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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-12

Wing Lee has just received full line
oe Japanese curiosities and fancy goods.
Will sell at cost. 529 Third street.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-12

For all kinds of job printing, go to
Del. Ferguson, upstairs, Astorian build
ing
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-12

Rare bargains in jewelry are being
offered daily by H. Ekstrom. Any ar
ticle in the store can be had at cost
price
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-12

Del. Ferguson, general job printer,
Astorian building, upstairs. First
class work at reasonable rates.
Water colors, crayons and sepias cray
ons, copying and enlarging, a speciality
at Crows gallery, 63S Third street.
Parties visiting in Portland can get The
Daily Astorian at Handley & Haas news
stand, 15O First street.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-12

won't be under sold on wall paper.
Always as low as the lowest. The best
stock to select from in the city. B. F..
Allen, Third street.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-09-12

The Coffee House, 522 Third street.
best place for chops and steaks: oys-
ters by the quart; received daily and
always fresh.
All the patent meoncrnes advertised In
this paper, together with the choicest
perfumery, and toilet articles ETC., can
be bought at the lowest prices at ]. w.
Conn's drug store, opposite occldent hotel,
Astoria.
Those desirous Of furnishing houses
can find as good bargains at G. v
Porter's as at any other store in the
Northwest. Give him trial and prove
it.
won't be under sold on wall paper
ALWAYS as low as the lowest. The besl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

Yet Joe remained a simple reporter on
the Watcher-not one of the best, either
IN spite OF much forbearance on the part
OF city editor and much coaching from
Moreway. One day he reached the Office 10
flnd an unexpected change; the old city ed
ltor had disappeared and in his chair sat
Moreway, who said:
We'll, young man. you'u have TO nut I'M
with new boss. Billsey has gone west TO
start paper of his own and the proprie-
Tor mas somehow got IL into his head that
! lam am tne proper man TO take his place. 1
don Know what I'm going to do I'm sure.
m afraid some of the bows will kick
they'll think I'm not I'm my proper place"
well, sir, said Joe respectfully. per
maps you can get some comfort out Of what
an old friend of my father said to me a
year or more ago."
Eth? What was that?"
Twas only this-'A mans proper place e
wherever he chances TO find himself so
long as he's doing his level best"
on; said the old man. looking down
how does that idea strike you, now that
you've had time to think about it?"
'Better and better" was the reply.
How are you going TO like being ruled by
"First-rate, though I'd like to get solder
with him."
lymph! or course. No way to do that.
manner"
81 beg your pardon. but there's an adj
dltional way I'd like TO try If you've no
"Eh? What's that?"
I'D like TO be ruled by an old type set
ters daughter too-'twould break the force
of the blow. don't you think so?"
"Confound your stupidity Don't YOU
know that any mans fool who brings HIS
private business into a newspaper Officer"
Fire i'm the dry goods district sir" said
an office boy who had been listening TO a
little bell that had been ringing spitefully.
The old man snatched a blank filed Il
out. handed IL to Joe and said:
~ IN hot 6ra-- rf,lyf
Yes. sir. And about that other natter"
Report TO Agnes for orders-but not until
the fire copy has been handed in Then 1
hope that"
That I'll find my proper placer"
NO; that she'll find hers. GOD bless her"
And both of them found il.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

the boom commenced to swing with terrible
velocity. Duck quick, gen lmen! yelled
Pete while he and Henry sprang to the
boom with an agility that was wonderous,
and holding on to the Doom like grim death
gave us time to get out of the way. Pete
was swung over the gurwale, until one arm
and one leg dragged in the water He man
aged TO catch the gUnwale with one leg,
and the gust of wind was over, as quick
ly as it came, Pete clambered into the boat
with one arm and one leg completely
drenched. His good humor was not in the
least dampened, and he laughed over the
matter as though the weather was warm
and dip in the water a luxury.
ON Board Oyster Drcd:er.
After securing several snap shots of
oystermen at work We asked permission to
so aboard one of the boats whose captain
did not seem 70 be alarmed at our appear
ance among the oyster fleet with camera.
The boat belonged to the class called by the
oysterman a bug eye" and had a very
coy little cabin. and as there was a good
wood fire burning in the tiny cook stove We
found the change from the biting northwest
wind to the warm cabin very agreeable.
The captain of ''bug-eye' No. 81 which
was the license number (the boats chris
tened name was 5. s. Smyth), welcomed us
in cordial manner After becoming thor
oughly warmed We went on deck to watch
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

Is always on the lookout for oyster pirates
and il a boat should be found dredging
without number her sails the police
boat would pay an unwelcome visit within
a short time.
longing for oysters often proves more
lucrative than dredging. hut as 'tongers'
usually use small boats, they cannot work
in rough weather. but easily clear from 81
to s. in favorable weather
Upon ending our visit to the S S Smvth
the captain kindly put US upon shore by
running the "bug-eye" aground where by
walking out on the bowsprit, we were
taken safely upon the broad shoulders of
Pete to dry ground.
Our return from the dredging ground was
less exciting than our outward trip, and
when We started for the steamer to return
to Washington we left Pete and Henry at
the country Sore, relating the incidents of
the scare We had given the "drudgerS las
they termed them) to an eager throng OF
listeners.
mo use for EN- to try for 'scape our cum
ner,'" Henry was saying as we walked
away. CHARLES +. +.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

Ihls is attributed by the oystermen to
severe storm which occurred over month
ago and which washed the sand over the
oyster beds. When this happens if the
oysters are not soon uncovered by the COM
ing of storm from another direction the
oysters commence to turn black and soon
die. This covering the oyster beds with sand
occurred for long distance down Cnesa-
peake bay, and beds which have been
ravorite resort for oyster dredgers for
years have this year been abandoned as
not worth dredging.
Oyster fishing on the lowe- Potomac rep
resents an important industry. In one
county in Maryland up to November 10,
1893, ST. licenses were granted TO indvid-
uals to tong for oysters in that county.
This represents a revenue to the state for
these licenses of s., 1JI.23 from one county
But the ''tongers do not represent all of
the people engaged in oystering from that
county, as many of the inhabitants are
employed on the dredgers and in such cases
no individual license is required, but in lieu
of ii the captain of the boat secures
license for the boat, and the amount of the
boat license is regulated by the tonnage of
the boat, the rate being s. per ton.
The dredging boats have displayed on
their sails, the number of the license issued
to them. This is for their own protection
from interference by the police boat, which
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

streets and yells with startling effect,
rOyst-yers"
But the people who tong for oysters. who
6redge for oysters. who are exposed u all
kinds of weather, to the chilling winds that
sweep the Chesapeake bay and 70 the in
clement storms. DO not sing they work.
One raw November morning. before dawn.
We landed at what seemed 10 US an endless
wharf down on the lower Potomac. So far
as We could see. the wharf ended in the
mis-, the wind was blowing sharply from
the northwest, and otter a walk Of fully
quarter of a mile on the wharf we found
the land end. and sought refuge IL a country
store, where We found a red-hot stove. over
which We were soon trying to warm our
selves. Early as it was the oystermen soon
commenced to drop in to near the latest
news from Washington and to learn of the
present condition of the oyster market.
Many of them were negroes, and their uni
form usually consisted of gum boots oil
skin suits and '-sou'wester' hat and yarn
mitteEs.
us yo' heard from de las Darl of oysters
20 sont TO dat man in Washington. Lum?'
inquired enc negro.
No replied Lum. Use G1t turns from
de tree frs barl's right soon. Specs hese
foun' ont deg was sont By coon. and he
don't hurry" At this all the negroes
laughed heartily. Their good humor was
certainly remarkable; they had no hesita-
ton in referring TO themselves or in ad-
dressing each other as 'Coons'' and mig
gers" and evidently enjoy the life they
lead, Notwithstanding its hardships and
dangers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25
Sorting the Oysters.

Sorting the Oysters.
AS the dredses are hoisted over the side
of the boat the oysters are not only sorted
out from the shells and bits of stone that
are brought up by the dredges. but the oys-
tiers are picked over and divided into two
grades the best of which are called for
ward oysters These oysters are now
worth 80 cents per bushel in market. and
rs the average yield of dredging is about
peck each time the dreGgeS are hoisted, a
vast amount of work has to be done by the
captain of an oyster dredger in order to
pay the necessary expenses and leave any
thing over for the captain.
The dredging is usually conducted in
water varying from six feet to fourteen
feet in depth. and, strange to say, the best
oysters and the most productive part of the
season usually net the dredgcr the least
The best oysters are usually taken during
the first month of the season. which opens
September ID, but as oysters are more
plentiful at that time, and the demand less
the dredSer gets much less for his labor in
proportion to the quantity of oysters taken,
than later in the season when oysters be-
come less plentiful and the price conse-
quently higher.
The Crew of an Oyster DredScr.
The captain of the 5. 5. Smyth said that
the men are paid sl5 per month and board
and that the food consists of corn bread
white bread, potatoes and other vegetables
and meat.
The life of an oyster dredger is by no
means pleasure trip. From the LIST of No
vember until the season Closes the weather
is likely to be cold and disagreeable 1t
is far from pleasant to stand on the deck
of boat all day long, with the wind blow
ing from the northwest until your bones
are chilled and your fingers numb, and tug
away at windlass until your arms ache
and sort the oysters when the brine is
freezing to them, but this is what an oyster
dredSer has to expect and what he hires
himself to do when he ships on an oyster
boat. And as hard as this may SEEM the
captains lot is equally as hard, for he Is
obliged to stand at the wheel all day long
ana endure the cold without the opportunity
to warm himself by the exercise of Juggling
at the winGlaSS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

the movements of the men who were work
ing the dredges. There are two dredges on
each boat one on either side, which are
hoisted and lowered by means of wind
lass. The constru 0tion of the dredges is of
such nature that the jaws open and drag
along the bottom when the strain on the
windlass is released and close as soon as
the drag rope is frightened. Each windlass
is operated by two men. who are kept
pretty busy at work, hosting the dredSes,
sorting the oysters and in ducking their
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

n f o F T H E
toughest things in
this world is to
know it all, yet be
unable to find any
one else who knows
now much you know.
Another experience
almost as rough is
to be awfully smart,
yet be unable to find
your proper place in
the world.
So thought Joe
Sn1IriOhf frarn.ntl,,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

capt Chesser acknowledged that there
Were sOTle cases of cruelty among the ovs-
yer dreuSers, but claimed that in a majority
OF the cases the trouble arose from the in
Sd3oriln2tion Of the crew and the conse-
queht EFFORTS OF the captain to maintain
proper discipline. Speaking of his own
crew ne remarked that he never had any
u"ubie win them, that they were negroes
VINO HNeh near him and who realized that
ms ORDERS were Just. and they were always
o6rEe1 with cheerfulness.
W. notlcei paruculary the crew of the
D ; Smyth and found that they were
warmly clad and were doubly protected by
thrlF oll-SkIn suits. which served to keep
oHt the coid 2S well as the wet They
obeyed the orders promptly when issued
by the ca plain. and in sorting the oysters
seemed TO race with each other TO clear
away ~ pile of oysters and shells dunned
on the[ deck by the dredges If they were
underTfed or i'll treated it was not shown
by tneir manner, as they entered ,pon the
MoLE with a zest which showed they were
INTERESTED in it's success
The Oyster Crop of 1892.
This seems to be the off year for oysters
While the quality seems to be above that
bf the ordinary seasons the yield of oysters
! from the lower Potomac will be much loss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

The proprietor of the store arranged for
our breakfast. and lOdEe1 us ore of his
boats. 50 that we could visit the oyster
dreigers at work. The boat belongs to the
Class known as the Gunner" and was over
thirty feet in length and eight feet breadth
o. beam The "cunner" carried d fOresail
and jib and was provided with deep center
board. our crew consisted of two negroes
named Pee and Henry. whom the store
keeper pressed into service They were as
black - eGOny. but as frolicsome as kittens
AMI IS Jolly as lords
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25
An Exciting Sail.

DDS Yer is de ables' Gunner on dis island"
said Pee as he helped Us into the canoe
MIR Bud sholy knowed what he's d1in'
when he bought dis Gunner down below.
cOull take yO' ais to YyrOpe with dis cum
nSr- pece managed the tiller. while
Ee1Ty r9rlpe1 ~ and down the space be-
tween the mast AM the after deoi, Ha
watched tie Gunner and spoke to her as
a driver speaks to his racer. "GJlIyr' he
exclaimed. as she bounded along "ef |
owned DIS yer Gunner. | woulir' care Of
peaches never dill set ripe" Just then the
bow Of tie boat was cutting the waves in
front sending NJ pretty fringe of sDray
PUT out cat nre.' said Henry 10 the Gun
ner. then z sheet CT spray swept over tha
boat and SLAPPED Henry full in the face
Get down GeCe in front" Re shouted II
DIN want muffin of yO' in dis boat" and
thou II Grcuched BY spray. he chuc!,irI
IA lShei ard shouted as though he Wa sail
tns an international Yacht race, and mis-
bat v-ES IN the lead.
After a sal OF a mile AM = half We
reached the dredging ground there vera
Several boats GredGILG. and v. instructed
'lete u SAIL near enough TO get snap shots
OF the crew at WORK. We found this quite
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25
A Visit to the Home Of the BIZ
valves
ON BOARD IN OYSTER BOAT,
How Dredging and longing Are
Carried On.
OYSTERS AND THEIR VALUE.
Written for The Evening Star.

III CT SdlI water OS y
ter man.
So bring out yO' ket-
tie or yo' can,
For twenty cents a
quart or mon. I'll
snuck EN- at yo'
dOah,
or dey's fifty cents
a bus h ell in de
she'll"
This is the happy
song of the oyster
dealer. who trampS
- - H. rha.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25

q difEcClt matter. as the owners of the
boats n some Instances feile1 to under
st9ui what business NJ were. engaged in,
and no doubt feeling that We belonged 10
The oyster police t-at. thev dill 2lI in their
power 10 Keep out Of our way This greatly
amused our crew. We s;,.ccee,Ied in some
DISTANCES in getting within pSotCgraphi1g
E 'taHae. the shutter of the camera would
clis'S and then Henry and Pete would give
vent 10 triumphant shout Yves got ali
yc black nigscrs in dis box. shore" said
Henry.
"a order to keep among the Gre1gers II
WIS Necessary 70 sail back and forth over
the same ground. This required US to
come about every few moments and down
re world duck to escape the swinging or
the boom. In executing one Of these man
euVers sharp gust of wind struck us from
tae shore. the sail filled in an instant and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-25


one he could trust. he said. / took the will
for the deed. and twas worth taking, / can
tell you. l hope you may find out some day
how it feels. for the boy gave all the credit
to me-said | brought him up and taught
him everything he knew. You see the
other children We're getting their education
just then. and doing it splendidly. too All
of them being sharp witted and persistent
So the upshot of it is. here l am, sixty
years old and setting type for about $50
a week
And feeling that your life has been a
failure, added Joe, in tones of genuine
pity.
Failure" echoed Agnes. with a voice tba =
caused Joe to look quickly at her. and then
look long. with an expression that made the
girl blush deeply as the young man said:
beg your pardon. In at least one 70
spect it has been a magnificent success
Failure. exclaimed the old man. 'Nbv
you blessed idiot-eXcuse me- I've often co IA
that to your father and he didn't get mad
of any man alive"
But" said Joe, somewhat timidlv. "vou
SAID the other day that you came to New
YORK TO md your proper place. You.ve
proved, py your own statements, that you've
been found fit for high positions, but"
But l couldn't be what | am now, az T..
taken them, and I'd rather be what 7 ann
IMAM what l might have been. / couldn't
nave been both if I'd taken the chances
offered i 'ieS were
Yet you said you had found your proner
Young man." said Morewav. r,rir,,,o
both shoulders of his old friends son IS
mans proper place is wherever he cbnnoas
to ind himself, provided he's doing his iaI,aI
best. Keep that in mind and von.u na,,e-
nave any excuse to think your life a fail
ure." mt d idii-
NO. indeed said Agnes, tenderlv kiss.
ing her father and bestowing not a SINGLE
glance upon the guest. Joe did NOT seem
sorry, though, for her handsome face SEEM
ed thousand times more attractive
through the look of affection that came
into it while the girl gently drew her faith
er'S head TO her shoulder
The dinner was very good and as Joe
swallowed his conceit with the roast tur-
key and other edibles, he succeeded in MAX
| ing quite agreeable company of himself
| Within few days he began to write affec-
| Tomato letters to his father and mother
| brothers and sisters. This was so unlike
him that the senior Shurght feared that
! Joe was getting H. while Joe's mother be-
! lieved that her son had got religion" The
young man went home several times a
year, and was so much of a gentleman in
| his manners that his younger brothers sat
| up late to hear him talk instead OF hurry
To- - - -" &c old to ret away from the
sound of his voice. a year later he insisted
/ -.- ...s the entire MOreway family 20
| out to the Shuright homestead at his eX-
pense to spend Thanksgiving day. and his
| soicitude that his sisters should like Agnes
| Moreway was the cause of much whispered
conversation and many smiles.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1893-09-15
DIED.

Az Biloxi, MIsa., Sept. s. ises uo.o.
Clark, aged n years. lie was horn
IN Northampton, Mass, but slnoe earl,
manhood had spent ali his life H. ~ ny
south. lie was we'll known In pors
Gibson whero he lived manv vae.s
ago, and where he married. Tia 6rss
wifo was Miss Wells. sister oe ~
late Mrs. Harrietto w. Person f. hIs
second wife was Miss Kate Brown
daughter OF VIM. Brown, Sr.. Of thIs
neighborhood. She survives him 10
gether with her five children.
Mr.. Clark was takon suddenly IN q,
the supper table aud died A few honrs
later. AZ Intervals In bis life he had
resided ~ Charleston, S. O., jackson.
vile, III, Vicksburg, Port Gibson and
New Orleans. The New Orleans Pic
ayune says:
"ile was cotton factor and com.
mission merchant on Carondelot sfrea,
Tor number Of years, retiring from
business ten years ago. lie was for a
long time member of The flrm OF 7
j. Person q Co. lie was an active
Mason and member Of the Presby.
terian church."
TAyLoR.-Monday. Sept. llih. 1898
near Grand Gulf, John n. I'M, lor ~
the 47th year OF his aye, leaving A
widow aud nine children 10 mourn his
loss.
The funeral services werc held In
Tho Port Gibson Methodist church A.
bout ! o'clock Tucsday, Rev. b. n
Jones officiating. The Knights OF Py-
thias and the Masons, 10 which orders
the deceased belonged, assisted in the
last sad rites.
AT the time of bis death Mr.. TAYLOR
was aud had been for years a consist
ent member of.the Methodist church.
The pall-bearers we're w. S. Beard.
Anon Brashear, II. Traxler, Robt. Watt
G. f. Andrews, N. l.. HIackelt.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1893-09-15

PoRr GIBSON BArx-Ths h...
n 1a9eu hsS Ou wednesday morning thai
~ - ""u removed the partial restriction
~ ,"r,,' ,w,'norawals by dcposItors. no
r,Her na,,.ss necessity existing for thls pre-
s"u',on. s"s' Indeed, there never was anv
Gu ssa' necessity therefor, but the direct
v,s, ~, ~, ~ view of the general financial
unoaslness, judged II prudent thus 10
lrn, lR1Ipare Tor any unforeseen emereeucv.
.ns prudential measure was accented
~ goou faith by The public. whose
Sonnuence In the bank remained ssead-
'as1 throughout The bauk now re-
.u1nos tue regular order of business
sual prevailed before the late striugen.
~, with undlmlnlshed prestige and a
still y stronger hold ON the peoples con-
The Port Gibson reveille., 1893-09-15

Death OF John p. Taylor.

Last Monday morning about six
o'clock Mr. John z. TAYLOR. whose
home is near Grand Gulf, was acci-
dcntally shot, receiving q wound from
which he died niue hours later.
Tho unfortunate gentleman bad been
engaged In target practice with a
Winchester riho, and had seated him
self on box on the verandah of his
store, which is but q few yards from
the dwelling. lie held the rifle by the
barrel, aud in raising 1t for another
shot the hammer caught on the edge
OF the verandah, causing premature
discharge. The bullet struck him un-
der the chin, ranged upwards and
came ont at the base of the nose, de-
stroying the sight of both eyes and
breaking nearly every bone in the face.
Members OF his family Fastening up
found him lying conscious but unable
to speak on account 90 the mutiIation
OF the tongue BY tho fatal ball. Though
speechlcss and blinded lie cOmmuni-
Gated in writing the foregoing facts
about tho accident.
Drs. Anderson andAckor we're at
oucc summoned from Port Gibson, but
q brief examination disclosed the NOR
tai character OF the wound. They
could do nothing beyond affording
him somc alcviation of Tho pain until
death put an end to his sufferings about
three o'clock that afternoon.
Mr.. Taylor was good citizen, a
kind husband and father, aud a man
Of energy aud force Of character. IIo
leaves many friends to dcplore hIs un-
timely death In the very prime Of life
and usefulness. Ills family have the
sympathy of all in their deep afiIc-
fion.
The Port Gibson reveille., 1893-09-15
State Bank Iaauaa.

Think for a moment what issues Of
currency the country will be flooded
with in the event that the tax on state
banks is repealed and that these banks
take TO emitting, as they will be sure to
do, currency up TO 80 per cent Of ap-
proved state and municipal and railway
and courthouse and schoolhouse bonds
held by them. AS much as S6O0,OOO,-
900 or HOO,OO0,000 would no doubt be
added from this source to the currency
now in circulation; and supposlng, as
might easily be the case, that a redempt-
ION OF that paper currency were all Of a
sudden, in an access Of want of conf
dence, demanded by the holders, what a
delightful mess there would be! Why,
the national treasury itself would Be
swamped by it.-Times- Democrat.