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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-22
AFTER THE INDIANS.

Washington, Dec. 2L-The troops in
New Mexico have been ordered by Gen
eral Miles to make hot pursuit of al
indians now Off their reservation, and Il
they will not submit to be returned tC
their reservation under arrest, to de-
stroy them II necessary. Troops are nov
after the murderers Of the Merrill family
a party having been sent out from Dem
mig, N NJ
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-22
THEN AND NOW.
CHAP. /.


Young Archibald Ashcraft ran his fin
gers through his hair folded his arms
and gazed at the sheet of paper before
him.
''Therep he exclaimed exultantly. 1T
Is completed 1t has cost me many a
headache. 1t has robbed me OF my
sleep, filed my waking hours with un-
rest, and rendered even the food that has
passed my lips distasteful to me, but
have no regrets. 1t Is worth the sac
rincew
He had written his first poem.
CHAP. II.
II viii take fifty copies Of the paper,
II you please"
It was the tremulous voice Of Archi-
bald Ashcraft. He seized the papers
eagerly, threw the money IN front Of the
clerk and rushed out.
The Daily Bread had published his
poem.
"Y-yes," said Mr.. Ashcraft hesltating-
ly, In reply to the question OF a friend
who had found scrapbook In his desk
and was looking through It. TITS a-a
sort Of poem ! wrote some years ago, /
forgot about having pasted II in that
book"
CHAP. Nv.
"ArchIbaldl' exclaimed Mrs. Ashcraft,
what is the matter? You seem excited.
Has anything gone wrong In your busi-
ness?"
mo" replied old Ashcraft, throwing his
hat and overcoat on the lounge. 7 had
little trouble with an impudcnt caller,
that's all. He came into my office Just
befare started home Said he used 70
work on the Daily Bread Threw up 70
me a poem wrote for that paper
twenty-five years ago, and kicked him
| Quit Dinner ready?'
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-22
MORAN & co. GET IT.

Washington, Dec. A.-BIds were today
opened at the treasury department for
the construction Of the revenue steamer
Golden Gate. There were four bids. o.
which that Of Moran and Company, 81
seattle. At tss,7s5, was the lowest
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-22
FREE CAVALRY HORSES

Spokane, Dec. H.-C. l. Smith. one OF
the largest stockmen In Lincoln county
living near Almira, today telegraphed
President Cleveland that he would fur
nish the government 5000 cavalry horses
free OF charge in case Of war with Eng
land.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-22

1t would be useless for anything else, as
a body is never used for dissecting ex-
cept when taken just after burial. 1t
unquestionably was not on account OF
eny locul order.-Democrat.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-22

CROSSE EXAMINATION.

Cleveland Plain Denler.
II don't see" observed old Crittcus
.,why they should make such a fuss
about Holmes lawyer trying TO get a
get a witness TO commit perjury
"why not pray2' asked young Coke
stone.
Because that has been the principal
business OF lawyers for ten thousand
years"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-22

Commissioner Roosevelt viii address a
meet ting at philadelphia on the 2Sth inst
TO get Republicans In line for municipal
the active spirits in the movement
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-12-22

Neal Dow is now 90 years old and in
vigorous health.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-08
IN LONDON STREETS.
Public Vehicles and the Way They Are
Handled.


As a rule the carelcSSneSS Of the
driver varies somewhat in proportion
10 the invulncrability of the vehicle he
drives The driver Of the hanson cab.
says the London Spectator. though he
often outrivals Jehu In the speed and
fury OF his driving. i always ON the
alert. and rarely fails To pull up his
horse in midcareer and avoid the col
lisiou which threatens him. To travel
swiftly. to cut IN and ont Of slower
carriages. l. the life Of the hanson.
We engage it for that purpose, and its
driver seldom diSappointS us. But the
hanson IS an extremely vulnerable We
hicle; even in collision with the four
wheeler II viii surely fare the worse.
Hence it comes about that the driver
OF hanson keeps a sharp lookout for
obstacles and prefers pulling his horse
on his launches to running over the in
nocent foot passenger.
1t i curious that. with all their
speed both han~omS and butchers
cartS-by far the SwifteSt of the
wheeled dcnizenS Of our streets. have
fewer accidents laid To their account
than their slower fellows The ON
nibus driver i also of careful nature.
lie. too. conducts u carriage that can
not 20 into action with impunitv The
omnibus can afford To bully the han
som or the brougham. but IL dsa-e not
joStle the van of its own size. And as
regards foot passengers. tbs, driver has
a natural tenderness toward an unpro-
tected race who supply him with fares
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-08
A MOTHER-IN-LAw STORY.
She Caused "A French Schoo' master ia Flee
to the crest and >ubsi>t Herbs

She Caused "A French Schoo' master to Flee
to the 4 crest and Subsi>t Herbs
y SchoolmaSter at AmienS. France.
life his mothcr-in-law. who made her
home with them, became 50 inSuppnrt-
able that. unable longer to endure her
tyranny. he resolved not only to desert
the conjugal roof but to break with
civilization and return to savagcry. So
he fled to Il dense forest not far from
AmicnS. and there lived for three weeks
on roots and apples, says the New York
World
He said afterwards that whenever
the picture of his home and wife rose
in his troubled brain there stepped be
tween the sccptcr of his implacablc
mother-in-law. guarding like the angel
with the flaming sword the gate of par
adisc and the thought would send him
flying into the depths of the forest
again to escape fancied pursuit and re
capture.
At last hunger drove the vegetarian to
desire another roof than the trees afford
ed, and more tempting food than herbs
and apples. so he decided to seek refuge
with his own mother. and at her home
found awaiting him papers in Il suit
for divorce brought by his wife on the
ground of dcsertion. Now the courts
have freed the unhappy schoolmaster,
who deemed conjugal happiness too
dearly purchased at the price of such a
mot ther-in-law
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-08
WHY THE MONUMENTS THERr
The Story of Mai. Dade and His Brave
Companions.

The Story of Mai. Dade and His Brave
Companions.
Many visitors 10 West Point have
wondered what WAS represented Ey =
handsome monument of Italian marble
inscribed "Dadc and Ills Command.
The story Is not told. or only casually
referred 10, in the popular histories.
and the shaft tells nothing of the gal
lant deeds of those whom it coIumeI:lo-
rates. 1t i Il fluted column OF art iStic
design. surmounted 10y au eagle from
whose beak dcsccndS wreath which
gracefully entwines it. The base il
square, the slabs bearing the names
and inscription being separated 10y
miniature cannon. over which nurcr-
Gus stars are placed 1t appropriate in
tcrvals- The names of the officers who
fell with Dade are inscribed ON the
slabs But no hint is given OF what
they did, or when and where they fell.
The thrilling episode Il worth re
calling, SAYS the Buffalo Commercial
especially as it occurred just fifty-niu.,
years ago. or. to Ice precise. on the 2Sih
OF December. lS:55- Mai Dadc and =.
detachment OF one hundred and seven
teen | nited States troops were within
a few days march OF Fort King. Flor
ida, when they were surprised and mas
sacred bv over one Thousand Seminole
Indians. The men were rejoicing II
having almost reached the end of Il
long and tedious march. and were look
ing forward to celebrating the New
Year with their comrades at Fort
King. They were suddenly attacked
by the Savagcs in overwhelming mum
bcrs and slaughtered without mercy
Three only survived To- tell the story
An exploration of the battlefield. made,
in the following February 10y order of
Gcn. Gaines. showed that the dctach-
ment had fought to the last extremity
and that each man had died AT his post
The scene presented to the exploring
part was an awful one. They buried
the bodies OF eight officers and ninety
eight men. and small siX-poundcr can
non belonging To the command. which
was left by the Indians. was placed
vertically at the head of the common
grave, where it remained for many
years.
The long-forEOtten tragedy il com
mcmorated by the graceful shaft on the
banks of the hudson, inscribed simply
To ''Dade and Ills Command. 1t was
erected in lS+5
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-08
THE PRESS IN THE ARCTIcs.
Queer Publications OF the Land of the
ESquimauN.

There exist at present several Jour
mails" that make their appearance but
once Il year. says a writer in Scicn-
tIfic American. Literally. of course.
they are not luurnals-dailicS- an
nuals. TEcy are published within the
confines of the north polar circle. The
ESquimau Bullctiu. for example. Is
edited near Cape Prince of Wales, on
Bchring strait
Here. in a village inhabited 10y Esqui-
mauy. the English missionaries have
established a school. and as but one
steamer lands at this place. and that
but once Il year, the news that il brings
is consigned to Il sheet of paper printed
with the hcktograph. Its size iS eight
10y twelve inches. The paper * very
thick. and but one surface is used.
This F.Squimau Bulletin. in a sub
head. CLAIMS 10 bc the only yearly
paper" This, however. is an error. for
there il an annual sheet published al
GOdthaab. in Greenland where Il small
printing office was established in I>G2
whence abouu two hundred and eighty
sheets and many photographic prints
have been issued. The journal in queS-
tiun il entitled Atnagagdlintit. naling-
inarmbS uSaruminaSaSSUm;k; that -:
something Tor reading. accounts of
ali sorts of entertaining subjects"
The language i that of Greenland. a
dialect of the Esquimau. There is still
;;:.othcr periodical published in Green
land, under the name of kaladlit.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-08
Not Stnck nn himself

A playwright. producing one of his
own comedies booked for a country
town, telegraphed ahead for the or
chestra to meet him at the theater on
the arrival of the half-past six train. SO
as to rehearse before the performance
began. He arrived. and rushed to the
notwithstanding little theater, where
all within was cold and dreary. Up
and down the stage walked a fat
man. smoking a pipe, and with a big
trombone under his arm. Where is
the orchestral" asked the playwright.
1T has gone across the river to play at
a dance-all but me was the fat mans
reply. And are you all | have to de
pend on for music?' Yes, sir" Il
suppose, then. said the playwright, try
ing to be cheerful, that you are full of
music and great player" No, sir,
said the fat man, TRANQUILITY; I'm not
worth a cent. or I'd be at the dance,
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-08
FACTS ABOUT PUTTY.
How the Article l. Made and Its Many
Iints and Uses.


Pvre putty il slIade of whiting and
linseed oil. Whiting Is made of chalk
which is imported from England and
ground in this country. Barytes. mixed
with the whiting. is used as an adultcr-
ant of putty. and cotton-seed oil iS
mixed with the l;nseed oil. Cotton
seed oil = cheap--. and d slower dryer
than linsecd; its use is advantageous
70 small customers, for putty mixed
with part cOtton-seed oil keeps in order
longer.
Linseed oil putty is used more by
decorators and painters and other large
consumers who use up putty quickly.
Putty sells at wholesale from one and a
half cent to two cents Il pound. 1t is
put up for the trade in barrels of eight
hundred pounds. kegs of three nun
drcd pounds, tubs % one hundred
to one hundred and ter pounds, in cans
of one to one hundred pounds and in
bladder>; it keeps best IN bladders. and
the bulk of the putty exported goes in
that form Putty made III the eastern
cities of the United States Is sold on the
Atlantic Scaboard and In the south. but
not much eastern putty is sold in the
west, fCf there are putty manufactures
in the northern and w stern cities
We export putty to Canada. Mexico.
the West Indies, South America and
;he Sandwich Islands. says the New
York sun. Manufacturers make col
orcd putties TO order, and white. brown
and black putties are kept in stock
Putty has a variety of uses besides
those already mentioned. and the very
familiar one is setting glass. Brown
putty is used to point brown-stone
buildings and putty Is sometimes
used in pointing up brick buildings.
Black putty is used in stove
foundries. Plumbers use putty
Sometimes scene painters reduce it
and put it on canvas to paint over
There are three or four putty manu-
factories in New York and BROOKLYN
\ single firm of manufacturers IN this
city has sold more than seventeen thou
sand tons in year. These seem like
large figures. but they are less surpris-
ing from the fact ;hat there few articles
of more common u.t.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-08
AN AFRICAN KING.
He Laughs Heartily the First White
Woman He Ever saw.

He Laughs Heartily ut the First White
Woman He Ever saw.
The following i an extract from n
letter. written by a French lady in Sen
cgal and published ia Paris ncyyspa-
per. referring To a visit to King Bchan-
Zin OF Dahomey on board the SECOND:
The king. followed 10y five wives and
four children of whom one i a hand
some boy. then came forward in a silk
mantle striped with black and blue and
elegantly draped- His head was bare.
and hc had ON his feet sandals held ON
10y crossed bands embroidered in woods
of many colorS. lie smoked a large
ebony pipe the bowl and shank Of
which were circled with silver. His
French l. limited TO bon Jour and
ami and l am the FIRST white woman
he ever saw. and the sight OF me aston
ishcd hi-I- He at first gazed al me
then roared with laughter, and. when
he had laughed tin he was tired. looked
around and asked where my husband
was The interpreter having pointed
him ont. ne took him 10y the shoulder
and gate him friendly shake. which
WAS a. much a. L. SAY: " mat a lucky
fellow You are. One OF the five wives
cooks She has lost all her teeth The
others stand around the depoSed king
The youngest always has in her hand
a wooden bowl filled with sawduSt II
II his >pittoon. She i the favoritr
The children are very nice. Behanzin
II elderly. about fifty-tive. and has 4
white head Of hair. He hardly knows
how to walk. because. on account of
his rank, he has always been carried
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-08
He Mas HarficnIAr.

An old fisherman in Nartle, Devon.
made it one of the chief ends of his
life to keep his boat immaculate. On
one occasion. a gentleman had hireo
him to take himself and young lady
ont for an afternoons fishing. The
boat could not be brought near enough
to the shore for them to step in; so the
old sailor removed his shoes and stock.
ings. and taking the young lady in his
arms. was about to deposit her on
board, when he caught sight of some
mud on her pretty pair of boots. In
stantly he stopped and dipped both her
feet up to the ankles in the sea. pad
ding them back and forward to remove
the mud, in spite of the protests of the
the owner His only remark, as he
finally put her on board, was: Bless
yer, miss, salt water won't give yer the
snuffles-"
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-08
ABOUT EATING.

EAT not immodcrately.-Py
He who eats with most pleasure is he
who least requires sauce.-NenophOn.
EATING and drinking not only main
tain life, but are the cause of death
Homer.
II is seldom a man dies from eating
too little, but often from eating too
much.-lIippOcrates
THEoUGH surfeit in eating wisdom
is hindercd. and the understanding is
Observation-Disclosures.
TIE rule is never to cat or do any
thing from the mere impulse of pleas
ure.-Gcorgia Binntino.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-08
PRODUCTION OF BLUE ROSES.
Only To Ee Reached by IA Process of Con-
tinuous Variation aud Selection.

Only To Ee Reached by IA Process of Con-
tinuous Variation aud Selection
y well-known naturalist recently
wrote: We may have yellow rose.
but it is pretty well agreed that If we
ever see a blue one it will bc by 4 proc
esS Of continuous variation and Selec-
tion." BY this, says Youths Com
paniOn, 1t is meant that if a blue rose
is ever produced from 4 red variety. for
instance, the change will not bc a sud
den one. leap from one color to the
other. but the result of a gradual pro-
Fres>ion through series Of steps lead
ing regularly from red to blue
In fact. II has been found that both
plants and animals exhibit 4 tendency
toward q definite succession of coIors.
and certain colurS have been regarded
as representing higher stages of cvolu-
tion than others. The change toward
these higher" colorS are usually con
tinuouS. and require Il series Of varia-
tions, while. on the other hand. instances
of sudden rcvcrsion To lower" culurs
are not common.
Red Il regarded as a higher color. in
this sense. than yellow. The yellow
primrose sometimes varies 10 red. but
the change il never sudGcn or discontin-
uous because it is change in the di-
rection of progression. But from red
To yellow the change sometimes occurs
by jump. 50 To speak. bccauS, II l.
going backward. The same thing
seems To apply in the case of birds.
Red and green species of birds may
vary to yellow. but the utmost efforts
of breeders to produce red canari,-s
from yellow ones have only resulted in
an orange hue.
Although there is no relation appar-
ent between the two phenomena. yet
1t Il interesting. in connection with
this subject. to recall the fact that
among the stars certain cOlorS appear
To characterize different stages of
change, or evolution. Red stars. &c
cording to the testimony of the spec
troscopc, differ widely in their consti-
tuition from white or yellow ones. and
IT has been thought that varying color
may give a clcw to progressive changes
in the heavenly bodies Sirius for. in
stance. is said to have changed from
red to white. and some have suspected
that Arcturus Is fading from red toward
yellow.
Thus science. as it clears up one
mystery. reveals another awaiting its
turn 10 be solved. But if all knowl-
edge could ever bc attained. would it
continue to be sought as eagerly - bc-
f8r,.p
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-08
UNDER SNOW TWO MONTHS.
Winter Experience Of our Men in a Hut
in Montana

Winter Experience Of Men in "A Hut
ina Montana
| lived under the snow for two
months. said prospector to a Cincin-
matt Enquirer man recently. Talk
about the present snow being a deep
one. 1t il nothing to what | cncom-
tered in 1865 in what were then the
wiiuS of Minnesota. near Albert Lea.
Four Of us had built "a hut in order To
hold a homestead claim. and fortunate
ly had laid in a supply of provisions
sufficient to last two or three months
during the winter. One night it com
menccd to snow, and large flakes con
Stantly fell for two days and nights.
Then the wind began to blow. the snow
confirming. and the next morning we
could not open the door The windows
were completely bloc<aded and we
could not tell that it was daytime eX-
cept 10y our watches. We built big
fire and stayed in the house, suppoSing
that it would pass off in a few hours,
but the weather turned intensely cold.
On ohe third daV we tunnelcd out
through the window. but found it inn
possible to remove the drift, which
completely covered the hut. The cold
weather continued without a break for
two months. The top of the snow be
came hard enough to bear our weight
and we would go out by the window,
returning at night, but it was two
months before the snow thawed Sutfi
cicntly to uncover the hut.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-08
AN INDIAN DEMON.
The Formidable Lynx PatroIIinc the
Maine Woods

Maine Woods.
Moose and deer stories are inSipnif-
icant compared with the recent adven-
tdrcs of an experienced hunter on the
top of Chalrback mountain He was
All alone and came upon place where
large deer had been eaten and not
very long before, for the blood was en-
tlrrIy fresh. There were large tracks
around the place. and ii was not many
minutes before the hunter found bigger
game than he cared To tackle for one
nf the most formida bile Indian demons
that ever patroiIed the Maine woods
was before him, says the Bangor Com
mcrcIal
The hunter is not given to woolly
yarns. but hs says he actually believes
that the animal could stretch himself
fifteen feet. He would jump and clasp
a limb fifteen To eighteen feet from the
ground, and go into a big tree with the
ease and grace of anv cat Entirely
alone and a long distance from any
help the hunter dared not fire at him.
knowing from long experience In the
woods that if he hit but did not Kill the
demon he tthe hunterD would be in luck
if he lived To get home.
The strange and powerful animal fol-
lowed him for quite distance. first
being three rods ahead in the old log
ging road and then suddenly appearing
in the rear but the hunter p.odded
steadily along. Iccping his weather
eve on the ugly beast while not appear
ing to notice him or quicken his pace.
In about half hour the big lynx dis
appeared and :he hunter breathcd Il
few signs of relief and didn't waste any
time in looking up his travelling com
paniOL after that.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-08
swINDLE IN SELLING GAME.
DUCKS Bought in the Market and Sold as
Freshly Killed.

Freshly Killed
An old fraud has made his annual
reappearancc in large numbers 1t *
the bogus pot hunter who i will
ing Ia dispose of the results of his
p1-uweSs at what he claims to Toe bar
gain prices. \ pair Of corduroy trous-
crS. high rubber boots. a canvas
shooting Jacket. cartridge belt and
a doublc-barrcled shotgun II the usual
makeup Of the ingenious peddlcr- He
appears in the residence section and
in the small doors of the uptown
avenues late in the afternoon with
4 few ducks or rabbits swung over ms
shoulder. These. SAYS the New York
World. he would have II appear are
the results OF a poor days shooting
over in New Jersey or down on Long
Island. He needs money more than
hc needs game. and VIII sell cheap
His story Il plausible. There Il a
charm about securing game direct
from the hunter second only To that of
having killed II yourself.
The hunter di>poSeS Of his little
stock AT good market prices. and hur-
rics around the corner To a waiting
wagon To get a fresh supply from the
load purchased of 4 Fulton market
dealer a few hours before. and which
i slowly following him and his com
panion peddlcr. for there are generally
two of them. working opposite sides Of
the street. Often a half dozen OF these
bogus hunters Will be ~ work in one
section of the city. under the direction
of one boss peddler, who drives the
wagon
The game sold 10y these bogus hunters
is. as a rule. purchased very cheaply,
as being stale and almost ready for con
fiscation by the h~alth authorities.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1895-03-08
Terrible Record.

a French journal relates an incident
in which a naughty functionary re
ceived what in the vernacular Of rustic
America would toe called a neat come
uppance-" This naughty person was a
member of the chamber Of deputies,
and much given To long speeches
One day he found another deputy
conversing in the lobby with a man
whose face seemd familiar To him. but
whom he could not remember. lie fan
cied the man must be an intruding
journalist
Pardon me- he said To the other
man. but whom have we here2~
Allow me To introduce to you.~ an
swered the deputy. the man who has
written more falsehoods and stupidities
than any other man living
Indeed" said the great man. Then
my supposition was correct that he is a
journalist
Not AT all-he Is the official stenog-
rapher of the chamber