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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-13

A tarantula was recently killed at
National City, Cal. measuring seven
inches from tip 10 tip.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-13

The Dutch people consume more -.
hacco per head than the people ot any
other country
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-13

There are twenty monarchics and
twenty-five republics In the civiliAed
world.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-13

The first American telescope was put
IN position m Yale college IN 1890
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-13

In 1915 the first asylum for deaf and
dumb children was founded in London,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-13
TERMS or SUBSCRIPTION,
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Sent by mail, per year 50 in advance.
Postage free to subscribers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-13

The Chinese are said TO be the oldest
beadmakerS In the world
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-13

The public debt ~ F'rOucc Is the larg.
IS, in the world and amounts to about
S, ,NoO. .0OO,O ,OO0.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-13

residence N THIS onllEhtul climate.
(From the San Francisco ArEunAuJD
In the heart OF tie great desert OF the
Colorado--which the Southern Pacific
II an oasis called Indio
which. In our opinion. h the sanitArium
OF the earth We believe. from personal
Investigation. that for certain indiyidu duAis.
thore is no spot ON this planet 70 favor
able"
q. T. Stewart. n D.. writes; The
purity OF the air. and tho eternal sun
shine. MI ono with wonder and delight
Nature has accomplished 90
much that there remains but little for
man To do. As 10 It's possibilities a. Q
health reOort-here IL the most perfect
sunshine. with q temperature Always
pleasant. q perfectly dry soil. for rain is
an unknown factor; pure oxygen. dense
atmosphere and pure water What more
can be desired1 II II the place. above
all others. for lung troubles. and a para
disc for rheumAtlcs. Considering the
number OF sufferers who have BEEN
cured. I have no hesitancy In recon-
this genial oasis aa the haven
Of the afiictsd."
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-13
Commodious and
Comfortable Cottages

have just been erected at lndio station.
that viii be rented to applicants at rea.
sonAble rates. They arc furniahod with
modern oonvenienoes. supplied with pure
GrtcsiRn water and 20 situated az to give
occupants all tho advantages to DO te-
rived from = more or less protracted
residence IN this daliEhtful climate.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1897-01-13

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The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
FLOATING FACTS.

Massachusetts, annually Imports iran
beyond her border egss to ne taias
Of t5.0coooo.
Il a. said that 20 country ia fht
world shows 90 great variety 81 plant
NE az Mexico.
The average yield CO wheat In Cr.sI
britain this year was % 80 bashal. .n
acre. neafiy ave bushels above
average.
Rabbits have become such & na|.
sanco In northwestern Iowa that iafss
huntlng parties have been orsanI.s8
TO reduce their number.
Rice Il the most important az .n
japanese crops; the cultivation lah..
up more than half Of tie coanfrt,s I..
tal surface Of arabic l-ad
The sound Of thunder mar h Near.
for twenty or twenty ave miles. n.|b
the ear 10 the ground. much fsrIh..
Lightning Il reelected Tor fse Is be-
miles.
There are naid 70 b n NlnAI..s
white cedar ahiaglea new Doing ..sI
servico On roois ln shal slala IhsI t..
been IN tull oyresnfo and wear t.
OVER aeventy-ate gesr1
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

The Louisville papers. particularly
the Times aud Cour.er-Journal, have
taken up the suEgcstions made In the
Buffalo Times tha, n McGunnlgie IA
10 be deposed. the best man to take
his place IL John c. Chapman. Thoss
which DO not come out openly In ia
yor Of Chapman az least admit his
good qualities az man and manager
and will not say a word against hls
selection. Chapman might not lmprop-
criy be called the father OF profes,
sional base ball In Louisville, az 20
years ago he played with and managed
Us representative team In the National
League. and some IA years later won
for Il the championship Of the Ameri.
can Association. This is the only pen.
nant ever captured by a Louisville
base bell the beat class OF Loulsville's
team. Chapman has always been won.
dorfully successful In inleresling In
professional. business and society pco-
pie and has been extremely popular
with them. When he vas IN charge.
base bali was regarded as quite the
proper thing 20 patroniEe and thou
sands Of people who never went to a
game when Hart. Kelly. Davidson.
McCicsky and McGunulgle were AZ the
head Of Affairs we're regular patrons
Ia the days OF Chapman.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14
Great Mileage Performance.

+. n. Roth Of the Clarendon Wheel
men Of Chicago has made claim with
he Century Road Club Of America for
the individual mileage record Of the
country. the Illinois state mileage med
Al. the century record Of several states.
he 200-mile record OF ii:35:oO. the 800
mile record Of twenty-four hours and
The twcnty-iour-hour record Of 300
miles. All these marks Roth claims
10 have established IN $40 days. Ac-
.ordlng TO the afidayits submitted 70
the race committee OF the club. Roth
rode 3i.3So niles IN the year. This Is
m average Of ioi miles day and has
40 parallel IN the history OF cycling
To accomplish the wonderful feat he
toured through a dozen states. follow
Ing the good weather throughout the
country. The Chlcagoan finished the
long series OF centuries New Years eve
In the midst OF a driving ralus;orm.
The nearest approach 70 Roth's great
work vas the riding Of Hansen Of Min
neapolls IN ,S9i. The ~rainmakcr' Gov
cred "a .O2S mllca Roih's nearest CON-
peiitlor this year for honors Il O'Con-
nor OF the Chicago Cycling club. who
has ridden 1895 miles. In his great
ride Roth trave-sed the states OF nli-
nols. Texas. Colorado. Nebraska. Mis-
souri, and Iowa. lie started on his tour
January Is. From this time until the
end Of the year he rode iis centuries
an told. OF which thirty-tEo were dou-
bic and one a triple His greatest
months mileage was 1000. He has rid
den one wheel the entire season and
has had only one broken rim. Two
sets OF tires have seen service. the frs,
wearing out after be had passed the
i0000-mile mark The machine
weighed In an twenty-five pounds and
the tires ave. One feature about the
north side riders work was the In
crease OF ten pounds In weight. His
claim for the different marks is well
uhs,antisted BY hundreds OF af1davi,s
which have been sent on 10 headquar-
tiers Of the race committee Of the Cen
fury Road cisb.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

A vensrabls raIidiar That has WA,
messed some stlrrinr sceno.
We return n tine 10 see The process
sion Of bishops. priests and people that
IL forming IN the square n front 81
the church. says St. Nicholas Each Il
dressed In his most gorgeous robes.
Turkish soldiers line both sides Of the
streets 10 keep the way open for the
procession 70 pasa. The Latin patriarch
Of jerusalem has lust arrived. The
procession Of priests. carrying banners
and immense candles. meets HIN. then
turns and an SO Into the Latin chapel
through the main entrances. Fellow.
Ing. We are surprised to Ind TIE naIa
entrance 80 rmail It can admit tnl
one Al a time. and that one must sioop
10 enter. Prom the masonry & can b
seen that ne entrances was onco much
larger. The reason Tor TIE change W.
that the Mohammedana a. enc ilne d|f
an In their power 70 lninrc and annoy
the Christians. and even used 10 flfs
on horseback into The very church. The
door. therefore. was made snail "a BRO.
teci the church from thfa nacfIIare
Once lnsldo. We see We ara Ia 4 very
ancient structure. Part Of the nassnIs
dates from thu time OF constanlIro
Who built a magnificent hasilIca en- fhls
site about the year $40 Of our era. AN
We can zee II the oldest work. Nav.
ever. probably dates from nof later
than Justlnlau's time. about $50 A. q.
In any case. the church Ia a renorahl.
building. and It has witnessed rano
stirring scenes. In Il Baldwin he
Crusader vas crowned ring Of Icrn.
salem. Il aas bean repaired q numh..
Of times: and once. when Il SEEDED
new roof King Edward Nv. Of Enrl.nl
gave the lead 20 make cna This -.
about the year lisa The lead roof tI8
good servicc for about 900 years ana
might have lasted much longer Rad rs.
the Mohammcdans melted Il ~ Re make
bullets. However. another rool va.
soon provided.
Inside. the building conslsls az
nave and double aialea. The nIsles ar1
separated By two rows OF column.
made Of red limestone These colann.
have plain bases and are nurmonnlsI
BY Corinthlan capliala They ara a|at.
teen feet high ana a. the top az each q
cross n engraved Tho church IA now
owned BY The Latin. Greek and Ar
mcnlan Christians
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

The Courts Are Now Piaying Ilavoc
With Trihai Customs.

The Courts Are Now Playing Iiavoe
With tribal Customs.
with mos, OF the plain Indians mar
rlage consists Of picking out the maid
en-. leading her 70 a. cabin or Wigwam
and installing her as mistress Of the
house and cornheld. sometimes with
she necessary preliminary Of paying the
father a pony or two or an lnsiallment
Of blankets. and occasionally with some
slight ceremony performed BY q chief
or medicine man. And when the brave
grows tired Of hls partner he can get
rid Of her az easily AZ he won her. The
people who are nov aocking 10 the Da-
koias or Oklahoma TO set divorces
would be supremely happy n they could
throw o. the CALLING bonds Of we'd
lock az easily as does the reservation
Indian. The fact having been formally
announced By the head man Of the
clan. the divorce takes place when the
tribe Is gathered Al a dance. When
all are assembled and the circle formed
the disseminated warrior strikes a drum
used BY the jewellers. gives away a few
presents loftfines making a present 70
the squaN he intends 90 take nexo.
and then In a short, bombastic speech
he siiruiaiiEcs his wife BY Swing her
over 10 the tender mercles Of other
braves. while they look upon him en-
viousiy and consider that he has per-
formed an act Of bravery In hts doser-
ton. Often as many AZ half a DOZEN
divorces are thus obtained a a single
dance No tedious waiting, no courts.
no lawyers and no trouble abou, ALI
mony or the cug.ody Of children. And
the sQuaws thus cast OF, a. a general
thing, seem 70 take Il az q matter Of
course. and before ihe close Of the
dance are USING the wiles known and
used b. women the world over IN an
effort 70 repair as speedily a. possible
The break In their hearts and matri-
monial experience With the taking o.
land m scvcral,y and putting on OF
citizenship. however. the Indian finds
that be has cemcnlcd the ties that
we're so loose before. Tor the courts
everywhere are deciding that the tribal
marriages are logai and binding upon
the lndlsn who becomes a citizen. And
X the weight Of one legal marriage
wears somewhat heavily upon a white
man. how must q be with the red man.
Who has contracted two, three. four or
ovcp more alliances. which the court
nov declares legal. and AZ the sane
time takes away biz former avenue Of
relief Philadelphia TlmCa
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

Al Burton was fishing through tia
Ice on Indian river IN the Adlrondacks
a few days ago. using three-inch clubs
for bait, when be felt a bite that be-
tokened salmon Trout Of fifteen
pounds weight sure. What was more.
tho fish was hooked. as the strain was
continuous. Burton had about all ho
could DO 10 keep the line from being
pulled out OF his hands for two or three
minutes. Then the struggles began to
grow weaker all OF C. sudden, and In a
way that made Burton wonder what the
matter was. Il took some time to
pull In the forty yards Of chalk line
which the supposed fnh had taken out,
and by the time three-tourths Of Il was
IA the struggling had become mere
tromorB. When Burton got the hook
In sight he found out the reason. In
stead Of a salmon trout he had hooked
full-grown otter with a pelt worth
IS II Il was worth n cent Tho otter
had made a right good fight while It's
breath lasted. but I, quickly drowned.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

Every feg years somebody In Mexico
collects a lot Of the seeds known as
jumping beans" and sends them north
Tor the mys;lhcation. cdihcation or
amusement. as the case may be. OF peo-
pie 10 whom these eccentric combina-
tons Of animal and vegetable life are
not familiar. A consignment OF the
seeds reached London recently. and
they have attracted considerable at
lentlon. Conrad Cooke. the electrician.
made a careful study Of them. and one
% his discoveries is interesting the
beans" lthey grow on a species OF
iuphorbluml seem able-When laid on a
aat surfacc-to travel horizontally IN a
given direction. but when suspended
In the air they are absolutely devoid Of
lateral movement. A bean hung By
dbcr will jump sometimes half an inch
upward. but win never acquire a Dcndu-
lum movement Similarly a bean
mounted az the end OF a quill and htted
with a mirror. like galvanomoter
needle. viii cause a spot OF light 10
move up ami down a vertical scale.
but never on q. The reason for this
Il diflcnlt 70 seek. The movements are
caused by the convulsiyo action Of
grub. which chooses this seed Tor "a
habitat AZ no means OF ingress q
percepiibie. !, has been supposed that
the sgg Il laid IN the flower and be-
comes incorporated with the seed. After
emergcnce and passing into the cocoon
state. the grub develops into a moth
similar ts the cooling moth. whose
grub Il 80 destructive 70 apples
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

For second time the Denton eolloc-
ton Of butterflies and moths Is on ox-
hlbition n New York. Last year this
collection aiiraeted much attention, and
this year Il returns nearly doubled In
Size and including lepidopiera from all
paris OF the world. In order 10 obtain
some OF these specimens the collectors
braved the dangers Of exploration in
islands infected BY cannlbals and
threaded the iungles OF India. one Of
the notable new specimens Is the owl
moth Of Brazil. which measures more
than a foo, from wing tip 10 wing tip.
Unlike the collections Of last year. this
collection % not FOR Gale plocemeal. II
q Is not sold during the exhibition.
which win last three weeks. Mr.. Den
ton viii take Il 20 London and ex-
hlhlt Il there. There are about 1900
specimens exclusive Of duplicates.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

A remarkable freak OF nature is be-
ing treated at Dr. William d. +. Mil
ler's veterinary hospital. Camden. y. J.
Il u diminutive calf. measuring less
than eighteen inches In height The
most remarkable thing about the ami
nal Il that Il Is not az tall nov by two
inches a. Il was two months ago. when
Il was only 5 months old. The calls
head. neck and chest are perfectly de-
yeloped. but 4 has a large hump be-
tween rs front shoulders. an unknown
growth among domestic cattle. Il Is
being treated by DIT Miller for gastric
troubles. but o. condition Is not serious
and q promises 70 grow strong aud
healthy. Dr. Miller and other vcierl-
nar.ans who have examined the calf are
unable 20 account for iis growing
shorter and they are closely watching
for new Developments. although they
expect q 20 begin 10 grow the other
way In a short time. The calf. which
is considered quite a curiosity. is owned
by Iohn hooaoy. a hotel-keeper OF
North Cramer hill. who also owns lls
mother The COW which save birth TO
the freak is dwarf. but Is perfectly
healthy. When fresh the COW gives
from sixteen 20 eightsen quarts Of milk
per day, but some difficulty Is expert
enced In milking her. Owing 20 "a
lees being 20 short. Il IL necessary to
dig a hole 10 place the milk bucket IN
and the attendant IL required 70 got
down on his knees to milk her.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

There are nov $50 miles Of electric
roads In Europe, an increase OF i15
miles during the year. the number
o. cars has increased from 1896 10
i7i7. Germany leads with go miles Of
track and SIS cars. then comes France
with q miles and rs cars. Great
Britain with So miles and los cars. and
Austro-HunEary with As miles and
i55 cars; Russia has one line with six
miles Of track and % motor cara OF
the III European lines. 81 are worked
by the overhead trolley system: 2. one
each In Germany, Great Britain and
Hungary. by an underground current:
. BY an insulaiod central rail. and by
storage batteries.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

Tho London Field tells this story: A
rat was caught alive on board a Brit
lab naval vessel In a trap, and the
beast was thrown from the trap into
the water without being killed. A
large gull that was following In the
wake Of the ship 10 pick up scraps OF
food thrown overheard by the steward
stopped several times. endeayorlng to
pick the rat up. Onoo the bird 30, too
close 70 the rats jaws and the beast
grabbed Il BY the neck. After a short
hght the rat succeeded In killing the
bird. When the gull was dead the rat
scrambled upon the birds body. and.
holstiug one wing as a sail and using
the other az a rudder. succeeded In
steering for the shore. Whether the
rat reached shore or not IL a question.
since the ship soon got out Of sight Of
the skipper and rs craft.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

come fisiior.
Il was one very cold night msns
sieur." aaid napllslo. Of wolf and Nll4
turkey celebrity. relates Argosy. "and,
as I had lost my rice. ns veil n ih4
pouch containing the nlnt and steel
IN shooting a rapid. | couldn't gal 2
Ere. 50 I climbed a rCtien hcmlock'
the top Of which had been blown On
By the wind. and let myself down into
the hollow; but ] bad no aoonef done
this than saw that there was no time
70 BE- lost IA getting up again. Tor my
life wasn't worth a pinch Of powder.
had lighted among a litter 81 bears
cubs. and. thinking ] was their maua
ma como back from q forlging ex9e-
diiion with something nice for supper.
they began to alln about me and pas
ny legs with their paws. Thea. lri-
ing their mistake. they SCI AZ pro-
digioua howl By way OF slgnai 10 their
interesting parent that all was nof
right at h0lc. that a gueal had
dropped IN. and had better Be pollIe-
" asked 70 walk OUT again. Nov. I
knew that q lady bear with a sclfcl
party Of cons and daughters waa not
the plcasantesi person possible 70
meet 20 didn't need a second notica
10 cult i-or care how soon ] was 81
the premises. It was no very easy
matter. however, climbing inside Of lhs
tree. Tor there wae very little hold Cor
ones claws and I had not made ny
way above q yard or 20 when ] saw
the stars suddenly blotled out above
a large object coming down right upon
the top Of ne. II was the Cd she bear
descending tail fr1t. Just % q man
would come down a ladder. What vas
10 be doneg Escape was hopeless
with the whole Of the inside Of ths
tree blocked up: and yet. II ] war
caught there. I knew ] should b. TORN
70 pieces IN i've seconds. An awkward
position. monsieur"
We'll" said !. ~and what did yoa
DO. Bapiistef"
why. there was only one thing "a
BE- done, monsieur. and that ! dld ny
long hunting knife vas. fortunately
for me, IN ny belt ! whipped that
out. and. apol0gislng for the liberty.
! drove Il half a dozen times into the
bears tail with such hearty win that
she reared for mercy and began %
make her way up the hemlock again 81
fast a. her iegz would carry her. think
ms Uor she didn't know OF ny pres
once there) that the cubs bad gone mad
during her absence ard privately ~
ranging 70 pay them on presently to-
the ugly trick they had PLAYED on her
AZ the same moment ! held tightly e
the bruie's ahaggy hide ~ shs a2epud'
Cd and vas lifted a. neatly out 81 The
tree as though q machine had been
Invented Tor that express purpose"
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-02-14

Subsequently he re-entered the stand
and repeated hif request lie said that
4 would put him In a bad light before
his friends. who would certainly back
Founding. simply because be had the
mount What would they think Of him
not being /, 2. 81 The very idea OF any
OF his constituents thinking he wasn't
trying" almost overcome Patsy. Blu,
Il had no effect upon Judge Martin.
whole rulings. ne every one knows
are as unalterablc az the laws OF the
Medes and Pcralans In the mean
while the betting had begun In the
ring Founding opened At 5. while
a couple Of books laid as high a. 10
l. II Founding had been good. 8 20
8 would have been a fair price. SIN.
the price didn't deter some Of the IN
telilgcnt beiiors. nor was there any
cessation IN the betting when Found.
ling came out 60 warm up. silil en-
cased IN the cotton. Fir lily Found
llng's price began TO 90 down. but Il
vas noticed that a couple OF books per-
slstontly laid better odds against
Founding than any OF the others
They mus, have known something. Il
was also noticed that another booi
Invariably quoted shorter odds. THAI
book likewise knew something. Fund.
ling went to the post a. 10 5. Bul
a strange metamorphosis had been
worked. The absorbent cotton had
been removed and the limp was con.
splcuous BY l;s absence. when the
Tag dropped Patsy went about his
business with Founding and won hand
ily. As he went 10 the scales TO weigh
In be murmured something abou,
handing up a hot one. and later on
be had several very satisfactory inter
Views with his subscribers Some o,
the books did not finish paying OF on
Founding until the horses were az the
post for the next race. while another
had a clean sheet
There was. however. no getting away
from the fact that Founding was a
factor in the betting.