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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
4 Scheme to Improve tine Highways an
 Distribute the Expense.

In a recent interview in the Pittsburg Dispatch State Senator William Finn of Pennsylvania was enthusiastic over the English roads and hopeful for better roads in this country. Referring to a re- cent trip abroad he said:
 What struck me most forcibly: The good roads of England. They haven't any other kind They have good roads everywhere. smooth as floor. only 10 or l2 feet wide, but bordcred by hedges all the way. I didn't see a fence all through the farming district-hedges everywhere, and they are big improve mont over fences in point of beauty.
 The good roads of England made ms e disciple of Corsy SO far as securing them in Pennsylvania Is concerned won't tramp eo Washington. and don't want Coxey bonds. but I'm tur good roada What saw on the other stde caused me to think a great deal about seruring good roods at homa
 Heretofore m trying to get road leg islation the city members have been hotly opposed hy the legislators from the back counties all of whom had their own ideas on the subject and voted solidiy against change My piar Is to get up 6 bill which will no< affeci the country fellows. but will give th< go obead counties e chanca
 It should be e general bin providing an entire scheme of building roads I all parts of tho state. but 1t would o< Imperative in counties which were un der special or local road laws Then Il would only be necessary to repeal thu local or special laws as Do nny ocuntJ | to get tho general law into operntton 1T that county. and no county would necS to repeal its local laws until is wa ready.
 This plan would require tho coss O roadbuilding to be paid out of the coun | ty treasury. No other way Is feasible because the townships arc not rscl enough Co bear the expense
 By having it Gone e, the county's ex pense tho increase in county taxes voui be trifling In e few years VIC voul hnye good roads all over the county Tho benefit would be gs,nural. Prupert all over the county would become rnuc
 moro valuable. population would be ai tracted to Us. the farmers would be CT
 abled to get their products to tEe citiS
 d all seasons of the yuar. and man other benefits would be sure to follow. My idea would be to havo the ro0t
 building under tho charge of the count
 commissioners. They would have to c:
 tablish e department of roads and plaE
 . good experienced man as the head (
 1t The otber details of tho plan woul
 necessarily work themselves out as W urocresscd.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
N.H.&H. Railroad Time Table
June r.. 1894. NACGATUCK DIVISION.

 Trains leave Waterbury as fOllow.: For NEW YORK-6.n5. S-13. lO-5O m: IFS. sos 440pm. Sun,iay. 4-l5 ? m- Return O0 Seal OO IOOS a n T O. i-Oe.6.O1- pm Sunday. 6-nb q m- E,r NEW HAVEN. via Derby JunctiC-. eos. g1l Ios0 a m n. S-25. 5-SS D nl- Rarurn via Derby Junction no. eio m. - m y7 s-Sn- 7-SS D. m sunday. slO m Fnr NEW HAVEN NEW LONDON. etc via SauRlruck Junction l. 70 m- Por rBRIDGEPORT-5OS. s1l 105o m I2s. sos 4.4O 5-sS m. Sunday tI. m Ra.uEu at OS SIP 9.+O a III |: l2!OI 2-2SS 30 iG pm Sunday IS a III. For ASSOSIA-6.0s. s-I2. lo5O m: l2s 3.2s.440.sSs.I.OO 20 Cmixedl m. sunday 4-le Return at 74s. s-54. 1o.21. m |: 12s1 s.o1. 6.lo sl5pm. Sunday s-+6 m- 1-WATERTOWN-6-40 S-SS. 11-1I m SbS sl2 7O4 m. Saturday e15 IL. Return at $40 40. no a ID 2-So. 4SS. oSG pm Saturday T.35 p m- F,r rTHOMASTON-sS 1111 m: S-SS. 6-os pm Sunday e25 q m.
 Return at I.i3. 10.3S m; 2bS s2o p m Sunday 3.47 p m. o nm Sunday 975 a n.
 Return at 7.aO. 1000 a m.: 23o. 5-"S p ID Sunday. 3-23 D. m. =. For WISSTED-Sys3. H. a. m.: 3SS. 6-S' ? III Sunday. 9.25 a m-
 Return at 700. $40 8. m-: 2cS. 4.t2 ?. m Sunday. 800 ?. m.
 CT. HAMPSTEAD. Gen Pass Agent
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
xyor.a and war~~

Enfant Tcrrihlc-Mrs. Myles was prais- ing you today, mamma. to Mrs RHnwick. 1 was on the other side of the garden wall and heard 'cm.
 Mammn-What did shc says
 Enfant Tcrriblc-Shc said thcre wcre worse old sussips than you in the town, nftcr all Truth.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24

the kind that is
 fascinating to the average male, and
 she proposes to try both of them on the citizens of New York state during the ap- preaching guber- n al cam pal gn. Unlike most women who aspire to be pub
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
CAYL0R's CRISP CONCLUSIONS.

The Eastern Teams Arc Very Much stron-
 ger Than the Western cIub. This Season
 It Looks as Though Boston Would Win
 the Pennant-Other Chat
 It will be a straight run in the National league pennant rarc from this date till the end of the scasOn, in which the fight will bc the cast against the west. I pgc- sumo nobody who has a rgEsarSl for tho truth and cold facts will dispute the statement that the six eastern teams combined ArS probably 90 per cent str0ngcr than inc six teams rum the western section Up to the 10th of August the eastern sCstct had won 5l morc games among them than had the six from the west, and when the sea son ends expect tO SIC this nunlhCr i'm erased to nearly loo games
 In the month or mOre which Is left nt the season most of the western cluIrs should lOso in their pcroenta4sc, and al least four of the eastern six should in
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
Another Hold Texan.

A young married couple from Texas were doing Niagara falls They were be- ing %ns, unds, ,osa .Ss fal,s Y suSs le. your foot slip you will be lost-'
 "Janc, you 90 on ahead" said tho man from Tcxas.-fcxns Siftings.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
Obecure.

Old Boardcr-You ought to get filter. modam.
 Mrs. wisakhcard (thc lnndladyl-why, I thought tho water was remnrkably clear. old Boarticr-So it fs. referred to tho soup. -fdtp
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
A Bank Guarde, by Soldiers

Tho Bank of Germany. like most oth- CT German public buildings has e mih- tary guard to protect ik In very strongly fortified military fortress at spandau is kept the great war treasure of the imperial government
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
A Smile.

Banks-How did you sleep last nights
 Tanks-Idkc a top Tho minute my bead touched tho pillow 1t went rUund and ruund--New York World.
 GOOD ROADS BY THE COUNTY PLAN
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
The Sure Test.

"How do you know he's Q real profes- sional humoristt"
 "Because he can never see anything funny in anybody elsc's humor. ''-Chi- caeo Record
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
THE coLoNEL,s FAILURES.

He Developed Several Cold Trails, hut the
 Writer Duly Escapcd-
 As sat on the hotel vcrnnda in tho evening noticed a man passing along on tho other side of tho street with doublo barrulcd shotgun on his shoulder, and a moment later the landlord came out and said:
 II suppose you saw Colonel Rankin go by with his guni He's gone down to shoot Judge Williams, but the judge hap pens to Do out of town. You needn't be 1t all nervous"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
SHE WILL TALK POLITICS.

Mrs. Neville Has a Wonderful Voice and
 VIII Take to the Stump.
 Mrs. Sara Neville of New York has a voice that is powerful enough to reach any number of voters and Q smile of
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1894-08-24
Waterbury Boiler Works

Having removed to the corner P' rter street and N B. R. R. formerly the Waterbury Male able Iron Co grounds) and being pra9ticS Baier Water Tank, smoke Stack. Tar HeatIne Furnaces Annealing Pans. Plate and sheet lroI Work of all Descriptions Orders oy mall VIII receive prompt attention
 LA MES J. DUFFY. P O, Box. t6i
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-14
A CATS FALL.
French Scientists Grayoly Inquire WY
Fuss Always Lands on Her Feet

French Scientists Grayoly Inquire WY
Puss Always Lands on Her Feet.
Tho Fronoh Academy Of Sciences
Fpont almost an ontro day last week
profoundly discussing tho question, Why
do cnts fan ON thor footl NJ. Marcy
road u paper and submitted 90 photo
graphs depicting puss in various atti'
tudos while falling about five feet, The
first showed tho cat with foot IN air
making q series Of desperate appeals for
succor; then somersault was turned
with moro or less grace; finally the TO-
limo reached the ground ON it, four paws,
aud thon, with tail nloft, boltod into a
safe retreat,
Thoro was q great deal Of learned dis
ousHon ns TO the cause Of the phenomo'
non. NJ. Marcy thought the problem had
been triumphantly solved by puss IN tho
first ttroo feet Of tho descent. NJ. Milne
Edwards, NJ. Borthelot and others main
tanned that the cat uses tho hand or 9TH
or object causing the fail as Leverage
for turning round but this did not
agroo with tho early photographs, IN
which there is no sign Of rotation, NJ.
Marcel Depro1 suggostod that intestinal
movement might account for the pho
nomenon NJ Marcy promised 20 con
tinuo his experiments and to prevent
the possibility Of leverage by tying the
cat and thon letting pussy drop -Pari'
Correspondent
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-14

A Loadville (Colo.) boy named
Samuel Billinge, It Il claimed, was
cruelty beaten by teachers last week.
There has been a great deal Of talk
about tho matter, and II eliminated
with the arrest OF MIR. O. q. Coulter
and Miss Laura Fowler both charged
with assault.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-14

The commissioners OF Fremont
county, Wyoming, have brought suit
In the supreme court Of tho state to test
the oonstilutionality Of ;he Oil creating
the county OF Big Horn, which 10 taken
from the northern part " Fremont
county aud portion Of johnson.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-12-14
These are the People Who Sell Homemade 00odsI

1rnnn y ER BOYD, California
lUNU MI decided Lake his home,
A'A has 10 cu-pnrncrship with MIR ,. .. Fi-
lOEG Ss%.s %,i 4 ::; ::% %s%i .' 9;
shocng his ncct-footcd
HIP ''AcN' 'FyuE
'V'' "Azutic' ''iituc Directly" having shod
brncd when they made their grcnt records boyd
nM MlN GlS t T aoa .aser..
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-23
sHER1FFs SALE.


In the Circuit Court Of the State OF
Oregon, for the County Of Clatsop.-
Rose G. Jackson, Plaintiff, VS.. j. J.
Kinney. Defendant.
BY virtue OF an execution and order
OF sale issued out Of and under the seal
or the above-entitled Court, i'm the
above-entited cause, on the 2lst day Of
February, 1894, and to me directed,
upon a decree Of foreclosure and iudg-
ment rendered therein, on the 2srd day
OF December 1893, in favor of the above
named plaintiff. and against the above
named defendant, for the sum Of
$3S6.25, and the costs and disbursements
OF this action, taxed at 1885, and notice
Is hereby given that on Tuesday. the
Srd day Of April 1894, at the hour of 10
o'clock a. m, Of said day in front of
the County Court House door, in the
City OF Astoria, in said County and
state, l shall proceed to sell all the
right, title, claim and interest of the
aboye-named defendant in and to the
following described real estate. to-wit:
Lots numbered five (o), thirteen d3l
and fourteen "a, in block numbered
one hundred and sixty-tWo Q62), in the
town, now City, of Astoria, as laid out
and recorded by John Mcclure, and ex-
tended by Cyrus Olney, and situated in
Clatsop County. Oregon, or so much
thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy
the asid sum of $685. and the costs
ana disbursements taxed at $16S0, and
accruing costs of this suit, at public
auction, to the highest bidder, for cash
In hand, in United States gold coin. at
Time or sale. Fl. A. SMITH,
Sheriff of Clatsop County, Oregon.
Dated Astoria, Ore, March 1st, 1894
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-23
COUNTY, CoNYENTIoN.

republican convention for ClatsoI
county is hereby called to meet at Me
kinley hall, in the City of Astoria, on
TUESDAY, APRIL 3, 1894,
at lO:SO o'clock a. M, for the purpose ct
electlng . delegates to attend the Re
publican State and Congressional Con.
ventton TO be held at the city of Port.
land ON April llth. 1894 and Tor the
purpose Of dominating the following
county officers to be voted for at tht
election to be held on Monday, Juno
ith, 1894, ,o-wit:
State Senator Representatives.
County Judge. Commissioner. Clerk
recorder, Sheriff, Treasurer Surveyor,
Assessor, Superintendent of Schools
Coroner and one Justice of the Penc,
and Constable for each precinct.
The committee hereby recommend
that the primaries In the various pre
,lnets be held on Wednesday, March eS
1874. The following apportionment ha,
been made, being l delegate at larg,
rom each precinct, and / delegate TO,
every 20 votes or fraction thereof. over
Or under 20 votes cast for Ellis for con.
gress in 1892:
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-23
AGAINST AN ICEBERG.
Account Of the Accident to the Ship
Forfarshlre.


The following account OF the collision
OF the ship Forfarshire, while on the
way from this port to Queenstown, IL
taken from the Glasgow Peoples Jour.
nal,
"The Glasgow ship Forfarshire, 1900
tons Capt Evans, which arrived at
Queenstown on Sunday from Portland,
Oregon, with -four, for orders. had a
narrow escape from laundering whilst
In collision with an iceberg during the
voyage. Capt. Evans reports that on
10th December last, In lat. 45.S5 s.. long,
43 W., the ship was hove to, trying to
keep clear OF several huge icebergs
which had surrounded her. The fore
and main lower topsails. mlzzen stay
sail and reefed spanker were set and
every precaution was taken to avoid
coming In contact with the dangerous
obstacles, Nevertheless the Forfarshire
drifted down on the top Of huge berg
with crash carrying away the bow
spirit and bending the topmast Ave feet
above the cap. The bowsprit and royal
yards Were lost. but the other spars
We're recovered, The crew had narrow
escapes from injuries through the fall
ing OF the spars on the deck Forum
ately for the Forfarshlre the berg did
not drift down on the top OF her Had
It been 90 she would probably have
foundered. Having, after much difficult
" succeeded In getting into clear wat
er. sail was made and Queenstown was
reached. but on entering
the horbor the wind blew violently from
the westward, so much so that when
coming to anchor she lost 1856 fathoms
n chain cable and an anchor Sh. then
oollided with the Liverpool bark .Dox.
ford, from Rosario. wheat laden, lying
It anchor, doing some damage TO that
vessel, bet escaping injury herself
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-23
>Blank & Co.

A little study will enable you to
evolve many other attractive ways Of
setting up your ads. in The Astorian
type There is hardly any limit to tho
combinations possible. Large type eatn
space, but you are not obliged to use It
in order to T'l-e a snowy ad in Th7
Astorian. St.n We would advise YOU. (,
using the plain type, to have your adj
on those pages of The Astorian where
all advers. are so set up, as then your
small ad. has an equal chance of being
seen. A plain ad. might be lost tC
View entirely when printed alongside OF
fancy type neighbors. There the con-
trast is against you, but on the maze
with other ads. printed in the same
type as yours the advantage of the
most attractive setting is yours if you
but choose to have it so.
The advertiser who has his eyes and
wits about him has his finger on the
public pulse and knows its beat. In
cases of emergency his art and wit
may do wonders. Observe the unique
use which Yankee advertiser makes
If the classics, This man had dog COL
ars, name-plates and rubber stamns to
ELL 1t was most unpromisIng theme
for what can one say of dog collars?
fere are some of the things he said;
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-23
1T rs NOT

70 BE supposed that the Mahomma-
dams look with favor upon the nossibiIi
" OF the rise of Christian powa,. ~
the south of Turkey and Egvpt ana ,f
this shop did not fit out an expedition
tor the relief of Stanley, it was solely
lor The reason that we We're So crowded
with orders for Door Plates that we had
no time to attend to the necessary de-
.alls' This we say in self-defense. as
lhe rumor has gone abroad that we
were favorable to the Mahommedans
also Badges, Medals, Stencils Steel and
hupDer stamps, Corporation Seals. Dog
collars sc, JOHN SMITH, 10000 Blank
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-23
BIDS FOR BONDS.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant
20 a resolution of the Common Council
9f the City OF Astoria, adopted March
,th, 1894, bids Will be received by the
Auditor and Police Judge of the City
off Astoria for $4,000 of municipal bonds
of the City of Astoria, to run ten years
and bear interest at the rate of & per
cent per annum. Said bonds being is
sued for the purpose of refunding GER
tam Indebtedness of the City OF Astoria
Tor street improvements. Ordinances
authorizing the issuance of said bands
to be submitted to attorneys of any pe,..
son or corporation for their approval
BY order of the Common Council.
Attest: X. OSBURN,
Auditor and Police Judge.
Astoria, Oregon. March Sth, 1891.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-23
IT IS SELD0M

IN THIS cultured city that we see sigma
m the windows announcing that Here
W. we speak FRENCH or Here we speak
German DC. These signs are common
rom rom New York to San Francisco. In
Boston owing to the culture, it is taken
lor granted without the signs. we do
ensIaVlhg IN any language, especially
r Un Dog Collars; also Door Plates and
oauses' ,sa medals, Stencils, Steel and Rub
p5p Del. stamps, Corporation Seals, Bangles,
SMITH, 2OOO Blank street N
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-23
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT.

Notice is hereby given, to all whom
It may concern, that the undersigned,
executors Of the, last will and testament
OF George Flayeb deceased, have filed
their final account in the County Court
OF the state of Oregon for Clatsop coun-
ty and asked to be discharged as such
executors and to have their said account
allowed. The said court has appointed
Monday April the 10th, at the hour of
ten o'clock In the forenoon as the time
for hearing any objections that may be
made or filed thereto.
MARY C. FLAVEL,
GEORGE c. FLAVEL.
S. s. GORDON,
Executors.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-23
January Cd. 1894.
FOURTH STREET GRADE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Com.
mon Council of the City of Astoria pro.
pose to establish the grade of Fourth
street. In the City of Astoria, Oregon
as laid out and recorded by John Adair
at the following heights above the base
of grades as established by ordinance
No. II, entitled IAN ordinance estab.
fishing base of grades for the streets
OF the City of Astoria, as follows, to.
wit:
Feet
Az intersection with Anger avenue. .22.C
AT intersection with Abernethy. .26.(
AT intersection with Bonneville. .3S.t
And that the grade of the interven-
Ing streets be a straight line between
the crossings mentioned.
And unless a remonstrance signed by
the owners of three-fourths of the prop
erty fronting on said portion of said
street be filed with the Auditor and
Police Judge within ten days from the
final publication OF this notice, to-wit /:
On Monday, March 18th. 1891. the Com,
mon Council will establish said grade
BY order of the Common Council.
Attest: X. OSBJJRN
Auditor and Police Judge.
Astoria, Ore. February 16, 1894
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-23

This he said every day, each time
using another incident of past or cur
rent history, or quoting a different au-
thor of ancient or modern times. AL
ways winding up with some absurd or
comical alinsion to the universal and
crying need for dog collars, name plates,
etc. and apparently proving the impos-
sibility of being happy in this world
without them. Who with canine
could resist these appeals? Who with
a front door would let it go bare; who.
indeed, would write his name with pen
when a rubber stamp could be had with
which 70 do itg Novelty is the great
charm e advertising Originality is
what sheswerld sighs for. Be original
md your fortune is made.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-23

A small advertisement can be mad,
very attractive in The Astorian. Hero
are samples of small advertisements,
showing different ways of displaying
them with the plainest of plain type:
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-23
NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION.

Notice is hereby given that the un-
dersigned has been this day appointed
the administrator Of the estate of A. X.
Barrow, deceased, by the county court
Of Clatsop county, Oregon. All parties
having claims against said estate must
present the same, duly verified, to the
undersigned, at the Office of Fulton
Bros, attorneys, in Astoria, Clatsop
county. Oregon, within six months frcm
this date.
s. II. AME5,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-23
AN EMprzzLEp snNrnNcEp.

Albany, Ore. March 22.--G. F. Rus
sell. the embezzllng school superinten-
dent, was sentenced 10 Imprisonment in
the penitenuary for term OF four
years
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-23
a BRIDE RIT or coMroRr.

Saturday we made for land at great
risk IN. w. gale), and at p. m. man
aged to get in, passing so close to the
headland that the backwash off the ciin
struck the ship. We were all very
thankful when we arrived in here and
q, boat came off to show us the anchor
age-six fathoms water. II is blowing
fearfully hard now, and 1t is comfort
ing. lying at anchor after good dinner
Of potatoes. They are very kind
the people here: II is only small fish
ing village, and the women have been
making bread last night for us. while
We have eaten about four cwt. Of pota-
toes, which, hope, will do the scurvy
people good. The second mate Is now
laid up; the carpenter also. The mate
Is stiff in every limb. one OF the ap-
prentices has saltwater boils on his
feet, the other three are scurvy strick-
en-, and all the men complain of stiff
ness and swelling, bad mouths, etc. The
sailmaker is groanfng in agony. This
fellow Gardiner, think, will never get
well, being too far gone. There was not
a drop Of medicine or food to give him.
The skipper has gone ashore to the
nearest town, Tralee or Dingle, to let
the owners know we are stlll among the
land Of the living. 1t is a wonder.
think, considering the number of men
and the vessels cargo. -" Eaton is
swollen In the legs, but he and / are
the only ones aboard that are not dis
abled. Whether this letter will be able
10 be posted here or not 1 cannot say.
II Is long one and badly written, but
IL Leo is at home he ought to read 1t,
as my penmanship is excellent to him
hope, and have been often anxiously
thinking that ye mamma is In bad
way, but she will be cheered now she
gets word OF us. Where we will go from
here or how we will go is yet unknown.
There Is not sail on the ship to stand
any weather, and we all want recruit
Ing. Give my love to ALL"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-03-23
HEAVY SNOWFALL.

Moorehead. Mimi. March e2.-Two
feet OF snow has fallen since last night.
A high wind Is blowing. and all trains
are DELAYED.