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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-15

THE new capitol of Minnesota, at St.
Paul, to supply the place of the one
destroyed by fire last winter, is to be
built entirely of Minnesota brick and
stone. The interior will be finished in
natural woods throughout. The base
ment walls are of broken limestone;
the first belt of the superstructure of
brown stone from Fond du Lac; the
walls of red pressed brick from the
Red Wing kilns, with trimmings of the
handsome Frontenac sandstone, and
the cornice, which will have no pro-
iectious but be flush with the walls. of
sandstone.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-15

OWING to the long drouth, the water
Of the Ohio river has fallen so low that
steamboat navigation is next to impos-
sible. The Ohio valley has been very
great sufferer from the dry season.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-15

COMPLAINT is made that the Eads
ietties at the mouth of the Mississippi
are not satisfactory. During the
month of August the English steamer
Renfrew dragged the bottom of the
channel for $50 to 200 yards, while
drawing only twenty-three feet of wa
ter. Four captains Of as many differ
ent crafts also certify that instead of
the channel being GOO feet in width, it
is apparently not more than 80 feet
wide, and that they believe that just
above Cram island two vessels drawing
twenty-three feet of water could not
pass each other without liability to
grounding.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-15

An indianapolis exchange mentions
that St. Jacobs Oil cured Mr.. J. II.
Mattern, letter-carrier of that city, of
a severe sprain, contracted in the war.
.-Detroit Mich J Western Home Journal.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-15

Perfectly Safe-"[ always" said the
wife of a French editor, like to know
that my husband is fighting duel.
Then l feel that he is perfectly safe
from harm"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-15

Fair book-agent to venerable mer-
chant-'I've a work here to which l
wish to call your attention" Venera-
BILE merchant-'I blush to tell you that
my education was neglected in early
life; and 1 am only just learning to
read words of cne syllable. If you had
a primer now
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-09-15
OUR SICK PRESIDENT.
The Daily Bulletins From Long
Branch, Giving statements of His
Condition

ELBERoN, Sept. 1O.-6 p. NAT the
examination of the president at noon
to-day, his temperature was 9S 5, pulse
100, respiration 1S At $50 this even
ing, his temperature was 9S7, pulse
100, respiration Is. He has taken a
greater amount of liquid with some
solid food, and with more Of a relish
than for several days. His general con-
dition is quite as favorable as yester-
day.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05
Food AdHiterati0n.

In December Of 1879, the nation
al board Of trade, appointed a COM
mittee Of award to decide between
competitive suggestions of acts to
prevent adulteration and regulate
the sale of food, accompanied by
ESSAYS. The 1000 dollars to be
given in prizes was gift to the
board from Messrs. Thurber 4 Co,
of New York. The prizes have
been awarded, the first one TO a
London Fellow Of the ROYAL So
ciety. The first fact developed by
the testimony Of these esSayists,
confirmed by that "f maEy expert
chemists, is the gratifying one that
there is no dangerous or poison
ous aduiteration in any of the
staple articles of food and drink in
this country. with certain eXcep-
tions in the case of the colOring
matter of confectionery. The
other class of adulteratioRs, how
ever-those not poisonous, but
involving the palming off on the
purchaser of an inferior article.
is common enough. The com
mittee take the ground that with
regard to this, rather than to the
more dangerous class of adulter-
ations. Legislation Is necessary; and
they are to compile from the prize
suggestions an act to be submitted
Immediately to the national board
of trada at Washington, and steps
will then be taken TO secure both
national and state laws on the sub
iect. The Legislation should also
HRclude adulteration of drugs,
which the committee believes TO be
more dangerous than that Of food.
A competent board Of health will be
essential to the practical efficiency
of any laws of this nature, wheth-
or state or national.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05
Agricultural.

The wheat and oats crops of
Alabama are reported as failures.
The st. Landry, La, Democrat
says: Owing to the unusual
amount of rain this season, some
of the cotton planters have con-
cluded to pick bolls and all.
The department of agriculture
estimates the value of agricultural
products of the United States in
1880 at S2,OOO,OOO,OOO, against
S1,9l9,954, ,397 in 1879.
The potatoe crop of this coun-
try, it is believed, will reach 1885,.
100000 bushels this year, valued
at Sl,OO0,OO0. New York leads
in its cultivation, the crop there
reaching 25,OOO,OO0 bushels.
Cotton dealers at st. Louis and
Memphis estimate the damage to
the crop by the recent severe
weather at a half million bales
We think this is a canard and
wouldn't advise anybody to invest
money on the strength of it.
The Louisiana Sugar Bow
states that this has been the most
unfavorable season in many year:
for taking of the cane crops, owing
to excessive rains, bad roads anC
epizootic among the mules; still
the quantity of sugar vii
be much larger than last year
and the yield will be remark.
ably good.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05
Picked Up.
Rooms for Rent,

GIN NFURNISHED EOOMS OK MAIN
- Street. Astoria. Apply tU
Z. III. FOX.
li-lG."td .iu~jirr ut The Peace
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05

Orders left az the OccidCnt Hotel. or q my
Warehouse. foot Of Benton Street promptly
attended %.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05
Virtual Waste Of Money.
Oreaonian. Jan. Sd.

engineers for river improvements
there is an item of Sj00,000 for
for the locks at the Cascades of the
Columbia. We have this elephant
on our hands and suppose we
must keep feeding it, though the
operation is simple waste Of
proyender. The worst OF 1t is that
absolutely necessary improve
ments are scanted to support this
almost useless one. 1t Is useless,
first. because after the govern
ment has spent lis millions there
the river will be opened only a
short distance further. and second,
because the railroad, the upper
river being still obstructed, will
supersede this Improvement. This
undertaking WAS started as a Job
by one politician to help his own
advancement. and taken up and
pushed by another for a like per-
sonal object. The result Is that
the state will get a costly improve
ment of no real value to it, and
will be thereby defrauded Of other
improvements actually necessary
to Its growing commerce. So long
a. large appropriations are called
Cor To carry on work at the Cas-
dade locks ii will be difficult, or
indeed impossible, to get ade-
quate appropriations for other
parts of the river where work
is really needed. OF course
the chief of engineers is not to
blame. Since the work has been
undertaken and Is in hand, he only
presents estimates Of what i re-
quired each year to push it for
ward with advantage. The fault
Is in our system of undertaking
these things for behoof ef poll
ticians, instead Of proceeding in
them with a studious regard for
public interests. When will the
requirements of our commercial
situation be consulted in such mat.
tiers, and the schemes Of politicians
who manage these things for their
own advantage be showed into the
background? Pretty certainly not
until the people learn to send men
to represent them at Washington
who are above sacrificing the pub
lie interests TO temporary expedi-
eRts for their own advancement.
1T is apparent to every person, and
has been from the first that, even
when the Cascade locks are com
pleted the result will be of but
extremely small advantage to the
country, since navigation to those
points most desirable to reach will
still be hopelessly Obstructed.
Completion of the locks at the
Cascades will establish no real
competition with the railroads; and
it is therefore to be regretted that
50 great sums are being expended
where they can do little good, par
ticularly when it is observed that
they are needed so greatly on the
lower river and bar.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05

I .IAiE. SAND. BRICK. PLASTER. LATH.
n Cement. and all materials IN my line.
furnished 10 order.
Bs-Special attention paid 10 FuTnace work
and Ranges. CiStem work warranted good
or no pay.
RsrAgent San Juan and New Tacoma Lime
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05

All the railroad express depart
ments centering at St. Louis, in
cluding the Pacific, which covers
all of Gould's roads, the Iron
Mountain, Ohio and Mississippi,
and Louisville and Nashville, have
made local combination, and will
hereafter occupy one general of
fee. The combination is to save
the expense of separate offices.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05

Receipts of grain at st. Louis
have largely increased this year,
and the movement from that city
down the Mississippi has been
about three times as much as last
year. The St. Louis Republican
says: "The successful transporta-
tion of fifteen million bushels by
the river route has forever set al
rest the fear of grain suffering any
more damage by that route than
any other and the volume of the
expectations via the Mississippi
river will now 60 on increasing
steadily from year to year"
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05

The stockholders of the Old
Colony railroad, across Rhode Is
land, have ordered, as a precaution
against accidents, that 10 person
shall be employed who uses intoxi-
caRts. Such move on the part
of many railroad companies would
do more to encourage sobriety and
steadiness than all the temperance
crusading in the country.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05

An exchange says: ITO make
a good monkey wrench, feed him
on green apples.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05
House and Lot for Sale.

nESIRAELE RESIDENCE PROPERTY
II nuW and VIII soon hr guUi BUSINESS
property. For particulars apply It
TIE ANIuElAN OFFiCE.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05

The beauties of double taxation
are well shown in California.
Under the new constitution the
property of corporations is taxed,
and their capital stock is taxed
again. Mr. Charles Crocker, for
instance, is taxed on stocks as
follows:
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05
Cedar Floats.

VIIIE UNDERSIGNED WILL BIZ PRE-
IL pared tu furnish tu order. u iut> t1 suit
Iud Ecpt constantly cn hand. CEDiB
FLDITS. MAILS. H-tSBLE.S. r;c.. ful
>slis at lowest VTirr>.
AG.iTe>>. or call upuu
PETERSON < ANDERSON.
i2.ie Oak Point. ". r
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05
A Farm Wanted

FENO PtRGHASE--On OT near CIatSup plains
II Not less than two hundred acres.
Apply tO ar address J.H..
-2l2W.dkW AStuTian Office
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05
Guitar. Banjo and Violin.

(uIAS. r. BARNES. LATE OF Portland
- would like q few pupils %: either Of IN,
above Instruments TeTM>-Five dollars Del
TE"nti. Two lessons per week. Orders left
80 AjlrT'S H1pk Store
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05

1t has been said that Mr.. Crock
er's taxes Tor one year reaches
the enormous sum of S500,000.
Whether this be true or not, it Is
certain that many large property
owners of San Francisco are ac-
quiring legal, if not actual, resi-
lence in New York. So the state
will lose its taxes, not only on
their capital stock, but on all other
forms of property owned by them
as individuals, except real estate.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1881-01-05
MISCELLANEOUS.
Wanted

TX 0O0 POUNDS RAGS OF all kinds
Il c.OOO clean and dry. Al the Umbrella
shop. Main street, BY j. JOPLIN.
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-17
A. sAs beginning Of the thirtssu.l

AZ the beginning Of the thirteenth
century the ports of England ranked--
London. Bostpe, Southampton. Lincoln.
Lynn. Hnll. Eighty ysan later Boston.
London. Hull. Toward shs close OF
the sixteenth century Lynn vas the noss
important port; then came Hall. Var.
mouth. Exstse, Bristol. while Boston
bad gone down to number ten in rank,
and Newcastle vaslooning mp. Fifty
pears later Bristol was vipuing the rscs,
10 have her nose put ont Of Joint IN an
other half cestufy By Liverpool
The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1881-07-17

Gall for terms at residence. corner Fifth and
Jsdsrson streets, seattle. ap2s-tf
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28
Masneto-Electric Propulsior.

The Paris correspondent of Nature
was present during an experiment
made by NJ. Trouye on May 27 with
small boat between Port Royal and
Pont des arts, to test the capabilities of
magneto-electric propulsion, and he
makes this report: The boat measur-
ing SIN SO by 1.30, and carrying three
persons, obtained a mean velocity of
I'm. so per second, with a magnetic
electric motor weighing two kilo-
grammes, and two series of six Wool
aston elements weighing u kilo-
grammes each. The trial lasted an
hour and half, and was interrupted
by darkness. These experime nts will
be repeated shortly on the Bots de
Boulogne lakes. The motor which was
constructed to give eight kilogramme-
tres per second did duty which sim
gle rover would have been unable to
perform. The electromagnetic motor
was placed on the rudder, aud the mo-
ton communicated to small screw
placed in the lower part by chain.
This system is not calculated to utilize
the whole extent of the motive power
generated by the elements, but it dis
penses entirely with any alteration to
the boat. This last circumstance is
considered as decidedly important in
popularizing the system among yachts
men. There was not the slightest vi
bration of noise of any description felt
on board.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28

The ledge of terra Sienna discovered
by H. r. Logan, of Empire. near the
Carson river. has been practically test
ed by house and sign painters in Car
son, and all pronounce it equal in all
respects to the burnt sienna which sells
in San Francisco at 25 cents per pound.
The ledge was a blanket formation,
and is eight feet in depth. The supply
is inexhaustible, and all that has been
so far found SIMPLY has to be ground
up, mixed with oil, and it is ready for
use. An Appeal reporter was shown
samples of it. Two coats are sufficient,
and when vanished is of bright
cherry color, and when placed along
side the paint manufactured in San
Francisco an expert cannot tell the diff
ference. When taken from the ground
it resembles red chalk, and can be made
into paint on the spot by simply mixing
it with saliva. The Indians use it to
paint their faces and manufacture it by
combining it with fish oil Mr.. Logan
says he can furnish it by the ton, and
coin money at five cents pound.
The dome of the Capitol needs to be
painted, and what would be more ap-
propriate than to have it covered with
paint taken from Nevada soil?
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28
Geese in Art.

Among the more noticeable pictures
in the Paris Salon, is one by NJ. Motto.
entitled 1.-The Geese of the Capitol"
The lofty cyclopean walls OF early Rome
are seen in full, bright mo might, their
gray masses and linchcn-stained stones
reared against the darkest OF blue
skies, which reveals but few stars. A
body of Gauls approach by creeping in
and out of the lights and shadows of
the rocky bases. and one by one they
gather at the foot. A group has al
ready made pyramid or trapeze of
men, stage above stage being formed
by their shields held overhead, on
which their comrades stand and form
a similar flooring, until the topmost
man is within springing distance of the
parapet and has grasped the parapet
itself. Shut in the lookout cage above.
a multitude of geese thrust out their
necks and yellow beaks, screaming fu-
riously. The figures of the invaders
have been arranged with singular dra-
matte propriety and ingenuity, so as to
tell the tale with force and perspicuity.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28
Uur:nns Oriental Dress.

The black garments which have CIV
en- distinctive name (ISGah) to the
race (the people of Kafirstan) appar-
emily differ in various tribes. Those
on the Kabul side wear entire goat
skins with the hair on. The Bushgalis,
main tribe dwelling southwest of
Chitral, wear tunics with half-sleeves
of black woven goats hair, reaching
nearly to the knee, gathered in at the
waist with leathern belt, from which
hangs dagger. and with broad red
edging along the bottom. Where the
Kalirs abut on their Afghan neighbors
they are found to be gradually adopting
cotton clothing. The women. however.
appear to adhere to the traditional
earb, which consists in their case of
saek-Iike garments of black woven
goats hair, with long. loose sleeves,
reaching to the ankles, and gathered
in loosely at the weist. with colored
cotton scarf bound tightly over the
shoulders. The men shave the whole
of the head, except q circular patch
of three inches in diameter whence
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28
What He VIII Do.

If there was any doubt as to what
the small boy would do on the glorious
Fourth, the following extracts from
newsboy's diary, picked up in the post
office yesterday, would settle the ques-
ton at once:
July Cit all yer money together
fur the Fourth of July. They say that
lemonade won't be over three cents
glass, and that teller kin git all the
ice cream he kin stuff fur about a
nickel.
July 2-Hide yer money where no.
body kin git their paws on it, or else
you may be left. Seven punches of
fire-crackers and cokernut hain't any
too much fur any one boy to shoot off.
The police dasn't interfere, cause our
four fathers died at Bunker-sunthin'.
Don't lend none of yer money! cause
they won't pay it back. They say that
q Teller kin shoot off Roman candles
and fire pistols.
July See all the boys and git up
parade and buy cokernut and some
dates and two sky-rockets, and hide
'em under the bed; keep awake all
night so as to get up afore daylight
and yell fur glory.
July 4-Try to git some money of
dad. Buy some powder and fire-crack-
ers and candy and peanuts and soda
water and pistol what shoots gravel
stones. Ask all the boys fur bite of
their cokernut. Take sassypurilla in
yer soda water, and look in front of the
stores fur lost money. Maybe this is
the last Fourth we shall ever have, and
every newsboy ought to eat three CO.
kernuts and two Roman candles.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28
SCIENTIFIC AND USEFUL.

The Iron Age states that the first roll
ing-mill in America was built at Mid
dleboro. Mass, for Peter Oliver, one of
the Crown Judges In the Province, in
the year 1851.
Mr.. Jauemann proposes TO manufac-
ture an improved soap by dissolving
twenty-eight parts of soda ash in 100
parts of molasses, and then stirring in
100 parts of oleic acid.
Efforts are now in progress to attract
to Louisiana the siik-growers of Prov
ence. whose prospects in France have
been blighted by plaques affecting
grapevines and the silk culture. 4
Mr.. w. FL. Preece suggests that the
flow of tidal waters, and in elevated
stations wind power might be used to
reduce the cost of producing the cur
rent for the electric light.
A Dresden man has made a good
lubricant for shafts by mixing the
whites of eggs with the finest graphite
powder, until the consistency of firm
dough. This is kept in boiling water
until the whole is coagulated The
mass is then reduced to powder.
A newly vanished carriage is liable
to spot. To prevent this some wash
the carriage two or three times in clean
cold water, applied with sponge in
stead of using hose; this viii help
harden the surface, and prevent it, to
some extent, from being injured by the
mud or water getting splashed on it.
Mr.. Michel Rossi states that,the accu-
mutations of fre-damp are accompani-
ed by faint subterranean noises, which
the microphone indicates with much
sensibility. By grating sounds this in
strument proclaims the escape of gas,
and Mr.. Rossi argues that this, added
to barometic warnings, would forewarn
the superintendent of mines and con-
sequently prevent explosions.
The Sanitary engineer says of mac
ademized streets: 1t would be difficult
to find material better calculated to
irritate the eyes, the throat. the lungs,
not to speak of the feelings of the I'M
fortunates who have to encounter it,
than the fine dust which is ground from
a macadamized city street when not
properly cared for. And where in the
United States is there city which takes
proper care of its streetsp
1t appears that a wholesale dealer in
the North of Russia has each season to
dispose of 5000 of bad eggs
laid by hens. These eggs he divides
into seven classes, according to the
state of decomposition. From some of
them he proposes to extract the So
called egg-oil, which may be used in
the manufacture of soaps, and he also
suggests that eggs unfit for human
food may be found of advantage in
making artificial manures.
A correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun thus describes a filter which he
says he uses with perfect success for all
the water his family requires. 1t is a
gallon glass funnel with small piece
of sponge in the bottom, and on which
rests half dozen slender sticks to IA
cilitate the pereolation, then placed at
intervals all around and beneath a
piece of muslin a foot or so square.
The muslin is filled with, say, pint OF
closely powdered charcoal. Through
this he filters the water. At first lit
tie of the charcoal passes through, but
it soon becomes a perfect filter.
The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1881-07-28
A Game With Morphv,

s'What odds do you requireP' he
said; 'a castle, a knight, pawn, and
two moves? Choose My self
esteem-and / have some-prompted
me to ask simply the last named adj
vantage. LET US commence" said L.
Behold me, then, pushing out my kings
and queens pawn two squares, setting
forth bishops, nights, queen, backed
up by my pions-pions, unmasking my
batteries, bombarding and blasting the
enemy's positions, succeeding in fore
ing the white tyrant to quit his place
and seek a shelter against the missiles
which rained from everywhere. 1 am
rather short-sighted, but as a compen
sation L have very good cars. l could
hear round about me these flattering
prognostics: ''That-devil Delannoy
is inspired He plays wonderfully-he
shall win My position. in appear
ance, was. indeed, magnificent. All
at once 7 moved piece attacking
bishop, a hot-brained fellow, strutting
like the frog before the bullock, and
cried, go away, you fool!'' Morphy
rested twenty-three minutes before he
moved. I could not understand the
this bishop. No, he lets me take it,
and moves only and quietly rock. /
seized this proud bishop. am rather
satirical, and cried out, at was really
of no use crossing the Atlantic to show
us such move as that" 'FWen, you
have taken my piece" ''Of course.
Parbleu! 1t lies there skinned, spitted,
ready for the cook" ''Now / am go
ing to give you another, a castle you
will be obliged to take, but nine moves
after I give you a checkmate.' He
said right. Many people pretended
that I played wrong the last nine
moves. I bet against them and I won
all bets. BTent0nao'S Chess Monthly.