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The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16

people in order to make homes for
themselves. The Siyots are a nomadic
people. They live in portable tents,
built of lattice work. with a fet-cov-
cred conical top. Inside the tent is an
arrangement of boxes which serve as
seats and beds. They also hold the fam
lily stores. Near the Siyots live the Tur-
bets. The latter have no boxes inside
their tents and the Siyots consequently
have a supreme contempt for them. The
Siyots are deeply religious and evil
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
Barbarous Relics in England.

In rural England stocks are still
to be found, although they are not
used. They were set up in 1405, and
many of them are in a state of ex-
cellent preservation. The crimes pun
ishd by Imprisonment in the stocks
were theft, drunkenness, gambling,
Sabbath breaking and brawling. r.
the persons incarcerated were popular.
their plight was lessened by their
friends. who brought them food
money, but unpopular persons were
pelted with eggs and other %unsavory
missiles.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
The New Clerk,s Mistake.

Druggist-"What do you mean by
filling that prescription for 5? I al
ways charged 81" New Clerk-"It
was a rule with my former employer
that when a thing costs less
than twenty cents it should
be retailed for ST." Druggist
But you must remember, young man,
hat we give trading stamps. Don't
make such a mistake gain."-Detroit
Free Press.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
thousands of Bushels of Locusts

Inc war mat was waged against To-
cus.s IN defence of the crops and vine
yards in Algeria last year is described
as having been extensive as we'll as sue
cessful. Lines of defence 1922 miles in
aggregate length were constructed. and
in the bitches placed to receive the
pests as they fell from the barriers
more than 27O,0OO bushels of young
locusts were destroyed.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
SIBERIANS IN CHINA.
Wild Race of the Siyots Fled Before
Russian Invasion.

IL a VI zig Dyobo AASO cA"S
Russian Invasion.
From the New York World.)-One
Of the most curious Of many curious
people who make up the great nation
of China is the Siyots. They live in the
far interior, north of the desert of Go
bi, in a region of which little is known.
The best maps Of the country close to
the boundary line between China and
Siberia, near the headwaters of the
Yenisei, are inaccurate, and are of little
value to the traveller. The Siyots are
Chinese only by adoption. When the
Russians invaded Siberia 800 years ago
the Siyots refused to bend the knee.
They retreated southwark and forced
their way into the Chinese empire.
They dispossessed a quiet and peaceful
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16

sometimes has a vision in which he
to be informed that a certain 81
yot is to die. The doomed man raises
a bride and tenders it to the Lama.
who interferes and a respite is secured
for a time. Then the process Is re-
peated.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
Flat pwellers In London,

Dwelling in fats is making great
Roadway in London. especially in the
west end, but many persons are
averse to being known as residents of
such. Landlords advertise them as
"mapsions built in Stories"
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
Guthrie letter.

L Is not lntre-
quent these days
for an officer OF
the law to name
a woman as a dep
uty. But She is
nearly always what
is known as an Of
fee deputy. She
performs mere cler-
ical duties and new
er takes to the
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
FEMALE OFFICERS.
GIRLS AS UNITED STATES
DEPUTY MARSHALS.

Miss Burche and Miss Fossett Now Per-
forming Field Duties-PIucky Youag
Women Round Up Unruly Indian
witnesses.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16

The Wife-'The baby has been jab-
bering away there for about an hour
and l can't understand a thing she
says" The Husband-"I've noticed.
dear, the little thing grows more like
you every ST."-Yonkers Statesman.
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16
THE L%OVF-LETTER.
By C. D.

o you won't a r
Hawkins Jessup."
said Squire Berga-
mot, knitting his
black eyebrows to-
gether until they
formed an ominous
black bar across his
forehead and near
ly frightened h i s
bright eyed daugh-
ter out of her
The Neihart herald. [volume] (Neihart, Mont.) 1890-1901, 1898-04-16

Miss Polly Pepper, a gaunt spinster
Of q very uncertain age, and very GER
tain inirmity Of temper, opened the
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10
FAIRIES AT OUR SERVICE.

Sometimes It has been the dream oi
an ambitious youth that II he owned d
great library he would read It all through
and thus know more than any other liy-
ing man. Let US suppose some kind
fairy were 10 grant his wish Ne be-
comes owner Of well stocked library;
5000 volumes Is just fair size. Now
what will he do?
At two volumes per week, which Is toll
cradle reading he could only read
through his library in about 500 years
At a volume a day, taking Sundays foT
rest, he might gallop through 1t in 10.
years We need not go further. Evil
IDENTIFY life Is too short for swallowing w
libraries.
But now let US suppose that some wise
and benehcent fairy were to pick out all
the great authors and famous books from
among the 5000. Could the student ever
become master Of these? Not bit Of IT,
one might name a dozen authors in
history and philosophy alone whose
works would occupy him busuy for a.
many years And then what would he
know Of science, poetry, essays, oratory
or biography?
A more potent fairy than those we have
here imagined is Charles Dudley Warner.
In his Library of the Worlds Best Lit
erature," he has smoothed out path for
all ambitions. He has selected with his
able assistants, not from one but from all
the great Libraries Of the world ancient
and modern. He has included all great
literatures and all literary tongues. lie
has culled from every field Of letters and
taken only the best authors and the
most enduring Of their works. And,
finally, he has arrayed the very cream
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10
OUR VAST TRADE OPPORTUNITIES

OUR VAST TRADE OPPORTUNITIES
Attention Is called 20 the commercial
importance of the Philippines as an
American acquisition By series of
tables pust issued by the bureau OF sta-
tlst!cs az Washington The victory at
Manila was So startling In l's effective
ness and so dazzling In lts completeness
from purely naval standpoint that the
people are slow TO realize that II Is des-
tined TO be more FAR reaching In Is
consequences than mere stroke OF
naval strategy The guns that destroyed
the Spanish fleet In Manila bay thun-
dercd warning TO the nations Of our
approaching commercial supremacy In
the Orient.
The tables Just Issued convey some
Idea of the commercial opportunities
awaiting us In the countries adjacent 10
the Philippines, although It ls safe to
say that the value of this field for
American traders and manufacturers Is
practically beyond calculation nj this
time. Tho significant fact disclosed by
these trade reports Is the Increasing de-
mand FOR the class OF articles produced
In the United States. Taking this terri
tory adjacent 20 the Philippines. Incud-
lng China British india and East Indies.
Japan. corca, Hong Kong. Asatc RUS
sIa, ana Oceanica. the exports of the
United States are shown to have in
creased from Sg7.i2 1881 In 1893 to tGl 9g7 SIS
In 1891 This commerce, however H. stlll
less than G per cent Of the total imports
Of these countries, showing the vast field
which awaits American producers and
traders.
The exports Of cotton cloths from the
United States to China alone Increased
from 27076Gl2 yards In 1888 to liOl2l ,O35 in
1897. The total exports Of merchandise OF
all kinds from the United States 10 China
In 1897 were three times as much az In
1893. The most rapid growth OF our com
mercc, however, was with Japan, the ex-
ports in 1897 being four times as great as
in 1893.
The United strtes must have more than
6 per cent Of tho trade Of these countries,
whose doors are now open to the COM
merce Of the world. with the Philippines
as a base Of supplies for our merchant
vessels It would be only question OF a
few years when we would supply the
japanese and Chinese with the bulk OF
all their imports in cotton and wooden
goods, breadstufs, machinery and iron
and steel products.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10
COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS

Al the meeting 0f the county court ygs-
tsrday communication was read from A.
5 GraEg stating that the county road
leading from Olney 10 Elsie In the vc.n-
ity 0f the junction of the Jewell road is
almost impossible; it was ordered that
the 'erk notify the supervisors ot road
district No. Is to report at once the cost
. ..gr - said .oad.
= tJr.q,a.kt aas received from William
larsen -..l thE.y-hyl others that the
road leading to Lewis n clark plains In
district No. Is blocked with fallen tim
Der and impossible; Il was ordered TEE
ferred 20 the supervisor OF said district
TO make repairs and report It's condition.
communication from y. Boiler, super
visor OF road district No. 6. informing the
court that he had posted notices calling
for bids for the opening of a road between
Olney and Young's river falls and Of hav-
ing received only one bid at 7j cents per
rod. There not being funds sufficient 20
open said road. II was ordered that the
bid be rejected. and that 1t is necessary
for the petitioners 10 assist in opening
said road, the funds In the district to be
paid 10 those who contribute labor on the
same.
In the matter Of the petition from resi-
dents OF road district No. to establish
a trail from the southern terminus Of the
county road from stavebolt landing on
the Lewis * Clark 10 a point on the sec
ton line between sections IS and 2l. In
township 6 north, range 9 west, D. F..
Stafford, W. ]. Heckard and j. W. Reith
We're appointed viewers to meet at Stave-
bolt landing at z o'clock, June %. to lay
out the proposed trail.
The report OF b. j. ingalls, upon the com
pletlon Of the bridge near Hlldstrom's,
was read and the matter referred to VIII
liam Larsen to examine and report.
The time Of the court in the evening was
occupied in the payment Of bills.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10
WNArMER uoons.

WARM WEATHER GOODS ..,.,
Al loc per yari-uc-t quality Lawn
plmlty floral cn,cu. worth 10 cents
per yarl
Al D, per yord-rmc scotch Lawns.
AN nlcc ncat patterns, worth loc
per yard,
Al STA, per yard -rlan white ppm.
i,y, the best goods tor chldryn's
summer drcssos we'll worth Is cents
per yarj.
lN, per yart- Good Wide rcrcalcs. In
dark and llsh, patterns, worth l:F,
per yari
NICE cool sWRr WAIST.
At Is, ,ayh-rcrcalc shirt Waist. In
uca, checks and stripes, every one
perfect hitting
BARGAINS ~ LADIES SAILORS.
A. uc each Ladies' Fine straw san.
or.. white or black
Al ac caoh Ladies' Rough and Ready
sailors. white or black. worth Zoe
each
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10
Remember the Main Point
I'm buying Is TO make sure OF good bargains

lic pcr yard STA yards wide, Heavy
uuhDcach,d shyytIns worth SOC per
yor
At @c. Mcne straw inn and dolf
Caps
At No. Meme Fine Nrgllsco satoon
uycrshlris, well worth Zoo each
Al Size Mons heavy twllcd Duck over
shirts. we'll worth joo each
81 each Mems black or brown Fedora
Hate, good quality fclt, worth r1iS,
Al 5oc cach Mems odd slfys ran,si
modo ot good heavy cnuonadoi
worth 500 pair,
At zoe each -lloyp' ana Youths heavy
Copper RVltod iiluo prucm Oyctails.
At git cach Mems Heavy llairrlggan
Shlrga or Drawers. worth 5oc.
Al lOs per pair Meme lirst quality
cNtm heavy raat black iluao.
a. sJc each Mems iialg Wool rnior.
sh.rIs or Drawers, worth zoe! great
value
Mrus Patriotic Suspcndvrs, rom smbor
the Maine tho latest vraar.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

AZ Toe rach-Chlldrcn'a Mul Hats, IN
pInk bite. rcd, and white
AZ hc per yoNl-5d.lnch wide, an linen
domosk, tho host value to bo had
anywhere, worth Doe per yard.
At coc cach-ladlca good quality rcr
calo Wrappers. nicely made ond
trimmed worth 81 each,
Al zoe cach-rul slac uod sprcads.
MoracJrcs pattern, well worth u,%.
AZ ho oach-loya' llcayy buck
Waists good to wear and the best
To wash, worth ooc.
At 5oc ralra Nottingham Lace cur
mlua worth ,Sc pair
NtN.M ricov a. yards long, IA yaris
Wide heavy embroidered aklr, noun,
cling. worth $50
AtSi,5c rcr yam -whlJo India Lawn
just the thng ror Fourth ~ july
drrus
AZ ior. l'c, lNc and s,t carh-ladlcs
Leather. SIR and Mohair urlw.
A. iNc per yard 90 u,hrn wide. Not.
ingh1m Lace Curtain. worth sjy per
yard.
5c per yau-l yard Wide myaenrd
Muslin. worth ,r per yard
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10
WHEN NATURE

Needs assistance It may be best 10 rem
der It promptly but one should remem-
Der to use even the mos; perfect remedies
only when needed The best and most
simple and gentle remedy IS the Syrup
% Figs, manufactured hy the California
Fig Syrup Co.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10
SOCIETY MEETINGS.

N0~Ns~-N-~-~-~~~~~-~
TEMPLE LODGE NO. 7. A. r. AND
A. M.-Regular communications held on
the first and third Tuesday evening Of
each month.
q. W. LoUNsBERRY. W. NJ
e. c. HOLDEN. Secretary.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10
GOVERNMENT PROPOSAL WANTED.

Sealed proposals win he received at tho
land, oregon, until " o'clock m. June
20, 1893. and then opened for furnishing
and delivering provisions for lighthouse
tender COlumblne during the fiscal year
specifications, copies Of which, with blank
proposals and other information may be
had upon application 10 w. l.. Fisk, cap
tain, corps Of engineers, u 8. A.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10
Pears
Get one cake
of it.
Nobody ever
stops at a cake.

cott's cold storage house Tho fish
weighed s. pounds, ana IS tho largest one
yct picked up ot the marked Chinooks.
Il is thought hy experts hevc that u Is
now well demonstrated that salmon MAJ
turc in four wears or less and that Mr.
McGulros experiments have been mos,
successful It would seem that the fish
most certainly return 20 their spawning
gpounds
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10
ICE CREAM
Made off,.
the Best.....
SWEET CREAM
at
The 4" Spa"
FRIDAY

Hear the leaves that kiss the air,
Hear the laughter Of the bees;
Who remembers winter care,
In the shining days Ike these?
A. D. Webster
Try shillngs Best tea and baking
powder. ..
Best Ice cream at the Bonbonniere.
Sweet cream. 10 cents pint. at the Spa.
Cream 10 and l5c per pint. ParlOr Candy
Store.
Midwife-Mrs. Mary Make. 792 Exchange
street.
Infants Null Hoods at Dunbar's.
Try Golden Gate compressed yeast at
the Parlor.
Al Smith. the celebrated, was down from
Portland yesterday.
Fresh cream, strawberries and Ice at
Foard & Stokes Co.
II Snodgrass doesn't make your pictures
you don't get the best
To Rent-Furnlshed rooms for house
keeping, 10 Tenth street.
When you want fine tea, good coffee and
spices try Foard & Stokes CO.
Just try one of those Ice creams with
crushed strawberries at the Parlor.
Empire Corset at Dunbat's.
In the police court yesterday the ir-
repressible Buffalo Boy was fined $ for
drunkenness.
A sight of those fresh Gunther's choco-
lates at the Parlor would make your
mouth water.
Michael ]. Meara, the bookkeeper is
confined at St. Mary's hospital, suffering
from bronchitis.
At the Louvre you can get anything
you like in the way Of liquid refreshments,
music or luncheons.
For Rental Seaside, one store building
and one barber shop. Inquire OF l.. G.
West, Clatsop. oregon.
All the trains on the A. & c. were on
time yesterday and large number Of
passengers were handled.
Mr.. David Hood, representing Mason,
Ehrman & Co. Of Portland, spent yester-
day with his Astoria friends.
New crop dried fruits. new crop raislns,
figs and assorted nuts-all extra fine quail
ity. at Ross, Higgins & co.
The present proprietor is keeping up
the reputation OF c. B. Smith for making
fine fee cream at the Parlor.
Gunther's celebrated Chicago chocolates
just received at the Parlor Try these
delicious CONNECTIONS.
Percales at Dunbar's.
Water consumers should remember the
penalty of 25 cents which must be col
lected on all rates not paid at the office
today
The steamer Elder will arrive down this
morning and sail for Alaska She will
carry from Astoria large consignment
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10
Gus COOper'S
Mandolin Orchestra

Eugene Arnold, Pianist
PROGRAMME
Week Commencing ng.,......,..,......Juno T.
PART l.
March-"Golden Cato" .Lchritter
Waltz-"Vonna Woods .......... Strauss
seloctlon-"Robln Hood. ".......,.D DcKovcn
Mor,euX selected .,.,.,.,........
March-"El Captain" .....,...........s sousa
PART II.
Ovcrture-"OrDheus" .....,,"Onenbach
Medley-Popular Airsu,.. ..,....,..,....
SeleotIOn-"Il Trovatoro" "..........,,.,Verdi
ottlscho-Plantatlon AlrB.............
VaHations-"Coming Through the Rye"
PART III.
Overture-"Lucretla Borgla" ,... Donlzetti
Patrol-Turklsh ..............o,.M Mchaells
MhluTkh' h'".s'.''s'''ss.'''.',' ..''icTHhnucI
WdltZ-SympoSla... ...........,.....Bo .BondlX
March-"Crusader". "...... ...........So .Sousa
Gnlop-"St. Petersburg" "................
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

A regular pantomlne OF views depicting
the life and history ot Astoria, and
souvenirs OF the city and country at the
Snodgrass gallery.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

Mr. c, {, Smith, the well known firni-
wre manufacture ot Portland, spcnt ycs-
terday IN tho city visiting his old time
friends.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

Tho will NJ tho late Mrs dary A. John
son was yesterday hled for probate IN the
county court Esther Johnson is made the
principal logatec.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

Gateway Social club viii Sive another
hop Friday evening, the 10th. az l. O, O,
F. hall Admlttance. - cents. including
refreshments Proceeds 90 50 20 the
Orphans Home fund
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10
JIM WEST,
Chicago Barber
----AND
Master of the TOnsOrial Art
Shop l8ll Franklin Ave.
If you want n good cigar, go there.
AssroNEE's NOTICE TO CREDITORS

AssIGNEE's NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed has this day been appointed as
signee Of Rebecca Strauss, an insolvent
debtor. Creditors OF the said asslgnor
are hereby notified to present their claims
under oath to the undersigned within
three month from this date at his place
Of business at No. 575 Commercial street,
Astoria. oregon.
Dated this l1th day OF December, 1907.
N. SCHLUSSEL,
Assignee of Rebecca Strauss. an insolvent
debtor.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

You can set a chamols skin az Rogers
drug store FOR 5. 10, Is. .. -. 30, G cents,
and 81 and si.ss each, Rogers Drug s,orc,
oddfellows' Building
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

Now Is the time tor spring cleaning
After ;ha; comes new llnoleums. wall
paper and OIL cloth. Have YOU seen our
stock' G. v Porter. old Central hotel
building. Commercial street.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

\ naval reserve numbering leo Is about
to be mustered In at Seattle and lholr
services will hc Immediately offered to
the president.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

Strawberry sociable at the Swedish Lu-
theru church saturday evening. A good
literary program win begin az o'clock.
Fifteen cents per dish
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

The Oriental steamship Argyll Is due
from Gohlc today, having laid over there
to trNo on cN0l Tor the passage The
Ar.~lrs co0ling capacity is about gN tons,
which require forty hours to put on hoari.
The coal used is seattle coal. owned by
the Northern Pacific and shipped over lts
line 20 Gohlc, and is taken ON az that
place ins,cad ot az Flavd as heretofore,
10 save the cost of lghJrrigc between the
two points The saving cf a tcw hours
time Is also figured ON. but % took the
Mogm as many hours tho first trip to
coal there as Il always had taken TO coai
at Flavel
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

For Rent-Good house and barn and
four acres Of land. near ClatSop City sta.
,ion known as tho Clatsop PNstoiiicc,
Apply 10 A. ragg ~ Commercial ST.,
city.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

The entertainment 90 b. given at the
convent on the 18th. closing the school
year, promises % he most interesting.
Music, essays, rantomine and readings
will an the progulm
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10
SEASIDE SAWMILL

A complete stock OF lumber on hand In
,ho rough or drcnHcd. Flooring rustic.
cclllnG Aai all kinds OF rnlnh. moldnEs
and shingles Terms reasonable and
prices at bedrock. All orders promptly
attended TO. Ofnce and yard At mill.
II. y. l. LOGAN.
Seaside. Oregon. Proprietor.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

Another one Of the marked salmon,
turned into the river from the Clackamas
hatchery in 1895 by Fish Commissioner
Mcclure, was yesterday received at Tres
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

A party Of enthusiastic fishermen will
leave tomorrow night for Green Mountain
under the leadership Of William Ray,
Peter Neufer and John Kopp. They will
take the HanthOrn to Olney and travel
thence by team to their destination. They
have promised on their return Sunday
nignt to bring bushels Of trout to their
expectant friends. There will be about
twenty in the party and If they do not
bring back two hundred trout each, they
had better ever after hold their peace
when It comes to fish stories.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

In Justice court yesterday jacob
pench swore 20 u complain, charging :.
Z. Donkle with the larceny OF a sorrcl
horse, the property OF the complainant
and valued az sli Tim Corcoran, armed
with papers from the court. LETT for the
Nehalem yesterday evening to arrest Don.
klc. Four witnesses viii De brought 90 60
give testimony AS to the gui,J or Innocence
OF the accused. Nchalvm country eases
figure prominently IN the courts here once
or twice year, the last one being the
larceny of wagon seat that. after plHng
up costs aglins, tho incidental opening or
the grand Jury cases. was dismissed %, thc
February term OF the circuit court.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-06-10

Mr. l. NJ Shafler. who recently camc Co
Astoria from California and Is now IN
business ON Commercial street has Just
received some very interesting curios from
Texas and southern California. The drs,
Includes severul cotton blooms known as
storm cotton They are very perfect ana
look like some beautiful flower The other
curiosity is a trIp-door spiders nest.
from southern California. tt Is about
four inches In length. an inch and q quar-.
ter in diameter at the base and one inch
at the top. Il Is lined with web as soft
and fine as spun silk Is perfectly water
prOof and altogether a formidable hih.,l-
tion. The entrance IS through "a trap door
at the top. which prolrudes from tho
ground like the neck ot bottle The
door is very thick lined with tho same
web, hung on strong hinge and when
Mr. Spider sees an enemy he runs to his
house, pulls down the door and hy his
claws holds II fas, through the means of
a corded handle on the inside and Do
takes very hard prying with q knife 90
open this door from the outside This
particular spider is fine architect and
sool workman. but his h,Jc IS very p'.s-
0n0us