil. I. FKIOI) PAINTS, fMliH ANIi VAIINIHIIFH ITif JfJIJUS' SIT'PMI-4 FAIIUIANK'S HCAMW ItfrORH AND WINDOWS Aomdiin.'itAr, lmpijUmknts WAOONS AM VKIIU'I.KH WHITE COLLAR LINE Columbia Klver and I'ligi-t Sound Niivluu llon l o, Hteallier "Itlllley I ill t . I " Icitlct Aalnrln dully, ereit HlllKlliy, 7 p. III. I.eiivcs Port ia lld dully, except Nillldav, V 11. 111. Itiilley iliitzcrl" tickets fiMsl on hteiimer "Thompson." "It. it. Tliolllpson" llekels ood 1 .11 "I I., , I. V lln.lerl." V. ll.Seott, I'reslilenl. K. A. Heeley, Agent, I'orl liunl. I '. W. Hlone. Agent, Astorlu. Teleplinlie No, li Emil Schacht ARCHITEGT Kooiiu ,!i7-.ift I'ortland ,snlitg lUnk llldu. Port In nil, Oregon. GO BAST ..VIA.. Library Car Route AMICIIM'.V'H Ht'KNIf LINK, nmls In RKk llsllsnt Nti !) st tniini Til all-rail route to Kootnnal mining district, via H-attls and Nmkan Shortest and Quickest Line ! St. Paul, Minneapolis, j Duiuth, Chicago AND AM. I'OINTH KAMT i Through Palace and Tourist (Sln-t.ip, IHuitig and library OtMM-va-tloii Can iDnlty TrnltiH a Pimt Time j HfltVli'lt AMi m RNKIIV t!.KagtLal) I Kor tliknts ami full Inforitiatlun oall ' on ag'nt II. N. Cu. or aiklrsaa ' A. II. C. IHCNNIHTtN. C. P. A T. A.. Port land. r H C. HTKVKNH. (I. W. P. A., HeatU. MOTT'S PENNYROYAL PILLS (lit ilsl''tia,li. t - g if t. j.aiil.l, ' (... t. ..I lli.ltllt. I It h I lip i ir .l .-' U. U(al ..nnlti-l I'ltn. il- to.nnlilil .( fi n.t It--I - ln.(.l .r ...ert r- .. . ... I I .).. ) lift I t ' r..t. (.irMilr 1 rr . --Clt. 1 I.. a-.Mll ft l.l hi aliiLriUla. Xi-A. tM i MIMICAL CO ,tw.i For lo by l-Xru-fann Pru t. . rwr M.aMMlr AW-Iki-Iv I ilmi lu l'.ianl l ira In U .Ur W. rviutul 11 w,i.,i.- 1 I'M. out bm IimImI .1 fc.iHMi wrlhiii imi-. SaWSfl 'mI ih mim awina. .. a.it I pa I i-'vl.t 10 r.imm kf lu awr. I mJ ibm or y .nw f lrrl l'll II"- III fonlift'-l lu r ia 1 11 tf . aaaaaaaaaalk-avBaaaaaaBSal 'i"J,li mu, .Ml tiara. I' 1. i ijassBj u U. 1. m-f tj H.M.kll4.ln- till hmi .. b- ! aj II (lit MfMM 4rl, .tit.-f 11. r. HUrr a I IM. V'lmmrf Uwm4tf "t I -ttarf I tMralMni' Wl '(lit tl !' P tftlle itiM rttr. 1 lit) ii.' U skill mi Ik mmM I .If ftlAllf ?'! f ilO I.OO r.il UMM liiw )rliilnl a4ri.l. Vll. 11. f., lim.MM k alMlala aeaWW l.VI-M MM I I HV I ... n III Hmmmr lr,lr i a Illlaala. 'I'I".- U. lil'lltilllll will 111 tl-l'l-M I CM TV lllllll Of WHIIlllll ttln' I'i li i-iiiiiiti-i aii faMi-ni lri' "('u-t. r Itattli-lii l'l " ! "Thr KiiM-t Triiiii in tin Wor..M "Till' Wtlllil'.'S I.ITIlI'll." Ileatltlltlllr lllllsllilted. Krer Uti'tl l IL :u A. ('.SIIKI.Im.N. (illll'llll AI'lll, I'lil'tlllllil. rlvirilH CITATION. lll the county court of the slats of or. gun, for trw county of t'latsnp. ! In tho matter of the .-muti, of Joseph I I.. Moore, flfawisssl. Citation, j To nil helm of the nt.ivc.tinmcd Joph , I, Moore. diKiwuarsl, greeting: j In the mime of the statu of Oregon, you are lieretry nltesl and fo.ulr.-d lo 11 p- wnr In the csMitrly court of the stnta of Oregon, for tint county of Clatsop, on Monday, the third day of January, tflj, nt 10 oVIo-k In the forenoon of that day, rumis Isng the flrnt day of January term of raid court, and thn mid there to show esiise If any exist, why an order of sal shoirld not lie nindo of the following d. scelbed rnl etrtntn lndonglng to said de censed nnd situated 1n Clalsop county, state of Oregon, to.wlt: The southenst one-iiiiirler of sey.llon No. 2, In the town, ship No. R. north of rang" No. 7, west of the Willamette meridian, containing 11 ncres of land, nceorllng to the prayer of the pelMtnn of c Bottom, ndmlnls. (rnlor of said entitle, filed herein, pt-iy. Ing for such sale. Witness, the lion ,T II II. Cray, Judge of the coui.ty court of die Ht.ite of Ore gon, for the eounlv of Clatsop, nnd the seal of sold court hereto iifflned, this ;ith dny of November, A. P 117. Attest: F. I. Dl'NrtA It fflenl ) Clerk. fit Is s nen.pel.enmt. r.-in-.lv f,,r li rilio-a, u MI" 'inalori In. ,1, v lot, 11 n n 1. 1 a r . I iIin ile.it... ,., .,, Inll.ntina. II"". nrioili,,,, r (, ,.,. I.KlOD. 'Mt Cv.NfiCHruiosr Co. I" '" in 11 1 11 . tin lie r"Mr.milu tV i.riiiriii.is. -.'. It I. . "Xr-r I' .I.M-. Ir Wllll.ttim'inilliinPlle ' lllltllieiil. Will i...r llll.l iiii-oi ,i I,.., ; I'llt-H. ll absorie. I lie lioiioru IlllllVK 11,11 lb hit," 11. .., i.l. a l.oiiii, '. '.. .... Ii'-f. I r. VMIiiiuiiV In, 111, 1, ',. Viint- llietil lu l,r,,.,.. ., 1. .... ... 1. 1.... 1.. 1 i'-." -1 10. i-nes nun in n lmo tlm privuie i..v,.rv ,,, 1H e. It 1 ,.r V ' .'. 11 ,lr,"'l"-ls. by mull on re (..'.r'irflli'llRINii CO.. I'roiK, t'li-veluml, 11I11 1. For sale by Ktc-Conn Drug Co. v: m f'M'Mf f.' iM aaaalaaHiasaaasiiaiaii'aia'a..ai.iTI V't'Mk'if m y ta I in !.Lr..vl M'w llu.'.iif"l SI. m rea I., alilaiurs. F 41'rennt. rt.n ITTl Ei hail r