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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-21

(From the San Francisco Argonaut)
I'm the heart of the great desert oi
the Colorado-which the Southern Pa
cifc road traverses-there is an oasis
called Indio, which, in our opinion, Ii
the sanitarium of the earth. We be
lieve, from personal investigation, thai
for certain invalids, there is no spot OF
this planet so tayorable."
G. Il. Stewart, NJ. D., writes: "Tht
purity of the air, and the eternal sun
shine, fill one with wonder and delight
Nature has accomplished Sc
much that there remains but little for
man to do. AS to its possibilities as
health resort, here is the most per.
feet sunshine, with a temperature al
ways pleasant, a perfectly dry soil
for rain is an unknown factor; pure
oxygen, dense atmosphere and pure
water. What more can be desired?
1t is the place, above all others, for
lung troubles, and a paradise for rheu.
matlcs. Considering the number of
sufferers who have been cured, have
no hesitancy in recommending this
genial oasis as the haven of the afflict-
ed"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-21

Sent by mall, per year........N.OO
Sent by mail, per month...... 50 cts
Served by carrier, per week.. Is cts
Address all communications to The
Daily Astorian.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-21
Commodious and
Comfortable Cottages

have just been erected at Indio sta
rion, that will be rented to applicants
at reasonable rates. They are fur
shed with modern conveniences, sup
piled with pure artesian water, and So
situated as to cove occupants all the
advantages to be derived from more
or less protracted residence in this de
lightful climate.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-21

Spice Cabinets 92c
Pocket Combs to 10c
Scrub Brushes to 13c
Long g-handled bath brush 25c
Sink brushes &c
Dust brushes 19c
Hooks and Eyes lc dozen
Embroidery cotton &c ball
Castile soap g. cake
Hamburg Edging to 24c yard
! Paint brushes 1Sc
Dash lantern zoe
Wash boilers (No 81 81 09
Hat racks 5. and l0c
qt Hot water bottle 81 08
4 at Hot Water hottie 81 10
Paper Files and &c
Crash sc yard
States DC Handkeachiefs TO 27c
Wine glasses B.
Fry pans 9-l2-l4-l9c
Razor strops 23-4lc
he Celebrated ButlermiIk Soap
Sc a cake.
This Reflector Lamp, with chimney
wick and burner, 33c.
Large Bottle Household Ammonia1"c.
Wash Boards TIC. to 3Uc.
Comforts lib.
Yelling per yard 12c.
Lace from lc a lard to l4c
| OveTals soc,
Quilts 9Sc.
Silk Garter Web per yard 10c.
Breakfast Shawls 25e.
qindlnus upr roll Do
Pearl Buttons from &c to l5c Dozen
Smoked Pearl Buttons DC to So a dozen
Towels &C.
Table Oil Cloth 10 and &c yard.
Boys Pants l9c.
Ladies Underwear all prices
Corset Waist 19c.
Mems Underwear all prices.
Belongs Hook and Eyes leTcald I2c.
Safety Pins per doZen 2c.
Foot Rules &c.
Shoe Brushes lOc
Nursing Bottles 0c
Naselne, large bottle 30
Boys Suspendels lOc,
Mems Suspenders all prices,
Umbrellas 81 %, SlGg.
Ladies' Hose &c.
Playing Cards Sc, 10c,
l., dies Aprons 24r, BE, Bic.
Armlets sc.
tiles, 12c.
Bread Boxes, S5c. 55c.. 75c
Corn Peppers, &C., lac,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-21

Glass syrup Pitchers 2lc
Padlucks &c, l2c, l5c.
Ohcpping Bowls l3c, 27c, SOC.
Clothes Pins 25 for SC.
Glass Tumblers SIC set,
No 2 Lamp Chimneys &c,
Nc. 8 Never Break" Skillets 34c.
lin Pot Covers ST., 4c, sc.
Cake Lifters sc.
Sralloped Shelf Paper 80 sheets 5c.
81 Feet of Clothes Line 4c.
Bottle of Sewing Marhine Oil &c.
Nickel Alarm Clocks Ole.
Preserve Kettles Zoe, he, lac.
25c Novels &C..
Decorated Chamber Pals $50,
Reflector Lamps with burner aud
chimney 33c.
Travelling Alcohol Lamps l5c.
eat Saws 33c.
Coat Hooks 6 for sc.
Fire Shovels &c, Sc, 17c.
lea Spoons per Sci 5c.
Iron Shell Brackets per pair 4, 8, $40,
Knives and Forks per set from 42c to Sl.(
Meat Broilers &c.
Dover Egg Beaters 10c
Wire Hair Brushes l5c.. 23c.
strap Hinges, &c., &C.. 7c.. SC.
Red Ink &C., bottle.
Butt Hinges from &c. to &c.
Dog Chains 15c.
Pint Cups, 2 for 5c.
Large Glass Pitchers 1872
Lantern Globes &c,
Lanterns 4ao,
Picture Hooks lc.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-21

Postage free to subscribers.
The Astorlan guarantees to its sub
scribers the largest circulation OF any
newspaper published on the Columbia
river.
Advertising rates can be had on ap-
pllcatIon to the business manager.
The Weekly Astorian, the second old
est weekly in the state of Oregon has
next to the Portland oregonian, the
largest weekly circulation in the state.
Jno. T. Handley & Co, are our Port
land agents. and copies Of the Astorian
can be had every morning at their
stand on First street.
Telephone No. 60.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-21
WEEKLY.

Sent by mail, per year, $500 in advance.
Postage free to subscribers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-21
MUSIC HILL.

kk& KEATING & co will open their
%kk Music Hall at $50 Astor street,
hkt Saturday the 10th. They will
tkk keep numberless gooi liquors
and cigars besides having good music all the
lime.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-21
Many Remarkable Cures

The objections urged against Indlo
in the past by the large numbers who
otherwise would have been glad to tax
advantage of it's beneficial climate, has
been a lack of suitable accomInoda
tion. The Southern Pacific Company,
takes pleasure in announcing that sew.
erAl
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-05-21
OCEAN STEAMERS

State. Saturday. May 4.
Oregon, Thursday, May 8.
State, Tuesday, May IA.
Oregon. Sunday. May "a.
State. Friday. May "a.
Oregon, Wednesday, May 20.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-06
Not Much Reduction.

Maj. Harry Hammond, of Beech
Island, who had been sent out by
the Agricultural Department at
Washington to inspect the condi-
ton of cotton in the States south
west of the Savannah river, after
visiting seven States, reports as
follows as to the prospect of reduc-
ing the acreage in cotton for 1895
"Do you think the results of tie
present crop will induce the plant
ing of smaller acreage in cotton?"
"That seems to be a very gener-
eral impression, but I have not
found any one who was not going
to do all he could to make as big
cotton crop next year as he could.
An old Confederate: shot through
and through in the Wilderness,
stopped to talk to me on his way
to a public gin. He said there
was no profit in Il cent cotton
the average price in Texas. l
asked him why he did not plant
corn, whats the use?' he said.
4 have sold corn right here for 20
cents a bushel.' well, you will
not plant as much cotton next
year?' I said. 4 don't know. |
will want as much money, and I
reckon will have to plant twice
az many acres of cotton to get it,
I think that is about the feeling.
The fact is there have been better
crops of corn made than since the
war and more hogs laised. The
farmers are all we'll stocked. The
gear implements, land and labor
are all in training for another
crop. Everywhere they are knock
ing down stalks, breaking land and
bedding for cotton. Cotton con-
ventions don't amount to row of
pins. They are suggestions of
bankers, factors, merchants and
newspaper men to inform the Got
ton growers they may expect hard
er terms for accommodations than
ever. | heard a man say the pres
ent crop would allow thirtY-three
yards of cotton cloth to every
man, woman and child, civilized
and uncivilized, in Europe, Asia,
Africa, America and the islands
Of the seas. 1t is doubtful if they
will want it,"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-06

ture for investigation. An expert
was sent into the field under the
direction of Entomologist DR.. L. O..
Howard and remained through the
fall and early winter months care
fully studying the habits of the
insect. A district of 5000 square
miles is now infested. The insect
bores into the cotton boil and ruins
the fibre and the seed. In some
instances during the past summer
it has caused a loss of from so to
so per cent. of the crop. 1t spreads
rather slowly by flight but it is
apt to be carried into new regions
>in cotton brought from the infest-
ed field to the somewhat widely
separated cotton gins. The de-
partment of agriculture has warn
ed the State of Texas through a
letter written to the Governor of
the probable extension of the DAM
age to the cotton crop in Texas in
the near future, and the possibili-
ty of the spread of tho insect to
neighboring cotton growing States.
Immediate legislation is urged
which will isolate the infected
region and also the Mexican bor-
der.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-06
CORRESPONDENCE
Try the Contract System or a
Small Scale.

Mr.. EDITOR: Your suggestion
last week to the County Board of
Commissioners was a good one, to
wit: that they should try the con-
tract system of working the roads
in a small way somewhere in the
county, if they do not adopt it for
the whole county. For what Is
the use of the new law unless it is
taken advantage of in some way
shape or form? 1t might as well
still be reposing in the brain of
the member of the Legislature
who conceived it.
Other counties are trying all the
provisions of the law, and why not
Edgefeld, who is first in peace
first IN war and first in the hearts
of her countrymen. 1t might be
adopted for one road, its entire
length, or for a whole township,
having regard of course to the SELL
timent for or against it along such
road or in such township.
We must move on in this world
if we expect to get there. ! am not
girl but
I-LovE-SEMPHRoNICUs. /
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-06
7 N. LUIT, y. y
+. H. FOLK, M.

Great excitement prevails in
certain counties of NORTH Carolina
over he recent discovery of Mona
zi'e, kind Of sand which is very
valuable in the manufacture Of
certain parts Of electric lights The
fever is extending down this way.
for around Gatfney> many We ns.or
beds have been discovered, and We
would not be at all surprised if
there is plenty Of this sand in our
own streams.
1t is to be found in the beds of
spring branches and small creeks,
mixed with small partic cs Of iron
ore, which give it the appearance
of gun powder. We hear that ex-
perts have been examining the
streams around West Springs for
the sand. The sand when washed
out brings from six to seven cents
a pound. We ehope the streams OF
Union abound in this hitherto un-
known treasure. We have small
sample of the Gaffney sand given
US by a friend, which can be seen
by calling at the office OF the
Times.
Sand at 7c. a pound beats cotton
at 5c.-Union Times.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-06

After hearing all sides recent
ly the Railroad Commission de-
cided not to reduce the rates on
fertilizers. Here is the decision
in full:
Believing that the changed con-
ditions in this State ,necessitats
readjusting all rates, and fully re-
alizing the far-reaching- effects of
any change we might make, and
realizing the fact that any reduc-
tion of freight on fertilizers now
would be too late to be of any ma
terial benefit to the public, if made
this late i'll the season, as thirty
days notice has to be given under
the provisions Of the law; there
fore, be it
ResolceA, That the Board will
meet on Tuesday, February 5,
proximo, for the purpose of begin
ming to revise the whole freight
rates now in force III this State.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-06
The Price of Cotton.

The New York Sun in comment
ing on the price of cotton says:
"It is doubtful whether the
price of American cotton will be
advanced because of the lessen
ing of the amount planted in South
Carolina this year. Our cores
pondent at Lamar has informed US
that this years product of the sta
pie in that State will be at least
one-third less than the product OF
recent years, or not more than
100000 bales. lie says the plan
ters have reduced the acreage be-
cause they cannot afford to raise
cotton at the ruling rates, and
have actually lost money by it in
recent years. In regard to this
statement, it may he said that
even the large reduction which oul
correspondent tells Of is not likely
to produce such an effect, in either
the American or the European
market, as a like reduction would
have produced forty or fifty years
ago. England and other Euro
pean countries are not nearly as
much dependent upon the Ameri:
can supply of cotton as they used
to be. Other cotton producing
countries have entered into the
competition with the United States
and some of these countries seem
to be able to produce it more
cheaply than we can. Even if the
total American crop of the year
should be million bales short OF
the usual supply, it is doubtful! il
the price per pound in the for,
eign market would be advanced q
half cent.
The Southern planters must con-
slider those changes which have oc,
Cured to their disadvantage since
the beginning of the civil war. and
must take account of facts which
ought-to be obvious to the world
more especially to India, Egypt
Russia and the United States
There are no trustworthy busi-
ness traditions for producers or
consume RS, for spectators or wage
earners, in these changeful, yet
hopeful, years at the end of the
nineteenth century"
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-06
Tie Suffering in Nebraska.

We clip few extracts from the
Weekly Tribune published at Cal
laham Nebraska, that our readers
may see what hard times really
are:
The drouth numbers q couple
more victims to its list. This time
near Ogalla. A young man and
his wife named John H. and Ida
Harris committed suicide by cut
ting their throats with a razor
Monday morning of this week.
When discovered Mrs. Harris had
partly given birth to child and
in their destitute circumstances
being without medical aid in her
frenzy with pain cut her throat,
after which her husband wrote the
following note and then ended his
life in the same way.
"Dear Old Parents-We have de-
cided to end our lives together.
Ida took sick before daylight and
it is now 7 o'clock. Ida cut her
throat, and 1 cut mine. I would
give the world to see my poor old
father and mother; it seems like a
year since I saw any of my folks.
Your beloved children"
A woman recently gave birth to
a child, but there was nothing in
the house to eat, no fuel and no
clothing. In the course of a day
or two the neighbors found out
the state of affairs and provided
for the needs of the family as best
they could but the aid came too
late. The woman died leaving six
small children, without sufficient
clothing to keep them warm. She
was buried Sunday iii rough un-
painted pine box.
A fellow northeast of here stole
sack of -four and when the Off
cor got there to arrest him the
children were eating it raw.
1t is now est!olated that over
1900 have left this county last
fall in fact all who could gct away
went.
it begins to lock like he
"b!oody shirt chestnut would be
buried forever undergraduates Of
provisions sent by the ever hosrit-
able Southerners.
This setting ty:e with your toes
out and the Thermometer ten be-
low zero with a fire of old ex-
changes is rather tough Oh q half
fed printer.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-06
ROYALTY IN DISGUISE.
A Real Prince Said to be in the
CarOlinaS.

Under this heading a contenpo-
rary states that "sor months it has
been known almost to a certainty
that prominent prince of Europe
is now in America in disguise and
is canvassing for books that he
may in this manner learn more of
the real life Of the American peo-
pie. Twice he has been identified
in the East and each time chang
ed his disguise and his field of ac-
ton, for to. be known would en-
tiraly defeat the object Of his visit.
A reporter yesterday accidently
fell upon some data which leads to
the conclusion that this same
prince is now selling books in the
Carolinas." 1t is a well-known
fact that we sometimes barbor an
gels unawares. This prince may
be with us now in the garb of q
book canvasser, selling the new
up-to-date edition Britannica for
the Columbia State-who knows?
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-06

The Department of Agriculture
is engaged in the investigation of
the cotton boil weevil, a destruc-
tive species of which has recently
been introduced into southeast
ern Texas from Mexico. The in
sect is practically new to emo
logists although it has been found
that thirty years ago it caused the
abandonment of cotton culture
around Moncloya. Mexico, Texas
cotton planters observed its work
in their fields for the first time
last summer and specimens were
sent to the department of Agricul-
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-06
A CARD.

Whereas, some complaint and
Misrepresentation has heen made
in regard to our appointments of
Trustees of the Johnston School
District, we deem some explura-
ticn is due the public. 1t will be
remembered that several weeks
previous we urged the peoplf,
through the county papers, that
where changes were desired, peti-
tions should be sent in naming
the board; acting upon the only
petition we made the appoint
mnnt.
If anything has BEEN done out
Of order or contrary to law, we
knew nothing of it and failed as
yet to discover it,. Any charges
brought against any one of our ap-
pointees will receive our careful
investigation and removals made
wherever charges are substautiated.
P. n. LOTT, S. G.
+. H. FOLK, M. B.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-06
Hard Times and How They May
be Softened and SWeetened.

Mr.. EVERYBODY AND His WIFE !:
"These hard times" and these dull
times have been all incentive to
our waking up to the necessity OF
meeting the emergency.
Application and economy by all ,
with such prices as your cash trade
will enable Inc to settle down to,
will bring better times than we
have seen in a decade.
Granulated Sugar 20 lbs. to dol
lar, 4sc. lb. by b'l. Rio Coffee,
Best, % to 25c. lb. Cracked Rice,
SC. to whole, ST. Compound Lard,
so lbs. &c. less Sc. Pure Leaf
Lard, so lbs. 8tc. less 10c. D. S.
Sides, 100 lbs. &c. Meal, $i.35 sk.
Molasses, Black Strap, 10c. by Bbl.
co. Molasses, 15c. Bbl. One X
Syrup, single gallon, zoe. Flour,
Cheapest Grade, $3.50. Full End
Pat. 1925. First Pat. 1915. Nails,
1Od. lb. $1.S5 key. D. B. Plow
Stock, $1.35. D. B. Points, 75c.
doz. Plow Steels, 100lb. 4c, less
quantity higher. Plow Lines 15c.
Coil Rops lie. lb.
ToBAcCOEs.
"Dixie," ""Sullivan," "R. & W."
One "X'' "South Bound" "Rosn
Bud" sold Ned" "Red Bee," &c.
By the Box, zoe. lb, 24c. and 2Sc.
lb. My Tobaccoes are ne plus ultra
in grade and gives solace to such
good judges as Capt. Bennet, Capt.
Jim Fraser, Mr.. R. Mcqueen Hays,
Capt. Fisher, Mr.. Newt. Fair, Capt.
Sam Mays, and that other fellow
whose name is Legion. L carry
fine stock of Smoking Tobaccoes.
Durham, +" "Yellow Rose Seal
of North Carolina" "Womans
Heart" !" "Powhatan," "Greenback, j
and Mir. Legion finds solid COM
fort here. Indeed l am the Tobac-
co man Of Edgeield, 1 make ii a
study AMI speciality.
My prices l am sure, will i'm
press you, but what 1 want YOU to
remember longest is that L sell to'
cash. A merchant selling at such
prices as have mentioned except
fnr cash would close Up in 81!
mouths. DO not asA' TOR creah, |
do not solicit credit business, cred
it died last year. DON'T ASK FOR
CREDIT.
e. J. NORRIS.
Ejgeheld, Feb. 5, '95.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-06

There is q mistaken idea thst
"culture" means to paint q little
To sing a little, TO dance a little,
and TO quote passages from laIe
popular hooks. As matter OF
fact, culture means nothing OF the
kind. Culture means mastery over
self, politoness, charity, fairness,
good temper, good conduct. Gull
ture is not a thing to make a dis
play of, it is something to use sc
modestly that people do not dis
cover all at once that you have it
Globe.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-06

1t was indeed with 4 reluctant
step shat We traced our way back
to our home silently bumm fg the
many new tunes that we hadiheard,
and only buoyed up by tho hope
that there may be many happy re-
turns Of the evening.
CENTENNIAL SCHOOL.
Mr.. r. D. Jones of NewberFy, as
sisted by Miss jamie Crawford of
this county, is teaching a large
school at Centennial. May itever
be singular fact that our cpunty
will besfrst and foremost in srain-
ing its young minds 10 FOLLOW in
the great path of right; for We are
frequently called, upon ts. furnish
props 10 help steady this great
commonwealth of ours.
FARMERS AND THE WEATHER.
Owing to the past bad weather
the farmers of this community
have done absolutely nothing to-
ward making 3 cents cott o II.
Though the universal cry is "hard
times," and a dark cloud of ldes-
pondency which has of late been
changed into. almost an impene-
trable gloom of despair, has set
tied over the future of our farni niers,
yet let US all remember that there
is nothing SO bad but that it. could
be worse; SO then let us all join in
saying:
"Then let us be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate,
Still achieving, still pursuing,
Learn to labor, ard to watt"
Tan ,osT RfN
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-06

The boil weevil, recently intro
duced into Texas from Mexico,
now infests about six thousand
square miles Of that State. In
that area it caused a loss of from
so per cent to 80 per cent of last
years crop. Immediate legisla-
tion is urged by the Department
of Agriculture at Washington to
prevent the spread of the insect to
neighboring cotton-growing States.
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1895-02-06

The new dispensary law has
now been printed in pamphlet
form and the copies have. been de-
livered to the State Board of Con-
tral. Any one desiring a copy can
secure it from the clerk of the
Board.