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A ROLAND FOR HIS OLIVER.

Theodore Hallam was standing on
the steps OF the Covington postofhce
when an old colored man came up,
and touching his hat asked:
Kin you tell me is dis the place
where dey sell postage stamps?
Yes, sir, this is the place, replied
the lawyer, seeing the chance for a
little quiet fun. but what do want
with postage stamps. uncle.
To mail letter, sab, of CO. Sc.
Well, then, you needn't bother
about stamps. You don't have to
put stamps on this week.
l don't!
No, sir.
Why for not2
Well, you see, the conglomeration
of the hypohenuse has differentiated
the parallelogram so much that the
consanguinity doesn't emulate the
ordinary effervescencs, and SO the
government has decided to send
letters free.
The old man took of his hat
obviously, shook his head, and then
with long breath remarked:
Well. boss, all that may be true
an | don't say it aint But just
s'posen dat de eeksentricity of de
aggregation transubstanshuates de
ignominlousness OF de puppendlc-
keller and sublimites de puspicuity Of
de consequence. don't you qualificate
dat the government would confscate
dat dere letter. l guess I'd jes,
better put some stamps on for
luck.
And he passed solemnly on.
The religious union of Chrlstendom
can never be established on dogma
nor can it be secured through liturgie:
or politics. These unite men to &
certain extent, but just as surely divide
The union which is most possible Il
hat which is most desirable; namely, ;
nion of spirit and of 1deal-a unior
seeking to embody Christian as life
, as spiritual force made manifest il
J different forms and organizations, bu
producing the same fruit.
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ANTIQUITY OF THE ALPHABET

According to Philippe Berger's book
entitled "Histoire de PEcritus dams
rAntiquite," the alphabet was invented
about 1900 B. c., that invention by the
Phenicians being without doubt the
oldest of all the forms Of expressing
thought or sound by character. Origin
ally 1t and all other alphabets were
simply series of hieroglyphics or
picture characters, the idea of an
elephant or an OK being expressed by
rude sketches of such animals, abbre-
viations being in the form of pair OF
tusks, horns, etc. Professor Auer (see
Vienna edition Of "Sprachalle," IS4e)
says that. taking both the ancient a4S
modern alphabets into aec~f &C. - char
many as as 400 different Ss'' nav
acters, hieroglyphics and letter, IS 'n.' M,
ha enumerated, that these are a'' oN|
arow,bs of the Phenician mooe .
mu,ely expressing thought or souhv
| .nd that if we should set aside she'
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Highest of all in Lcavenng PowcrIatcst u S Govt Report
f&JAI q. BskiRg B,xijsgz
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSc>E q gEEgN PURE

churches and over, riding the dlscords
of denomiuational differences, is the
achlevment toward which they are
striving.
The Missionary Review OF the World
estimates the total missionary gifts of
Christendom for 1893 at s14,713,637.
besides s1,5oo,ooo raised from The
mission field itself. The total mission
airy force it estimates at 54,14S, the
greater part of these, of course, being
unordained, native helpers. There are
in the world I6, Coz mission stations,
I,o8I,7oS communicates of mission
churches In foreign lands, and 2,744,.
255 native Christians. There were
added last year to these mission
churches 57.255 souls.
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Let no good pass waiting iof ~, .o'
.,,orrow. You may not be here
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THE SUGAR TRUST.

The Sugar Trust is satisfied with
an al zalA2aem duty on raw sugar.
1t yearns and struggles for differ
ential duty OF IS of I cent per
pound on imported refined sugar,
and that without any apparent in
tention OF conceding ditferential
wages to the workmen, many of
whom have been prostrated by the
recent intense heat, employed in its
several refneries. 1t wants the
differential as compensatory to the
Sugar Trust; it refuses the differential
asked by steaming workmen as com
pensatory to them. H. O. Have
meyer says there are at least fifty
articles indispensable to the manu-
facture OF sugar from the raw
material that are assessed from IS
TO IS per cent by the proposed tariff
bill, and that these duties increase
the cost Of manufacture by more
than 8 Of I cent per pound. Per-
exhibit is in order. Any
how, the Trust afflrms that the
diferential eighth is matter OF life
and or death to it. If so it is of
great importance. But that it is SO
is not clear. w. c. Ford, Chief
OF the Bureau OF Statistics, in speak
ing (August y OF the years foreign
commerce Of the United States to a
of the United Press
said: The imports of sugar raw and
refined in the fiscal year 1894
were unusually heavy, 4, 34+456, 333
pounds or sufficient to meet a full
years demand. If the differential
duty 18 OF I cent per pound were
imposed-which it would not be
upon the whole of this amount it
would yield S5,4So.57o. But the
the Sugar Trust paid 22 per cent,
$40, 500, ooo, in dividends on a
capital Of $4,000, oco in IS93-a
capital about five times what it
would cost to replace its plants.
In other words, it paid a dividend
Of no per cent. in 1898 on the
estimated cash cost of its properties.
If it should not obtain the dlfferential
and its dividends in 1895 be reduced
to 1900, 900, that sum will be I4A
per cent. on its capital Of SIS, 100000
and 1875 per cent. on its actual in
vestment OF SIS, 100000. If it
should obtain the s dlferential the
rates OF dividend on capitalization
and cash value would be still higher.
But as the House conferrees who so
passionately protested that they
would never consent to the Senates
scheme, have not only consented,
but are said TO have conceded a
raise OF the dfferential from one
eighth to one fifth of I cent per
pound, thereby adding five cents
per hundred weight, or over I,2oo-
900, to the profits OF the Sugar Trust
it is manifest that the dividends Of
1895 will be considerably higher
than those OF 1895 This will prob
ably be satisfactory to certificate
holders, and especially to the barons
who created the trust, whose salaries
If trustees, are said to have been
and may now be sIoo,o 600 a year
cash, while the officials are said to
receive still higher compensations.
II as a matter Of life and death, these
concessions ought to be made 10
the sugar rehners who receive such
dividends on their investments,
then how much of protective duty
should be claimed by and conceded
to manufacturers who are not able
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variations of form the grand total OF
400 alphabets would dwindle immedi-
ately to less than so.
The best Oriental scholars have
given it as their opinion that the
original PhGnician alphabet was COM
posed of but 70 characters, yet it is
known that it contained at least 81 and
probably 22 at the time when it was
adopted by the Greeks. Why or by
whom these extra characters were
invented, or why such an addition was
necessary, has never been explained.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
OLD SAYINGS,

AS poor rs q church mouse,
As thin as n rail.
AS fat as porpoise,
AS rough as a gale,
AS brave as Il lion,
As spry as cat,
AS bright as a siXpence,
AS weak as IL rat.
As proud as a peacock,
As sly as a fox,
As mad as n March hare;
As strong as an OK.
As fair as a lily,
AS empty as air,
As rich as was CrGsus,
AS cross as a bear.
As pure as an angel,
AS neat as a pin,
as smart as a steel trap,
As ugly as sin,
AS dead as a door nail,
AS white as a sheet,
AS fiat as n pan cake,
AS red as n beet.
AS round as an apple,
AS black as your hat,
AS brown rs a berry,
AS blind as bat.
As mean as miser,
AS full as tick,
AS plump as a partridge.
AS sharp as st-ick.
AS clean rs a penny,
As dark as pail,
AS hard as 4 millstone,
As bitter rs gall
As fine as a fiddle,
As clear as Il bell,
AS dry as Il herring.
AS deep as well.
AS light as feather,
A. hard as rock,
AS stiff as poker,
AS calm as clock,
as green as a gosling,
As brisk as n bee,
And now let me stop,
Lest you weary Of NE.
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LETTER FROM NORWAY.

A TRIp THROUGH THE WONDERFUL
FJORDS. THE GRAND LAKE SCENERY
OF THE NORTH LAND. CLIMBING A
GLACIER. FIFTY-TwO TUNNELS IN
SIXTY-SIX MILES ON A NORWEGIAN
RAILROAD
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for Infants and Children.

"Castoria is so well adapted to children that
recommend it as superior to any prescription
. known to me- II. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
iii So. Oxford St., Brooklyn, NY
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-06-03

election. II the Republicans fail to elect
the legislature the effect on the rail-
road prospect will be most disastrous.
No man who owns the capital or any
portion of it requisite to the construc-
tion of a work of that magnitude will
invest dollar in this kind Of property
while there is the slightest danger OF
the election of such a man as Pennoyer
to the United States senate. There is a
strong probability that some satisfac-
tory outcome might have been reached
in the matter long ago, II the long
headed men who are expected to fur
nish the money had not shown a dispo-
sition to hang back until they could
know what the outcome Of the cam
paisn would be. 1t is no exaggeration
to say that every man who casts vote
for the Populist ticket in Clatsop coun-
ty tomorrow may be glorifylng Pen
noyer at the expense of his own and his
family's comfort.
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oREGoN's FATE.

The argument is closed, and the fate
OF the fair and potentially great state
Of Oregon may be said to be In the
hands of the jury Of her citizens. So
far as the Republican party is con-
cerned the campaign has been decent
and orderly, but no more earnest and
determined fight was ever waged
against the foes of state or princl-
palty than was closed by the leaders
of that party last night. 1t was an APP
PEAL to the reason and intelligence,
rather than the prejudice and passion Of
the people. Let the result and the re-
sponsibllity rest with them. So far as
now appears no mistakes have been
made, and II may be conceded that the
vote on Monday will be square test Of
the sentiment of the people, In the COM
paratlvely undeveloped condition Of the
state, the verdict TO be rendered is a
momontous one. oregon is known to
possess great and valuable resources,
with unsurpassed natural ADVANTAGES,
needing only the right kind of sentiment
among It's people to speed its progress
and improv cement If the Republicans
succeed on Monday 1t means millions
for the development and upbuilding OF
the state In the next few years. II the
Populists, with or without the alliance
OF Democrats. carry the day, then the
present generation will not live long
enough to see revival OF business In
the state. Populism is now too old; the
people have been taught too much BY
the adversitles OF the past, and the lies
and misrepresentation OF former cam
paigns are too thoroughly exposed to al
low any justification or excuse for a
Populist victory this time
Such a catastrophe can only be as
crlbed to the willful ignorance of the
Popullsts and the narrow and incorrigl-
Bile prejudice OF Democrats; the two to.
gether constituting majority OF all the
citizens in the state, The name oregon
win in consequence pass to the roll Of
the sections prescribed by capital, and
she may expect to be summed as pes
thence In future by all men Of enter
prising and liberal spirit.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-06-03

Jbe Astorian guarantees to its sub
eeribers the largest circulation OF any
newspaper published on the Columbia
river.
Advertising rates can be obtained on
application to the business manager.
This paper is in possession OF all the
telegraph franchises, and Is tie Only
uapen on the Columbia river that Pub
fishes genuine dispatches.
Tie Daily Astorian's circulation is
i've times as great as that OF the COM
Hned circulation Of the other daily pa
pers Of Astoria.
The Weekly Astorian, the third Old
eat weekly in the state of oregon, mas,
next to the Portland Oregonian, Inc
largest weekly circulation In the state.
Subscribers to the Astorian are re-
uuested to notify this office, without
loss Of time, Immediately they fall TO
receive their daily paper, or when tney
do not get it at the usual hour. BY DO
ing this they will enable the manage
Inent to place the blame on the proper
Iarties and to insure speedy remedy,
IIandley &c Haas are our Portland
ugents and copies Of the Astorian can
he had every morning at their slano
on First street.
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REPUBLICAN STATE TICKET.

For Governor-w. P. LORD, Of Marion
county.
For Secretary of State-H. r. KIN
CAID, OF Lane county.
For State Treasurer-PHlL. Met
SCHAN, of Grant county.
For Supreme Judge. e. WOLVER-
TON, of Linn county.
For Attorney General-C. M. IDLE
MAN, of Multnomah.
For Superintendent Of Public lnstruc-
tion-G. M. IRWIN, OF Union.
For State Printer-W II. LEEDS, oi
Ashland.
For Congressman, First Distrlct-BlN'
GER HERMANN, Of Douglass
county.
For Congressman, Second District-W
r. ELLIS, Of Morrow county
For District Attorney, First District
w. N. BARRETT, of Washington
county.
For Member of State Board-G. WIN
GATE, Of Clatsop county.
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COUNTY TICKET.

For State Senator-JOHN FOX.
For Representatlves-C. ]. CURTIS and
c. Il. LESTER.
For County judge. II. d. GRAY.
For County ClerlS-F. /. DUNBAR.
For Sherlff-JAMES W. HARE.
For Treasurer l.. WARD.
For Recorder--C. s. GUNDERSON.
For County Commlssioner-CHRI
PETERSON.
For County Assessor-ALFRED Glib
BONS.
For Superintendent of Public Schools
G. C. BROWER.
For County Surveyor-RICHARD
HARRY.
For Coroner-ADOLPH JOHNSON.
For Justice OF Peace-J. ABERCMOM-
Bic.
For Constable-JoHN w. WEIGH.
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A CARD.
The Republican County Committee De
nounces o. Falsehood.

Astoria, June /, 1894.
To the Public
We understand that certain indepen-
dent candidates are representing that
the Republican county committee is
favorable to them.
We denounce the report as false, and
call upon all Republicans to stand by
every regular Republican nominee. This
Is an election of more than ordinary
significance and Importance and nc
one, believing in the principles of the
Republican party, can afford to scratch
a single man on the ticket.
BY order of the Republican County
Committee.
w. r. McGREGOR,
Secretary.
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A CARD FROM MIR. FOX.
He Explains His Position On the Fish
Trap Question.

Astoria, June 2, 1894
Editor Of The Astorian-
1 had thought the fact that the
platforms of the Republican state and
county conventions both contain q
plank in favor of abollshing fish traps
and wheels, and my repeated declara-
tions in support Of those planks would
be accepted as satisfactory evidence Of
my position on the fish trap question.
But as am informed that some persons
are reporting that am not in favor Of
aboishing traps and wheels, l ask per-
mission to state my position on that
question. | firmly believe that traps
and wheels are destroying the fishing
industry, and thereby working an in
jury to every citizen of this community
therefore pledge myself, in case of
election to the office Of senator, to vote
for and do all in my power to secure the
enactment of law abolishing fish
traps, wheels and all fixed appliances
for taking salmon and regulating tho
meshes of nets and seines.
JOHN FOX.
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EXTENDED SYMPATHY.

"Do unto others as you would have
others do unto you" is sympathetlcally
shown In the following lines, the pre-
sumption being that sympathy is born,
or akin to pain or sorrow:
"Gentlemen: PLEASE send Krause's s
Headache Capsules as follows: Two
boxes to Flora Seay, HAVANA, N. Oak.
Two boxes to Lille Wilcox, Brookland,
N. Oak. have always been a great
sufferer from headache and your Cap
sules are the only thing that relieves
me-" Yours very truly,
FLORA SEAY,
Havana, N. Oak.
For sale by Chas. Rogers, Astoria.
Or, Sole Agent.
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To the One Hundred and Six Petition
ers and the Electors OF Clatsop Coun
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. II
soothes the child. softens the gums
allays all pain. cures wind cholic, and
Is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twen.
ty-flve cents bottle. Sold by all drug
gists throughout the world.
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CITATION.

In the County Court of the State of
Oregon, for the County Of Clatsop:
In the matter OF the estate of G. X.
Grimes deceased. citation, to Nora Col
well-Greeting:
In the name of the state OF Oregon,
you are hereby cited and required to
appear in the County Court of the State
OF Oregon. for the County of Clatsop.
at the court room thereof at Astoria,
in the County of Clatsop, on Monday,
the 25th day OF June 1894. at eleven
o'clock In the forenoon Of that day, then
and there to show cause, II any there
be, why an order should not be made
to sell lots one %, two CD and three
C3), IN section Is, township 6 north of
range 10 west WIN. Mer, to pay the
debts OF said estate. and expenses as
prayed for In the petition of +. NJ.
Grimes, administrator. filed this date.
Witness. the Hon. C. A. Mcclure.
Judge Of the County Court OF the State
OF oregon. for the County OF Clatsop.
with the seal OF said court affixed. this
s1st day of May. A. ID. 1894
(SealO
Attes: c. j. TRENCHARD
Clerk
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Push a Lucky Man

Into the Nile. says the Arabian
proverb, and he will come out with
fish in his mouth. Our Buyer was
elated last month, and when he re-
turned home he says: Il got 'em
got 'em cheap got 'em TO sell gol
'em so as TO undersell all other deal
ers in Fine Kentucky Whiskies OF
the Coast. Over fifty demijohns oI
it went ont yesterday-but custom
ers went with them,
HUGHES & co.
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FAIR PLAY,
A CALL.

Astoria, Or, May 1st, 1894.
To Il. S, Worsley, Astoria, Clatsop coun-
ty, Oregon;
We the undersigned electors of the
county of Clatsop, and state of Oregon,
In recognition of the fact that we de-
sire the office of county assessor to be
conducted in that impartial manner
and with the business ability which has
saved to this county thousands of dol
lars, Since your appointment as coun-
ty assessor by the Hon, county court,
would respectfully req lest that you
allow your name to appear upon the
ticket as an independent candidate for
the office of county assessor, of Clat-
sop county, at the general election to
be held In this county on Monday, June
4th, 1894. Respectfully yours.
One Hundred and Six Petitioners on
Filing Petition.
To the One Hundred and Six Petition
ers and the Electors OF Clatsop Coun-
":
Gentlemen Allow me to return to
you my sincere thanks for the conf
dencs expressed In your petition as
your county assessor and under the
circumstances l most respectfully ac>
cept your nomination. and have filed
your petition and IL elected to succeed
myself, l promise to perform the duties
OF the office with fidelity In Justice
and equity to all. Respectfully yours,
r. s. WORSLEY.
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ENDORSED BY THE PRESS.

Gentlemen:--This is to certify thar /
have used Krause's Headache Capsules
with satisfactory results. | bought a
box which cost me sSo, ane one capsule
cured me of a dreadful sick headache.
My wife and myself have both used
the medicines manufactured by the
Norman Iichty Mfg Co.. and we re-
commend them to the public as being
Just what they are represented.
Respectfully,
w. ]. HUTCHINSON,
Ed. Gazette. Pleasant Hill. Mo.
Twenty-Five cents, for sale by Chas.
Rogers, Astoria. Or. sole agents.
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1t was predicted yesterday that the
governor did not care to meet Mr.. Full
ton in joint discussion, and the sequel
proves he didn't.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-06-03

All the patent medicines advertised
IN this paper. together with the cholc-
est perfumery. and toilet articles. etc.
can be bought az the lowest prices At
]. w. conn's drug store. opposite Oc-
eldent Hotel. Astoria-
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LADIES, ATTENTION!

Carpets beaten and replaced with the
greatest dispatch by c. AXten. Leave
orders at Porters Furniture Store, No
SIT Second street
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-06-03

The people Of Astoria are especially
interested in the result Of tOmOrrOw's
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WHERE WAS MR. w1NGArE.
w. f. McGREGOR,
Secretary.

WHERE WAS MIR. WINGATE
We have been requested to publish the
following;
Astoria, Or, June 2, 1894,
Mr. Worsely, in a letter to the voters
Of the county mot caring to circulate
the same in the city,, says he has re-
duced our taxes over one million dollars
by his appearance before the state
board of equalization, "at his own ex-
pense."
This Is doing a great injustice to Mr..
Wingate, member of the hoard from this
district, and u candidate for reelection.
This statement quoted above is best re-
futed by the following extract from the
records Of the proceedings of the county
court. on January II, 1894:
"ordered, that an order issue on the
trasurer In the sum Of $3.50, in favor Of
b, S, Worsely, assessor, expenses of
trip to Salem"
FAIR PLAY,
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WEEKLY.

Sent by mail per year, $500 In advance
Postage free to subscribers.
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FAT PEOPLE,

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by mail, postpaid testimonials and
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All correspondence strictly confiden-
tial.
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4latiu Satnrtn1t.
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
DAILY.

SCI, ed by carrier, pepr week.. 10 Gus
Sert by mail, per month........ 60 cts
Sent by mail, per year.........'~i'VV
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Astoria to San Francisco.
OCEAN STEAMERS

OCEAN STEAMERS
SAILING DATES.
Columbia, Sunday, June 8.
State, Friday, June g.
Columbia, Wednesday, June 13.
State, Monday, June IL.
Columbia, Saturday June %.
State, Thursday, June 2S.
astoria and Portland Steamers.
Steamer K. r. Thompson leaves AS
toria at GAS a. m., daily except Sunday,
via Washington side of the river; re-
turning, leaves Portland at s p. m,
daily, except Saturday. The Thomp-
son makes landings on both sides of
the river above Waterford, on both up
and down trips.