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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

A rumor was started yesterday after
noon that Mr.. A. Ctzinger had with
drawn as candidate for councilman In the
second ward When seen last night by n
reporter, Mr.. Utzlnger denied having ia
ken any such steps, or having any inten-
tion Of doing so.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

The sunshine yesterday was welcomed
by great and small
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02
ASTORIA SCHOOL or SUGGESTIVE
THERAPEUTICS.

Established for the Treatment Of all
Functional asd Nervous Diseases.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

SELL&
Ship Chandlery
Hardware
Iron and Steel
Coal
Groceries and Provisions
Flour and Mill Feed
Paints, Oils and Varnishes
LOggers' Supplies
Fairbanks Scales
Doors and Windows
Agricultural Implements
Wagons and Vehicles.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

Some people nre imposing upon the trust
and confidence placed In them by Super
intendent Gardner Of Tho Boys and Girls
Ala society and should not be allowed
any children from there. as in some cases
they are grossly neglected and such n
case we have here at Seaside.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

The two new wires Of the Western
Union between Astoria and Knappa. If
occasion demanded, could keep sixteen
operators busy.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

Largest and most complete assortment
Of air-tight heaters in the city. AL the
kinds advertised in this paper may be
seen and compared at our store. then
your selection will be satisfactory to you.
Foard & Stokes Co.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

w. f. Dunn, Or, KOREAN. JOS, Thomas
San FanciSco; ], H. Kern. K@ovIllc
". h, Griffith. New York: John n, Me
Gcwan, Portland. are a, the otcldcnt
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

The eonccnsus Of opinion amongst the
street corner politicians yesterday was
that hish tickets at the coming city elec-
tion, would be badly split. and that the
mayorality hght Is anytciy's fight
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

The sale and supper In preparation by
the Ladies' Guild of Grace Episcopal
church VIII open at $50 p. m. on Thurs
day. December ?, in the store room for
merry occupied by the late VI. c. Crosby.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

The Ladies' Society OF the Methods,
church have arranged for number oI
beautifully dressed dolls for their bazaar.
to be given December 10. Do nos buy
your Christmas don until you have seen
thesA There VIII also be variety OF
articles suitable for ChnsemAs gifts for
the older people. DO not faA to attend
this sale Of Christmas novelties.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

Three valuable booklets have just been
issued by the passenger departmnt OF
the Union Pacific railway. They are en-
titled Gun Club Rules and Came Laws"
'Tndood Sports" and Outdoor Sports"
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

the dangers OF civilization are over,
work. worry and germs. We need Vi
tlliEing power 10 sustaln us Learned
men and experienoe point 20 pure whls.
key. Primitive men did not need wh,s.
key. We do. Changed conditions bring
fresh needs. And THE whiskey Is HAIR
PER. Sold by Foari & Stokes Company.
Astoria, Oregon.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

FOR RENT-one three-room house op-
poslSe court house. so per month; and
one two-room house furnishea for lIgh,
housekeeping. S7 Commercial street. SIC
per month. Apply S55 Commercial St
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

Hot Scotch and hot TNm and Jerry
at tho onice,
FOR YOUR sroMACn's SAKE
CHEW SODA MINT
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

The case Of DR.. Steiner was all the talk
Of the week. A good deal Of sympathy
Is expressed here for Or Steiner and peo-
pie seem to think that after all the testi-
mony Is In he Win get clear.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

Work has 50 far progressed on the public
landing dock at the foot OF Fourteenth
street that Il will soon be IN use. Cap
tain Phillips, OF the Commodore Perry.
has undertaken to keep the dock In clean
iy condition aDd good order. and Mayor
Taylor has undertaken To see that It Is
not blocked by small river steamers and
other boats, by being used as tying
up place
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

Or. II. n Smith pcu, Sunday las, a
tho beach.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

The Columbia Iron Works yesterday
commenced the repairs on the engines
and boilers Of the Commodors Perry. II
will take about two yeeks to finish the
JOB.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

fa,ll,u' and chldrcn's MaekIn-
toahea. rrom.,,""""rNo5 TO $50
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

q. dundcrson. Secretary.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

Regular meeting OF the w. c. l. u
today at p. m. All the members are
requested to be present as business ot
importance is TO come before the union.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-02

c. G. Palmberg. the leading contractor
and builder. Is prepared to do all kinds
Of jobbing and building work: E7s Duane
street.
The herald., 1897-10-24
POOR OLD D|ADAM|E.
Story of Child Life in Central
Ohio in the Early Pioneer
Days.

The early settlers in the narrow Kill
buck Valley in Central Ohio were we'll
acquainted with the hardships common
to pioneer life. 1t required not little
courage and perseverance to conquer
the forests and to exterminate the rep
tiles and wolves; but a still more for
midable foe to these lonely people was
the miasma that arose from the slow,
muddy creek that wound it's way
through the beautiful valley. If YOU
were to walk today through the bury
ing ground on the East Hill, you would
read the story upon the little white
slabs so thickly set in the green grass.
TWAS hard climate for little children.
In those days when travelling to a
new country was done by wagons, it
was customary for wagons to join a
train, whether strangers or not and
when one or two or three dropped out,
no one thought it strange, or indeed
thought of it at all. For this reason
no one knew when Diadamie came or
where she lived
The people of the village knew her
only as a peddler of the berries that
grew amongst the hills. These berries
were rich and sweet, and We're keenly
relished where fruit was almost I'M
known. The housewives had learned
The herald., 1897-10-24

free ride of several thousand miles.
The native population was getting
tired-very tired-but they couldn't
find any remedy; and they couldn't at
ford to take any chances with the
curse.
Finally the thing fell into the hands
of the Dutch governor, who had 1t
thrown into the sea. The Javanese
wouldn't have done it, but they made
no protest; in fact, there arose a uni
versal sigh Of relief.
At another time it was discovered
that in remote part of the island a
wonderful road had been built to the
top of high mountain. This road was
famed to be twenty feet wide and near
ly sixty miles in length, and was as
smooth as a first-class bicycle track. 1t
was nowhere permitted to cross run
and squirmed about like an agitated
serpent. If houses stood in the way
they were torn down. The whole popu-
lation of the district amounting to five
or six thousand men, was engaged In
the work for several months, and they
toiled with a zeal worthy of a better
cause. Why they did it was at first
mystery. Nobody got cent Of pay.
and the Javanese are by no means fond
of labor; neither had anybody any de-
sire to go up the mountain.
| AT last it transpired that an old wo-
| man had dreamed a dream: a certain
divinity-and Javanese divinities are
formidable fellows-was about to de-
scend from the sky and alight on that
mountain top. 1t was therefore deemed
necessary to construct a road by which
he might come down and visit his peo-
pie, and it was rumored that some fear
full vengeance would fall on the head Of
anyone who shirlxed. So every native
in the province proceeded to work out
his divine road tax, so to speak. But
when the governor, after investigation,
ordered the perspiring army of devo-
tees to quit, they obeyed as cheerfully
as if he had been a walking delegate
ordering a strike. If he chose to have
it out with the offended deity they were
willing-more than willing, indeed, for
| it might result in the killing of two
birds with one stone. c. KAY.
The herald., 1897-10-24

fore he realizes it, the whale finds him
self thumped and gashed and beset on
every side by the fury of these tireless
fighters, who ram like fleet Of little
iron-clads. He dives and snorts and
plunges, but no strategy or effort avails
him; his persistent enemies hammer
him here and there, and everywhere,
impeding his passage and forcing him
to change his course.
While the fish are thus worrying the
monster and driving him into the in
ner recesses Of the bay, the alert har-
poonists come out in open boats and
make ready to capture the prize which
their finny friends have imprisoned for
them. When the harpoQn finally comes
into play these fish assail their victim
with an enthusiasm Of children after
an unfortunate tin-canned dog, until
his huge body floats alongside the
mooring prepared for it; and while the
process of cutting it up is going on,
they gather about like sea wolves, quite
unmindful of the men present and
seize the large chunks which fall from
the knife. Their attack is then ended; !;
their battle has been fought, so they
merely look on at their huge victim,
and, seemingly, take a mere CONNER
cial interest in the great carcass. Their
onslaught has ceased. Any one who
has ever seen this strange fish in bat
The herald., 1897-10-24

seline de sole in front under a small
square bolero of guipure. The belt Of
mauve velvet started under the arms
and curved down to a long buckle Of
antique silver. The back of the bodice
was shaped in plain tailor fashion. A
mousseline neck ruche and a mauve
velvet hat, trimmed with pink and
black, were laid out for finishments.
THAT is not one of my favorites.'
said the city mouse. IT don't care for
mauve, though mamma says it Is nv
color. This blue is a heap prettier."
The country mouse picked a thread
from the mauve frock and was quiet.
The blue frock was a sumptuous car
riage dress of turquoise velvet, as
shaggy, almost, as plush. 1t was edged
at bottom with a narrow band of sable.
The front breadth was overlaid to some
height with cream guipure. The bodice
was little blue silk jacket, edged with
sable and covered, sleeves and all,
with guipure. 1t opened on blue
mousseline front and was belted with
pink silk sash whose ends reached
the ground A boa of rose -colored
feathers and great hat of turquoise
velvet covered with pink ostrich
Beautiful" gasped the country
mouse; but haven't you palmer
clothes?"
The city mouse looked disappointed.
eff you don't want to see really nice
things" she began, "theres-well,
there's the gray cashmere"
The cashmere proved to be a trim
frock, with three or four tucks for skirt
trimming. The bodice of pink glace
silk was laid in minute tucks up and
down and all around. A square bolero
of cashmere opesed on the left side.
The left front was turned back in
triangular revers, faced with guipure.
There was grey silk belt and an en-
pire collar with pink lining.
The country mouse beamed all over.
That's a love-" she said, land I could
almost have that kind. But if I make
you pull over everything to show me,
you'll never get your packing DONE"
ELLEN OSBORN.
Copyright, 1897, by Bacheller Syndicate.
The herald., 1897-10-24
A Country Mouse Enspects City Mouse's
Outfit for an Autumn
Holiday.

New York, Oct. 14-"I can get more
hats into given space than any other
member of the family" said city
mouse, as she bent over an ark that
she was packing for autumn holiday.
1T don't see what you want Of such
a milliner's shopful," said country
mouse obviously.
mo lady has fewer than eight hats"
pronounced the city mouse, with au-
| thority; many have twelve or fifteen"
"Oh," said the country mouse meekly.
Then, to get away from dangerous
subject, II wonder why 1 like to see
you wear so many rings, when such
display looks vulgar on other people"
Perhaps" answered the city mouse
blandly, sit is because 1 wear them
properly"
"Is there a rule about rings?" The
country mouse jumped at the opening.
Certainly; only one pronounced
color to a hand" declared the city
mouse with the air of one imparting
knowledge that may save nations.
The country mouse looked in silence
at her plain gold band.
my right hand is blue, my left red"
continued the city mouse in the tone
of mentor.
RED, white and blue is patriotic"
said the country mouse meditatively.
But patriotism must be judicious,"
insisted the city mouse. "Now this big
turquoise with it's circle of diamonds
goes on the little finger" pulling all the
rings off and adjusting them again one
by one. "The guard ring that holds it
is a smaller turquoise. Then on the
third finger I wear only diamonds and
pearls; there is no discord. This mar
ouise of diamonds and rubies goes on
the little finger of the other hand; its
guard is ruby. The third finger gets
| these two big diamonds and a ruby and
that half circle of diamonds. My stones
| were bought to wear together; some
peoples aren't and the city mouse
! looked down with satisfaction at her
finger nails. "But which of my hats
do you like best?" picking up a small
toque briskly.
I That"
The herald., 1897-10-24
|CAPT. RUSSELL'S
BIG FISH STORY.
Truth and Tradition About the
WOnediul "Killer Fish" of
Australia.
LOVES CHILDREN.
But Cherishes a Deadly Hatred for
the Whale-Exciting
Scenes.

On the southern coast of New South
Wales is an odd bit of water called
Twofold Bay, because it is broken by
projecting neck of land which pokes it's
cliff head out into the ocean. On this
summit Captain Russell, the famous
Coast Harbor Master, has his Govern
ment Observatory and Signal Station,
from which he watches the shipping as
it comes and goes. Two or three miles
across. on the opposite point of the
greater bay, stands strange old stone
tower. The point of land there also
has a high hump on its back.
That tower has queer story. Many,
many years ago a wealthy English
mariner named Thomas Boyd sailed
into the bay and anchored his ship. He
was so prepossssed with the beauty of
the place that he forthwith built town
of large brick houses and spacious
stores. In this he spent a fortune then
sailed away to India and was never
heard of afterwards. The massive
structures still stand there, just across
from Eden, monument to it's found
er's folly. The buildings were never
tenanted, except by the night winds
and wild animals that chance to stray
lTOlu lUe DuSIl.
Mr.. Boyd evidently intended this set
tlement for a whaling station
While Captain Russell sits watching
in his official tower, he often observes
a curious set of sentries near the sur
face of the waters. These are the Curl
Gus killer fish" characteristic of the
place. These fish look much like por-
poise, or a Murray Goldfish" and are
from six to ten or twelve feet long.
They have great speed, and almost
miraculous strength in their tails.
Like hound leaping high above the
brush to track the fleeing game, the
killer fish is able to spring high in the
air to note the track of his fleeing
prey,-for he can see further over the
water than through it. They are not
vicious except when fighting for food
or when battling with an enemy. They
have never been known to attack a
human being under any circumstances.
| So harmless are they that the inhab-
itants of the quaint government town.
ship of Eden regard them with a sort
of affection, and all manner of queer
stories are told about them. Even that
practical old tar, Captain Russell, gives
| full credence to these tales, and indeed
vouches for them upon his own author
! ity.
why" he says, with the same stolid
sincerity with which he would make his
official report, those fish are as intel
| ligent as I am. When people are bath
| ing off the points they gather about
and keep off the sharks. I've seen them
The herald., 1897-10-24

familiar that they are known and
named, just like a dog. It's worth
mans life to kill one of them about
here"
In delivering this speech tr stern
official spoke with an earnestness of af-
fection which must have been based
upon long acquaintance. The matter
seemed personal to him.
However fanciful these tales, they
are not altogether without foundation
in sober fact. These killer fish are so
named because of their deadly warfare
upon sharks and whale. They have
either a particular yearning for the
flesh of the whale, or a deep antipathy
to his presence. Their violence and
vehemence in a battle with whale
are something terrific. 1t is worth
many miles of travel to see. Whenever
the leviathan makes his appearance
between the points of the harbors, it is
a signal for the fray. The excited
killers plough through the water at
frightful speed, and leap into the air
as a signal to those at a distance. Be-
The herald., 1897-10-24

"This?" The city mouse was sur
prised. "This is meant for nothing but
to go with my short walking suit. 1t
is pretty" she assented. inspecting the
mite of black velvet. decorated with a
big paae buckle and two sweeping
black plumes that curled completely
around it, crossing behind. See how
I wear it," and the toque was set atop
the trim little head, covered with
blonde curls. "The buckle comes on
one side of the front, and so, to bal
ance it, I stick in, just over the other
eye, this paste hat pin. The knot of
cerise velvet and those pale roses are
rather becoming, don't you think,
dropping behind on my hair?
"Have you seen the dress wear with
it?" Buckle and pin went into eclipse,
while the city mouse dove into the
ark, and, from among the things al
ready packed fished out gown. Dark
blue rough stuff, corded with black;
skirt comes to my boot tops; skirt
trimmed with three rows of narrow
black silk braid. Blouse bodice of same
material, with broad black velvet belt
and velvet bands across the bosom.
show navy blue silk vest inside. A
mite of a cape collar, with flat epau-
lettes, comes up about the throat in a
storm collar; lined with cerise silk,
edged with rows of braid. That's for
tramping, in the mountains of North
Carolina say, if + go down pretty soon
to Asheville or the Hot Springs.
"I might have had a palmer hat, I
suppose, but 1 didn't want to look as
if I were out shooting"
81 like that DRESS" said the country
mouse, "better than anything else in
your wardrobe"
"Better than this?" asked the city
mouse, with a smile of confidence.
picking up something that rustled
softly and gave out a delicate per-
fumt.
Yes, much better; it looks as if it
were meant for such good times"
"Why, this is meant for much better
times, child; this is a party gown. -
The city mouse held up the lustrous
The herald., 1897-10-24

out with her unusual stock of berries.
She felt the load to be heavy some-
how, and the way long. The day was
hot. Many in the village We're ill with
fever, and it was harder than it had
ever been to sell her berries. When
the last measure was sold, and DADA
mie had started home, the sun was low
down in the west 1t was impossible
now to walk fast up the steep noun
tain path. The day had been hard.
But how was it with Tietro? What
was it to be in the long years to come :
What was the end to be? What if she
herself were to have the fever?
1t was fast growing dark. She mast
hurry on. Tietro would be frightened,
poor little lamb" But Diadamie could
not hurry; something clogged her
weary feet and held them back. At
last she reached the top, and now the
way was short; but it was dark, quite
dark. Yet as she approached the house,
she surely saw a light. Diadamie's S
The herald., 1897-10-24

Candy" exclaimed the little boy.
How well he knew.
YES" laughed Diadamie.
Tietro unrolled the little package
with shining eyes. How beautiful it
looked to the little creature,-those two
twisted sticks of red and white sugar.
The berries were now ripening fast,
and Dladamie, anxious to increase her
store as much as possible, had re-
manned out longer than usual. 1t was
fast approaching twilight when she
climbed up the mountain side and
struck the little path leading to her
house. Once she thought she heard a
cry like child-but no, that could not
be; yet she quickened her steps. Again
it came, and this time clearer. She
stopped to listen moment, then hur-
ried on. Within a few rods of the door
she heard Tietro call--"Nanan, Nanan."
Diadamie answered the call with a
clear, reassuring tone, "Here, Tietro,
here is Nanan;" and in q moment she
had her arms around the frightened
child. soothing and caressing him.
What has frightened Nanan's little
boy?" Tietro's face was. blanched: his
eyes were staring, but he was too ter
rified to speak intelligibly; he only
pointed to the door, then hid his face
in Diadamie's dress. It was a long
time before he was sufficiently quiet
to talk, and then all that Diadamie
could persuade him to tell her was,
She came and stood in the door" Dia-
damie was sure that the child had
dreamed, and finding himself alone tor
the first time in the growing darkness,
he became frightened at the shadows.
However, it was a long time before
Diadamie could persuade Tietro to let
her go to the village, but finally after
promises of candy and extra re-
wards, he consented, and Diadamie set
The herald., 1897-10-24
FREAK|SH JAVANESE.
BuffaIO-skull Carried Thousands
of Miles---ROad Built for
q Dream.

Savages are absurdly superstitious
everywhere-to say nothing Of folks
who call themselves civilized and re-
sent criticsm-but for sheer freakish-
ness the Javanese seem to take the
cake. Some years ago it was accident
ally discovered that the skull of buff
falo was being continually rushed
about from village to village, thus cir
culating hap-hazard all over the island.
1t was carried in basket, and no
sooner was it dropped by one supersti-
tious idiot than it was caught up by
another and hastened on it's never-end-
ing journey. 1t wasn't bound for any
place in particular, but it was never al
lowed to rest; it always had to move
on" Nobody could explain just why.
but the idea appeared to be that some
dreadful calamity would befall the
poor wretch who allowed it to halt on
his premises. So the tramp skull sped
on along its devious course, week after
week and month after month, getting Q
The herald., 1897-10-24

The battle music of Scotland, and
still more markedly of Ireland, has a
way of trying the voice by sending it
suddenly up great heights. This, it has
been contended by many authorities,
was originally caused by the necessity,
at some important point in the air, of
making the words ring out above the
bagpipes very self-asserting accom-
paniment. Welsh music holds a place
not lower than that of the music of
Scotland and Ireland, and has a tone
AMI touch which are not borrowed from
the notes of other songs.
The herald., 1897-10-24

swathing belt of pink velvet. Under
the belt little lace basques struggled
out behind.
"That is the sweetest thing I own,'
said the city mouse, enthusiastically,
holding up a dog collar of pearls.
1T is DEAR agreed the country
mouse generously, but you know I
don't go out much evenings; show me
more of your day dresses"
The herald., 1897-10-24

watching the bathers as if they were
human spectators, cavorting with
pleasure as the men disported them
selves in the water. They actually
hang near rocks and boats when chill
dren are about. Once some children
drifted out from the wharf in an open
boat without oars. They couldn't row,
anyway. Hearing their screams and
seeing their danger, what do you sup
pose those killer fish did? Caught the
towline and towed the boat ashore.
Why, some of those fish are so old and