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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-26
AN UGLY DISCOVERY.
A Report That should Be Read

ga recent analyzation in Philadelphia by o
celebrated chemist of ten popular brands OF
sarSaparilla discloscs the astonishing fact that
these ten samples of blood purifiers ~ con-
tanned in the aggregate sixteen different min
erals, eleven of which were active poisons.
todide of potash was discovered In every sam
pie, mercury was found in all but two, while
arsenic existed in six of the ten brands. Not
one brand was the pure article"
Areporter took the above clipping to E. w.
Joy, the manufacturer of Joys Vegetable Sar-
saparilla- Mr.. Joy exhibited no surprise. He
said druggists knew it. He said he long ago
saw the crying need for safe and absolutely
pure vegetable preparation of Sarsaparilla,
hence his was named Joys vegetable sarsapa-
rila, because it contained nothing but pure
syrup of sarsaparills, combined with the pure
juices of California's vegetable alternatives. Un.
like potash sarsaparillas, it does not force i'm
purities through the skin but stimulates the
various secretive organs, thereby correcting
functional arrangements and eliminating all
1mpuritie1 through the natural channels
San FTGactsco EEdMiseT,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-26

ceremony. No coffin is provided, not
even a box, and not a prayer is
offered.
The writer ends by appealing to Mr..
Lamassi to help him to escape from
the horrible place, as he can not long
survive the treatment he is daily re-
ceiving. Mr.. Lamassi says he will do
all he can to assist his friend, and will
lay the matter before assistant district
attorney Davis, who has charge of
Fitzpatrick's case. Supt. Jackson
said it was not within the province
of the commissioners to do anything,
as the treasury department would
not allow the expenses which would
be incurred to come out of the ma
| tional fund.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-26
The Verdict Unanimous

w: ID. Suit, Druggist. BippuS, Ind,
teStifieS: Il can recommend Electric
Bitters as the very best remedy. Every
bottle sold has given relief in every case.
One man took six bottles, and was cured
of rheumatism of 10 years standing. y
Abraham Hare, druggist, Bellyiile,
Ohio, affirms: The best selling medi-
cine l have ever handled in my 20 years
experience, is Electric Bitters." Thou
sands of others have added their testi-
mOny, so that the verdict is unanimous
that Electric Bitters do cure diseases of
the Liver, Kidneys or Blood. Only a
half dollar bottle at j. w. Conn's Drug
Store.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-26

SOME interesting statistics may be
gathered, from the last statistical alb
stract of the United States. 1t ap-
pears that the revenue of the govern
ment amounted in 1888 to $6.32 per
capita of population. The expendi-
lures of the government, not includ-
ing payment of the national debt,
amounted to SAT- per capita. The
national debt per capita amounted to
$17.71, and the interest thereon to 65
cents. The duties collected ON i'm
ports amounted to S3.47 per capita,
and the internal revenue amounted to
$2.07 per capita. The average ad val
orem rates of duty on all imports in
1888 amounted to 80 per cent. and the
average ad valorem rates on all dutia-
BILE imports amounted to 1853 per
cent. The per capita estimates above
given are based upon an estimate of a
population of 60,01S,0O0 made by the
late actuary of the treasury depart
ment. This estimate is in all proba-
bility too low. An increase of the
figures for population would of course
require slight reduction in the per
capita estimate.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-26
SWAN RECOVERING.

Elmer Swan who nearly lost his life
about two weeks ago by being hurled
a distance of eighty feet from a rail
road velocipede into a ravine near
Dundee, is getting on finely. He was
taken from the Portland hospital last
evening to the residence of his father
Mr.. Enos Swan; all he is suffering
from now are bruises he received in
his terrible fall.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-26
POSTMASTER'S PERQUISITES.

A GOOD many of the fourth-class
postmasters who are being appointed
by the postmaster-general are sur
prised when on taking Office they find
that they must count all the letters
they send away by each mail
81 had always supposed" said one
of them, shat We received our pay
according to the number of stamps
sold. but L find that it is not on that
basis that our salaries are computed,
but on the basis of the amonnt of
matter mailed, so that before every
mail we must count the letters to
make up our report. 1t was not al
ways thus"
The change was made for an odd
reason. When the fourth. class post
masters were paid according to
the number of stamps sold, the
officials at Washington were some
times surprised at the unprecedented
growth of an office. Soon the growth
became general, and it is matter OF
surprise with what rapidity the sales
of stamps at the small offices in
creased. At the same time terrible
falling off was noticed in the sale OF
stamps in New York, Philadelphia
and other large postoffices. 1t was
not long before the cause was discov.
cred. Most of the fourth-class post
masters are country store-keepers
The houses from whom they purchased
goods authorized agents to offer to
take payments for their goods
in stamps instead of cash
OF course, in all cases the
offer was accepted, for, as the post
master got percentage on the sale OF
stamps, this amounted practically to
a reduction in price. Large bills Of
goods were purchased by country
store keepers who were also post
masters. They were paid for IL
stamps, and the stamps were reported
to Washington as among the sales
Salaries jumped up at a marvellous
rate, and, in the meantime the New
York and Philadelphia merchants
used the stamps received from the
country and bought none at home
The government bought thousands o
dollars in salaries before the trick wal
discovered.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-26
IT MIGHT HANE BEEN WORSE.

Last night about nine o'clock a
slight collision occurred in Sullivan's
gulch on the o. r. & N. railroad be-
tween the incoming freight train and
some box cars which had been left
standing on the track just west of
Fifth street bridge. There were sew
eral freight cars on the track. The
freight train came in at pretty good
rate of speed and dashed into the first
car which was astock car. This was
completely wrecked and two other
box cars were badly smashed. The
box cars contained giant powder
and had there been an explos-
ion the result would have
been terrible. The boxes containing
the powder were seen by several so
there could have been no mistake
about it being in the car. 1t was
reported that some one was injured,
but the report was not verified. The
engine was considerably damaged.
The stock car, which now lies on
the side of the embankment was
smashed beyond all possibility of re-
pair, the heavy timbers and irons be-
ing broken and twisted. 1t is not
very clearly explained how these cars
happened to be ON the track, but it is
probable that they were accidentally
left there.
Three carloads of glass consisting OF
1,2O0 boxes, and three carloads of
crockery arrived in this city this
morning consigned to two Portland
firms. The lot came from Liverpool
by way of New Orleans.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-26
An Attractive Costume.

Dumby - You say Miss Periodic
looked beautiful in her bathing suit.
What sort of suit was it?
Mumley- Stockings and style
Laurence american.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-26

That tired feeling is entirely over.
come by Hoods SarSaparilla. which
creates ali appetite, rOuSeS the liver
cures headache, and gives renewed
strength and vigor to the whole body
Be sure to get Hoods Sarsaparllla,
which is peculiar to itself, Sold by all
druggists.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-26
SHOCKING BRUTALITY.


NEW YORK, July 25.-A letter from
another OF the men sent by John Fitz-
patrick Liverpool Jack" to Progreso
Mexico, was handed to Supt. Jackson
at Castle Garden yesterday. The let
ter was brought to the Garden by
Barth Lamassi, an Hungarian, who
lives in this city. He received it from
the writer, an acquaintance of his,
named Landsman. The letter, writ
ten in Hungarian, was signed 'Mr.
Schuler," as Landsman explained he
was afraid If he signed his own name
and the letter was opened he would
be murdered.
Landsman implores Lamassi to pro-
cure his release from Progreso, where
he says he is held In bondage worse
than death. Three months ago, he
says, he was engaged at the employ
ment bureau kept by Fitzpatrick at
No. 30 Greenwich street. 1t was un-
derstood that he was to receive $50
per month as laborer on
a railroad. When he, with
thirty others who went with
him, arrived at Progreso they were
put to work on the docks in the hot
sun. 1t was so hot that their skin
peeled off in large flakes. They were
forced to board in an adobe shanty,
for which they were obliged to pay S.
per week for their board. The shanty
was fairly swarming with vermin and
the mud was ankle deep. They were
obliged to sleep on the bare mud, and
Meztizos, negroes, Indians and whites
all slept together. At the end of the
first month, instead of being paid 500,
as the contract called for, they were
paid at the rate of 81 per day. When
they demonstrated against this injus-
tice they were dubbed and kicked.
After this guard of Mexican soldiers
was placed over them and they were
driven to their tasks each day like a
company of felons. The least word of
remonstrance brought a shower of
blows.
Landsman applied to the steamship
company to take him back to New
York, but was told that he must ap-
ply to the dock superintendent. He
did so and was refused. His treat
ment after this was much worse,
and a guard 'one day, becoming
angry, struck him with the butt end
of his musket, disabling him SO he
had to be sent to the hospital. Here
he received little better attention. The
patients, most of whom were brought
there by the outrageous treatment of
the guards, were shamefully neglected.
The water given them was brackish,
and so filled with mineral alkalis that
they grew worse instead of better.
Medicines were not given at the prop
er time, and the swarms of flies in the
hospital rendered their situation al
most unbearable. So desperate did
they become that they longed for
death as a welcome release. The dead
are buried like dogs-their bodies
thrown into trenches without the least
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-26
TELEGRAPHIC.
Specials to The AstOrian.

SAN Francisco, July 25.-Following
Is the passenger list per steamer Co.
tttnabiG, sailing hence to-day for As.
toria and Portland:
L. M. Paramour, Z. E. Paramour,
Matt Courtright, Mrs. G. Hamill, Mrs
S. Waszill, A. Cohn, 1. J. Burch, J. III
Donohue, George Craw, G. NJ. Collins
]. Burtchell, F. B. Kimell, J. Bauer,
Mrs. Casey, J. M. Powers.
THE CAPTAIN AND THE COOK.
PORTLAND, July 25.-John Quinlar
was arraigned in justice Phelan's
court this afternoon, charged with
threatening to kill Capt. VIM. White
ford. The defendant waived exami-
nation and was bound over in the sum
of $3.50, and being unable to furnish
security he went to jail by default
Quinlan is not to all appearances &
bad man and he says he has been
made target by Capt. Whiteford, who
has not only mistreated him since he
left England, but. has made the trip
an absolute burden to him. The cap,
tain is an old man and gives a differ
ent story from the one related by his
former cook. Il want to be rid Of
him." said he, because 1 am afraid
he will kill me when he gets chance
/ wouldn't take him with me on the
return voyage of the Scottish Glen,
for the whole of the queens domin
IONS"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-26
Auction Sale.
Steamer &C. M. BeIshaW"

VIII be sold at auction at my Cannery
Astoria, Or, August 5th, 1889
Hull Is nearly new Boiler has new tubes
and engine was thoroughly overhauled, hui
caulked, etc., last April.
Terms, Cash.
GEO. W. HUME.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-07-26

THE Northern Pacific has bought
the Northwestern railroad, giving the
Northern Pacific important connec-
ton with the Canadian frontier.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-22
An Electric Coin.Catcher.

Automatic weighing machines, and
power-testing machines, and dispens-
ers of chocolate cakes, walls of per-
fumes, and other wares. have become
a familiar sight in many lands during
the past few years. A new develop,
ment of the idea has been introduced
by French society, and has already
found favor in the waiting-rooms, gar
dens. and theaters Of Paris. 1t is
called the Electric Magic Lantern, :"
and serves something of the purpose
of an illustrated daily paper. 1t is IN
the form of highly ornamental box or
pillar seven feet tall, bearing con-
snicuous invitation to "Give ten cen
times and see" The person accepting
tho invitation looks in tive-inch lens
in the front of the apparatus, drops
his coin in the slot, and sees pass up
m war d. a series OF seven drawings illus
tratiye Of current events, each picture
for . GOOD view OF it, A Swan cleo,
trio lamp Eliminates the pictures, ana
the the entire entire mechanism is operated by
e ole The drawings are changed
daily the list of representations being
neatly n placarded on the outside.-A''
knnsu,v Iraveler.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-22
Her Appetite Her Only Fault.

ashes good girl, but I can't keep
her. she eats too much" said a lady in
an uptown intelligence office.
"She is neat aud tidy, and does her
work we'll, but I had rather pay her a
whole months wages, although she
has only worked week, than to feed
her until her time is up. She eats
three pounds of steak, four potatoes,
and half dozen slices of bread for
her breakfast, and an ordinary dinner
for her would feed starving family
for week."
The girl in question is small Eng
lish maiden, recently landed, and was
steady and industrious in every way,
but had such a tremendous appetite
that she has never remained more than
a week in a place. The matron at the
Office said that American girls have
good appetites, but they cannot COM
pare with foreign help when there is
any eating to be done.
They eat as though they wish to
make up for the generations their an
cestors have been starving in the old
country. A great many families hire
help by the day to wash and iron, and
do the remainder of the Homework
themselves, because they cannot afford
to pay girl wages and board her also.
The grocers and butchers bills for
married couple who employ one SER
want, and double what they would be
without the servant.-Mau and En-
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-22

A WOODEN coffin has been discovered
in the crypt of the parish church of
Linares, in Spain, bearing the follow
ing strange inscription: Herein lies
the pretended corpse of Fracisco Pr
zarro." 1t is needless to say that the
coffin was eagerly opened, notwith-
standing the disclaimer. 1t was found
to contain corpse which had been
carefully "mummi6ed," and which was
clothed in a garment of violet cloth.
The countenance is said to be remark
ably like the portraits of Pizarro; and
it has pointed beard like his. One
of the hands was detached and lay
near the body, while the other hand re-
posed upon the breast. Neither jewels
nor sword were found in the coffin.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-22
HOW College Men Turn Out.

The "ten-year book" of Cornell Uni
versity shows that during the last
twenty years the total number of de
grees conferred is 1,437 and the total
number OF graduates is 1852. OF this
number As are engaged in agriculture,
81 in architecture and building, in
art, % in banking, IL in chemistry
and assaying, $50 in civil engineering,
246 in education, 30 in electrical en-.
cheering, 81 in newspaper work, 255
i'll law, 30 in manufacturing, 43 in me-
chanical engineering, IS in medicine
and surgery, 1l5 in mercantile pur'
suits, 30 in the ministry, in publish
ing, IL in scientific Investigation, 65 in
study. One hundred and twenty-one
are without occupation OF are unre.
ported.-NeW York Tribune.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-22
Measures to Be Pressed.

The Journal of United Labor says:
"The General Master Workman has
given US war-cry for the future. Let
the slogan ring from the rock bound coast
of Maine to the snow-clad peaks of Cali
fornia, and from the great lakes to the
Gulf.
"That money shall be issued by the
Government without the intervention of
banks.
THAT the lands of the people shall be
reserved for actual settlers, and those
held for speculative purposes shall be
taxed to their full value.
"That the Government shall obtain pos
session, under the right of eminent do
main, of all telegraphs, telephones, and
railroads.
And that hereafter no charter or license
shall be granted to any corporation for the
transportation of intelligence, passengers,
or freight.
This is move in the right direction.
Every loyal knight should make this his
chief study.-Egchonge.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-22

KANSAS farms are mortgaged to total
of S2s5,0OO,0 900, at 8 per cent, exclusive
of the extra cost Of obtaining the loans.
It takes 1928, 1000, 900 legal tender to meet
this interest. Twenty three million dol
lars year paid by over taxed industry to
the devil god of usury by the farmers of
one State alone! This is $4,000, 900 more
each year as interest than is the value of
one great object of our government is to
run the republic and all of it's working
producers into debt, it is the greatest sue
cess this side of H-alifax.-Pomeroy's
Advance Thought.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-22
Don't Fret.

It only adds to your burdens to fret.
To work hard is very we'll; but to work
hard and worry, too, is more than
human nature can bear.
"Get up, Mandy cried woman to
her hired girl; "here it's Monday
morning, to-morrow's Tuesday and
the next days Wednesday; half the
week gone and no work done yeti"
That woman was a born "fretter.
She fretted for fear the bread would
burn in the oven, or if it did not burn
she was certain it would be "as heavy
as lead" If she was going anywhere
she knew it would rain, and if she had
company she kept herself at fever heat
for fear things were not going right in
the kitchen, or that there was speck
of dust on the piano, or the meat over
done or not done enough. She was
not satisfied with having done the best
she could.
ooh, mother, I'm sure the Dress
maker will disappoint me-" cries Miss
Fidget, 'and how can I go to the party
in my old dress that I've worn hum
dreds of times?"
Then she frets until she cries, and
when the dressmaker sends the dress
in good season all the fretting and
worry has been wasted.
'There is no use trying to make a
toboggan, says Fred Fidget; II know
it will be failure"
Then he makes toboggan, and
being good workman turns out a very
affair. But at every stroke
he frets over his work, he sees failure
and disaster always in front of him,
and when the toboggan is finished and
is success he realizes, with shame,
how foolish he has been.
It is the sanguine people who sue
coed in life, and if we did but know it
it is just as easy to be hopeful as
erotf,,1
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-22
MINNIE MATILDA MuRREL1, of Dork.

MINNIE MATILDA MuRRELL, of Dork-
ing, aged Is, hos received the testi-
monial of the Royal Society for the
Protection of Life from Fire, and g5
tor saving the lives of three young
children in September. The oertif-
cate says: Minnie Murrell, after
rescuing one child, returned to the
second floor, and, taking the two 9TH
ers out of bed. tried to make her way
downstairs, but was unable to do so.
She succeeded in reaching a window
on the first floor, from which she
dropped the children safely into the
arms of persons beneath, she herself
escaping in like manner"
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-22
MONEY is king and man the servant. 1t

MONEY is king and man the servant 1t
is the czar that rules with unbroken sway
over the industries of the United States.
Shylock its upon q throne and boasts of
twenty six billion dollars of interest bear
ing indebtedness placed upon the backs
of America l,bor-a sum so great that
no human lind can grasp its enormity.
Every toiler is compelled to pay tribute to
this king. and every industry compelled
to worship at its shrine. To meet this
monster is enough to paralyze the ener-
Grafton, and, what is more, the chains will
never be broken until laboring men vote
for their own emancipation.-I,s Industrial
West
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1889-03-22

There is not so much importance
connected with the elaborate richness
and expensiveness of the dress as in its
adaptation.
If it is suited to the station in life,
the figure, age and complexion of the
wearer, and otherwise in good taste,
then it is undeniably perfec. success,
and will receive the admiration It de-
serves from all beholders.
One should always bear in mind that
the object of dress is not to exhibit it.
self but its wearer, and if lady is
costumed in perfect taste, the material
of the dress will very often pass un-
noticed.
To illustrate this, will give the ex-
perience of q lady friend of mine, who
has a natural taste in everything per-
taining'to the selecting and fashioning
of her wearing apparel, but who, un-
fortunately, has not always the neces-
sary filthy lucre" to expend in that di-
rection.
Not very many weeks ago she re-
ceived an invitation to attend rather
swell dancing party. 1t was a CLUB
affair" and, as she had attended sew
eral of their parties during the season,
she felt it necessary upon this occasion
to have something new" to wear.
Yet she was conscious of the fact that
never had she been less able to afford
such luxury.
She was not, however, easily dis
couraged, and, in looking around for
something within the reach of her
purse, she came across marked
down sale" of pale blue canvas cloth,
and to her unbounded amazement it
was marked five cents per yard. After
some natural hesitation, and a longing
glance at the tempting folds of some
delicate, pale-blue satin she had been
looking at, she decided to take the
canvas cloth, also selecting some
lovely white lace, which she used for
drapery and trimming. When she en-,
tered the hall on the night of the en-
tertainment she was by far the most
attractive young lady present. The
dress was dream Of beauty,
looking, under the graceful fall
of white lace, fully as rich and
costly as if it had been in reality the
blue satin she had so longed for, and
the descriptions which appeared in the
papers of the costumes worn by the
ladies present pictured my friends
dress as "a charming combination OF
pale-blue satin and lace"
The secret of it all was the taste dis
played in the selection of the fabrics
and making up of the costume. Pale
blue was her color, and the dress was
made to set off her dainty figure to the
best advantage; and inasmuch as the
wearer was blessed with a sweet face
and winning ways, it will be under
stood why the material of the garment
passed unnoticed.-Chicogo Ledger.