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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-02

United States, but II is my honest be-
lief that what have just stated is the
truth, and that any attempt to inter
fere by force in the Sulu islands at
this time will bring on a bloody and
wholly unnecessary war"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-02

These garments are SO tar superior in
style, fit and finish to ready-made cloth
ing that comparisons are odious. Call
and examine them and see il we can
ft you.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-02
UnCalIed for Garments at Half Price.

$4,000 Suits and Overcoats, $1,000
$4,000 Suits and Overcoats. $3.50
$4,000 Suits and Overcoats. $500
$500 Suits and Overcoats, $3.50
$4,000 Suits and Overcoats, $4,000
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-02

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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-11-02
We are TaiIOrS, Bear That in Mind

Not cheap makers the only thing cheap price,
Our have that yft and inh about gentle
appreciate Aorans cordially invited inspect goods
whether they buy
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
METAL TRADING CHECKS.
So General in Parts Of Minnesota rs
Almost to supplant Govern
mcnt Coin.

The use of metal trading checks has
become so general in some of the coun-
try districts in Minnesota as almost to
supplant the use of government coin,
and a suit has been instituted against
the stamping concern making the
checks to determine whether the pro-
duction of them Is in violation of the
federal coinage laws. These checks,
says the Chicago Tribune, are about the
size of a silver quarter. They are
stamped with the name of the firm for
whom they are made, and bear state
ment that they will be received for a
certain amount in trade, the amounts
ranging from five cents to one dollar.
Country merchants use them in ex-
change for produce. They are good for
trade only at the store issuing them.
But from the fact that the stores re-
fuse to pay for produce in any other
currency, they soon come to be ac-
cepted by all other stores, as the farm
ers selling produce have no other coin
to spend. In this way their circulation
becomes general in certain localities.
The storelleepers maintain that as they
have an unquestionable right to give re-
ceipts good in trade, it is immaterial
whether they are written on paper or
stamped on metal. The practice is a
profitable one for the merchants, and it
enables them to do business on Dor
rowed capital on which they do not pay
interest.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
The Theater i'm Chlnn

The dresses are magnificent, as be-
wilderingly curious as any stage man
ager at home ever conceived. All the
talking is in strained falsetto, and
there is yelling and posturing and wall
ing and confusion. Suddenly the band
breaks in with an awful crash-such a
marvellous band, five drums and ten
pairs of cymbals-such a deafening
smashing and banging! With hoarse
screams dozens of imps, green-faced
and yellow-eyed and horned, rush on
the stage and gyrate and flout banners,
and draw up in lines, and swing part
ners, and set to places. An ochre-faced,
villainous chief demon, a heap OF fan
tasticalness, twirls like a teetotum.
and there is more banging aud jump
ing and swinging, and mad pande-
monium, and the cymbals and the
drums rend the air. 1t is terrific. As
it again, with mighty clatter and heay-
ings, spinning, fagwaving, contortion-
ng-it is the accumulated uproars of
the world all pressed into one Chinese
theater.
You sit tight with fixed gaze wait
Ing for the drums of your ears to crack.
And when the top of your head is about
to fly off there is one awful thunderous
bang, and the demon king, chorus, or
cLestra, the whole crowd fall. flop, and
the act is over-Travel
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
WHITE HOUSE CHINA.
a New Set Specially Made and Marked
for Each Incoming Adj
Ininistrntion.

The white house china is manufac-
tured and decorated especially for the
presidents house, says the New York
Mail and Express. When a new admin
istration comes in, new set of china is
made and marked with the name of the
president. Of course, the old china IS
kept, the new being only of sufficient
quantity to make up for the breakage
and loss during the last administra-
ton. The decoration of the china con-
sists of dark blue border, with gold
tracings in shape of cornstalks and
ears, while III the center of the white
plate is the eoat-of-arms of the United
States in colors. The best of artists
are employed to paint these plates, and,
as each one is marked with the name of
the administration, each has value.
1t is often quite an interesting part of
white house dinner for the guests,
while waiting for the courses, to turn
their plates to see to what administra-
ton they belonged.
The china of the white house is in the
special charge of the steward, and he
is responsible to the government for it.
1t is rare that any Of it gets out of the
white house, and therefore the appear
ance of the two plates in the auction
room last week caused comment. The
price paid for them -four dollars
apiece was certainly remarkably low,
in view of their value to collectors.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

The number of cities In Massachu-
sets has doubled in rs years.
Not one residential house in DO in
England, counting even those occupied
by the nobility, has stationary bath
tub, with running water.
A toboggan slide in St. Moritz,
Switzerland, extends three-quarters Of
q mile and is said to be the longest in
the world. The descent has been made
in II seconds.
The Swedish traveller, Kahn, said that
in Pennsylvania in one year, 1740, 98,-
900 were paid out for heads of black
and gray squirrels at three pence a
head, which would show that over
100000 were killed.
The Bongolas, tribe of the Congo
Free State, are cannibals and resort to
a strange custom. Before putting o
victim to death they break his limbs;
then he is placed chin deep in a pool OF
water, with his head fastened to log
to prevent drowning. He is left in the
water three days before being killed,
as this treatment is supposed to make
the flesh tender.
Austria has profted by the ex-
perience of the last naval war and now
owns an ambulance ship, the Graf Fall
kenhayn, fitted up and presented to the
government by aepriyate gentleman to
COMMEMORATIVE Emperor Franz ,Jcsef's
Jubilee. The donor has also given 50,-
600 forms to maintain the vessel IN
time OF peace. 1t will be managed by
the Austrian Red Cross society.
A batch of letters written by George
Borrow has been discovered among the
papers of the British Bible society.
Some, written from Spain, Borrow made
use of himself, but many others, writ
ten from Russia, are probably new.
They are the reports Of the Bible So
ciety, which had sent him to Russia in
order to prepare the Manchu transla-
ton of the New Testament.
Marconi has invented an instrument
for ascertaining a ships position in a
fog when it is within range of one of his
telegraph stations. 1t consists of re-
ceiver which can be revolved and which
when pointing toward the transmitting
station sets off an electric bell, thus es-
tablishing the bearings as accurately
as the compass can. The instrument
is to be tried on the channel steamers.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
SCARCE SORT OF MAN.
Chicago Real Estate Dealer Makes
Startling Discovery In HUI
man Nature.

Two facts hardest for the average
man to credit are the love of God his
Father and unselfish motives on the
part of his brother man. Prof. Graham
Taylor, of Chicago, had startling
demonstration of the latter when he
tried to rent house for his college set
Element, says the Christian Endeavor
World.
Two brothers had control of the prop
erty, and one of them asked
"Nyhat are you going to use it for"
"To live in"
eyes, but how are you going to make
your money out of it?"
Don't expect to make money out OF
it."
81 mean how are you going to get
your expense back?"
Don't expect to get it back"
what is there in it for you, then?'
"Nothing-except home"
"Do you mean that you are going te
live there?"
Exactly"
do you mean to say that your pep
pie, who could live on Ashland boule
ward, are going to make your home de-
liberately down here among Italians
and Polacks, in thi; dirt and smoke"
"That is precisely what mean"
"And not to have any home but this?
"That exactly"
The young man looked at the pro-
fessor a long time, and then, turning
to his brother, exclaimed: "Well
brother, there are such people in the
world, I suppose, but this is the frs
one I ever saw!"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
QUARRYING EMERY.
1t Is Done by the Aid of Great Fires
in the Classic Island of
NnxOs.

Emery comes from the island of
Naxos, In the eastern Mediterranean,
whence it has been exported for the
last two centuries or more. The beds
are in the northeast of the island, the
deposits descending into some of the
neighboring islands, the emery being
found in lenticular masses, resting on
layers of schist in limestone, almost
identical with Parian marble, the finest
marble known, which comes from the
island of Paros, close by, says Ironmon-
gerry.
There are aboat 800 men engaged in
the. trade, all of whom have to be mar
ried before they are admitted to the fra
ternity. The material is much too hard
to be dug out or even blasted. Great
fires are lighted around the blocks till
the natural cracks expand with the
heat, and levers are then inserted to pry
them apart. This system is continued
until the blocks are reduced in size to
masses of cubic foot or less, and they
are then shipped as if they were coal.
There are said to be 2O,o00,000 tons yet
available at Naxos, and the last report
ed years export was $3.50 tons. 1t is
one-of the hardest substances known.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
Eel mime FASHIONS
Little Things That Count in the
Adjournment of Women's
Costumes.

Among the small accessories of dress
shown in the shops, neclkwear has
very conspicuous place. From the
simple bow of tulle to the elaborate
fichu there is wide range of styles
and materials, something for everyone
and for every gown. Both colored and
white tulle bor-9 are worn, and there
are colored ana White gauze scar4s with
frilled ends and gauze stock collars
with short bow in front, finished on
the ends with ting ruche. Lace stocks,
with fold of colored velvet around
the upper edge, and sailors knot
or tied bow, are among the prettiest
of all the array; but dainty things are
also made of mousseline de sole, with
lace corners at the back and applique
lace sewn on the ends. One pretty
idea Is a stock and fichu combined,
made of fine gauze laid in folds around
the neck, crossing at the back, and
forming revers which have the effect
OF fchu, pointing down to the belt.
Pretty ichus are made Of chiffon with
onnlinnA lace forinces scattered all
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15

ter. The north side boards may be
nailed fast, and the south side left NOV
able, leaving in the south side six inches
of space for ventilation at the top,
where the overhanging rafters Of the
north keep rain out.
When gathering mushrooms, the
south side boards may be taken off to
allow space to reach in freely. The only
attention a bed of this kind needs is a
slight watering when the crop is being
cut, and covering of litter or long
manure to keep off sun and frost. The
bed must not be water-sQaked, and to
prevent this the ground has to be care
fuzzy graded, so as to turn water. Dur
ing July and August, the bed is allowed
10 become dry on the surface, and is not
watered to start the crop again until
September.-Rural New Yorker.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15

every human interest save rnaI wn,.n
brought him nearer his goal. Visions
of untold wealth 1oated through his
mind, and soon his name became syn
onymous with all that was keen, calcu-
Iating, shrewd and hard. And so the
years passed.
Once he visited an insane asylum.
Among the inmates there was one who
raved, foaming at the mouth, while he
struggled violently with his keeper. In
the distorted features he recognized
with shudder the face of the budding
politician, who had blossomed into a
successful one, having held the guber-
material chair of the state for two
terms, been senator also for two, and
had even been spoken of in connection
with the white house.
He left the building hurriedly, his
mind reverting shudderingly to the fate
of his other companions. In the hos
pital the poet lay, a physical wreck;
helpless for life. A little mound in the
cemetery was all that remained of the
novelist save four books which the
critics said were of lasting fame. Con-
graduating himself on his own good
fortune, he returned to his counting
room.
At last there came a day when
Charles Hendricks stood by the grave
of the woman whom he had once loved.
Untold wealth was at his command,
but standing there while "ashes were
returned to ashes, and dust to dust"
he knew that he had lost the best part
of life; that like Midas of old, he was
accursed.
Too late came the knowledge that
such power as was his was curse to
its possessor. He turned from the grave
of broken heart and crept back to his
gold, alone, accursed.-Boston Globe.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
,zrs,-mc1on Sro1n siberia.

1t is reported that the department OF
agriculture has secured from Siberia
seeds of a new muskmelon, which re-
scmbles O watermelon in color and ap-
pearance while growing, but does not
ripen on the vines. Pick it and put it
away as we do pears, and 1t will be eat
able in the winter. One grower in
Utah reported raising one which
weighed II pounds, and was ripe and
just fit for eating on January 10. They
are said to succeed well in Utah and
California on irrigated lands, but do not
thrive we'll in the eastern states, but If
they can grow them there profitably
and they prove good, we may expect to
see them here as winter luxury. They
ought to stand transportation well If
shipped green.-American Cultivator.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING.
The Hunting Enthusiast Didn't Re-
ceive What He Sent His
Man After.

There was once a Worcester man
who had young French-Canadian in
his employ, and the young French
Canadian had but lately crossed the
border, so that his stock of English
was small. The man was q Maine
woods enthusiast, and on one of his
periodical trips he had the luck to
shoot fine buck, or else to have his
guide shoot one--it is always difficult
to tell which it is, you know.
At all events he brought the buck
home with him and had the head and
antlers mounted to put up in his Office.
The taxidermist sent the finished prod
uct to his house. The man did not
want to carry the thing down town
himself, proud as he was of it, so the
next day he summoned the young
French Canadian and said: Louis,
want you to go up to the house and
bring down my bucks head"
"W'at?" said Louis.
my bucks head" said the man, re-
peating it over three times slowly and
distinctly, "go to the house, ask Mrs.
Man for it and bring it down. Bucks
head"
"Bock's 'ead," said Louis, getting the
pronunciation, but not in the least I'M
derstanding, "bock's 'ead. Yep. Pretty
good. Hall right" And he started off.
He arrived at the mans house, found
Mrs. Man and began to repeat his mes
sage like a graphophone. Mrs. Man lis
tened, much puzzled.
Books 'ead, books cad" said Louis,
with great insistence.
Books 'ead?" said Mrs. Man, "bock's
'ead?"
"Mr. Man, she want 'er books 'ead,"
said Louis again.
Suddenly light dawned on Mrs. Man.
go, yes" she said. "Box hat. You
mean he wants his box hat"
"Yep," said Louis. 81 guess OATS
'eem."
So he took the mans silk hat In its
leather casing and carried it down to
the Office. The man laughed. For some
time after that he sent note when he
wanted Louis to do an errand, but now
Louis knows English as well as the
next man, and is in no danger of MAX
ing any more such Observation-Disclosures
ter Gazette.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
CARE OF YOUNG TREES.
without Good Root or Stem Plant
Makes But Little Progress
In Growth.

A large proportion of the trees that
are lost in resetting die because they
have been injured when they were
taken up. Without good root or stem
a tree can make but little progress in
growth. In digging up trees the surface
soil should be removed to the root sys-
TEN, then a trench dug around the tree
outside the mass of roots; then by cut
ting under the roots with sharp
spade on each side, the tree may be
loosened from the soil with q good sup
ply of young growing roots. If the tree
is large, the trench must be made
around the roots to the depth of the low
est, and the roots gradually loosened
and freed from the soil.
No matter how carefully q tree is dug,
many of the young feeding roots will be
injured or destroyed. Thus only small
amount of sap can be supplied to the
branches and buds, which nevertheless
continue to evaporate a large amount
of water; thus the tree often starts very
slowly and sometimes fails entirely.
BY removing the branches and buds in
proportion to the injury of the roots, a
balance is maintained. All injured
roots should be cut off clean with a
knife and the wounds Of large roots
should be painted over with some water
proof covering.
When trees are planted the roots
should have a fine mellow bed of soil,
which should be pressed firmly in con-
tact with every fiber, leaving no air
space around them, and all should be
spread out in natural position. The soil
should be pressed very firmly around all
the roots, so that the new roots will be
encouraged to make rapid growth. If
the soil in which the tree is planted
is the same as the one from which it
was taken, the tree should be set the
same depth as 1t was before it was re-
moved. II the soil is heavier, the tree
should be shallower; if lighter, it
should be placed deeper. The surface
of the soil which is over the roots should
be fine and light because the capillarity
is then broken up and the moisture
cannot escape.-W. II. Moore, in Farm
ers' Voice.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
Proner Use of Rollers.

To properly finish dirt road made
with the use of the grader, it should
be thoroughly rolled and hardened. 1t
is not sufficient that it be crowned,
but it should be made hard and smooth.
The same thing is true of gravel roads.
This can be best accomplished with
the use of rollers. Horse rollers weigh
ing from five to eight tons are most
frequently used for the purpose, All
loose stones should be removed from
the road surface before rolling, as well
rs sods, turf, leaves, sticks or any other
matter that will tend to soften the road
bed. A road that is thoroughly and
repeatedly rolled is well.ftted to stand
,he wear of travel, and can be made
INTO a perfect watershed.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
aIrnnehaha Cake.

stor to a cream half cup of but
ster and a cup and half of graduated
sugar; add the whites of six eggs, or
three whole eggs, two heaping cups of
sifted -four with two teaspoonfuis of
cream of tartar stirred in, half a cup
of sweet milk in which has been put
one teaspoonful of soda. Bake in three
layers, then put between the layers the
following filing: A teacupful Of sugar
and little water boiled together till
it becomes brittle if dropped into cold
water; stir it quickly into the we'll
beaten white of one egg, and add cup
of seeded raisins chopped fine. This
may also be spread over the top of the
cake, as we'll as between the layers
Housewife.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
MARTHA

Martha was a model woman,
Wife OF Moses Jacob Brown,
Finest cook In ali the country,
Best housekeeper IL town:
But she died and went to Heaven,
There to wear O martyrs crown.
Moses B. had kline and cattle.
Sheep and horses fair to see,
But e woman's help was needed.
Hiring much too dear would be;
So he came a twelve-month later,
Courted. won and married me.
Now ct breakfast time he tells me
How she used the cakes to bake,
Dinner comes and still he praises
Soups and stews she used TO make.
While for tea hear laudations
OF her ounce preserves and cake.
Now, q woman's only human.
And pretty girl when wed
For her golden curls and dimples,
For her laughing lips SO red.
Sometimes tires Of endless lectures.
Each extolling one that dead.
So fancy some fine morning,
Ere my temper's quite subdued.
shall tell him, what q pity
He of course may think me rude
That he isn't up in Heaven
Eating Martha's angel food"
-Lalia Mitchell, in What to Eat.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15

over them. Very useful stocks are made
of tafTeta silk, with full, graceful bow
daintily hemstitched on ali the edges.
One very essential point to be con-
sidered in buying the stocks is that
the style shall be becoming, and the
color match the hat trimming. Crepe
dc chine and lace are combined very
prettily; for example, make the stock
of crepe de chine with lace corners turn
ing over the back. and lace around the
neck tying in a knot, with rather long
ends in front. White wash silk with
plenty of hemstitching makes very
pretty stocks in this style, to wear over
cotton shirt waists. The very best ma
terials must be used for all the neck
wear, as its freshness disappears soon
enough, even under the best conditions.
Embroidered muslins we'll covered
with incrustations of applique lace are
one of the most fashionable materials
for thin gowns. Made over mauve,
blue or pink taffeta, with a tuck of
black in the finish, they are charming.
Pretty ewing gowns for summer are
made of India null deliberately trimmed
with yellow Valencicnnes lace. They
are made over white silk and finished
with yellow satin ribbon bows.
Very small gold buttons adorn the
bodices of net, lace and crepe de chine
gowns.
Large hats, which are something be-
tween the old-fashioned picture hats
and the poke shape, are the coming
style for midsummer wear, and the
novelty in trimming is covering the in
side Of the brim with flowers.
For evening dress young girls gowns
are made of tulle trimmed with rose
petals or green leaves, the former on
pink tulle over pink silk being es-
pecially attractivc.-N. Y. Sun.
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
MUSHROOMS OUTDOORS.
How Profitable Crop Can Be Raised
Outside Both in the Spring
and Autumn.

First dig out trench five feet wide
and IA to Is inches deep, sloping to
wards the center. Mix together manure
and soil, and form a bed in the trench
high enough to be nine inches above the
level when well tramped down. The
shelter is formed with three by four
hemlock for a span roof, allowing the
north side rafter to overlap the south
eight inches. The lengthwise boards
overlap like a shingle roof to turn wa
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
rne n,shop would Have Cot Mor.

A sermon for certain mission was
preached at church in the Midlands,
England, and it SO happened that the
preacher was bishop. A woman put
half crown in the plate held at the
door of the church, and then impress
sively whispered to the plate-holder:
eff / had known the preacher was
bishop should have brought more"
Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1899-06-15
Had Not outgrown the Habit.

At a cafe a group of gentlemen were
discussing politics. A young fellow en-
tered and Joined in the conversation,
hut his argument did not please the
others and one of them said to him:
BE quiet! At your age l was an ass
myself" you are wonderfully we'll
preserved, sir" was the immediate and
crushing reply.-Chicago Chronicle.