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ton Of the common council q eala e|st,
aaid warmnt being dafo1 Ina ll|h |.40 ~
Oololer, lsess tQ ne 0ifrrfod. ana ne
% $40 With interest th6f&1a III IN. <'t|.
or per cent per nnnum from the N1t 014
March, 1896 ana halne anaInnl Ih.
FOLLOWING named person. t0wlt
=. Marion and n, Mccormack
owner OF ne following Described f.&I
9groperty, towit; lot % block n ~ .0I@
dlWdeq IN the. Port of Upper AAIblIa.
~ lalq out and recorded by John A,RIE
ana also against said deacrIbtd rf0p1flV
and which warrant Commands MO I1
mate levy upon and sale oi said dts
scrIDed property, N order 10 nnii1fy eaIt
Eetner With the Interest thereon and ne
costs and expenses OF said 6aio. an1
pursuant 70 sad Warfant and The com
mandg therein contained, I ana. on lht
llth day Of November. 1sp8 duly lew
upon the above described roni nfopsrlt.
ma viii, on tho 10th day OF ptceflh1f.
ly1, - she hour o, II O'clock IN AZ
forenoon of said day at the court homie
lo0r. toWiti the entrance OF Haid court
mousse on Eighth street, In th6 fslfV ~
Astoria. County Of ClatnOp alaie "
oregon, sell said described real nronertr
~ public auction 10 the hlrhoai b4dtai,
Tor cash. In u. 3. gold coin. 10 snfiafi
said assessment the Interest thereon. 61f
tno costs and expenses Of aala ~
hfOredaid. and tho aCcrulng costs.
Dated az astoria. Oregon, the f7lh daV
OF november. 1885
Chief Of PolIco OF Astoria. Oregon.
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THE INDIAN BILL

WASHINGTON. Dec, i5.--rhe total
amount carried by tho Indian Oppropria.
tISn bin Is t7Sr7,2a The appropriation for
schools shows a considerable increase and
provisions made for new buildings al four
places. viz; In tho southern part Of Utah,
as a place to be hereafter designated; on
the Lac Courte orcillea reservation, Wis
consin; at HaclSberry, Arizona; and Nor
rla. Minnesota. Tho total school appro-
priations aggregate s2,SiSSo those for
grntitulties t6Gi,625,
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MILLIoNAInns SON SUICIDE.

MILWAUKEE,. Dec. M--Herman stahl-
schmidt. u ycars old. has been found
dead In bcd with the Eas turned on, He
was the son Of millionaire dynmite
manufacturer In Germany, and had been
In this country several years following
HIS profession OF mining engineer. lie
had received large sums OF money from
'ho old country which he spent freely.
For tho last two months his money did
not come and no was forced to pawn his
jewciry A few days NFgo he told his
friends that II money did not come soon
he would commit suicide
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THE DEFICIENCY BILL

WASHINGTON, Dec ii,-In the army
deficiency bill reported by Senator Hale
tho most important amendments are;
Tho 100000 contingency appropriation
for tho war and the same amount for the
navy ara 10 be- expended under the direc-
tlon OF tho president, For the signal
corps $S6.OOO increase; pontoon trains. enc
glneer department $4,000; assistants Ia
engineer department. $4,000,
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Artistic

Carlsbad China
Decorated in green festoons
with gold tracings and histor-
ical head center, Graceful
shapes
Tea, Cake, Fruit, Dessert
and Bread Plates. Tea,
Moustache, Chocolate,
and After Dinner Coffee
Cups, Pen, Pin, Comb
and Brush Trays. Fancy
and Shaving Mugs. Bon
Bons and everything
pretty.
Inducing prices
Great American lmpOrtlnSTea Co.
81 Commercial street.
Write for Catalogue
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AsToRIAN DROWNED,

TACOMA, Dec, i5,-The body OF Henry
Berendes. formerly Of Astoria, was found
in the water along the south eaat shore
OF Maury island yesterday by rancher,
Berendes ls thought TO have fallen into
tho bay and have accidentally drowned,
but tho coroner Is not certain as to the
way ho met his death. No signs Of foul
play arc evident,
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STATE or oREGoNl :.
COUNTY or CIATsoPl
Id. X. Warren. president OF the above
nsmed oank, do soiemnly swear that the
above statement II true 10 the best or
my knowiedgo and belief
ID. X. WARREN. President
Subscribed and sworn 20 before me
&. w. FULTON.
Notary Public for Oregon.
H. c. THoMPsoN.
J. Q. DEMENT,.
A. BcHERNBcKAU,
Directors.
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THE ALAMnpAs TREASURE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1b,-The steam
or Alameda, from Australia, brought
treaoure amounting to $S5lO,OOO, There
were 100 boxes OF English soverlgns, 5000
soverigns In box and "a boxes felled
with bullion, The money Is to settle In
part the balance of trade between this
country and England.
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CHIEF OF POLICE SALE.


Notice is hereby given that by virtue
OF warrant for the collection Of de-
ltn1uent assessment for the improvenlent
in the city OF Astoria, Oregon, towit:
Bond street, from Forty-second to Forty
and police judge OF said city bv direc-
tion OF the common counci Of said city.
said warrant being dated the nth day Of
October 1898. to me directed. and the
assessment on which suecihed amounting
to $40 with interest thereon at the rate
of per cent per annum from the S1st day
of March, 1896 and being against the
following named persons. towit:
r. Marion and H. Mccormack.
owner of the following described real
property, towit: lot 30. block s, as sub
divided in the Port of Upper Astoria,
as 'oid out and recorded a,S oX John Adair
and which warrant commands me to
make levy upon and sale Of said de-
e~~sned property, In order to satisfy said
warrant and said assessment and to-
gether with the interest thereon and the
costs and expe,-9"s OF said sale, and
pursuant to said warrant and the COM
mands therein contained, / did. on the
l7th day OF November. 1898 duly levy
upon the above described real property,
and will, or. the 18th day OF December.
1898. at the hour OF II O'Clock in the
forenoon of said day. at the court house
door. towit: the entrance Of said court
house on Eighth street. in the City Of
Astoria, County OF Clatsop State Of
oregon, sell said described real property
at public auction to the highest bidder
for cash. in U. 5. gold coin, TO satisfy
said assessment. the interest thereon, and
the costs ana expenses OF sale as
Dated at Astoria. Oregon. the 17th day
" 49, e. HALLOCK.
Chief Of Police Of Astoria, oregon.
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ALICE pLANcHARps PASSENGERS,

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec I-unitcd
States Immigration Commissioner North
has detained for examination IS Japanese
contract laborers who have arrived hero
on the Pacific Island Company's steamer
Alice blanchard from the Cllpperton GU
ano mines, Tho men were hired at Homo
lulu and their term of contract has not
vet expired.
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CHIEF OF POLICE SALE.


Notice is hereby given that by virtue
OF warrant for the collection Of de-
lin1uent assessment for the improvement
In the city Of Astoria, Oregon, towit:
Duane, street, from Thirty-flfth to Thirty
seventh street. ouly issued by the auditor
and police Judge Of said city, Oy direc-
tion OF the common council Of said city.
said warrant being dated the 17ht day OF
october. 1898, to me directed. and the
assessment on which specified amounting
Of 5 per cent per annum from 3lst day
of March. 1896, and being against the
following named person, towit,
Katy Adair Welcher.
owner of the following described real
n the Port Of Upper Astoria.
as laid out and recorded BY John Adair'
and also against said described property,
and which warrant commands me to
make levy upon and sale OF said de-
warrant and said assessment and to-
gether with the interest thereon and the
costs and expenses OF said sale and
pursuant to sad warrant and the COM
msnds therein NC,IL5hn contained did; on the
upon the above. described real prorerty,
and will on the 10th day of DECEMBER
1893. at the hour OF II o'clock in the
forenoon of said day al the court house
house on Eighth street. in the city Of
Astoria, County OF Clatsop, State Of
oregon, sell said described real property
at public auction 20 the highest bidder
for cash, In u. s. gold coin, TO satisfy
said assessment, the interest thereon, and
the cost and expenses of sale az
aforesaid, and the accrung costs.
Dated at Astoria, oregon, the nth day
u -''' w Z. HAILocK.
Chief Of Police OF Astoria. Oregon.
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cALrFoRNIANs MUSTERED orr.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 1.-THE sixth
regiment Of California volunteers. located
at Port Point will bo mustered out OF
the federal service today. The Sixth
was tho nrst California regiment 70 be
mustered into uhole Sans service and
viii DO tho irst to be mustered out
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CHIEF OF POLICE SALE.

Notice Is hereby given that by virtue
of a warrant for the collection OF de-
lin iuent assessment for tha improvement
In the city Of Astoria, Oregon. towit:
Bond street, from Forty-second to Fcrty-
fifth street, duly issued " the auditor
and police Judge Of said city. by Gree
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ASTORIA AND COLUMBIA
RIVER RAILROAD.

Leavs Astoria DAILY Arrive
Portland and Astorialp. IN. pm.
7:t5 glO0lExpresB trains vlal11.Bu:10
lKnappa, Clifton, west
port. ClatskanIe, GOble:
connect.on al Ooble for
THE East and Puget
p.rn.a.m.I lp.m.Am.
1870 B:00l Astoria, Seaaiie and I:3D 7:i0
New Astoria Passenger
ltrainn, via Warrenton
land Flnvel
$3.50 Sunday Huntera' spec
llai Astoria 10 Seaside
J. C. MAYO.
q. r. 4 p. A.
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CHIEF OF roEiCE SALE,

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
OF a warrant for the collection Of de-
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70 many of us Christmas Is merry only
IN anticipation, hut miserable In reality
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Astoria Public Library
READING ROOM FREE TO ALL.

Open every .ay from . clock to $40
and $50 10 go D. m.
Subscription rates - per annum.
West cor Eleventh ana Duane Streets
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REPORT on THE CONDITIONS oF THE
ASTORIA NATIONAL BANK.

At Astoria. in the State OF oregon. AZ
tho close OF business December fst, 1888.
HEBOURcEa.
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man 10 iii a Casomctcr Of 500 cubic feet-and
nine are solids. found in almost any handfui OF
clay you might take up at random-that is 10
say carbon. calcium. phosphorus, iron, sulphur
sodium potassium silicon and magnesium III
most people minute quantities of lew other
things are found. such as copper. aluminium
manganese, lead. mercury, arsenic ana h'hlum'
but these substances are probably always Tres
laSSers. . :;
Far and away tho most important element IN
flesh and bone is oxygen and the bulk OF that
energetic gas which remains TRANQUILITY coin
pressed within us is something marvellous III
a ten -stOrc-t ten man the weight OF oxygen Is no
less than lO6 pounds and the natural DuiK OF
It, if it were set free. would be equal TO pea i
of wood one FOO; square and ll9l 1eei-hearly
a Quarter Of a mile-lonS, or several hundreu
times the bulk of the body itself Measured by
the gallon it would fill 2O2 thirty-siN-sallon
barrels. -, ,..,,
ont hydrogen Every mans body contains SUI
ficient nf This highest of all substances TO initiate
a balloon that would lift himself. balloon ana
tackle In the man. for instance, the Dulh Oh
hydrogen is over 2,400 cubic feet-equal TO the
cnbc space of a room ID feet high and l?'a feet
square and the weight Of it is a triiie short OF
1919 pounds.
OF that inexplicable gas niirogen there re-, Is
about half an ounce TO each pound Oh puuy
weight or approximately a.. pounds alto-
gather in a 1JS-pound man. 1t IS ABOUT twenty
Zines the bulk of the body, and by no means
likes being cramped up III space OF lew
cubic inches This is the most inert gas known nt
lis bulk in the body is llity-elght cup,T l.V..
The reason it is said to be llieiess Is ,hat ~
hates every other element in the woriu' anu.
dtJr nvvpen hydrogen, carbon and the other
- IiLe the Continental Powers, cannot i've
Io,o ritrogcn like England. Will not II IL can
POSSIBLY avoid It, live in COMPANY IRON hr rmln
trait arises not only all the ACTON Oh .'e hu, the
trair and the strength of the muscles pu' 'ne
tnrrihle force of all the great explosives
While individually without any energy w ntor
ever when it does chance to enter ho" os u en.
,yith other things nitrogen becomes tNe Iioa' en-,
Win 90 r,,hst,nce i'm existence. The great ex-
rIasve force OF nitro glycerine IS due To aZo's,
One of the most frightul explosives hn~n en-, ~
chloride of nitrogen which goes Oh ~ I! and in
s shn human body, it is the breaking down OF
n 1ir compounds which actually Constitutes Ien
life Nothing can be aiys hs w iaet Of the sub
l.se,i e" If any bulk in the body Is car39 9
Tnar 10 as nearly as possible, sack OF -i12
hounds in a ten-stone man. suilE.e"' "
some sixty five gross OF IeaoPene"A
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enable a man to reserve his seats Tor play
without going mile or two and squanderihg
nearly an hours time to reach the box Office
Then. too it often happens that man VINO
has purchased roundtrp ticket over certain
road finds himself compelled to change his route
or TO stay at the place visited longer thah ne
originally int ,ndeG. 1t is perfectly legitimate to
seek the redemption Of the unused portion OF his
ticket under these circumstances, unless there IS
a distinct stipulation to the contrary on the
ticket itself Now, it takes time and certain
amount of red tape t. secure the redemption OF
a ticket and il not infrequently IS the case that
a man really needs to realize on his investment
Immediately. An agency that will take the
ticket off his hands and give him what II Is
worth i'll such an emergency performs an excel
lent service to the community
But unfortunately in this line Of business. as
in others. both honest men and rogues are en-
gagged and the former have come into disrepute
largely through the rascalites Of the latter
Hero are some of the more common forms OF
fraud resorted TO by dishonest agents:
Whom making an exceptionally low rate. 4
railroad company usually places a limit on the
time within which the public may take adyan-
taqe Of it, 1t is customary to print on the
tickets in these cases figures from ] to 81, abb
breviations for the names Of the months and
some numbers indicating several years. When
ticket is sold the properly authorized agent OF
the company punches out various numbers and
authorizations. to signify the date beyond which
the ticket ceases to be valid. The return hall OK
a ticket of this sort gets into scapers hands.
and he sees that the time limit has expired. In
order to enable him to make a sale he changes
the date This he does by plugging up the
holes originally made and then punching out
others. The punches can be easily initiated. but
filling I'D the first set Of holes is delicate JOB.
Vet in countless instances it has been done so
deftlv that conductors cannot detect the fraud.
and therefore accept the altered ticket unhesi-
'a''i'sS' SPLICING TICKETS.
4 trick frequently resorted to by the dishonest
broker is the splicing Of tickets In order TO ex-
tend the time Of one that has ceased TO be good
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posed law. Merchants. commercial travellers
and other representative men have selected
committee to act for them in this matter. This
committee got out circular a. few weeks ago. in
which reasons were given for supporting the
measure.
The statement contained the charge that soma
railway companies use the scalper to break the
Interstate Commerce law by making rate
over their counters and another to the scalpcr.
Here are two additional reasons for the enact
ment:
Because ii brings into discredit our integrity
and that Of every honorable association when
on-members buy rOund-trip tickets issued at
low rate on account of our meetings. use them
way and sell the return portions to the
brokers'
Because 1t nterferes with the granting of low
rates for public meetings such as county fairs,
street fairs, spectacular exhibitions the great
business society and religious gatherings of the
year and all others for which the railroads are
asked for special fares. thereby interfering di-
reotly with the business of the merchants.
The act which passed the House Of Repre-
sentatives the other day and has now gone to
the Senate. % provides that no one shall en-
gage in the sale of railway tickets except a per-
son who has received certificate from com
pany authorizing him to oct as its agent: -
prohibits the companies and their officers from
disposing Of tickets To any except the author
lied agents; 90 Furnishes violations Of tho first
two sections with a line Of $1,000 or years in-
prisonmcnt; % compels the companies. through
their agents to redeem ali unused and partly used
tickets: 90 Furnishes the agent or company that
fails 50 To redeem IA ticket with fire Of 500 or
years imprisonment and 90 Furnishes forgery
of tickets. in part or wholly. with fine IT
81 900 or two years imprisonment
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Quakcress" Tanning Bird" War" La
Belle Dame sans Merci." and'"St Cecilia
Like all art collections belonging TO the citv
the collection Of portraits and the other ar
ticles of interest in the Governors Room are un-
der the control of the Fine Arts Commission
which consists of the Mayor the president Of the
New-York Public Library. the president of the
Brooklyn Institute Of Arts and Sciences Charles
7. Barney. Henry r. Rowland. Samuel T. Avery
John La Fargo. ID. c. French and Charles +. Nc
Kim.
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FASHIONS " BATHS.


From The London News.
The oft-debated question, whether tn present
generation carries personal cleanliness To
greater length than the preceding generation
did had curious light thrown upon 1t at Inc
Tnplate Workers Conference held yesterday
at the Guildhall one WOivcrhampton manu-
facturer stated that not a quarter as many
portable baths were made now as formerly. ana
another referred To the fact of orders for two
hundred shower baths having been taken by
traveller in one journey AT some past perou
while he supposed that ut the present time
manufacturer did not sell three shower baths III
year. From this it would seem that tina
shower bath is obsolete and that the fixed bath
has merely superseded the portable one IL
would appear therefore, that the verdict should
rather be that fashion in baths has changed.
than that cleanliness came in with The pr'Na'
lenoe of the fixed Dath.
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the punched part is removed entirely. and por-
ton Of another worthless ticket is substituted.
The annex is then punched to suit the con-
yenicnce Of the broker. Sometimes the patching
is done neatly. but it Is often effected with
piece OF court plaster without any attempt at
disguise. The broker evidently counts pro-
ducing upon the conductors mind the impress
sion that the ticket was torn by accident and
has been repaired clumsily by the holder
Tickets are often issued at reduced rates
condition that they shall not be transferred,
and the buyer shall appear in person at the
company's office when he is ready to return and
have the agent there affix his signature. on this
class Of tickets. many Of which have been passed
into other hands. the agents signature has been
forged by the broker. so that it will not be
necessary for the person to whom he sells the
return coupon to so to the authorized agent; or
it may be that one of the conditions Of purchase
is that the buyer shall affix his own name to
the ticket when he first obtains it. and that on
the return trip he shall do so again. at the con-
ductor's demand. in orde- tn establish his iien-
tty It is common trick for the scaper to re-
move the signature Of the original holder with
acids and then to writ in that OF his customer.
first having secured from the latter a sample
autograph
These fOrgerics have been exceeded in effron-
terry however. by the printing OF whole sets of
tickets Such frauI cannot be detected by
company as quickly as the sale of fraudulent
theatre tickets and by the time railroad cor
poratCn discovers that it has been cheated by
all issue Of false tickets. hundreds Of them may
have been sold and used.
Against some Of these frauds the companies
have sought protection by the use OF stppled
paper on which IL would seem to be impossible
to make an alteration without detection. Yet
tickets OF this sort have been changed over and
over again Detectives have been employed To
visit 5calpcrs who were suspected of dishonest
practices. Sometimes they are successful in fix
ing the blame. and sometimes they are not But
this measure involves expense which the
companies feel that they ought not to be COM
PEELED to bear
csidcs. even after crime has been traced 10
its author the law has not afforded such redress
desired. Existing State laws seem not
to afford the guarantees Of immunity from fraud
which the railways want. Hence Congress has
been asked to interpose. The fact that the rail
roads of the country already under National
control. to some extent. under the Interstate
Commerce law. suggested the policy Of making
the proposed Anti-Scalping law an amendment
to that historic piece Of legislation.
REFORM URGED By BUSINESS MEN
one would naturally suppose that the railroad
companies would he unanimous in demanding an
enactment OF this kind. on this point there is
room for some doubt for reasons that will be
cited presently. But it is worth noting that a
large business element outside the railroad in
terest has been urging the passage Of the pro
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Defending ms Profession.

From The Chicago Tribune.
Now" said the attorney for the defence. let
us take up the bll presented By the piaintin IN
this case for alleged services rendered To my
client. | say alleged services. gentlemen Of tho
jury, because those figures show every indicI
ton of having been dOctored.'
Would il not be better to say llwycred|
asked an indignant physician who was serving
as one OF the jurors.
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WHAT MN is MADE or.

THOUSANDS OF CUBIC FEET OF GAS AND A
LITTLE SOLID MATERIAL.
From The Harmsworth Magazine
To build a one hundred and fit v mound man
only fourteen clements altogether are needed
Five OF them are gases-there is enough gas in a
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SCALPING THE SCALPER.
THE DISHONEST RAILWAY TICKET BROK-
Frs MUST co
SOME of THE TRICKS OF THE rRApE-rRorosEr
LEGISLATION To SUPPRESS 1T.

s'"t OF THE TRICKS or THE TRADE-PROPOSED
LEGISLATION To SUPPRESS 1T.
Inc passage by the lower house Of Congress
last Week or bill to put end to ticket
scaiplng' brings to the front once more a sys-
tenn that has defrauded the railroad companies
or the country out Of many thousands Of dollars.
Whoever gives the matter the most superficial
attention will recognize the immortality of the
practice; but few people have any idea Of the
extent to which it has been carried
There are two things to be said in favor of the
outside ticket agency. In the first place it often
enables man TO save time in securing his
tickets just Us the theatre agencies in big hotels