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 less tight-ftting jackets and sleeves, but mainly of sleeves. They're eco nomical, too, because the sleeves slre always different from the body of the garment, and are made of all sorts of odds and ends of diaphanous material. Tn fact, it were so evidently a new freak of fashion, one would almost be tempted to believe that the mode had been started by some one anxious to get rid of scraps of material.
 However, that isn't the point. The thing is, that if you wish to be in fash- ion. you must get a wrap of this char acter Young girls wear them tight fitting, the matron wears one that is long and straight in front, rather short and tight-ftting in the back.
 A charming model for a young girl is of cardinal faced cloth, embroidered with large scroll design in black braid. The sleeves are formed of two rows of accordion plaited chiffon, with fiounces of cardinal maline beneath. On top of the sleeves are rosettes of the chiffon, and the neck has ruche of the same. Of course, the girls who have neck boas of black mousseline de soie will find them just the thing to wear with these jackets.
 For a matron of about 30 is one of the prettiest jackets made this season. It is of black moire silk, with the edge cut to resemble large maple leaves two in the front and one in the back. This delusion is further aeeentuated by the use of dull silver spangles which outline the edges and veins of the leaves.
 The sleeves are of black lace over white mousseline de soi.
 A novelty in summer materials has just been put on the market. It is grenadine of silk and cotton, and washes as well as an all-cotton goods. It is double width, and sells for about 20 cents yard.
 The main beauty of this material is the coloring. The ground is white, striped or plaided, as the case may be. with some dainty shades of green, helio- trope, blue or cerise. When made over colored lining to match the stripe delightful effect is produced.
 The new grenadine is used to make afternoon gowns, trimmed with rib bons and laces. It may also be used for fancy bodices or shirt waists. Such bodice was made to be worn with a white pique skirt The bodice was striped with heliotrope and closed on +he side under rlIche of white lace and row of handsome pearl buttons.
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transportation to the fields of the cloth of gold.' But before many moons his weight will be much less. andit will become a serious question which eats the other. man or dog.
 Some provision for these unfortu- mates will have to bexmades and that very quickly.
 There is one man who claims that he solved this problem long ago; and if he could have had his way Alaska might, at this moment, be very diff ferent place to live in. This man is Rev. Sheldon Jackson, who went to Alaska first as a missionary, but has now attained the position of United States agent of education in Alaska. He has established every government school in the territory, and as he trav- els about 17,000 miles over Alaskan lands and waters every summer, he doubtless knows more about the coun- try than anybody else.
 It is his scheme to introduce rein deer into the territory as fast as possi- ble The experiment has been tried and proved a success. The desolate, bleak, snow-covered fields would sup port millions of the gentle, fieet-footed little animals that flourish best in just such climate, finding plenty of nour- ishing food in the moss, which they get
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by digging away the overlying snow with their horns and hoofs. 1t is not merely as means of transportation that these steeds of old Santa Claus are valuable, although every child can tes- tify to their use in that direction. The reindeer's flesh, either fresh or cured, is considered a great delieaey; the skin is soft and warm, and can be used for both clothes and shoes; then there is the milk, which is as good as any which we buy in the city at eight cents Il quart. They are more docile than the horse, and are better adapted than any other animal for transporta- tion in the climate of Alaska.
 Thus we have embodied in one little animal, averaging in size from three to five feet in height. meat, drink, shoes, clothing and the means of transporta- tion-not to mention his possibilities as a commercial commodity, for his hoofs and horns make the best glue known, and his hair has a buoyant quality which makes it valuable for life~saving apparatus. In addition to all this, he is the only useful animal that can live upon such frugal fare as the Alaskan climate affords. Dogs must their food .e;i- backs but reindeer feed from the soil which
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they traverse; and it is estimated that the territory of Alaska is capable of sustaining 9,2o0,o0o of the latter ani- mals, a number which will support ,0oo people.
 The only difficulty in the matter is the fact that the reindeer have to be imported. Through Dr. Jackson's ef- forts something less than thousand have already been brought from Sibe- ria, and because of the prevailing igno- rance as to the care and herding of the strange little beasts, six families of Lapps were imported along with them. A central station was established and some of the most intelligent of the na- tives taken as apprentices. These are doing well, and many are now capable of taking care of the herds themselves.
 Some of the difficulties which Dr. Jackson encountered would be anus ing if they did not cause so much trouble. He had to contend with the superstitions and the business inter ests of the natives of Siberia, and was only able to collect small herds at diff ferent places The Siberians depend largely for sustenance upon bartering
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UNIQUE DECORATIONS.
One of the Features of the New
 Congressional Library
Thfrty-Three Keystones That ReP- resent the Leading Types of the Human Race-How the Idea
 Was Worked Up.
Copyright, 1Ss7.1

There is feature in the dec0rat1 work of the new congressional library which appeals to the visitor very strongly by reason of it's striking orig inality-the B keystones of the win dow arches in the paviions represent ing the leading types of the human race. They appear, of course, on the exterior of the building. The idea of utilizing as a decoration an ethnolog- ical collection said to be more com plete than any other in the world was certainly ingenious and appropriate; one can but wonder that it had never occurred to the architects of other structures devoted to similar purposes.
 Being curious as to how so novel an idea was worked up and carried out, l determined to secure what information I could; and with this end in view I made my way to the National museum, large, rambling, brick building, nest ed among the trees, near the Smith sonian institute. 1 was in search of Prof. Otis T. Mason, curator of the ethnological department, who after six months of special research fur  nished the necessary measurements and data for these odd keystones.
 After passing through long hall filled with relics of colonial and revo- lutionary days, and through the adjoin- ing apartment in which are grouped so many curious models of far-away peo- ples dressed in their native costumes, l was directed to little room at the end. Here I found the professor, a genial gray-haired man, seated at his desk, surrounded by books and pamphlets, his secretary busily at work near by.
 I announced the object of my visit. He was interested at once, and very willing to talk on a subject to which he had given so much careful attention.
 s'It seems to me difficult undertak- ing" l said, ito make perfect elassi- feation of the races of the world"
 'Yes,'' he answered, "there were in deed many difficulties to overcome. To
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BREAKING YOUNG REINDEER.

kept five or six miles north of the sta ton, where there was moss in abun- dance. As we had a num- Der of steers, my thought fell on how to get them trained. l ordered the boys to work with the deer each day. but 1t proved to be too hard work for them, as they are all very lazy. I then ordered the herd to be moved farther off. So it was moved to about 30 miles northwest of the station. Each of the boys then had to go home once a week for his own provisions, and if he came with an old deer (one that had been trained before) he had to go back again with an empty sled. In this way we broke II new deer before spring"
 In appearance they are almost the same as the American caribou. Both male and female have large branching horns. They can stand almost any de- gree of cold, and have the domestic in- stinct to a remarkable degree. They are not able to carry very heavy loads on their backs, but in summer often carry women, children, or household effects in this way. They can pull as much as 300 pounds-though limit of 1oo or 200 pounds is generally made-at the rate of nine or ten miles an hour for ten hours without fatigue.
 ANNA NORTHEND BENJAMIN.
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"0nly onee-and the attan-
 made in Egypt. thousands of vass. ps was by one of the Pharoahs (the profaag uslh ago spared me his name), who c1',s paoiessor heads, representing the five +seo tr, i've known, to be painted on tbo pes then his tomb. Pharoah and I'-ans ai Of professor smiled-''are the orl, uu the who have ever made use of ttS ones in architecture. The collect;on Dls idea in the exterior of the conpraS,' no@ set library is not only the best hrs ssl0nai tically the only one in the world s ;, piac-
 MT. Green, superintendent ans
 teet of the library and a warrs s'cal- sonal friend of Prof. Mason ha per a set of lantern slides made fron, aao photographs of the heads ana 'ae given them to Prof. Mason for use, aas lectures As l wished to obtain Dbo4a a 4,a graphs, Prof. Mason advised ma pa0'0' ~ to MT. Green. So went direct fro.s " go museum to the library, where I fa toae 'ae Mir. Green in his office. 1'unu
 "Those keystones," said he in .n.
 to my questions, were first moda'ss a's in clay under Prof. Mason's narssl, sslsa direction; then plaster casts Were ssaa' VI and the stone-cutters copied the u' oss.' As the stone used is granite it was sas' d,ss cult to do any delicate work: oraas4 st, is not the stone best suited for sn.s as purposes"
 q like their bold and rugged asn.... I answered. "But who originated II. idea of employing such heads instsas sss of gorgons or something equally coa ventional?" '04
 'Well," he said. that is rather b... to answer. Perhaps it originated wits all of us. It grew, as those thinps win m by suggestions from one anothern
 MT. Green kindly presented to n. duplicate copies of the photooranb. which he had had taken of the bloels just after they were completed-eaob by the way, is IS inches high-laid m in rows against high board fence
 "A difficulty soon arose" he said. qn accommodating the forms of the yari. ous heads to the shape which a key. stone must necessarily have. In som. instances we added turban or other native head-dress, and in the case of the Plains Indian, whose feathers ara supposed to stand up straight, we wen obliged to lay them low. The blond and brunette types are placed in the front of the building in the window arches on each side of the entrance, and the rest are arranged in the order of their position in the scale of civilization; the
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the products of the reindeer. They art afraid that they will be cut off from this if the Alaskans have reindeer, too Besides that, the people never use money, so that it was necessary for the agent to be provided with the various things which the natives were glad to get in exchange.
 The richest native in the village of Indian Point, Siberia, does $100,o worth of business every year without using a single coin, or a single bank note, nor are any books kept. He can neither read nor write, nor can any of those belonging to him.
 The reindeer, with their feet tied to- eether, are loaded into small boats on the Siberian side and carried to the schooners which convey them across to .the Teller station at Port Clarence. The herders drive the deer which are al- ready on the Alaskan shore down to the beach, and when the men in the boats reach shallow water, they turn their load of reindeer out into the water and let them swim to shore themselves which they readily do when they see the other reindeer there.
 About year ago 130 deer were driven from the central station to Golovin bay Mir. N. o. Hultburg, the missionary there, writes: At first the herd was
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begin with, as the number of arches is B, it was necessary to prepare just 33 representative types. As a matter of fact there are only three original types. It was necessary, therefore, to subdivide these several times over. That, again, gave us too many, and the hardest task of all consisted in the se- lection of the most important of the minor types. Of course some were set apart without question, such as the blond German type, with long oval face, and the brunette type found in Italy, and various others representing the chief peoples of the different con tinents. It was when we had to choose between two of almost equal impor- tance that the real difficulty arose. Our decision was often influenced by some small detail"
 You have made a distinction be- tween the Thibetan and the Hindoo,' I said.
 "oh, yes," he replied, laying a map before me. ''They are very different. The Thibetans, you see, live here"- and he pointed to the region of the Himalayas-''while the Hindoos are here, in the Indian peninsula. This re- zion is the birthplace of our race. You will see that there is a strong resem- blance between the Thlbetan and the Burmese-they are closely allied. Now here is a curious type, and a type which has always been 8 mystery'-he Indicated the Aino.
 "INhe early inhabitants of Japan," I yentured
 Yes, and of the surrounding is- lands. No one knows whence they came, and now there are only a few of them left"
 Which do you consider the purest type, professor?"
 T suppose that the Chinese tyne is tke purest in the world-that is, in the sense of being mixed with the least alien blood. The Plains Indian is one of the dearest, finest types of all These heads," he added, "are not mere y the result of six months work: I had been making study of the subject for ten years, with the idea in my mind ef having a collection in the museum for the benefit of teachers and for gen eral instruction.
 T suppose that you have almost all the material here in the ethnologicai department necessary for a thorough study of the subject?"
 Yes, there is great deal of material here. A few years ago comprehen- siye classification would have been i'm possible, but now that every part of the world has been opened and ex- plored there is no reason why the col lection which we have made should not ast for all time"
 s'Ii any thing like like this ever been at tempted before?"
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REINDEER FOR ALASKA.
They Afford Solution for Many
 Difficult Questions.
Would Furnish Meat, Drink, Shoes, Clothing and the Means of Trans portation for the People
 What Has Been Done.
TCopyright. 1S97.I

Since the gold fields of Alaska and the approach thereto, as we'll as the en- thusiasm of fortune hunters, have be- come literally ice-blanketed, the ques- tion which every man asks his neigh bor is not "how much will they get?' but "how long can they last?" and the cry: Beware, or you'll starveI' comes home not only to the prisoners of the Yukon but to every man who thought of doing likewise and didn't.
 The day is sure to come when some of those miners will be ready to barter a gold mine for crust of bread. Weeks ago dog was worth his weight in bull lion, because he was the sole means of
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the selyedge of materials is often very striking, it will be easily seen that the idea is not bad. Such gown is of blue and gray cheviot, with selvedge in blue and gray blocks used to trim the edges of jacket, cuffs and collar. and put in a cluster of rows at the bottom of the skirt.
 Novelty goods in small designs will hold their own, but they are always more or less used between seasons, when modes are not settled, and are hardly serviceable for the girl of but one gown, who wishes if to last through out the season.
 Black and white will be a favored combination. A very smart gown that is being made up for the fall trade is of black and white silk. with a skirt
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THE GERMAN ARMY OFFICER
His Military Duties Occupies All o'
 His Time.

HIS
 His Time.
 The German army officer, accorons to Capt. Maude, R. E.. is not as ru' a very highly read man. The tru'n probably is that his time is so cor stantly taken up with the pracelel things of his military life that ne no '. but little opportunity for the consla eration of anything else. h the sun, mer months company officer in 'n' @ German army rarely gets more slaa sufficient time at his own disposai " tween sunrise and sunset for his meas .. The physical labors he performs
 drills and maneuvers and exerelses :, severe, usually covering from 70 v 7. miles of marching each day. The luas ly sports indulged in by officers ol o'Is sr countries are seldom participated ip v officers of the German army. Dsad ,s.d tennis has been specifically prohOa,s ..m by the emperor, and other games Se to be unknown. The officers, hoH,'s.ll '. are generally good gymnasts ana cellent swordsmen. aa
 In summer the German troops p.s their daily drills at about flye . eg n. in the morning, and continue theu uns til noon. At 2:30 the drill under a.n a.a, is resumed and continues until is ,tis when bathing parade. or gyhilat ths exercises follow until six, Wllen labors of the day cease. d
 Fortunately few of the ofllcen s of the German army have ever kn0ms sisb any other existence than that ss .l.tIr they lead, and seem to be Pelloja p's,0n x well satisfied with their conal'l0- hfe.-Military Gazette, Chicago
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THE LATEST FASHIONS.
New Idea for the Trimming of
 Autumn Dresses.
Rcmodeling the season's Goyvn-what to Do with the Old shirt Wnfst-A Late Summer
 Material.

Autumn days follow so quickly upon The heat of summer that already it is lime to think and plan of gowns for Sep tember. The stores are beginning to show autumn materials, and dressmak- CTS and tailors are busy. If present in dications count for anything, the tailor made gown will be more popular than ever. It will be made of plain, faced aloth, blue as the favorite color, with
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nounced to the waist. The bodice is plain, save for black satin bolero, which partly covers it. The bolero Is again covered with deep cream lace, embroidered with tiny gold beads. The gown has d slfls ar t appearance, and could be copied in less expensive materials with very good effect.
 The bolero will be with us again, but in q changed form. The back is cut similarly to the present jacket The front is crossed and drawn up on the Jeff side, where it fastens upon the shoul der The new shape is a decided i'm pavement, and enables the garment to be of real service for outdoor wear <n q chill day
 Autumn wraps consist of more ol
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Abyssinian.

lowest types are at the back of the i. brary."
 The sculptors who undertook this dit- ficult work are Mir. Boyd and Mr. Hen " F. Ellicott.
 Among the types which appeal to Ons as being most interesting are the Greek-whose cap is bordered with fret to suggest the achievements of tho ancient Greeks in art-the Persian, tho Arab, the Thibetan and the Hindoo, all sprung from the same essential stock as ourselves; the Aino, the Polyneslan and the Plains Indian.
 ANNA NORTHEND BENJAMIN.
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embroidery in heavy black silk braid up the seams. This braiding will be done in handsome designs, and not plain, like that of last year.
 A novelty in autumn gowns is of mixed cheviot, trimmed with the se1v- edge of the material instead of braid. This sounds more economical than at tractive, yet when one considers that
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Something Else Needea.

"A little application, sala ar r,ess 6 colonel, appears to be all thaels 's,als,r I sary in learning to ride the M ro6b
 'gnhat depends" replied Mrs. ;a M very emphatically. T had coas ajcs i applied a whole bottle ot q st,yu learning to ride, and she can ss
 yet.'-Military Gazette. ChlcasH
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Victoria has outlived every msp st.f e the Jockey club and ever ,os4 fox hounds that hourished ln A's'
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-12
SOUTHERN OREGON.
Store Robbed-Big Mining Deal Con-
summated In santiam

Albany. Or, March 1.-THE store OF
NJ v. Roontz Halsey was entered By
burglars last night. the safe blown
open. and $50 stolen. The strong rox
within the safe. which was not openei.
contained 1900. The robbery was not
discovered until the store opened this
morning. There is no clue to the rob
bers.
activity than ever in the Santiam min
ing district when spring opens. The
Albany Mining and Milling Company
composed Of business men Of this city
who have expended some $4,000 In le-
veloping their properties In the Quartz
willie district. has consummated a deal
with W. F. Robertson and others. Of
Portland. whereby they have contract
ed, leased and bonded to Portland
company their mines. including seven
claims. ten-stamp quartz mill, engine
and machinery. The sum OF $1,000 was
paid on the contract today. The Port
land company has, by the terms Of
the contract. one year in which to com
plete the purchase. They also agree -
pay the Albany Comanpy 81 per ton for
all ore worked. The total price to b.
paid for the mines has not been IL
vulged About April it is announced
active work will be resumed. The Law
Ter Mining Company has a force Of meD
saving timbers for further develop
ment work
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-12
ADJOURNED SINE DIE.
Washington Legislature Completes its
Business After Lively Day.

Olympia. March 1.-THE Legislators
adjourned sine die at midnight. after
a very lively day.
The house this afternoon concurred
in the senate amendments to the
freight rate reduction bill. ana 1t is now
in the hands of the governor As the
bill passed 1t provides for grain haul
across the state of 81 25 per ton and a
10 per cent reduction on fruits and
other farm products. A bitter fight
took place over the general appropria-
tions bill and some reductions were
made from the senate recommendations
to suit the middle OF the road populists-
Among other important measures to
pass were the bill providing for he
finishing Of the capitol building; the
bill abolishing municipal courts. and
the compromise bill to regulate stat
utory appliances for the catching OF
salmon and imposing a tax ON traps.
wheels, etc.
Both calendars were congested and
many measures. as is usual on the last
day, failed to even be considered Be
tween two and three hundred house
bills never even reached the calendar in
the senate
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-03-12
"HE'S A JOLLY
GOOD FELLOW"
Ambassador Bayard and the Preach
Minister Given Farewell.
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY YELL
Bayard Loudly Applauded Yankee
Doodle and La MarsellIaise--
Old Glory Waved.

Cambridge, England. March II. Hon
orary degrees were conferred today by
Cambridge university upon United
States Ambassador Bayard. and the re-
firing French ambassador. Baron DE
courceIIe. with the usual ceremonies
The recipients Of the honors were az
tired in scarlet robes. Bayard was ap-
piauded about ave minutes.
The American flag was waved and the
undergraduates public orator delivered
a Iaudatory oration In Latin full Of
compliments to the United States ann
bassador. AS usual. the orator was In
|terrupted by the undergraduates with
ocular yells. Take your nat on !" take
no notice OF him. Mr.. Bayard." etc.
The ceremony ended with three cheers
for the United States ambassador. tfs
singing OF For He's a Jolly Good
Fellow" the whlstllng OF Yankee
Doodle and La Marseillaise.~