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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

Simpson Bros. have sold the tug
Ranger, built at North Bend, and
which was lately used towing on
Gray's harbor, to lumber company
at Humboldt bay.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

Every reader of THE Historian in
terested or likely to be interested in
our vast timber values, will be glad to
know that the Nicaragua canal is in
good financial shape, and will un-
doubtedly be built. The completion
OF the Nicaragua canal will add from
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

Six of J. G. Megler's fishing boats,
each named by a crew of two men,
started for Gray's harbor yesterday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

The Gen. CGnty leaves this morn
ing at seven o'clock, on an excursion
to Forts Stevens, Candy, Hwaco and
Nahcotta.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11
Notice,

The Main Street House affords good
accommodations at 81 per day. Regu-
lar b0arderS. Single Rooms, $3.50 per
week. Two persons occupying one
room, s. per week. Day board, per
week, 81.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

The cargo of the British bark High
moor, which sailed for Queenstown
last Friday, was 1868 bbls -four,
worth S74,770.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

The Vienna restaurant will serve
their splendid Sunday chicken dinner
to-day, with game and the best in sea
son, with nice desert.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

The proposed excursion up the
Klaskanine has been temporarily post
poned.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

There is hay famine in the Occur
dAlene country, and any kind Of
stuff called hay brings S39 ton.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

Rev. Mr.. Leroy will officiate at the
Baptist church, morning and even
ing, to-day.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

"How to keep off flies," is an item
going the rounds. The Historian has
a shorter recipe. Here it is: Adver-
tise.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

The first infantry band, of Portland
came down on the Telephone yester-
day, and left on the Candy for Long
Branch, where they gave a ball last
night. While waiting for the steamer
to start they discoursed some sweet
music.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

The Historian guarantees TO its adver-
tisers the largest circulation of any newspa-
per published on the Columbia river.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

Robb 4 Parker sold twenty lots
more in east Astoria, yesterday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

Twenty thousand three hundred
and twenty families have received
$1,000 each from the A. o. U. w. from
the time of its organization to Jan
nary LIST. 1889. That means $40,644,-
900 paid to deserving widows and or
phans,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

The WestLand is the fourth vessel
to clear from Astoria this summer
with canned salmon for the English
market. The Martha Fisher took a
light cargo early in the season; the
BO7TOaOdGle cleared for Liverpool
with cargo worth $213,726 on the
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

The Coos bay Ne1oS reports 40 pound
salmon at Marshfeld.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11
TcieDhOneL LodSias House.

Best Beds i'm town. Rooms per night
80 and 3 cts, per week Sl.50. New and
clean. Private entrance.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

Rev. Mr.. Grannis will hold Divine
service at Clatsop tomorrow evening.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

Coffee and cake, ten cents. at the
Central Restaurant
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

81 TO $3.50 to the value of every thou
sand feet of lumber in this region.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

Served by Carrier, per week Is cts
Sent by Mail, per mOnth................-. &C cts
one year.....................S7
Free Of postage to subscribers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11
University OF Oregon.
EUGENE CITY.

Next session begins on Monday, the 10th
of September, 1889.
Free scholarships from every county in
the State. Apply to your County Superin-
tendent. Free tuition after january /. 1890.
Four Courses Classical, Scientific, Liter
airy and q short English Course in which
there Is no Latin, Greek, French or German.
Course. For catalogues or other infOrma-
tlon, address j. w. JOHNSON,
President.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11
Weinilard's Beer.

And Free Lunch at the Telephone Sa-
loon, 3 cents.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11
Insurance LOSSES - Far la 1899.

For the year 1889, 80 far; thu losses
Of the insurance companies on the Pa
cific coast were as follows:
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

Go to Jeff's for Oysters.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11
Terms OF Transcription

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ISSUED EVERY MORNING.
(MOnday excepted.G
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Publishers and PrOprietors,

]. F. HALLoRAN & COMPANY,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-08-11

The most of the cargoes that go by
sail from either Astoria or San Fran
cisco are valued under $4,000: a
small percentage go as high as S75,-
600, and still smaller percentage as
high as 100000. A hundred thou
sand dollar cargo is not usual, though
in the records of shipping from Pa
cific coast ports will be found several
approximating in value that of the
WeStLGnd which spreads her wings
to-day and sets out for the metropolis
of the worlds shipping.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-30
GladiOli and COrns.

Dear Household SisterS:-Is there
anything in the time Of year that i'm.
pels one to write? WallhOwer's :"
queries have reminded me of my own
failure with gladioli this summer. l
bought dozen new ones last spring
and not one of them blossomed Those
that | have had for several years
blossomed as well as usual. My
idea is that the bulb, like the tube
rose, tulip and others, stores up its
blossom germ in the previous seasons
growth. Will Dr. Hoskins tell us if
this is not 50? 60 The best remedy
know of for corns is to take a thick
piece of beaver cloth, felt or buckskin,
cut hole in the piece about the size of
the corn and put it over the corn. The
patch will not need to be 81 very large
one and can be fastened to the foot
with adhesive salve. This relieves the
pressure on the corn and it will get
well of itself, at least that is my ex-
perience. A. C. w.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-30

am getting about as much stirred
up on the subject of " deserted farms"
as | was last year on politics. l think
the Mirror and Farmer has hit the nail
on the head when it says that Yankee
farmers are not raising up children
enough to take their places. This may
be new idea to some, but | will illus
trate it by giving a sketch Of the farms
in this vicinity, beginning with small
one, the owner of which has moved
away. The farm is for sale, but will
not bring what the buildings cost. The
farm next adjoining has been lately
sold by man who has lived on it
many years, but has grown too old and
feeble to do the work required on it,
and as he has no children to take his
place, he sells and buys smaller one.
The man to whom he has sold has one
son old enough to 90 to school. The
next farm is inhabited by man who
has spent nearly the whole of his life
upon the place which bis father bought
when it was ''forest primeval." AS he
has no children, the farm must soon be
given up. On the next place man
lives alone. Next beyond is the farm
OF man who has two daughters. Each
has been married several years, but he
has only one grandchild. Next comes
large farm which might as well be
called deserted, the owner having sold
it to parties who desire it for the timber
on it, and the buildings, which are good
and suitable for large farm, are occu-
pied by transients. All of these farms
but one have good buildings, with
houses painted and kept in good repair,
and half of them have also barns clap
boarded and painted. There used to be
a school in the neighborhood and chill
dren to attend it, but the school-house
has been for many years annexed to
one of the farm houses and utilized as
woodshed. If this does not find its
way to the waste basket, l may write
more anon on the subject of the destruc-
ton of our timber lands. A. C. w.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-30
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The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-30
Convicted by the Clock.

A well-known politician tells good
story apropos of the perils of welded
life, which recent conservative chan
cellor of the exchequer told at his own
expense. 1t seems that when in office
he would sometimes return home late
at night, after his wife had retired, and
when she asked him what time it was,
would answer, &" About twelve" or ga
little past midnight" One evening, in
stead of making the inquiry, she said:
wish you would stop that clock; l
can not sleep for its noise" All I'M
suspicious, he stopped the pendulum.
In the morning, while dressing, his
wife inquired artlessly: sob, by the
way, what time did you get homer"
About midnight" replied the unsus-
pecting one. "R--, look at that
clock" The hands of the clock pointed
to half-past two. The chancellor was
crushed.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-30

the Doctor, crying at the same to The
Minister at the head of the row, " You
are caught Come down hereP ct"
said the Minister, iunocently, and was
sent to the foot, having completed
word, in spite of his protestations that
he was thinking of "ietsam." "Y,"
began Miss Wiloughby. So" said
Willy Cardington. Then the School
mistress, unable to think of anything
but ~" went silently to the foot,
after the Doctor had counted ten. The
luckless Professor, thinking of "young"
added the fatal "U," and went down
amidst much merriment. /" He should
have added l. for 'yolk,'" said the
Organist, quietly. Here there was
great amusement at the discovery of
the Professor and the Schoolmistress
together at the foot, and, by tacit
agreement, the Doctor and l entered
into conspiracy to keep them there.
The interest of the game was greatly
increased by the struggles of these two
couples to bring each other to grief by
the introduction of words which must
terminate with an opponent. 1t was
found necessary to rule out proper
nouns, slang words, and contractions,
and to ordain that in case a player,
when a combination of letters like
"y-a-c-h came to him, in preference
to adding the obvious ct" went ST.
lently to the foot, thus forcing his
neighbor to go to the foot as well, that
trick should be played only twice.
The third player should end the word.
1t must further be added that any one
may challenge word who suspects
that the person who made TIE last adj
dition is under misrepresentation as
to the correct spelling of the word. If
the word thought of is rightly spelled,
the challenger goes to the foot. If the
person challenged has made a mistake,
he himself goes to the foot, and his
place is taken by the challenger. OF
course, person at the foot, having no
position to lose, may venture to chal-
lenge freely, in hope of an advance;
put person at the head must be eau
tous, and only challenge when he sees
an impossible combination of letters
coming dangerously near himself.
found this game develop, on acquant-
ance, into very bright and instructive
amusement. Try it yourself, the next
time the neighbors come in for an
evenings fun.-AmoS Il. Wells, IN
Christian Union.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-30
A Fathers Bad Bargain.

"Elijah, dear, will you dress Willie
this morning? Pm in such hurry,
and it won't take you but minute
or two" Certainly" replied Mr.
Bixby, cheerfully, "Td just as soon
dress the little chap as not. Here, my
little man, come and let papa dress you.
I'll have you as neat as pin in jiffy."
Willie, aged four, comes reluctantly
from his playthings and Bixby begins
Now, let's off with your nightly
gown, and-keep still, dear, or l can't
unbutton it, There now, we'll-sit
still, child. What makes you squirm
around like an eel? Where's your lit
tie shirty? All, here it is, and sit still!
Put up your ammo, the other one
and-can't you keep still half second?
Put up your other arm and stop hauling
and pulling SO! Now, let's-cOme here,
boy! What under heaven do you mean
by racing off like that with nothing on
but your shirt? Now you come here
and let me put the rest of your buds on
stand still, l say! Put your leg in here !
Not that legl There you go squirm-
ing around like an angle-worm. Now,
if you don't keep still, young man, FL
stop pulling at that chain, and-here
Mary Ellen, you'll have to dress this
wriggling animal yourself. l couldn't
do it in ten years. Go to your mother,
sirl'-Iime.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-30
Health Notes.

DIR. EDISON sums up the etiology of
typhoid fever in the following words
First, typhoid fever never infects the
atmosphere; second, it never arises de
nouo; and third, the causes of the dis
ease, in order of their frequency, are
as follows: First, infected water;
second, infected milk; third, infected
ice; fourth, digital infections; fifth, in
fected meat"
AT recent meeting of the London
Medical Society DR.. Blake stated that
extraction or incision of teeth was I'M
necessary. He was able to cure the
most desperate case of toOthache, he
said, unless the case was connected
with rheumatism, by the application of
the following remedy to the diseased
tooth: Alum, reduced to an impalpable
powder, two drains; nitrous spirits of
ether, seven drains. Mix and apply to
tooth.
SIR WILLIAM GULL says that when
tagged out by professional work he re-
cruits his strength by eating raisins,
and not by drinking wine or brandy.
Another good saying from the came
source: GA pint of warm water, taken
on ali empty stomach in the morning,
is the safest and surest of all remedies
for habtual constipation. 1t dissolves
the focal matter and stimulates peris-
taltic action, thereby giving a normal
action without pain. If the tongue is
coated, squeeze lemon into the water
and drink without sweetening."
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-30
Who Is to Blame?

Not long since very lovely after
noon tea was given. A beautiful girl
there said, under her breath, to her
companion: " How awkward most of
the men are in entering rooml" 1t
was true; not due to nature, but to the
evident dislike to the occasion, a
thorough want of sympathy. The
young men, those just beginning to
wear tall hats, on whom pretty girls
and festive occasions had not yet palled,
came in full of life and evident enjoy
ment; even those who had hardly
passed their first youth, except here
and there one-and what delight he
was to even lookers-on, what a relief
were preoccupied, bored men of bust
ness who had been coaXed or driven to
performing this social duty. The Critic
recently contained the following: "An
eminent New Jersey lawyer, in thank
ing a friend for an invitation to at
tend the opening of the new Museum
of Art building on Tuesday of last
week, regretted that he was slave to
his profession, and had no leisure for
gentlemanly recreation. MY con-
dition, he added, often reminds me of
an old "chestnut respecting a con-
nection of mine, the famous lawyer of
fifty years ago, DAWN B. Ogden. He
began his profession in Newark, and at
a time when that city was the resort,
for law, of the Dutch farmers of Old
Bergen. Ogden was very genial but
rather careless man, friendly with every
one, but in early life rather disdainful
Of appearances. The old Dutchman
said: " We like that Squire Ogden. He
is no gentleman -! ," If the leisure
and the desire to cultivate social oppor-
tunities are the necessary attributes of
gentleman, then the American man is
fast losing his right to claim that distinc-
ton, for business life absorbs all, or
nearly all, mans vitality in our day,
and instead of welcoming the social
occasion as an opportunity to meet his
fellows in new life, he shrinks from
it as one more demand on already over
taxed forces. The standards of modern
family life are so extravagant that they
demand the whole thought and time of
the business man to meet them. The
extravaganza of the age is the Jugger-
naut crushing the grace of intellect,
the gift of social enjoyment, in our
husbands and sons. Who sets these
andards?-Christidn Union.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-30
Progressive Spelling.

Games that are brisk, played without
cards or other material aid, and suited
to groups of a dozen or more, are so
constantly and urgently in demand that
l need make no apology for presenting
to you an account of a game which is
played, l think, in few localities, and
should be more widely known. AS the
game has no name, to my knowledge, l
have ventured to christen it " Progress
sive Spelling" met with it at a very
pleasant little party up in Canada, at
the Cardingtons', where | was visiting.
You may learn it; as | did, by watching
sharply while a game is being played.
Young Doctor Cardington, tall youth
with spectacles, took his stand before
the party, about a dozen in all, who
were arranged in long row. This was
the order in which they stood: The
Minister; Miss Willoughby; Willy Car
dington; The Schoolmistress The Pro-
fessor; Miss Cardington; Master John
Fallows; Miss Simpson; The Organist;
Miss Lucy; Miss Wilson. The Minis
ter began by saying 49," thinking, pos
sibly, of the word "soap." Miss Will
loughby at once said ct" having in
mind the word "stay." Next, young
Willy Cardington snapped out +" r."
adding aloud, with chuckle, the word
he was thinking of-"strap." "Thank
you," said the Schoolmistress, "though
it is against the rules of the game to
think aloud" And so she added the
letter ga" The Professor did not dare
add "P," because that would have fin
ished the word, and have sent him to
the foot of the class. So he said 81, :"
thinking, luckily of strain" But
Miss Cardington was thus placed in
trouble. S-t-r-a-i," she murmured =,
perplexed, and fell to thinking. There
upon the Doctor, in front of the row,
began to count deliberately. He counted
ten, and Miss Cardington had to 90 to
the foot, being unable to add letter
without finishing the word. Master
John Fallows then made all sorts of
faces, while the Doctor counted out his
ten, and at last cried in desperation,
"L." Miss Simpson was astonished.
S-t-r-a-i.l - she cried in amazement.
"John, challenge your world" eyes,
sir" said the Doctor, Sc don't believe
you have any world" And John was
obliged to confess, with much gggling,
that he had none, and to take his place
really had word, Miss Simpson, the
challenger would have had to go to the
foot" explained the Doctor to me.
But Miss Simpson herself failed to add
letter in the allotted time, and fol-
lowed John to the foot. The Organist,
however, promptly said Sc" having
improved this little interval in thinking
up the word straight" H." said
Miss Lucy, whose bright wits saw
the word at once, and she clapped
her hands as she turned to Miss
Wilson, who was compelled, OF
course, to put on final CT" and &C
to the foot, because she had finished the
word. BY this time l had seen enough
to warrant me in joining, and the Doc
tor, too, was added to the row, still
assuming the duty of counting, when
necessary. / took my place next tC
Miss Wilson, and the Doctor next tC
me, at the foot. 1t was my turn, Of
course, to introduce new word, so
started with 81" &C." quickly added