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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30
BEGIN AT THE OTHER END.

The board of school directors of
district No. One will have a meeting
next Wednesday to discuss various
matters, school repairs, providing a
suitable room for "a high school," and
the raising of the principals salary to
LOO year, etc.
The present principal is an able in
cumbent, and worth all that the board
proposes to pay him, but giving him
81 200 won't establish "a high school" F"
Perhaps a little plain talk on this
subject may not be out of place.
The school house in district No.
One is very fine building: it cost
$4,000. The people in the district
are paying for it, and are paying sew
eral teachers, primary and intermedl-
ate, low wages.
The school, as conducted, is not
giving as satisfactory results as might
be wished.
The directors should begin at the
other end. They should increase the
efficiency Of the primary and interme-
diate departments; pay the ladies bet
ter salaries, and require better work
in these rooms. 1t is in the primary
rooms Of a school that the best work
is required.
The work in these rooms, is some
times slighted, is not always done as
it should be: Why? because the
teachers are not paid the salaries they
should be paid.
They do all they are paid for; prob
ably more.
What is wanted is not 50 much a
'high school" as a place where a man
or woman can send boy or girl with
the reasonable expectation that the
boy or girl will learn how to read dis.
tinctly, write legibly, and know
how to add, multiply and divide cor
rectly.
This isn't asking much, but it is q
good deal more than is afforded.
When the homely demands of every
day life are complied with will be
time enough to talk about "a high
school"
A high school is a good thing. THE
Historian would be glad to see higf
school, and doesn't oppose the idea
but it would like to see low schoo
first.
The present school doesn't fill the
requirements justly expected of it, by
the tax payers who support it.
There is too much Indifference as tt
results, not enough hearty warm, yea
lous effort for the success or advance
ment of the pupil, the teachers arr
neglected, and are not reinforced by
appreciation substantially expressed.
To the board we say be JUS
before you are generous. If you car
afford it, pay the primary and inter
mediate teachers better salary, thai
will justify you in demanding bette
work, and require more effort, AM
better result, which is the infallibl,
test of all intelligently directed
work.
| Don't begin building at the roof
begin at the foundation. The thin,
is too top heavy now.
In little community like ours it
better for all to agree if possible.
This matter of education is a YER
important one, and the children i
district No. One are not getting nov
the advantages they are entitled to.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30
Is CONSUMPTION lncurabIe:

Read the following: Mr.. G. II. Morris,
Newark, Ark, says: WAS down with
AhSreSS of Lungs. and friends and ply
SicianS pronounced me an Incurahle
COnsumptive. Brgan taking DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption. am
now on my third bottle, and able 10
oversee the work on my farm. 1t is the
finest medicine ever made"
Jesse Middlewart, Decatur, Ohio,
says: "Had it not been for DIR. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption |
would have died of Lung Troubles. Was
given up by doctors. Am now in best
of health" Try it. Sample bottles free
at J. G. Dement'S Drug Store.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

The grand jury of King county, w.
T., in its report made last week said:
''The grateful and heartfelt thanks Of
our entire community have been rich
ly merited by the open-handed, warm
hearted iberality of our rival sister
city, Tacoma. Spokane Falls, Ellens-
burgh, Yakima, Colfax, Portland, Asto-
ria, Victoria and many other kindred
cities, by their splendid iberality,
have bound Seattle to them in the
pure gold of enduring friendship"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

G. H. Petry, employed as edger at
the Clatsop mill, met with an accident
yesterday, the back of his right hand
being severely lacerated by a stick
flying from saw. Medical assistance
was at once procured and he viii be
ready to go to work in few days.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

down with the steamer Alaskan off
Port Oxford last month, was fled for
probate last Friday. The estate is
worth $1,000. He left $25 to his son,
Francis J. Rails, and the rest of his
estate to his wife.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

The recent criminal libel law of Or
egon makes it criminal libel if news
paper tells the truth and that truth
can be construed to in any way injure
the party referred to. Now, under
this law, says the VindicatOr, if we
know that a man is liar and we have
the evidence to prove it, it is more
healthy to keep mum.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30
A WOMAN'S WAY.
A Startling Business Propos;,ie


When Mrs. Fowler, of S27 Ellis street,
stopped in at leading city druggists to
ask what effect Joys Vegetable Sarsapa.
rilla, would have i'll dyspepsia and sick
headaches, she was assured it would re-
lieye both. She was so incredulous that
the druggist gave her bottle, not TO be
paid foruDless it cured. The following is
the convincing conclusion:
SAN FRANCISCO, Feby. s, lsSS.
DEAR SIR: Notwithstanding my mis-
givings, joys Vegetable Sarsaparilla did
all that you promised. l had tried so
many prescriptions that l had come to
believe nothing would relieve my dyspep
sia and sick headaches, but 1 have not
had a return of either since. You have
my permission to make this public, for a
remedy that will cure dyspepsia and pre-
vent sick headaches should be generally
known. Respectfully,
AunH1. kKz<tAs.
327 Ellis Straat
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30
Prices in Eastern Oregon.

In this market wool brings II cents
to IA cents per pound. Flour is worth
Sc per barrel. Oats 65 cents per
bushel, barley IS cents, potatoes 80
cents. Bacon sells at Is cents per
pound, hams IS cents, shoulders IA
cents. Hay is worth $40 to S15 per
ton, butter 20 cents per pound, and
eggs 30 cents per en.-PriReUHle
PHDeT.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

This week, says an eastern Oregon
paper, two parties met here-one 60
ing from Colfax. W. T. to Lower Cali
fornia, the other going from Lower
California to Colfax, w. 7. Each had
discouraging tales to relate regarding
the country they were leaving, but
the country to which they were jour
neying was, in their imagination, the
promised land.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Three salmon vessels are now in the
river, the WGnlOck, Bo7TO1Oddle and
WeStIGnd, the latter Al days from
Wellington, N. 2. The WGntOck and
BoTrooOdale will each load about 25,-
900 cases. The WeStlGnd's cargo will
be determined later on.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30
augment our community wealth to
any great extent.

It seems to the writer that so far as
observed by him our business men
who have secured a good many desir-
able pieces of property from the Ne
canicum to Knappa, are overlooking
one important source of profitable
wealth in the Nehalem country
through which the railroad will run
in its course to the Willamette valley.
There's millions in it"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

The Oregon Transcontinental 20,
under deT direction Of Henry Willard, sent
out in one day, recently orSeas eas nm m
advertising amounting to So%3,UE %
I,eading daily papers in New ioIA, ahs
Boston and Philadelphia were Tue
mediums chosen.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30
Notice..

The Main Street House will, from
and after this date, serve Warm Meals,
Lunches, etc, at all hours from 6 A. NJ.
until 8 P: NJ. Regular meals: Breakfast,
6 to 9; Dinner, II to 2; Supper, 6 to 8.
. This House does not employ Chi
namen. GRAY & PRATT, Props.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30
1t is Always the Way.

When a seaport once gets suprem-
acy it is almost impossible TO take it
away. Capital and brains flow into it
rs a matter of course, and each year
increases the distance between it and
its rivals. 1t is the old story: "To
him who hath shall be givenw-S. T..
can. 20.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

While entering Bear creek yester-
day the steamer Ctty q SIa ASSJi."
broke her wheel, temporarily dlsaDnne
her The Electric took her plsS9
yesterday. She was beached and WiiI
probably be ready for business again
tb;o afternoon,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

All the patent medicines advertised
in E!iS paper, together with the choicest
periumery, and toilet aIticles, ETC.. can
be Bought at the lowest prices, at !. w.
Conn'S drug store. opposite Ocaideut
hotel 4 S+oria
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

A young man, a pantry man, on on
hoard the barkentine Tam OShGqateT
was brought over from Shoa!water pay
Yesterday on the tug Astoria, danger.
ousIv sick with typhoid fever; de
was taken to st. Marys hospital.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

"How to secure greater local inter
est in our public schools" will be DIS
cussed by Prof. Pratt, principal OF the
Court street school, at the state teach
er's institute, at Salem, next Wednes'
daV,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

At one o'clock yesterday morning
the jury in the case of Jno. Drouillard,
charged with killing Pedro Riberos,
on trial at Portland, brought in ver-
dict of not guilty.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

About the best buy the writer heard
of Yesterday was the Mcintosh prop
erty fine lot cornering on Genevleve
street the lot next to it, and the dwell
ing house, sold to G. Wingate' Tor
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

The Gen. Candy leaves on an ex-
cursion at nine this morning to the
forts, nwaco and Nacottah. Tickets
for the round trip, 50: to Ilwaco and
return, 81.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Capt. ]. A. Brown yesterday pre-,
sented Capt. Thos. Doig with gold
chain and diamond locked valuet at
S85 for taking the steamer Mt6Gdo
safely around to Port Townsend.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

The $4,000 appropriated by congress
for telegraph line from Fort Stevens
to Tillamook Rock will be available
after tomorrow, and the line will be
completed this summer.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

From Prof. M. L. Pratt, who was
visiting Yaquina bay last week, 1t is
learned that the authorities will blow
up' the two wrecks at the mouth SO as
visitors will not be able to see them.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

The Oregon sailed for San Francis
co yesterday with the following
freight from here: 9o2 bdls. shocks,
400 cases salmon, $50 SKIS oysters, and
5 tons assorted freight.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Reserved seats at the New York
Novelty Store for the George Wood
thorpe performances.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

THE AsToRTAN guarantees to its adyer-
Users the largest circulation of any newspa-
per published on the Columbia river.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

VIM. johnson, who sustained a
severe fall in the hold of the Wan
lock last Thursday, is again able to be
around with the aid of cane.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

The Marine band, of Portland brings
a large excursion on the Fourth, COM
ing on the Telephone.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

The State Of California arrived
from San Francisco yesterday with SO
tons freight and a light passenger
list.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Stages will connect with street cars
for Alderbrook this afternoon. Swings,
dancing platform and flying dutch
man.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Lot l, block 107, Olney's Astoria
was sold yesterday for S225. Also
lot 2, block 81, McClure's; $3.50.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

The Sunny Hour, published by
boy II years old, comes to hand. 1t is
really dreadful to note such evidence
OF youthful depravity.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30
Girl Wanted.

; To do general homework in q small
family, Apply at this Office.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30
Special Meeting Scandinavian Benevolent
Society.

The members of this society are re-
quested to meet at their hall on Sunday,
June Both, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, for the
purpose of considering business of i'm
portance. By order
AUG. DANIELsoN,
Secretary.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

County conrt and circuit court to-
morrow.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

An exchange says: Advertising
is like counting a widow-it can't be
overdone.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Miss Lucia B. Griffin will give a
literary entertainment, in costume, to-
morrow evening, July 1st, at the Con-
gregational church.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

The members of the Western ANA,
teur band will meet at their hall at
o'clock this evening.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Mr.. johnson and his two boys will
start a new paper, The Western
Watch ToaOer, in Tillamook next
week.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

81. Spellmeier has put his property
on the market. He wants $11, 900 fol
it.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Wanted, brick yard. Hunt up a
good place to make bricks around
here. There's big money in it.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

The Gen. Miles went to Gray's har-
Dor yesterday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Excursion on the Gen. Canby to
Nacottah to-day at 9 AN.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

The MGRzGnitG sails for Destruc.
tion Island this evening at 5 o'clock.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

What we hope will come in quick
season is the purchase by intending
builders of eligible sites for factories,
mills, business blocks, solid structures
and the advent of men who have
money to put into execution many
profitable enterprises. Trading prop
erty and money among ourselves is a
pleasant occupation for leisure hour
Of summer afternoon, but it doesn't
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30
Go to Jef's for Oysters.

Fish and Game in season, at Astoria
Restaurant
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

LudlOw'S Ladies' $500 Fine Shoes
also Flexible Hand turned French Kids,
at p. j. GOCDMAN'S.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Served by Carrier, per week., X ctc
Sent by Mail, per mOnth.......,,... 20 1tS
one year..................ST.OO
Free OF postage to subscribers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Capt. j. d. Merryman has sold his
Washington county farm for $500.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Juicy Steak at Jef's.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

A favorite method with several who
are desirous of amassing wealth is to
"bond" a piece of property. That is
to pay so much or so little for the
privilege of being able to buy that
particular tract for certain amount
any time within thirty days.
That is a pleasurable form of eX-
citement, doesn't cost much, and gives
about as much fun for the money as
there is going.
Others buy on a margin, all same
mining stocks. They buy $4,000
worth of property for $4,000 down and
give mortgage for $4,000 at eight
per cent. and taxes" That is they bet
$4,000 that the property will sell for
more than $4,000 before the $4,000
mortgage is due.
Others buy for cash, out and out,
get the deed recorded, and put it
away and hold for a rise.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

The will of A. W. Rabies, who went
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Some funny incidents are related.
One man bonded his property to
three several parties, another bonded
a lot for a certain sum and then find
ing he could bond it for little more,
begged off from the first agreement.
Another man who has available acre
age three miles away came into town
and was chased all around town by a
real estate man who wanted to bond
his property. Just as he had him
surrounded, another +. e. m. hove in
sight, and then another, and then the
owner of the property broke away
and galloped down the street, but was
again cornered and talked to until he
could hardly stand up.
He finally went home without do
ing anything, his head so full that he
was afraid to accept any proposition
lest he might miss something better.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30
MATTERS AND THINGS.
Casual Paragraphs About Current Events.

The past week was busy one in
real estate in this city. More real es-
tate changed hands here last week
than during any other seven days in
the history of the city. Some people
think that the prices obtained were
''high." The opposite is the case.
The prices are remarkably moderate.
Take, for instance, that Astor House
property which sold for $4,000, and
would be cheap at $4,000. In
sixty days the lot that it
stands on will sell for that.
If people think property is ''high"
now, what will they say a year from
now when business and residence
property will be worth double what it
is quoted at now. This is not written
in any "boom" spirit. The Historian
owns no real estate and is not owned
by anybody that does, but it expresses
the exact opinion of the best posted
when it states that property here is
not "high," all things considered.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

The city is III excellent financial
shape. A proper city assessment
would enable the council to put the
tax rate very low. A five mill tax on
$4,000000, yields as much as a ten mill
tax on $2,O00,000, and then it looks so
much better to a probable investor
from "the outside" to tell him ''our
city taxes are five mills" than to have
to own up to a ten mill tax, with peo.
pie passing as he talks who are pay
ing 1,500 assessment on a lot that
they would laugh at you if you offered
them $1,000 for it.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Historian BUILDING, CAss STREET
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Terms OfSubscrlptiOn.
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After things get little more set
toled and the property and coin be-
come more exchanged and equalized
than they have been of late, these
matters of needed streets, public
parks, water front embankment or
sea wall, leveling of the hills, ETC., will
receive some attention, Consider
able work will be needed to get things
on firm foundation, but that can
be easily picked up and carried along
all in good time.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Publishers and Proprietors.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Just at present it may be of little
use to talk much about the public
needs of the city. The first impulse
will be to make individual profit; but,
yet, at the risk of growing tiresome,
The Historian for the twentieth time
urges upon public attention the neces-
sity of proper outlet in the way of
streets. Second street should be
pushed westward. The few dollars
that it costs are nothing in comparison
to the value insured. 1t is something
that will benefit the whole city, and,
really, shouldn't need line of urging
or a moments hesitation. The exten-
sion of that street westward toward
Smiths Point is urgent: those who
own the adjacent property have made
it easy to have the work accomplished.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

A few doubling Thomases who can't
get over the chronic habit of a slug
gish lifetime are still solemnly hooting
"go Slow" look out" "what are you
buying this on" etc. They can't
change their note Immediately, but
will fall into line with the procession
before the days get much shorter.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

Talking about assessing property at
one fourth of its value is a good deal
of a chestnut" but the custom
abides, and is an injustice to the man
who owns only little and is taxed on
80 per cent. of all he has.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-06-30

ISSUED EVERY MORNING
(Monday excepted.0
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]. F. HALLoRAN g. COMPANY.
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1t is the most natural thing in the
world for any one with little money
to want to "get in" and secure little
real estate while they have a chance.
Because of this several are regretting
that they haven't invested. They
needn't fret. The thing hasn't begun
yet. There will be plenty of opportu-
mites to make money in Astoria real
estate right along. All it requires is
little judgment, a little nerve and
a little money. A lot that costs $500
if sold for $3.50, gives a profit of so per
cent; a lot costing $4,000 and sold for
$4,000, gives profit of only 25 per
cent, but the $4,000 profit on the one
transaction is eight times that made
on the smaller one.
, 1889-04-30
Work Of Young PRINCES.

Those who think that being a prince is
a pretty easy job are requested to turn
their attention to the present crown
prince of Germany, aged @ years, and
his under study, Eitel Frederick, aged 8
years. These two helpless little rats
have Just one hour and a half q day in
which to play. They get up at @ o'clock
in the morning, go to their studies at 7
o'clock, and are drilled all day long,
learning the trade of king and how to
kill people in the s~peediest possible man
ner.
The poor children are denied the priv
ilege of sliding down the banisters. They
cannot run off after hand organs and get
lost. They cannot jump off and on street
cars nor peg snowballs at windows,
running away from the policemen and
hiding under sidewalks, to be dragged
out by the hind leg. They annot play
"hookey" from school and go swimming.
No; they have to sit around quietly and
be careful of their clothes. The indica-
tons are very strong that they will either
have fits or whiskers' by the time they
are 12 years old.-Chicago News.