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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

There is no limit TO the Inventive facul-
~ Of man. Whatever is needed is forth
coming, no matter what Il may be- For
example. take peat hog, Well. you cut
the peat. dry It In the wind and sun and
use II for fuel. II makes a hot. bright
and fragrant blaze, A peat fire when in
the country, is a fine thing. Some fellow
may come along. however. who has an
idea that peat could be pressed by hy-
draulic energy into bricks, for fuel or
other purposes, and at once the article
has a commercial value In the market
But now comes the marvel. Another fell
low declares that he can make cloth out
Of the peat fibre and. II you believe in the
incredible. he has done II. II Is said TO
closely resemble Scotch tweed. and II will
take any dye and will wear better than
the ordinary stun. Rather a progressive
age. this.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

Buekwheat cakes and MAPLE syrup hav
come.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

Use Msrshaws; Y'u take chances en-
the etherS
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

Good headway was made with the pile
driving at the Young's Bay railroad
bridge Sunday and yesterday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

c. G. Palmberg. architect. Room Num-
Der s Kinney's building,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

Maudie Stone. who has been very I'll
with an attack OF German measles.
Is reported as being much improved.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

Mrs. Martin Foard is still very sick at
her home. and her friends are somewhat
anxious about her condition.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

Messrs. Mcclure, Wilcox and Mcintyre,
arrived in the city yesterday in sail
boat. having taken six days for the trip
down the river. On the way they secured
many ducks, snlpe, etc.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

The pamphlet recently issued hN the
Chamber OF Commerce descriptive OF the
city OF Astoria Is on sale az j. s Del
lngers. corner OF Ninth and CONNER
cial; wipgate 4 stones real estate Of
ticc, Ninth street; and the New York
Novelty store. They may be purchased
for ten cents, the proceeds thus derived
going to pay for the books and for is
suing another edition OF the same.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

NJ. Dompsle OF Tongue Point, was in the
city yesterday
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

District Attorney W. n. Barrett is in
the city. in attendance at the February
term OF the circuit court
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

]. G. Pope. Sol oppenhelmer, and r. Il.
May. OF Portland. were in the city yes
tertay,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

In the report Of the City Teachers As
sociation five names Of those present
were omitted, for which reason a correct
Cd list IS here giYen.' Pfocessors A. L.
Clerk ard Albert Williams. Miss Sayre,
Miss Sovey. Miss Dickinson, Miss An
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

Married-at Trinity church, Portland,
Oregon, on Saturday, February 18th, 1896
by the Rev. VIM. Seymour Short, rector
of Grace church, this city. Miss Helen
Fletcher. late Of San Diego. California,
to Mr. Chas. L. Houston, deputy collector
Of customs in this city.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

The dance given by the Assembly Club
last evening was most successful affair.
There were about thirty-iive couples pres
ent and an enjoyable evening passed. The
affair broke up at midnight
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

Tomorrow win be Ash Wednesday. Ser
vices Will he held at 1880 p. m. at Grace
church.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

NJ. $. Griffith. OF Portland, was in the
city yesterday, and a guest at the occi-
dent.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

Tomorrow ambient. The fish stores
and hen fruit markets viii now have a
season OF prosperity.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

This evening at Fishers Opera House
THE Fairies Escapade," will be pre-
sented, The forty young ladies who viii
participate have faithfully endured a long
rehearsal. and IL Is foregonc conclu-
sion that TIE presentation will be attend
ed with success, An admission price Of
81 and IS cents will he charged, and the
proceeds are TO 80 20 that worthy or
to see Il.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

The Fairies Escapade" at Fishers
Opera House tonight.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

Considerable kicking has been made re-
Gently by SOME of the manufacturers at
the special rate made by the water conf
mission for such Institutions. For in
stance, the rate for n factory. so far
per year. while the salmon cAnneries
have rate OF Si0O per year. A cannery
will use four times as much water as an
ordinary factory, and the factories are
charged with regular house rates. which
they deem out OF proportion and unfair.
Most OF the factories could get along
without city water, hut prefer to use IL
at anything like reasonable figure
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

Contractor Corey visited the railroad
camps yesterday. and took with him ten
new workmen.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

A touch OF black on any gown Is deem-
4 Partisan and chic.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

Spring started in yesterday in good
shape, and there was a general air OF re-
joicing over the city.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

W. II. Watts, OF Corey Brothers, a
family, have gone to Portland for a Wis
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

Remember. the Fairies Escapade'
night. Doors open at s;N,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

John Limit and John Gtao, both
North Shore, were in town yesterday
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

Scissors and ihimb'r parties viii bc in
vogue in Lent,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-18

Very narrow green and gcay leatf
belts are the latest novelties for ladies.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-03-12
GOT AN APPETITE FOR SOUP.
British Soldiers at First Looked witt
Contempt Upon tho Mixture.

British Soldiers at First Looked with
Contempt Upon tho Mixture.
Once as lieutenant colonel, indig-
nant at the wholesale waste of excellent
soup bones, | ordered the master cook
to insure, under pain of my displeasure,
that large cauldrons filled with the
otherwise unutilized materials should
be kept simmering for my inspection
three times week. To this he was to
add peameal seasoning, ETC., at the cost
OF few pence, not charged to the men;
and as guaranty of obedience he was
to habitually send in to my orderly
room, just before the mems dinners. a
specimen of his brew. Respectful re-
monstrances from cooks and sergeants.
to which | blandly replied: Eyes, I I'M
destand your objections; but-the SOUP
shall be made" found it-oh, so good
on a cold day nearly equivalent to a
hot meal
After weeks trial pokesmen from
the messes addressed % me further and
urgent complaints, always with the ut
most respect. eve don't like this here
soup, sir; nasty thick, greasy; poor
stuff, with nothing to feel between the
teeth; we don't like to see it on the ia
BILE" But you do not pay one farthing
for 1t, kpointed out to the malcontents.
"You need not consume this gratuitous
food if you do not like it, and you are
not deprived of one ounce of your ration
meat. My instructions must be carried
out, and kettles of soup must be placed
in the rooms until further orders"
They retired, silenced but unconvinced.
About three weeks later ascertained
the further developments of my innova-
ton. For few days the soup had con-
tinued to be eyed with anger; and, un-
tasted, to be relegated to the gutter
Then by degrees one or two Of the men
thought they might as we'll swallow a
little of the savory food. Their exam
pie was soon followed, and finally it was
generally hailed as a delicious addition
to their meal.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-03-12
ANNUAL STATEMENT
PheniA HanuAl Life Insurance Co., OfHArtfOrds CoAn
January 4, 1900.
LABOR NOTES.

st. Louis is making an effort to build
a labor hall.
General Master Workman Sovereign
Of the knights of Labor has made his
residence at Sulphur Springs, Ark.
Women are now being taught silk
ribbon weaving in the Pennsylvania
mills, the trade having been exclusively
confined to men hitherto.
Good progress is being made in the
effort to bring all woodworkers in the
United States and Canada into one
international organization.
OF the 5000 applications for employ
ment filed with the California labor
commissioner at San Francisco, not
tailor was among. the number.
Ohio has a law prohibiting children
under 16 years from being employed in
factories, but 1t is enforced no better
than that Of Michigan where the age
Is IA.
The best English authority gives the
average wages in the United Kingdom
OF those who follow manual labor as
follows: Men, $500 a week; women,
1904; lads, S2.14, and girls, $1.52.
indianapolis factories and railroad
shops that have hitherto burned natural
gas are returning to coal, as gas is
diminishing. It is feared the dimin-
ution may result in the closing of some
OF the industries with which gas is es-
sential, particularly the bicycle facto-
rles.
A conference will soon be held in New
York to prepare bill for introduction
In Congress providing for postal or
federal system of savings banks, the
same as was Endorsed by the American
Federation of Labor at its convention.
Sydney, N. S. W., authorities furnish
all worthy applicants for work with a
pass to the gold fields and a miners
right to prospect. There were 9,572
such passes issued in 1894, and since
the inauguration Of the plan the amount
OF gold obtained in the colony has risen
from 179,2SS ounces in 1893 to 324,7S7
in 1894.
W. A. Klapetzky, president of the in
ternatlonal BARRIERS union, holds that
the eight-hour work day is the first
thing for labor to secure. He says:
1--WE should have eight hours for work,
eight hours for sleep, and eight hours
to spend as one pleases. This reform
effected, we shall have time to look
after others of equal Importance"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-03-12
ASSORTED ODDITIES.

Probably in London alone over 20
100000 matches are used every TWEEN
ty-four hours.
Gun springs are now tempered by
electricity in France. The process is
rapid and satisfactory.
A postcard message has Travelled
round the world in seventy days-the
quickest time Oh record
If a well could be dug to depth OF
forty-siX miles, the air at the bottom
would be as dense as quicksilver.
A boy of IA and girl of IL were re-
Gently married in johnson county, Ga.l
with the full consent Of their parents.
A Kansas district has written con-
tract with teacher to teach the school
chop the wood make the fire, sweep and
find the matches for $35 a month. The
teacher is woman.
There is a movement on foot for the
establishment of industrial schools for
the training and education of the Rus
sian convicts children in the penal set
Elements of Siberia.
The aggregate cost of the mainte-
nance of the Royal Botanical Society,"
gardens and the scientific work carried
on in them is shown by the society g
accounts to be about 100000 year.
For several years a woman has driven
the stage between Mancelona and Bel
laire, Mich. She handles the reins as
well as any mail in that region, and
has never been Il Dubbed with stage rob-
bers.
If teeth were MT provided with enam-
ell they would be constantly breaking,
their nerves would be irritated, and the
whole human animal kingdom would be
afflicted with a never-ending toothache.
The power of taste is believed to be
due to the fungi-form papillae OF the
tongue. These are from twentieth to
fiftieth of an inch in diameter, and
are found Oh every part of the tongue,
but most thickly toward tbs tip.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-03-12
HEALTH GOSSIP.

The fumes of turpentine are said to
relieve the worst paroxysms of whoop-
ing-cough.
A lump Of sugar saturated with vine
gar is highly recommended as a remedy
for hiccough.
The man whose motto is "a short
life and merry one" and who takes
no care of his health will find that there
is no Zaerriment in broken-down body
and unstru1g nerves.
The foreman Of factory employing
3 900 men says that in pleasant wealth
er they turn out 10 per cent more work
than when it is stormy or otherwise
disagreeable.
The eyes will bear high temperature
I'D to a certain limit, but above that
the difference is very marked. For in
stance, workers in smelling houses can
look at the molten metal without
trouble until it reaches 1000 degrees
Fahrenheit, but above that they are OBJ
liged to wear colored glasses.
An agricultural paper has an article
on kicking cows. A man who is mean
enough to go around kicking cows
without just provocation, isn't too
good for biting horses
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-03-12
ENGLISH TATToolNo FAD.
A Curious Practice Which Leads to Some
Distressing Episodes.

| nfA'""HB hphouohs
Tattooing as a fashionable fad has not
reached New York as yet, but If reports
are to be believed, says an exchange, 1t
Is still prevalent at the worlds me-
tropolis. An eminent London physl-
clan, specialist in skin diseases, is
quoted as authority for the statement
that the practice Is much less general
than has been supposed, yet he says
that a number Of peculiar and some
very distressing cases have recently
come under his notice. He adds "As
ID whether such things can be effectual-
ly removed, | will only say here that
much, OF course, depends upon the ex-
tent and depth Of the marks, but nearly
all processes Of removal leave a mark
more or less unsightly. AS to the utter
folly In most cases Of having these
marks made, | can bear full witness.
Only this summer / was consulted by
the parents of n young lady who had
been foolish enough years ago to have
the name of q lover marked upon her
arm, This fancy had wholly passed Off
and a new and brilliant matrimonial
chance with man she really loved had
presented ITSELF but she dare not tell
him of this marking, for he had never
even heard of the other love, and was Of
a jealous disposition, and the young
1gdV pOuId NOT utoor o,,ontn, 1,ogo
without bandage around her arm.
This Is one Of the common cases, and
it seems trihing, but the bearer of the
mark suffered great mental anguish
and was made absolutely i'll by It, But
l can assure you that the disruption of
really happy marriage between two
persons known to every one in society,
whose separation was a puzzle at the
time to a wide circle, was brought about
by wretched and simple tattoo mark,
fcc l was consulted by the lady. who
was in an agony Of misery. The two
have never been reunited, am sorry to
say Many of the persons who have
consulted me have been men who have,
rs the expression goes, risen in life
and who have seemed to regard the
marks upon their arms and hands as
outward symbols of their former call
ing of mere laborers, but in certain of
these cases the marks have been of a
somewhat coarse significance. If I |
tried to recollect all the cases brought
before me | could tell you some queer
ones, but may mention one we'll
known peer-he got the title unex.
pectedly-who has the lobes of both
ears tattooed."
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-03-12

| IHaL Is, ne JnfaSneS the wandering
sheep into submission to his teach.
ings whenever the wicked spirit II
them rebels His authority for this
comes from original sources. He be.
lieves himself the chosen agent of the
Almighty in that locality, and has or.
dered that all disputes among the mem.
bers shall be referred to him as a sole
arbitrator. His judgment is the judg-
ment Of God.
This idea at first made him butt for
scoffers. The white trash" round
about regarded it as a joke. But the
iocose stage has now passed, and the
stern reality Of his conviction is every
way apparent. He is a religious des-
pot as memorable as any sultan.
Personally the preacher is not the
kind of man that would be expected to
WELD so complete an influence over a
band of able-bodied men. Not a male
member Of the congregation but could
thrash the old preacher with one hand.
Yet his authority is as unquestioned as
If backed by standing army. Cheek is
small in stature and measures two
inches and fraction over five feet.
His sixty odd years have whitened his
beard and hair and sapped the vitality
OF a once powerful frame.
1t is his custom on each Sunday to
read list Of members who during the
week past have strayed from the path
of rectitude. He then adds that he will
meet the backsliders in the lot back Of
the church after the conclusion of the
services. The congregation is invited to
remain and witness the chastisement,
probably for the salutary lesson it will
be for them, A strong wooden post has
been sunk firmly into the ground and
to this the sinner clasps his hands.
He is never tied, but is merely told to
bare his back and grasp the post, The
pastor does the rest.
Before laying on the lash the Rev.
Mr.. Cheek explains the culprit's pecu-
liar offense and makes plain the fact
that the sin should not have been conf
mitted. Then he says that the Lord
considers ten lashes OF the whip sufTi-
cient punishment for the crime, and he
proceeds to lay them on. Enfeebled as
he is with age the blows lack the usual
strength of whippings of this kind, but
the venerable pastor has found this he
roic method of correction an admirable
one.
The victims could easily pick up the
minister and toss him bodily over the
neighboring fence, but so great is their
generation and their belief that he is in
truth an intermediary specially ap-
pointed by the Lord, that no revolving
spirit has yet cropped out.
In a similar way family disputes and
petty differences are settled. Both sides
are heard, the judgment is rendered,
and the whip applied upon him who de-
serves it, For years the same blind,
implicit faith has been reposed in the
Rev. Mr.. Cheek.
He does not possess any super
natural power. He has never per-
formed any miracles or done anything
that would awaken in his congregation
the generation born of superstition and
fear, but he has simply gathered about
him a flock of devout negroes, whose
religion is almost fanatical, and he
rules them as king rules his kingdom.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-03-12
Lost Time.

In view of the brevity of time and it's
rapid flight the utmost care should be
taken in the use of time, lest any of it
should be wasted. The wind that blows
by us may return again on it's backward
sweep; the stream that flows by us may
descend again upon the earth and re-
sumo it's CHANNEL the sun that shines
in heaven to-day may shine again; but
wasted time is lost forever. Wasted
health may be restored; lost reputation
may be regained; squandered wealth
may be recovered; but lost time is for
ever lost, and not single hour can be
recovered. Rev. G. B. Strickler.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-03-12
ELsEWHERE.

Now that Bar Harbor has succeeded
in putting an end to rum selling, roller
skating is coming into vogue.
George Augustus Sala had a vast
amount Of collected notes on all mat
ters, carefully indexed. These he would
consult. Then he would walk up and
down the room for time, after which
he would write or dictate without
pause.
The last time Sarah Bernhard saw
Alexander Dumas she congratulated
him on the fact that the thousandth
performance Of ia Dame aux Camel
las" was soon to be given, with proper
ceremonies. "Ah, madam" said the
dramatist, IT am very willing that the
event should be celebrated but on one
condition-that I be not present. And
he was not.
Professor Richard T. Greener, the
first colored man to graduate from Har-
ward, is lecturing in New England on
"The New Rebellion in South Carroll
na."
Rev. D. Elias Riggs, missionary Of
the American board in Constantinople,
though IS years old, is still in active
work.
Political foes of Sir Henry Campbell
Bannerman charge that in a recent
speech to his constituents he defined
the radical program, as he understood
1t, and then added: "These, gentlemen,
are our principles; if you don't like
them, they can be changed"
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-03-12

he emancipation of woman is going
ON lpace. Every day brings her new
lib ties and wider fields of labor. Even
tina. cesspool of conservatism, the law,
has begun to recognize the rights and
liberties Of woman in a broad-gauge,
up-to-date sense Of the word. For in.
stance, yesterday a Chicago judge sit
ting in court Of Chancery to deter
mine the equities in suit for divorce
decreed that wife should pay her hus-
band 500 month alimony. If this is
what the champions of higher woman
hood have been fighting for these many
years it is certainly not the province of
any man to stand in their way.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1896-03-12

Times have been very lively lately
at Red Dogs camp ON Wounded Knee
creek in South Dakota, where the Ogall-
ala Indians have been holding a grand
powwow. There was a large attend
ance and these noble red men of the
forest Toasted on 200 stewed dogs. After
the repast they INDUCED in the Omaha
dance. You may not know how the
Omaha dance goes, but you likely have
an idea about stewed dog.