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St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10
PERSONAL AND LITERARY.

The new president elect OF the
Swiss federal council. who. takes his
seat without any elaborate ceremony,
is we'll known to the Swiss colony OF
this country. Not only was he once
Swiss minister to the United States,
but he has relatives in both New York
and Chicago.
Miss Alice Stone Blackwell il de-
voting most of her time to the writing
of biography of her famous mother.
the late Lucy Stone. Miss Blackwell isa
young woman of unusual force and
beauty of character, bred in her moth
er's ways and purposes, and greatly in
terested in the cause of woman's su1-
frage.
The will Of the late williaa I.
Coleman, the famous forty-niner-@
sketch of whose career appeared in the
papers not long ago-which has been
filed in San Francisco, shows that the
estate is worth eight hundred thou
sand dollars. With the exception OF
fifty thousand dollars each TO his sons.
the testator leaves all his fortuue to
his widow.
gland. a Catholic priest who spent
three years in . missionary journey
through South America, from Panama
to Patagonia, addressed the students
of John Hopkins university the other
day on the subject of his adventures
The journey was made on muleback.
ON the backs of Indians, in canoes. in
hammocks and on foot.
1t is said that Lady Jeune. who has
written 50 much on the ''con" side OF
the society question. can seldom stray
beyond the limits of . short sentence
without endangering her grammar.
She has written . preface for . now
volume about women, and, unfortu-
nately, suffers some of her worst liter
ary shipwrecks in trying to express her
appreciation for the work OF women
authors and journalists
The Princess Maud of Wales is
credited with an original freak A
little while ago she slipped away from
state and went to spend . week with .
| lady to whom she is much attached.
who had been in attendance On her.
but since married. She preserved .
strict ipcognito ss Miss Wells, and en-
loved herself amazingly 1T tennis
parties and other country house fes-
tivities. She was Immensely popular.
The '.last will and testam ent" Of
Lord Byron was sold 1t auction in
London recently for SIS At the Same
sale . Characteristic letter of Carlyle
to Mrs Austin brought 90. and let
ter of Byron to Coleridge ss5. A letter
Of George Eliot, complaining Of the lit
erary criticism of certain persons. was
sold for &s5; letter from Nelson to Sir
william Hamilton for $40. and num-
her Of letters written by Amarioaa
presidents and statesmen for e1cs
Capt Ben Thompson. Of Kenne-
bunkport, Me-. was one hundred years
old recently. The old skipper is living
in the house in which he was born
December 90, 1898. His oldest son ID
seventy-ons years old and lives with
him. He In erect and vigorous and at
Lwyestling at side holds or ''arms'
Elength" his son Evan to-day would be
no match for him. He shsves himself
tupxularly and during the first fall Of
snow this season he was engaged in
khaking repairs Of the road in payment
Flor his county tax. With the excep-
ton Of extreme deafness all the cap
ktain's faculties seem to be intact
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10
WONDERFUL sUN.cLoUDs.

Or. Stoney's Theory OF Shining the Shells
from Which Radiation Proceeds
Theories as to what the sun Is, and
how it manages to supply such . mar
vellous quantity Of light and heat, .
very small fraction of which sufiices to
keep the earth = living planet. must
always command great interest when
they come from men Of high standing
in science. If such theories do not
cover the whole truth, ut least they
teach us something that we did not
know, or had not thought Of before.
Recently DR.. &. Johnstone Stoney has
restated some ideas of his about the sun
which were originally put forth more
than twenty-five years ago. He thinks
that late discoveries have tended to con-
firm his theory.
In his view the philosophers, which
is the shining shell of the sun that we
see, and from which most of its radia-
ton proceeds, consists of sooty clouds
raised to . temperature of incandes-
cence. These blazing clouds are on an
average two or three hundred miles
broad and several hundred long. Be-
tween them is seen less luminous
background producing the appearance
of pores, familiar to all who have looked
at the sun with powerful telescope.
This darker background, according
to DR.. Stoney, may be q second layer OF
heated cloud composed of transparent
material which is capable of scattering
the light that falls upon it, while itself
radiating less abundantly than the
sooty clouds above, SO that it appears
darker by comparison. Or the dark
background may mark . level in the
sun where a sudden increase of density
and an abrupt change from the trans
parent atmosphere above to . condition
of opacity beneath take place. This
would present the appearance OF the
rejecting surface of a molten ocean.
Such an ocean would also radiate less
abundantly than the clouds above. thus
appearing darker. The dark centers OF
sun spots are, according to the theory.
parts of the same underlying ocean OF
inconceivably hot vapor, or liquid.
which yet does not shine Is brilliantly
as the upper clouds.
This idea that the centers Of sun.
spots, which sometimes appear actually
black, are in fact only dark by COM
parison is not. of course, . new one.
We know, indeed, by experiment that
the darkest part of q sun-spot is really
brighter than = calcium light. Think,
then, of the blazing splendor of the
surrounding solar clouds which are
capable of making 90 radiant bright.
ness appear black rs night:-Youth'i
Companion.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10

The other day was told Of little
sirl who attended . distribution OF
prizes given by the society for the pre-
vention Of cruelty to animals She
had won, you must know. book -
reward for writing the best essay or
the subiect given. and with the othe,
successful children was undergoing Z
viva voce examination.
"well. my dear" ssid the gentleman
who had given away the prizes. "car
you tell me why it Ia cruel to doci
horses tails and trim dogs ears?'
'Becsuse." answered the little girl
what God has joined togsther let NJ
man nut asundsr. Leisure Hour.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10
Millinery shop Superstition.

The only remarkable superstition In
the millinery business is the suspicion
that gives the little black pin dignity.
With the exception of women in
mourning, customers would rather 60
unpmned than use a black pin to
fasten q veil or a bonnet string. Black
pins are always to be found in the
cushions df fashionable shops, but so
strong is the aversion to them that
many women will refuse to take goods
that have been ordered If by any ac-
cidcnt the ominous pin gets into loop
or rosette.-N. Y. World.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10
Yanil,ar ,.itA Rlesrse.

etrauger-You are . native sf thh
town, presume?
Roy in cigar store)-No. Tn from
Psnnsylvania-
"Ah! A great manufacturing state.
"Yea. sir. Pennsylvania produce,
mere Havana cigars thsa any Oshe
stsee II The usioa. .'-0ee6 Nsva
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10

Paul Bennevue, who il in New
Hampshire poorhouse. physical
wreck, has been diplomat, editor.
publisher, orator, politician and
banker. He began his public life in
France as secretary to Alexander
Dumas the elder. and in that capacity
edited the copy of many Of the novel.
lists books. He is now 70years old.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10

To find out your own age, or that
Of any other person. multiply the num-
Der Of the month of your birth by ..
add S. multiply by 50. add your age Tor
the other mans or woman's). subtract
SIS. add 1l5. and the last two numbers
Of the result will Indicate the exact age.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10
One Fool Enoagh.

Mr.. Uptown Boulevard went to q
masquerade ball rs = harlequin. A few
days afterward an intimate friend
asked him for the loan Of his costume
to attend similar occasion.
mo, sir" was the reply, Il allow
nobody to make fool OF himself in my
costume except myself TENS Sift-
inRa
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10


alternately. Johanna watched her
brother, clasping her hands and shud-
dering. When she saw that all the
beasts efforts to release itself were fu-
tile, she gave q little nervous cry of re.
lief.
"Massy me. Mose!' she exclaimed;
'.how can we uns Let any sleep with
that there leg q holdin' to the bed
kiver?"
But she did 20 to sleep after awhile,
despite the dolorous noises with which
the imprisoned animal testified to its
dislike of these proceedings. Nose,
however, kept wide awake and watch
fui. He was more keenly alive to the
possible perils attaching to so danger
Gus a neighbor. The dog remained
cowed and subdued.
Morning at length came, when. not,
withstanding Johanna's entreaties,
Nose armed himself with an Ak and
sailed forth to view his mysterious
and half conquered prisoner. He found,
rs he expected. = large panther cling
ing to the wall of the cabin, now deep
" SCARED by its claws in vain efforts
to release itself
It was still furious, though wearied,
ana its eyes shonc with a yellow fame.
He dared not approach it closely. 50
violent were its lunges At sight of the
lad; so. taking Johanna along, they
trudged two miles to Jabe Writings
cabin. Jabe was not at home, but Z
long rife hung over the fireplace
Carefully loading It Nose and johanna
started back. Arriving at their home.
they found the panther good deal as
they had left it, and the dog barking
at the beast with recovered courage.
Now. Jo," said Nose, resting his
gun on the garden fence '.Now, 10.
you stand back. I'm agoin' to take
him right ahind the foreshoulder.
See If don't"
The brute lunged frightfully, utter
ing a fierce scream as the ball dew
true, then hung limp and struggling.
Nose reloaded and gave It another
shot. to make sure then; then took of
his hat and gave . youthful imitation
Of what afterward was known to fame
rs the Rebel Yell" When his mother
arrived, Nose was quietly skinning his
victim, with Johanna watching in dumb
admiration The bloody spindle and
battered head-post leaned against the
cabin wall. She looked At her children,
at the dead panther, and finally At the
much-valued spindle. Her first words
characterized the contempt of danger
and absence Of petty solicitude which
the savage isolations of mountain life
engender ana encourage
.Good Lord. Mose-' she exclaimed.
''What have ye been a-doin' to my
,spinnin' wheel?"
Nose and johanna volubly explained,
while Mrs. Bodies manner seemed to
divide itself between admiration oi
her boys pluck, gratitude 1t thei,
escape and censure of the reckless
methods pursued anent the spindle
Finally. after giving each Of her chill
dren . hug, she dc livered herself judi
cially. as follows:
IF hit weren't that this yere pantes
might have ketched the roam heifer a
we uns driv' down the gap. I'd natchel
" wear ye both plum out for touchin
of that there wheel at all"
"And, gentlemen" concluded Ole
Nose. eyeing the ancient hide sfec
tionately, ''she was . woman as pint
edly meant jest what she said. She't
n put the wood on me shure, II hadn't
=, had that there painter to show fol
nom milkin' up her spinnin' wheel"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10

'Miss De Scord's piano playing nj
ways reminds mo Of certain scriptural
injunctien."
"What 10 that?"
"Shs does not let her left hand know
Whist her risht hand death. .'-Pasae
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10

Literally True "Yonr husband
comes home very late, doesn't hep"
asked prying woman Of her nesghbor.
.,Oh. no, ma'am. he's always in very
early" was the misleadiug apewer.-
Detroit FFvs p5sGA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10

"How These Men Love Each Ctheri"
Scribbley-Clubb says he shot five
hundred glass balls m forty minutes
the other day.
Dribbley-Didn't he shoot 'em with .
long bow?-Judgc.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10

Tho largest library 10 In Paris. It
has l.<oo. coo volumes, l7s.ooo manu-.
Dcripss, 80. .oeo maps and lso,ooa coins
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10

Milton is regular mouse in dis
position, isn't he?" Great Jupiter,
no; his wife hasn't an idea Of being
afraid of him."-Inter-Ocea
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1894-03-10
The Drueeist's Smile.

do you have any scruples about
drink" he asked the stranger.
NO" was the reply, though l usual
lv take mine in drains.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-23
sHER1FPs SALE.


Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a decree of sale made in the circuit
court of the state of Oregon, for the
county of Clatsop, on. the 18th day OF
June, 1894, in favor Of the Astoria
Building and Loan Association, and
against Eleanor Symons and William
Symons, and execution thereon issued
Aubust 1st, 1894, 1 will on the Sd day
Of September, 1894, at the hour of ten
O'Clock a. m, and at the court house
door in said Clatsop county, sell to the
highest bidder for cash, the land de-
scribed herein, or sufficient amount
thereof to make the sum of $2,929.35
and interest thereon since February 9Th
1894, at the rate of per cent per an
mum, and accruing costs, to-wit: Lot
1, in block As, in the town of Astoria.
as laid out and recorded by John Nc
Clure, in Clatsop County, Oregon.
Dated, this End day of August, 1894
]. w. HARE, Sheriff.
BY r. G.. PRAEL, Deputy
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-23

lson. Northern Pacific, and Union Pa
cifc ARE now in the hand of re-
ceivers and the control Of lie United
States courts. All Of them have fallen
under the imputation OF mismanage-
ment. In all OF them 1t has been free
ly charged that official mlsreprescntar
tions In various forms have been resort
ed TO to conceal from their security
holders and the public the actual con-
ditlon Of the companies, and that upon
these Misrepresentation investors have
been deceived and public confidence
abused. Efforts to reorganize these
companies are now In progress. The
proposed reorganizations involve seal
Ing down In all the securities, and in
some possibly the total wiping out
of the stock. The latter proceeding
seems harsh, but is 1t unjust? The
management of the properties has been
In the hands Of the stockholders. They
have elected the directors. The direct
ors have selected the executive officers
and managers. But all protest their
Ignorance of any wrong doing and dis
claim responsibility. Who Is RESPONSE
BILE II they are not? 1t will be long
step toward a much-needed reform If,
before any Of these organizations are
completed, there be thorough over
hauling Of the books and records, a
tracing of direct responsibility, and
afte.' that the establishment of the prln-
ciple that railroad directors must ac-
quaint themselves with the affairs of
the corporations, and be held RESPONSE.
bic for their being conducted with a
reasonable degree of honesty toward
the public and the owners of the prop
erty.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-23
sHER1FFs SALE.

Notice is hereby given that by virtue
of a decree of sale made in the Circuit
Court Of the state of oregon, for the
County Of Clatsop, on the 2Sth day of
June, 1894, in favor of A. L. Parker
and against e. e. Cooper, ct. al, and
execution thereon, issued on the Sth
day of August, 1894, will, on the 10th
day of September. 1894, at the hour of
10 o'clock a. m, and at the Court House
door in said county of Clatsop, sell to
the highest bidder for cash, the land
described herein, or a sufficient amount
thereof to make the sum of $4,000 and
interest thereon since June 2Sth, 1894,
at the rate of 10 per cent per annum,
the costs of this action, $3.50, and
accruing costs, to-wit: Undivided one
third of the N. w. quarter of the south
east quarter, and lots 1, 2, g. 4, and s,
in section 23, T. 5 N, r. Z W.. VIII.
Mer. in Clatsop County, oregon.
]. W. HARE,
Sheriff Of Clatsop County, Oregon.
Astoria, Or, August 8, 1894.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-23

Figures compiled by railway officials
show that more than 1000 employees
who quit work in Chicago during the
recent strike are still idle, their places
having been filled by new men, many
of whom were brought from other
cities. Those unfortunate strikers con-
stltute an army of testimony to the
folly OF Deblsm, and living protest
against Its repetition.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-23

In war, by its own decree, the law il
silent Viceroy Ii Hung Chang thinks
the missionary ought 10 be so also
and has dropped hint to that effect
an official order not being in the line
of sagacious policy. The prince thinks
that 1t will contribute to the safety of
the missionaries to keep still for a
while in the present crisis, and he is
probably right.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-23

Sent by mail per year, $500 in advance.
Postage free to Subscribers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-23

Reports still come in concerning the
derelict schooner Annie E. Woolston
which has been floating in the Atlantic
since December Is, 1891. She has been
sighted dozens of times, and was seen
as recently as August 8, about 1870 miles
southwest of Bermuda. This dangerous
derelict is In the path of Oregon's in
coming grain fleet, and Of course con-
stitutes a serious menace to their safe
ty. What is everybody's business is no
body's business, and so, unfortunately,
such obstacles to safe navigation re-
main undestroyed 1t is time for con,
certed international action that shall
make an end of them.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-23
PORTLAND UNIVERSITY.

l, Location beautiful, healthful, ant
free from all places Of temptation.
2. Best instruction given In College
Preparatory, Normal, and Business
courses; also in Theology, Music an(
Art. Normal graduates receive STATE
Diplomas.
5. Board In West Hall, Club Houses
or private families. 500 to $500 per yeai
for Board and Tuition.
4, Fan term opens September IS, Cat
alogues free, Address.
C, C. sTRATToN, d. D..
President
Or Thos. vanScoy, d. D., Dean.
University Park. Oregon
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-23

Or. Prices Cream Blking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-23
natiu Aaturtatt.
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION.
DAILY.

Served by carrier. pepr week.. 10 ctI
Sent by mail, per month.."... ~ GU
Sent by mail, per year..........sl.VV
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-23
Are You Going East?

II SO, drop a line to A. C. Sheldon,
general agent of the burlington
Route" $50 Washington street. lie
win mail you free Of chargs, maps,
time tables. and advise you as to the
through rates to any point, reserve
sleeping car accommodations for You,
and furnish you with through tickets
via either the Northern. Union. South
ern. or Canadian Pacifc railroads at
the very lowest rates obtainable.
The Burlington Route Is generally
conceded to be the finest equipped rail-
road In the world for all classes Of
travel.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-23
CHALLENGE.
lean votes

hereby challenge the sloops Maud
X. and Mayflower to race my sloop,
Pearl. over the IS SIS knot course run
on Saturday race to be within two
weeks time. regatta rules, and for
purse Of from $500 to $1,000 side.
Y. TABELL.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-23
THE RAILROAD SITUATION.

In the natural order of events, undel
the operation Of the law of action anc
reaction, 1t seems probable that there
will presently be an advance In rail-
road securities in the market There Is
a general feeling that bottom prices
have been reached; that the worst OF
1t is over; that we have struck hard
pan, and that from now on there Will
be n revival Of business, increase OF
earnings, and advance in prices. The
settlement Of the tariff question and APP
preaching adjournment OF congress
count as considerable factors in pro-
ducing this feeling. Tire cessation OF
strikes and labor agitations is another.
And in more concrete form the i'm
provement in railroad earnings, now
that the monthly statements come in
comparison with those of the year af-
ter the railroads began TO suffer most
seriously from the business depression,
ls taken as the most encouraging sign
Against these promising indications
there are factors In the situation, by
no means unimportant, of which the
wary speculator will not lose sight,
one of which Is the enormous falling
off OF the Western crops upon which
the great railroad systems of that sec
ton are so largely dependent for traf-
fc and earnings Taking all things
into account, however, the present
outlook so far justifes the expectation
OF improvement that the conservative
observer may well consider whether
Of danger than OF hope In the situation.
The danger Is that in the reaction
toward higher prices for railroad Sc
curities, which have had during the
past eighteen months tumble amount
Ing almost to collapse, the lessons
Of this disastrous period may be for
gotten. The present necessity is not
so much that there should be rapid
restoration Of lost values, and return to
high prices as that recovery should be
steady and gradual to firm financial
health. This cannot be with the con-
tlruance of the methods OF railway man
agement which have broken down con,
ndencc and made such fearful havoc
with the values, the credit and standing
OF railroad securities, For long term
OF yeals-ln fact, ever since the rapid
railway development west OF the MlssIs-
slppi began-the great systems have
been engaged In race to cover new
territory, open new fields build
branches In all directions. and Increase
their mileage. There is reason to be-
ne'e that In most cases this has been
Pone' not 50 much with view to the
'"'srsS' o s'ocKholders as to promote
'"o annOl'lon OF managers and crafty
sp'a' OF reckless rivalry. competi-
'on mas been carried on by sharp
~. ra4l
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-23

The only home industry which has
been stimulated by Democratic tariff
making, is the manufacture Of Repub-
liean votes.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-08-23


The Astorian guarantees to its sub
Hcribers the largest circulation OF any
newspaper published on the Columbia
river.
Advertising rates can be obtained on
duplication to the business manager.
This paper is In possession OF all the
telegraph franchises, and Is the only
paper on the Columbia river that pub
fishes genuine dispatches.
The Daily Astorlan's circulation Is
i've times as great as that OF the COM
bined circulation Of the other daily pa
pers OF Astoria.
The Weekly Astorian, the third Old
est weekly in the state OF Oregon, mas,
next to the Portland Oregonian, the
largest weekly circulation In the state
Subscribers to the Astorian are re-
uuested to notify this Office, without
loss of time, immediately they fail 70
receive their daily paper, or when thcy
do not get IL at the usual hour. BY do
Ing this they will enable the manage
inent to place the blame on the proper
tartles and to insure a speedy remedy.
Handley g. Haas are our Portland
agents and copies OF the Astorian can
Re had every morning at their STAND
on First street