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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-08

Today Is the Jewish New Year, and
a number of business houses will be
closed during the day.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-08

If you want any lard, hams, and
bacon, cheap, call at the Pacific Com
mission Co.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-08

Yesterday was fine September day
and there promises to be a continuance
Of good weather.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-08

1t is expected that Mr.. L. B. Seeley
and Mr. J. NJ. Turney will arrive from
Portland this morning.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-08

Baileys Complexion Brushes remove
freckles, tan and blackheads. Sold by
Charles Rogers, druggist.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-08

The Astoria Iron Works yesterday
shipped TO the Newport Packing Com
pany, Yaquina Bay, a large lot Of
salmon packing machinery. consisting
Of soldering machines, crimpers, a re-
tort, coolers, etc. Astoria, apparently,
is getting up a reputation on this class
of machinery.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-08

For butter, eggs, fresh fruits, teas,
coffee, and spices, go To the Corner
Grocery and Commission House, 10th
and Duane street. successor to Astoria
Creamery. Pay cash aud buy cheap.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-08

sunday morning e75,oOO feet ot lum-
ber arrived down from the oregon
Pine Lumber Company, Portland The
material is TO be used in the conStruc-
ton work al Fort Stevens 10y the gov
erument engineers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-08

Judge Mcbride is in the city. and
will hold a session Of the circuit court
commencing this morning.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-08

1000 cans jelly and jam; also pie fruit
at 10c can. Pacific Commission Co.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-08

The funeral Of Matt Jarvela, who
was killed few days ago in the coal
mine at Carbonate. took place yester-
day under the auspices Of the Finnish
Brotherhood, Of which he was a well
known member. He was also a mem
Der of Engine Company No. l. The
interment was made at Greenwood.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-08

Miss Martha L. Gilbert, besides accept
ing a few more pupils desiring private
lessons in French. will form a class
for instruction in that language. Those
who wish TO join the class are invited
to meet Miss Gilbert on any day this
week, at her residence, 1875 Third street.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-08

Engine Company No 8 last evening
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, Ludwig Lar
son: treasurer, Mr.. Gramms; secretary,
Frank Leinenweber; foreman, John
Selnes: delegates to the board, G. Gun
derson. James Kearney. Charles Lar
son.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1896-09-08

At the Meeting OF Engine Company
No. l last night, the following officers
were elected: President, ]. +. Gratke;
treasurer, VIM. Book; secretary, L. T..
Selig; foreman, Audley Gragg; first as
sistant foreman, Geo. Stevens; second
assistant, p. F. Kenney; delegates to
the board, w. a. Wenig. J. Kenney, D..
Campbell.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20
|GbiAdT' SoAumD'|

spaniel and possesses all the intelli.
gence and sngacity of her species. She
has saved hundreds of dollars to the
employers of her owner.
Fanny will go into the water on the
coldest day of the year to bring n wedge
ashore. Whenever vessel is docked
she is on watch. The wedges are
used in shoreing mp vessel, and as
soon as the dock begins to sink the
wedges drop out into the water. 1t Is
then that the work of the dog begins.
As soon ns dockmaster Martinez blows
his whistle Ms n signal for the dock
hands to go ashore Fan runs down
the gang plank and takes her posi-
tion under the shores. As the wedges
drop out she picks them up in her
teeth and carries them ashore.
1t is impossible to fool Fan with
drift wood. She will pick up nothing
but wedge. She knows her business.
Small boys have thrown sticks into
the bay until their arms ached in their
efforts to get the dog overheard. The
spaniel learned her tricks when she
wns pup Oh the Merchants dry dock.
During their leisure time the EN-
ployees threw wedges into the water,
and it wns mn ensy matter to induce
the dog to jump after them. BY this
means Fan grew to know the differ
ence between wedges and sticks which
had no commercial value.
The wedges nre worth five cents
ench, and from thirty to forty of them
are used every time ship is docked.
Most of them are lost Mt other docks,
but Fan takes care ofall that are used
by Cousins. The wedge dog is par
ticular MS to who goes on the dock. A
seafaring man of any description can
pass unmolested, but she growls at the
well-drcssed man, and if he is not
properly introduced, she reaches for
the crease OF his trousers. She seems
TO realize that from thirty to forty
men are likely to be employed, and
any one with n nautical swing or
scent of bilge may so scot free. San
Francisco Examiner.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20
Refrigerating Flowers.

Quite revolution in horticulture has
been in nprogress during the past decade,
although, owing to the secret manner in
which the experiments leading up to il
have been conducted comparatively few
persons have been aware of the new de.
pnrture. Every one knows that flowers.
as well us fruits and vegetables, are
forced, 50 that those who are rich shall
have the use of them before unaided
nature brings, them to maturity.
This forcing business is an expensive
one, requiring constant attention and
skilled labor. Many attempts, there.
fore, have been made to get at the
golden eggs by cheaper means, and
as result of many trials the opposite
process to forcing has been adopted
with success.
The system consists in retarding the
towering of the plant by refrigera.
tion and is, OF course, only appli.
cable to those which are hardy in
this country, by which we mean those
which will stand several degrees of
frost. The lily of the valley is one OF
them and it is much in request fol-
proposes of decoration. Under the
old forcing conditions only about
fifty percent OF the buds treated
could be induced to flower, but by
the freezing process an average OF
ninty-five percent can be secured
from the end OF summer up to Christ
mas. 1t will be noted that the proc
ess cannot be applied to evergreens
OF any kind, and it would be death to
camellias and probably hyacinths
and tulips. 1t is said that near Berlin
three groves alone have nearly three
hundred acres OF. lily OF the valley
under cultivation, and that they have
adopted the refrigerating method with
great success. 1t has long ago been
proved that the plant can be cult.
waited in England with equal success
and We trust that the new method
will soon be tried on an extensive
scale in this country. Cham bers 4
Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20

There's wonderful country we all of us
know.
Where the strangcst things talk and the
queerest things grow.
Whore the fairies and Brownies guard every
thing nice.
And delight the small children with charm
ing advice,
Where there's nobody rich there's nobody
poor,
For all are, content, light of heart aud Sc
cure.
And the name Of this country where all
these things be
l. innocent Babyland, land Of the wee.
| lived In this Babyland long years ago
(We all OF us lived there at some time, you
know.
But somebody kept me one morning from
play.
And took me to school as they called II that
day.
| sang as went. for guessed nothing then.
And thought myself wise with my book and
my pen.
oh little knew as danced on In glee,
That | had left Babyland Land of the wee.
They taught me to read and they taught me
TO write.
They filed my head so that It thought in the
night
! wanted to 20 back TO Babyland then,
And have no more bother of thinking again,
But try as | would to remember the way
Twas lost and forgotten forever that day,
For none may return once they leave it, and
see
Their innocent Babyland, land of the wee
Oh. little folks. living in Babynnd now,
Sing with the birds as they sing in the bough
Dance with the blossoms that dance at your
feet,
Laugh with each other wherever you meet.
sleep, ani in dreaming know naught of the
care
Kept far away from your Babyland fair,
Know that our happiest hours must be
While you are at play, in the land of the wee.
Maud Wyman.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

If you would not excite envy, do
nothing great.
It's gross-gfainod wife that will
scold in n new bonnet.
Keep the hens scratching If you
would keep them laying.
Theory is no more like fact than n
photograph is like n man.
Every man looks rs though he
needed new suit OF clothes.
Every bachelor thinks he would
make mighty fine husband.
Some people have too much good
nature; others have not enough.
Some mortals talk so much that
people don't hear what they say.
The wise man means something even
by the remarks he does not make.
The trouble with giving women
spending money is that they spend
it.
True happiness ne'er entered an eye |;
true happiness resides in things nm.
seen.
The man who is easiest approached
ii usually the hardest to get AWAY
from.
If wives don't want to catch their
husbands, they should not watch
them.
He travels safe and not unpleasantly
who is guarded hy poverty and guided
by love.
A man says he is going to button up
his coat and then proceeds to button
it down.
Much heart and little brains is al
most ns pernicious az much brains and
little heart.
We do not always have the most
reason Tor sorrowing when we are sor'
rowing most.
Some men can never get along be-
cause they always keep an elephant
on their hands.
Thinkers are the pioneers; they go
before to prepare the way for those
who are to come after.
BE honest in your henrt White.
wash may look like paint for awhile,
but the world soon learns the differ.
ence.
Good manners frequently conceal
the absence of good nature, and i'll
manners frequently conceal the pres
ence of good nature. The South.
West
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20
A FEW ToNGUE-TwIsTERs.

Most of you probably are the pos
SCISSORS of Timber tongue; but if you
want some good exercise for 1t Just
try to repeat these sentences rapidly
several times in succession. You can
a 80 derive n great deal OF fun getting
your friends to do the same:
Six little thistle sticks.
Flesh of freshy-fried fish.
Two toads, totally tired. tried to
trot to Tedbury.
The sea ceaseth, but sufliceth us.
Give Grimes Jim's great gilt-gig
whip.
Strict, strong Stephen Stringer
shared slickly six sickly silky snakes.
She stood at the door OF Mrs.
Smiths tish-sauce shop welcoming
him in.
Swan swan over the sea, swim, swan,
swim swan swan back again; we'll
swan swan.
A haddock, haddock, q black
spotted haddock, n black spot on tho
black back OF "A black spotted had
dock.
Susan shineth shoes and socks, socks
and shoes shineth Susan. She ceas.
eth shining shoes and socks, for socks
and shoes shock Susan.
You know the tongue twister Peter
Piper, but there are many other jim
giles which are harder. One of the
simplest and best or worst is, "mixed
biscuits. Try saying that rapidly.
and if You succeed, say this, SEN
tence which Londoners frequently
have to use: "Stop ut the shop at the
top OF Sloane street. Atlanta Con-
stitution.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20
ART NEEDLEwORR.

At one of the art rooms was recently
shown some lovely square table
spreads; one of silver cloth full of
,ubdued lustres and shimmerings of
silver is ornamented by an applied
,rabesque open border of light sage
,ilk, couched to the spread in the del
cate silver threads and faint pink
Asiatic flo flosses; the edge is set
with fluffy pink tasscls to match. A
scarf of silver-green plush full of
blooming colors in the shadows and
If silvery brightness in tho high
lights IS adorned at tho ends by n
border of silver cloth over which tho
plush is cut in open work of arabosqun
,ouched with silver thread the ends
are finished with an interlacing of sill
'er green silk cord with long ends and
.nssels; both spreads are lined with
,renm silk. A charming spread is of
'ilk boiling cloth over bronzy.olive
silk; in two corners diagonally oppo-
ute are embroidered groups of snow
balls in Asiatic flo floss, the coloring
Of the blossoms and foliage light and
tender. Some scattered petals have
duttered over the body of the spread I;
IN edge of gold lace finishes the
spread. Some fine linen five clock
tea cloths are chastely adorned by
groups of large flowers, rs mass of
vater-lilies applied in cream white
silk, veined, outlined aud partly
shaded with white Asintic Roman floss !;
4 wide hemstitched border finishes
these spreads. A buffet scarf of loose
woven linen is ornamented at the ends
by border of grape leaves and grape
cluste rs, the leaves darned in solidly,
and the grapes, stems and tendrils in
outline. The finish is deep fringe
Of the ravelled linen. Two cushions
are worthy of notice; one Of
pale salmon plush has its top or.
namented by square panel of
silver cloth, decorated by an applied
Japanese pattern, the skeleton Of
which is in pale salmon and light sill
yer green silk plushes of very bloom
ing pile couches to the silver cloth by
contrasting Asiatic flo hosses, aud the
inner spaces filed in with various
stitches, as darned work with lattice
of gold thread over it, lattice of old
pink silk and COUGHING of pale blue.
The second cushion of rich red gold
or orange silk plush shows the top in
light fawn silk; on this is embroi-
dered group OF pale yellow md
tawny, deeper yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS, springing from the lower left
corner and spreading over toward the
upper right hand. The fawn silk is
couched to the plush with orange. -
American Cultiyator.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20

The Chicago Chronicle says: Some
years ago Rev. E. p. Roe, an Ameri.
can novelist, of whom the late Mat
thew Arnold wrote in very sneering
phrase, yet whose books went into
American households by. the tens of
thousands, told in pleasant fashion
the story of New York family un.
willingly "Driven Buck to Eden" He
described as only man enjoying hab-
itually the fresh air and the ample
elbow room of country home could
describe the squalor and indecencies
OF life in city tenement-house. He
went'on to tell how one family, well
nurtured and well educated, but
brought by divers misfortunes to low
financial estate, drifted deeper into
the slums, clinging ever to the city,
though suffering always from the city's
expressions, the city's brutalities, un-
til at last, all unwillingly, they
we're led by kindly hands into
the country, where began for them
new life, physical and intel.
lectual. Allowing for some ami
able literary exaggeration, remem.
bering, as folk who knew Z. p. Roe
must remember. that the author OF
this instructive tale spent in a vain
attempt to raise Strawberries profit
ably the income from an unusually
profitable literary vogue, one still
must acknowledge the absolute intel
ligence Of his argument in this par.
ticular case. II the people in the
cities who live in squalor and wretch
edness, who, being themselves up
right and honorable of purpose, yet
are forced to rub elbows with vice,
could be induced to shake from their
feet the dust and dirt OF the city and
60 back to mother nature vast stride
towsrd the solution OF tho problem OF
poverty would be taken.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20
FASHION NOTES.

Dotted muslins, black with white
dots, or all black, make smart gowns.
Guimpes of soft silk, such as China,
surah or foulard, are used with wool
dresses.
Dimities and lawns, black ground
with hair lines of white, are among
the new goods.
For young girls evening wear silk,
muslin, chiffon, crepe de chene or any
Of the pretty crepe silks may be
used.
Bonnets of fancy braids, straw laces
and horsehair braids-the latter en-
riched with tinsel, spangles, jets or
appliqued with cream laces-will be
shown later.
The white silk ground with black
satin stripes is too conspicuous for
street wear, but for dinner gowns, or,
again, separate waists, is always be-
coming and in fashion.
For wear with white pique dresses
pale yellow, blue or pink dimity over
batiste, are charming. Embroidered
rufiies OF the same fabric make dainty
neck aud waist trimming.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20
A New Country,

A party OF tourists were examining
one of the large trees of California,
One of the party remarked:
"What magnificent specimen
Surely it must be the Oldest tree il
the world!"
An Irishman who was with the
party cried out: "Now, faith hCv
could that be?" and burst out in {
laughter. Sure any one knows this
is new country, and how the mis-
chief could that tree be ould?'-
Harper's Young People.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20

Speaking of cotton manufacturing
in the South, r. II. Edmonds, editor
of the Manufacturers Record, says !:
''1t would require III the South mn in
vestment OF over $1,000, 100000 of
capital to build and equip mills enough
to consume all the cotton the South
now raises, and if the South could
manufacture at home all the cotton
which its cotton fields turn out, the
product would be worth to this section
about 1920, 900, 900 year. instead
of selling for an average of $500, ,0O0,-
900 year, as it now does"
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20
WISE is THE WOLF.

The intelligence displayed by some
of the lower animals is remarkable
and if the many stories of them were
not well authenticated, one would be
very much inclined to disbelieve
them.
The wolf is n dispised creature.
Lean, scrawny and hungry looking, he
is generally held up us the emblem of
starvation. Yet this same wolf is ca
pable of great ingenuity, both in his
manner of securing food and escaping
pursuers.
A well-known hunter who has tray-
eled over the greater part of Europe
and Asia tells m amusing us we'll as
instructive story of how he saw wolf
get his dinner.
At one end of small lake flock of
ducks were disporting themselves and
catching the many small animals of
which their food consists. Suddenly
he happened to look up, and there on
the opposite side of the pond he saw
the head of a hungry, wolf, looking
longingly at the ducks through an
opening in the reeds.
After watching them for some time
the head disappeared, but reappeared
few moments later at the windward
end of the lake from the flock. In his
mouth he held a small dead branch,
which he dropped on the surface of
the water, letting the wind carry it
over among the ducks. Seeing that
this did not alarm them, his wolfship
got small branch covered with leaves
and launching it the same as before,
he slipped into the water, swimming
with his nose only above the surface
and that hidden by the leaves.
The ducks, not suspecting the inno-
cent looking branch, went on eating
and quacking, but alas, when the
branch was near enough, "snap" went
Brer VOLTS jaws, and he had fine
mallard for that days dinner.
Wolves have an ingenious manner
of crossing n stream. One of them,
generally the leader and patriarch OF
the pack, leads the way, swimming
slowly; soon another follows, and
taking the leaders tail in his mouth,
swims directly behind him. The rest
of the pack follow the same way, go.
ing in one at a time till they are all
Sin the swim," as it were, and each
holding the tail Of the one in front in
his mouth. Thus the weakest is en-.
abled to keep up with the rest, and
they are prevented from becoming
separated.
A figure of dozen wolves thus en-
gagged was chosen by the ancient
Greeks to represent the year, each
one standing for mouth. This
figure was called "Lycabus; or. the
March Of the Wolves New York
Journal.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20

The Juneau (AIaska) Mining Record
published story to the effect that
Seattle merchants buy up and destroy
all Alaslka papers which rench Seattle,
Wash, to prevent people intending TO
go to the mines from finding out how
cheap they can buy outfits in Juneau.
The same paper says n movement is
on foot to transfer the trade of Ju-
mean to Portland, O:cgon, in conse-
quence of these alleged facts
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20

In Saxouy no one is permitted to
shoe horses unless he has passed II
public examination, and is properly
qualified. A school at Dresden has
students from all parts of the world
studying "farriery." This includes
not only shoeing horses, but their
care and treatment-a provision TINT
saves n great deal of money for iarm-
ers and others owning horses.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20
ONE RESULT OF BICYCLE RIDING.


There Is one result of bicycle riding
which makes itself evident, in nddi-
ton to the greater freedom it allows the
two sexes in their association with
euch other, and that is the careless
ness with which the wheel habtues re-
gard their costuming. Dainty maid
ems, who formerly picked their way
carefully over damp spots on the side
walk and who hecked with disdainful
gesture from their gowns the smallest
speck OF dust, now, with joyous in
'ouciancc, 'get off and push" when
ever they are SO minded, Needless of
the fact that their skirt bands may
have slipped from their moorings, n
yniter button, or may be two, have
been lost in that last race for the
brow of the hill, and if their hats are
on one side and their wells askew it
only seems to add more elements to
the joy of bicycling. Washington
Star.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-05-20
on THE TYING OF Wells.

By their wells they are known. The
woman who ties piece of white ma
line, adorned with black applique lace
about her sailor hat writes herself
down as ignorant OF the first law OF
veil usage. The woman who ties q
veil when she should pin it, or who is
guilty OF pinniug It when she should
tie it. commits q grave offense against