davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14
vIcToRs AND spoILs.

The people OF the United States have
been repeatedly warned that IL the
country was voted into the hands Of
the democratic party. the question OF
paying the claims of the southern people
for damages inflicted on them by in
vrding armies would become import
ant. II has been the way of the demo.
Gratis TO be greatly amused by this sug-
gestion, ana treat 1t as preposterous,
AT the same time. all the states that
were in the Southern coEfederacy are
full Of claims. covering everything.
from fence rails burned. and pigs and
chickens missing. to horses and slaves
run away. and alleged silverware and
pianos A favorite way is to demand
pay for damages done churches while
occupied by United States troops They
were often taken for hospitals. and a
church claim of any sOr, Is apt to be
handled with delicacy. Next to church
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14

claims come cotton claims 1t was at
first the Southern theory that their
cotton was indispensable, and the world
wanted 1t 50 badly the United States
would be crushed by foreign powers If
an attempt was made to blockade the
the ports of the sacred and sunny soil
of the South, not quite so solid then as
now. Cotton, II was believed, would Sc
cure Southern independence At first
1t was thought the better way to use
It was to burn 1t. Then some North-
ern generals were much interested in
capturing 1t. Sherman at last assisted
the fiery Southerners to burn 1t, and he
has not been forgiven yet. General Will
son, whose troops captured jeff Davis,
destroyed vast amount of cotton. and
his conduct is not approved to this day
by the gentlemen who lost the lost
cause. The Southern claim theory is
that If once the churches and cotton
can be handled for "rellef," the sys-
TEN of compensation will be established; /;
and 1t Is of great promise. Under the
prevalent political theories, the argu-
ments for the payment of the claims
for the damages inflicted upon the
Southern people in violation Of the con-
stitution are very strong.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14
A sAFERoN coLoREp INDEX.

OF the condition of bilious stomach
and sluggish liver is the human coun-
tenance. Not only the skin, but the
eyeballs, are tinged with the yellow
hue when the bile gets into the blood.
Besides this, sick headache ensues, the
tongue becomes furred, pains are felt
in the liver and through the right
shoulder blade. and dizziness is exper-
fenced upon rising from a sitting or
Tecumbent posture by the bilious indi-
vidual. For these and other indication
of biliousness, Hostetter's Stomach Bit
ters Il the sovereign remedy. 1T is also
cGiea fous in chills and fever dumb
ague, ague cake, inactivity of the kid
neys, and bladder. rheumatism and
nervousness, It stimulates, restores di-
Gesiion, and sleep, and tends greatly
to mitigate tie inhrmities OF age.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14
r,pA rs WEATHER.

Portland Sept.13.-For Oregon ana
Washington, continued fair weather.
warmer, light 20. fresh northerly WINDS
Dense fog in the coast districts.
l.ural weather for the twenty-four
hours ending at p. m. yesterday,
furnished by the U. 8. Department Oh
A,i,mlturc, weather bureau.
Maximum temperature, 65 degrees.
Minimum temperature, So degrees.
Precipitation, none.
Total precipitation from July 1st' lSSS'
to date, $40 inches.
Deficiency Of precipitation from July
list, 1898, to date. so inch.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14

1t was said to be the purpose of Mr.
Cleveland, when he called his old friend
Bissel into the cabinet and gave hin
the postofIices, to have the p. M. G. flS
up democratic postoflice machine, ir
every state in the UniCn. The perform
ance thus far, however, is imperceptl'
BILE. Blssel has not got gait on. Per.
haps the president himself, rising above
party prejudices, has declined to oust
good public servants before their full
term of office is over, even to satisfy
the aspirations of devoted adherents
The Avalanche" that was going to
sweep away Postmaster Hare of this
city, and every other republican post
master on the coast did not show up on
time. And the people are just as con-
font
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14
A sure tnre ror PlIes.

Itching Piles a.e known by moisture
like perspiratlon, causing intense itching
when warm. This form, as well as Blind,
bleeding or Protruding, yield at once to
Dr. Bosanko's Pile Remedy, which acts
directly on the parts affected, absorbs
tumors, allays itching and effects a
permanent cure soc. Druggist or mail.
Circulars free. DR.. Bosnnko, 329 Arch
street, Philadelphia, Ia. Sold by j. w.
Conn
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14

ONE HUNDRED AND NINETY
ONE business men advertise in the AS
torian this morning. They are doing
this to make trade, and honest profite.
And the best of it is, they are realizing
their expectations.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14
FOR oyER TIFTY YEARS

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind cholic. and
Is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twen-
ty-flve cents bottle. Sold by all drug
gists throughout the world.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14
Common oouncil.

fgEGuLAR MEETINGS, FIRST AND
Ae third Tuesday evenings of each month
At O'Clock.
80 Persons desiring To have matters acted upon
by the Council. at any regular meeting Ensf
present the same 20 the Auditor and CLERK.
on or before the Friday evening prior 10 the
Tuesday on whlch the Council holdsif regular
meeting. X. 0SBURN,
Auditor and Police Judge.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14

The Astorian guarantees to its ad-
yertlsers the largest circulation OF any
} /, vspaper published on the Columbia
,iver.
adyertisia rates car be obtained on
duplication he business manager.
This paps. =: In possession -ot all tne
t,icgraphi l,nchises, and Is the only
i per on ~. i,wer Columbia that pub
fishes geniiie dispatches.
The Dals Astorian's circulation Is
i've times Az Great as that OF the colh-
Lined dailier Gf Astoria.
The Wccyl, Astorlan, the third OLDEST
weekly In Tie state of Oregon, has,
rest 20 the Portland Oregonian, the
rest Nysekly circulation in the state.
Subscribers to The Astorian are re-
quested TO notify this office without
loss of time, Immediately they fail TO
receive their daily paper, or when they
do not get It at the usual hour. ny
doing this they will enable the man
ogement to place the blame OH tle
proper parties, and to ensure speedy
remedy.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14
BOARD of Pilot Commlss,op--..

VIHE REGULAR MEETINGS GsoFTHIsBoARD
j will be held on the FIRST Monday, of each
month At 10 a. IN. at the ofliee of Robb & Par
ker. w. l. ROBB, Sec
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14

The Navahoe 1t would seem was mis-
named She should be called the Never
go She was outsailed again yesterday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14

Elegant bath tubs, first class shaw
ing and neat and artistic hair cutting
at the Astoria Baths. Gillet & Corbett'
proprlelors.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14

Handley & Haas, 100 1irs; street, Port
land, have on sale the Daily Astorian,
so that visitors need not miss their
morning paper when they are here.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14
notice.!

Use zinfandel wine intead of coffee or
tea. so cents per gallon. Don't forget
Peach and apricot brandy, also French
Cognac and wine at Alex. Gilberts.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14

AstouS Building & Loan ASSOCIATION
FESHE REGULAR MEETINGS OF THIS ASS,,.
n citation are held ats P. n. on the frsl
Wednesday Of each nl0gth. Oiice on GeReyieve
street, south OF Chenamus.
W. L. ROBB,
Secretary
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14

FERNS or Subscription.


Sent by Mail, ger year, $500 in advance.
Postage free to subscribers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-14
SOCIETY M MEETINGS,

Astoria Ledge No. 80, Al wv.
MEETS EVERY FRIDAY EVENING AT
Nl s o'clock in the Odd Fellows Hall. So
jOurning and Visiting brethren cordially in
yited. J. II. ROGERS, Recorder,
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-20

AT teachers meeting held In Riley
county it was resolved that only one
third grade certificate should be granted
to a teacher. We are inclined to the be-
lief that the rule should be modified in
certain cases, but we heartily favor the
principle enunciated. The minimum OF
of qualifications only is required to Sc
cure third grade certificate and, as a
general rule, the teacher who holds it is
not very well equipped to impart in
struction in a mixed school. But edu-
cation is not the only requisite to sue
cessful teaching. The heart must be in
the work. The teacher must be endowed
with a sense OF his responsibility and
with an earnest desire to be of benefit to
those who are for the time being en-
trusted to his care. 1t seems to us that
the right kind of teacher will not teach
longer than the life of one third grade
certificate without becoming qualified to
receive a better one. A teacher who
has not ambition enough to rise from
the lowest grade and, who is content to
drift along from year to year without
any self improvement, is not the kind Of
instructors we desire. They must inev-
itably be failures regardless of educa-
tional qualifications. The resolution re-
ferred to seems to be original, but we
fully indorse it in the main.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-20

AT meeting of Trego county teach
ers, held in Wa-Keeney, a short time
since, the following question was dis
cussed: "Should the average of third
grade certificates be raised?" 1t was
not thought practicable at present for
the reason that "too many places now
occupied by Trego county teachers
would have to be filled by those from
other counties if carried out at the pres
ent time. Whether by this statement
it was meant to convey the idea that
the standard in other counties was high
er than in ours we know not. We were
not present and know nothing of the
discussion except as it was published.
From the secretary's report we infer
that inasmuch as the discussion origi-
mated in a teachers meeting that, there
fore, the only feature to consider was
that of the teachers interests. But is
this theory correct? Should not the
primary object of these meetings be to
consider the pupils interests? Is not
the advancement and welfare of the
pupil OF paramount Importance? In
other words, are schools maintained for
the instruction of our children or to pro-
vide places for teachers, and those OF
our own county, only, regardless OF
qualifications? We do not wish to be
misunderstood, neither do we wish to be
captious, nor assume the role OF critic.
Our third grade teachers are as well
qualified perhaps as those OF any other
county, and we doubt the propriety OF
one county making radical changes I'M
less the same is uniform throughout the
state. The more pertinent question to
discuss, it occurs to us, would be:
"Should the average of third grade GER
tifCates be raised?" and then cOnfine
the discussion to the results likely to ac-
crue to the pupils of our public schools
and not as to the probability of some
Trego county teacher losing a position.
The fact is there is not a teacher IN the
county that could not work up to any
reasonable additional requirements that
might be made. If they will not do it
it is because they have not the energy
and vim which are necessary to make
successful teachers, and the sooner they
drop out of the profession the better.
Time should be given, but teachers
should understand that they are ex-
pected to improve from year to year.
All this should be done in the interest
of better schools rather than in the in
terest of the teacher, although their in
terests are mutual and good, live teach
ers should always advocate advance
ment. We believe they do.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-20

OK THE evening of May 10Th will be
held the Commencement exercises OF
the class of 1898, of the Wa-Keeney pub
lie schools. This will be the first time
that public exercises have ever been
held in connection with the graduation
Of our pupils and we therefore should
not expect too much. Besides the class
is small and has no precedent for an ex-
hibition of this kind. But we do hope
that the graduating exercises of the
class of 1898 will mark an epoch in the
history of our public schools and that
hereafter and from this time on Com
mencement Day" will be one of the fixed
and permanent features in our public
schools.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-20

OUT of twenty-seven cases for trial at
our next term of district court all but
four are foreclosures and combinations.
With what glee will the average pOpu-
list seize upon this statement to empha-
size his theory that this county is 60
ing to destruction and that corporations
are throttling the poor farmers with
their relentless grasp. What are the
facts? Not one of the defendants in
either of the twenty-three foreclosures
is a resident of Trego county or of the
state of Kansas-with but single eX-
ception. Further, there is not, perhaps,
one of these farms that will bring at
sheriff sale, or for cash at private sale,
the amount of the loan, not to mention
accrued interest and costs. In every in
stance the mortgage will be the loser.
And who are the mortgages? In most
instances they are Woodworking people
of the poorer class who invested the
savings of a lifetime in these western
mortgages. The present owners and
holders of these mortgages are largely
composed of widows and factory en-
ployes. True, the loan companies guar
anteed the payment of these mortgages
but most of them have suspended pay
ment and become bankrupt. Who were
the mortgagors? As rule they lived
on government land for six months,
committed and paid the government
price, secured the largest possible loan,
caring but little about the rate of inter
est, and then left the country never ex-
pecting to redeem. When arranging for
a loan the only question they asked was,
Chow much will you let me have on my
land, ''and the company that gave the
most money received the business.
Every loan agent in western Kansas
will substantiate this statement. Loan
agents, like other people, were some
times ambitious and grasping and,
in order to procure large loans from
their companies, in order to meet
competition, found it necessary to
raise the valuation. This was not very
difficult to do as land values were largely
fictitious during our boom period. Land
that never was worth more than $1,000
per quarter section was appraised at
$4,000 and in some instances even more.
Applying the 40per cent rule adopted by
most companies and this valuation was
sufficient upon which to predicate an
$500 loan. Commissions and other ex-
penses were, perhaps, another 500
which was secured by a second mort
gage. A years interest would make the
whole debt secured by mortgage about
$1,000. The bubble burst. A panic
or at least great depression always fol-
lows imitation and, of course, the mort
gagor wouldn't pay. With them it was
speculation and they won. This class
are not entitled to sympathy-they are
not asking for it. How many who lived
on their land, who honestly and in good
faith place mortgages upon their prop
srty, have had the same sold on execu-
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-20

SECRETARY OF STATE OSBORN will con-
clude that it is one thing to make
charges and another to prove them. He
will also be pretty well posted on the
libel laws of Kansas when Cy Leland
gets through with him. Mr.. Osborn
charged Mr.. Leland, in substance, with
stealing coal from the state penitentiary.
Mr.. Osborn was arrested and, upon ex-
animation, failed to produce the least
evidence to substantiate his charges.
He was bound over to the district court.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-05-20

ton? Very few. AS between the farm
ers and corporations we are with the
farmers every time and in their inter
est we want the truth to be known; and
we are not willing to have it circulated
all over the country, to the detriment
of every one of us, that we are all being
sold out by the sheriff The facts injure
nobody and we have given them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-28
List of Patents

Granted to Texas inventors this
week. Reported by G. A. Snow &
Co., solicitors of American and
Foreign patents, opp. U. S. Patent
Office, Washington ID. G.
w. E. Crockett & R. E. McAdams
Laws animal trap.
T. H. Dillon, Beaumont, saw
hammering machine.
l.. Hills, Pittsburg, cattle-guard
G. Schubert, Walnut, bale-wiring
tool.
J. p. Taylor, coin-controlled ap-
paratus.
II. A. Waldrip, Alexander, twin
cultivating harrow.
w. p. Ware, HillsbOro, clothes
FOUNDER.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-28
The Wonderful Starfish,

There are scores upon scores of differ
ent forms of marine animal life that
come within the category assigned to
"starfshes." but the most singular spec
linen in the whole group is the splendid
astrophyton-the "sea basket" of the
sailors. 1t is truly a wonderful speci-
men of marine life, having hundreds of
long and short, straight, twisted and
curled tentacles, and but for the geomet-
ric precision of the plan upon which
the starlike body" is fashioned might be
mistaken for a miniature, circular speci-
men of the devilfsh. The center of the
creature. the hub" from which the five
stout arms radiate, is the body, head and
thinking machine" of our curious as
trophyton.
The whole, not including the laby-
rinthine tentacles, which branch to all
the points and intermediate points of the
compass, looks for all the world like an
animated Fourth of July firewheel. The
five main arms are divided into three
each within short space from the astro's
body, and these three are almost imme.
diately subdivided into innumerable 9th.
er arms and tentacles, the whole form.
ing net, by means of which it captures
its prey and holds its victims until the
life has been sucked out of them.-St.
Louis Republic.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-28
Fasting Versus Antifat.

Miss Mollie Nealson set out to fast 81
days. She had more pluck than strength,
butEshe managed to complete the task.
The only interesting thing in connection
with the feat is the fact that her weight
fell from POP to 164 pounds, loss of II
pounds day. This would indicate that
ordinary fasting, as it is called, would
not be very efficient antifat remedy.
If Miss Nealson wishes to continue her
explorations in this line of science, she
may yet become a public benefactor
Certainly young woman who weighs
200 pounds has a strong personal in
centive.-New York World.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-28
Electrnlysis In Water Pines.

A considerable amount of anxiety has
recently been caused, especially among
corporations controlling waterworks, by
the discovery that the passage of electric
cars has tendency to seriously injure
the water pipes of a city by causing cleo
trolysis At a meeting of a waterworks
association an electrical engineer stated
that in some cases under his observation
lead pipe had entirely disappeared by the
action of the electric current, and like
result had attended the use of iron, gal
vanized iron. brass and "rustless" pipes.
The corrosive action takes place where
the current leaves the pipe and not
where it enters it, and the phenomena
mentioned were undoubtedly owing to
the operation of electric cars. 1t is sat
isfactory to know that should the cleo.
trolysis of water pipes become so serious
a question as it is thought by some it
may, a certain remedy, although ii
would increase the cost of water install
lations, would be the insulation of the
conduits. Chicago Herald.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-28

val attache at the London legation, ever
since the visit of the Queen Dowager
Kapiolani to this country a few years
ago. He had command of the iunketing
boat Ulspatcn when the queen was taken
ON a trip down the Potomac, and in his
address of welcome on board he paid this
extravagant eulogy to her, Most noble
and beautiful queen, ask your majesty's
gracious permission to address you In
asmuch as Queen Kapiolani was the colol
of chocolate, the other officers who heard
it thought it little strong, but then the
speech was entirely impromptu. New
York Tribune.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-28
The Humming of Telegraph Wires.

You have all heard the humming and
singing of telegraph and telephone wires
as you passed the poles along the streets.
No doubt you have concluded that it is
caused by the action of the wind on the
wires and given it no further thought.
But it is not true that the singing is
caused by the wind, and if you are at all
observing you will notice that often the
humming sound is to be heard cold win
ter mornings when the smoke from Chin
neys goes straight up until it is lost in the
clouds, and when the frost on the wires
is as fuzzy and thick as roll of chenille
fringe.
The wind has nothing to do with the
sound, and according to an Austrian
scientist the vibrations are due to the
changes of atmospheric temperature
and especially through the action of
cold, as lowering of temperature in
duces shortening of the wires extend
ing over the whole of the conductor. A
considerable amount of friction is pro-
duced on the supporting bells, thus in
ducing sounds both in the wires and the
poles.
When this humming has been going
on, birds have mistaken the sound for in
sects inside the poles and have been
seen to peck with their bills on the out
side as they do upon the apple and other
trees.-Boston Journal of Commerce.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1893-07-28
SPECIAL BARGAINS
In Farm and Ranch Propert,

In Farm and Ranch Property.
II 200 acres in Bandera and Medina
counties under fence, good water. SITS
per acre.
10000 acres in AtascoSa county all
fenced fine pasture land. $3.50 per acre.
1000 acres in Williamson and Burnet
counties all fenced, large portion OF this
tract is fine agricultural land. $500 per
acre.
1000 acres in Atascosa county all fenced,
good water. $500 per acre.
1890 acres In La Sale county, fenced,
windmills fine ranch. $3.50 per acre.
1850 acres on San Antonio river. $500.
per acre.
24OO acres on the Llano river, all fenced,
house, etc, 9 miles from junction City.
IS. 90 per acre.
1000 acres on San Miguel creek, Atlas
cosa county, all fenced, house, stock pens,
etc. 1878 per acre.
1920 acres in McMullen county, wind
! mill, house, cribs, etc. 5000.
1000 acres on San Antonio river, under
fence, well improved, IL miles from San
Antonio, 5000 per acre.
1000 acres, 10 miles west OF city, al
fenced. Good house and other improve
mants. $500 per acre.
$50 acres between Moor and PParsall,
| wells, large barn, house 4 etc. 800 pei
! acre.
$50 acres "a miles from BandPra, under
fence, large hay meadow, so acres In cul
I tivatiOn, good barn, hay press and othel
machinery stock, good water. $500.
Cal on address,
JOIN T. HAMILTON g. Co.
1O4 East Commerce street, near bridge