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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-04-19
JEFFERSON MYERS,
A. TOZIER,
l.. S. cox.
w. b. DILLARD,
w. Il. WESTACOTT.

The resolutions were adopted with a
whoop, and after order was restored
Mr.. Fenton, of Multnomah, arose and
called attention to a slight error in The
Astorian's report Of Tuesdays proceed
ings, wherein Capt. sMoffett was quoted
as saying that none Of the candidates
could be elected on that platform What
Moffett said was that any candidate
could be elected on that platform"
That he was clearly misunderstood, not
only by all Of the reporters present, but
by many of the delegates, was apparent
when cries of "Sit down" and jeers
were heard from several quarters of the
room. although many wondered at the
remark, as the platform seemed to en-
body all of Moffett's ideas as a politi-
clan. Mr. Fenton stated. that under the
circumstances the error was excusable,
and he merely called attention to 1t in
order that Mr. Moffett, who was absent
might be set right with the convention.
Mr.. Huston, of Washington, then an.
nounced that the members Of the first
congressional district had elected Hon.
j. X. Weatherford as their nominee,
and asked the convention to ratify their
work by a rising vote, which was done.
Loud calls for the distinguished stand
erd bearer brought him to his feet, and
in a brief but pointed speech he prom
Used to go on to victory, or else go down
to defeat as a good Democrat with fiy-
ing colors.
Mr.. Cox then announced the nomina-
tlon Of ]. H. Raley for the second dis
trict. and his nomination was likewise
ratified by standing vote Loud calls
for the gentleman were made but he
was not in the hall, so Sergeant-at-
Arms Mcguire was dispatched to bring
him before the convention, dead or
alive"
judicial district nominations were
then in order and they were announced
as follows:
First distrtct-W. II. Parker, Of jack
sonville, for district attorney.
Second district-George A. Doris, Of
Eugene. for district attorney.
Third district--J. ]. Daily. OF Dallas,
Judge; L. II. MontaDya, OF Albany, dis
trict attorney.
Fourth district--Hartwell Hurley Gre
publican) and M. G. Munley Demo
craD, both Of Portland. judges: w. t.
Muir, district attorney.
Fifth district-Edward briggs. OF
Oregon City, district attorney
Sixth district. M. Carroll. district
attorney
Seventh dlstrict-E. b. Dufur, The
Dalles, district attorney
For joint senators and Representatives
the following were announced:
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-04-19

Upon a protest of Copelands attorneys
this fine was stayed. Copeland was re-
leased on a $4,000 bond.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-04-19

Continued on Third Pase)
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1894-04-19
ADJOURNEDY YESTERDAY
A Resolution Against Fusion
Voted Down.
THE TICKET COMPLETED
TICKET C
THE
COMPLETED
After Which the Delegates Go Down
the River and Have a Good
Time.

The members Of the Democratic state
convention came struggling in a little
late yesterday morning, and the con-
slant round Of pleasure in which they
had participated gave them tired ex-
preston.
At a few minutes after they were
called to order and on motion of the
Hon. JEFF Myers, committee was ap-
pointed to draft resolutions thanking
the citizens Of Astoria for the hand
some treatment accorded the visitors.
The committee was headed by Myers,
and In a short time returned the fol-
lowing resolutions:
To the officers and Members of the
Democratic State Convention Of Ore
gon: We, your committee named to
present to the citizens Of Astoria suit
able resolutions on behalf Of their con-
vention, submit the following:
Resolved, That the thanks of this
convention are due, and are hereby tens
dered to the wide-awake citizens OF
Astoria for the hospitality and good
will shown to the Democracy OF oregon,
to the officers and members of the AS
toria Football and Athletic club for the
excellent exercises given at the club
rooms for the special entertainment of
the delegates to the Democratic state
convention and visiting Democrats to
Astoria.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12

Cyrus Small's time was largely spent in
dscoy ering the faults and shortcomings Of
things animate and inanimatc, while Mrs
Small, as 1t seemed, was equally vigilant
in attempting to bring forward something
of which she could say, There, you can t
pick any flaws in thatl'
Once she thought this happiness would
be hers. y certain man in the town in
herited large wealth under peculiar cir.
cumstances. 1t was his under the law,
but when the court awarded it to him he
stood up and said that, in view Of all the
facts in the case, he believed that the prop
erty belonged of right to another heir Ills
action was generally looked upon as = 10
bic one.
Mrs. Small was loud in her Expressions
of praise.
Yes, I know" said her husband;
twas fine thing Few men would
have done it, and that's why he felt 80
awkward to stand up there and say what
he did He showed that he felt cmbaG
rasscd by the way he stood.
Cyrus SMALL l should hope you would
not find fault with his attitude when h.
was doing such grand thingl"
''Oh, no; l have no wish to criticise,
said Cyrus but if had been on the plat
form, facing all those people, should have
tried to toe out "a little more "-Youjh' 5
Companion.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12
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REWARDED HIS INTELLIGENCE.


Poverty and intelligence arc daily tray
cling hand in hand The poverty is al
ways recognized where intelligence stands
a poor chance of acknowledgements much
less reward.
a threadbare, half fed looking youth in
n Sixth avenue l." train the other day
got for his intelligence an unexpected re-
ward. He sat in the corner of one of tho
side seats, which enabled him to overlook
the cross seats before him. Directly in
front an ola gentleman was deep in a well
bound book The boy leaned over and
soon, without the owners knowledge
grew absorbed in the book too.
He devoured the story so greedily and
read so well that he usually reached tho
bottom of the page before the old gentle
man and then sat twitching nervousy
with an anxious glitter in his eye until
tho unconscious reader turned 1t went
on thus from Eighty-sixth to Eighteenth
street. Then the tables were turned. The
old man must have skipped something
which the boy, who was drinking in every
word, didn t, and was placing his thumb
at the foot of the page preparatory to turn
ing it when he was startled by Il grimy
thumb pressing back the page right beside
his own.
Not yet, not yet, the owner of tho
grimy thumb called out, forgotlul of every
thing in the world just then but the story
which didn't belong to him. Then in Il
second, recalled to himself by the old
mans bewildered state, he tried to explain
himself and begged "A thousand pardons.
There was no need to ask pardon from
this particular old man. He took in mat
tiers at Il glance.
You'd like to finish the story, wouldn't
youy" he asked. I'm glad to find "a boy
like you caring for this story. Read all
you can like it. Here's the book" lie
stepped off at Fourteenth street, leaving
the happy youth in possession Of respect
ably bound volume.-New York Herald.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12

The gentleman from Boston who had
become enamorcd of Il young woman whose
home and fortune were i'm Chicago hied
himself to that well known city and sought
her hand in marriage. The seeking was
not difficult, for he was one of the men
who are really Bostonese, and that sort of
thing appeals TO every Chicago heart.
During the evening of the second day he
proposed to her, and the language used on
that occasion was something superb in the
matter of frills and long words. She man
aged to get his meaning, though, and very
naturally she was embarrassed.
IF l could only believe what you say,
Mr.. Bunkerington, she blushod.
You can, he assured her. every
word l have spoken comes from the
heart.
II know you say that" she contended
"but they sound more like they come from
the dictionary"
And she lives in Boston now. Detroit
Free Press
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12
ECONOMY and Artince.

The Duchess of Buckingham, in hei
"Glimpses of -Four Continents" tells an
amusing Maori story belonging to the pc
riod when these natives were at war with
England. All sorts of tricks went on,
such as arc not only fair, but commenda-
bic in war.
When the MaoGis were in want Of bul-
lets, they used to show dummy Il the
bush. OF course it was Immediately fired
at. A man in the background pulled il
down by string.
oh" thought tie British soldiers, Eve
have done for him!'
Up came the dummy again cautiously.
Bang, bang! went the British rifles. Down
fell dummy, and this went on till some
worse marksman than usual cut the dunn
my's rope. No Maori would go up the
tree to splice it, for that exposure meant
certain death.
Tho bullets were all taken out Of liltlc
earth bank which the Maoris had made
behind the tree where the dummy appear
ed and were used over again. 1t WAS II
long time before this artifce was G.scJv-
cred
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12
Watching Them Make Cigarettes.

The most attractive spectacle Of the
many shops on Broadway is the Turks
who make cigarettes in the store windows
of tobacco stores that deal in oriental
goods. They are hired at so much per
1000 cigarettes, and it Is stipulated that
they must work in full view of passersby
A woman and man, the latter wearing IA
bright red fez, work together. The WON
an does the most important part of the
work. She takes a whisp of tobacco,
kneads 1t into circular shape wraps round
it a bit of stiff paper puts bit of rice pa
per already pasted above the stiff paper re
ceptacle, already full of shreds of tobacco,
and by deft movement with stick
crowds the tobacco from the stiff paper
environment into the rice paper, and there
is the complete cigarette barring the trim
ming at the ends. 1t is, to the smoker,
like the seeing of his steak cooked on a
broiler to the epicure. 1t just makes him
want To smoke, and as a rule he steps in
SIDE after watching the cigarette makers
awhile, and buys IA package of the weed -
New York Telegram.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12
PLAIN FIRST NAMES.
The Absurdity of the "NIr." Prefix to Fam
lily Personages.

lily Personages.
l see no reason why people should
sickle for their own titles, nor why IA
common Mr.. should add dignity to an i'm
prossive name. Mr. William Thackeray is
not half as fine as plain William T., nor
is Mr.. Grover Cleveland fine at all 1t
seems a tribute to the solid fame of the
person mentioned to speak his name out
bold and full without mincing 'mistcrs. 4"
Fancy the reviewers Of old times writing
about Mr.. Nathaniel Hawthorne or Mr.
Washington Irving. Or the newspapers
reporting the speeches of Mr.. Daniel Web
stcr The London papers and magazines
of the present day overdo this mastering to
an absurd extent, and we are following
after with ours.
We laugh a good deal at parvenu moth
ers who alludc to their daughters as Miss
Lulu and Miss Jenny, but |, for my part,
don see Why it is any worse than for
women who are supposed to have been
trained better to speak Of their own hus-
bands as Mr.. Allen and. Mr.. Brooks ;"
The Lord be praised that we have no titles
over here to tack on, for we should be
siring' and 'hOnorabling" and mar
quising' and "ladying" our own broth
els and sisters as we'll as husbands and
wives y Christian name was made to
be spoken and called by, and is not at all
too fine to be used every day. If your
wifc's namc is Annie, it will not hurt her
bit nor der0gate your dignity 10 speak
Of her by that gentlc cornOmen, and my
wife, to utter strangers, who wouldn +
know whom you meant by Annie, is al
ways propriate.-Chicago Post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12
Nonbreakable Glass.

A German has succeeded in making a
glass that he claims will not break or crack
over the tlercest flame and may be sprin-
Killed. with cold water while filled with
boiling liquids. In the manufacture of
this glass the ordinary methods are disre-
garded, and instead of a single thickness
of glass in the vessel with the ordinary
characteristics of compression on one side
and tension on the other there is an outer
skin Of glass that has a composition capa-
Bile of greater expansion than the inner
portion. The problem of elastic and MALE
able glass is one that will win for its solv-
er much gold and glory, and it is to be
hoped that the invention mentioned may
be one of the first steps in this important
achievement.-New York Ledger
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12
Calling ON an Expert.

'One of the funniest instances l ever
knew to occur in court, says a veteran
official of Penobscot county, happened
years ago when Judge Perham presided in
the court of common pleas. An old Irish
man, Il resident of Bangor, was an impor-
tant witness in a case, and both he and
the lawyers who were trying to examine
him We're having hard time of it. He
perspired freely under the ordeal of exam
ination and was evidently wishing it well
over when the door at the rear of the
courtroom opened, and in came little
sharp eyed old Irish woman. The witness
saw her, and look of intense relief spread
over his features as he blurted out: There!
There is me Old woman come in. AK her
some of ye dunn foolish questions. She
kin take care O. We. Lewiston journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12

Some recent scientific researches, which
can doubtless be trusted, show that the
weight of muscles Of animals was increas-
cd 10 per cent by a proper periodic appli-
cation of an electric current the growth
being Il true development Of the muscle.
According to this it will now he possible
to increase to order size of any desired
muscle without tiresome gymnastic exer-
else by simply lying in soft chair and
having the current applied. This, we sug-
gest might be done at night by an auto.
matte apparatus, thus saving time Per
sons who are improperly developed may
now be balanced or "truod up" muscles
shrunken by age may now be made plump
agcin Calves, which nature or exercise
have failed to develop sufficiently, will now
no longer be draw back to wearing knee
brooches or the short boomers of the fe-
male bicycist The question naturally
suggests itself What will happen if this
process of developing muscles electrically is
continued still .longerf If some way is
then found to develop the bones, the manu-
tacture of giants by electrical means will
be an easy matter Electrical World.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12

On one of the many official excursions
made by boat to Fortress Monroe ami
Chesapeake bay, Chief Justice Waite OF
the supreme court, Judge Hall of North
Carolina and other dignitaries Of the bench
were participants. When the goyCruman,
steamer had fairly got out into the At
lantic, the sea was very rough, and Judge
Hall was taken violently with seasickness.
AS he was moaning aloud in his agony,
the chief justice, laying a soothing hand
on his shoulder, said: My dear Hall, can
/ do anything for your just suggest whit
you wish" Il wish, said the soaSick
Judge, your honor would overruh this
motion. San Francisco Argonaut.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12
HARVARD ANECDOTES.
The "Old Roy" Tells Stories 81 tho DAYS
When He Was Young,

When He Was Young.
A veteran of Howard college, dwelling
yesterday on old student times, recalled
that the late Josiah Cooke, although so
liked by his students i'm general, was very
unpopular with them i'm his earlier DAYS
on one point, owing to his having intro.
duccd the requirements of written reports
IN his lectures Ono day the students put
up on the bulletin i'm the university (this
was 40 years ago and moro a forged no.
tice that there would be no recitation in
chemistry that day. They got Old Hill, "
the ianitor, on their side. The hour comes
professor takes his scat, not man there
Out he rushcs, meets the janitor. "Why,
what does this mean, Hip said he
"Wherc are the boysY" Mr. Jantor walks
over to the bulletin. "Didn't you put up a
notice that there would be no recitation
today" 81? No, of course not Go right
around to the rooms of the students and
call them together" But not Il student
was Gin" They had been watching the
conversation, and the subsequent pro.
cecdings Interested them no more.
The same odd boy' told new story of
Professor Sophoclcs. He had announced
to his classes that they need never wait
for him if he was five minutes late This
was intended to be hint and a lessen to
them in punctuality. One day they wait
ed five minutes. No professor. Out they
filed and met him at the door He took
out his watch, looked at it, looked over
at the clock on the First Parish church.
looked again at his watch, then with a
gesture Of disgust lifted his arm and
smashed the offending timcpiece on the
pavement. Among his pupils was one
gifted with his pencil, who took his like.
ness so admirably-long hair and wild
monastery look and all-that the students
went to Boston and had it Autographed
and deputed one of their number to take
him a copy. If they expected a scene,
they were disappointed. He was eight
ed. 4" 1t civilized him." said the old grad
uatc
AS for old Benjamin Pierce he of the
leonnc name, at that time he was carry
ing on great controversy on the nebuar
hypothesis with foreign savant. "Thcrc
were only three or four Of our class " said
the Harvard gentleman, "who took the
higher mathematics, and when we had
other engagements and did not feel equal
to preparing for a recitation we would get
together and say, Well, let ) have little
of the ncbular today. The outcome wa:
as calculablo as an eclipse. All that wa.
necessary was for one of them to tap the
topic of the nebular hypothesis. The
learned gentleman would Immediately
overflow on the subject, of which his minC
was full. AT the end of the hour he would
look at his watch and say, We'll, | dc
clare gentlemen, the hours up. We
tried this time and again. 1t always turn
ed out just so. Boston Transcript
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12
THE HONEST MOUNTAIN RAT.
An Exemplary Trait Of This Queer Kanga-
roo Rodent of the Rockies.

tin n Colorado mining town, said the
tourist, 81 saw queer animal in the shape
of ii mountain rat, which prospector had
captured alive in his cabin and brought in
as Il curiosity. The creature had been'G
captive about week and was kept in @
cage in saloon. This native rodent o
the Rockies was about as large as IA good
sized house rat Its fore parts rescmblcC
n squirrels while its disproportionately
long, large hind legs and tail l could com
pare to nothing but those of u young kan
CARGO.
He's little too neighborly of DISPOSE
ton sOmctimes-makes free with your pro
visions-but he's got his good qualities
and one thing like about the mountain
rat is his honesty, said "A rough miner a.
he fed the little creature with nuts anc
bits Of apple, which it took readily from
his hand and ate, using its fore paws il
handling them, after the manner of q
squirrel
He's great investigator and has tax
ing ways he continued. 1t can't be de
MED he'll sometimes walk away with a.
many of your things in "A night as burrC
can carry almost. But it's swapping,
not stealing. For everything he takes
away he brings back something else and
leaves it in the same place. Fact, every
timel A colony of 'em will take up thcil
quarters in the roof of your cabin. for in
stance, and some morning you'll miss &
pair of socks or suspenders, but just as
sure as you do there, in place Of them, will
be a pair OF buckskin gloves or a Mexican
spur or something of the kind that he.
brought you from somewhere else to make
things square. 1t works that way every
time, as the campers out in the mountains
all know. Where neighbors in mining
camp are not well acquainted this shifting
about of things leads to misunderstood
ing and difficulty sometimes, but the raj
means all right It's just his way of keep
ing things moving in camp.
several other old timers standing
around confirmed the miners statement
about this remarkable conscicntiousness o
the mountain rat. Other good and anus
ing qualities of this mountain kangaroo
were cited, and no one spoke WORD
against him. Now York sun.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12
Hoist With His Own petnrd.

Horace Greeley once wrote note to q
brother editor in New York whose writ
ing was as illegible as his own. The re-
cipient of the note, not being able to read
It, sent 1t back by the same messenger to
Mr.. Greeley for calculation. Surprising
1t to be the answer to his own note, Mr..
Greeley looked over it, but likewise was
unable to read it and said to the boy;
go, take it back. What does the Did
fool meanY" YES, sir" said the boy.
THAT is just what he says. San Fran
cisco Argonaut
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12
Cleaning Mirrors.

For cleaning mirrors keep for the pur-
pose piece of sponge, cloth and a silk
handkerchief all entirely free from dirt,
as the least grit will scratch the surface
of the glass. First sponge the glass with
a little spirits of wine or gin and water,
so as to clean off all spots, Then dust over
it powder blue tied in muslin. Rub it off
lightly and quickly with the cloth and
finish by rubbing with the silk handker-
chief. Do not rub the edges of the frame.
New York Telegram.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12
ON A eIRDLE.

That which her slender waist confined
Shall now my joyful temples bind.
Ii was my heaven EXTREMIST sphere,
7 he pale which held that lovely deer.
My joy, my grief. my hope, my love,
Did all within TIL circle move
A narrow compa s.. and yet there
Dwelt all that's good and all that's fair.
Give me but what this ribbon bound;
Take all the rest the sun goes round.
Edmund Waller.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12
An, LITTLE NAiD OF MlNEi

All, other faces fair there be,
But nDue So fair as thine
And C,liDr parking eyes there be,
But none so bright us thine
At wh,n, thy face turned up to me,
pley gaze full into mirel
All, other voices clear there be,
Bat none SO clear as thine,
And other honcycd lips there be,
Eut none SO sweet as thine
D. :. hon, In modest ecstasy,
hey softly lrush 'gainSt minel
All, little maid, there others be
With faces ir as thine,
Witt eyes as bright ana voices clear
Aad lips as sweet as thine,
But none can seem thc same to me,
None can be- half SO Gear to me
As you IN your cntir o..
All, little maid of min1N
New York Advertis,
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12

Watts-A fellow never quite forgets the
lessons he learns at his mothers knee.
Potts-That's so, often laugh when
think how short time 1t took me to
learn to stuff my hat in my knickerbock-
ers when l had been swimming without
permission IndiRnapolis journal.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12
An Artistic Hint.

IL one wishes TO sketch some scene 10 re-
member and has lack of pencils very
effective way is to pass piece of cardboard
through the smoke of a candle until it is
quite black Then take pcnknifc and
scratch upon it the landscape you want.
Moonlight scenery Is particular effective
done in this manner.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12

A Scotch pcer-unless he is IA represent.
alive peer-cannot sit either i'm the com
mons or the lords. Sir William HarcUurt
neatly defined that unfortunate individu-
al case when giving evidence before the
committee on Chiltern Hundreds. said the
chancellor of the eXchequer, His position
reminds me of the old description OF an
amphibious animal, One that cannot live
I'm water and that dies on dry land. -
Glasgow Herald
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1894-10-12
TO HORSE OWNERS 6.

For putting horse in fine healthy con-
dition try Dr. Cadv's Condition Powders.
They tone MP the system, aid digestion, cure
loss Of appetite. relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms giving
new life to an old or over worked horse. ~
cent per package. For sale by druggists.
Also Dyer & Co.. West Salisbury, Vt.