davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21
ASTORIA SCHOOL OF SUGGESTIVE
THERAPEUTICS.

Established for the Treatment Of all
Functional asd Nervous Diseases.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

Just arrived. az Foari & Stokes Co. u
full line Of fancy crockery, suitable tcv
Christmas presents
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

Those SntEpatng morry Nmas
should mot tail to sO,rd in their orders rcr
nuts, fruits, candy, plum ruidlns. plum
pudding sas,ee. Jams, jcllies otc,, also FOR
dinner wtnes OF the highest quality 70
Foaid & stokes Co.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

Married - At Grace church. this city,
Monday evening, December %. 1sg7. Mis-
Jennie NJ. Anderson 20 Mr.. WIN. J.. Lam
ley, both Of Astoria, the Rev VIM. sey-
mour Short officiating.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

Sewing Bee-The ladies OF the W, c. t.
L. will meet this afternoon az Mrs
TVlcsnpsoNs
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

NOTICE: The public should rem m
Der that there is but one original air
tghth. Queen heater in the market, and
that Fisher Bros. are the exclusive A.
soria agents.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

The members Of The st. Agnes guild will
have charge Of the Christmas DECORATIONS
at Grace church. The basement VIII be
warmed every evening this week. and
work vii begin at o'clock.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

BICYCLE and repair shop at lS Ninth
street Charges reasonable,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

At the Red Aton's Cnrstus,s entertain.
mont last night .lulSp ,clcyrlauds address
was the Feature Of the evening His talk
on the order wac delivered with his usual
oloQuwpcc. E."a
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

For Sale-A small piano. price 50. In.
quire at S. Kirchof. corner Twelfth street
and Franklin avenue.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

New crop dried fruits, new crop raisins,
figs and assorted nuts-ah extra fne
quality, at Ross, Higgins & CO.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

VIM. Beasley yesterday brought in a
fine string Of more than three dozen sal
mon trout from the Clatskaninc. He says
that fishing is good, and he certainly has
some beauties to prove it,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

T.y schilling's Best tea and baking powder.
Pure sweet cider, . cents gallon. Star
Grocery.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

Warrants beusht->city and county. II,
C. w, box SS. WaTcuton. Oregon.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

The Astoria cnd Portland rlilroad plz-
Ele is rhe lateS, craze. Every purhaser
I'm our toy department gets one, Gr'rn
x Reed
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

silks IN all colors, Embroidery sllk
AT shades knitting snk, cents
spool. Embroidery Hoops. Needles.
Art prapcries. polllcs, searts. Stand
Covers. SplaAhN.s. Etc.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

Latest improved Chatau1ua blackboard
and writing desk Just received az GuiHn
& Reeds. agepts. PriCe SO. our prize
SSO0
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

Georgc Mcbride has returned grom his
hunting trip az Deer Island,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

Mr.. J. N. seaborg, of nwaco. was in the
city yesterday.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

Mrs, q, NJ Cornwall OF CStnlamet. Was
a visitor in che city yesterday
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

Airs, T. NJ LisAter, OF Portland, IS vls-
iting IN the city,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

Observer Johnson gave he people
surprise party yesterday, in the shape Of
a little sunshine. Notwithstanding his
efforts. however. there are others who
say that there will be snow on Christmas
Let II come.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

Plum pudding cranberr,es. sweet cider
and large line OF other seasonable
staple and fancy groceries at Ross. Hig-
gins 6 Co.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-12-21

Mr.. II, A. seabcv went to Portland last
night me- NE0 +
Grocery, ~
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-14

department, and as the clerk was getting
the paper ready he was making himself
interesting by talking.
'Yes. sir" he was saying, II rather
think You have hit upon good title for
your book. OF course, some people won't
know what the dickens-beg pardon-what
on earth II means. but that doesn't make
any difference to you. They are stupid
people who would not buy II anyhow.
Still. there Is a good deal in a title. OF
course. I don't mean the kind our rich
girls love TO marry" and the clerk chuck
led: but the titles OF books, you under
stand. ! Just made list came across
today. They are from different sources.
Here are few that funny fellow. Tom
Hood, gave the duke OF Devonshire to go
on some dummy books for an entrance
door 10 his library:
'McAdam's Views In Rhodes Boyle
on Steam Designs for Friezes. by an Arc
tic Explorer 'Pygmalion, by Lord Bacon
Cursory Remarks on Swearing, by Jupi-
ter Percy We're. IN Forty Volumes
Cooks Specimens OF the Sandwich
Tongue ON Sore Throat and the Migra-
ton OF the swallow 'Kosciusko on the
Right OF Poles to Stick Up for Them
selves Lambs RecoIlectlons OF Suett,'
Chronological Account OF the Date Palm
and several others.
Then there were some old volumes OF
tHS klnls VI 1f0fftNtN. WHICH fl1G tltfES
like these: Crumbs OF Comfort for the
Chickens OF the Covenant High-heeled
Shoes for Dwarfs in Holiness Hooks and
Eyes for Believers Breeches' The Splr-
itual Mustard Pot 20 Make the Soul Sneeze
with Devotion Tobacco Battered and tha
Pipes Shattered About Their Ears That
Idly Ido1lze SO Loathsome Vanity, by
Voliey OF Holy Shot Thnndered from
Mount Heiicon. a Poem Against the Use
OF Tobacco. by Joshua Sylvester The
Shutters Of Divine Love Seven Sobs Of
"A SorrowfuI Soul for Sin and some more
Of the same sort. Added TO these are a
few scattering ones like these: Waves CT
Sound and the High c. - Jawey For
ever by an Active prizefighter.' A Rich
American. or the Earl's Choice and so
on through list OF odd ones"
The clerk handed the Journalist, folded
paper.
THANK you" said the journalist
Fifty cents, please. Anything more to-
day?' smiled the clerk, and the incident
was closed
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-14

want to please Mr.. Wright, you'll say I
am"
And your parish work.,
IF there Is a particularly hard case to
handle among the women Mr., Wright
takes it; II among the men. | do. Some
how each sex appears 10 expect less crit
icism and more sympathy from It's oppo-
site. Then there are lots Of committees
and associations 10 look after. They all
have capable members and officers. but Of
course, we are responsible In the end, and
so we give them constant supervision. I
think l can say that from October until
late spring Mr. Wright and I are never at
home an evening. and each is at differ
ent meeting
Il doubt IL there Is a happier church
than ours anywhere. We are all about
equal In worldly goods There Is no one
to rush In and disturb the happy tenor Of
our way by contributing more money than
anyone else. We all do our best and our
best is about equal all around. Our Y. F.
c. A. has bicycle club. and we go on
trips together and have lots OF fun. We
have lots OF marriages 10 perform sup
pose the young people see how happy Mr.
Wright and myself are and so they think
they will come to us and do likewise
Ladies'. She Leaves Ont .Dbey.-
Mr.. Wright uses the regular marriage
service, but have a service OF my own /
leave out the obey That word belongs to
the old days, with the notion of woman
being virtually mans slave. My service
gives to either party no more right over
the mind. soul or body Of the other than
that other Is willing TO grant
II also change until death doth We part
into so long as you love and respect each
other. | believe that &hen love and re-
spect between married people have coma
TO an end the marriage might as well come
to an end. To that extent believe in d.
vorce.
Sore people cali me the little minister
with the Franchy marriage service. But I
won't marry anyone in q hurry. I'll take
a whole day to explain my views to q cou-
pie II they want me TO. but II they wan.
10 be married quickly I tell them to go
somewhere else"
Anot"er leading woman minister IS the
Rev. Mary Taffarn Whitney. OF the Unity
tUnitarian) church. South Boston. She was
born in New York. OF Hgguenot descent
graduated at the 81. Lawrence university
and a year later married the Rev. Herbert
Whitney. becoming an active assistant in
his work. Her trend in the ministry IL
toward the practical and spiritual rather
than toward the theoretical. She Is i.sen-
tilted with the family culture movement,
and has four sons. ranging from Il 10 .
years OF age.-New YORK Herald.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-14
The Newspaper as College.
HarIler's Weekly

The opinion entertained by a great many
more or less prejudiced persons that a
good newspaper office is the best school
going seems TO gain some Justification
from certain passages In the newly issued
volume OF ESSAYS and discourSes by Pres
ident Eliot. Discussing wherein modern
education has failed TO do all that was
expected Of IL, DR. Eliot says:
These. then, are the four things I'm
which tho individual youth should be
thoroughly trained, Il his judgment and
reasoning power are to be systematically
developed: Observing accurately: record
Ing correctly; comparing. grouping. and
inferrfng justly: and expressing cogentiy
the results OF these mental operations"
To observe accurately and record cor
rectIy are the particular things I'm which
every reporter for a good newspaper IS
drilled every day. and he does not get far
IN his business without getting practice,
almost as regular In comparison. Infer
euce. and cogent expression. II practice
In these lines IL the best thing for the
Judgment and reasoning power. we ought
to- be thankful that so much OF Il goes 10
equip the newspaper man for bis mo-
rnentoas Job OF experimenting ali cres-
ton. There Is 10 class % men IN the
country whose state OF mind IL OF more
importance 70 US than the newspape
men. I. Is comfort 20 bs able TO infer
from the statements OF authority that
there 10 no class that f. In a better way 70
have its mind developed. OF course al
pupils are not scholars, and the fact that
newspapers constantly print inaccurate
reports and draw unwArranted differences
only means that the task In quite difficult.
and thai the learners do imperfect work.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-14
ee<<ee<e<s<<<<< <<<<<<e<<<<<
y WOMEN WHO PREACH.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 3333ss3sss33333339

cleaning my wheel" said the Rev. Mrs
Wright az she opened the front door.
assured her that no woman need apollo
gize for any garment that IS becoming TO
her.
A very pieasant-Iooking woman. this
minister of the gospel. with regular fea-
lures. dark hair ard brown eyes. an agree
able voice, and thar subtle something we
call magnetism. which wins friends for its
possessor AZ the first word or glance.
How long have you been in the minis
try?"
Ever snce was baby. Mother says
that could hardly talk before I climbed
onto a footstool and shouted: No he'll.
No hell" l was already a Universalist,
even then
Il wish ali sermons were so short and
pithy. Where did you preach it,
AT Athens. Pa My parents were plain
people. NV father was a carpenter. but
lie and my mother sacrificed even the ordi-
nary comforts Of life for my EDUCATION. I
stuGied az the Athens high school and then
at an advanced private school,. which prac-
tiealiy carried me through part Of a coll
iege course and so enabled me TO remain
longer with my parents than If had gone
20 college from the high school"
Were you already thinking Of becoming
minister"
In tha; direction II ! hummed a tune IL
soon changed into a hymn tune. When I
began to study elocu;ien made my best
success with sacred pieces No one can
say tha; don'f enjoy fun and hum0r
much as anybody but when Il came TO
reciting l couldn't make success with
humorous selections. But I've actually
given successful evenings wholly devoted
10 sacred readings and reestastons-"
and where did you finally study the
oiogys
AT 81. Lawrence university Canton. ~
Y. one OF cur Universalist theological
schools
Mrs. wrigh. was silent a moment. Then.
with a pretty smile she said Mr., Wrtgh.
was student there, too. We were IN sew
erai classes ogether. There seemed 10 be
natural affinity between It's: we were
drawn 90 one another. and Immediately
afsr we were graduated we were married.
Mr. Wright Is rare man. for IL takes
man Of rare quality to be happily married
20 q woman Ia a semi-puhlic position"
Romance and Ordination.
ibid you secure parish at once9''
Yes. We went TO Morrisysiie. VT. where
We were ordained and became co-rninisters
OF the Uaiyergallss church there a year
age We came 20 Grseapolut. Ar. Wright as
minister Of a church there and / sS minis
ter % The church here We concluded.
however. that this work was promising
enough 70 warrant our united efforts. 80
Try husband has tolned ne II the pastor
ate. and this enables Us 20 live near the
csareh"
He's do you ard Mr. wright divide up
your work.
zone month Sfr. Wrigh. breaches IN the
morning and conduct the evening serv-
Ice. ard tbs next we reverse the order. As
to CTR relative merits, K you want 20
please ne yousn say that Mr.. Wright is
tfas better preacher e the I'VE. and Il you
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-14

states that the association has closed It's
ffty-dfth fiscal year without debt on the
work o. the year, and has also paid sii.Se5
on rs old debt. leaving debt balance Of
Sass.
sued more than l.sso.0o copies OF the
Scriptures. Since 1916 its entire circulation
exceeds s., 90 volumes
The supreme court q Pennsylvania has
confirmed the sentence OF the lower court
and declared parochial school properly
taxable. on the ground that parochial
schools are not benevolent institutions
Rev. @. L. Pearson. OF Prescott. Ar,x
has been appointed superintendent of the
Methodist Episcopal missions IN Hawaii
This Church Missionary Society Of Eng
land has the largest income OF any organ
ization Of its kind IN the world. Its In
come last year was N.iss,l5e an increase
over the previous year of $1,000.
Of Barelly. India. writes that he could
speedily haptize 1900 or 2.o00 persons IL
he had pastors and teachers TO care for
them.
The total amount appropriated for mis-
sions by the board OF foreign missions OF
the Presbyterian church Is $SJo,sSs. which Is
.$s0.0oo less than the general assembly rec
commended.
There are reported to be 2s4s7 Wesleyan
Me'hodisss saryinS insthe British army and
navy.
- -
Dr. John Watson Gan Maciaren) and
Elixabeth Stuart Phelps are each writing
life Of Christ.
A woman 81 years OF age Is the leader OF
the choir In Sc. Thomas church at Ryde.
Isle Of Wight, OF which she has been
member for seventy-e:ght years She walks
TO and from the church from the aims
house, where she is an inmate.
- - -
The veteran missionary Rev. Samuel
Ironside. who died recently at Hobart. Tas-
mania. was born In Sheffield. England. In
1914. and went as a missionary TO Maori
land In 1888. He was present at the sign
ing of the treaty that annexed New Zea-
land to Great Britain and saw the slaves
liberated.
j. III. Ecob D. D., of Denver, says: Aft
er all the agitation and discussion. the
church Is still reckoned as null by the prac-
teal politician. The saloon is worth forty
OF ii for business
A deaconess home. under the direction
OF the Woman's Home Missionary Society
OF the Methodist Episcopal church, is to
be opened this fall in Jersey City.
:. -
The Christian Endeavor Society Of the
Calvary Presbyterian church, of Camden,
N J.. has adopted bicycle pledge which
contains n promise to ride wheel on
Sunday only as it may honor the Master"
At RELIGIOUS service held recently at the
Seamen's Bethel at Douglas. on the Isle OF
Man. the Gospel was read IN Gaelic. a
hymn sung In Manx. prayer offered in
Welsh and the sermon delivered in En-
glish.
d. L. Moody. since the close Of his serv-
Ices IN Montreal. is making tour through
Canada, holding services in Quebec. Otta-
wa and other cities as far West as Wipni-
peg. -
The Morayian church, with member
ship of but 2a614 during 1896 gave for for
eign missions s40i IS. 80. At the end Of
the present fiscal year there was found to
be a deficit OF s2s. coo OF. ]. T. Morton, a
wealthy Quaker merchant OF London,
offered To nav the entire debt on cOndi-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-14

q EVENTEEN Protestant denomind-
~ tons in this country. among them
the Baptists. Congregationalists Uni
yersalists Unitarians and United Breth-
rem regularly ordaln women as ministers.
There are some 80 snch women ministers
who have charges, preach and do regg-
lar parish work. The Friends. orthodox
and Eichsites. are not included IN the
above estimate. az ministers of the gen.
tier sex are rot "a novelty with them.
Counting them. however. the women MIN
listers in this country would number about
So
As long ago as Use a woman. the Rev.
LYDIA A. Saxton was chaplain OF the
Kansas legislature. But she was only IL
censed. not ordained. The first woman
% be regularly ordained was the Rev.
Autoinette Brown Blackwell. who became
A Congregational minister. Later she
changed TO the Unitarian church. She.
however. has done but little parish work.
She is now living IN New York.
The Rev. Augusta ]. Chaplin. n. d. the
only woman who is a doctor OF divinity, ia
perhaps the most prominent woman min
ister 4, the worlds fair parliament OF
religions she was chairman OF an import
ant committee and made two addresses.
Probably no other woman has been so
long 81 active minister and pastor as she
SIZE was ordained In lS5s ard has had
parishes almos; continuously since then.
These have included Portland Mich :
Iowa city. Iowa. Milwaukee. Wis: Ona-
ha. Neh.. p:tshurs Pa. and oak Park
one Of the Chicago suburbs. She Is now
IN charge 81 the Unitarian church at
Mount Vernon. n. Y.
The Rev, Augusta J. Chaplin. ID. ID.
Miss Chaplin was born near Rochester,
b{It was brought NJ IN the West. and Is =
Her doctors degree was conferred by
she studied a course in Unitarian theo,o-
- could not be had IN this country or
elsewhere. Anyhow" she said. IN
speaking with me few days since on this
Subject. ~ consider that a liberal all
around education fits a person for the
ministry better than any theological
course
tingsd. ''In Iowa City I erected or. from
general subscriptions. raised largely
through personal applications In another
parish n Michigan. where Il was thought
impossible - raise MONEY 20 build A
church, a yoang man offered 20 drive me-
around In his buggy and az drove dav
after day, ontil we had raised s. 90 which
vas thopgat little short az miraculous ~
Mss Chapiu has Travelled much abroad.
&ta+ Us pfF~F3s9 ~ L8mtrles ard GiAs-
gov shs Is ore - ne university exrsr-
sen faculty % the Chicago university Ia
literature ard art
Mss Chsp3n spoke ~ ire Pew Als~a
Kinney Wright. co-pa stor with hs- hus-
ea-1a, e sAe Prnspec: Heights g-sfvar<s;tx,
church, Brooklyn. adding thai sra was
cne &C ne most progressive among ,ha
younger women ministers. and ccg,la tell
me about woman minister's parish vserk
~ large city ard uG3er lnagiern coaa!-
E.Sns
fa~ Rev Sr~. WRIGHT
ESeass 'his wraprser baf was suxs
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-14
: RELIGIOUS News OF THE WoRLD. s

ar. LOUIS. has one church 10 $50 OF
population, New York one to Ass,
1ch,cago one to s.0sl, Boston one 10
i.soo. and Minneapolis one 10 I.os4
A memorial to John Runyan 10 70 Be
placed In ST. Saviour. one OF the Oldest
and most beautiful churches In London.
Il was In this church that John Rogers
and other priests OF the Church OF Eng
land were condemned to die
Leo XIII. distributed IL, 900 francs among
the poor OF Rome OF the feast Of ST.
Joachim. his name day. Four thousand
francs were given to the poor clergy OF
the districts.
A Roman Catholic cathedral was re-
Gently dedicated In Tfentsin. China. on the
site Of the one destroyed by . Chinese mob
~ the time OF the massacre.
The general conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal church south wiz meet at Bal
timore next May.
The school Of theology Of Boston Uni
versfty has this year registered a larger
number OF students than ever before in
its history-1s7 in all.
Dr.. James Sturgeon has In preparation
q volume on the late Charles H. Spur
geon. consisting Of essays. "reminiscences
and the like. contributed by about q dozen
writer's.
The English Methodist Year Book gives
the number Of members as GOT 09O OF
these. 43S96o belong to Great Britain, e.
ls4 to Ireland. Ash to foreign missions.
i.36S to the French conference, Es72 to
the South African conference, and 1915
TO the West Indies.
The United Presbyterian mission IN
India Is meeting with great success. The
ganized a native Young Mems Christian
Society.
The African Methodist Episcopal Mis-
sionary Society reports the cash income
Tor the last year at 1850 and expendi-
lures SAT-. Work is carried on in Ber-
muda, Nova Scotia, Hayti. Barbados,
and the west coast OF Africa
The orsanist at 81. Georges one Of the
three principal free churches In Edin-
burgh Scotland Is blind and receives a sal
airy of flS0 pounds year.
IL Is stated that during the last few
years 100000 persons have moved into New
York below Fourteenth street and In the
same time seventeen churches have
moved out OF that district.
Seventy-hve thousand dollars year Is
the stipend received by the archbishop OF
Canterbury.
The church congress (EplscopaD will be
held at New Orleans. beginning February
Ii, 1885.
A younger brother of Cardinal Newman
a Liberal of an extreme type. died recently
1T the age Of 80.
The Foreign Missionary Society Of the
Christian church. at its annual meeting re-
Gently in Indianapolis. reported work done
in India. Japan. Turkey. Denmark. Nor
way. Sweden England and Africa. They
have lo5 stations and i62 workers, of whom
S. are Europeans and Americans and I6 ma
lives. The receipts for last year were $780,
222ia
Rev. Thomas Spurgeon has entered upon
his fifth year as pastor OF the Metropoii-
tan Tabernacle which still has a member
ship Of over 1900.
Rev. George II. Cutterson. secretary of
the American Missionary Association.