The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-10-23

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Martin Ois-' Is determined to haye am
auction of fine furniture and from alaa
past record he probably will have one.
Undoubtedly next Saturday will be a fine
opportunity to purchase furniture at very
cheap prices.
Mr. r. L. Boyle states that he expects
to be in his new office in the. Wise build
ing about the 10Th of November The in
side PARTITIONS for the office arrived yes
terday, and when finished, the Office will
be second ito none lin the city.
A new so counterfeit silver certificate
with the portrait OF the late Vice PresI-
dent Hendricks, series of 1891, check let
ter d, has been discovered. It's gem
erll appearance Is very deceptive. The
nofe has been ''doctored' to give it an
aged look,
The sociab,e given last night at K. p
hall by the Scandinavian Benevolent So
cety was Largely ATTENDED and proved
most elrccessful. An extensive musica1
and literary progrgm was rendered and
refreshments were served later in the
evening.
| 'HN EIedIIlST MG1QeH mas
been ordered to lay up at the boneyard
next Friday. This trim little boat under
une popular Capt. Brown has been look
ed upon for several years as home in
strtutlon and her familiar form steaming
UP and down the water front villa be
greatly missed by all Astorians
Portland exhibition excursion tickets
VIII be on sale by THE o. r. e. N. Co. from
10 naIf t.ikun
the round trip. Good returning until Oc-
tober SOth, inclusive. Reduced rates have
a.so been made by the o. r. & N. Co.
from all Columbia river points to Port
| land at rate of one fare for the round
trip for this occasion.
The ladies of the Astoria Public Libra
ny Association are sending this week to
| Chicago for large number of new voC-
umes which WIFI be paid for with the
money obtained from the late Shakes
pearian recital When these books arrive
they VIII Tbrtng the total number Of vol
umes In THE Public Library up to the
two tholsaHd mark.
Yesterday Gus Htdebrand received the
carSarS5 of the deer shot on his recent
hhInlBing trip i'm the Nehalem. There is
only one detractlon from Mr. Hide
brand's glory and that Is the fact that
Sheriff Hare Claims the honor of shay
ing THE wild animal. AS long as honors
are easy neither Gus or the sheriff will
make any remarks.
Portland exhibition excursion tickets
will be on sale by the Lurllne Co. from
October % to October 30 at the rate of
inn,, 4.lt.-
until October 3Ouh inclusive. Reduced
rates hlve also been made by the Lurline
Co. from all Columbia river points to
Portland at the rate of one fare for the
round trip for this occasion.
Drs. Estes and Bishop performed a DIFF
hculjt operation upon Mr. George Consta-
he ait st. Mary's hospital yesterday
Mr.. Constable has for years been trou-
bed with "a decaylng thigh bone The
openatiOn-an extremely dangerous one
was successfully performed, and the pa,
TENTS condition last evening was atl
N'lat the doctors could hope for. Mr..
Constable lives at Skamokawa.
MestSuIs. VIM. Wilson, of Brooklyn, ~
Y, r. b. Symngton, New York, and
JAS. Elder of San Francisco, representa-
dives OF MarsIialIs Irvine and O. N. r.
Spocr Cotton, lwhIo hnve been spending
pdw days in 1.-The city, yesterday went
tuotrng on 'tla'e river with Mine Host A.
j. Megrer, G. w Sanborn and a repre-
sentative of the Historian. The party had
considerable exercise and sport, but did
not bring back enough fish to supply the
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Dft or 10
come up at the next council mesting ia
the request of Chief Engineer Green,
of 1.-The fire department, for permission
TO introduce a new system of wire ON tine |
fire alanm circuits. Tho present wires |
are in bad shape and 1t is quite probab,e
GhlaIt such action will be taken Ws vii. |
insIre the new wires by Move nber LIST. |
The apparatus Is all ilrst-cEars but is |
now almost useless. Under the new or
der of things the department viii be pre-
pared to receive all alarms.
The local taL L4tosSer5 were somewhat
put out yesterday by the non-arrivaa OF
The l., arIl C. players, vita whom they |
had arranged to 'pay a game during the
afternoon. The tealns were given the
privilege Of playing on the Van Dusen
grouuis AMID ait the appointed hour,
O'Clock, the locaa team was on hand but
The visitors for some reason, failed to
pot in an appearance. Several hours
were cDent by the Astoria team In prac-
ticing, with a picked nine, composed OF
people who had gathered TO witness THE
same. The impromptu game, though moi
exciting, was nevertheless enjoyed by
Ell.
An apostle of QIAySlcal culture says lhat
am excellent and never failing cure for
sick headache is the simple act of walk
ing backward. Ten minutes are as long
as Is usually necessary to promenade,
1t sometimes, howevor, requires more
than ten minutes. to walk at an II one
IS very nervous, but 1t Is not understood
thllt II is necessary 10 walk a chalk line.
Any kind CT walking wi.l do provided it
Is backward. 1t 10 well to get in lorg,
marrow room, where the windows are
high, and walk very slowly, placing first
The bar of the foot Oh the floor, anG
then the hel, Besides curing heodache,
THIS eXercrse promotes graceful tar
idage. A hLlf-hor's walk backwards
every day win do wonders towards pro-
dueing an easy gait
DIR, Estes says that he can remember
when the first bhcycces came to this / art
of the country. He says that when it
was fiTSt reported J,at bicycles were
being manufactured he was extremely
incredusous concerning them, and be.iev-
ed that the report had no more founda-
ition than a hr'Eniana imaginatoin of
eome newspaper writer lie says that
he Thought that a person with sufficient
Practice might learn TO ride some sort
Of mal,hine. the wheels OF which were
placed side by side with seat bstween,
but for long time he could not get
1t Through HIS cr0nttn how person
cou,d ride any sort OF machine the
mHeecs of which were paced one behind
the other. After 1fe saw person ride
one OF the machines he saw how II was
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