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&C CPESKIS6 Of beeH. - said Deacon
Jodgers. rezalaiseeF8tlys to the
eFgEa at the eoraer gFseeF.y store.
did any Of you ever hFar Of asrle
Jal1ez and his asiteatare wifiiZiae
Lear. or rather with the aruaken tsees
aud the 0id lsr4r
None Of The boys had. % the sea-
eoa began: ssese Iaisez came over
10 nlY house y aEsell ago. alsd blamed If
he wasn't more kinds 0f . bangefl-up
man than ans ! had ever sessn befors.
His neck was scratched. bis arm Has
IN 3 sling. ard al oser bia face and
hands were marks ike bee OF hornet
sfinKs- " hat particular form Of At
tempted suicide have yon taken up for
your latest fad - inquire.
Ire been trying 10 catch bear
gr0wis Uncie Jahez. like a man out Of
huBor with the world
And did you trap = nest of hor-
nets inNteadg Or have Won been IN a
wrestling match with buzz saw
"ii ain. any laughing matter,
sneered Uncle .Iabrz. Wildcats. bears
and drunken bres are 'sponsible for
this wreck
well. was mighty curious 20
Ino0 hos one little old man could
ret mixed up with that combination.
aud after awhile he opened up his
heart.
Don't tell me that a bear. eape.
eially an old pike county bear. cant
reason out things and plan how 10 get
out Of serape, aays uBcie Jabez,
sorrowfully. You know that old bear
which has been troubling people here
nb0uts for monthA7 Well. that par
tieular animal Is cut out for a bank
burglar. and "A good one at that. It's
my belief that IA mistake was made
when he was born a benr. This fall.
after ] had lost three valued pigs and
some honey. I started out 10 make a
business of hunting that beaF.
caught his trail one morning and
started in all the Innocence Of my
heart. thinking ! would come back at
night with he skin Of he kuUwingest
old bear that ever lifted a pig. My
dog followed the trail all right until
we came 10 one of tb0sr little oil
runs. and there We lost H. The dog
nosed about for long time. but II
was no good ! was clean puzzled.
The ground was hard, and there
wasn't hole and scarcely bush
near. and how nn old bear dog like
mine could lose n plain trail was
morn than 4 ftf.ttlN ttudnFsfuub A
last we gaye up aud came home, n
eaddcned and wiser dog aud man.
That evening while ! was pondering
over the problem. all Of sudden an
idea came to me.
II ain'i the dogs fault says 20
myself That dogs been trained Ia
chase bears. not oil barrels. That old
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12
WORLDS COPPER SUPPLY.
TAI. suthsrsty TeIis Why There Is
No Essm~aIafe Proapest of an
oSerpr0dactfon.

The dominating poalfion taken by
the United States among the contrib
ntors 20 the worlds supply Of copper
has already been commented on. says
the Engineering Magazine. The inn
nense activity of fhe Americans. added
10 their mechanical genius, has led 10
The initiation b. them Of scale Of op-
erations hitherto unprecedented in the
history Of mining. But. II the inereas-
ing demand for copper continues. pres
enf sources Of supply viii soon be in
sufficient. unless production II tie big
mines can be still further stimulated.
II is doubtful. however. whether the
production OF mines ike the Anaconda
and Rio Tinto can be very largely in
creased.
And there is another side TO the ques-
ton that must not be LOST sight Of
the more rapidly an ore deposit Is ex-
plotted the sooner il will be exhausted.
II iS true that there are immense re-
serves Of copper are at Lake Superior.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12
THE POETS GRIEVANCE.
His Lines Were Badly Treated by the
Printer and He Was Justly
INDIGNANT.

The editor was sitting in his office one day
when a man whose brow was clothed with
thunder entered. Fiercely seiziDg chair,
he slammed his hat on the table, hurled his
umbrella on the floor and sat down, says
Golfers Weekly.
Are you the editor?" he asked.
"Yes"
Can you read writing!"
"Of course"
Read that, then" he said, thrusting at
the editor an envelope with an inscription
on it.
B" said the editor, trying to spell it.
That's not a Bits an S, said the man.
Sob, yes, see. Well, it looks like
Salt for Dinner, or Souls of Sinners
No, sill" replied the man, nothing OF
the kind. That's my name-Samuel H.
Brunner. | knew you couldn't read. Called
to see you about that poem OF mine you
printed the other day on the 'Surcease ot
Sorrow"
Don't remember it."
"0f course you don't, because it went into
the paper underneath the infamous title OF
'Smearease Tomorrow
The editor fed.
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Deafness Cannot BE Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness, and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an infamed condition Of the mu-
cous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube gets infiamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con-
dtion, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases Of of ten are caused by eatarrh,
which is nothing but an inhamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (eaused by catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars, free.
FL Cheney & Co, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12

All over the country there are women
who have been inVaIids for many years,
suffering with female arrangements
which the family doctor cannot cure.
Wbaf = boon 70 such women u Dr.
Harf1gaa'D free advEc0g 50 famous
hao hlo skfI1 made him fltaf hardly q
haaSfef o. f0wn In fire country huf
knows mis- name. Ne c0reo fo1s of
fho0s lands, and ne offees "a every wo-
nsan who viii write 10 him her SynBp-
fo0sS and = hEsfory a. her trouble,
free advice and freaf1senf.
The medicines he prescribes can be OBJ
tanned at any drug store, and the cost is
within the reach OF any woman. He de-
scribes minutely and carefully Just what
she shall do and get 10 make a healthy,
robust woman Of herself.
The Doctor has written book especially
for this class of women, entitled . Health
and Beauty" This book contains many
facts Of interest to women, and will be sent
free TO any address by DE-. Hartman,
OofRmb0ss o.
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bear just trniied along the OH run
and after few yards OF that he
would smell like IA refinery, not like
the sly, marauding. old pigstenling
bear he really il. lie may he q mighty
cunuing bear. but after he has eNpcr.
lmentesi couple of times with your
Uncle JabeH' intellect he'll repent OF
stealing them pigs.
So the neNt day started out with
two of ms well-trainrd dogs instead
Of one. The hrst dog let take up
the trail 60 the oil run, Then started
dog number two on the trail after II
lett the run. After the dog got ON "a
the fact that a was a willy old bear
a ad not an oil barrel. he was expected
~ run down, he went along ut fast
chp. was actually sorry for the
bear.
Petroleum bears may fool the or.
dinary run ~ hunters saws ia my.
self. but this benighied bear viii
soon realize Uncle Iahcx is on his
track. An Easy death Is the best that
poor old bear c1n hope for
Hut didn't need Ia he wasting
sympathy On that bear. needed h
ell for myself That bear understood
wildcat nature as well a. he did the
nae ot oil runs. The minute Mr. Rear
realized thoss dugs had caught his
irail again he made tracks right for
hole where mother wildcat aud a
couple Of her kittens lived. The bear
Ran right up to the mouth Of the hole
and then swerNetl to one side. This
souied cut the mother wildcat, aud
when my dogs reached the hole she
Was right ON hand and look ing for
trouble Ia blg lunches wildcat
with litter of Young ones ain't ths
sNeetskt tempered pet In he world
Nv dogs were after bear. but Mrs
Wildcat thought IL was her pteclou,
Kittens the dogs were looking for. aud
the second the dogs got near out shs
rushed A mother wildcat Il ths
fighting limit for anything near her
Weight | disin't want 20 sec ny tvs
valued bear dogs all torn NJ. and. not
daring To shoat at the msNedsun bun
die. | sailed In with a elub That
WY uih NNafHaE AnF top ot my
head decorated with bauslages and
carry ing my right arm IN a sling. Tbs
dogs and ! killed the Wildcat. hu,
when we got through Il was 4 hnspl
tal and tender nursing, nat a hip
blaek bear. that ~ were looking far
'Nhen | got home kept athiak
Ing 10 myself about the .waN that old
bear had pipsed II on n'e. II was b,
u1iag hIs brains when | was hunglins
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12

assuming that the beds can be profit
ably worked down TO vertical depth
of 5000 to 1000 feet. but Il seems like
ly that even this source Of supply will
fail 10 cope with the increased demands
of the early part of next century, and
three or four decades will probably see
II exhausted. We are bound to as
aume, therefore, that unless new and
abundant sources for the metal are
opened up in the early part OF the next
century or some substitute is found
for II in the electrical industry. there
Is no prospect Of copper being oscrpro-
duced.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12

The czar ot Rassia's suite consist,
of Ia persons. OF whom q arc general,
and - extra aids-de-eamp. 10 the
suite belong rs members Of the inv.
perial family; Il princes of not impe-
rial birth; ~ counts. . harsaS amt Il Il
other noblemen. Their nationaltties
arc iss Russians. 10 Germans. Firms,
Pole, CireaSsianS. Greeks aud :
RoumanianS.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12
THE POOR NER-oUT.
A GoarRiet suggests the Estabiish-
meat of "a siuch-Needed Pro-
tectIve League.

A gourmet suggests the establish
mcnt Of league of diners-out and of a
bureau of inquiry and information.
whare notes about hosts and hostesses
would be obtainable. said notes to be
collected and disseminated in the In
terests of the culinary art, as well ns
in those Of public health in general.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12

test. which consists of matching coll
ored wools, aud after the narrow es-
cape noted he was again subjected TO
the test. and ON both occasions passed
successfully. The author then goes on
to state that this form OF defective
vision is not 50 uncommon, aud he con
>iders il imperative that some other
test be devised. so as to- exclude unfit
persons from the merchant mariat
service
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12
A New Form Of Color nlinane...

DIR. j. II. Bickerton calls attention in
n recent number of the British Medical
journal to curious ease of color blind
ness. The individual cited was the Off.
ccr Of steamer. and owing to his in.
ability TO distinguish between white
and green lights narrowly escaped run.
ming down another vessel He had pre-.
viously been subjected to the Iiolmgrcn
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12
tn. rrefs..sr Espla,n..

Can Aoa tell me protes sar. g asked
t'rigstsy. what an 'eNtempars pianist
is ! src that the performances oi
such pianist are advertised .
certainly" said the professor; ''eS
out 81, tempo. time, an eStemport
plaaist IL one that plays oat Of time
IA nltA.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12
Serious
Ills of
Women

The arrangements n,
the female Organism, ths,
breed all Kinds Of fS,oubi.
and which ordinary Ora.
ice does NOT cure, are 4.
very things that give wa,
promptly 10 Lydia e. PinE.
hams Vegetable Com.
pound.
Uterine and 0varjs,
troubles, kidney troubles,
alterations, fsass1ors, an.
usual discharges, back.
aches and painful periods
these are the Ills fhaI
hang on and wreck heath
and happiness and dis.
position
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12
Thsrr Mrrr nther..

"! married you" he observed. sfos
yourself alon.. hmt ROW"
II sss clear the honeymoon was on
It's last lcgs
Vow I fad ! have got the whoss
family ~. Y. Press.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12
DIR. HARTMlH'S ADVICE
Is Sought by Female Suffer-
ers From Ocean
to Ocean.

Mrs F.. W.
Goulder. 1905
4thaTe., Rock
Island, ILL.,
writes.
was af-
ficted for five
or six years
with eatarrh-
al difficulties
a n d W q s
gro W / n z
worse all the
time. / began
taking vouF
Peruna with
a marked i'm
prove IN ent
from the first.
Independ ent
of c u rim e
that, the Pc
r u n a h a 6
greatly i'm
prove d my
z e n e r a /
health.
Every bot
tie of Peruna
Is worth its
" Gig h t in
gold; espe-
cially to rae,
for I owe my
present good
h e a 1t h to
parYrnn -
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12
Accommodating.

az am a British subject" he said, as he
right" replied the hotel clerk, ''if / notice
any Beers lurking about I'll give you the
! tip to rush to cover.'-Philadelph North
/
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12
AsIt Your pcaIer fnr AIIen,. Foot-Ense.

A powder TO shake in, your shoes. 1t rests
the Get CuresCorns, Bunions, Swollen, Sore,
Hot, Callous. Aching, Sweating feet and In
growing Nails. Aliens Foot-Ease makes
new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists
and shoe stores. 2ac. Sample mailed FREE.
Address Allen s. Olmsted. Le hoy, n. Y.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12

Some men live and learn, while others de-
vote their time TO talking about things Of
which they know absolutely nothing.-Chi.
cago Daily News.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12
A shnrf Order.

Mr.. Dobbs--I tell you, the telephone is a
great convenience.
Mr.. Bobbs-Sure thing. Fellow down at
Beamer's restaurant gave me a hot roast
over mine esterday.-Baltimore American.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12

My son, you should remember that you
must begin at the very bottom.'' why.
pop, as soon as the marble season is over
well begin at the top. "-Yonkers States
man.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12

Under the head Of eight refreshments
comes everything that feels heavy when il
is down.-Atchison Globe.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12

You know how freely and recklessly you
talk about other peopley Well, that's the
way they talk about you.-Atchison Globe.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12

He who can stand the little trials is fitted
for the great trusts.-Ram's Horn.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12

=. PUTNAM FADELEss DYES are fast IN sun.
light, washing aud rubbing. Sold by ali
druggists
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12

The man who itches for fame has to do
a lot OF scratching before he gets there
Chicago Daily News.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken Of
Ave, n, Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6. 1900.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12

WHEN WHITING TO ADvERTIsERs
please stnte that y0u saw the Advertlsv
ment In this paper
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12
To Cure n Cold In One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund money ifitfails 70 cure. 25c.
The Afro-American advance., 1900-05-12

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable COMPOUND
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-08

Additional preparations are evident
ly being made to give the anti-expan-
sionists more matter to pass sieepless
nights over. A dispatch just received
from Copenhagen is to the effect that
the Danish authorities have under con-
sideration a plan whereby their pos
sessions among the West India islands
VIII enter a kind OF zollverlen union
with the United States. This at first
sight might only imply a sort Of mu-
tually beneficial commercial arrange
ment, but it is also given out that the
movement is really the first step look
ing to the ultimate cession Of the ISL
ands to this country 1t seems to be
undisputed that Denmark is really anx-
ious to dispose of its possessions in
the West Indies, and since it is impos-
sible 10 allow any other nation TO ac-
quire them, they must almost of neces-
sity fall sooner or later to the United
States
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-08

Many republicans who are familiar
with the theory and operation Of the
republican league club idea win enter
tain serious doubts as to the wisdom
Of the late convention in changing the
constitution so as to provide for hold
ing its state sessions after the regular
convention has adjourned. The sup
posed vice which the change is designed
60 cure, when rightly considered, is so
much a virtue Of the state league that
it is doubtful if general interest in the
organization will survive its elimina-
ton. In no state and with no party
can factions be avoided. 1t seems al
most an essentially to the life OF a
political party that this shall be so. 1t
is common error to ascribe these in
ternal strifes and contentious solely to
the distribution of the spoils or pros
peetive emoluments which may arise
from the bestowal of offices. Parry
quarrels seldom arise from this cause
alone, and with mum rous cases of the
bittersst facional dispute the gains or
possible gains of office have nothing to
do This evidenced by the fact that
contention is just as rife, indeed is
apt to be even more so, in minority
parties and in states where the ruling
party is so overwhelmingly strong that
there is no possible chance Of the
weaker party's success. BY holding the
league meeting in advance of the re-
gular convention which names the field
candidates and maps out the campaign.
the various factions have an opportu-
nifty to measure their 9Th and Of
ten to harmonize their differences. The
fights thus brought on are ventilated
at time and place when they are liza
BILE to do the least harm. 1t has
often happened that after the
fercest battles in the league organiza-
ton the most harmonious state con-
yentions have been held. The
weaker element is apt TO either
surrender or compromise with the
dominant crowd. At any rate the heat
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-08
A NEW YEARS GUIDE.

There is one book everyone should
make an effort to get, for the new year
II contains simple and valuable hint
concerning health, many amusing an
ecdotes, and much general information
We refer to Hostetter's Almanac, pub
lished by The Hostetter Co., Pitts
burgh, Pa. II will prove valuable Ia
any household. Sixty employees are
kept at work on this valuable book.
Ths. issue for 1900 will be over eight
millions, printed In the English, Ger
man, French. Welsh, Norwegian, Swe-
dish, Holland, Bohemian and Spanish
languages. 1t contains proof OF the ef-
ficacy Of Hostetter's Stomach Bltters,
the great remedy prepared by the pub
fishers, and is worthy Of careful pres
ervatlon. The almanac may be OBJ
tanned free Of cost, at any druggist or
general dealer in the country.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-08
GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL.

Treasury Department, Washington.
d. c.. January TO- 1900 Sealed propos-
ais for the purchase OF the revenue
steamer Corwin will be received by
Captain d. F. Tozier, r. Z. s., until u
o'clock NJ, Saturday, February 10th
next. The Corwin is a steamer Of 2l3
gross tons, top-sail schooner rig; with
Oregon fir frame and copper and gslf-
vanized iron fastenings; extreme
length 1851 feet; beam nodded 23 feet;
draft feet inches forward and Ii
feet inches aft; has one inverted
direct acting engine, and one cylindri-
cal Scotch return tubular boiler, built
in 1859. and Is supplied with sails, avn
ings, anchors, chains, boats, steam
windlass. etc. The vessel can be seen
at Port Townsend, Washington, upon
application to either Captain Tozier or
her commanding officer, and will be
open for inspection until the date above
named. Proposals should be endorsed
on the envelope Purchase OF Revenue
Steamer Corwin," and addressed TO
Captain D. F. Tozier, r. C. s., Port
Townsend, Washington.
o. L. SPAULDING,
Assistant Secretary.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-08

of passion has opportunity after the
first explosion to abate and the sobe,
sense which dictates united front {,
the common enemy has chance tc
assert itself. So often has this truth
been eXemTlited, and SO customary
has it become in states where the
league plan of organization is older
than in Oregon to hold these meetings
in ad"ance Of tie stae convention,
that it is reasonable TO be-
lieve one OF The primary objects in
view Of the founders Of the league was
to bring on and settle the party lis
turbances in this way. Another defect
disclosed in the Oregon league by III,
change Just made is the absence If any
provision postponing the adoption Of
amendments to the constitution TO a
time subsequent to their proposal, when
greater consideration and deliberation
on radical changes might be had. This
is a dangerous defect and it may at
any time lead to mischievous conse-
quences at the hands of an unscrupu-
lous element gaining temporary con-
troll
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-08
GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS
WANTED.

Fort Stevens, Oregon, Jan. 6. 1860.
Sealed proposals IN duplicate will be
received hare until II m. Feb. TO- 1900.
and then opened for the purchase of
the following at Fort Candy, Wash
ington: Two s-inch guns and car
riages (cast iron). Is 10-inch guns
and carriages (cast from; one Az
inch rife (cast ircn) with carriage
and timber (woodJ; two 30O.pound
ParrOtt guns and carriages; two car
riages for 15-inch gun (cast iron):
four carriages for s-inch rifle convert
ed (cast iron); 1000 shot S-inch and
1O-inch (cast iron); $500 shell s-lnch
and 10-lnch (cast iron). and many
other articles Of iron, wood and COP
per. Right to reject any or all bids
IS reserved. Information furnished
upon application.
w. A. BETHEL, First Lieutenant,
Third Artillery, Commanding"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-08

The hypocrisy Of Pettigrew and Ma
son. both Of whom pretend to shed tears
over the spectacle Of war in the
Philippines and South Africa, is illus
trated by their conduct in holding up
consideration of the Nicaraguan canal
bill because the government wants to
agree with England that the canal
shall not be fortified for use as an IN
strument Of war.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-08

If Colonel W. Jawbone Bryan thinks
the 5000 people whom he reports as
attending his circus in New England
have become converts to populism, let
him watch the election returns next
November. By the way, we wonder
if the colonel met General Prosperity
anywhere on his circuit?
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-08
NOTICE.:

Notice is hereby given that eli o.
the assets Of the Astoria Football
and Athletic Club have been trans
ferred to the undersigned as trustee
for the benefit Of all Of the creditor
Of said club, and that all claims
against the said club should be pre-
sented to the undersigned within q
days from this date.
C. J. TRENCHARD.
TRUSTEE
January il, 1900.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-08
GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS
WANTED.

Fort Stevens. Oregon, Jan. 6, 1900.
Sealed proposals In duplicate will be
received here until ~ m. February 10,
1900. and then opened. for the pur-
chase OF three S-inch guns and car
rtages least iron); 25 10-inch guns and
carriages (cast from; Ave 2O0-pound
PARROT guns and carriages (cast
lron). 1900 Dolid shot s-inch and 10
inch (cast Iron). 4,SOO shells, S-tnch
and lO-Inch (cast iron) 1875 hand
spikes Wrought iron); two 15-ton
hydraulic jacks; and many other ar
ticles Of iron, wood and copper. Right
to reject any and all bids Is reserved.
Information furnished upon appllca-
tlon.
w. A. BETHEL. First Lieutenant,
Third Artillery. Commanding.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-02-08

As \ cure for rheumatism Cham
berlain's Pain Balm is gaining a wide
reputation. ID. b. Johnston OF Rich
mond. Ind. has been troubled with
that ailment since 1852 In speaking
OF Il he says: ~ never found any
thing that would relieve me until !
used Chamberlains Pain Balm. II
acts like magic with me. My foot
was swollen and palning ne very much
but one good application OF Pain
Balm relieved me For sale by
Charles Rogers.