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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-08-30
Astoria. August 14th. 1888.
CHIEF OF POLICE SALE.

ChlEf Oc 1OLlCE OhLE.
NOTICE is hereby given that by vir-
tue of warrant issued by the Auditor
and Police Judge of the City of Astoria,
in accordance with an order made by
the Common Council of the City of As
an Ordinance ordering the Auditor to
issue warrants for the collection of as
SeSSments remaining unpaid on West
9th street, between Water street and
Berry street, approved July 2jth, 1888,
said warrant bearing date the 25th day
of July 1888. commanding me to levy up
on lot No. 12. in block No Sc, in the City
of Astoria as laid out and recorded by
j. M. Shively, to collect an assessment
of two hundred and eleven 25-100 dol-
lars, which assessment was made for
the improvement of West 9th street be-
tween Water street and Berry street, by
Ordinance 1045, entitled an ordinance
declaring the probable cost of improv-
ing West 9th street, from the South
side of Water street to the South side
of Berry street. approved June Goth,
1889, have this day levied upon lot No.
12, in block No. 56, in Shryely's Astoria,
and on Friday, the 18th day of Septem-
ber. at 10 o'clock A. Al. of said day in
front of the Court House door in the
City of Astoria, Clatsop County, Ore
gOn, will proceed to sell lot No. u, in
block No. 81, in Shively's Astoria, to
the highest bidder therefor, to pay said
assessment, costs and expenses OF sale.
Said sale to be for u. 5. gold coin,
", j, BARRY,
Chief of Police.
Astoria. August l4th. 1883.
CHIEF OF POLICE SALE.
NOTICE is hereby given that by vir-
tue of warrant issued by the Auditor
and Police Judge Of the City of Astoria,
in accordance with an order made by
the Common Council of the City of As
tOria, by Ordinance No. 10I7, entitled an
Ordinance ordering the Auditor to is
sue warrants for the collection of as
sessments remaining unpaid OIL West
9th street, between Water street and
Berry street, approved July 95th, 1898,
said warrant bearing date the 25th day
of July. 1883, commanding me to levy
| upon the North X of lot No. ], in block
| out and recorded by j. NJ. Shiyely, to
collect an assessment of thirty dollars,
| which assessment was made for the i'm
prOvement of West 9th street, between
Water street and Berry street, by Or
| dinance l045, entitled an Ordinance de-
claring the probable cost of improving
West 9th street, from the South side of
| Water street to the South side of Berry
street. approved June 29th. 1888, have
this day levied upOi the North = of
lot No. !, in b'Ock No. lie, in ShiYely's
Astoria, and on Friday, the 18th day of
September, al 10 o'clock A. NJ, of said
day in front of the Court House door in
the City of Astoria, Clatsop County,
gOn, will proceed to sell the North Is
of lot No. l, in block No. 116, in Shive-
ly's, Astoria, to the highest bidder
therefor, 10 pay sald assessment, costs
and expenses of sale, saia sale to be
for q. 5. gold coin.
w, J. BARRY.
Chief of Police.
Astoria, August ,,4th. 1888.
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be awarded for

Agricultural. mechanical and stock eXhib-
its. works of art and fancy work and for tri-
ais of speed.
The premiums offered have been increased
in many cases, and new classes have been
added. No entry fee charged in divisions
j, X. l.. and q.
A magnificent field of horses entered, and
there will be splendid contests Of running
and trOtting each day.
The different transportation companies
will make liberal reductions in fares and
freights.
special attention is called to the premiums
offered for cou ty exhibits OF grains. grasses
and fruits.
Entries will be received i'm the secretary'S s
office in Salem, beginning six days before
the fare, and on the fare grounds from Fri
day before the fair. Persons desiring to eN-
hibit in divisions j, X. o, ?. and Q. are re,
quested to make their entries on Friday and
tries close on Monday, September 18th, at
:50P.M.
PRICES OF ADMISSION -
Coupon ticket for men (siX days. .,,,.,s2 50
Coupon ticket for women (six dayS),.,-Sl 90
Day ticket Tor men,. 5Oc
Day ticket Tor WOmen...... ..,..........,... &c
Tickets to grand stand at race track
for males over 10 years......... ......... go
Ladies to the grand stand free.
Those desiring to purchase booths will ap-
ply to the secretary.
g-Send to the secretary at Salem for
- w ~ J.T. GREGG.
Secretary.
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NOTICE is hereby given that by yir-
tue of warrant issued by the Auditor
and Police Judge of the City of Astoria,
in accordance with an order made by
the Common Conncil of the City of As
tOria, by Ordinance No. 1047, entitled
an Ordinance ordering the auditor to
issue warrants for the collection of as
SeSSmentS remaining unpaid on West
9th street, between Water street and
Berry street, approved july 9th, 1893,
said warrant bearing date the 25th day
of July, 1888, commanding Inc to levy
upon the south IS feet of lot No. L,
block No. 70, in the City of Astoria, as
laid out and recorded by j. NJ. Shively,
to collect an assessment of fOrty-One
and twenty-five 25-1O0 dollars, which
assessment was made for the improve
men. of West 9th street, between Water
street and Berry street, by Ordinance
No. 1H45, entitled an Ordinance declar-
ing the probable cost of improving
West 9Th street, from the South side of
Water street, to the South side of Berry
street, approved June 29th. 1888, have
this day levied upon the south 73
feet of lot No. l, in block No. 10, in
Shively's Astoria, and on Friday, the
14th day of September, at 10 O'clock
A. NJ. of said day in front of the court
house door in the City of Astoria, Clat-
sop County Oregon, will proceed to sell
the South 73 feet of lot No. l. in block
No. 10, in Shively's Astoria, to the high
est bidder therefor, to pay said assess
ment, costs and expenses of sale. SAID
sale to be for u. $. gold coin.
w. J. BARRY.
Chief of Police.
Al
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ASTORIA. OREGON:
BAR PILOTAGE.

The OregoniG1 in It's editorial
leader yesterday takes positive ground
regarding bar pIlotage and towage.
1t thinks that bar pilot charges should
be reduced one-half and that licensed
river pilots should be done away with.
1t abandons its former position that
the towage and pilotage service should
be kept separate, which it long urged,
and is now of the opinion that the
master of the tug that tows the
vessel should and could act as pilot
also. There will be a strong effort in
: the next legislature to bring these
changes about, when the matter will
be fully, and, let us hope fairly, dis
cussed.
On this matter The Historian has
this to say: 1t is believed by many
that there are too many bar pilots.
One thing is, however, evident, viz.
that no tug company, not even the D,
r. & n. Co., can afford to entirely dis
pense with the services of a pilot on
board of vessel going in or out
This is not a mere matter of economy
1t is a question of insurance. Tht
pilot in measure represents the un-
derwriters. In case of disaster to The
tug, the hawser breaking, or other un
toward accident, the master of tht
tug has all he can do to attend to hi:
own vessel. In that case what be
comes of the vessel? True, the pres
ence of n pilot on a ships deck doe
not insure immunity from disaster
but if a pilot be there the response
bility in case of loss is not on tn
owners of the tugs.
The whole thing forms an interest
ing question, and one that needs tho1
ough discussion. Whatever is don
in the matter in the legislature or on
of it should be done only upon ma
ture deliberation, and with no othe
purpose than the general good an
the mutual prosperity of the river.
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WITHIN a radius of sixty miles of
Nashville, Tenn, there is found tree
that is said to be the shittim wood of
ark fame. Celebrated botanists from
all over the country have examined
the trees and agree that they grow no.
where else on the globe. They have
decided that it is the shittim wood of
which Noah's ark was constructed,
mention of which is made several
times in the Bible. The tree is me-
dium sized, with very dark, smooth
bark, and the wood is of a bright gold
color. In early spring the trees are
laden with long, white blossoms,
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Their Business Booming.

Probably no one thing has caused snch
a general revival of trade at JnO. G. De-
ment's Drug Store as their giving away
to their customers of so many free trial
bottles of DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption. Their trade is simply
enormous in this very valuable article
from the fact that it always cures and
never disappointS. Coughs, Colds,
Asthma, Bronchitis, Group. and all
throat and lung diseases quickly cured.
You can test it before buying by getting
trial bottle free, large size 81. Every
bottle warranted.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-08-30

The famous question that In ante
bellum days so agitated political Cir
cles in Philadelphia, as to ''who struck
Billy Patterson" promises to be en-
tirely eclpsed during the present po-
litical campaign by the controversy
that has sprung up between the pres
ident and the senate over the identity
and character of, a certain Mary Ann
Dougherty. A person bearing that
name obtained a pension some years
ago, upon proof that her husband had
died of injuries received In the mill
tary service. After she had enjoyed
the pension for awhile the husband
had the bad taste to apply for pen
sion in his own behalf. Mrs. Dough
erty's pension was thereupon cancelled
and it appearing that the husband
had not been injured in service, his
application was denied. Mrs. Dough-
erty then applied to congress, stating
that she had been blown up into the
air and dreadfully injured while max
ing cartridges for the government,
that her elder son had been killed by
machinery while working for the gov
ernment in navy yard, and that her
younger son had been stolen away by
an officer of the government. A pen
sion bill was thereupon passed for her
through both houses, but was vetoed
by the president on the ground that
the only sure thing about Mrs
Dougberty was that she was
utterly unworthy of belief and
had been nine times arrested by the
Washington police for quite a variety
of breaches of the law. Upon that
veto party lines have been drawn, and
perspiring senators are spending part
of the dog days in respectively assert
ing and denying that she was blown up
and had a son killed and son stolen
and that she was insane at the times
she was "run in" by the police. One
hot point of debate is over the exact
number of times she has been arrested
and another whether n certain George
Bancroft who certifies to the character
and credibility of the lady is the emf
nent historian and statesman, or pen
sion attorney Of the same name, like
wise residing in Washington. Unless
some new matter comes up shortly t.
displace this one, we may look for an!
number of false Mary AIMS at thu
dime museums and possibly on thu
stump. The comic feature in thu
Dougherty case is that the facts coult
all be settled in day to anybody
satisfaction, if so many on both side
of politics were not concerned to keel
them unsettled till near the middle o
next November.
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DURING the securing Of the right of
way for the Ilwaco railroad, Judge
Briscoe, of Pacific county, was the re-
cipient of many uncomplimentary
remarks, being charged with being an
obstructionist, and asking money for
what would manifestly benefit him.
Have we any Judge Briscoes in AS
toria? 1t is to be hoped not.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1888-08-30

THERE is said to be more Ameri-
can silver than Canadian silver in
circulation in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Recently the Winnipeg bankers de-
cided to accept American dollars at
only 95 cents, half dollars at 45 cents
and quarters at 20 cents, but the peo-
pie refused to indorse the regulation
and our coin passes there at par.
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Will sail from PORTLAND for SHOAL-
WATER BAY and GRAY'S HARBOR
Fare to TillamoolS and Gray's HarbOr, SC.
ShOalwater Bay. IS. From astoria 81 less.
Freight. merchandise s.. Flour and mill
feed excluding bran, 81. Freight to ShOal.
water Bay s.. If sufficient freight offers a
trip TO Yaquina and Coos Bay will be made
early in August.
+. r. STRONG. President.
C.P. UPSHUR, Agent Astoria.
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closely resembling great ostrich
plumes. There seems to be no doubt
about the identity of the trees, and it
is remarkable that they are found only
in this small area and so few at that.
What is said to be the same species
grows abundantly in Coos county, in
this state.
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Close connections at Kalama to the Sound
at Astoria with the Gen. Miles for IlwacO.
OySterville and Grays HarbOr at Portland
with the q. 4 C. X. R., and west side trains.
P. & Wv. Il. r.; Vancouver and Oregors
City boats, and Eastern bound trains,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-16
Immense Gins In rurrr.

What science all invention IL doing
for the human race WAS tersrly and
plainly presented. Note tine following
illustration:
Compare a galley, a vessel ~prnpelled by
OAR, with the modern Atlantic liner. and
first let Us assume that prime movers are
non-existCnt and that the vessel is 10 be
propelled galley fashion. Take her length
as some COO feet. and assume that place
be found for as many rs 400 cars on each
side, each oar worked by three men. or
2,400 men; and allow that six men under
thesc conditions could develop work equal
10 one hur5e power: we should have 400
horse power. Double the number Of men
and we should have 500 horse power, with
$500 men at work, and az least the
same number in reserve, if the journey is
20 be carried On continuously. Contrast
the puny result thus obtained with the
$500 horse power given forth by a
large prime mover II the present day,
such a power requiring, on the above
mode of calculation, 117,000 men at
work and III, 900 men in reserve; and
these 10 be carried in a vessel less than
900 feet in length. Even if il were pos
sible 10 carry TINS number Of men in such
q vessel. by no conceivable means could
their power be utilized 81 as to impart to
it a speci Of twenty knots an hour,
weighing rs it would some 10. 500 tons
gross.
Prime motors can do what human
muscle can accomplish. Take a
railway locouuiiyc-G00 horse power de-
yelopci in u wagon which does not &C.
cupy fifty square yards Of space, and
that flies al the rate Of sixty miles an
hour with its heavy train. How weak
and puny human muscle toward attain.
ing such results.-SI Fred Brambull to
the British association.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-16
SOW to Extinguish Fire.

An intelligent physician said to me Q
few days ago, IL think | can give you a
good item and | replied that ] was al
WAYS on the lookout for useful iHforma-
ton. He then said that he had studied
the subject very carefully aud wa con-
vinced that it would be well for every
house 10 keep its own fire extinguisher,
and it could lie easily done. II would
e%rtainly be invaluable tc persons living
in the country and far removed even from
neighbors. The doctor then told me
that he would give me the exact
recipe Of the solution now used in
the fire cXtinguishcrs now being offered
for sale: Take twenty pounds Of common
salt and ten pounds Of sal ammuniac,
muriatc Of ammonia. to be had If any
drugsist) and dissolve in seven gallons
Of wafer. When dissolved it can he bot.
ted and kept in each room in the house,
to be used in an emergency. In case Of
a fire occurring, one or two bottles should
be- Immediately thrown with force into
The burning place so as TO break them,
and the fire will certainly be eXtinguished.
This is an exceeding simple process, and
certainly worth a trial. Wegive it, hop
ing it may prove successful to any who
may take the trouble to try it.-Atlanta
Constitution.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-16
How 20 Develop the Lnnrs.

The exercise which ! have found OF
most value in developing the lungs may
be described as follows: Standing erect
as possible, with shoulders thrown back
and chest forward. the arms hanging
close to the body; the head up, with lips
firmly closed, inhalation Is to be taken
as slowly rs may be, ut the Same time
the extended arms are TO be gradually
raised, the back Of the hands upward,
until they closely approach each other
above the head. The movement should
be so regulated that the arms will be *
tended directly owe the head at the mo.
ment the lungs are completely filed.
The position should be maintained from
five to thirty seconds before the reverse
process is begun. AS the arms are grad.
ually lowered the breath is exhaled
slowly, so the lungs shall be as nearly
freed from breath as possible at the time
the arms again reach the first position at
the side.
BY these movements the greatest ex-
pansion possible is reached, for upon in
SEPARATION the weight Of the shoulders and
pectoral muscles are lifted, allowing the
thorax to expand fully, while upon OK.
halation in lowering the arms we utilize
the additional force Of this pressure upon
the upper thorax 10 render expiration as
complete az possible. These deep respir.
ations should Ice repeated fivcor six times,
and the exercise gone through with five
or six times a day. 1t is hardly ncces.
sary to remark that the clothing must in
no way interfere with tho exercise. In
some eases this exercise is more advan.
tageous when taken lying flat on the
back. instead of standing. In this position
the inspiratory muscles become rapidly
strengthened by opposing the additional
pressure cxerted by the abdominal organs
against the expanding lungs. And, on
the other hand, expiration is more per-
feet and full on account Of the pressure
Of these organs. This Il an exercise now
advocated 10y several leading vocal teach.
ers of Europe. John l.. Davis, NJ. ID.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-16
The MrthodIenI Aster Family.

Plainness and solidity mark whatever
belongs 10 the family. The houses, at
the corners of Thirty-third and Thirty
fourth streets and Fifth avenue. in which
John Jacob and William Aston have lived
for years, are simple to balGness, are in
deed ugly without, though very comfort
able internally. But nowhere is there
any sign Of ornament for the sake Of
ornament. Richness is blended with
something of severity. The contempt
raneous passion for the aesthetic and
decorative Il not visible.
The AstUrs give elaborate entertain
ments, mainly dinner parties, but give
them sparingly. and always see that they
are fully and correctly advertised in the
social columns Of the newspapers. Even
festiyity is a business with the family,
who are methodical and considerate Of
cost in everything. They are trained to
be 80 from their infancy. Hence, i'm
pulse, ~sonsibility, romance, sympathy,
whatever belongs to the emotional or
ideal, is, If it appear, sedulously depressed.
Mrs. John Jacob Aston, who recently
died, was devoted 10 the poor. attend.
ing TO their wants personally; but she
used in charity, | am told, only the In
come from her marriage portion. Her
memory IS widely and tenderly mourned
by the lowHCst and neediest Of the town,
20 whom she was a constant help,-Paul
X. Cleveland in The Cosmopolitan.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-16
A CbIcsroan at Lunch.

That a Chicagoan dislikcs to lose any
timo Is patent 10 All observer in any Of
the down town restaurants during tho
Don hour. Almost every second eater
has a paper propred up before linn
against q glass or q catsup bottle, and
while he deyours his lunch he also de.
yours the news at the same time. When
he finishes one side OF his paper he lays
down his knife and fork long enough to
expose a fresh side 10 his view, when be
u the double occupation Of reading
and eating. The average Chicago busi.
ness man can consume a fry without
missing q news item, and a keep
posted on the affairs Of the day without
overlooking On oyster.-Chicago Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-16
Maste Of Braln Power.

What a waste Of brain power there Is
In swindling. The swindler has all the
forces Of law and order arrayed against
him. lie Il sure 10 be tripped up sooner
or later. The cost Of a mistake is his
liberty, and the mistake isbound to come.
The ingenuity he expends in his methods
II applied in a lawful direction Il almost
sure TO net him a larger return In cash
than It does when put TO a crooked use.
The swindled person generally deserves
little pity. lie usually expects TO take
advantage Of somebody, and he gets
taken in himself. Cupidity is at the bot
tom OF both sides Of q swindle. -Detroit
Free Pres,
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-16
Birds of III Omen.

An old Scotch saying has 1t that
ssWhistlin' maidens an craving hens
ere nae lucky about ony mans toun."
Thus the ordinary barn yard fowl may
10 a feathered f%orerunner of evil. Birds,
from perhaps antediluvian periods, have
been looked upon Us feathered fortune
tellers. The swarthy Italians, who, with
their cages of trained birds, stand ut the
street corners in our large cities and ask
lnssers by TO allow the little fcathered
spes 10 read their fortune, are the stray
Cling remnants Of a whole army OF SUI
persutious souls. In some parts Of Eng
land we in our day the note Of the
swallow means the reception If some
evil tidings; but 10 kill that bird is Ger
tain way of bringing down unlimited
evil on the destroyer. The white owl in
Franco is universally held rs asoreteller
Of death. and its ''screeCh' Is not much
liked by English peasants. But in
America, amoUg the negro population,
the brown owl, if uttering its boot un the
right, f~oreiellS good luck. but the uppo.
site if on the left. In France and Bel
GUM the cry Of the white owl is sup
posed Ia ~iorctcll MI sorts of misfOrtules,
However, the counteracting remedy is
not far TO scek-it simply consists in
throwing a pinch of salt into the fire
when the sound is heard.
Two crows, in some parts Of Scotland,
are considered very ominous Of i'll. The
cuckoo's note is everywhere held as a
sign of duplex meaning. the explanation
whereof lies, not with the birds note but
with the auditors pocket. If the cuckoo
be heard when the pockets are empty a
very impecunious year and specially
the need Of borrowing from friends Tor
trying SO to do) is implied. But if, on
the other hand. the cuckoo's note be
heard for the first time whom the pocket
contains cash, a prosperous and moneyed
year is foretold. Another sigh Of good
fortune is found in the robin perching on
the roof and singing. C,riously enough
the smallest. of popular lirds. the golden
crested wren, WAS, till The end Of the last
century, and in some parts during the
first quarter of the pre- mi one, despite
the nursery rhyme a-sOciating il with
the robin, held as n Zoe, and cruelty
stoned ON CERTAIN da, S, much after the
fashion in which the nrovctidc cock was
tortured to death.-'Iomc Journal.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-11-16
4 Glance at the Camel.

A camels hind legs will reach any
WHEREVER his head, round his chest,
and on to his hump; ever when lying
down an evil disposed animal will shoot
out his legs and bring you 10 a sitting
posture. His neck Is Of the same Uli-
ancy. lie viii chew the root Of his tail,
nip you in the calf, Or lay the top Of his
head on his hump. He also bellows and
roars at you, whatever you are doing
suddling him, feeding him, mounting
linn, u~nsaddling him. To the uninitiated
a camel going for one with his mouth
open and gurgling horribly is a terribly
ing spectacle but do not mind him, il is
only his way. l heard Of n or two
men having n leg broken from a kick ut
various times, but il was the exception
and not the rule, for a camel is really a
very docile animal, and learns 10 behave
himself in most trying positions with
equanimity, though ! fear 1t Is only the
result Of want Of brains.-Count Glei-
chen.