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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27
In the meantime, Venezuela will greatly
oblige by not stopping over,
HELD BY A HAIR.

Atlanta Constitution,
A French woman told story at din
ner table a few nights ago that Is worth
Ike aping.
II should like to tell you" she said,
chow a countrywoman of mine saw Paris
give rebule twenty years ago,
1T was lust after the Franeo-Pruss!an
war and feeling was ready to show itself
anywhere. Nine. Won Konig was n
young woman who ten years before mar
ried German army officer Her heart
was torn during the struggle, and, while
her aid went to her husband, her tears
were shed for Paris At dinner party
one night some one had the bad taste To
sneak of conquered Paris
Paris may be conquered said Nine
Won Konig but she still retains her
ability to create beautiful thing out OF
nothing.
oThe next day one OF the gentlemen
present sent her n single white hair ask
ing her what Paris could make out OF
that. She sent II TO n great French Jew
elcr. and told him OF her challenge,
presently there came back TO Ter 9
design IN gold and enamtl. on asbed OF
sahres stood the Prusan black eagle
holding in its mouth the single white
hair. Attached TO one end of the hair
were the arms OF Alsace, In delicate,
tiny, gold workmanship; at the other, the
arms of Lorraine. Underneath was en-
crossed: 'Alsace and Lorraine; you hold
them by hair
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27
THAT COMMISSION.


1t Is assumed by some of the London
papers, and by not a few American jour
nails, that, in the matter Of the Vene-
zuclan commission proposed by the presi-
dent, the members of such body would
be expected to institute a survey of the
boundary and trace 1t out in person on
the ground In that case 1t is argued
any such expedition would be promptly
elected from territory claimed by Great
Britain. and out OF some such incident It
has been supposed that a casus belli
would arise which would lead to war
right off. AS matter Of fact, 1t will
leave Washington In order to obtain all
the facts bearing on the subject. Most
of them probably are already in the arch
ives OF the state department.
There are flaws, however as the AS
torian has before pointed out in this
idea OF commission, apart from the pos
slbillty of its action leading unnecessarily
to war or strained relations between this
country and England Great Britain will
not, of course, appear before such trlbu-
nal, and the judgment of the commission
will be upon ex parte testimony in the
sense that one of the parties on trial will
refuse to appear or to acknowledge the
jurisdiction of the commission.
In justification Of the appointment of a
commission II has been said, and said cor
rectly no doubt, that the United States
does not appear in the case as a partisan
Of the demands of Venezuela. Neither
is this country committed at all to the
views Of Venezuela, nor. has 1t any inter
ests whatever to serve in upholdlng any
claims Of that republic that are not just.
The decision OF the commission, however,
will in all probability be swayed by the
force Of public opinion, II its members are
not chosen with a view to absolute inn
Partially. II It is composed of men OF
honor, discretion and answering fidelity
to Justice, then Its decision will command
and receive the respect of the world. II
there are men In its rank whose record,
name and standing are not absolutely
clear, then its actions and final verdict
will be nothing but broad farce, that
viii make us the laughing stock of every
nation on earth. There must be no
Blounts. Neither must the commission
consist solely of citizens OF the United
States and the American republics
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27
RECREATION IN THE cLoIsrERs

From the Quarterly Review.
The recreations of the monks were few
and monotonous. The chief of them was.
perhaps, the pacing up and down the little
walks of the narrow limits of the clois-
ter garth and garden, or cemetery, dur
ing certain hours of the day, where even
such gossipy talk as Jocelyn de Brake
londa tells us of in his quaint Memoirs
of the House of S. Edmund at Bury" in
the days of King John, was sternly
checked by the obetiientiary, the Circa,
as he moved about among the brethren
at recreation. There was a bowling green
for the novices, which the professed
monks seemed to have used at times.
These novices and the other schoolboy
pupils in the house have left the traces
of their games. On the stone benches
of the Gloucester cloisters, where we
know these boys We're taught, and where
they spent portion of their lives, are
playboards not obscurely marked in the
stones.
These gameboards for "foX and geese"
nine mems NORRIS lin and out" and
other games are found in other con-
ventual buildings at Westminster, Nor
wch, Salisbury, Durham, etc. Other
ve3tiges of unlawful recreations of the
more youthful dwellers in a monastery,
such as cutting and carving the stones
with letters and other devices, are occa-
slorally found-for instance, half way up
the winding stair of the great tower at
Gloucester there is rough little figure
in the perfect dress of burgher of the
time of the Wars of the Roses, evidently
the secret work of youthful amateur
carver in stone.
In some monasteries the monk was al
lowed to possess and amuse himself with
strange pet animals, such as apes pea
cocks, falcons and even tame bears, and
St. Swlthin's Consuetudlnary tells us that
the cellarer had the special care of these
-"anlmalia dversis fratrlbus per multa
tempora acquisita."
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HIS STATEMENT.
lie Wanted Verified, and Now He Is
Probably in the Bosom Of His Family.

AiVp"pIg III 'ls bosom OF MS famlly
Detroit Free Press.
lie was standing in doorway on JEFF
ferson avenue. and presently he halted a
pedestrian with q wave OF his hand, and
beckoned him to approach and said
How do Ilook?
Why, you present o shabby appear
ance, If you want an honest answer"
replied the surprised citizen.
That's good Shabby refers to my
dress. How's my facial appearance"
''Pinched and hungry"
That's excellent. Do / look like a
man who had-money?"
No"
Would you class me as hard up and
frlendless?"
Il certainly would"
Thank you. To sum up, you would
set me down as victim Of unfortunate
circumstances, who couldn't get out OF
this town too fast?'
That's about IT,"
Thanks. Here is a letter / have writ
ten to my wife, asking for money to get
home. She's suspicious woman, and
she won't take ny word for It. Please
write at the bottom:
4" Attest: It's worse than he says II
is, and sign your name"
He handed out the stub of carpenters
blue lead pencil, and the citizen good
naturedly signed the letter as suggested
and said he hoped the results would be
favorable.
Bound to be-" replied the man, as he
slipped the msslve into an enevelope.
I'm mail this tonight, she'll get It day
after tomorrow, and about four days
hence I'll be in the bosom of my family,
and you can just attest your old boots
I'll stay right there as long as that fam
lily can keep me in shoe leather and smok-
ing tobaccow
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27
WHY HE MISSED
Result of a Famous Duel in New Orleans
Recalled
1New Orleans Timcs-DemocratO

New Orleans Times-Democrat)
Did you witness Judge Bermudez's
duel?" / asked an old Louislanian who
has seen many meetings under the code.
Although a dead shot, Bermudez missed
his man at five PAGES.
Yes Lou know Lepouse was his adj
versary, and, to the best of my recollec-
ton, the cause that led to 1t was trivial
one-some newspaper publications in re-
lation to the College d'Orleans i believe
Lepouse, whom Gayarre has somewhat
travestied in his Fernando de Lemos,
was a professor in that institution and a
poet of great merit. He was as simple
as q child, unacquainted with the ways OF
the world and perfectly inoffensve, ex-
cept when goaded by contradiction on
some favorite hobby. Then, under the
influence of harmless anger and of wine,
his Language would become caustic and
biting. He lived in dreamland, even
amid the gayeties of society. Fear was
stranger to his nature. Duty was his
only guide.
well, for some reason or other, Le-
pouse concluded to call out Bermudez,
and, knowing that the judge was the
most expert marksman in the city with
the pistol, also made up his mind to
shorten the distance to five PAGES l
can't hit barn door at ten PAGES,
know, but at five PAGES the case will be
different. l hope. il me tuera, mais je
lie toucheral, jen suls sur. (He'll kill
me, but I'll shoot him, sure) Things
turned out as expected, except as to the
craftsmanship part.
when they reached the scene of COM
bat, and as they were about being placed
in position, Lepouse, yielding to the force
of habit, drew out his snuffboX and, after
Offering a pinch to the attendants, ad-
vanced in his usual smiling, suave and
winning way toward his antagonist over
whose astonished countenance fitted a
shadow of perpleXlty. 'Prenez-en; c'est
du bon, c'est du Macouba.' CTake some;
It is good, pure Macouba) The judge
bowed and accepted the compliment.
There was something simple, yet grand,
in that act 1t was the alliance of valor
with gallantry.
"They stood at five PAGES, face to face.
and fired. Both missed, though their
pistols were directed at one another. The
seconds here interposed, and reconcilia-
tion was effected. When questioned ups
on the subject Bermudez frankly admit
ted that the sympathetic face of that
kind and affectionate recluse and scholar
had haunted him at the moment of firing
and paralyzed his nerves"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27
FREE SILVER cRANKERY.

Popullst Allen, OF Nebraska, pretends to
Instruct its committee on finance ito in
quire into the advisabiity of opening the
mlnts to the free coinage of silver" He
says his reason for this is the fact that
the first essential in time of war is
money" II he had sufficient sense to
know that the first essential of money Is
buying power, both in times of war and OF
peace, he would not father an asinine
resolution, to adopt which would cut
down by one half the buying power OF
every dollar left In circulation In the
country the day after his foolish scheme
was made law,
Nearly one-thrd OF all the money in
circulation In the United States Is gold
and gold certificates. That would dis
appear instantly with the adoption of the
free coinage OF silver and the remaining
two-thirds. consisting of silver dollars,
subsidiary silver and various kinds OF
paper, including the national bank notes.
We then would have a total stock OF
money nominally two-thirds as great. but
having purchasing power only one-thrd
as great as at present Secretary Car
lisle stated publicly a few months ago
that with their present capacity all the
mlnts Of the United States could not ada
more than about forty million dollars per
annum TO the stock Of silver money. So
II Senator Aliens insane motion were to
become an actual fact. we should have
an immediate shrnkage OF g. per cent at
timo when money was most wanted to
pay for the construction Of numerous YES
sells and forts, for the manufacture OF
ordnance, small arms and ammunition on
a vast scale. and the clothing and feed
ing Of hundreds OF thousands of soldiers
and sallors-this 10 be compensated for
by the addition Of miserable per cent
per year 10 the terribly reduced amount
Of effective power OF the money in use.
The man who talks free coinage Of silver
at ls 10 l" now Is public enemy ana
should be treated as such, for the adop-
ton OF the mad scheme would do more
than all else to render the government OF
the United States unable by force OF arms
to defend and maintain It's national honor
and dignity.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27
CHARM OF LETTER-wRITING


New York Post
The next generation can scarcely have
the good fortune of possessing many
pleasant letter writers. The charm of a
letter lies in its personalities, in its un-
consciously expressing the personality OF
the writer to the personality of his friend
A letter that could have been written by
any other person, or addressed to any
other person, is, just in so far, less
good" letter than it might be- and the
most delightful letters are written in a
language ineligible to only two souls in
all the world. Meantime, everything is
being done to make men (and in this
case "men" unfortunately includes wom-
en) address their letters to the public in
str"1 of to individuals.
The hand that has held the pen is
scarcely cold before the tenderest feelings
Of the heart and the shyest thoughts of
the brain may be read in all the news
papers, and may be commented on by
careless strangers. And as a consequence
"a consequence that foreruns the cause)
these tenderest r. llngs and shyest
thoughts, when committed nowadays to
the keeping of a letter, are too apt Ia
have a note of artihciality produced by
possible publicity.
A somewhat similar injurious influence
comes from considering excellence in let
ter writing too much as an accomplish
ment-as something external An excel
lent letter can come only from an excel
lent mind. Flaubert's saying IL try to
think well in order to write WELL" Is an
admirable formula in the art of writing.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27

likely an occasional pot shot at an ad-
iaccnt niger who carried no life insur-
ance and had no gun to shoot back with
The issuance of policies to ornamental
military volunteers is a new development
of the insurance business, and there is
no reason why II should not be extended
to the African royalties against whom
these frequent expeditions are launched
King Premph is as well entitled to a
policy as Prince Henry, aud really stands
in much more urgent need Of 1t, the ior-
mer having only. one Wife and the latter
with some fifteen hundred, more or less,
all with expensive tastes, and no faculty
of providing the means for their gratiii-
cation If anybody concerned In that
campaign needs liberal insurance on his
life II is assuredly King Premph
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27

The American Economist has been COM
piling more interesting statistics regard
ing wages and consumption. 1t has
tables in detail showing that in 1895 the
average rate of wages paid by 500 manu-
featuring concerns making reports was Is
per cent less than in 1892, and that in
1894 they employed 26,4i7 less hands than
in 1892 Five hundred factories Is not a
great number, but the returns made by
them probably show the general trend OF
Industries after 1892 as accurately as a
closer census could. An examination OF
the details presented shows that the
whole field is well represented in the
American Economists tables for it en-
braces the copper and some other indus
tries which were abnormally prosperous
even during the period of greatest depres-
sion. It is fully corroborated by the
statistics of production and consumption
during the past two years, which show
conclusively that great many people
were thrown out of employment and
whenever that happens, wages are certain
to be reduced.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27
NOTICE OF COMPLETION AND AC
CEPTANCE OF DRAIN IN
ADAIR'S ASTORIA.

Notice is hereby given that ]. A. Fas-
tabend, contractor for the construc-
tion of drain in Adair's Astoria, under
the provisions of Ordinance No. 1894, on
this sd day of November, 1895, filed in
the office of the Auditor and PoEce Judge
of the City Of Astoria the Certificate of
the City Surveyor, and Superintendent of
Streets. approved by the Committee on
Streets and Public Ways.
After the expiration of the time here
matter specified, II no objections to the
acceptance of such work be filed and the
Common CouncR shall deem such i'm
provement properly completed, according
to the contract and plans and specifica-
tions therefor the same may Be accepted.
Objections to the acceptance of said
Improvement or any part thereof, may be
filed in the office of the Auditor and
Police Judge on or before Wednesday,
Nov. q, 1895.
X. OSBURN,
Auditor and Police Judge.
Astoria, Oregon, November sd, 1895.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27

In 1898 we imported 13,O57,G42 lines OF
pearl buttons In 1895 we imported over
eighteen million lines. Americans, under
the German tariff, were deprived of the
work that could have been utilized in
making 55OO,OOO lines of pearl buttons
The amount of duty collected on foreign
pearl buttons in 1893 was $395,2i5 In 1S9,
it was $2i1,103. BY the German law the
United States government lost $l5O,OOO OF
revenue while American labor lost the
work of making 5,5OOOOO lines of buttons.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27

(From the San Francisco Argonaut.)
I'm the heart of the great desert OF
the Colorado-which the Southern Pa.
cifc road traverses-there is an oasis
called Indio, which, in our opinion, Il
the sanitarium of the earth. We be
lieve, from personal investigation, thai
for certain invalids, there is no spot OF
this planet so favorable"
G. T. Stewart, NJ. D., writes: "Tb,
purity of the air, and the eternal sun
shine, fill one with wonder and delight.
Nature has accomplished sc
much that there remains but little for
man to do. AS to it's possibilities as a
health resort, here is the most per.
feet sunshine, with a temperature al.
ways pleasant, a perfectly dry soil
for rain is an unknown factor; pure
oxygen, dense atmosphere and pure
water. What more can be desired? &?
1t is the place. above all others, for
lung troubles, and paradise for rheU
matics. Considering the number OF
sufferers who have been cured, I have
no hesitancy in recommending this
genial oasis as the haven OF the aff1ict
ed"
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A GOOD WORD.

Mr.. ]. ]. Kell. Sharpsbu-g. Pa.
Dear Sir / am glad TO say q good
word for Krause's Headache Capsules
After suffering for over three years
with acute neuralgia and It's consequent
insomnia (which seemed 10 haffle the
efforts OF some OF our best physlcians)
you suggested this remedy which gave
me almost instant relief Words fail
to express the praise should like to
,es'o'v ~ Eranse's Headache Capsules
Gratefully Yours.
MRS. F. K. HOLMES
Montrnse. Pa
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27
A1.L FREE.

Those who have used DR. Kings New
Discovery know It's value. and those
who hnve not have now the opportunity
10 try II free. Call on the advertised
druggist ana get trial bottle free.
Send your name and address 20 " p
Bucklen q Co, Chicago, ana get a
sample box OF New Life Pills free. as
well az a cOny of Guide 10 Health and
Household instructor, free. Al Of
which II guaranteed to do you good
and cost you nothing. Chas Rogers
druggist Odd Fellows Building,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27
A NEW ANIMAL

New York World.

New York World.
Once in little while we hear that some
Reologlst has discovered, or concocted, a
fossllized antediluvlan beast not yet down
on the books. But the discovery of any
thing new in the animal and vegetable
kingdom of today are exceedingly rare
The greater must be the surprise of the
scientific world at the find which Prof. f..
c. Sterling, of Adelaide, lately made in
the central desert of the Australian con-
tinent. The newly found animal is only
a small MOLE but, like its big neighbor,
the kangaroo, 1t seems to be a remnant
Of a period beyond the ken of man. 1t
resembles the kangaroo, for the female
has a pouch in which to carry its young
Its general color is a pale gray, relieved
on some parts by silvery and golden tints.
3 The face of this stranger presents Il
queer sight, it being simply a horny plate
crossed in dividing line, and having two
nose holes where there is no nose The
mouth Is underneath the plate. Eyes
there are none and minutely small, round
holes are the only outward indications Of
the organ of hearing
The tail resembles a truncate cone, and
is baldheaded, so to speak. AS the mole
has forty teeth it is more liable to tooth
ache. Prof Sterling was aston'shed at
the strength of the animal, demonstrated
by the activity with which 1t uses its fore
feet encumbered with enormous oddly
shaped nails. With these feet and the
horny snout 1t digs with such speed into
and through the loose sand of that region
that, once lost to sight, it cannot be
traced again,
No tunnel marks the route of this un-
derground traveller. With its hind feet
It completely closes the passage behind it
as fast as it progresses. Like its breth-
rem in Europe and America, 1t subssts
chiefly on animal food ants and the
larvae of insects
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27

The Red Cross Society is not making an
appeal for money, but is willing to under
take the important work of distributing
relief to those people in Armenia who are
sorely in need of help. The money re-
quired ought to be forthcoming promptly
The American nation never had a better
opportunity to show that its reputation
for generosity had solid foundation.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27

Prince Henry Of Balienburg. who goes
from England with the Ashantee expedi-
lion, has taken the precaution to insure
IFS life for sum equivalent IN our
money to half a million dollars. SO that,
If he Is struck down BY an African as
resal. meeting the same fate which be-
fcn the Prince Imperial q rsancs. his
family win not be left IN desiitation. Il
Is not pretended that Prince Henry prom
ised 70 be Of any advantage to the OK
nediilon. lie went as bafsags his ul-
ierIor purpose being amusemsnt-vsrs
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YOU'RE AN EASY PREY

with your flesh below healthy standard,
for Consumption and other Scrofulous ami
dangerous diseases. And it's for just this
condition that DR.. pierces Golden Medical
Discovery is especially valuable.
If you're thinner than you ought to be,
whether from wasting diseases, defective
nutrition or whatever cause, the Dis
covery" will surely bring you up to the
healthy standard. BY restoring the nor
NAL action of the deranged organs and
functions, it arouses every natural source
and means of nourishment As strength
restorer and flesh builder, nothing like
this medicine is known to medical sci
ence. Fnthy Cod Liver Oil and all its
disguised compounds can't compare with
IT,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27
The u. S. Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
superior to all Others.
4 REASON FOR IT.

Chicago Post
"Do you ever wear bloomersg" asked
the new woman
II have never found II necessary, re-
piled the woman with old-fashioned ideas
That's because you're not progressive,
returned the new woman.
Perhaps"
Il wear them on everp possible coca
sion"
80 would I. if--if--"
III whai2'
III / were ashamed OF my sex"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27

So Lord Dunraven is coming at last
He has been in Ireland since his break
down and has discovered new evidence
about the yacht races because of the de-
lay. He should not hurry, If he waits
long enough he may find out that the
Defender was a twin screw steamship in
disguise
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-27
RESOURCES OF JOURNALISM,

"Tve got to have something to ill this
column out with" said The foreman of
the splketown Blizzard, poSlng his head
into the editorial sanctum. That's all
there is about it. I've run in all the
dead ads and all the catch lines and
sugged everything out till there isn't
even piece of wood reget in the office,
and I'm short yet half dozen lines or
more"
Whereupon Editor Clugston sat down
and wrote as follows; owing TO the
crowded state of our columns this week
we are compelled to omit several interest
inc communications now standing in
tyne Friends please bear with us. Ad-
vertisers must be accommodated. Until
the pressure on our columns has oased
up correspondents viii please write briefly
and conhne themselves to simple state
ments OF fact"