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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

The children's table at the Presby
terian church Friday night, will be Q
special interest.
The county clerk yesterday issued
marriage license TO Isak Kamara an
Ethel Mathisen.
THREE SIZES OF QUEEN HEAT
ers now in stock and for sale only b.
Fisher Brothers.
The finest line OF fresh made Christ
mas candies in the city at bedrocl
prices at C. B. Smiths.
Observer Grover predicts another gal,
on the coast. He thinks Astorians meet
little more bad weather.
District Attorney T. ]. Cleeton ant
wife passed through the city yesterday
on their way to California.
DR.. T. L. Ball. dentist. Teeth ex'
tracted without pain. Price reasonable
No. 5se Commercial street.
Mrs. W. T. Beveridge and children
will leave for Salt Lake City next week
where they will spend the winter,
Mrs. Nelson Troyer Went to Portland
last night to meet her husband, who is
returning from California overland.
Mr.. LaRose. late of the Schilling Min
strels will be with the A, y, C. Decem-
ber 81 at the Columbia Opera House,
We offer all our cast Iron stoves al
10 per cent below cost. The latest air.
tight stoves also on hand at 4s1 Bond
street.
Mr.. A. C. Barker, general agent Of
the Northwestern Railroad. was in the
city yesterday, distributing his 1897 cal
lendars.
The management Of the Columbia
Opera House yesterday appointed Chas
Stone, B.. Eigner, Ted. Lewis and Chas
Brown as ushers.
Mr.. D. NJ. c. Gault, editor Of the
Hillsboro Independent, was in the city
yesterday, en- route via the Columbia
TO San Francisco.
Paymaster Jones, Of Corey Brothers
shipped Tuesday night by the Tele'
phone, thirty-three horses and a lot OF
harness to Nevada.
Mr.. A. Bartholomew, who came up
from Seaside yesterday. says that the
storm of Sunday and Monday was very
severe on the coast.
There are now twenty-five men at
work on the grade above Tongue Point
repairing the recent breaks, and they
report good progress.
W. S. Smith, Frank Smith, C. L. Par
ker, ]. w. Bum, Portland; H. D. Fas-
sett, of Oregon City, registered at the
Parker House yesterday.
That entertaining and jolly little ac-
tress, Katie Putnam, booked for the
14th at the Columbia. will draw a
crowd of lovers Of the drama.
LOOK OUT for fraudulent telegraph
ic news in the Astoria afternoon papers.
None Of these papers receives one line
Of outside news by telegraph.
Mrs. L. A. Buchanan, mother of Miss
Clara Buchanan arrived down from
Portland yesterday morning. She will
remain in the city about week.
Judge A. A. Cleveland went to Port
land last night to attend the reception
to the great council Of Red Men of Ore
gon, to be given by Minnehaha Tribe.
Call and see the Queen air-tight heat
er at Howell & Wards before buying;
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

Zone Of the questions which was agi-
tated yesterday during the election was
what the newly constructed city coun-
ell would do in regard to establishing
a central market In Astoria" said a
well known business man last night.
That something must be done with this
matter is conceded amongst all classes
of business men, and yesterday there
was no little talk on the subject. Now,
in the judgment Of the majority, is the
time to take definite action in order
that the largest benefits may accrue
during the coming spring and fall.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

10 READERs.-The DAILY Astorian''
ontains twice as much reading matter As
any other paper Published in Astoria 1t
IL the only paper that presents its readers
with . daily telegraphic report.
TO ADVERTISERS The ''DAily As
tOrian" has more than twice as many read
srs as any other paper published in Asto-
ria. 1t is therefore more than twice as
valuable as an advertising medium.
County of CIatsop. ss'
We the undersigned, local managers
respectively OF the Western Union and
Postal Telegraph companies, hereby GER
tify that the DAILY Astorian" is the only
paper published in Astoria which now re-
eeives' or at any time during our control
OF said offices has received, n telegraPhic
press report JOHNSON,
Manager W. Q. a. Co.
J.R. CLARK,
Manager Postal Tel. Co.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

The charter OF the city provides a
way for the condemning OF streets for
public purposes and there are those
who believe that little time should be
lost by the city in making connection
between the city and the railroad depot.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

Mr. Alex. Campbell spent yesterday
at Seaside. He says there was no rain
there during the day. but reports that
at o'clock yesterday morning the
bridge over the Necannicum near the
Seaside house was carried away by
the freshet.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

Fred Sprague. engineer on the Weno-
ma, yesterday while working about the
engine, knocked his shoulder against
one OF the steam cocks, which was
opened. badly scGlding him. He was
taken to the hospital and properly
cared for.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

The county clerk yesterday issued a
marriage license to Isak Kamara and
Ethel Mathisen.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

]. W. Hume, Port Angeles; E. j..
Thompson, Joe NJ. Lewis, ]. C. Barrett,
San Francisco; Alfred Tucker. A. G..
Barker, Portland; C. s. Norris, Chicago;
A. c. Goerig, city; A. Bartholomew,
Seaside; A. NJ. Gibson, Boston, and N.
H. Webber Knappton, were guests Of
the Occident yesterday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

The condition Of the road In Road
District No |, between skIpanon and
Adair's, is now such as to render It
impossible for teams. 1t is claimed by
those living on the line Of the road that
no work was done at the proper time
to prepare for the winter.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10
CHARLES ROGERS.

odd Fellows building, Astoria.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

Yes, We have few Of those Burbank
potatoes left, but at the prices and
rate they are selling they will soon be
gone The Webfoot Commission House
is selling other groceries at the same
rate. For instance: A pound OF Mocha,
Java and Rio blended coffee for 25c.
We grind this while you walt.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

Gomez SC, wOodcOcl1's, GA comT s..
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

THREE SIZES OF QUEEN HEAT
ers now in stock and for sale only by
Fisher Brothers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

No man ever distinguished himself
who could not bear to be laughed at
Maria Edgeworth.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

Call and see the Queen air-tight heat
er at Howell & Wards before buying;
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

Mr.. A. C. Barker, general agent Of
the Northwestern Railroad. was in the
city yesterday, distributing his 1897 cal
lendars.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

Judge A. A. Cleveland went to Port
land last night to attend the reception
to the great council Of Red Men of Ore
gon, to be given by Minnehaha Tribe.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-12-10

The finest line OF fresh made Christ
mas candies in the city at bedrock
prices at C. B. Smiths.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-11-07
Things a Little Out of the Ordinary
Line of Events.

There is fire proof paper.
Coal is cheape t in China.
New York contains $4,000
houses.
Russia announces eleottical
sle'ghs.
In Paris books are bound in hu-
man skin.
About twice IS much power is re-
CURED to stop an express train as to
start one.
A Pittsburg man makes a bust
ness of shipping human bodies to
Philadelphia medical colleges.
An Illinois court decided that
blowing corn on Sunday IN sight of
chureh-goers is not disturbance Of
the peace.
Last year the people of the Unit
ed States spent over $2O,00O,OOo for
chewing gum and $7O,OOO,oOO for
bicycles.
Practical tests have shown that a
bicycle runs easy on the sands of
the African deselts the camel will
probably soon follow the horse into
oblivion.
A bill-posting machine, which
sticks bills on walls, even so high as
so feet, without the use of q ladder
or paste pot, is doing successful
work in Eorope.
a pencil provided with a tiny
electric light at The end, supplied
with current by a pocket battery, to
enable one to make notes in the
darkness, is late novelty.
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A Great Book Free.

When DR.. r. Y. Pierce, of Buffa-
10. n. Y, published the first edition
OF his great work, The Peoples
Common Sense Medical Adviser, he
announced that after 100000 copies
had been sold at the regular price,
81 per copy, the profit on which
would repay him for the great
amount of labor and money expend-
ed Ia producing it, he would dis
tribute the next half million free.
As this number ofcopies has already
been sold, he is now giving away,
absolutely free, 100000 copies OF
this most complete, interesting and
valuable common sense medical
work ever published-the recipient
only being required to mail to him,
at above address, twenty-one CD
one-cent stamps to cover cost OF
mailing only, and the book will be
sent postpaid. 1t is veritable
medical library, complete in one vol
ume. Contains 1908 pages, profuse-
ly illustrated. The Free Edition is
precisely the same as that sold at
$l.50 except only that the books are
in strong mauilla paper covers in
stead of cloth. Send now before all
are given away.
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PerIIs OF The Winchester.


The evening was charming. On
both sides Of the wide street happy
parents sat on their vine-covered
porches, chatting with one another,
or watching the little folks who
danced about on the velvety lawns
in front, sometimes. dashing across
the street to visit a neighbours chill
dren, or chasing one another down
its length ia an exciting game OF
'tag.p
Suddenly thrill Of terror spresd
from house to house. With loud
shout of warning a father dashed
down his front steps and elapsed a
laughing, toddling babe. He flung
it backwards towards lis agonized
mother, who, with trembling limbs
and ashen face, was trying to drag
herself down the walk. In second
be had seized another child and
turned to fee.
"Too late" he moaned, and stood
still, as if paralyzed by the sight be-
fore him.
In the meantime shrek after
shrek from the children had brought
other parents to the rescue Of their
darlings. With white, set faces they
were rushing forward, facing the hor-
ror that was almost upon them in
their brave and frantic efforts to save
their helpless little ones.
In few moments the street was
deserted. The horror and silence
had it all to themselves, as, slowly
and with unexpected turnipgs, with
fierce lurchings to this side, with
sudden jerks to the other, the Be-
ginner and his Bicycle" passed up
the avenue.
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The Wicked Bachelor.

There is q hotel with bar at a
certain Long Island resort which is
much patronized by the men staying
at the surrounding cottages and bar
less hotels. The other evening a GER
tain bachelor was walking back after
a chase after cigars, when he met
five benedicts fastening in the direc-
ton of the place with the bar.
"This is a shame,'' he SAID, halt
ing the crowd. awe bachelors have
to stay at home and entertain your
wives, while you fellows go away
and enjoy yourselves"
He went home and walked out on
the plaza, where he found the five
wives sitting together.
1--we just met five little married
men trotting down the road,'' quoth
he.
"Was my" came five intcrro-
cations in chorus.
But before the question could be
completed the bachelor put up his
hand, with the remark 81 don't tell
tales out of school,"
TIE evening wore on, and when
the five wives had taken their de-
parture up stairs, the bachelor sal
lied forth and met the five husbands
coming home.
at is early ,'he said. "Let's-";
and The six turned back for a night
cap, Then the bachelor proposed q
game Of poker ia the cottage where
he and the other bachelors lived.
The i've married men got to bed at
4 O'Clock in the morning.
And to this day the five wives
think that it was all the fault of the
five husbands. and that the bachelor
is always asleep by IL o'clock
New York Evening Sun.
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TO Crawl Across the Continent


To crawl across the continent on
allsfours i the feat which two young
California athletes will attempt.
Early 10 February, 1897, they Will
set ont from San francisco on all
fours and will move only as quadru-
peds until they reach New York
City.
This unparalleled performance has
never before been attempted, nor has
any similar feat. The matter, there
fore, possesses the element of novel;
ty as well as being a test OF endur-
ance and pluck that has never bfen
equalled.
Il the two hardy young men sc-
.complish the task, and there is every
reason TO believe they will, they will
enjoy distinction that no one else
has ever had, and one that is not
likely TO be cheapcned BY similar
feats by anyone else.
j. P. Barry and P. Kroman, two
membeis or tbe C;escen. Athletic
Club, of Berkeley, California, are
the young men. For several weeks
they have been thinking over the
idea, and they are now busy perfect-
ing arrangements for the start.
They have set the date to start IN
February so that they will have the
summer to cross the Rocky Noun
tains, which would be almost impas-
sable in the winter.
The young men say, alter having
made careful computations, that
they believe they can cover the 8 1000
miles in ten months. This would be
an average of 10 miles to be crawled
each day, rain or.shine. As they in
tended to make many stops and give
entertainments in many ofthe towns,
the journey may occupy fourteen
months, and perhaps longer.
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Curious Word Studies.


Cambria originally came from
Cambray, whence its name, and cali
co from Calicut.
Ballad once meant to dance, and
later came to signify a song sung
while dancing.
Termagant was a superstitions
Mohammedan deity OF fierce temper
and language.
The word vernacnlar once meant
"a slave who was born in the house
Of his MASTER
Puss, a familiar name for cat, was
once pers, the Persian name for the
same animal.
Hussy is contraction of house
wife, and by early English writer's
Is used in that sense.
Tobacco was so called because it
was first noted by Europeans on the
small island of Tobago.
Ballot was once Ga little BALI" In
many organizations ballots are still
taken with marbles.
The urchin has his name from that
of German NEUROLOGICAL imp Of
mischievous character.
Book was originally name for a
tree, the beech, and was afterwards
transferred to its bark.
The word character is derived
from the Latin expression signify
ing an instrument for branding.
An enthusiast was originally a lu-
natic who believed that lie was God
and God lived in him.
Excruciating, the adjective, once
signifed such pain as one would suf-
fer when undergoing crucifxion.
Grotesque ornaments were first
discovered 10 grottos or excavations
in the ruins of ancient cities.
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Takinq His Life.

Is life insurance agent, Benjamin
Gum. heard that old Bromley had
no Insurance upon his life, SO Gum
decided to drop in and see him.
Bromley had no acquaintance with
Gum, and when the latter entered
the Office he introduced himself by
saying:
Mr.. Bromley, | called 10 see if /
could take your life 7"
Wha-wh. what did you say ~ ex-
claimed Bromley, in some alarm.
I say that have come around
10 lake your life. My name is Gum.
As soon as heard you we're unpro
toe.ed, that you had nothing on
your life, thought | would just run
in and settle the matter at once"
Then Bromley got up anil went TO
the other side of the table, and said
to Llmself:
By George, It's luna;ic who
has broken out Of the asylum. He
will kill me if I holler or run. l
must humor him."
Then Gum fumbled in his pocket
after his mortality tables, followed
Bromley round the room and said TO
him.
aYou can choose your own plan,
you know. It's immaterial to me.
Some like one, and some Ike anoth.
eT. It's matter OF taste. Which
dc on prefer?"
aI'd rather not die at ali said
Bromley, in despair.
But, you've got to die,of course, .
said Gum, chats the thing there's
no choice about. All can do is to
make death easy for you to make
you feel happy as you go off. Nov
which plan will you take ?"
"Could you postpone it till to-
morrow, SO as to give me time to
think ?"
"No; I prefer to take you on the
spot. 1 might as we'll do it now as
any other time. You have wife
ard children ?"
ayes. I think you ought to have
consideration for them and let me
of"
DWELL, that's curious kind Of ar
gument,' said Gum. "WhenI take
you, your family viii be perfectly
protected, of course, and not other
wise"
@But why do you want 10 murder
ne? L"
Murder you? Murder you?
Who in thunders talking about
numbering you ?"
"Why, didn't you say"
81 called to get you to take out a
life insurance policy in our compa-
ny, and l."
sob, you did, did your" said
Bromley, suddenly becoming fierce.
even, I'm not going to DO it, and I
want you to skip out OF this Office,
or IN brain you with the poker.
Come, now"
Then Mr.. Gum withdrew, and
Bromley is still uninsured.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-11-07
A Snake in His Wheel

A wheelman went hufrying up
the avenue couple Of nights ago.
He was not scorching, but he was
making time.
Suddenly, it seemed to him huge
snake whirled out of the grass beside
the road. Before he could turn or
do anything to save himself the rep
tile was entsngled in his wheel. He
could hear the crunching of the big
snakes body as it was torn and
twisted by the swiftly revolving
spokes, and then things somehow
seemed to come to q sudden end as
the gay cavalier was tossed twenty
feet or so on the rebounding but not
reyiging asphalt, and landed on the
northern end Of his spinal column.
"What's the matter?' asked a
sympathetic policeman, helping him
up.
"snahel7 gasped the fallen travel
Ter.
You don't look it, returned the
blueooat.
ooh, no; not that. Ny wheel.
It's wound around the tire. Take
care Dot go near it. It will
bite yoc.''
But the rash policeman ventured
near. And then amid the dusky
shadows of the night arose q loud
and rancid voice in cachination. 1t
was the policeman laughing. "You
slob," be said, Otis nothin' but a
busted tire what somebody's left be.
hind upon the road
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-11-07
See the Worlds Fair for IJc.

Upon receipt of your address and
Is cents in postage stamps we will
mail you prepaid our Souvenir Port
folio of The Worlds Columbian ET
position. The regular price is fifty
cents but as We want you to have
one, we make the price nominal You
will find it work of art and q thing
to be priced. II contains full page
views of the great buildings, with de-
scriptions of same, and is executed
in highest style of art. 1 not sat-
isfed with it after yon ct it, We
will refund the stamps AMI let you
keep the book. Address,
II. E. BUCKLEN & CO.,
Chicago, Ill.
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Self-Defence.

"Have you ever studied self-de
fence ?" said young fellow to a
man Of magnificent physique and
noble bearing.
The elder man looked at his ques-
toner with quite smile, and then
answered: dyes / have both studied
and pracIiced it."
"Ah!" said the other eagerly,
"whose system did you adopt y
Solomon's was the reply "and as
l have been in training for some
time on his principles, / can conf
IDENTIFY recommend his SYSTEM
Somewhat taken by surprise, the
youth stammercd out Solomonis .
And what is the special point of his
system of training n
"Briehy this" replied the other;
"A soft answer turneth away
wrath"
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Fell bead.

These words are very familiar to
our readers, as not a day passes
without the report of the sudden
death of some prominent citizen.
The explanation is "Heart Disease
Therefore beware if you have any Of
the following symptoms: Short
breath, pain in side, smothering
spells swollen ankles, asthmatic
breathing, weak and hungry spells,
tenderness in shoulder or arm, fut-
tering of heart, or irregular pulse.
These symptoms mean heart disease.
The most reliable remedy is DR..
Miles New Heart Cure, which has
saved thousands of lives. Book 81
estimonials free at a, NJ. Gilbert's,
who also sells the New Heart Cure.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-11-07

Mrs Hunter Cooking meditative-
" at the empty fire-plsce)-Iow
much you used to enjoy the opcn
fire I used 10 make for You at home
on evenings when you came to see
ME before we were married.
Mr.. Hunter-You'ye got bravcly
over little sttentions OF that sort,
now notice.
Mrs. HunteF-Yes, | soon found
out it didn't seem so cheerful TO yea
when you had to pay for The wood.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-11-07
The Mighty Wrestler's Mistake

He was mighty wrestler, but he
quailed at the foe before him.
It has been said that no coward
can be good wrestler, but this man
had never yet been thrown ana be-
sides, fear is something that cannot
always be counted upon.
lie had entered upon the struggle
with no craven-heaitodness, but his
confidence had been bo.n Of igno-
rance.
lie was now realizing the hope
Iessness Of his task, and his heart
began to sink.
Large beads of dew bespangled
his brow and trckled down his
nose.
These spangles were soon joined
by tears-tears of notification
salt, hot, binding tears of rage and
fear.
He was tired.
For hours his huge muscles had
been in violent activity with every
rise and fall.
His teeth had been perceptibly
fled-so forcibly had he gritted
them.
Aht
He had fallen.
With an angonized moan he sank
to the ground and hid his face.
It was a sad, sad moment.
Above him feposed the victor,
calm in the hour of triumph-the
magazine dialect story that the pow
erful man had wrestled with in vain.
Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1896-11-07

Ethel-And what did George say
when he proposed?
Maud-He said nothing he start
ed to say something, gasred, turn
ed deathly pale, and then tainted
quite away. OF course, l knew
what that meant-so when lie came
to, | told him he might ask papa.
Ethel--And then?
Maud--Then poor George tainted
again.--Judge.