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The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-05

THE deplorable accident which
lately befelI Chief Justice Waite,
an abrasion OF the cuticle caused
by unaccustomcd horseback exer-
cise-iilustrates in the case OF
that distinguished jurist the diff
cul.ies attendant upon a substitu-
ton of head quarters for hind
quarters.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-05
FCrSSale.
10 Wlham i maY Cnncarn.

D%E GOOD HOR>F.0NENEW EXPRESS
- WAGON. o8. ,et E.@ iEUr>S. inqU.r, III
1l..e Office. 22-aVils
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-05
NEW TO-DAY
OCCIDENTAL HALL!
TOMORROW NIGHT.
The Funniest Show on the Read.
TWISTERS


A Tollicking illustration Of every day hfr
abounding m scenes and incidents suggest
I've Of the tile. presented with snarklinp
mirth and complete appointments. with thl
following
CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Cousin Joe. 4 fat boy: Mons. IegTand. an
artist Mr.. Bradley, lively Old darkey
Bil. Henderson, bad boy, JOHN r.
BERNES.
Incy, a maid in Rogers Mansion Mue
LeiarTe, a singer; Airs. Henderson. an olg
negreSS: Kate B-adley.-a a lively yovna
Wench. HELENE.
Fritz, an eccentric German servant: Ora
! hall, a musician; Boots, = tragedian. Y.
FLETCHER.
Frank. an athlete just from college tlc
Jersey Lily, HERR BEATNER.
During the piece TIE following specialiics
win be Introduced
Cousin Joe, Lucy 9 ~ Fritz. iu-.....AmhtlCn
l'TitZ....................IsM Wooden Shoe Exercise
Nile. Lefarre ...............ln In Songs Of tie day
Mons. Ieyrand
.........ln Charcoal Cartoons and Dances
Frank In Display Of Strength
sir. Bradley. Mrs. Henderson, Ike HendeP-
son and Kate Bradley. m plantation act,
ssIETSCIuEF!"
Graball.. all kinds OF Music
lar Exercise
Lacy. Cousin Joe, Boots. jersey Lily. IN
"FR EAKS"
Solid Fun from Beginning to End.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-05
An Eastern Opinion.

ABOUT the time the proposition
in reference to the Astoria land
grant was made to "the parties Of
the second part" the following
letter was sent TO the Reporter
from this city:
ASTORIA, OREGON, December II, 1882
To the Editor Of tie Reporter:
The State of Oregon and peo-
pie, and Astoria Chamber Of Com
merce, have repeatedly petitioned
congress to declare forfeited the
unearned and abandoned portion
of the Oregon Central Railroad
grant, but without result. Would
YOU be so kind as TO state whether
settlement can ROW be allowed
under the recent decision of the
Secretary Of the Interior in the
case OF Wenzel VS.. ST. Paul, Min
neapolis & Manitoba Railway
company.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-05
Notice

UTHEHE WILL DE Az ELECTION HELD
3 ua Monday thc li,h day of August
lss~f. al i!.r house 81 astoria Engine CO.. M.
r. fer lar uurpH., al r'ec-iu- q Chief En- .
sine-r agu iNo Assistant Engineers Of the
ASiaT.a Fire Department. according To OF
fiuauc- ~. oi the CITY II ASTORIA.
Attest &. d. .TEENGHAE0.
President BoarG ui DELEGATES \. J.. 81.
4. a, A,CLEEELiNb.
Sec'y A. +. ID. SD
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-05

The senatorial struggle in New
Hampshire ended last Friday, by
the Legislature elccting a. f. Pike,
l. 5. senator for six years.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-05

EETEEGEAS. tIN WIFE. MATTE =
~ Huea.n-s hG~ ',Tt ly bed aud board
without ,u>i cause Ur I..uF cation, thi, is tn
caution a.! persons i.0n Elr5g-glg nr trust
--r ',cr aS 7 wi'l pay 80 h.ll, Df igrronlrsCl-
t..:..fI Il.> date.
THOMAS g. ErTCl!IN->.
k.-.a.or. 81. g. A..---. !. '.--.
The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1883-08-05
Halls SAFES.

WYE HAVE TIE AGENCY FOR ASTO-
sR ria of !lc above safes parties desiring
90 purchase viii DO well 10 call and examine
catalogue and price lists.
gDICETGI * JOHNS.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-08
Aiming the Enemy.

The st. Louis Republican says that
Captain George M. Jackson, speaking
of the General John Morgan reunion,
said to Republican reporter that he
couldn't help but think how he, Un-
ion captain, unwittingly helped to arm
two companies of Morgan's regiment
during the war. 1t happened Inc this
way: IL" said the captain, s'volun-
teered in the Fourth Kentucky Union
Regiment, of which Fry, who killed
Zollicoffer, was the colonel. I muster
ed in at Camp Dick Robinson and
was elected captain. felt pretty large,
wore the captains straps on my should
ers and a'tall hat with feather as
large as life, being then but twenty
years old. asked and obtained fur
Tough to visit Cincinnati. There / met
two old friends named Cole and Kelly
the former now living at Upton, Mo.
One of the boys asked me if couldn't
get them permit to purchase a pistol
and ammunition in the city, as they
were not known in the city and desired
me to certify that they were all right.
1 said there would be no trouble about
it. 1 took them to the headquarters of
General Burnside, who was then in
command, and the official who had the
granting of permits. Seeing that 1 was
sound, having Union captain should
or straps on, and after showing them
my furlough, he said, 4 will give your
friends permits to purchase all the pis-
tolls they need," which was done. 1
parted with Cole and Kelly, but on
crossing the river, found they were
carrying their carpet-sacks heavily
loaded down. asked them what they
had in there that was so heavy, and
they laughingly prevaricated, and did
not care to be too inquisitive. 1 subse-
quently learned that:with their permits,
obtained as l have just stated, they
made several trips to Cincinnati and
procured 25O pistols, together with the
necessary caps and ammunition, with
which they armed two full companies
of John Morgan's brigade, of which
they were members. kept the matter
to myself. and Burnside was never the
wiser for it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-08
The Haunted Engineer.
BY EUGENE j. HALL.

'Twuz long in the summer O. seventy, was
runnn' ''99'-
The lveiest locomotive in the whole M'souri
line.
Yes. now an then ditched a train or killed a
colt or COW,
Accidents amt uncommon. They'll happen
anyhow.
I've cut Off the logs O. cimbin' kids, but I've
never killed man,
But I've come about IL near it an missed ez a
body can.
don't 90 much on spirits, but the boys who
hang round here
Hev got into the habit o calm me the haunt
ed engineer"
How did come to be chrisnd so? 1t don't
take long to fix
An onery name on q fellow that somehow
stays an sticks
There once was country sucker, who lived
near Bixby's Hill,
That hundred times, / reckon, hez made my
heart stand still.
Whenever he seed me comm he was alwuz
In front O. the flynn train instid o. pullin' I'D
his moss.
] worried so much about him. an he KEEP me
in Sich fear
The boys ailgot to callin' me the "haunted en-
glneer."
He'd alwnz stop an turn around as the train
He'd shake his whip at me an grin, with
mean look in his eye,
That seemed to say, In sneakin' way, ez |
licked his wagon tire.
when you fool your Uncle Ichabod, you
must come a leetc higher"
L Knew the reckonin' time would come to
feler with sich cheek,
That some one was bound to knock him to the
middle o mex week.
One day 1 got bewidered on count O. q
smashed up train.
Ole ''99" zipDed long the line like a Kansas
But jest as seed the smokest4ck O. BiXby's
Mill appear,
An glanced at the highway crossin' to see of
the road WIZ clear,
seed that greenup comm, with his ole hoss
on the hop,
Civ a toot with the whsle, but he didn't car
to stop;
An quickern blue-tail blc:zes aroun' me every
whar'
War buckles, hoofs an spinters flyin' thro'
the ar.
tugged away at the throttle-valve with all
my might an main,
But we went n half mi @ or more afore we
stopped the train.
We soon backed up to the crossln', where the
brakeman looked around.
Thar wuZn't bone or splinter o his riggin' to
Did it pulverize that granger2 Not much; he
wuZn't dead.
He riz up out o puddle with big bump on
He shook his fist at the brakeman; he want in
amCOd for fun
He said that he'd 'sue the railroad" for the
damage We he'd done"
Sch smarties, they amt uncommon; they
show Their lack O. brains
By thinkin Their bob-iail HOSES can distance
Onr railroad trains
An when one gets run over the newsboys
hoiler here:
Another railroad murder, by a car'less en-
gineeTl'
reckon, when up in heaven, sich cases ar
justly tried,
The ruIc will be with the angels-"a verdict O.
suicide.'
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-08
THE Fine English Gentleman

In his essay in the October Century,
on the characteristics of London" w.
j. Stillman describes the English gentle
man, and contrasts with him the best
American type as followsI "And it is in
this very class which have, in no dis
paraging sense, termed Centauric, the
aristocracy, where social Independence
has reached it's highest, that we find
here and there, cased like the flower
and fruit of this mighty growth, in ex-
traneous and deciduous LEAKAGE, that
best type of humanity as the world
knows it, the true English gentleman, -
being whose exterior decorum may be
counterfeited by his emulator, whose in
most gentleness and courtesy may be
shadowed forth in peer or peasant
who loves his kind. and feels the most
common bond of divine birth, but whose
most perfect union of noble demeanor
and large-heartedness can only be found
where tho best type of mind has been
permitted the largest and richest cul-
ture and the completest freedom of her.
editary development in the most favor
able external circumstances. There
are mobiles and noblemeu-men who
seem to be conscious only that sur
rounding men are lower than they, and
others whose illumination pervades
| every one near them and brings all up
into the same world of light and sweet
ness. The prestige of nobility is found
| ed on q true human instinct; occasion
ally one finds an English nobleman who
| iuslifes it's existence, and makes us
snobs in spite of our democracy.
81 could; am certain, point to Amer
! leans who, in everv substantial trait of
| the gentleman, will stand comparison
with any aristocrat born-men in whom
! gentlehood has grown to hereditary
ripeness; the third and fourth generations
I of men who have cultivated on Ameri-
can soil the virtues of honesty, morality,
sincerity, courtesy, self-abnegation, hu-
manity, benevolence; men and women
whose babyhood was cradlcd in those
influences which make what we call
good breeding and to whom the vari-
Gus vulgarities of our parvenu princes
are rs foreign rs to the bluest-blooded
heir of Norman fortune; and this is to
me more grateful and sympathetic
type of humanity than that of its Eng
lish congcner But to this will always
be lacking one grace which that may
possess-the majesty of the born legis-
lator and ruler; the air OF habltual COM
mand and control, hereditary as are all
generic traits, good or bad, and which
imposes itself on the consciousness OF
all men, This, be it for the, bettering
or the worsering of the type, is to our
democratic, ruled, leveled, and ballot
boxed civilization forbidden forcveri
and the fustian heredities of quickly
and perhaps ill-made millionaires, for
ever so many times told. will never be
other than curious caricature OF
it. Theoretically. we must gainsay it;
but when all is said, be it of our origi-
nal paradise planting, or DEVILS graft
got among the thorns and thistles OF our
exile, honored nobility has become a
part of every gentle nature, which only
time and assiduity can, but which they
certainly will eradicate, but not to-day,
nor while the English nobility is what
as d whole, it is.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-08

All storms, of any magnitude, that
visit the United States, except the trop-
ical hurricanes which sometimes touch
the southern coasts, have a common
origin in or near the Rocky Mountains.
Here the first barometric depression is
felt preceded by rising temperature,
caused by the warm winds moving
northward over the sun-heated sands
of Arizona, New Mexico and western
Texas. These warm, rarefied currents
of air are met by cooler currents pass
ing over the snow-clad peaks of the
north; cyclonic storm is formed, usu-
ally small at first, which begins its
journey eastward, gradually develop
ing in energy and area as it goes. At
ter leaving the mountain-ranges, there
is but little precipitation for the first
few hundred miles; as it advances, il
usually widens from north to south, but
the line of travel of the storm-center
can be readily predicted by the Signal
Service observers, and its location at
any time fixed by the lowest reported
reading of the barometer.
During the journey of the storm east
ward or southeastward, blowing off an
area of high barometer into the low;
and the barometer will continue to fall
Toward the north of the storm, the
wind will be north; and to the south of
it the wind will blow from the south, fire.
quently causing what are known on the
western plains as "sand-storms" while,
if the storm occurs during the winter
season, the wind and snow in the north
ern portion is called "blizzard." In
the rear of the storm the wind will be
westerly, shifting to northwest, fire.
quently blowing a gale; the barometer
will rise and the temperature will fall,
sometimes rapidly, and clearing wealth
er will follow.
Thus it will be observed that the true
axis is the ''storm-center. and that the
storm revolves on this axis as it moves
forward in an easterly, northeasterly,
or southeasterly direction. This is the
true cyclone. 1t may be only few
hundred miles in diameter, or its in
f1uence may be felt from British Amer
lea to the Gulf of Mexico George C.
Smith in Popular Science Monthly for
October.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-08
PROTECTORS and Proiectiles.

Our bows and arrows were made of
the straightest grained hickory. The
cross-gun required considerable trouble
in the making; but, once done, its aim
was much more accurate than that of
the simple bow and arrow. In the
| first place, piece of half-inch pine
| plank, three feet and four inches long
and six inches wide, was selected. Both
sides having been planed, the shape of
| the cross-gun was marked and the
wood cut away. Three inches from the
end hole about an inch square was
cut with a knife or chisel, through
which the bow might be slipped and
fastened. The distance from the end
of the trigger was two feet. The bow
was four feet long. The upper surface
of what might be called the barrel was
channeled with u gouge or curved chis-
ell; and there was a trigger SO placed
that, when it was pulled, it would re-
lease the string from notch and shoot
to great distance the arrow that lay
in the groove.
The simplest pop-gun that we had
was quill three or four inches long,
with bit of a stick for 'srammer7''
Slices of potatoes-four or five slices to
the inch-furnished tho ammunition, the
sharp ends of the quill cutting through
and punching out the wads without any
trouble. Larger pop-guns, of course.
were made of pieces of the alder bush,
about foot long. The pith having
been pressed out the gun was ready
for the wads of wet paper. Sometimes
bit OF a bamboo fish-pole served the
same purpose; but the bore was requir-
ed to be not only straight, but of uni
form size throughout A tssquirt-gun''
was made after the same manner as a
pop-gun, except that one end of the al
der or bamboo was closed with block
OF wood through which an awl-hole
had been bored. The rammer also be-
came ''plunger" by the addition of a
piece OF leather or ''sucker" at the end.
Equipped with this water gun, the bow
was terror to the whole school. An
other kind of pop-gun was made from
piece of bamboo. A simple hollow
tube of alder was also used as an air-gun
for shooting peas by the quick expulsion
of the breath.
Aside from an old, roughly made
hickory pistol, painted in green and
red, none of our appliances for firing
flre-crackers have survived to this day.
we were so fortunate as to be present.
ed with an old ritie-barrel, and it was
indeed a prize. There were three of
us, and the barrel was therefore cut
into three pieces by a file. Then came
the'hardest work of all, for each of the
three boys wanted the rear end of the
barrel, on which there was an old-fasl,-
ioned f1int-lock. So we ssdrew cuts,''
and the two who drew pieces of the bar
rel that were not so good took them to
the gunsmith and had the ends '.plug-
ged up with pieces of iron. After a
great many trials, we finally gave up
the old gun-barrel, and went back 10
our lead cannon, as the safer of the
two.-From "Ihe Playttinqs and
Ansusenaerats Of an O'd-tashiomed Boy,"
in 81. Nicholas for October.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-08

DIR. Stewart, the pastor of New
York, uptown church, has been paint
ing the portrait of the ''charming young
woman" of the period. He says that
her ''sweet eyes weep in sympathies,
and that she has ''beautiful hands for
charity All this is very nice; but the
charming young woman whom every
young man is anxious to take some day
or another before DIR. Stewart for the
purpose of having her name changed is
expected to do something else with her
eyes besides sympathetic weeping. He
thinks that if she were to employ them
in finding out the exact moment when 4
beefsteak is done to nicety, or when u
button shows symptoms of going off on
an excursion from the shirt bosom, they
would be more useful and attractive.
Hands for charity" are to be priced,
indeed, but the hands that can make
their owners sweet things in dresses as
well as hot rolls are invaluable. If they
have a thorough acquaintance with the
broom-corn brush they are still more in
estimable. Hands and eyes with these
recommendations are in constant de-
mand.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-08
The Need for Scientific Athletics.

The increasing popularity of athletic
exercise is patent to every observer.
Wrestling, boxing, bicycling, walking,
running and swimming were never SO
universally indulged in as now; and
every form of outdoor sport in which
the strength or agility of the youth of
both sexes is tested attracts crowds of
observers rs we'll rs numerous partici-
pants. AT the same time it is doubtful
if ever the indulgence in athletic eXer-
else was so little directed as at the pres
ent time. The selection of the exercise
is too often dictated by the tastes of
the individual for particular sport
rather than by any study or knowledge
of the part of the body to be built up. In
very few instances the doctor dictates;
and it frequently happens that the eX-
erciSe chosen is calculated TO develop
q part not requiring improvement at
the expense OF part already too weak.
from this misdirection in training too
often follow the bad consequences at
tributed mistakenly to lover training"
That athletics have been brought so
nearly to perfect science that any
part of the body may be developed by
appropriate exercise is so generally ac-
cepted by physicians that it is idle to
argue in favor of the proposition.
Rather let us urge the need there is for
the education of physicians in this spe-
cialty: and call attention to the import
ance of bodybuilding in youth as =
preparation to long and useful life.
Special education in physical develop
ment ought to be made a part of tho
course of every medical college, wheth
er the student proposes to adopt it or
not as special branch of his future
practice. And few minutes of each
day in every public school ought to be
devoted TO the training best adapted 10
the development of p articular parts of
tho children's bodies-M. z. Tribune.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-08
Not a ShylOck,

A day or two ago man who was at
the Central Depot to take Il train sud-
denly cried out that some one had stolen
his valise, and he began such a hullaba-
loo that every body had to be interested.
Il sot that ere satchel right down
thar and stepped to the door, he eX-
planned to Officer Button, ''and when !
returned it was gone"
"Well you should have been careful.
We are not responsible for such losses. :"
You amt eh! Whar's the PreSi-
dent"
.'Out of the city, sir.''
"Whar's the Gineral Manager?'
''He's sick abed.'
''Whar's the Superintendent"
''Won't be here till o'clock"
''Wall, now, somebody's got to make
good that loss or about dozen men
will 90 to the hospital for six months
apiece!"
What was the valued"
Fifty dollars and not cent less!'
"What were the contents?"
Il had twelve shirts, Il new suit of
clothes, and overcoat, and lot other
things"
"Was it carpet-sack?"
HShe was.
Zone handle gone and the lock brok-
enr'
"Yes, one handle was gone, and had
her tied with a string"
lis this it?" asked the officer, as he
took the baggage off a bench not six
feet away.
''Great snakes! that's her!'' chuckled
the owner.
| In handing it to him the string broke,
the bag flew open and out rolled two
old shirts, a pair of socks and five or six
paper cOllars-all there was in it.
Then these are the duds you want
ed $50 for?" queried the officer.
''No, sir!' was the indignant reply.
81 should have taken the money for
loss of time and damage to my feelings.
I'm no Shylock, sir" Free
| Press,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-08
Feat of q Jersey Frog.

The funniest frog ever heard of is the
one in the aquarium and show window
at Melick's saloon in Main street. We
have recorded the exploit of his frogship
in swallowing two canary birds and an
attempt to put away a stuffed bird, but
his latest feat of gormandizing was to
swallow young alligator foot long.
which was one of his aquatic compan-
ions. A few days ago some one outside
the window noticed that he was going
through some queer motions. and upon
closer inspection found that he had tax
en- in the alligator only the end of the
tail protruding from his mouth. War
rem Martin was notified. and after con-
siderable effort he was made to disgOrge
his dainty repast. The little ''alley''
does not appear to be any the worse for
his Jonah-llke experience. If the two
reptiles are left together there will come
a time when the alligator will be able
to return the compliment; but should
such an event occur. the frog may not
be returned as easy As the alligator was.
-RdLLUGY DenOcrdt
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-08

The work of cutting perpendicular
shaft from the 1900 level of the Mexi-
can Mine in Nevada to 200 level is
very difficult and dangerous. The rock
is bitterly hard and it does not blast we'll
With all this perfect of torrent of hot
water is constantly pouring down upon
the men. 1t is difficult to conceive how
they can work at all in such a place.
They must go principally by tho sense
of touch-must feel their way like blind
men. Not only is it impossible for the
miners to look up, but such is the force
of the pouring cascades of water that
they cannot climb the ladders without
danger of being beaten off, and it has
often been found necessary to rig a
hoisting apparatus by which to hoist
the Elen up to their work.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-08

]. L. Gross, taxidermist, of Camden,
N. j., has captured a kangaroo mouse,
which he found in a grove near Cam
den. The mouse is of tawny color.
with body little larger than that of
the ordinary mouse. Its fore-legs are
only half an inch long, while it's hind
legs are two inches long, and its tail,
which is white, measures six inches.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-08

A young woman at Grinnell, Iowa,
was followed home by youth whom
she dlsllked. She warned him to leave
ner' but as he persisted in his attentions
sno mt him on the head with quart
Dott!e OF patent medicine which she
carried.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-08

cne wedding; and the New Year opvn-
ed with a joy and gladness for the low
ing pair that was to know no falling
with the passing of the years.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1883-11-08

Of the thirty-one marriages between
titled Germans and American girls all
but one have resulted in abandonment,
separation, divorce or some other dis
aSteI,