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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-27
STATE NEWS.

W. .. Coul. civil engineer Of the Rogue
River Valley railroad, was in Ashland
Saturday en- route to Klamath Falls.
President Honeyman and Mr.. Buchanan,
says the Record, Of the road were out
last week examining the survey and estl-
mates on the proposed extension of their
road from point near Jacksonville
through Central Point and on to Sans
valley. We understand that the surveys
and estimates did mot suit, as In case
of an extension of their road over the
Cascades on that proposed route would
require the crossing and recrossing Of
Rogue river several times with expensive
bridges and treshes. so the extension to
Sans valley for this summer will be
abandoned. The owners have now sent
Engineer Coul to klamath county to spy
out route to klamath Falls and feel the
public pulse in RECORD to aiding such an
enterprise
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-27
WEE BnRaEK rRIAL.

Portland, Or. Juae 2s-The friaI OF
Miss Mary BerSer dressmaker Of Eu.
gene, on the charge Of lsending obscene
letters through me mails, commenced in
the United tsateB district court this az
ternoon. The case is, 4 peculiar one. AZ
Miss Berger is ACCUSED OF trying to black
en- her own character as well as tina. OF
several other weil-knewn ana highly re.
erected ladies OF Eugsne, By writing OBJ
scene letters to them. A number Of fhese
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-27
FOR REMOVING WHEAT.

Albany. Or, June 26-John Isom, pres
ident, and ]. R. Stockman, secretary of
the Red Crown Roller Mills, were indlc:-
ed today by the grand jury for removing
wheat from the warehouse without the
consent of the owners. They will plead
tomorrow. Each Is under 81 900 bonds.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-27
GO BOO TURNS THE TABLES.

Portland, June 26,-Go Boo, Chinese
merchant for many years engaged in
business in Astoria, was discharged from
arrest today on the charge of being con-
cerned in the introduction of false Chin
ese certificates and then he turned the
tables on his accusers by instituting
damage suit for $1,000 against George w.
Larner, the Chinese inspector at this
Port.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-27
SAWED IN PIECES.

McMinnville, Or. June %.-Fred Little,
aged about thirty years, living II miles
west of this place, was instantly killed
today He was filing a saw at his mill
when, without warning, the machinery
was set in motion and by the time 1t
was stopped. Little was literally sawed
to pieces.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-27

Edward-Isn't Dick going on in his
writings?
Forrest-I haven't noticed II.
Bdward-h seems to me ne has lost
that exquisite deiicacy OF touch he used
to have.
Forrest (ruefullyl-By Jovel You
wouldn't think 50 II you had seen him
work me for ten this mornlng.--New
Rochelle Life.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-27

Caution Don't shoot when a man ASKS
II It Is warm enough. He isn't to blame
The weather has driven him mad. New
York Tribune.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-27
TREASURY STATEMENT.

Washington, June 26.--Todays state
ment OF the condition of the treasury
shows an available cash balance of $780,
Sl,56O; gold reserve, $107,447SS5.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-27

Sunday last as an Oregon Central
freight train was passing Blodgett, BEN
ton county, at the rate OF Is miles an
hour, a horse ridden by a young lady
named Miss Mackenzie, took fright and
threw the lady, but her foot caught in the
stirrup and she was being dragged head
downward. Conductor James McErlane,
seeing the accident, leaped from the top
of the box car and rushing up a steep en-
bankment, headed the horse on, grasped
the bride and released the lady's foot
from the stirrup and stood her on her
feet. She thanked him kindly and ne
had just time enough to catch the tail
end Of the caboose as the train rushed
by. This is the substance OF the story
that came by way Of Corvallis, and unless
McErlane marries the girl there may be
some doubt as to the correctness OF GER
tain alleged situations. Times Mountain
eer.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-27

The Willamette Valley and Cascade
Mountain Wagon Road Company which
some time since asked for permission to
make deposit with the surveyor-general
to secure the survey Of certain lands ag-
gregating eleven townships, principally
composed OF that portion OF their grant
which intersects the Cascade forest re-
serve, has deposited the amount required,
something over $4,000, and the work will
be commenced as soon as the necessary
legal requirements can be complied with.
surveyor General Arnold has given notice
for these surveys.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-06-27

There promises to be something Of a
rush for lands on the S.ietz when the
day arrives for filing. Four teams passed
through Saturday, three Tuesday and one
Yesterday. all bound for that vicinity
rnose who expect to settle should not
forget that half dollar per acre must
De paid when the filing is made on the
uand and an additional dollar per acre
when final proof is made. 1t Is probable
lnat many OF the land hunters when they
ma they cannot get free gratis. a farm
Wen improved by some Indian, with a
fine hause with hot and cold water con-.
venlences will turn their backs on the
isiletz and return disgusted from whence
they came.-Corvallis Times.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06
THE WEAR ON PAvEMENTs.

Eject OF NlllIOus OF Feet - 6toae il Z
Large City.
New York furnishes . curious ex'
ample of the effect Of time. traffic and
weather upon stones
In the crush of people turning out
from and into Broadway in the neigh.
borhood Of the City Hall park, it has
been the habit to step upon the marble
step and platform of the Stewart build
ing, using itas part Of that thorough.
fare. The step and platform are Of
white marble, and such has been the
extraordinary attrition Of the millions
Of feet that . long shallow trough has
been worn away in the stones through
ont their entire length.
noteworthy example Of the relative
durability Of black and white marble
is to Be found in the southern corridor
Of the post Office, which is laid in :
checker-board pattern Of these two
stones. The white marble has been
worn away by traf6c which has ap-
parently made no impression upon the
black marble squares, until there is !
difference in the level ofsthe two slabs
sometimes amounting to N much Is
half m inch A similar instance oi
the relative durability Of the blacl,
and white marble Is to Be found 1t the
state capitol At Albany. the white
stone used there being such very soft
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06

Is well - in degree from the same
period in medieval times. Then there
were pilgrimages to the shrines Of diff
ferent saints. and pcnitents were ex-
pected to fast with exceeding
rigor. At one period, when Theo-
dosius the Great ruled, corporal pun
ishment and imprisonment were for
hidden by royal edict, and later the
council of Clermont, ut the close of the
eleventh century, decreed that there
should be observed . peace of God from
Ash Wednesday to Whitsuntide. Some
of the noblest .passages of the litera-
ture of the middle ages describe the
pilRrimages and penitential procession
of Lenten time. aud one of the favored
books of this day. John Inglesant.'
devotes its finest imagery and word
painting to the description of Lenten
procession in Rome in the seventeenth
century. The fouIt tn Sunday in Lent,
called Passion Sunday now. was then
given the name Of Carl Sunday, from
= custom of eating and giving away
peas and beans-called .'carlings"-on
that day.-Chicago Record.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06
NY MOTHERS SONG.

"60n the thrushes cease their sinsin1 ana n.
wiid bees leave the clover:
When the CORY OF The suns., ,.a..
leaves the heavens pale:
"aen above the hill and mountains m,x,v
shades OF twilight hover,
Ana the dlscords OF the DAYTIME Yar
distance fail; "
Wnen the rath wheat gently rustles. and -.
timid aspens shiver
ana the west winds-sighing softly scent fro,n
hleepinR flowers bring:
When the peewits cry together n,.in,tr.,, :
brook and river
Ihen II Is that hear the old song that nv
mother used to sing
Round my neck feel the pressure OF her finger,
warm and slender
And In sleeping dreams and waking / hava
felt 1t many times.
Just IS when OF old 1 listened TO that di.,v
quaint and tender,
ilh the ooughs that waved above rs caught
the cadence OF the rhymes;
And my heart throbs loud and quickly q hear
1t rising clearer,
Youth is mine its hopes and visions, dreams
and plans are mine again:
Earth Is fairer. life is sweeter-ay, ana heaven
itself seems nearer
To me IS list in fancy to that ne 'er forgotten
-Chambers' Journal
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06
HERE AND THERE.

Take care of the early-hatched
chicks. It is these that you will have
to depend upon for your early layers
and show birds.
ALI grades Of paper. from the finest
note 70 the coarest variety of wrapping
paper, have been made from the stalks
and leaves of corn
The grass crop Of 1894 was worth
$100, ,O00, 900 more than the cotton crop
Of that year. Grass is now king of All
agricultural products
There is an opportunity for some
farmer in this country to make money
out Of sweet potatoes for the early
northern markets The potato wanted
there is white. dry. mealy potato and
the earlier they are marketed the more
money there is in them
Yes, it is lice that causes 20 much
mortality among little chicks You
may think they are free from them,
but il you viii sprinkle them with In
sect powder and then wrap them in :
cloth you would be surprised to find
v,s lice leaving the chicks
The French Rovernmsnt this yyas
calls for l1.:oo, 600 poands Of light
Kentucky tobacso against 1a.9oo, ,e0o
pounds last yeart l.3e0 0oO pounls u
heavy Kentucky against eG4L 90
pounds last year). 4,s4c.ooo poands of
hurley against 4,so2ooo psusds ,sa>
ysaxt S "
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06
eAPTlzlNo A BABY KING.

The Imposine Csren,ony that Napoleon Or
dersd for HE Son.
The month of June in the year 1911
seemed the crowning point of all the
magnifcence of the First empire. 1t
was = month of display-one continued
fete-in honor of the little kings bap-
tism.
Philip had been one of the retinue
that had escorted the imperial family
from St. Cloud to the Tuileries on the
afternoon Of the sixth of June. With
the other pages he had hung upon the
blackboard of the imperial coach. as on
the next day-Sunday the 7th of
June-it was driven through = living
lane Of glittering helmets and nodding
plumes, where q double row of the
troops Of the line and of the Imperial
guard stretched from the palace of
the Tuileries to the cathedral Of
Notre Dame. Under the garlanded
portal and into the brilliantly-lighted
church he had passed rs one of the gilt
tering procession. And there, in sight
Of a throng of princes and peers, of
great officials of the crown. of cardi-
mails and bishops and archbishops. of
the senate, the court, and the mayors
of the great cities of the empire. regal
in . coat of silver tissue embroidered
with ermine, and with its train upheld
by . marshal of the empire; with his
mother, the empress, walking in inn
pcrial state under the gorgeous cano-
py, and his famous father, the emperor,
under another gorgeous canopy; with
. princess bearing his baptismal can
die, . princess holding his chrism-
cloth. . countess carrying his salt-cel-
lar. and all about him princes and
dukes, chamberlains and marshals,
grand eagles" grand equerries. grand
masters, and grand-lots of other
things! With ushers and heralds and
orderlies and pages; supported by his
nurses and governesses; with an en-
peror for . godfather and a queen for a
godmother-thiso One little baby, Francis
Charles Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte.
king of Rome and heir to France. was
presented for baptism at the high al
tar of the grand old church which had
been the scene of SO many great and
marvellous and curious ceremonials, but
never of one more magnificent than
this
So the baby was baptized Then, in
sight of the whole assembly. while the
organ pealed ont the .'Jubilate," and
the first herald at arms, standing in
the choir, cried out: Long live the
king of Rome!" the babv's proud IA
ther held his SON aloft where. all might
see his little magnifcence. Then all
the crowded church. all the packed
square without, and all the listening
city raised a mighty shout: Long
live the king of Rome! Long live the
emperor $. Brooks, in st.
Nicholas
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06

Few farmers know the amount of
actual fertility in their land. The
writer must confess to having been
rudely awakened few years ago to
this fact, when Sir j. Ii. Lawes as
serted that very poor field on his
farm. on which corn wheat, oats or
barley, they grew no maize in En-
gland could not be induced to grow
six inches high without very liberal
fertilizinq, doubtless contained mot
less than 1000 pounds Of nitrogen on
each acre Of il. But little study and
consideration confirmed this state
ment, and later experience proved it.
The trouble was that the nitrogen was
inert and unavailable, locked up in in
soluble form, SO that the roots of the
plants could not make use of it.
It was the same with the other ele-
ments Of plant food, mere elements Of
1t, and not the food itself, and as much
Unavailable IS so muck earth, which
contains elements of the food Of plants,
10 for the support of animals. Food
must be digestible or it is as useless
for the nutriment Of IN animal or .
plant Is mere air or solid rock will
b. Thus the soil may contain = vast
quantity Of the elements-the raw ma
tcrial-of food for crops, and yet be as
infertile - the great African desert OF
Sahara Indeed. this barren desert is
actually filed with fertility, and bios
SONS . tte garden when 1t is watered
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06
Do Ola Men Plant rree..

II has been said by some wise man
Emerson. l believe-that only old men
plant trees This may be the rule
but my earliest recollections were con-
nected with tree planting. My mother,
father and maternal grandmother
were all ardent lovers of horticulture,
and inherited this love in an increased
degree.
While was in attendance at Tulane
university, in the city of New Orleans,
/ was struck by the high price charged
for the extra grade of Louisiana soft
shell pecans. The medium grades sold
on Canal street for from twenty to fifty
cents pound, while the finest sold for
one dollar. These latter, of course,
were used for seed and for ornament
ing cskes for Christmas for rich
people. 1t was source of won
der to me why some one did not buy
q large amount of these extra-grade
nuts, and plant a grove, for / knew
by experience that they would come
into bearing in nine years. and
would bear remunerative crop at fif-
teen. gro wing more valuable each year
till they become hundred years old.
! bought me q quantity of the best
seed. and in spite Of opposition flor
was young man them and ridicule,
l planted large grove in northern
Louisiana, not far from the banks of
the Mississippi river. Ten years have
passed since then. and rs look from
my window i see the finest pecan
grove in the south, which has just come
into bearing, and which is now one of
the most valuable pieces Of agricultur-
al property in the south. 1t contains
about hundred acres and over a thou
sand trees. The Rural New Yorker
gave lengthy article about this grove
last April, and has another now in
press, SO shall say nothing more
about it here / have also large
orchards Of plum, peach, apple and
pear trees. which add much to our liv-
ing, and now that there is no longer
any profit in cotton growing, they
promise to be remunerative in them
selves Fruit Grower.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06
FARMER AND PLANTER.
ABOUT THE BANANA.
rhe Possibilities OF This Exceedingly Pop
ulAr Fruit.


The Possibilities OF This Exceedingly Pop
ulAr Fruit.
II is possible that in q few years the
American people will be feeding on
banana -four, as they now do on the
flour Of the wheat, rye and maize. II
is claimed that the Hour will keep -
long as wheat flour, and is as nutritious
as meat. Also that the banana is forty
four times as productive as the potato,
and that an area which would grow
enough wheat to support one man
would produce bananas enough to sup
port l33 men.
1t was the opinion of Alexander Won
Humboldt. after estimating the capa.
bilitieu of the banana. that q single
section of Central America could pro-
duce enough to feed the world. The
meal or -four is made from the unripe
banana, and the cheapness and
plentifulness of the commodity,
when once the industry is established.
will most certainly be of interest
to the poor. for this will in turn
lower the price of the loaf. The manu-
facture of q banana sausage is said to
be perfectly feasible. In this case the
ripe banana is used and charged with
condensed milk, and then put up in
tins Already some of the largest can
ming factories have begun to make this
. feature of their business. The
sausage is even more nutritious than
the meal. and is SO easily transporta-
bic. that on a campaign it will he al-
most invaluable.
1t has also been learned, without a
doubt, that the banana meal can be
used most successfully and econom-
ically in manufacture of beer.
So much for the fruit of the banana
1t has lately been discovered that the
skin of the fruit is also valuable. First
of all, it gives beautiful fiber, from
which . durable and fine cloth can be
manufactured. The juice Of the skin
also gives an idelible ink, and can be
fermented into good vinegar. In fact,
1t rivals the cocoauut as being 1.-The
most useful tree to man."
II the Everlasting imported banana
can be converted into bread, sausages
and beer, it will come into competition
with the products of the great and
powerful states of the north and west,
which are able to stand the rivalry,
while ut the same time it will be with.
drawn from competition with the 9th.
er fruits of Florida by reason of the
very small area to which it can be
adapted.
There is still plenty of suitable land,
however, and the man who feels like
investing and engaging in banana cul.
ture, has money in the bank" for a
great company has already been es
tablished. and is now in working or.
der, to develop the banana industry in
Florida.
Every banana raised in Florida now
finds ready market. for it can all be
used. meat, skin, juice and fiber, and
the fsr-seeing man can sight profit
ahesd.-Cor. Florida Fruit Grower.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06
PAINTED LADIES.


How the women OF Japan decorate Their
Faces.
Among our ladies the custom of
painting" themselves is not uncom-
mon. but it is not practiced by most
sensible women; in Japan it forms part
of the ordinary woman's daily toilet.
This is the way in which it is done:
A thick layer of white chalk is first
smeared with . soft brush over the
face, neck, shoulders, arms and hands;
then the pretty mouseme, dipping her
first finger in red paint, gently rubs
this on her cheeks, her temples and
over the upper eyelids- The middle
finger is the "black brush" and adds
sentiment to the expression by black
ening under the eyes; and sometimes,
when the eyebrows are not shaved, it
is also used to sccentuate them. A
piece of burned cork is often used a. .
substitute for black paint. The fourth
finger has no occupation that ! know
of. but the little one gives the
finishing touches. Frightening up the
mouth with carmine and adding = bit
Of gold on the lower lip
Most well-to-do women undergo this
process daily. The Gueschas. or sing
ers and dancers, paint themselves to q
much greater extent than the general
ity Of women. and also use much
brighter colors. The Guecha in Japan
is . curious institution. Her moral
qualities, as . rule, do not bear very
close examination, but she is usually
mot immoral enough to be called
"fast," !" though too fast" to be classed
as moral" Their music and postur-
ing have great charm for the Jap
anese, and large sums of money are
spent in keeping up these feminine
musicians and their establishments.
A Guecha is . singer or dancer
(posturer). or both. A dinner party or
. festivity Of any kind is seldom given
in Japan without one or more Of them
attending the entertainment. Some
sing with self-accompaniment of the
shamesen. others display their wonder
full powers of mimicking and postur-
ing, in which Il must confess grace is
never lacking.-fortnightly Review.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06
TEDDY ToDDLEToN's TAILOR
The Troubles OF . Small LOnd0ner and II
Ultimate Triumph.

The Troubles OF . Small Londoner and Ills
Ultimate Triumph.
Teddy Toddleton was born in Lon
don, had gone to school in London, and
all his days and nights had been days
and nights Of London. Teddy's Lon.
don origin and London manner OF
speech and London csothes were SC
plainly and without exception Of. from.
and by London that even strangers
used to say to him: '.How's things in
London?'
Teddy liked Kansas City immensely.
but contact with the western air and
western friends aud western girls could
not give him even q shade OF the style
American, and he was simply little
Londoner from his boots up.
One evening Teddy was in the cen
ter of a group Of western girls-spark
ling, daring, vivacious. and chattering
and, egged on by their interest in
the prince and dukes and viscounts
and all that, he talked of fashionable
life in London until he worked him.
self into = flow of thick muggy Lon
don eloquence that no mimic could re-
produce or no Anglomaniac copy.
1.-The fashions We fawncy as the new
est London modes are all foolery,"
he was saying, because London gen.
tlemen have their clothes made by the
dozens Mt y time and in their own
private styles That's the way with
boots and hats and scarfs-'
20, Mr.. Toddlcton. think You are
joking usr' interjected Miss Pert High
color, with one of her dazzling smiles.
"Yes, you arc, you Munchausen!'
cried Nellie Fashionplate. You are
SO fresh from London-I don't Think"
II believe he's from Tonganoxie.
eirls!" added Kitty Uptodate, joining
n the sport.
Teddy was speechless with amaze
ment for some moments. "You-don't
Standardization London he
gasped.
London. Sni Hillsy' chorused the
girls. "or may be New London. Conn.
Leaping to his feetin q high state of
excitement, Teddy seized his coat col
lar with both hands, and, bending
over backward. capered about wildly.
He was trying to show the tailor's
name on the inside of his coat collar!
Look 1T the chaps mark in me coat"
he shouted.
pickle, the tailor 400 Grassy
avenue, Hoppodunk. Maine!" one Of
the mischievous girls pretended to
read.
Poor Teddy was thunderstruck. II
should have read: Tailor to H. r H..
the prince of Wales"
what Blooming enchantmeut is
this?" he cried, almost beside himself.
and whipped OF his coat and glared at
the tag.
The shrieks of laughter from the
girls brought everyone to the room
and there stood poor little Teddy Tod
dleton In his pink shirt sleeves. holding
his coat in his hand.
London forever!' shouted Teddy,
comprehending the cruel joke, game to
the last.
..What magnificent courage." cried
the girls. and thus Teddy wrung VIC
tory from the jaws Of ignominous rout
And none Of the other men could trot
in the same race with Teddy that even
ing.-Kansas City Star.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1895-07-06
GIvsng E.aiy Pronise.

THAT boy" said Mr.. Tupman.
gloomily. rs tho heir went ont OF the
room, .'is going to be . railroad con-
ductor when he grows mp"
"How can you tellT' his wife won
dcred.
"By the. way he alams the doors.
Nr. Tupman explained. - Rockland
Tr;.aae.