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A Princeton Problem.

A Princeton man proposed this
problem the other night, and only O
member OF the football team could
solvo it.
Four sailors and a monkey landed
on an island and gathered n-angoes all
day long. In the evening the sailors
divided the mangoes into four equal
piles and discovered that the number
was such that each sailor had one pile,
with one mango over for the monkey.
Then they all lay down and went to
sleep. After awhile one sailor awoke,
took his pile of mangoes and hid 1t IN
the woods and divided the three re-
naming fourths into four equal piles.
There was again just such number
that there were four equal piles fol
tho sailors and one mango over for the
monkey. Then this first sailor Went
to sleep.
Soon the second sailor awoke, took
what was then his one-fourth and hid
it in the woods and divided the three
remaining fourths into four equal
piles. He found that these three
fourths were still such number that
there were four equal piles for the
sailors, with one mango over for the
monkey. Then the second sailor
went to sleep again. Later on the
third sailor awoke and hid his man
goes, etc., and then the fourth sailor
did the same thing, with the same re-
suit. Each time the sum of the three
fourths remaining after hiding the
one-fourth was such that it was divisi
BILE into four equal parts, with one
mango over for the monkey. The
monkey thus got five mangoes alto
g.ther. How many mangoes were
there at first, and how many did eact
sailor have at the end?-New York
Sun.
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"It Never Paid Mo Better; .

In an address at the recent annual meet.
ing of the United Kingdom Alliance, held
at Manchester, England, Rev. Charles Gar
rett said:
"I met with brewer, good man IN his
yay, who had been q member and ONCE
bearer in our church for years. He was
man kindly, generous, ready to help any
body in distress, and with kindly word
for ANYBODY In trouble. He met me, ana
we had a hearty shake OF the hand. Het
said: well, Mr. Garrett, suppose you arc
as earnest in teetotalism US ever Yes,
said. rather more Well he said, It's
ali righth. you know; it pleases you and It
doesn't hurt me. The fact II, was never
doing better than am doing now Not
long afterward saw his second son come
out of the yard in dellrium tremens with
three men struggling with him, hne
Young fellow, and broad-chested. saw
them rs they wrestled with him, bis veins
standing out like ropes on his forehead,
and his eyes flashing. saw him fall; they
carried him In. Half an hour afterward
heard whisper, 'he is is dead, and went
in to try and comfort the family; and when
I entered the room. there was the body
and on that side was the mother drunk,
and on the other side was the brother
drunk. As stood and looked on that hor-
rible scene I heard that fathers words
again, 1t never paid me better
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at Alexandria that Washington met
General Braddock, and with him start
ed out on that disastrous campaign.
His last review of troops were made
from the steps of ON Alexandria hotel
about q year before his death.
From the traditions of Alexandria,
and from many other sources, Frank
G.. Carpenter has tried to make up in
his minds eye a picture of George
Washington as he really was. he was
exceedingly tall, and when young quite
slender. He had enormous hands and
fe ct. His boots were No. IS, and his
ordinary walking shoes No. IL. No
one can look at the silk stockings
which hang up in Mount Vernon and
not realize that it took big leg to fill
them. He was man of muscle.
During his service in the army he
weighed 200 pounds, and was so strong
that he could lift his tent with one
hand, although it usually required the
strength of two men to place it on the
camp wagon, writes Mr.. Carpenter. I
mean, of course, when it was folded
up and wrapped around the poles.
Washington could hold musket with
one hand and fire it. He was good
shot and a good swordsman. The pic
lures of the father Of our country
make you think that Washington was
brunette. His face is dark and som-
bre. The truth is, he had a skin like
an Irish baby, and his hair was almost
red. He had broad chest, but not
full one.
His voice was not strong, and dur
ing his last days he had hacking
cough. His eyes were cold gray, and
it is said that he seldom smiled, al
though there is reason to believe that
he had considerable humor about him.
His nose was prominent. He was par
ticular as to his appearance aud fas-
tidious in dress. He wore plain
clothes and always kept himself well
shaven; acting as his own barber.
During the latter part of his life he
wore false teeth. His teeth did not
fit we'll and pushed out his lower lip.
Washington was an eminently fair
man. He had quick temper, but as
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lished long poems describing him as
tie worst OF men. The House OF
Representative was asked to adjourn
for half al hour on February 90,
1876, to pay its respects to President
Washington on the occasion of his
birthday. This practice had been in
vogue since Washington was first in
augurated. The House, however, re-
fused to adjourn, on the ground that
it was the duty of Congress to attend
to legislative business and not tc pay
foolish compliments.
When Washington delivered his
farewell address he was reviled by
the opposite party.
Notwithstanding all this, the charac-
ter of Washington shines brighter to-
day than ever before. With his little
weaknesses, which historians have
done their best to hide, he is, taking
him altogether, perhaps the greatest
American our country has ever pro-
duced, and the false charges against
him were but drops of moisture on
the mirror of his fame, which time has
long since washed away.
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George Washington 6ple in
his tastes, and during buth he

george washington pplo In
his tastes, and during buth he
was an enormous esl out was not
particular as to yhat he had. He
wanted plain food and plenty Of it.
During his later years he ate very lit
tie. His breakfast at Mount Vernon
was of corn cakes, honey and tea, with
possibly an egg, and after that he ate
no more until dinner. He kept, how
ever, q good table, and usually had
friends with him. .., ST..
As the years wenton Wash1ngton's
lands increased in value, and when he
died he was one of the richest men Of
his time. He owned lands and stock
and slaves, and his estates amounted
to thousands of acres. He had
houses in A1e1andris and property in
Washington. He had valuable lands
near the present site Of Pittsburg.
Ho was throughout his life money
maker, and I was told at Alexandria
that when he was a boy he got IS q
day and upward for his surveying.
He put his surplus money into lands,
and an advertisement in Baltimore
paper of 1773 states that he had TO-
900 acres Of land for sale on the Ohio
River. His will, which is now kept
about twenty miles from Washington
in the safe of the old courthouse at
Fairfax, Va, gives detailed state
ment of every article he possessed
down to the calves and sheep. His
personal estate was then put down at
$532, 900, and this iacluded. vast
amount of tobacco, large numbers Of
ssttle, sheep and horses. nearly all OF
which he willed to his. wife.
The account books which are kept
at Washington in the State Depart
ment show that Washington was very
careful about keeping record Of his
expenditures. He put down every
thing, and among other items you see
his losses at cards and at the horse
races are frequent. The curious
thing about his accounts is that
there was almost always a deficiency
at the end of the year which he could
not account for. IT, ......
Through his letters now owned by
the Government you see here and
there correspondence which shows
that he was very hard up at times.
In 1855 he wrote that he could get no
wheat on credit, and that he had no
cash to pay for it. Three years later
he urges man to pay the $1,000 which
he owes him, and says he has put off
the sheriff three times already, and
that he needs this money to pay his
taxes. He was not afraid to dun his
debtors, and he is said to have been
one of the shrewdest dealers among
the planters of his time. .'..
From the above it will be seen that
Washington had by no means an easy
life. He had many troubles outside
of those connected with his estate.
He had as many enemies as our lead
ing politicians have to-day and he was
accused of all kinds Of crimes and
misdemeanors. The Philadelphia
Aurora charged him with having COM
mitted murder during his campaign
with Braddock. Griswold, in his Re-
publican court, states that an attempt
was made to poison Washington when
he was President.
When his birthday was first cele-
brated, in 1888, there was great deal
of criticism on the part of his enemies,
and the Aurora, one of the opposition
newspapers of Philadelphia, pub
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in Alexandria and looked down at the
open court within it, which is now filed
with hundreds of booths where the
farmers bring their products for sale
on market days.
1T was on that spot" said the off,
Ger, washington was knocked down
by Lieutenant Payne. Payne was q
candidate for the Legislature against
Fairfax OF Alexandria. Washington
supported Fairfax, and when he met
Payne here he made a remark that
Payne considered an insult, and Payne
knocked him down. The story went
like lightning through the town that
Colonel Washington was killed, and
some of the troops who were stationed
at Alexandria rushed in and would
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have made short work OF Payne had
Washington not prevented them. He
pointed to his black eye and told them
that this was personal matter, and
that he knew how to handle it. Every
one thought that this meant duel.
"The next day Payne got a note
from Washington asking him to come
to the hotel. He expected duel, but
went. Washington, however, was IN
an amicable mood. He felt that he
had been in the wrong, and said: Mr..
Payne, was wrong yesterday, but If
you have had sufficient satisfaction,
let us be friends There was a de-
canter of wine and two glasses on the
table, which Washington had ordered
to smooth over the quarrel. The two
drank together and became such strong
friends after that that Payne was one
of the pallbearers at Washington's
funeral"
Everyone drank in the days of Wash
ton, and the father of his. country
always had wines upon his table. l
have nowhere seen it stated that he
ever drank to excess.
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LEXANDRIA, Va,
is full of unpub-
lished traditions of
George Washing
ton. Mount Yer
non is only nine
miles from Alex
andria, and Wash.
ington got the most
CT his supplies at
the latter town. He
came there to vote,
and until q few
years ago the little
Office in which he
did business there
still stood. It WAS
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q rule he kept it under control. Some
times, however, it got the best of him.
This was the case once in Alexandria
One of The county officers told MIR.
Carpenter the story as they stood on
the second floor of the narket-house
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THE REAL GEORGE WASHINGTON
Unpublished Traditions
Frank G. Carpenter.
Hitherto
Gathered BY
LEXANDRIA,V Va. ,

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
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Germany possesses regular schools
for shoemakers.
The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1899-03-09
lLa-k,leIlsr emplos. :. oo mrn

u Is verv hard TO stand idy by and
500 our dear oura Hunot while awaiting
tar aggiYal OF tho doctor An Albany
CN - dalrymAn called at druE store
there for doctor to come and SEQ his
chud thea very sick with Group Not
nndlus Ito doctor IN he left word for
him to come al once on his return lie
also bouEh, bottle Of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy. which he hoped would
slyo some fellef until the doctor should
arrive In few hours no returned, say.
Ing ,ho doctor need no, come. a. the
child vas much better, Tho druggist.
Mr. Otto aoho.I. saya the family has
since recommended Chamberiain'a Cough
Rsmedy to their nelghborH and frienda
until he has eonutan, demand for II
from that part Of tho country, For sale
by Charles Rogers.
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DEATH or GENERAL
IiT'rLEFtELD At NEW YORK
Was Law Student IN Abraham Lin
coins once and Served with Dis.
tlnciloh In tho CiYl War

NEW YORK March s.--dcnernl Mil-
ton Smith Idl,leneld II drad At his home
In this city NJ apop.eXy aged VI yenfr.
He studied law iu Abraham In, o.n'F
oriirc in Springfield H.. and for some
time prartlrrj IN me same Once. when
the ciyii war broke mit General it,ic-
Reid lrramr captain 81 company = Four
trsnih Illinois volunteers. which waH
commanded by General John " Palmer
who Nus then colonel.
General iIitiencd went through the
campaign ~ ing az General shrrman's
provost marshal and wun stationed az
Memphis Tenn. Later IN the war ne
MAS transferred to the department of
the south with headquarters at Hilton
Head 2 G.. he AFRO served In the siege
of Charleston iic WAS Tor some tlmc on
lh- stan of General J g Gilmore and
Was afterwards Inspector general II coi-
orcd troops and Was pFomlncn, ln or
aaujzing cp.nrrd regiments.
ip JuDc i,a. General Luuchr'd Was
hnuoruy discharged from 10" army
Since that ume b. had Dryn .n,rfg.tsd In
railroads 600 the south and north and ln
nghc' business Affairs
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NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS.

Al o meeting of the water commission.
March Z. lge. held IN accordance with
the charter of the city of Astoria Ore.
parsed AZ the 80 session Of the leglsla-
ture OF the state Of oregon. the following
resolutions governing the use and sup
ply Of water were duly adopted:
Resolved: First-1'hai the rates and
rules adopted By the water commission
OF the city Of Astoria are heresy adopi, d
by this commission. and all special rates
heretofore made continue until further
ordered.
second-That the clerk Of the water
commission aud he only Is authorized 10
collect and receipt for water rates and
other money due or 10 become due the
city through the commission.
Thlrd-That no member Of the commits
sion or employees other than the clerk ID
authorized TO collect or receive money
payable 10 the water commission.
Fourth-That these resolutions are duly
published In the Daily Asiorion and the
Astoria Daily Budget. Respectfully sub
mitted. the Astoria Water Commission.
c. S. WRIGHT Chairman.
Attest: II. q. Van Dusen Clerk.
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m has been the source Of much graft.
noatlon 10 mo that Mr. Hitchcock, your
Ambassador 10 H. Petersburg. mas told
Tho American people about The attitude
~ Russia before and since the war with
spain. u would bs expected that Rus
ala's ambassador here would say that
nothing hostile had beCn done against
your country by his own His position
would bo otherwise unionable. ljui Mr..
Hitchcock Ia dlanterested wltneas. and
when he has 30 o0rdlelly and 10 eloquent.
ly reiterated what have said 10 the
American people for many months
am. ~ course. deeply grateful.
Russia maintains hcr old historic at-
tltudo toward This Rreal nation. she waS
one ~ tho nrst 10 aid The founders NJ
this republic, ana sh9 had been through
1ul 10 growth a sympathetic nnd sincere
friend During the ciyil war, Hhe did her
part when 10 existence was threatened
and n during the war which has just
been fought the United States needed tho
aid ~ Russia. n would haze been given
~ freely and fully as IN tho past
"'fhrre have been many 10 assert very
different things Of KuHSla's feeling
towards America. and ihrro are Btlll
rome who say that Russia has ullerior
Intentions IN sndoay6rng 10 draw the
United Btales into The Chinese question.
Tiino and the authority " your own am
laHandor ht H. Petersburg have proven
The fAlslty ~ tho proposition and Of the
second I, can DO stated that Russia In
not trying 10 draw The United States
into the Chinese question. but II the
United States. 10 protect her vast com
mercial interests. sees NJ 10 seek o
voice In deciding mis- important Issue.
Runsln viii DC Tho first to welcome
her and co.oporatc with her In nnding a
just and satisfactory solution Of lis dif-
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AFTER SOFT sNArs.

WASH NGTON. March S,-rhe presi-
dent will announce the appointments Of
the iOl second licutenants whom he Is
authorized by the reorganization bill to
appoint TO the regular army in a day or
two. For these positions the press of
of the applicants has been enormous. II
was said at the war department this
morning that no less than 2O,NO applica-
lions are already on file, and the number
Ia being added to every day. Today
many senators and representatives re-
naming in the city called TO make fur
ther applications
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80 sror rEl.Adlc SEALING.

CHICAGO. March N-A special TO tho
Nmcs. Herald from Washington says.
In view % the failure OF The Ansio.Amcr-
ican Join, Hsh commission finally to agree
upon the stoppagc " pclagic scaling In
ilvhruE sen. the United States Will
be fotvcd to renew It's Behrlng sea
patrol rhr cutters Bear and McCulloch
now at san Francisco. viii probably b.
assigned 10 this duty Notice has been
received that the Canadian sealing ncel
or u vessels has LETT It's winter anchor
axe and proceeded to BehrIng sea to be
yin pclaglc sealing This is the fleet for
which the United States proposed 20 pay
$4,000 indemnity provided Canada re-
nounccd It's rights to sealing In Bearing
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A. r. De Fluent, editor OF the Journal.
Doylestown, Ohio. suffered for a number
OF years with rheumatism in his right
shoulder and side. He says: My right
arm at times was entirely useless. l
tried Chamberiain's Pain Balm, and was
surprised to receive relief almost i'm
medlately. The Pain Balm has been a
constant companion OF mine ever since
and It never fails" For sale by Charles
Rogers
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,uifSr rASsiNIs VIEWS
DF TlIE OIEN LOON PROJECT
Tho ltuaslan Ambassador Saws America
Should Take Part In the pe'lbcra-
t'uu ~ Nations Concerning H.


SEW YORK. March s.-A dispatch %
The world from Washington says! The
Rusrlun Ambassador count tasalnI. who
was for many ycara ambassador TO Pc
hjng and Nhu Obtained from CHINA the
nrst Important concessions regarding the
siberian railroad. speaking of The chi
nrsv situation. nald'
''rh,rt arc 10 man, ways of viewing
the open door proposal and 30 many in
trrprrtatonH TO be placed upon II that
ii 90 q delicate subject Ia discuss. / took
iasur with Sir Charles Hereford and I
think made ny position pain. Now a
now aspect la presented and Ne arc faced
with tho proposition which italy'p ao.
ton ln china han made possible, Rus.
sia.H attitude iH not changed by this uc.
ton We have ucycr opposed tho open
door ana consequently We can take no
other attitude than that which has been
officially announced from our foreign OIL
ne. many times lut We arc wondering
what our great nclRhbor TO the west.
tho United states will do In this cmer.
grncy
"lt would seem now that the United
states would bo forced by the necessities
NJ tho case TO take part In the dellbcra-
tions of the nations concerning ChlnR's
commercial existence. As In Russia
there are In the Tinted States rrmcn-
dous interests at stake, world In It,
self where the wealth Of large part "
tho country seeks an outlet or course
| can speak only FOR Russia. but there
seems similarity of interests to guard
and tu promote. Russia IN AT the en-
trance to her lnduatrlal and commercial
Development and she will cndCavor To
shicld this development from all that
might rctnrd H. We have vast countries
Just awakening from the lclhargy OF
centuries and becoming grain lands and
pasture countries and from the outlet on
the Chinese sea we hope to enter the
commercial world In the -FOUR quarters OF
the globe,
with our Siberian railroad We will
carry to Europe the treasures of India
and Of China. The tea product alone viii
bring us an annual income of 100000
rduplcs Other staple products yield
propnrtlonnto figure, II is then hoped 10
extend our merchant marine across to
your great western countries and bring
your uver-abundance into Asia and Al
rlca.
"For this reason Russia would welcome
the United States as a factor In the
council of the nations that must OF ne
ccssty govern the east, We have never,
officially or unonicIHlly, protested against
tho American occupation of the Philip
pines. On the contrary We have well
coined the United states In coming near
er TO us ns one friend welcomes another,
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STILL MORE couNrERFElTlNG.

The secret service has unearthed an
other band OF counterfeiters and secured
a large quantity Of bogus bills. which are
so clevcrly exerr'sd hat the average
person would never suspect them OF being
spurious. Things Of great value are al
ways selected by counterfeiters for imi-
mtion. notably the celebrated Hostette.s
Stomach Bitters which has many imita-
tors but no equals for Indigestion, dys-
pepsia. constipation. nervousness and
general debility. The Bi;ters sets things
right in the stomach. and when the stom-
ach is In good order Il makes good blood
and plenty OF II. In this manner the
Bit,ers get at the seat OF strength and
vitality. and restore vlgor TO the weak
and debllltated. Beware OF counterfegts
when buying
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PRICE or BRooMs ADVANCED

CHICAGO, March Manufactures of
brooms and brokers and dealers Of broom
corn are holding a two days session at
the Palmer house in this city to regulate
the price Of raw material, as well as the
finished brooms, A number Of out Of
town manufacturers, including Montreal,
Toronto, Putshurg, Amsterdam, \, Y,
and Urbana. o.. are represented at the
meeting. Broom corn. II is said will be
advanced 81 ton, while the price OF
brooms viii be advanced so cents more
per dozen.
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AGENTS WANTED.

Good live men in every locality to rep
resent a large manufacturing company
and introduce their goods, Steady em-
p,oyment and large income in good le-
gltlmate business assured to men that
are honest and willing TO attend TO busi-
ness. References required. Send self
addressed stamped nvelope for reply to
The Rex Manufacturing Company, 22S
Chartres street. New orleans. La
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MONEY FOR cupAM raoops.

NEW YORK. March S.-rnymaster
General CARR. of the United states army,
visited tho sIb-lrcasury today and pre-
scented warrant for B000.oO. drawn on
that department ~ Washington. The
money viii b. drawn from the sub.treaB-
ury ana shipped to Cuba, where u viii
Do used ~ pay on the Cuban troops IN
accordance with the agreement.