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St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10

The evening following there was a
great gathering of senators at Gray's
hall, and in truth partook OF "er
whoopin' feast of rabbit" No reporters
were admitted, that being the general
understanding among senators, who so
expressed themselves in executive,
when Parson Gray invited them to the
supper. Notwithstanding the great
difficulties attending the cooking of the
rabbit, that operation had proved
successful, and the animal was
placed in four portions upon the
table. reeking hot. ''Gubernor Rice
ana Keller being the distinguished
guests of the evening, had placed be-
fore them the head and tail of the rab-
bit. The other portions were placed be-
fore Senators Durant and Ward. Elder
Gray's spectaclcs fairly beamed upon
his guests, and Sistah Jones hustled
about the room and gave particular at
tention to the wants of Senator Keller.
The latter gentleman desired to con-
tribute harmony to the gathering. He
wanted to sing. Elder Gray went on his
knees to get the senator to desist from
such an exhibition, but he was obdurate
and commenced singing The words
sounded something i'll this direction:
The 'possums and the coons so softly sep
Around the grave OF Ella Reaye,
So carry me back to old Tennessee,
And there let me live and die.
The senator confidently informed
Sistah Jones that this was his own com
position, and from the tortured ex-
preston on the face of his auditors it
would appear that the music was also.
The voice was eXcruciating and strongly
resembled the discordant notes of bass
fiddle and tin Kettle. But for all that
he sang and sang again. Elder Gray
ordered the doors to be opened so as to
afford the music some means of escape
Gov. Rice ayerred that he could see the
music clinging to the doorposts. pass
into the street, and hear the explosion
as it struck the building opposite SEN
at0r Durant had sufficient strength
to eXpOstnlate against this, but
was dunfounded when a deputation
of affrlghted citizens entered, inquiring
from whence proceeded the uhearthly
music which was terrifying the entire
neighborhood. For once in his life Sen
atOr Keller'S face paled and his tongue
cleaved to the roof of his mouth. The
indignant citizens were appeased upon
receiving an invitation TO the festive
board. and it was mutually decided that
there should be no more singing that
night But conviviality reigned. and ii
was after the witching hour that the
! supper ended and the Legislators de
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
The ELDERS RABBIT.
Parson Gray Shoots a Won
dsrfui Rabbit Near the
City.
Senator's Attend a Supper
and Have a Real Good
Time.
Mr.. Keller's Singing Raises
the Whole Neighbour
hood.
Opossums, Coons and Rab-
bits Tabooed by the Sem
ate.

While in the senate gallery Tuesday
morning, Parson Gray was summarily
called before Gov Rice. They were in
consultation several minutes, aud when
Gray quit there was fire literally spark
ling from his left optic. The reporters
saw this, shifted and remarked to each
other there was something in the air.
Immediately after President Rice called
for an executive session. The reporters
hung to the creyices Of the doors, some
climbed into the yentiating shafts,
but, contrary to all presidents, the pro-
ceedings were so quietly conducted that
not a syllable was heard. When the
doors were reopened, the sole item that
could be extracted was: .'Parson GRAY
has been granted leave of ABSENCE
There was something so dark, so mys-
ferrous, about the whole business that
1t was decided to watch the movements
OF the colored clergyman, especially
when Senator Durant skipped into the
cloak room melodiOuSly trilling:
De colored church am needin' cash.
Indeed dey's got to hab it;
So Brudder Gray decides to glib
En- whoopin' feast Oh rabbit.
1t Was fitting, therefore, that Brudder
Gray should be espied, two hours later,
gun i'll hand, making for the outskirts
OF the city. Gaily he trundled along,
not casting look to the right nor to the
left. until he came upon a spot likely
to produce game. He slackened his red
hot pace, carefully replaced pair of
gold spectacle in position and smeIt the
muZzle of his gun to thoroughly con-
vince himself that the powder was dry.
He had not much farther to traverse.
The very air became redolent with the
smell of game. AT first it looked like
small spot upon the horizon. But no.
Cor amitey! what big rabbit" ex-
claimed the startled elder.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10

He instantly dropped to the ground,
and crawled cautiously towards the
animal. The game was so big that he was
DESTROYS of getting within a few yards
of it, so that there could be no excuse
for missing the shot. Bang, The
rabbit dropped. The elder danced for
joy.H
Dot chap will make a Juicy stew,
treat for any feller
To which I'll ask my senate friends.
Gubernor Rice and Keller.
The noise made by the explosion of
the gun caused an elderly female to rush
from an adjoining house, whom the
elder Immediately recognized:
Say, Sistah Jones' just done killed
De dog-on-dest great big rabbit
want you help me fotch him ill.,
For shuah, Use got to hab it.
The sister was surprised at the huge
proportions of the rabbit, but her fears
were quickly quoted by Brer GRAY,
who remarked that the rabbit was of
the rara avis species-one of those
things you often read about, but sell
dom see. That was enough, and the
two busted themselves in arranging the
carcass Of the animal for conveyance to
the city.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
DIR. ColIyer q Follower OF Lamb.

The Rev. Robert Collyer says: "As
for myself, | try to live like Christian
and white man. | like plain food well
cooked, and | do not care for any kind
of messes. [ like chicken pie. | like
roast pig for Charles Lambs sake. We
have roast sucking pig once year
when | can get my folks to cook it. 1
like seed-loaf and tea cake for
my mothers sake. On the Sab
bath | eat four meals. would hardly
know how to keep the Sabbath without
fishballs for breakfast. Supplemented
with chops and coffee, they are an ex-
cellent thing to preach q sermon on.
On my birthday [ always have a big
dish of oatmeal and cream; not that l
am particularly partial to oatmeal. l
had so much of it when was boy that
il palled on my taste, but made up my
mind long ago that if ever could af-
ford it, | would have oatmeal and
cream-not blue milk-on my birthday
every YEAR,
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
BLEST HOUR OF OUR DINNERS
Prominent Men Confess Their
Pecca0illos at the Table.

81 like almost any kind of food" said
Rev. DR.. Talmage when talking about
proper eating, excepting cod fish. l
like that great way off. Think three
blocks is the shortest distance | care to
have it approach me. No man can be a
Christian if his stomach is out of order.
[ eat more on Sunday than on any other
day in the week, for | do more work on
that day than on any other.''
DIR. Talmage is fond of pie. and he al
ways eats light lunch of fruit and a
sandwich after speaking in the evening.
He has been advised against this last.
but has found by experience that it
does not harm him, but that he sleeps
better for the late lunch, as it takes the
blood from the brain.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
Expert entia Does It With Dana.

Charles A. Dana lives on two meals a
day, seldom taxing luncheon. He says:
Il live well and take rational exercise.
| have no hobbies about plain and
simple food, but eat everything | can
get that is good and that | know by ex-
perience agrees with me. Theories
about eating are all nonsense. Expert
ence must govern every sensible mans
selection of his food"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
Huntington Has No Sweet Tooth.

HUHIIHgtUH N as NO sweet IOOtH.
c. p. Huntington says: II pity man
who is constantly thinking what he
shall find to eat" He eats three sim
pie meals day, with dinner i'll the mid
die. and goes to bed always at 10 o'clock.
Beef. mutton, potatoes always baked.
bread and butter and tea, with plenty
of green vegetables, especially tomatoes,
are almost the only things he eats.
Sweets he hardly ever tastes.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-03-10
THE GOAT.
[After Tennysou.

Down in the cellar, dark, remote,
Where alien cats your larder note
In solemn grandeur stands the goat,
Without ne hears the whining storm,
And feels the draughts about him swarm
lie eats the ceal 10 keep him warm.
-R. Is. VI. in Puck
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19
CHIEF OF POLICE SALE.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a warrant issued by the Auditor and
Police Judge of the city of Astoria, in
accordance with an order made by the
Common Council of the city of Astoria,
by ordinance No. 1858, entitled an ordi-
nance ordering the Auditor and Police
Judge to issue warrants for the collection
OF Cedar street assessments, approved
February 28th, 1889 Said warrant bear
ing date the 28th day of February, 1889,
commanding me to levy upon lot No. 4
IN block lbs, in the city Of Astoria as
laid out and recorded by j. Nj. Shively,
10 collect an assessment of five and 75-16O
dollars, which assessment was made for
the improvement of Cedar street between
West-6th street and Salmon street by Or
dlnance No. 1865, entitled an ordinance
declaring the probable cost of improving
Cedar street from West 9th street to
salmon street, approved December 18th,
1883, have this day levied upon lot No, 4
IN block lbs in Shively's Astoria, and on
Monday, the 22d day of April, 1889, at
one O'Clock P. M. of said day in front of
the court house door in the city of AS
toria, Clatsop county, Oregon, will pro-
ceed to sell lot No. in block No. 125 in
Shively's Astoria, to the highest bidder
therefor, to pay said assessment, costs
and expenses of sale. Said sale to be for
O. s. gold coin.
Astoria, March 2Oth, 1889.
WI. BARRY,
Chief of fRolice.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19
PropertY Owners, Attention.

ORDINANCES have been passed by
the City Council for the Improvement
of Benton, Washington and SquemOque
streets.
The attention of property owners is
hereby called to the following sectiOuS
of the the Charter of the City in rela-
ton to granting permits:
Sec. ITO. Whenever the grade Of any
street has been established, tho Com
mon Council may authorize the owner
or owners Of any property thereon TO
cut down or fill up such street in front
Of such property according to such
grade, at the expense and cost of such
owner.
Sec. Ill. The authority mentioned In
the last section cannot be given after an
assessment has been made for the i'm
provement of the street in front Of such
property, and in giving such authority
the Council may impose such terms and
conditions thereon as may be necessary
to secure the deposit of excavations up
on any part of such street as may rc-
quire to be filed up.
ANY property owners desiring per-
mlLs for the improvement of the above
named streets must apply on or before
the 23rd day of April, 1889, to the COM
mittee on Streets and Public Ways.
JAS. W. WEIGH,
Chairman of Committee on
Streets and Pnbllc Ways.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19
OUR PORTLAND LETTER.
Record Of Current Events in That City.
Special to TIE AsToRIANl

Special to TIE AsToR1AN
PORTLAND, April 1S.-On the 18th of
last March, A. j. Cody, runner for
the Holton house, and Joseph NORM, q
porter in the same establishment, had
a personal encounter during which it ia
alleged, Cody bit off the lower lip of
his antagonist, some of the details of
which affair have been published. On
the 25th of the same month Cody was
indicted for mayhem, and the case
against him went to trial to-day. The
entire day was consumed with the ex-
aninin2 of witnesses for both sides.
There will be night session of the
court, and the case will probably 90 to
the jury some time during the night.
No trus bills were returned in the
cases of John Smallman, the Linn
county sheriff and his deputy, D. S, Smith
who were charged with permitting w.
J. McDaniels, the defaulting postmaster
ct Harrisburg who had been sentenced
to Imprisonment in the Linn county
Jail, to leave his place of close conine-
ment and walk at will about the city of
Albany. 1t appeared that the informa-
ton which came before the grand
jury was illfounded, and hence, the
failure to indict the officers.
The new Onion freight depot is now
completed and will very soon be oc-
cupied.
The steamer Michigan has besn toved
up to STAIRS dock to be unloaded. She
has large quantity of hardware, paints.
oils and glass among her cargo.
The OtterSpooL has almost completed
discharging coal at the gas company's
dock. and will soon go down to the
Touring mills to load -four for England.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19
Sherif's Sale.

cTATE OF OREGON, COUNTY OF
y Clatsop. IS.
By virtue OF the command of Alex. Gil
bert endorsed upon a certified copy Of a
certain chattel mortgage, made and exc
cuted by ]. E. Flynn, on the cath
day of Dec. 1887 in favor OF Alex.
Gilbert, to secure prOmiSsOry
note OF even date Herewith for the
sum Of 1915. 90, with interest at the rate of 10
per cent. per annum. I did on the 10th day
Of April. 1883, levy upon the following des-
cribed personal property, being the proper
ty described In and covered by said mort
gage, to-wIt: One two-horse truck, one 35s
Fish Bros. two-horse wagon. one cream
colored horse and one gray colOred horse.
and notice is hereby given that shall on
Saturday, the Goth day OF April, 1889, at the
hour Of two o'clock p. ii, of said day, at the
court house door in said county and state,
proceed to sell the same at public auction TO
the highest bidder for cash. or so much
thereof as may be sufficient to satisfy the
sum OF SS75.O0 with interest thereon at the
rate of 10 per cent per annum from the 22d
day OF Dec. 1888. together with the costs
and accrulng costs.
II. A. SMIDT,
Sheriff Of Clatsop County,
April llth, 1889. Nv
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19
Street LIuht Notice.

NOTICE Is hereby given that bids
will be received at the Office of the Au-
ditor and Police Judge until Saturday,
April 10th, 1889, at l o'clock P. N. for light
ming the streets of the City Of Astoria,
with gas, electricity and coal oil. Bids
must state the price per light per
month. The committee reserve the
right to reject any or all bids.
JAS. w. WEIGH.
W. L. RoBB.
I. B. ELBoN.
Committee on SITS. and Public Ways.
Astoria, April II, 'S9.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19
Mntica.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a
IN special election will be held on THUS
day, April 26th. 1889, at the Hall Of Rescue
Engine Co. No. 2. for the purpose Of electinE
q erEngineer Of the Astoria Fire Depart
ment for the unexpired term Of 1888 and
1889. caused by the resignation OF A. V. b.
Snyder. Said election to be governed by the
rules governing Department elections.
C.J. TRENCHARD.
Pres, A. r. d.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
In annual meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Astoria Building and Loan Association.
will be held at their Of1ice, Tuesday, May 7th,
1889, for the purpose Of electing directors
for the ensuing year and transacting such
other business as may come before the
meeting. Election of directors will be held
from P. N, until P. N,
By order Of the president.
W. L. ROBB, Secretary.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19

Ludlow's Ladies' $500 Fine Shoes !;
also Flexible Hand turned French Kids,
at p. j. GoCDMAN's.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19

Cotee and cake, ten cents, at the
Central Restaurant.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19
CASE OF DEAFNESS CURED.

Ed. Statesman-Dear Sir:-I have been
very deaf for over ten yesrs-so I could
not hear watch tick. l called on the
Drs. Darrin at the Chemekete hotel
Salem, Oregon, and have taken a few
electro magnetic treatments, and I am
now so restored that l hear the watch
tick and general conversation. Can be
referred to at Salem, Or.
d, W, EMMETT,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19
PoLYpUs CURED nY ELsora1o1rY

A Card:-For more than fifteen years
1 have been afflicted with abnormal
growth-or polypus on the nose. Had
tried various remedies, all to no purpose
until coming under DR.. Darren's treat
and am supremely happy. 1 am en-.
ployed at the National Hotel, Front
street, Portland, snd will be glad to an
swer any questions, personally or by
letter. ]. MooRE.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19
WANTED.
WANTED.
Steamer 75 # Keel, I8 It Beam
Drawing not more than feet.
With speed Of 10 to I2 miles per hour.
Communicate with GEO. KELLEY,
Seattle Boiler Works.
Seattle. Wash. Ter
Net Lost.
Stockholders Meeting.

T oST OFF ALDER POINT, ON NIGHT
II Of April 10th, one thlrty-eight mesh net.
Finder please notify J. q. Megler s CN.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19
NEW TO-DAY.
MIDWIFE.
MARY INcMAN,
Up stairs. over Foard s. Stokes. room Is
Stockholders MeetiDu

Stockholders Meeting
VIHE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE
Il stockholders Of the Astoria IIron Works
viii be held at the office of the Secretary,
on Tuesday, April 30th, 1889. at Pm. .,for the
purpose OF electing directors for the ensuing
year, and to transact such other business as
may properly come before the meeting.
By order Of the Board Of Directors.
j. G. HUSTLER.
Secretary.
Astoria. April 18th, 1889.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19

No News of The Missing Denmark" "
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19

Specials From All Parts of the Country.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19

New YORK, April 1S.-The steamer
AIsdtia arrived from Gibraltar this
morning but brought no news sof the
wrecked DalmGrl;'S passengers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19
COULD NOT RAISE FROM HIS CHAIR.

COULD NOT RAISE FROM ms CHAIR.
DR.. Darrin Sir:-I am one of the lucky
ones cured by you of pain in my back
of four years standing. At times /
could not move or raise from my chair.
Can be seen at Seatco, w. T.
A. JACOBSON
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19
A SWEDISH IApr's ExpEEIENoE.

Editor Oregonian:-Oney year ago the
9th of October, came from Pendleton,
Oregon, to consult DR.. Darrin for female
trouble of ten years standing, also rheu-
matism and neuralgia. was cured with
electricity and medicines, by DR.. Darrin,
in two months, with home treatments.
am now living at the Merchants Hotel,
Portland, and will gladly give my expe-
rience with the doctors.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19

New YORK, April 18.-The directors of
the Oregon Improvement company have
declared a quarterly dividend of one per
cent. on the common stock. The pre-
ceding quarterly dividend was at the
rate of one and a half per cent.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19
TWO APPOINTMENTS.

WASHINGTON, April 1s.-The president
to-day appointed Edward A. Lacy of
Michigan to be comptroller of the cur
rency and Timothy Guy Phelps of San
Francisco to be collector of customs at
San Francisco.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19
THE OKLAHOMA BOOMERS.

WNN1pEG, April 18-Gabriel Dumont,
Riers lieutenant in the northwest rebel
lion. has returned from Montana and
is addressing large meetings of Indians,
urging them to petition the government
to pay all their losses which occurred
during the rebellion, telling them that
given number of French half-breeds, well
armed, could whip q similar number of
pnv nther nation in the world.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-04-19

DR.. Darrin, Dear Sir:-I came to you
for treatment for disagreeable case of
catarrh of seven years standing. Ny
head and throat was thoroughly diseased,
and it had deranged my stomach and
bronchial tubes to that degree that was
partially incapacitated to do my work.
Many things in the way of patent medi-
cines had tried to no avail. You cured
me IN two months with home treatment,
and do not begrudge the $50 paid you.
Refer people to me at Salem, Or.
E. AEDFRsoN
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
FATHER NICHOLAS
A Russian Artists Description of n Unique
Russian Type.

Russian Type.
watched this priest rs he was 60
ing the rounds of the peasants houses,
collecting sour cream and eggs, on the
last day of the Lent preceding st.
Peter and St. Paul's day.
could not understand at first what
he was doing. Clad in an old cassock,
the white underwear plainly exposed
beneath ii, the old man carried pail
in one hand and II wooden bowl in the
other; going from house to house, he
would knock at the door of each, and
peep in at the windows. At first l
thought he had been kept out late and
was asking for nights lodging. But
no; after knocking vainly at one peas
ants house, he passed on to another,
and then still to a third. Eventually
women carrying trifling donations be-
gan to come out from the back yards.
some making gestures which seemed
to explain why it was that the donation
vas so small; some to kiss the priests
hand; some others to simply bow to
him and pour their sour cream into his
pail, laying down a couple of eggs in
the bowl. The priest did not ONCE lose
patience, and such peasants as did not
answer his summons at his first knock
brought out their offerings to him on
his return trip. In place OF so.ir cream
| sent him out a ruble of money; and
the good man put down his pail, and
taking off his hat, crossed himself
thrice at the church.
Father Nicholas did not complain of
the peasants, but remarked to me that
they were much weighed down by
poverty. mo little money is spent on
drink, and that is a TRUTH" DE would
say; "but then, If we let the holidays
out of the count-the only days wher
they might be taking drop TOO much
one has to wonder, indeed, what it
is that they only live upon. Poorly,
very poorly off are our peasants!"-
Vassili Verestchagin, in Harper's
Magazine.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1889-02-23
The Force of Habit.

There was once a horse that useu to
pull around a sweep which lifted dirt
from the depths of the earth. He was
kept at this business nearly twenty
years, until he became old, blind and
too stiff in the joints to be of further
use; so he was turned into a pasture
and left to crop the grass without any
one to disturb or bother him. But the
funny thing about the old horse was
that every morning, after grazing
awhile. he would start on a tramp, 60
ing round and round in circle, just as
he had been accustomed to do for so
many years. He would keep 1t up for
hours, and people often stopped to look
and wonder what had got into tho
head OF the venerable animal to make
him walk around In such a solemn
way, when there was no earthly need
OF it. But 1t was force of habit. And
just so the boy who forms good or bad
habits In his youth will be led by them
when he becomes old, and will be mis-
cradle or happy accordingly Chris
tian at Work.