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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20
ILLEGAL OFFICERS.
Decision OF uhe Attorney General Causes
Alarm.

Washington, August 19.-The rec mt de-
cislon Of the acting attorney general
that Ransom's appoi nrment ais minister
to Mexico was unconstitutional because
he Was appointed while STRIVING as
senator in congress, which raised the
sllary Of tlhe American minister, has
started reports that various other Off
cials are Illegally holding office for the
same reason.
Among the cases mentioned is that Of
Judge McKenna, who, while serving as
a member OF the fifty-second congress,
was appointed circuit judge of Northern
Clnfornia. But as nine additional cir
cult Judges were created by the preceding
congress (alShough Mr.. McKenna was a
member Of THAT congress), the constitu-
tional inhibition, 1t is said, does not ap-
ply against him.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20
MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY.

Buy a piano from manufacturer who
warrants his own instruments and not
from one who won't warrant his own
goods, but depends on local agent to
warrant them for HIM. Every Ktmball
piano Is backed by the Kimball Com
panys five years written guarantY.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20
THE REASON WHY.

Why is 1t that every one is going to
the Forester's Ball August Goth? There
are two reasons; first, because they have
1t In Fishers Hall, and that is the only
hall in town that has a good floor, and
second, that Parsons Orchestra, Of Port
land, furnishes the music.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20
CHINA REFUSES.
Wln Not Allow an Investigation of the
Massacres.

Shanghai August ia dispatch to the
Mercury from Foo Chow suys Vt Is re-
ported on good authority that the Chin
ese government has refused to ally the
American and British consuls, WHO ac-
the commission appointed to
investigate the recent massacres of mis-
slonaries and their families ut Kul She
ing, to make an investigation into the cir
of the massacre.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20
NOTICE.

The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Odd Fellows Land and Building
Association will be held at Odd Fellows
Hall on Thursday, August 22d, at 2 O'Clock
p m.
By order of the President
a. j. MEGLER,
Secretary.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20
HOMES DESTROYED.

SAT- Lake, August ia special to the
Tribune from Bingham, U. r., says prop
erty TO the amount of 100000 was de-
stroyed by fire today. A large number of
people are hom less.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20

The DAILY AstOriGn pOsitirely guaran-
tees to ddrertisers larger C,tN County
and State circulation than all other papers
published in astoria combined.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20
ISRAEL & co. ASSIGN.

Helena, August 19,--I. l.. Israel & Co.,
wholesale liquor dealers, also proprietors
of large clothing store, assigned to-
day. Liabilities, 100000.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20
HARD WORK.

Truth.
Charlie-I say. d.ar boy
Chappie-Laas?
ChaItie-I wish some one would invent
a cigarette for hot weather that woula
smoke without having TO light it.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20

The Daily AstOrian poSitirely guaran-
tees to advertisers larger city circulation
than all other papers published in astoria
combined.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20

The Daily Astorian positively guaran-
tees to advertisers larger City and
County circulation than all other papers
published in astoria combined.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20
REFERENCES.

First National Bank, Astoria, Or
Astoria Savings Bank,
Astoria National Bank,
Ladd & TiltOn, Bankers, Portland, Or.
Citizens National Bank, Tacoma, Wn.
Dextor Horton 4 Co., Bankers, Seattle.
Capital National Bank, Olympia, Wn.
First National Bank, South Bend, Wn.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20
ABBOTT DEFEATED.

Blltiwore, Angus. 19,-Zlgier defeated
AbboM in the fight tonight.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20
ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following list of letters was ed-
vertised ait the Astoria postofiice August
10th, 1896:
Foreign.
Anderson. I4ikries Jakopson, Mr..
Bardanea, John. Moody, L. II.
Bawpws. II. Peterson Mrs Maria
Batenlan. VIM. Rowe, A. NJ.
Bross. Jimmls. Sllsbey. Roy.
Clark, Mrs. Rachel Smith, w, II,
Gardner, Oscar Starr. B. #.
Jones, j. IL. Williams & Calhoun
Foreign.
Anderson, Miss Elsa Erickson. Olga.
Ausmaa, II. Hendrikson, Maria.
Bilertson. Johan. Lopresd, Slgnor F.
When calling for sny Of the above let
tSrs. please say advertised"
HE2M.NN MISE. J.. II
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We handle more Property than
any other Firm in the City, and
are Sole Agents for the Astoria Ad-
ditiOn to Warrenton.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20

Of clothing have smp been cut Today buy nice Suit Mems
Clothes $1,000 $4,000 $4,000 Boys and
Youths Clothing in the proportion.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20

Goes the and the goods We have during the past week
and determined best value by selling only the best
quality goods and a the very lowest prices
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20

With idea thinking Cloak for the cmi
Stylish and the
tremey low prices, you will select
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-08-20

Rota, Harris, City J b Johnson, Cedar,
Jos Hodges, Ptland Flats.
Miss Jennie O,lverJ ID Merchn and WI
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07
An Interesting Mexican village.

Tetxtcingo is the euphonious name of a
village of 1 1000 Inhabitants, in the district
of Morelos, state of Morelos, which has
preserved the customs and the language OF
its founders, who settled there in the re-
mote past. The inhabitants are all In
dams of the purest Mexican or Aztec
blood. They scorn the idea of intermix-
ture or intermarriage with any other race
Their boast is that they are pure Mexicans.
They all speak the native language. A
few understand Spanish, but the great
majority do not know one word of it,
The men wear their hair long and plait-
ed in tail like Chinaman. They wear
short pants. like those used by bathers,
made of deerskin or Of cotton woven by
their women. The shirt, or body dress,
is made of cotton cloth, also woven at
home. The women dress entirely in home
spun material and never comb their hair,
which they wear rolled up in ball on the
top of the head, and over it they put a
Jicara made from common gourd. They
live upon corn and fruits and the flesh OF
animals and birds trapped in the forests
and hills. They consume nothing what
ever that is imported, and they support
themselves entirely by their native pro-
auctions. Governor Alarcon of the state
of Morelos told Herald representative
that robberies are totally unknown in the
village. Mexican Herald.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07
Social Equality Rules,

Whenever men are remanded to situa.
ton where personal worth has sway, So
cial equality reappears among them. In
danger of any kind, in times of great hard
ship, in periods of struggle or suspense,
in moments of patriotic emotion, equality
again characteristics life, and one man is as
good as another. In new countries, where
people live in the need of neighborhood
and kindliness, equality is the rule: they
laugh at the notion of anything else. That
is the reason why equality was SO long the
ideal of America, for here we were every
where emancipated from the old classified
tions by the necessity which knows no ETH
quette. We were forced to simplify our
selves. The new world, while it was new,
had no use for the distinctions and differ
ences of an older civility, and the EASTERN
or, even now, when he goes west finds a
whole section incredulous claims which
his own sophistication has admitted.
From Equality as the Basis of Good So
clety," by w. D. Howells in Century.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07
LONDoN'S WATER SUPPLY.
The Great City Gets Enormous Flood
of Clear and Filtered Fluid.

The Great City Gets an Enormous Flood
of Clear and Filtered Fluid.
The whole of greater London, covering
an area of about $50 square miles, is sup
piled by these organizations, whose powers
and districts are defined by law. The six
Thames companies are allowed to draw a
maximum supply of 10000, 600 gallons a
day, the East London is allowed to take
33, 900, 900 gallons, and the New River
%, 500, 600 gallons day from the Lea.
The rest comes from the chalk wells.
There is also, however, a supplementary
supply drawn by several companies from
the gravel beds by the side of the Thames,
and in times of food or drought this nat
ural supply is very useful.
The daily total is about 220, 600, 600 gal
Ions, or 40 gallons per head. Every drop
of the water is carefully purified, with
the exception of that from the wells. For
this purpose the companies have la filter
beds, covering 117H acres. Every COM
pany, except the Kent, has storage reser-
voirs, in which water is kept in readiness
for emergencies There are storage reser
voirs for unfiltered water, covering 474%
acres and holding 1880, 900, 600 gallons,
and so filtered water reservoirs, holding
217, 900, 900 gallons-that is to say, fevery
source of supply were cut Off, London
would have enough water in store for little
more than week.
The pumping operations represent az
enormous expenditure of force The
Southwark company for instance, pumps
IL, 900, 600 gallons every day distance OF
IS miles to Nunhead, with rise OF 2l5
feet, for distribution thence to the other
parts of the district The pipes, too, are
often enormous in size, some OF the tun-
nels being 8 feet in diameter. AS for the
length. there are in all London s. coo miles
of water pipes, on which there are some
81, 6a5 hydrants 1t is hard to gain from
mere figures. an adequate conception of tbs
extent of London's water supply, but the
enormous stream of water flows steadily
into the houses-over 100000 of them
day after day, carefully filtered and puri
fed, and the system contrasts curiously
with the old New River water carts and
Chelsea wooden pipes - Chambers Jour.
nal.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07
He WAS CRUSHED.
THE Little Lady Arose and Offered Him
Her Seat

He knew that he was good looking.
He twisted up the waxed ends of his
moustache and smiled on her. Then he
shrugged his shoulders and smiled again.
He adjusted the ends of his crayat and
gave her sidelong glance. He said
"Ahem p' He hung on strap and
smirked languishingly. There was room
at the other end of the car, but he was so
interested in making a conquest of the
young woman i'll the corner, and the
young woman in the corner merely stared
straight ahead, blankly.
He wore checked very English trousers,
and there was carnation in the button
hole of his top coat. His soft Fedora hat
was creased with painful exactness. He
was the handsomest man in Broad
way, and he knew it. But she never
looked at him
He jostled against her at the curves
and nearly knocked her hat off reaching
for the strap. He said Pray, excuse
me-" deliberately, but she was not to be
lured from her abstraction. Then he be-
gan systematic curse of fascinating tao
tics. He leaned over and pressed her
little left foot gently. No response. Still
more noticeably he pressed it, Then he
walked over her RICH foot by way of at
tracing her attention. She did not wink
an eyelid, but if he had noted her from
the point of vantage of the passenger op-
posite he might have seen "a determine
tion coming into the lines of her chin
and cold, calm elaboration into her IN
faltering eyes But he did not see it.
He merely pressed her feet more tenderly
and repeated ''Pray excuse mel'' with a
killing glance
The young woman in the corner arose.
She looked dangerously pleasant.
Pray take my seat p she said to him
with alarming distinctness, SO that everp-
one in the car heard. and also those upon
the platform. Pray, take my sat p
with emphasis upon the "Pray"). As
she swept to the center of the car two
women opposite beamed on her and three
men arose with extraordinary politeness
to offer a seat.
But the handsome man had bottled for
the platform, and he swung off at the
next stop, while the dangerously pleasa mt
young woman sat down again smiling
: a serene little smile-N. Y. World.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07
THE HOTEL SIZER.
Paid Big Salary for "sizing Up" the
Guests.

A nsw face was noticed the other night
behind the desk OF a very swell hotel
Several of group made inquiring com
ment upon the presence of the stranger
An old hotel man stood by. Said he:
Why, that is, next to the proprietor,
the most valuable man about this estab.
l1shment He is 'sizer, the cleverest in
the business -
There was naturally query in chorus
as to what was meant by ''sizer, !" and
the hotel man explained that he was q
trusted and confidential hotel employe
who Isles up' what each patron of
the establishment is willing to pay for
the service accorded him. This is an in
ner mystery of the hotel business that has
never publicly been revealed Humanity
is read most easily in public hosiery.
There every kind of human being is seen
on full parade with all the foibles of
mankind exposed to the public gaze 1t
is a great object lesson: an exhibition of
the weaknesses and the vanities of our
selves and our fellows. The hotel man
who understands this, gauges it, and
feels its pulse, is a sure winner.
Hence, every hotel. in the prominent
cities of this country, especially in New
York. which is managed upon the
European plan, employs ''sizer," who
is paid large salary. He must be keen
judge of human nature. When states
man of high renown registers his name
upon the hotel book this functionary
fondles him with attentions, sees that he
gets the best apartment in the house.
and when he leaves arranges that his bill
shall be small. Big statesmen are adver-
tiseineuts to a public house. Fellow
statesmen flock around them and buy
mine. Newspapers interview them, and
publish the name of the hotel where they
are staying. Little tadpoles in the politi
cal pond carry their gripsacks to whore
the big builfrogs are croaking. The
sfsizor'' insures such comfort to the great
man that he returns to the hotel again
and again until it finally becomes known
as his headquarters.
But some one must pay for what the
great statesman does not. This is gener-
Gl1J OAO AGWIy IlCu lGllOW. L lf6 SlZ6E
demonstrates his ability by the estimate
he places upon people of this class. There
is probably popular impression to the
sffeot that in all the swell hotels in the
large cities there is a regular price fixed
Tor the occupancy of each room, depend
ing upon its size, the floor it is on, and
whether it has parlor and bathroom con-
neotions. There was never a more mis-
taken idea. The "sizer" determines
what you shall pay. His eyes fathom not
only your pocketbook, but your DISPOSE
ton. Many men, especially the newly
rich, although they may not know how
to live at home, like princely estimate
placed upon their tastes and habits when
they are travelling. To such as these the
"sizer'' says
my dear sir, I am SO glad that the
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07
THEHoME.
The French Menu.

After all, isn't the fashion of having
done-especialiy in land where not one
man in 100 average men either reads or
speaks French? asks the Boston Beacon
One long and sorely tried New England
er last winter was heard to say he'd
sra Their have one good square meal Of
saggage and baked potato than the whole
of a modern banquet" In some such
spirit a recent writer protests: '.Why in
the name of Noah Webster and Lindley
Murray should a pork chop be called a
cotellete de pore on a restaurant bill of
fare? that, too, in a restaurant kept by as
good an Irshman as ever danced jig?
"Why, again, should little mixed up,
frizzled up bit of an infinitesimal chicken
pie served with half teaspoonful of
string beans be called quenelIes de vol
allie la regence or fageolets If the
fellow wants regenoe Or fiageolets, let him
get them by all means, but let us have
our chicken pie and string beans in Eng
fish. Then, again, when you want some
fried eel, why not say fried eel? Why be
gu lily of the idiocy of saying you want
accolade d'anguilles? What can be more
silly and unpatriotio than to call cup of
chicken broth essence de volatile en- tasse?
Out upon the whole idiotic fashion, Let
US print our bills of fares in English.
English is good enough for us. Let US
call pea soup, pea soup and not PURGE de
M And
presume on the toadyism of the A merican
people so far as to call even a common
bit of roast turkey, our own Yankee
turkey.a dindon a la broche, it is time to
stop this French bill of fare business. We
draw the line Oh dindon a la brooho for
roast turkey, we do indeed
Ten Good Coffee REGIMES.
Steamed Coffee. Put the coffee in the
top of double boiler, add boiling water
in the proportion of a oupful to each
heaping tablespoonful Cover closely
and steep twenty minutes.
Boiled Coffee with Boiling Water. -
Scald out the coffee pot, mix one egg or
the shells Of eggs with the cooffee, pour
on freshly boiling water in the usual pro-
portion and boil five minutes. Let it
stand Oh the back of the range, where it
will keep hot, but not boil, add one half
cupful of cold water. pour out a little of
the coffee to clear the spout and pour
back again. Let it stand ten minutes to
settle.
Boiled Coffee with Cod Water Cover
cold water to be used, let it come TO a
boil, add the other half and bring again
to a boil. Settle with cold water and
serve.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07

French Coffee. This is made in
French biggin, or any double coffeepot
fitted with strainers. Put the Coffee
ground very fine in a strainer, pour on
the amount of boiling water and allow it
to drip slowly through the coffee, allow
ing the pot to stand meanwhile in pan
of hot water.
After Dinner or Black Coffee-Is made
by using double the proportion of coffee,
that is two heaping tablespoonfuls of
coffee to one oupful of hot water. 1t
should be served in small cups with loaf
sugar and should be clear and strong.
Vienna Coffee-Is made by adding two
tablespoonfuls of whipped cream to each
cupful of coffee
Coffee Jelly-One box of gelatine
pint of cold water, one and a half pints
of hot coffee, two cupfuls of
sugar. Soak the gelatine in the pint Of
cold water half an hour or longer, Cong
soaking improves it vastly add the hot
coffee and sugar; stir until thoroughly
dissolved; strain and set on ice to harden
Serve with whipped cream.
ODu66 OtthO.-Alcbll Guplul Vi DuUU6r.
one cupful of brown sugar, one cupful of
molasses. one cupful OF clear, strong cof-
fee, one beaten egg, one and one-half tea
spoonfuls of baking powder, four cupfuls
of sifted flour, one teaspoonful of mixed
mace and cloves, one teaspoonful of cin-
namon, one cupful of currants (well
washed and dried), one pound of seeded
raisins, quarter of pound of sliced ciu-
ron, two teaspoonfuls of brandy. Dredge
the fruit and add fruit and brandy last.
Bake about an hour in moderate oven.
Coffee Ice Cream-One quart Of cream,
one pint of milk, two eggs, two cupfpls
of sugar, two tablespoonful Of fioar, one
saltspoonful of salt, one tablespoonful of
vanilla, half cupfuI of strong black
coffee. Mix together thoroughly half the
sugar, the flour and The salt, beat the
eggs and stir together until smooth, add
the milk, which should have been scald-
ed, and the rest Of the sugar, and put in
the double boiler and cook about twenty
minutes, stirring until smooth and vel
yety When quite cool add strained COT
fee, cream and flavoring. Beat all we'll
together and freeze.
Coffee Bavarian Cream-Half box of
gelatine, half cupful of cold water, one
quart Of cream, one cupful of sugar, one
tablespoonful of vanilla. half cupful of
strong black coffee, half a cupful of milk.
Soak the gelatine two hours in cold
water, set the cream in a pan of cracked
ice and whip. Boil the milk, in which
the sugar has been dissolved, in double
boiler, and add the gelatine. Stir until
dissolved, add the coffee and vanilla
strain, and put the dish in q pan of ice
water stirring occasionally until it is
Thoroughly cold and COIN mences to thick
on, then stir i'll lightly the whipped cream
and when quite stiff pour into the molds
wet in cold water.
How to Roast l Place small guam
tity of coffee in spider on the range and
shake and stir until yellow Then cover
it, increasing the heat, and keep shakirr,
until the kernels are a rich chestnut oil.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07
THE INFINITE.

Far of, and very farl
Beyond the crystal sea.
Beyond the worlds that are
Unknown or known to be;
Beyond the pearly star;
The clustering nebulae;
Beyond dark CULTS we see
Where rolls no glittering car
At last, at last, we come to thee,
The finite to Infinity!
Ere yet, and evermore
Before the days delight;
Before the dawn, before
Apollo in his might
Sped forth by sea and shore,
And after many night,
When all the hours take fight,
Forth issuing from deaths door
Behold, behold, in Deaths despite
Eternal looms the Inf1nitel
Samuel Washington in Academy
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07
Messengers Notice.

Messengers Notice.
Office of the Sheriff of Cumberland County,
State of Maine, Cumberland. SIS, Nov. Goth,
A. d. 1896.
FUyHlS is to give notice that on the 9th day Of
Il November. A. d. 1896. a warrantin insol-
vency was issued out of the Court OF Insolvency
for said County of Cumberland, against the
estate of
LEWIS H, EATON, of Portland,
adjudged to be an Insolvent Debtor,
on petition of said Debtor, which petition was
filed on the 2Tth day Of November, A. D. 1895,
to which date interest on claims is to be
computed.
That the payment of any debts to or by said
Debtor and the transfer and de-
livery of any property by him are forbidden by
law.
That meeting of the creditors of said
Debtor to prove their debts and
choose one or more assignees of his estate, will
be held at a Court of Insolvency to be holden
at Probate Court Room in said Portland. in
said County of Cumberland, on the 18th day of
December, A. d. 1895, at 10 O'Clock in the
forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above
written.
C. L. BUCHANAN,
Deputy Sheriff, as Messenger of the Court Of
Insolvency for said County of Cumberland.
nov30&dec7
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07
Beethoven, Wellington, Bismarck,

Kings and Queens innumerable,
nearly all the minds that have
changed the course of affairs in
the world for centuries have been
toCarlsbad for bodily aid. Every
body can have the benefits of
Carlsbad at a small cost at home
in the Carlsbad Sprudel Salt,
which is evaporated from the
Sprudel spring. Best results
obtained when outdoor exercise
can be had. Obtain the genuine
article, which has the signature
Of "ElsNER & MENDELsoN Co.,
ACTS, NewYcri-
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07
Too Busy.

Snipleigh-I say, Poorpeigh, how is ii
you have not paid that bill of mine?
Poorpeigh-My dear fellow, have been
so busy on that new book of mine that
hau forgotten all about it.
Shlpleigh--What are you writing?
foorpeigh--A tpeatise on memory. Al
bany State.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07

have the bridal chamber vacant. / know
nothing else would satisfy you. 1t has
just been vacated by Mr.. Astorbilt, and
am delighted that am enabled to &C.
oommodate you with that suite of apart
ments. "-Phiiadelphia Times.
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07
Portland National Bank.

Ye1HE annual meeting of the Stockholders
/ Of the Portland National Bank of Port
land, for the election Of directors for the
Of her husiuess that may legally be pre-
sented, will be held at their banking house
on Tuesday the 14th day Of January, 1896,
at 10 o'clock a. NJ.
CHARLES G. ALLEN, Cashier
Portland, Decemher.6, 1895. dec6dtd
The Portland daily press., 1895-12-07

or, having an oily appearance. Cool a
little and while still warm add a beaten
egg and it's she'll and shake again until
all the kernels are coated. Dry thorough
ly and pack in cans. Good House
keeping.