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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-07

Several of the vessels that are to pa
troll the Boring sea are nearly ready to
depart from San Francisco. The rev.
enue cutter Bear will leave for Port
Townsend during the week with the
quarantine hulk Iroquois In tow. AT
Port Townsend the Bear will receive
her final orders regarding the seasons
cruise in the Boring sea. The United
States steamers Adams and Ranger,
now at Mare Island, are expected to
leave on Tuesday or Wednesday Tor
Port Townsend, where the Boring sea
patrol fleet Is to rendezvous previous TO
proceeding north. The Alliance, which
returned last Tuesday from Honolulu,
Is also being fitted out at Mare Island
navy yard for O cruise after seal poach-
ers in the Boring sea.
There was a change of masters on the
>teamer Wlnlfred yesterday. J. NJ.
| Coleman, late master, was succeeded
by j.. L. Anderson.
TIE schooner Echo, recently bought
by the Boston Fish Company, left for
the straits at San Juan yesterday on
Il several weeks fishing cruise.
The steamer Augusta came in ye5ter-
day from Tillamook with q cargo of
general merchandise for Astoria and
Portland.
The shipping business of the Pacific
coast say the Oregonian, is now at
ebb tide. The unsatisfactory condi-
ton of European grain markets is the
primary cause. The export demand for
lumber is also weak, and there is little
left for the large Geet of vessels har-
boring OH the coast TO do but walt for
an Improvement in the situation
tboard. Portland, as we'll as the soast
ports, feel the lull in shipping. Yes
.erday there was only one vessel work.
ng at the wharves, the Reaper, dis
,harging cargo from New York, and
he will finish In a day or two, Anoth-
II ship in port, the Highland Home,
las a part cargo, but the working Of
ier will only be a matter of a few days.
he disengaged fleet in port is quite
lrge, and there must be some opera
, ions going on looking forward to flu
ure loading, but If any such charters
!. AVE been made, the matter has been
Kept very quiet.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-07

TIE schooner Echo, recently bought
by the Boston Fish Company, left for
the straits at San Juan yesterday on
IL several weeks fishing cruise.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-04-07

There was a change of masters on the
-teamer Wlnlfred yesterday. J. NJ
Coleman, late master, was succeeded
by j. L. Anderson.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16

There are lady travellers on the road, but
most of them are rather agents than trav-
elers. One Of the brightest among them
that | have met was "A pleasant little body
who was taking orders for books, though,
as she frequently explained, she was no
book agent, because she only sold to the
trade and lin quantities" That may be.
but she always had a spare copy to accom-
modate any one who might be struck with
its beauties. | met her in "A small Illinois
town, where the local judiciary wrestled
hard to collect license from every one who
came within 100 miles of being an agent or
a peddler, and my fair conrade got herself
arrested for selling a single copy of her
book for 81 cash to man who was mean
enough to give her away.
felt sorry FOR her and made up my mind
that after supper | would either square the
court or bail her out. But my services as
advocate or diverter of justice from the
proper channels were not needed, for at sup
per time she appeared, more radiant than
ever. / asked her how she got along with
the police judge or justice of the peace
oh" she replied, ''he is just the incest
old man | ever saw in my life He bought
the only copy had left and asked the con
stable who arrested me if he thought he had
good sense to drag a lady before him like
that for nothing"
often wonder what kind of an argument
the lady used, for the old judge had repu-
tation for cussedness which il was hard to
equal.-St. Louis Globe Democrat.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16

The final question of all mature pessi-
mism--Is life worth living?-is in itself the
proof of a diseased mind. The healthy
mind never asks IL. Indeed we aave not
penetrated very deeply into the spirit of
pessimism il we have not discovered that,
in it's intense form, it j. invariably accom-
panied by i'll health, or bodily weakness, OF
abnormal sensitivpness TO physical in
fuences. OF Leopard we read, in the pages
of his latest biographcr, that ''he was wont
to turn night into DAY and day into night.
He breakfastcd between 3 and 8 clock in
the afternoon and dincd about midnight.
The mere names Of wind, cold and snow
were enough to pale him. lie could not
bear fire ard formerly used to pass the
winters three parts submerged in a sack OF
feathers, reading and writing thus the
greater part of the day"
OF such unhealthy habits and Of the con-
slant physical misery which ensued, partly
from them and partly from other causes,
the dialogues are in no sense u sur
prising result And Leopard is only one
among the great ana decrepit army of pes
simists. -COntemportry Review.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16
The Moorish Cure For rheumatism.


In Fez there are fire doctors, who sit in
the more frequeuted streets waiting Tor
rheumatic patients. Each doctor has little
furnace, pair of bellows and number of
curiously shaped iron rods before him
When not operating, he sOlemnly and in
cessantly reads book of one sentence:
There is no God but God, and Moham-
med is his prophet"
When a patient appears, the doctor lays
down his book, blows up his fire with his
bellows and sticks into the Goals several of
the rods, which are about two feet long and
have queer knobs and hooks on their heated
ends While waiting for these to get hot
he constantly repeats his one sentence.
When all is ready, the patient pays his
fee, lies down on ais face and draws his
clothing up on his back In the name Of
God" says the fire doctor, and passes Il red
hot rod with great dcliberatiOn over va
rious parts Of the back. 1t makes ssh
cling" noise and s.aell OF burned flesh
fills the air Meantime q .fowd Of men
have collected 20 witness she operation.
They necessarily pass their fingers through
their boards and praise God and Moham-
med.
Frequently the patti after one opera
ton lies still for awhile, perhaps waiting
for another twinge of the disease. If it
comes, he perceives that he is not quite
cured and demands another installment of
the treatment, for which he pays another
fee.-YOuth's Companion.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16

Instances OF nervous collapse in the house
of commons have been by no means scarce.
The late Lord STANDARDIZATION Mr. Rob
eTt Lowe-complrtciy broke down in the
course Of speech in the debate upon the
royal titles bill. Happening 10 confuse his
notes. lac became b,wi.dered and sat down
in the very middle 81 his speech. II | re-
member correctly, lac never addressed the
house again after this collapse The cele-
brated Lord Strangford-when Mr.. Smythe
on one occasion stumbled over the pro
nunciation Of un intricate word, and losing
his nerve wa compelled to sit down.
Sir George Gray. who was home secretary
under Lord Palmcrstun, was positive
martyr to nervousness, and he never adj
dressed the house. even upon the most I'M
important occasions, without betraying
evident signs of this affiction. Another in
stance is that of MIR John stuart Mill, who
upon famous occasion utterly collapsed.
London Truth.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16
How to Roll Wafer without "a Kettle.

my wife and |, says a travelling man,
'were once in hotel where we couldn't
get any boiling water After we had dis
cussed the situation my wife asked me il
had an envelope in my satchel. got one
out, when she told me to fiji it with water
and hold il over the gas jet. | hesitated
but finally did il and expected to see the
envelope blaze up every moment. But it
didn't blaze The envelope took on a little
SCOT, but that was all The water boiled in
time, and the envelope was as good as ever
when the experiment was at an end
don't know the chemistry Of the process.
but try it yourself aud see if it will not
work New York Tribune.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16
A POETS SAD EXPERIENCE.

Our local poet was a man
OF conscientious mind,
Who always strove to elevate
And benefit mankind.
he wrote Of all the births and deaths
And marriages for years.
Amid the happy he was glad,
While sorrow brought the tears.
He wrote Of all the places round
OF any special note
And even praised McGinniss' COWS
And Jackson's nannygoat.
He was II man who always threw
His influence for right,
And in the town of Stubbinville
Believed himself a light.
He noted all her glowing charms
And worked them into rhyme;
She was Il queen who sat enthroned;
He worshiped at her shrine.
He plead TO have the railroad come.
And after II was made
He prophesied electric lights
And saw board Of trade.
And when his prophesies came true
He rubbed his dreamingeyes
And said, my genius now guess
The town will recognize"
How was it, Well, it's sad to state
He never got II call;
Outsiders came and took the cake,
The offices and all.
M. q. Shirley in Yankee Blade.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16

A correspondent of the Paris Figaro has
been interviewing the mont de piete or big
pawnshops of Paris. He has published a
rather curious list Of the various articles
pledged during the year The most pop
ular among them were bed sheets, of which
81, 1874 pair were pledged There were $40
elder down quilts, 254 fans, 1902 boxes Of
mathematical instruments, ,g12 saucepans
AGO sewing machines, 81 pianos and g77
looking glasses
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16

DR.. Lehner of Augsburg is said to have
solved the problem Of making artificial silk
He declares that il costs only ne-fourth as
much as natural silk that its elasticity
luster and feeling to the touch are at least
equal to those of the latter, but that its
strength is only two-thirds as great.-Ex.
change
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16

Francis | of France was struck on the
chin with a sharp missile The wounded
part could not be shaved, and following the
monarch's suit boards came into fashion,
after having been out for nearly a century.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16

The southern slopes of the Himalaya
mountains record rs much ms Go inches of
rain in a single year, but to counterbalance
this Peru, Egypt and parts Of Persia often
pass whole years without rain.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16
A MAlDENiS PLEA.

My fathers halls. so rich and rare,
Are desoiate ana bleak anu bare;
My fathers heart and halls are one,
Since !, their life and light, am gone.
Oh, valiant knight. with hand of steel
And heart of gold, hear my appeal:
Release me from the spoilers charms
And bear me TO my fathers arms.
james WhitcOmb Rile
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16

He was making friends with the police
man.
my good fellow, he said, 'you mustn't
believe everything you hear about me-"
II don't" responded the officer IF
did, I'd run you in."--Detroit Free Press.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16

1t has hitherto been the law in Japan
that IL woman was not married by GER
tain age the authorities picked out a man
and compelled him TO marry her. The mi
kado has abolished this usage.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16

Ajax killed himself with his spear. Jo-
casta, Antigone, Hamon, Eurydice. Kdi-
pus and many other Greek heroes and hero
Ines died by their own hands.
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16
To Remove Stains From wall Paper.

The soiling caused by persons leaning
their heads against "A papered wall may be
greatly lessened, if not obliterated, by lay
ing sheet of blotting paper upon the spot
and passing over it a moderately warm fiat
iron
Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-04-16

There are no times in life when oppor-
tunity, the chance 10 be and TO do, gathers
so richly about the soul as when il has 10
suffer.-Phillips Brooks.
The sun., 1893-10-04
The Oyster Bay Voyagers.

The New York city battalion OF naval mi
ltia will hardly read with unmixed salts
faction what Lieut.W. H. SCHUETZE has to
say in his report to the Navy Department.
of their exercises on Oyster Bay.
He praises their intelligence. says that
they were cheerful and prompt in obeying
orders. and declares that they never
seemed to tire. notwithstanding the un-
usual labor, to which few, II any. OF them
were accustomed" But he adds his opinion
that 1.-The battalion, excepting the officers.
many OF whom are ex-naval officers, must
be looked upon as composed OF landsmen."
Their instruction at the camp, he says, was
infantry instruction. and. with the excep-
tion OF one boat drill and the practice In
pulling incident to going to and coming from
shore. all drills and practice were purely
those OF Infantry" They did fire little
one-pounder Hotchkiss gun from the ship.
but even that performance was OF no prac-
tical value. as the gun was on fixed plat
form. and the target was anchored at
known range" 1t will be remembered that
at the time glowing account was given of
the vivacity with which the New York re-
serve dragged boat on surf wagon
across Long Island; but Lieut. SCHUETZE
Is not impressed by that exploit, and
classes it with other exercises of the
reserve. mot In any way intended to teach
it the duties OF a sea force. primarily de-
signed to act as a naval reserve for the
national Government" Viewing the BODY
merely as infantry. the Lieutenant thinks
that 1.-THE men did fairly well, excepting the
execution OF the open order or battle tao
tics. which was poor" and no doubt this
exception Is important.
Summing up the whole affair, this naval
expert therefore declares that 1.-The men
composing the battalion are not seamen in
any sense. and would. In my opinion, be
unwilling to perform man-of-wars mems
duties in our vessels OF war. should an emer-
gency require the calling out of reserve"
Possibly this rather rough Judgment is
based on the preference shown by
the New York battalion for a week
in quiet harbor. over the open
sea cruise offered them by the Gov
ernment The Navy Department was
undoubtedly disappointed at this pref
erence, and instead Of the high commenda-
tions passed upon the Boston. Rochester,
and Philadelphia naval reserves for their
cruises on the San Francisco and Mianto-
nomoh. we find its official representative
not mincng his words In criticism Of the
Oyster Bay programme.
However. II taken in good part. these
criticisms will be valuable to the New York
battalion. Another year they may try
week at sea on modern war vessel,
and do their target practice with battery
OF big 6-inch gums instead of with a
l-pounder. In that case a more hopeful re-
view of their value to the Government, and
The sun., 1893-10-04
The Right Man Is Found.

II suggestion to the managers OF the
Republican machine in New York, as its
enemies delight in enormously describing
IL. will not be taken amiss. what is the mat
ter with nominating the Hon. FRANK HIS
COCK OF Syracuse for Associate Judge OF the
Court OF Appeals against the Democratic
candidate. ISAAC II. MAYNARD?
Mr. HIscocK Is. Just at present. a states
man out ofa job. ahas been turned down
by his Republican neighbors and associates
In Onondaga. who have given their prefer
ence to the Hon. JAMES JEHosHAPHAT BEL
DEN. II the judiciary is to be kept securely
and serenely out OF ofpoitics. and II every man
on speaking terms with all fellow citizens
OF his own way of thinking Is to be disquali-
fled from a seat upon the bench. what Is the
matter with nominating candidate who is
absolutely divorced from politics. and poll
tics from him2
The handsome Senator is positively. pre-
eminently. and one might almost say para
mountly. disconnected with politics now in
his own neighborhood. or anywhere else.
He occupies. so to speak. q sedately isolated
position. He cannot be amenable to tho
reproach OF bcing. in any sense. a machine
candidate. Tho hnt Judge OF the Court Of
The sun., 1893-10-04

Is it possible that there are nearly three
times as many native Americans in England
as there are In France? There must be. II the
figures We have recently received from Lon
don and from Paris are correct. According to
the British Census which has just been pub
lished. the number OF Americans resident in
the British Isles is 26.226 OF whom about
10000 we're born in the United States Ac-
cording to the French census OF foreign resi-
dents. recently taken for taxation purposes.
the number OF Americans resident in France
Is 1000. We had q despatch in August which
gave the enumeration as 10000. but since that
time THE Suns cable correspondent has sent
word that the French figures are 1000. There
thought that the number OF Americans In
England is SO much greater than in France.
We think 1t would be perfectly safe to say
that three-iourths OF the Americans in Eng
land are there for business purposes. and that
three e-fourths OF those in France are there for
other than strictly business purposes. You
can find lots Of Americans doing business OF
one kind or another In London. Liverpool.
Manchester Glasgow. and other British cities:
but in all the cities OF France between Bou-
logne and Marseilles you can find but few Of
them doing business. while good many are
bent upon pleasure In the capital and else
where. 1t is likely that the French make more
money than tho English make out Of tho
Americans staying among them. 1t is likely
that moro Americans make money In England
than in France The English are very sharp
In business affairs. and SO are the French
The sun., 1893-10-04

trees and vines were planted. and the
sheep pasture OF 1874 has become the city
Of Pasadena, which furnishes to California
her present Governor.
These are instances Of what water has
done for the arid lands Of southern Califor-
MIA. Others could be cited from Pomona
and Ontario, created In desert regions by
the waters OF the San Antonio cafon; Red
lands. Highlands, and Alessandro OF the
Bear Valley system; Chula Vista. the lemon
grove OF San Diego county. under the
Sweetwater dam. or the San Jacinto plains.
which are fast becoming garden, thanks
to the Hemet water supply.
The Congress that meets next week will
have near at hand extraordinary object
lessons In the value Of irrigation. But
southern California Is only one example OF
the results Of process which Is going on
to a greater or less extent In no fewer than
eleven States and Territories, classed In
the last census among arid regions. A
system which produces such results In re-
claiming the desert land. and making 1t
bloom like the rose. Ia not only OF high
human interest. but OF very profound ma
tlonal Importance.
Yet let one caution be given to this Con-
gress. 1t should study and frankly state
the limits OF practicable irrigation. Mil
lions upon millions OF acres cannot profit
ably be irrigated by any appliances and
resources now known: and 1t would be a
waste OF money to try to reclaim them.
The sun., 1893-10-04
Do,r friends uae favor us tDith m anus sotpts for
publication tcsh TO hare rejected articles returned
urp n,usftn all cases sand sd1,Ds for d 81 purpose
The Candidate of Law.

The Democratic County Convention OF
Cook county will be held next Wednesday.
Tho Republican ticket will have at its head
Che name OF Judge GARY. the good
Judge and good citizen. who presided Mt
the trial Of tho Anarchists. and whom the
ineffable crank JOHN PARDON ALTGEnD,
elected by the Illinois Democracy for
It's sins Governor OF Illinois. has pur-
sued with vehement wind and fury
Governor AnTaELDs ill-judged clemency
to the Anarchists. and his hysterical
denunciation OF the officers OF the law who
did their duty in netting out justice to
the enemies Of law. have done great harm
30 the Democracy OF Illinois. and may do
irretrievable harm II the Chicago Demo-
Gratis make the mistake--commit the crime.
we were about to say-of not nominating
Judge GARY. Judge GARY ls the repre-
sentative OF order. Every man in the
United States who Is not an Anarchist or
criminal, should desire to have Judge GARY
renominated. His candidacy Is. in fact.
national interest He stands for the su-
premacy OF law over lawlessness. All the
wild beasts and savages howl against him.
Judge GARY has been endorsed by the
Bar Association, and he will be endorsed by
the.yoters Of Chicago. 1t would be great
misfortune to the Democrats OF Illinois II
the Democrats Of Chicago should fail to
show that. in spite Of the ineffable crank.
ALTaRLD. they believe in the reign Of law.
and have no tenderness for the murderous
ruffians, whose blind and ignorant fanatical
hatred OF all the restraints and decencles
OF civilization. makes them public enemies.
Governor AITGELD believes In petting these
obscene birds. The Democratic party Of
Illinois cannot afford to lose its reputation
by yielding In the slightest degree to the
forces hostile to law and order.
Many subterranean intrlgues. many COM
promises and dickers about other local
nominations. many obscure arrangements
In regard to the Democratic candidate for
the Senator's shoes at present occupied by
the sensible and practical feet OF the Hon.
SHELBY NJ. CULLoM. can be detected by him
who has the talent for observing the springs
of political action in Cook county. We ex-
peot that the Democrats Of Cook county
will remove far from them all these tempta-
tiohs Of the devil. II they yield to these
temptations. II they allow any personal or
political bargains to keep them away from
their plain duty Of ranging themselves on
the side Of law and civilization and against
tho ineffable crank. ALTGELD. they will de-
grade themselves and the Democratic party;
end they will deserve to be miserably beaten.
The sun., 1893-10-04
Of the possibilities Of their becoming sea-
men may be taken by the naval expert who
reports upon them.

In respect to the political enfranchisement
OF women. the State OF New York now stands
foremost. The women OF the State will be able
next month to exercise the very highest right
OF citizenship They will then be lawfully en-
titled to vote for delegates to the Convention
that is to be held for the revision OF the State
Constitution. and they may even be nominated
as candidates for membership in that most
powerful body. The Legislature OF New York
has conferred upon the women OF the State an
authority that has never yet been exercised by
the women OF any State. not even by those OF
Wyoming whore women can vote in all cleo
tions. In the enactment of this provision Of
the law the Legislature followed the advice
given by the Hon. DAVID B. HILL six years ago.
when he was Governor OF the State. and re-
peated with new emphasis by Governor Ros-
WELL P. FLOWER last year.
We must trust that tho women OF New York
will not be backward in the exercise OF the
very great political rights which they now
possess. There are plenty OF women In tho
State who would make excellent candidates
for membership in the Convention. They aro
also empowered to vote for County Commis-
sloners. and to serve as such. II the women
do their duty in the elections in which they
have the right to vote. there will very soon 10
law emitting them to vote in all elections
held In the State.
New York is far ahead OF Connecticut in this
matter. The Connecticut women. we'll as
the New York women. vote for school officers:
but. besides that. the women OF New York can
vote for delegates to Convention. and vote as
delegates In a Convention. which has power to
alter and amend the Constitution Of tho fore
most State OF the American Union.
We again repeat our expression OF the hope
that they will do their patriotic duty at the
polls next month