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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-21


"EconomY at times may prove the road
to ruin, and NelicNe 90 It's too close
practice the loss " the british shN cad.
r0w fVrvst may hc laid" said a shlnplng
man this metnlng, IL has heen the
custom With some captlns coming here IN
ballast, upoN making the land, and the
weather helng fair, to endcaNor 10 save
atVNei0rc chuuivs bN sCttlNg tho crew TO
work throwing overheard ballast u the
wlnd holda faVOrahlN and a pilot Ia
pDokcA up In gOod season no harm ~.
suits lrOm this llghtVrlag Vt the shlp he.
yOnd the chances TAKEN hut a. "a Ia tho
case Ot the Caduow Forest the shin h
fOrved TO come about and stand out to
scN after eelng brought almost into tho
tlNvh and a stOrm e0Mee On disaster
Vt some sort II almost certain to result
r,meMhcr Nt one Instance Ot ANN.tNn
shlp hound here from ChlN With the
pAme vNhhle ballast carried hN the Caas
sOW fNgVaN tNOr week hefOre making
tho mouth VI lho river the weather had
been falr and the barometer showing 4
NkVly 10 continue ~ the cNptaiN deter
miNed to ccNNNmise hN gVttlng M OF
s0me Og hts l,oO toms Of ballast A whip
Was flggvd and the crVw SGT to work With
the result that when the pilot came
ANoArA the shin had hut NN tons IN hVN
lust sNlncleNt lN kccp her standing M IN
tatr wlNd l,etOre the har vOuM hc
croSsed iN Il came to blow, not heavy,
but enough t0 set the ear to acting hadly
and maklng Il dangerous fOr tho light
NvssN to Nttcmpt the heavy seA, She
Was pWt about aud slNod out to sea, In
tho trVeNcNlNg sale 4 seemed IA though
the shlp wVNM ~ ON her beam ends, N
not Val,sluN n Was only by senamg
down the tighter slars that she was kent
N her keel Tho saving made hy that
captain IN gettlng the ballast overheard
dd not amount to more than SNl while
tNe rhtting " hts ship atIcr the hurrleA
wNrk N the mVN IN gclting the spars
below amounted to nearly tNN Watcher
CAPTAIN JVNcN Vt the CadaNw lNOreat,
l0Nctlce0 tNls cCNNonNy h not llkely to be
ever kNNNM but the c0mpleto dlsNppear.
aNVN Nt the shON N0l even 40 much as a
bucket W nN buoy NelNg NNNa, wNOld
teNA to the NellN that the VNssVl turned
cNNplOtelN turtle ANd lS now res,lng at
tho e0lteM vt the Vcs'Ar With her mast
NVAds NWVted IN the sand ANA her Nv,
WplerMNst This weWld NANllN happcn
had the ShlN n l,rN,l,er amount Nt hallast
IN her held, tor even With the vessel on
her Ncaa eNds lhepN wNNld he tlN,O to gct
away a N,Nat Nr cut adrtft aNne OF thc
sl,arN sl,Aps 70 Mhlch to NtNg, hut moth.
lNs @ the Kind has ever NeeN scen s..
tNlegrAM
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-21

An edorta 20 got the british shin Nt.I
hiannan on the beach At Port Tuwnsend
has been put va until February ", when
u ~ proposed 10 take adVantaga Of the
hlch spring tide un sunday the tugs
TyvN sra ll0n rlOpeeE llolyokc and
Tacoma took held Of the stranded vessel
amt succeeded IN moving her down the
beach sOmc ten fcet hefor, the tlde lett
them, fhls n considered very cllcoutag'
ine, and u Il believed the next attempt
TO host the shin viii prove suCcessfu
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-21

The steamer Alico blanchard arrived
Yesterday trcm san francls'o and way
ports
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-21

A tour.mAs,cd bark was rcror,ed m
thV OilnE Yesterday afternoon Whether
u II the lnyotncaa.ahlfO or the rtlncl.
palltY h a matter Of conjecture, hut "
ls thouaht the vessel h the rrinclpAhty,
witch sailci ncccmher a rom sydney
n \ W, and coRslgncd TO Cameron a
CN u this pravoe 10 be correce the pas
sagv II lndosl a remarkable Wne-ti days
Thla Hhlp Il very fast vessel, haNlnk
made her last trlp fraM Queenstown TO
this por, in " days she win probably
he IN to-day,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-02-21
SHIPPING DAYBYDAY
Marine Matters, Here, There atd
Everywhere.

The steamer South coas, rAsscd out
Yesterday morning,
The steamer queen. frpm Tan Fran
clsco, arrived IN yesterday,
A lhrce.maated schooner passed IN yeHs
tsrlay and proceeded TO the knappton
Mills
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30

The discussion between the commission
ers and the railroads entering the District
concerning the stopping of trains at points
where they cross street railway tracks,
as it it now developing in the courts, IS
narrowed down 10 the question OF protect
ing the LIVES and limbs of passengers In
street cars More than a hundred trains
a day, passenger and freight, pass daily
along Virginia and Maryland avenues, and
the cars of the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way Company and Capital Traction Com
uany cross those avenues at intervals OF
three and ont-ialf minutes from early
morning until midnight. One does not
need to lie an expert 10 comprehend that
the conditions are all present to precipitate
a rrightful disaster al almost any minute
in the ninete cen or wCnty hou rs during which
the street cars are running.
About forty-five thousand passengers
are carried by these street railways ON an
average every day-that is, about twenty
five hundred an hour, or more than forty
every minute. This enormous number OF
people is in constant peril OF being run
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30
BANANAS GO SLOW.
Trade in the Fruit Unusually Dull
This Year

The demand for bananas Is SO poor and
stocks are SO cumbersome that the outlook
for the banana trade is very poor. Gen
price and more bananas are eaten, bat
even they don't sell.
Still, holders do not appear anxious TO
dispose of stocks at present prices, and
are hoping against hope for some favor
able development.
One of the chief causes of the dcmoraliZed
Condition OF the trade is said to be the
practice of indiscriminate consi GnmcntS. in
which parties who are not altogether re-
sponSible in the matter of making proper
returns are placed on the same level with
those who do a legitimate business. This
evil has grown TO such an extent in terri
torres tributary to this market. New Or
leans and Mobile, that some steps will he
taken to stop thepractce.
The fruit exchanges of New Orleans and
Mobile have even found it necessary 10
exact terms of sale. The importance of the
banana trade is shown by The fact that H.
900 900 punches of bananas were consumed
in this country last year. New York in.
ports 100000 punches, New Orleans g.
OOO. 900 lunches. Boston and Pbiladel
phia 100000 each.
Thousands of lunches have been seized
by the boards OF health OF various cities,
and many more have deca yed and have had
to be thrown away. 1t has been clearly
proved that people 30 not eat bananas so
much as they did.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30
Prayer in the Division.

All honor to the pure-hearted women,
full of human, practical sympathy, who
went into the Sin and vict-stained dens
of the Division and prayed with and for
the poor fallen creatures there. and caused
them to feel that. though they have made
themselves outcasts from society. there is
a way back for them to it and 4 means to
recover its regard and their own self
respect. There can be 10 question that
the reclamation of women and girls from
a life of shame is only possible by the
means employed by the women OF the Hope
and Help Mission. 1t is not the prayer Itself
that appeals 10 the outcast. efficacious
though it may be. but the realization of the
fact that there are people in the world
who do not fear personal contact with them
If IL will have the effect of bringing them
back to paths of virtue.
II must be confessed-regretfully, per-
haps. but honestly-that the pulpit in
measure has failed in attempting the re-
generation of these lost souls. Its methods
are too often cold and iinpraclicab!e-
However sympathetic Its utterances. they
fail to attract these sinful creatures, who
feel instinctively that the words go and
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30
HOGS AS PLACER MINERS.
Mr.. Johnson's L nj que NJ ethod of
Digging Pay Dirt.

Il was riding through the mountains IN
Trinity county IL few days ago." said Il
prominent mining man to correspondent
for the San Francisco Post. when hap
pcned to take trail that leads by old
.Burlap' Juhnson'S cabin, ard witnessed
his peculiar method Of placer mining. He
took down double-barre1ed, muZZle-load'
ing shotgun and his powder horn. Then
he went to the shed and got a pan Of
shelled corn. He sat down on a bench at
the cabin door. rammed down u couple
Of charges of powder. and poured hand
full of corn into each barrel. He put on
a percussion cap, pressed II down with
The hammer. cucked both barrels. and
blazcd away at the side hill across the
little gulch.
drove of hogs came running, granting and
saueaiing and commenced to root the side
hill for the corn. Whenever they Stacked
up in their work the old man fired another
charge of corn.
".That's u mean trick said |. Why
don't you feed it to them in a trough?'
Feed it to 'em:' he repeaie ed in amaze
mcnt Then they wouldn't work. Besides
they don't need it,
What do you want to make them work
for. and why do you waste corn on them II
they don't need it,.
why. man alive, they do as much work
as four men would. They root up the dirt
and when the rain comes sluice it,
Then understood that he was using the
hogs to help him mine
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30
We Must De end on the Old Compa y.

Unless something besides promises are
given to assure Congress that the proposed
National Capital Gas Company will cstab-
lish plant and supply gas for definite
term of years for GO and I5 cents Ier
thousand feet. the Commissioners did right
in recommending that the District Com
mittee report adversely on its lii for a
franchise. The Tines has repeatedly at
tci:ap;cd Ia ascertain who is tacaing the
National Capital Gas Company and If its
projectors are willing to give guaranty
that its E:edscs will tie redeemed. hut
has been told each time that the coDIpany
is not ready 10 nae uat information
public. II must be concluded. therefore,
that the company is after Il rGcAet iran
clise. to he used for speculative purposes.
Washington needs. AMI must have, cheaper
gas. 1t is repor,c ed thai the Commissioners
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30
WHAT A HOUSEBOAT COSTS.
F,at or Round BOttomed Ones for
JirfIf Money

The Cost OF comfortable housebcat in
Florida is mu Oh less tina in the North but, oil
course much depends upon the size and char
aCier Of the structure. a flat-bOttom boat,
forty by twenty feet in length, buih simply
for summer use in quiet waters, well calked
and painted outside and rubbed down to 4
fine oily finish inside aud with only one deck.
the spac e below the deck being usedfor store
rooms and toilet apartments, can be put
tosetherror $500. Thisimplies some knowl
edge on the part OF the builder i'll designing
and experimenting the plans, says the New
York World.
A round-hottomed houseboat, standing
well out of the water. with interior ar
rangements. can be built for from 81 200
to 81 800. The dining-room, Kitchen, and
smoking-room are on the cabin deck, with
wide airy halls connecting them, Wine
the sraterooms. toilet-ruom, and sleeping
berths are all below this deck and lighted
by small windows cut through the sides OF
the hull. In hot weather hammocks can
he swung on deck or in the halls and upper
rooms IL one prefers to sleep up stairs
The balls can be shut Off from the out
side deck in stormy weather, but with
windows in them the light will make the
place cheerful and attractive The WIN
,iows are two and one-half feet by three,
except the forward ones i'll the smoking
room. which should be four by three feet IN
dimensions. The doors should be seven
feet by three and the double ones connecting
the uIrcr hall with the outside deck should
be seven feet by two and one half each.
A cheaper hpuseboat can be built often
by picking up a bargain in some old river
beat thai did good service before the rail-
roads entered Florida. These old sloops
vary from Twenty-Five TO forty feet In
length and when not loaded they stand
well out of the water. with good room
below deck. Bargains can be- picked up
AT times all The way from $3.50 to $500,
according TO the size and age of the craft.
A good touseboat cabin could be built
on top Of one OF these for $500 or $500
aud "A most comfortable huusebOat made at
little Gust. The roof of the houseboat
should always be made slantins so as :"
couduc; the water down to the sides, and
the caves should extend a good loot be-
vond the side of the cabin.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30
DuIuth's Law Dog

Among the denizens of the courthouse is
Penny. a dog OF the black and tan variety.
For a canine he is entirely onto his job.
He is pet of Sheriff Butchart's little boy.
Each day at O'Clock promptly Penny goes
into the court building. He roves as il for
prelim mary recrea ton among the diff
ferent offices. visiting each and every one
with striking regularity. They all know
him and know the time he makes his calls.
Then he goes 10 the three parts OF the
st. Louis county court and walks s"ber!y
up tu each OF the judges and sits down. He
usually stays in one court all day. the one
that suits him the best. While he frolics
below. he is sumber enough when he reaches
the halls of justice. He respects the law
and lays down near the judicial bench.
Yesterday he stayed in Judge Muer's sane
tum. He changed his position for some I'M
known cause and stationed himself in front
" the witness chair, silent as the moon.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30

are preparing a bill authorizing contract
with the Washington Gasiight Company for
gas at u lower price. and as the new COM
pany is evidently paper enterprise, IL VIII
be necessary TO secure as good terms as pos
sibie from the old COMPANY
In this copiec, ion IL might be well to refer
to the acetylene scheme. which was repre-
scented to he IA solution of the gas problem.
The coroner's jury at New Haven has set
tied the acetylene question for all time.
Ii has been discovered that contact of the
new illuminant with brass or copper forms
an explosive that is extremely dangerous.
TITUS prcriudes its use. except for SUICIDAL
PURPOSES. inasmuch as nearly all fixtures
are made OF brass, and no person desires to
take chances ON having his house blown up
as was the machine shop nj New Haven
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30
Protectio of Street c Passengers.

into and killed or crippled by any one OF
the hundred trains passing to and fro at
greater or less rate OF speed, not cou nting
the shifting engines that are constantly
engaged in moving cars from one point TO
another. The chief engineer OF one of
the street railway lines states that ii Is
simply question of time when train
will crush one of the street cars, unless
the precautions embodied in the order of
the Commissioners. and which the railroad
companies are seeking to nullify by legal
processes, are observed.
If the outgoing and incoming trains were
under full Roadway when passing these
crossings there might be some force in the
objection raised against their stopping,
but their speed is comparatively slow, and
as the crossings in question are within
short distance of the depot no great hard
ship or Interference with the schedule is in
vowed The time thus lost can easily he
made up by trains going out and will be no
loss to trains coming in. As far as it has
gone the Commissioners have decidedly
the best of the controversy.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30


An astrologer writes to expostulate with
me on something or other said by me. some
where. about his favorite superstition.
How can you choose but believe in astrol
Ogy." he says. when you have before You
the undoubted case OF Drydens SOM" II
is very singular case. Perhaps some Ofmy
readers have not heard of it. This is how
the story is told: Dryden. the poet calcu-
lated the nativity of his son Charles. aking
down the exact moment of his birth. He
observed that nothing could look worse fbr
the child. for that moment Jupiter, Venus
and the sun were all under the earth. and
the Lord OF his ascendant was afflicted
with hateful square of Mars and Saturn.
If he lives till s." said, 'he will probably
die a violent death; II he escapes he will
run into some frightful danger at %; if he
still escape he will perish at 3d.
At 8 a wall fell upon the boy and nearly
killed him. At % he fell from the top Of
tower in Rome and very nearly die l OF the
shock. At33 he wasdrowned in the Thames
at Windsor. So the calculation. according
to the rules of astrology. proved right: and
the moral is. not to calculate your childrcns
nativities. and then you will no longer he
tortured by knowing that something dread
full is going to happcn.-Walter Bes;int. in
the Queen.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30

sin 10 more are uttered not in compassion
but IN mild censurc.
How many pastors are there IN Washing
ton who would take one OF these fallen
women by the hand lead her to seat IN
their churches and bid her regard herself
as Oh the road To salvation because OF Fer
inquiry for 1t? How many women are there
in their congregations who. knowing that
such a one sat in their midst, would mol
look upon her in holy horror and DE
afraid lest the hem of her garment might
touch them?
Not until the Church ceases to DE top
loftical and comes down to the level OF the
social pariahs whom its mission is TO bring
back TO the ranks of respectable men ana
women can it hope TO elevate them to the
level where it stands. Its light must not
only shine. but carry warmth. Its charity
and sotliness must lie not merely In pre-
cent, but stand out in practice. 1t must
partake OF the nature of the good women
who walked into the dens OF iniquity last
night and called its inmates sisters.
1t must pray with the fallen. not only for
them. That way redemption lies.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30
Electric, Firearms.

The practice of firing big guns by cleo
tricity is already well established, but
hitherto no practical attempt has been
made to explode the shells of small arms
electrically. An electric rifle has re-
Gently been designated by J. F. Blake of
New Haven, Conn, in which it is sought
to carry out this principle, says the
Philadelphia Record. battery. contained
in the stock of the piece, is connected
by wires with an insulated metal pin
buried in the powder of the cartridge.
Pulling the trigger completes the circuit
and forms an arc in'thc shell which fgnitcs
the powder
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30
Its Independence
is absolute.


The Times has never been accused Of truck
ling 20 the will III special interests where
those interests were in conflict with the
welfare of the people. This fact and this
alone has given it the confidence or its
readers, who represent the intellectual and
reasoning elements of the Washingt on
public. Its circulation exceeds "A number
by many thousands the circulation attained
by any other daily paper now or ever pub
lished in the District Of Columbia. In max
ing this statement it is not necessary Tor
The Times TO resort to evasive language.
THE CIRCULATION OF THE TIMES is
LARGER THAN THAT OF ANY PAPER,
MORNING OR EVENING, as is attested
by its weekly sworn statement.
CIRCULATION BRINGS RESULTS, and
shrewd advertisers have not been tardy in
awaiting themselves OF the opportunity
given them. To such as have not yet tried
The Times as an advertising medium
reference need only bc made TO the thrifty
appcara ace of its columns devoted TO the
business announcements 81 Washington's
representative merchants To show what
others think Of 1t.
An average al more than thiriy-four
thousa I'D daily subscribers is the aest testi-
monial 10 lis merits as a newspaper.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30

Al K. ID. L. DAVIS of Pittsfield, Mass Is
III at the Riggs. Mr.. Davis Is one or the
most experienced paper men on the
road knows paper from A to z. and, what is
more. talks about il in an interesting man
ner.
IF we accept-the- adace. The cOnsump-
ton OF paper is the measure of a peoples
culture" said Mr.. Davis, Washington
will even lead Boston comparatively as an
intellectual center. There is more paper
sold here in this city in proportion to its
size than in any other place in the country.
This is probably due to a large extent to the
government departments. but even aside
from that the consumption OF writing paper
is very great.
Paper can be made from anytl:lg that
will form pulp. The primeval paper-mak K
ers were the wasps. but we have improved
upon them to some extent. Now paper is
made into every conceivable form. tint.
size weight and quality. and new styles
are being introduced all the time. There i.
probably more variety in the manufacture
of paper than in any other article OF mer
chandise.
The finest paper is made from linen and
cotton rags. and the ordinary writing and
wrapping paper is made from straw. wood
Of any kind, old MANILA rope, and any
thing that can be converted into a pulp
The paper ON which our ma tivnal bank notes
and breenbacks are printed is made by
the Crane Company. in Dalton, Mass, a
short distance from our place. and is from
pure linen rags. A government inspector
is at the factory all the time. and every
sheet is counted under his superintendent.
After being counted there it is all sent to
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing here.
Formerly paper was used exclusively
for wrapping and writing. but now there
is no limit to the uses to which ii can he
put. From pencils to telegraph poles and
dozen other inconceivable things it is
made into. The water mark is put in paper
while it is yet in the pulp. Before hard
ening the pulp is run ON woven wire
screen. and into this screen is sewed the
name or brand OF the paper. Then when
the pulp is run out on the screen the
mark is left ON it. We can make better
paper in this country than can be i'm
ported from abroad. and yet the greater
portion of the paper used by the govern
ment is imported
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-30
T7HE magnificent loving cup that Is to
l be presented to the new battleshiI

V7HE magnificent loving cup that Is TO
l be presented to the new battleship
Indiana by the Gen. De Lafayette
Chapter, Daughters of the American Revo-
luton. is temporarily in charge of Reading
Clerk Hatcher of the House of Representa-
tives. ut Wilardi&
1t is beaui{dS ece of workmanship. A
inches high. liches in diameter. with
a handsome e@eraying of the batileship on
the front. Utdeibe;th the picture are
the words. "Rre,t;nted TO the Battleship
| L. s. S. Indiana by the Gen. De Lafayette
Chapter. Daughters of American Revo-
luton. Lafayette, Indidna." 1t will he
placed on exhibition at the next meeting
of the national society, and will then b"
transferred TO the Secretary of the Navy
for safe keeping until the time comes To
make the presentation.