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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-10
StaGord's Gilt Edge.
Weinhard,s Beer.

Butter can be had at Carnahan & Co.'S
from this date,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-10

And Free Lunch at the Telephone Sa,
loon, 5 cents.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-10
lIeaIs Cookea tn 0rder

Private rooms for ladies and families:
at Central Restaurant, next to Foard &
Stokes.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-10
NEW TO-DAY.

Tender. Juicy steak ut Jef's.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-10

After Friday eve. every afternoon
from to and z to l0P. NJ.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
Horsemanship of Mexican Boys.

One of tho finest and most inspiring
sights of small town life in Mexico is
the horsemanship of the boys from
8 to 17-perfect yonng Centaurs, as
much at home in the saddle AS Arabs.
How they go laundering through the
streets, what marvelously short turns
thew make, and how instantaneously
thev come to short, sharp stop in q
headlong gallop! These country towns
of Mexico are the nurseries, so to
speak, of the national cavalry, an arm
Of the service in which Mexico. excels.
The finest sight in the world. one on
which the gods must look down ap-
provingly, is high-spirited lad astride
a good horse. A Mexican boy takes
to the back of horse as Cape Cod
boy does to n boat. At no age is u
rider bolder than in that enchanted
period of existence lying between child
hood and manhood.
A Mexican lad, in default of sad
die, will enjoy himself hugely bare
back. He early learns to use the rope
or RATA, and, beginning with lassoing
dogs and pigs, lie advances to mules
and cows, and finally essays the rop-
ing of lively bull. So expert do they
become that in war they frequently
drag their enemies from their saddles
by skilIful east of the rope. Some
OF my younger friends here seem to
me TO live on horseback. They come
home at noontime to snatch Il bite, as
most boys will, but off they are again
on their tireless horses. They have the
good fortune TO live in II country
which enjoys Il climate which makes
out-of-door life possible all the year
round, and the country lad, continually
on horseback, grows up straight, ro-
bust, and daring. .-Mericdn Letter.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
The Rain Comes sobbiag .o.bo Door.

The night grows dark, and weird, nd cold
and thick drops patter on the pane:
-There comes wailihg from the sea; the u ind
is weary of the rain.
The red Goals click beneath the f'aGc; and
see, with slow and silent feet,
The hooded shadows across the Woods to
wnere the twilight waters Eeuti
Now fanwise from the ruddy fire. u briiliance
sweeps athwart the floor,
AS, streaming down the lattices, the rain
comes sOhhing to the door;
As str aiming down the lattices,
Tho rain comes sobbiug to tue door.
Dull echoes round the case ment fall, and
tir ugh the empty ambers go,
Like forms unseen whom we hear ON tip-toe
steaing to and fro:
But I'll! the glasses to the brim, and through
mist of smiles and tehrs,
Our eyes shall tell how much we love to toast
The shades of other years!
And bither they will ficck again, the ghosts of
things that ar. no more,
While, streaming down tho lattices, the rain
ctmes sobtIing tn the door!
While, streaming down the lottices
The rain comes sobbing to the door.
The tempest-trodden water'ands moan. the
trees are threshing at the blast,
ana now they come. the pallid shape of
dreams that perish in the past;
And when we lift the windows I'D, a smoth-
cred whisper round 1t strays
Like some lone wandering voice from graves
that hold the wreck of bygone days.
itell you that love the storm, for think we
not of thoughts of yore,
When streaming down the lattices, the rain
comes sobbing TO the doorl
When. etrea ming down the lattices,
The rain comes sobbing to the door.
Well drink to those we sadly miss, and sing
some mournful song we know
Since they may chance to hear it all and muse
on frients they've left below.
w no knOwS-1f souls in bliss can leave the
borders of their Eden-home-
But that some loving one may now about the
ancient threshold roam?
Or! like an exile, he would hail a glimpse of
the familiar floor
Though streaming down the lattices the rain
comes sobbing to the door,
Though, streaming down the lattices
The rain comes sohbing to the door.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
The City of Mexico.

The City of Mexico is SO often de-
scribed by newspaper correspondents
as a delightful place of residence that
statements BY Richard E. Chism in
the Engineering and Mining journal
will be received with amazement by
the average reader.
The popular idea of the city is that
in its perpetual bath in the sparkling
atmosphere of an altitude of Z. $50 feet
above the sea, and from its location
to quote from the gazetteer-''in no.
BILE plain LOO square miles in extent,
inclOsed by mountains containing
many lakes" it must, indeed, be =
place where the sick and the weary
can find rest and comfort But the
sanitary engineer does not see things
as others see them; and MIR. Chism
describes the city of Mexico AS
whited sepulcher. He says that the
city has a death rate of 40 per 1000,
which. he ventures the opinion, is
larger than that of any other city in
the civilized world.
Mr.. Chism's description of the drain
age system of the city will avert the
shock of surprise on this vital point
The sewage from the houses Is con-
yeyed to covered cutters in the middle
of the street, which cutters are IN u
chronic state of slrangulatlnn; "heuce
the constant presence in all quarters
of the city Of gangs of men who stand
thigh deep in the black and fonl VIA
ter, and rake into its depths to remove
the obstructiOns. Every place of this
kind is a center of infection III the
! shape of foul smells that poison the
| air for blocks around"
The sewage, according to Sir. Chism,
makes "a slow and sullen exit through
the main canal of San Lazaro, To Lake
| Texcoeo-if the latter il low cBoHgh-
| When the lake is high the sewage
stands and soaks into the ground IL
| is impossible to make au excavation
over two feet deep in any part of the
CITY, even IN the heart of the dry sea-
son, .without il being filed with black.
sinking water" and frequently amer
sudden rains streets are hoofied with q
black dilution of sewage from wall to
wall. After such rains pumps are set
to work all over the city to pump the
water out of court-yards, stores, anu
warehouses, and the poor have hard
work to bale out their rooms with
basins aud cups.
Such being her condition the City ei
Mexico is hardly fhe haven for the
tourist and the weary seeker for recre-
alton that she is popularity supposed
to be. A mean temperature OF $40 u
January aud 65.3 In July will n1l
make up for HnsaniIary conditions
such as are noted bv Mr.. Chism-
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
Two Rich Men of Boston.

Chief among Boston's capitalists is
Montgomery Sears, whose vast hold
ings of valuable real estate give him
claim of being called the ,Astor of the
nI"dern Athens, says the st. Paul
Globe. He inherited $4,000, 600 few
years ago from his father, Joshua
Sears, who came to Boston without
penny and established a small grocery
business. By astonishing parsimouy,
backed with remarkable business in
stinct, old Josh rapidly piled up the
thousands. The land he bought null
tiplied in value, and it was not long
before lie found himself millionaire
Already old, he began to look about
him for wife, and finally selected
his housekceper. When he died he
left his money so that his son should
never come into the bulk of the estate,
providing the young man with pitt
ful $4,000 year. This did not suit
monty" ut all, who thereupon began
proceedings to set the will aside, and
finally succeeded with the aid of skill
full lawyers, in getting hold of the en-
tire property. He has added to it con-
siderably since, and his fortune seems
not unlikely to compare favorably
during his own lifetime with the pos
sessions of any one of the three great
Astor landholders. Mr.. Sears belongs
to all the swell clubs. keeps a steam
yacht and is an amateur in violins, of
which he has valuable collection.
If Montgomery Sears is to be re-
garded as the Astor of Boston. Nath-
aniel Thayer is unquestionably its
Vanderbilt. He owns no end of rail
ways in the vest notably. a good
part of the Chicago, Burlington and
Quincy, and many people think he is
worth at least SIC, ,00O, 900. He is likewise
a member of the fashionable clubs,
and keeps a stable full of expensive
horses. As might be imagined. his
father was too much engaged during
his lifetime in the absorbing occupa-
ton of making money to be much of a
swell. Young Nat and .'Mouty"
Sears are excellent illustrations of the
indisputablc fact that money, if you
have enough of it, is the best possible
Introduction even TO such ultra-exclu-
sive society as Boston affords. The
lack of ancestral pap-spoons is not apt
to be felt seriously by Gcorgius Midas.
Other people will llnot let him feel it.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
How Cats Cling to Life.

A few days ago New Haven citizen
discovered that he was the owner OF
five Young kittens. which the mother
had carefully secreted in an empty
sugar barrel, says the New Haven
Pallddtatn. A few hours after making
this discovery he found that he had
money enough to buy Il bnshel OF
potatoes; and he accordingly ordered
the grocer to deliver that quantity OF
early rose at his house. The follow
ing morning the citizen visited the
cellar to look at his kittens. He. was
shocked to find that the grOcer's man
had emptied the bushel of potatoes in
to the barrel where the kittens were.
He turned out the potatoes tor the pur-
pose of removing the bodies. and found
that the entire cat family had slept as
comfortable under the sixty pounds of
potatoes as they would under roll OF
cotton batting. The little animals ap-
peared somewhat anxious TO take
lunch, but otherwise were not bit
worse by reason of their experience.
Yesterday the citizen concluded that
he would kill three of the kittens, and
accordingly he secured u pail Of water
and, after putting the intended victims
under the influence of clOroform,
placed them i'm the water for the pur-
pose OF making the execution certain.
Judge of his surprise IL few hours later
when he found those kitteus quietly
sleeping in spot near the pail, where
the warm sunlight had attracted them.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
The Sound of Thunder.

One of the best descriptions Of a
common natural phenomenon is that
recently given by NJ. Hirn, in which
he says that the sound which is known
as thunder is due simply to the fact
that the air traversed by au electric
spark-that is, flash of lightning-is
suddenly raised to a very high tenn
perature, and has its volume, more
over. considerably increased. The col
umn of gas thus suddenly heated and
expanded is sometimes several miles
lorg, and. as the duration of the fash
is not even the millionth of second, it
follows that the noise bursts forth at
once from the whole column, though
for an observer iu any one place it
commences where the lightning is at
the least distance. In precise, terms,
according to NJ. Hirn, the beginning
of the thunder-clap gives us the mini
mum distance of the lightning, and
the length of the thunder-clap gives
the length of the column. He also re-
marks taat when lash of lightning
strikes the ground, it is not necessarily
from the place struck that the first
noisesis heard. Again he points out
that II bullet whistles in trayersing
the air. so that we can, to certain ex-
tent, fellow its flight, the same thing
also happening with falling meteor
ite just before striking the earth. The
noise actually heard has been COM
pared to the sound produced when
one tears linen. 1t is due really to the
fact that the air rapidly pushed on one
side in front of the projectile, whether
bullet or meteorite, quickly rushss
back to fill the vacuum in the rear
Iran
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
Faithful Tabby.

The house cat is a four-legged quad
ruped. the legs.as usual being at the
corners. 1t is what is sometimes called
tame animal. though it feeds on mice
and birds of prey. Its colors are
striped, tortus-shell. black. also black
and white and others. When it IS
happy it does not bark, but breathes
through its nose instead of its mouth,
but can't remember the name they
call the noise. 1t is a little word, but
1 can't think of it now, and it is wrong
to copy. Cats also NOW, which you
have all heard. When you stroke this
tame quadruped by drawing your hand
along its back it cocks up its tail like
Il ruler. so as You can't get no further.
Never stroke the hairs acrost, as it
makes all cats s2rat like mad. Its tail
is about too foot long, and its legs
about one each. Never stroke cat
under the belly, as it is very unhealthy.
Don't teeze cats, for, firstly il is wrong
so TO do, and I'd, cats have clawses
which is longer than people think.
Cats have 8 liveses. but which is sell
dom required in this country cause of
Christianity. Men cats are allus called
Tom, and the girl cats Puss or Tiss;
but, queer as you may think. all little
cats are called kittens, which is
wrong name which oughter be chang
ed. This tame quadruped can see in
the dark, so rats stand no chants, much
less mice. Girls fear rats, even mice.
Last Tewsday drawed our cat on
some white tea paper. and l sold it to
a boy VINO has father for 20 pins and
som coff drops. Cats are very useful.
| can't remember one of the noises
they make, though I've just been try
ing again. Cats eat meat and most
anytnink, specially where you can't
afford. This is all about cats.-Lo'sg-
mans Magazine.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
He Saw Oliver Optic.

A ten-year-old vougster was. curled
up on sofa in the parlor of Haynes
Hotel Thursday evening deeply inter
ested in one of ''Oiiver Optics" tales,
when a portly, white-whiskered man
strolled into the room. and. stopping
before the little fellow, asked him
what he was reading. "a boss book"
was the reply, ''aud I'd like to know
the feller that wrote IT. Taking the
volume from the boys hand 4 quiet
smile played around the strangers
mouth as,he looked at the title. After
some further conversation it was
agreed between the two that on con-
dition the little fellow promised to be
good one long year and to mind his
mother promptly he should be given a
glimpse of .'Olliver Optic" It was
further agreed that the yOungster after
waiting five minutes should pull aside
the curtains in an adjoining room and
there he should behold his hero. After
the allotted time the boy crept TO the
curtains. and peeping behind them he
saw his good-natured white-whiskered
friend in the recess. 1t was some time
before the boy could be made to be-
lieve that was ''Oliver Optic" or w.
T. Adams, which is the authors real
name.-Spri'aqfeh Republican,.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
Speedy Remarriage.

A New Haven man whose wife and
daughter died Dee. 10 and 25 last was
married again last Friday evening.
His case reminded one of the attaches
of the registrars office of the old
deaco. who had just buried his fifth
wife and was "courlia'" for sixth.
"Deacon," said friend, ''why do you
marry so soon?" "Consolation," was
the laconic answer. Does not the
good book sufficiently console the be-
reaved?n WAL" said the old man,
ave read the Bible through an
through. There's lots Of c"mf"rtin'
words for widders, but nary a one for
witIerers. | reckon the Lord amt
wastin' time to console them as can
console themselves"
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
Woaid-be Extortioners Rebuked.

TIE peculiar position in which OIL
GERS Of the engineer corps of the army
suag sometimes be placed is well illus
trated by citing an incident told by a
Buffalo resident which occurred while
a lieutenant colonel of engineers was
stationed at IL western city. He was
engaged upon some harbor improve
n,ents at Il lake port some dis.
tauee from his station and needed
line. He went to several dealers at
tie small port, and was offered lime at
A price double its worth. Upon his
saving that they were asking too much,
they replied: ''Al, but the government
can afford to pay high prices. The
money doesn't come out of your pock-
ets.r The officer immediately sent to
his station for lime and got it at it's
market price. The dealers who tried
10 make bargain with him were
rendered very angry by this. but they
4 were still more SO when, upon his Of
/ fering 10 them at cost price the lime
| left over and they refused to bny, he
/ sold il by The barrel at cost price to
their own customers.-BwfalO Courier.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
A Vote of Thanks.

A village in New England came
into possession of a neat and much
needed town hall, the gift of public
spirited citizens. When completed, a
meeting was held to dedicate the new
building. Speeches were made by
prominent citizens, and special refer
ence was naturally made TO the chief
benefactor, and to those who had
been most active in forwarding the
enterprise.
One speaker mentioned the names
of five or six of these citizens, and
suggested that vote of thanks be
rendered them. This was done.
A moment later little wizen-faced
old man arose in the back part of the
hall, and. in a sharp, penetrating
voice. called:
"Mr. Cheermani Mr.. Cheermanr'
The speaker being recognized, pro-
ceeded,
IL jist wanted to say that there's
them ez haint been mentioned ez hez
done ez much ez them ez hez. "
Youths Companion.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
An American Youths Greeting to the
Pope.

l heard good story about the pope
the other dag. Among those who had
the privilege Of being received by him
some time ago was a young man, or
boy, from the United States not q
member of the Catholic church. When
his holiness extended his hand, ae-
cording TO the custom, in order that it
might be kissed, our young democrat,
mistaking the papal intention. grasped
the proffered hand in his own and i'm
piously wiggled it The holy father
took this indignity with perfect good
nature, and. rightly suspeeting with
whom he had to deal, bent down and
whispered in the ear of the uuwitting
offender: '.Americano?"-1rQ IN
Boston Post.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
1t Was Growing Cold.

The Prince of Wales occupied u box
al the theatre one evening when Mary
Anderson appeared in Romeo aud
Juliet"
sthe climax of the scene approac bed
in which she takes her final leave ut
her lover his Royal Highness shrugged
his shoulders and. turning to his valet.
asked for his overcOat.
You don't feel any draught, do
you?" inquired one of his companions.
M; responded the Prince with a
shivrr. "but Juliet is about 10 kiss
Rnmeu y f.,uoh.nl Ea0Le
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
Anticipated Pleasure.

A: How do you like the shoemaker
whom | recommended to youP" B:
"He has caused me Il great deal of
happiness" How SOP" "When |
put on the new boots he made for me
rejoice for the time to come when l
can pull them off again. From the
German.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
A Popular Mistake.

"There is something about the moon
] can't understand" remarked Squil-
dig.
..What is ita" asked McSwinigen,
''its composition nf green eheeseP"
mo. People are supposed to be
more susceptible to the influence of
Luna before they are married than
after. Is not that the supposition?"
at is; but what of lte"
The suppositiOn must be wrong
for the moOu governs the tied. "
Piitsburg Chronicle.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
Another Hard Problem.

Woman Cooking at Il house to renD:
- don't fancy these windows on this
side The people in the next house
ear look in here aud see everything
that's going on" Landlord: elf you
waat the house, madame, l will have
the windows boarded up." "How on
eartL could see into their windows.
ti,enP Ps-DsfrO1 Free Press.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07

The attendaaee at the meetings OF
secret societies Ia st. Louis is on the
i,decline, and it is believed that unless
new methods are adopted they VIII
gradually dwindle away. a memoer
!, saws. Moss grown entertainments
NO longer draw
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07

Michael Lee. the new president of
the City Council at Omaha. Neb.. was
formerly hotel porter and hoothlaek,
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07

Room for srgument-The family sit
ting-r0om.
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1889-03-07
Artist. ?l.t, Tuning.

Il. J. FOX ~Taaes ,raa eso. to the e,sys e,s,s
of Mnsic makes re2n ar visits to Ravenna
Orders LETT at W. 3, GIBBONS nRUG SfoRE,
will receive attention, 1857 6m*
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-12

WITH all his efforts Uncle Sam
seems incapable of checking the NOR
mon immigration which pours into
this country from one hundred to five
hundred week, of these most unde-
sirable elements of society. Fully
sixty per cent of this immigration is
children under ten years of age, but
so schooled are they by the smooth
tongued elders who bring them over,
that they invariably deny their orph-
aned or dependent condition and rep
resent themselves as belonging to
some of the adults in the party. The
methods OF procedure are most lax
and the simple claims of an adult that
child belongs to him, settles the
matter. This mormon immigration is
a most senseless thing. 1t only in
creases the numbers OF those who are
finally to be proceeded against for vio-
lating national laws and it does seem
strange that the arm of the National
power is not strong enough to arrest
the influx of these people. A law of
congress absolutely prohibiting the
immigration of mOrmons into this
country should be passed, with pun
ishment sufficiently severe to make
the offence too serious a one to be
committed.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-12

THERE appears to be a growing
sentiment in the west in favor of Nc.
Kinley of Ohio for speaker of the
National house of representatives
Mckinley is man whom good re-
publicans may well delight to honor
He has never been found wanting
when his services have been re-
quired by his party, of whom ne has
certainly deserved no small recogni
ton.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-12

THE New York Star is evidently
growing anxious over the democratic
discussions in New York City and an
nounces, ex-cathedra, the imperative
necessity of burying the Ratchet and
smoking the peace pipe in the wig
wan of the tribe. The Star is not
medicine man enough to cast out the
evilspirit which has divided the hearts
of his people, and the scalps of their
braves will dangle at the belts OF
their enemies.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-12
TO CORRESPONDENTS.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER II, 1889.

THERE are republics and republics.
Republicanism in France and Repub-
licanism in America are very dis
family related. During the recent
election the government seized all the
telephone offices in Paris by force and
held them until after the election.
Wouldn't there be very nice little
shindy if that high handed arbitrari-
ness was attempted in this e-pluribus-
unum?
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1889-10-12

THE natural gas supply in some of
the large manufacturing centers is
failing. Wheeling, w. Va, is threat
ened with the stoppage of important
works on account of limited gas sup
ply. No method as yet discovered
has made the unlimited supply of the
human kind available for any prac-
teal purposes. So far it only avails
to keep the worlds jawbOne from
rusting in its socket.