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The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

c. W. Stone and wife to c. c. Palm
-erg. lot 3 block a. Holiday Park. 8 %
y. II. Tinker TO Elizabeth Plunkett
lot g. block 4O New Astoria...,..... l75
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

An engagement. says the woman hater.
Is an agreement entered into by every
one else in town to discuss which OF two
people Is going TO get the worst OF II.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

Ladies' white lawn fancy embroidery and
Inserting, &c, value Se,
Ladies' silk initial handkerchlvfs. 0c.
value Sc.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

The stockholders OF the Estes.conn
Drug Company have transferred their
stock TO the Blumausr-F Frank Drug Con. 4.
pany Of Portland. the principal creditor.
L r. Watts has been placed In charge of
the store and win take an invoice immedl-
ately. Tue store win bo reopened and
enough Of the stock disposed OF TO satisfy
All the claims held against the company.
When this IL done the remainder OF the
stock win DO turned over to O. n, Estes
and J. W. Conn, the heaviest stockhold-
era
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

The sweet young thing-But why should
not women enter politics? The savage
bachclor-Too many bosses there now
indianapolis Journal.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10
NOTICE OF ACCEPTANCE.

Notice is hereby given to all persons
wn1msoever, that Andrew Birch, the con-
tractor for the street Improvement In
the city OF Astoria known as the "Im-
proyement OF Eighth Street. between
peted the aforesaid Improvement, ac-
cording to the plans, specifications, ordi-
nances and contract relating thereto; and
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10
NOTICE OF RECEPTION OF BIDS,

NOllNE Of hEAtE lOEN W bAbo'
Notice Il hereby given that on Tuesday.
the 18th day OF December. at the hour
OF 10 o'clock a. m, In the once OF tho
auditor and police Judge OF the city or
Astoria oregon. the committee on ways
and means OF the common council OF
sad city viii receive sealed bids for tho
city printing Of sald city for the year
1850. Said printing shall be u lines OF
Nonparlel 10 the inch. The right 10 re-
iect any and all bids II hereby reserved.
and the contract for printing for tho
said year will be let 10 the lowest re-
spOnsble bidder. or bidders. Bids on
advertising and legal blanks must DO
separate.
Dated az Astoria, Oregon. this 9th day
OF December, A. D., 1893.
w, +. MGRE0OR,
GUS HILDEBRAND.
A. BRIx,
Committee on Ways and Means OF tho
Common Council OF the City Of Astorin.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

Sunday with the Baptis,s; In he morn
ing the pastor win preach. his theme be-
lng Dealing With Ne.ghbors." In the
evening Brother Ralph F. Knapp will
hill the pulpit, the pastor going to New
Astoria,
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

Ladies leather beas. Soc. nc. and u@
A nloo Christmas prosent 10 a pair Of
tho celebrated Maseo, hid Hloyea We
have them IN all shadeu
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

Rev. Henry MarcOtte left yesterday for
Albany. a, which city ne viii occupy the
pulpit OF the Presbyterian church to-
morrow. Rev Mr.. Reed. OF the Albany
church, viii conduct services at the local
church
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

c, J, Curtis LEFT last night for Salem.
He is a member Of the ways ana means
committee Of the lower house. and, with
tho other members Of the committee, will
visit the dffrerent state schools to examine
the sys,ems in vogue. IL Is thought the
committee win VISIT Astoria before the
legislature eonvenes and look over the
salmon industry. An appropriation viii
b asked to assist the work OF ARTIFICIAL
propagation. and II Is the desire that the
committee acQualnt Itself with the exten,
Of the fishing interests
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10
TO CURE A COZ. IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money II It
fails TO cure. &c. The genuine has L. b.
Q. on each tablet. For sale by Charles
Rogers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

talnn and crews OF che schoonera 10 (hla
city and the latter viii be paid OF here
and dlscharwed, what viii be done With
the schconers IA not known. but Il Ia
hoped with the spring freshet new
channel deep enough TO permit their
escape win he made. Tho sohooners are
the Three Sisters and the volant. both
hailing frOm San Francisco
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

Cali early and secure some ., these
great values.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

The last sale Of the season will be held
tonight in the basement Of ;he Congre-
gational church. There viii be on sale
quantities OF fancy articles. homemade
fruit cakes and mlnce-meat for your
Xmas dinner candy. Ice cream, and
something new N toys Tor the little ones.
Doors open and sale begins at 7:3O.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10
McA1len & Mcdonnell
l-lss Third street, PORTLAND, OR.

II you use our sapOnscious tooth wash
Il win whiten your teeth. preserve your
gums, and impart a delightful fragrance
to the breath. Charles Rogers. druggist.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

The Multnomah club has decided not 20
make Try for the Eeldcnhoimer trophy,
recently won hy the oregon Road club.
This gives tho A. n {. team an excellent
chance for the trophy, II Il ever II
ever broOght 70 Astoria Il will never be
taken away. The A. n c. team IL the
third strongest In Oregon and, as Multi
nomah has dropped out, It's chance for
victory Is improved. The local men will
meet the Road club some time In Janu-
Ary.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

The advertisement Of shanahan Bros.
in his mornings Astorlan challenges the
attention Of the shopping public Of the
CITY The price list teens with bargains
and every article mentioned is sold at a
figure heretofore unknown In Astoria.
The holiday list is unexcelled and the
goods and prices are Of the kind that
would suit the most fastiduous.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

Lieutenant W. A. Sherman. OF the Sec
ond division. oregon naval battalion, left
last night for San Francisco on a two
weeks business trip. During his absence
the company will be in charge Of Lieu
tenant Wilson. While in California Lieu
tenant Sherman will examine the re-
serves in that state.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

Services at Grace church tomorrow
third Sunday in Advent as usual at IL
a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at
1870 p. m; evening prayer at Holy limo
cents chapel. East Astoria. at $50 p. m.
The offerings at the morning and after
noon services will be devoted to domestic
missions
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

The many friends OF Rev. ]. J. Walter.
formerly pastor Of the First Methodist
church OF this city. were pleased to learn
by yesterdays Astorian that he had been
appointed 10 take charge Of all Alaskan
missionary work Dr. Walter Is an en-
ergetic man and viii do much to forward
the interests Of the church in his new
field OF work
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

The steamer ElmOre brought out 1870
cases Of salmon for Christensen 81
Hawes from the Nehalem yesterday. The
Elmore will discharge her cargo today
and load and sail for rllamook tomor-
row morning.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

The steamer ElmOre arrived in from
Nehalem yesterday. She reports two
large schooners imprisoned in the Neha-
lem river and In a serious predica-
ment owing TO the sudden shoallng OF the
bar The schooners have been bar-bound
for the past six weeks, and on the last
attempt to go out the water was found
too shallow to allow them to cross the
bar The Elmore brought the two cap
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

A petition has been presented to the
county court to place a bounty on cougar
and panther scalps. The petition was
signed by residents from the city and
county. The court has instructed County
Clerk WherrltY to communicate with the
clerk Of Columbia county, with view
Of entering into an agreement Of placing
a bounty Of s. or so on such scalps.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

Griffin & Reed have now on sale one OF
the finest lines Of holiday goods ever
shown by this old reliable firm in Astoria.
1t viii pay those who contemplate max
ing Christmas presents TO call early be-
fore the holiday rush and take time TO
examine the stock and make their selec-
tiols
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

The first eleven Of the Astoria Foot
ball Club is practicing faithfully for the
Christmas game at Fort Stevens. The
men are getting in fine form and Captain
Allen is confident that his team will
hold down the Fort Candy eleven. The
Stevens men are also deyoting much time
to the game, which promises to be the
most exciting ever played In this section
of the northwest.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

Chairman Callan. OF the republican
city central committee. has called a meet
Ing OF that body for this evening. The
purpose OF the meeting is to decide upon
a plan to elect the republican candidates
in the city election. and to transact other
business.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

The ladies' Of the Emergency Corps
have received ean for reading matter
70 be sent to the Oregon volunteers sta.
toned at Manila. The papers and books
donated viii be shipped on the transport
which next leaves for the Philippines.
The steamer win san from San Fran
cisco the latter part OF this month. The
Emergency Corps committee having the
matter In charge will be at the w C. T.
U. hall today to pack the donations for
shipment All persons having reading
matter are earnestly requested Oy the
ladies 10 bring Il to the hall.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

At the First NJ E. church preaching at
II a. N. and I:so p. m tomorrow morn M.
s4Aaay school at ilisl slAss.mAstins at
1876 BRWStth League at t.N .. m. Morn
Ing sermon IN the Church evening"
''Intemperance."
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

Or. Alfred Kinney and Mrs. Kinney,
who have been visiting friends in Port
land for several days past, returned to
the city last night.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

Today is the last date upon which water
rates can be paid to avoid the penalty Of
Is cents additional charge to the regular
rates.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

For Sale. 100 tons OF Rosyin coal; the
finest house and steam coal ever brought
TO Astoria Elmore. sanborn Co.. Tele-
phone. Main 81.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

TWO SAses OF DRUNKENNESS were Up be-
fore Police Judge Nelson yesterday. The
names given were julius Doe end Peter
Roe The former was fined s. and the
latter. not putting in an appearance. his
bail OF s was declared forfeited.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

II will pay intending purchasers to
study the price list in the ad Of MeAIlen
& Mcdonnell In this mornings Astorian.
The articles mentioned in the price lIst
are below cost and cannot be duplicated
in any house in the northwest for the
money.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

The Norwegian ship Akershus was
towed up from Fort Stevens yesterday to
a berth abreast OF the o. r. & n. dock.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1898-12-10

Mr.. A. T. Sieyerts and Miss Nellie
Brown viii be married this evening at
the residence OF the brides parents.
The San Francisco call., 1898-01-30
RECORD OF RAPID BICYCLE
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also sore and chafed feet Every care was taken of them, however At Biar- ritz, Pierre Deycard of Bilos (the first prize winner), was treated with an eau de Cologne and brandy friction by the head controller, who happened also to be a doctor.
 During the progress of the race there was but one question on the lips of the BordelaiS Who will win? It was doubtful all through. Dominique Rou- megoux of Ychoux held the lead for a long time and was terribly anxious to win, his master having promised him, in that event, 100 francs over and above everything else. On arriving at Dax, Roumegoux had a noticeable fix ity of expression, through lack of sleep; while his immediate rivals. Dugrand and Peyserre, arrived quite gay. the latter dancing a pas seul on his stilts, after signing at the control post. aud exchanging news with great volubility and vivacity. Poor Jean Cailliard. the oldest man who took part in the race, was utterly done up when
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short snatches of sleep were broken by dreams, in which he seemed to be buy ing cows with the prize money and set ting down to married life with his sweetheart. At St Vincent de Terosse he was followed by musicians, who played La Marseillaise" with so great an effect upon the crowd that one gave him 10 francs, another 20, and so on. At Dax he found great crowds waiting for him. He was too fatigued to mo- tice them, and had to ask his cycling escort to roar at him in order to keep him awake. He even dozed on his stilts, still striding mechanically. Cam phorated brandy frictions were tried, to get rid of the cramp that threatened him. Young girls came out to meet him with laurel wreaths and bouuuets. and he was given a general triumph and escorted home by his jubilant stilt walking friends.
 It was the greatest day in the history of stilt walking. Landafs and even the stilt walking baker still talks about il as he delivers the bread to the stilt walking servant girl.
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he arrived at Orthez, 1S5 kilometers from the starting point. He hustled off to bed, poor chap, and went home by the o'clock train next day, weep ing over his fate.
 There was vast deal of excitement in Bordeaux from day to day during the race. The offices of the daily pa pers were besieged day and night by a surging crowd which eagerly read the telegrams and betted on the out come.
 Sometimes the stilts broke, all though they were made of strong ash. The men would then halt for repairs and seize the opportunity of taking a meal-soup and fried eggs, perhaps, with coffee and white wine. The whole race was a triumphal progress for the lucky Landais, who certainly never be- fore had had such good time. First arrivals at various control posts were presented with bouquets, laurel wreaths and more substantial tokens in the shape of free rations and money. Others frankly touted for contributions in the towns, and made a grand thing of it.
 Lafont won a silver gilt medal and 800 francs, and Dugrand a medal and 250 francs. besides a substantial share of miscellaneous prize money and goods. RoumegouX, the Landais shep- herd who strove so earnestly to win, received a consolation prize of a medal and 125 francs. Lafont, at the close of the race, sold his stilts (which he made himself. as they all do) to shop keeper on the Cours de PIntendance. Clearly the unsophisticated peasants knew something" At any rate, La font had covered on his 112 kilometers in sixteen hours. His number was nineteen. and of course-like the rest he carried book of rules for his guid- ance as well as map of the course. Lafont is 2S years of age. He finished the race on May 30 at 9:3S D. m, his time being 10S hours Is minutes.
 Dugrand. Lafont's companion for the greater part of the way, reached the winning post at twenty minutes past in the morning of the 31st (112 hours
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fifty minutes). He arrived on his stilts with a firm and rapid step. He was ac- companied by a crowd of cyclists and pedestrians, who sang and cheered him alternately.
 Dubet had rather a bad fall through the breaking of his left stilt when only a few hundred meters from Villain drant He was delayed some time making the necessary repairs.
 Pierre Deycard of Bilos, commune of Sales. department of the Gironde, the first prize winner and champion, won the most valuable of all the many medals. besides 1000 francs and the lions share of the minor prize money and gifts in kind. His number was fifty-one and his age 31 He arrived on May 30 at two minutes to 5 in the evening, only a few hours ahead of La font. His time was 103 hours 36 min utes. and his average 4 kilometers 93S meters an hour. including stops His progress was a veritable tour de force He was terribly anxious to win. His
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letter was not received when it was expected. Mrs. Cline was disposed to be anxious, and told Mrs. McNally that she could not understand why Sam" had not written Mrs. McNally aS- sured her daughter that pressure of business was undoubtedly the cause of MT. Cline's failure to write the night before, and expressed confidence that they would hear from him the next morning.
 But he wrote last night" objected Winifred, who was listening.
 The two ladies said that if he had done so the letter would have reached them with the first delivery in the her statement, whose truth was proven in the letter received that af- ternoon. The writing had been done on the previous evening. as was shown in the letter. There had been a delay in mailing.
 On another occasion Winifred in- formed her grandmother that they would go together that day to visit Mrs. Charles Vail, an acquaintance of the family. Mrs. McNally said the visit would be impossible, as Mrs. Vail had lately moved and had not yet told Mrs. McNally her new address. This did not diSconcert Winifred in the least She did not say that she thought she and her grandmother would go to Mrs. Vail's; she was se- renely and unshakably sure of it. A few minutes after the discussion, the poStman, on his morning round, de- livered a letter. The letter was from Mrs. Vail, stating that she was set tied in her new home and inviting
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T HERE are people in this world who live and move and have their being on stilts.


 people. and not a community of small boys, either, moving about on extra-long wooden legs for the fun of the thing. They live seriously and ear nestly, and go about their business in town and suburb elevated on stilts The place of their living is in France, and is called the Landes-a bit of grim hu- mor, as there is not a particle of good land anywhere about it. It consists chiefly of vast prairies and marshes covered principally with heath, furge, reed, bracken and broom, and varied with clumps of sea pine, acacia, oak and cork. The character of the country is such that the inhabitants discovered very early that they could get over it and around it very much better on stilts than they could afoot Hence their high life.
 It is strange sight to see the post man advance to the door. towering several feet above the proper height. and gravely bearing the mail, and walking calmly and without difficulty over the gate post in his leaving, and the peasant woman, her market bas- ket carefully slowed out of the way and her stilts properly adjusted, goes proudly down the streets in search of cabbages and potatoes with perfect ease and confidence. The shepherd high in the air on his long stilts. fol- lows his flock in the same fashion
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coming events.
 TITLE Winifred Cline of Chi
 cago is one of the most remark
 able babies of the age. Although only three and a half years old
 she is psychic wonder, possess
 ing powers of foretelling events with an accuracy which is little less than marvellous. Her prophecies have been confined entirely to the home cir Gle, and it must not be imagined for an instant that little Winifred is be- ing exploited as public character. No public exhibitions of her strange pow CTS have been made, nor are any likely to be made.
 She IS simply a little girl to whom the mysteries of the future are as an open book- During the late Presidential campaign, says the Tribune, Winifred employed her prophetic powers in pre- dieting the election of Major McKin- ley. MT. Cline and Mr. McNally. his 1ather-1n-law, were ardent supporters of the cause that the majority sub- sequently decided to be mistaken. Like all Bryanites, they felt and expressed the utmost confidence that their can- d1date would succeed. With the Cline home full of unopposed Bryan argu- ment and prognostication, and Wini- fred never hearing any question made as to the correctness of the statements. 1t occasioned her family some little sur prise when she took it upon herself to champion the cause of Mckinley.
 MT. Bryan will not be elected" she firmly asserted. MT Mckinley will be the next President They tried to talk her out of the idea, but she persisted in it resolutely. At the time when she first made the statement she was just completing her second year. MT. Cl1ne's business not infrequently calls him out of the city. During such absences it is his habit to write to his family at regular and frequent inter Vals. In one case not long ago the
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w. A. Dcugherty. secretary of the Chicago branch of the Theosophical So- ciety, after hearing a description or Winifred's performance, without hesi- tation declared her gifted with psychic power.
 Such cases occur" said MT. Dough- erty, where the subject meets exact- ly the necessary conditions, spiritual and physical. The conditions require 8 certain perfect harmony between a per- fectly sensitive spirit and a perfectly healthy body" MT. Dougherty had not been informed of the child's exceptions al health. When the gift is properly cultivated it develops into a solA ce of almost indefinite power. h the child were mine I should consider her jew- el of ineXpressible value.
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The origin of the term ''deadhead" is thus accounted for in Leopold Wag- ner's volume on The Significance of Names:
 Fifty years ago the. principal ave- nue of the city of Detroit GU. $. Al had tollgate close to the Elmwood Cemetery road. AS the cemetery had been laid out some time previous to the construction of the plank road, 1t
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was arranged that all funeral process sions should be allowed to pass along the latter toll-free. One day, as Dr. Rice, a wellknown physician, stopped to pay his toll, he said to the gate keeper: Considering the benevolent character of our profession. I think you ought to let us pass free of charge
 No, no, doctor replied the man. We can't afford that; you send too
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many deadheads through here as 1t is.
 'This story. as related by the doctor himself to his friends the same even- ing, soon travelled far and wide, and ever afterward those persons whose occupations entitled them to travel free on railroads, steamboats and public vehicles, or to admittance to places of amusement without charge, received the name of 'deadheads.'