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The Winslow mail., 1899-11-02

set, as good as new and modern
style. For particulars inquire
of J. F. Mahoney.
The Winslow mail., 1899-11-02
RateSReas0nable
$500 REWARD.

will pay the above reward for the
arrest and conviction of any person or
persons, caught handling or driving
any horse or horses branded 7R con-
nected or II t on left thigh. The above
is standing reward.
JOHN MOBILES.
Winslow, Arizona, August 3, 1899.
The Winslow mail., 1899-11-02
= STOLEN.

Stolen on the 18th of October at Hol-
brook, ladies gold watch and chain.
The watch has the picture of dog on
its back, and a long amethyst-link
chain, with stone heart charm attach
ed. The thief is known to the owner,
and can save himself trouble by re-
turning the watch to this Office and no
questions asked.
The Winslow mail., 1899-11-02

For SALE--A nice bed rO0r
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18

A Season Of Great Surprises and A.
founding Feats.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18
INGENUITY OF ANTS.
Those Instances scem 10 Show That
They Reason.

Reaumer, In his LHIistoiro des In
sccta. says THAI Cardinal Fleury told
him that he saw ants on one occasion
build bridge Of earth across some
bird lime which had been spread on a
tree, on another occasion the Cardinal
saw these intelligent little architects
build floating bridge across a vessel
Of water surrounding the bottom Of
an orange tub They used wood In the
construction of this bridge thus show
Ing that they were aware Of the nature
Of the material neccsary 90 make their
bridge success. also. that they pos
sessed no small engineering skill,
sun more wonderful II the account
by pr, Ellcndorf, who writes that he
saw ants bridge saucer of water with
n straw. lie had placed the legs Of a
cupboard In aaucer Of water. thus. for
few days preventing the rayagcs Of
the ants, Finally. however they again
got across 20 the cupboard and weN 40
bad as ever. on examination. he
found straw IN one OF the saucerp
which lay obllquely across the edge
OF the vessel and touched the leg OF
the cupboard. the aunts were using the
straw for bridge.
II now pushed the straw about an
inch away from the cupboard leg,"
writes Or. Ellendorf. and Immediate
~ terrible confuslon arose In a mo-
moni the leg Immediately over the wa
tor was covered with hundreds Of ants
feeling for the bridge In every direo-
ton with the antennae. running back
again and coming In ever larger
uwarms. as though they had oommuni-
Gated to their comrades within the cup
board the fearful misfortune that had
taken place.
"Meanwhil tho newcomers continued
TO run along the straw, and not nnding
the leg Of tho cupboard. the greatest
perpicxlty arose. They hurried around
the edge OF the saucer. and soon found
out where tho fault lay. With united
forces they quickly puled and pushed
NJ the straw. until Il again came In
contact with the leg Of the cupboard,
and the communication was restored. "
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18
MENACED BY THE SOUND
Her Business Men Must Be Aroused
10 Maintain Their Supremacy
In Trade.
spoEane spokerman .Rc,ioM.

SPOKANE Spokesman Rev lew.
Pes;ianfs ccmnlRoentS In the face
OF It's commercial peril cannot but Inn
press the dislntercsttd oniooker.
Twenty years ago Il was said ,ha,
Portland was Oregon" II was more
than that. Il was the Pacific North
west II was the only considerable
commercial point north OF San Ffan-
cisco. Seattle had some 5000 population
and Tacoma and Spokane n few hun
dred each, Portland dealers COM
mandsd the entire trade Of this upper
country, aud did Il without an effort.
Today Seattle Is running a close race
with Portland for preponderanoe OF
population, and II the commercial In
terests OF Puget sound were centered
IN on city instead OF being divided be-
twcn two, that one city would have
such a lead over the Oregon city THAI
shs outcome could not be doubted.
II Is shown by Bradstrect's eomplla.
ton OF bank clearances that Seattle has
recently gone far ahead Of Portland.
Here are the comparisons on four Of
the last hve weekly totals OF the two
nltiaa
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18

Reduced rates on oil transportation
lines.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18
cities.

No doubt the arrival OF Alaskan gold
Shipments explains the recent swollen
elearances at Seattle. and wllsi the
season for such shipments closes The
bank olearances there will fall back 10
q normal figure. still It Is significant
thai for large part OF the year the
clearanees OF the Puget round city are
30 much In excess Of those Of Port
land.
The Daily Astorian, paper published
near the mouth Of the Columbia, Il
alarmed al multiplying evidence OF the
transfer OF Oriental commerce from
the Columbia river to Puget sound. In
a recent article 1t warned Portland that
forces were In operation which might
make Portland q way station on the
Q. Il. & N. and concentrate all the
Oriental traffic at Seattle"
with a tone Of airy confidence, which
may be real or may be affected, the
Oregonian ridicules the alarm Of the
Astorian, Portland" It says, will
endeuvor ID confound the Vaccinations
Of her foes, and continue to do husi-
moss Mt the old stand OH the banks OF
the Willamette"
OF course Portland will continue to
do business at the old stand II will
always be a wealthy commercial city.
Just M Philadelphia and 81, Louis are
cities OF vast wealth and enormous
trade and manufacturing resources.
None the less, the fact stands out that
Philadelphia, which had twice the pop
ulatlon Mt the close OF the revolution
that New York possessed, was long ago
outclassed by New York and that Chi
cago, which was a country town when
81. Louis was smart metropolis, pass
81. Louis more than twenty years ago
II would profit Portland II she might
exchange some Of her oonoeit for a
fresh stock OF enterprise, But nothlnt
short of overwhelming defeat In TN
race for the commercial supremacy o
the Pacific Northwest win beat tina
knowledge into the heads OF the aver
age Portland business man.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18
LEAVE PORTLAND
ARRIVE

sDaily, fDaIiY except Sunday.
Connecting at San Francisco with Oeci-
dental q Oriental, Pacific Mail and Gee
anic steamship lines for
JAPAN, CHINA, AUSTRALIA,
HAWAII AND THE PHILIPPINES.
Rebate tickets on sale daily between
Portland. Sacramento, and San Francis
90. Net rates Sn first-class. and 81 sec
ond- class, inclucing sleeper.
Rates and tickets TO Eastern points ano
Europe. Also Japan, China. Honolulu
and Australia. Can be obtained from j. B.
Kirkland, Ticket Agent, l34 Third at
r. KOEHLER, Q. r. MARKHAM
Manager q. r. a p. A
Though Tickets East for lowest rates
Can on G. Tfenchard, local agent.
Wef.e Fargo ConfpanFs once Astorla.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18

OF Acrobats, direct from the Empire
Theatre, Londoa; their first appear
ance in America.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18

Bottled beer FOR family use, or keg
beer supplied at any time, delivery il
The city iree
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18

3 GREAT SISTERS MACARTE
Unsurpassed Aerialists, In their thrill
Ing acts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18

AMI OTHER GREAT ATTRAC-
TIONs.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18
SPECIAL SEASIDE SUNDAY TRAIN

.bPEClAL bBAblDb buNDAi ihAiN
Leaves Astoria at $40 a. M; arrives al
Seaside e;B a. m.
Passengers may return on sny train
SHOWN on schedule on same date.
ALL TRAINS to and from Seaside r1s
OF Flavel and Hammond via Warren
ton.
All trains make close connections al
Goble with all Northern Pacific trains
to and from the east or Sound points.
Al Portland with all trains leaving
Union depot.
At Astoria with r.. q n. Co.'S boat
and rail- line 10 and from Ilwaco and
North Beach points.
THROUGH TICKETS on sale at As
,orlA for Sacramento. San Francisco, all
Eastern and European points.
City ticket ONCE Astoria. 5A Commer.
tial street. J. c. MAYO,
Gen'l FRI and Pass. Agent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18

Fhree DAYS 70 a. Baui. omaha, Kan
see cry sAd ,Sse lsl,ieSn n s r. ~ Pcs9:s
~ IA 80. III DIV 10 Washiaseoa,
pfliadelpiia ard 1IIef far eastern polnS
PaesnfeEs tal1fn TIE A. a o. r. h, r.
eonnecaions ct 0obie Win the sast bound
daion depot connections ct an ppnOspal
BsEgass checked through to destlnA-
For slespfng car reservations. tlckets,
mAps of routes and other infornn9tion.
~ J. c. MkYo, Agent,
E9a Commerctal st., Astoria.
or a. D., CHARLTON,
AnuazGanf General Passenger Agent, ~
Morrison Street. Portland. Or.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18
NOTHING IN EITHER,

Boston Transcript.
The alleged interviews with the
shAmrock's mariners seem to have been
fakes. Fakes are worse than hukea
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18
aoHfs

eSst Mail iut Aberdeen,
Uthh Bend, Tacdtrs,
no. a Bp0kane, Helena. Butte,
Anacon6ai st Paul, CHI
IS'So p n oago, New Toh Boston,
and al points east md
sni 5eutheNst,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18

Ne. I. Sssrns Sr.a0d' ksS9s.s sSSs,Is fEa i S6S p
40. Bsattle, Tacoma, 0fymJ
ih'oO o. M pie and inteTmediAte
pofnts. Also points east
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18
A FEW
FACTS

When people are contemplating : trfs
whether on business OF pleasure, they
naturally want the best service OBJ.
tainable 80 far a. speed. comfort and
safety Is concerned. Employees Of the
WISCONSIN CENTRAL LTNEa are
uaid to serve the public and our trains
are operated 20 as to make close con
nections with dlverging iines at an
juncvtion points
Pullman Palace Sleeping ana Chair Cars
on through trains.
Dining Car service unexceIled Meals
served q Ia carte.
In order to obtain this fi7st class service.
ask the ticket agent to sell you ticket
TheWiSc0nsin Central Lines.
and you will make direct connections It
st. Paul Tor Chicago. MiWsasee aa4
all points east.
For any further Information can on ang
ticket agent. OF correspond with
JAS. G. POND. Gen. Pass Agent,
or JAS A CLOCK, MiIWaukee, VIA
General Agenf
zls stark g.. rort.and ORE.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18

The North Pacific Brewery, o. which
Mr John Kopp is proprietor, makes beer
Tor domasIio and export trade.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-18

ADMISSION, sb CENTS; Children un
der 10 years, 10 cents.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-03

A writer speaks of the persistent Pc
ouliarity in his dreams of not being
able, after game was sighted, to fire the
gun, and has often wondered if this
happens with other dreamers. My own
experience comedies with his, and
think may be too general to be peculiar.
An older brother, however, once had
a different experience The gun of our
earlier boyhood days was an old flint
lock queen s arm that had the power to
shoot off tree top and an almost equal
reverse force 1t was the idol as well
as the terror of our young lives, and
was carried over the New Hampshire
hills with heroic feelings.
One night, in the stiffness of the later
hours, there was a tremendous jar in
our sleeping room, as if heavy body
had been violently thrown down. Pater-
familias, aroused by the shock, came
rushing in just as my brother, in q
semisomnolent condition, was slowly
gathering himself up from the floor to
regain his place in bed, from which he
had dropped a moment before. Father
exclaimed, "Bill, what is the matter3''
to which Bill drowsily replied, 81
dreamed fred the old gun and it kicked
me out of bed" 1t was emphatic
enough to him to be peculiar. Forest
and Stream.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-03
That TelltaIe Tar.

She was poor, plain little woman,
evidently jast in from the country, and
she stood looking longingly at line Of
gaudy purses which hung along in a
row by the notion counter.
After a minute she stepped into a
corner, took out her own shabby little
leather purse and counted over the
money carefully.
She evidently found out she could
afford it, as great extravaganza, and
SO at last walked shyly up to the coun-
ter, selected one with "pearls" set In
along the chain and big emerald flash
ing in the top, took up the box in
which it was given her and vanished In
the direction of the waiting room. Not
more than five seconds later she appear
ed again-her old purse tucked out of
sight and the new one hanging proudly
round her neck. 1t was almost pitiful
to see her--she took so much pride in
the gaudy thing-and then, more pitt
full, yet more laughable, there came
into view behind her the price tag,
Tapping gayly from it's little pink string
and proolaiming to the world at large
that that particular purse had cost just
so cents
Nobody who saw that saucy tag had
the courage to tell its wearer, and yet
that would have been kindest too. But
she vanished down the street with it
still in view. How do you suppose she
felt when she found it out?-Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-03

As Sheridan Knowles, the dramatist,
was walking down the Strand one dag
with friend he stopped to greet q
gentleman, who, however, received him
very coldly. do you know" said he
to Knowles, "that you owe me an apol.
ogy?"
IAN Apology What for?" asked the
dramatist.
"For not keeping that dinner engage.
ment you had with me last Thursday.
l had number of people to meet you,
and you never came or even sent an ex-
PLANTATION of your absence
"Oh, I'm SO sorry" exclaimed
Knowles. "I've such a memory that
/ forgot all about the affair; forgive me
and invite me to another dinner"
1t was then arranged that he should
dine wi.A the gentleman on the follow
ing Wednesday, and in order to secure
against the engagement being agair
forgotten he there and then recorded il
in his diary. On rejoining his FRIEND
he told him the story of his lapse o.
memory.
"Who is the gentleman" asked the
friend.
"Well, I'm blessedl" cried Sheridan
Knowles. 81 have forgotten his name ;
"That's funny" said the friend
"but you can easily find it out by refer
ring to the directory. You know his ad
dress, of course"
"NO. not even thatp' roared the mn
happy dramatist. -Argonaut.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-03

Lip service is vain without heart conse
Grafton.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-03

The friends of local art connoisseur
are telling tiny but fairly good joke
at his expense. 1t seems that he was
passing up Baronne street the other day
with lady who had asked him to ex-
plain the meaning of the term "impres-
sionist," and he halted before an unfin-
ished building to illustrate his remarks.
''The impressionist school, he said,
ideals with effects in mass. Now, when
I look at that wall over there don I
see the separate bricks. I merely
Just then careless mason on the upper
soaffolding dropped fragment from his
pile of material and smashed in the top
of the gentleman's new silk hat. He re-
moved the shattered tile and gazed pen
sively at the wreck. II merely get an
impression of brick" he added, with
dignity. = New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-03

"a few nights ago." writes Trans
vaal correspondent, 81, in company with
ohum, took stroll round the Native
Location which lies about 200 yards
from the railway station. We made for
a row of huts, four in number, in the
front of which wood fires were burning.
"On reaching them we noticed the
natives were in the act of catching To-
Gusts, flying ants and other queer look
ing insects which were swarming around
in hundreds, being attracted by the
bright light of the fire.
"After their wings had been singed
through coming in contact with the
fire, the insects were scooped into a
large hole dug in the sand. We waited
several minutes wondering what the
motive for all this could be, when the
niggers formed circle round this hole
and commenced taking out handfuls of
these hideous looking things and eating
them.
"This, as we ascertained, formed the
niggers' evening meal, they informing
us it was 'mooshla scoff' (nice food). -
London Answers.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-03
hidden In a WOOD box.

J. II. Gore, writing in st. Nicholas
on Hiding Places In Wartimes, "
tells of a house in Virginia that was on
debatable ground" where every pre-
caution had to be taken against soldier
raids.
In such an exposed place company
of scouts, or even regiment, could ap-
pear so unexpectedly that it was neces-
cary to keep everything out of sight.
Even the provisions for the next meal
had to be put away, or before the meal
could be prepared party of marauders
might drop in and carry off the entire
supply. In the kitchen a wood box Of
large size stood by the stove. 1t had a
false bottom. In the upper part were
"wood dirt" a plentiful supply of
chips and SO much stove wood that the
impression would be conveyed that at
least there was a good stock of fuel al
ways on hand. The box was made of
tongued and grooved boards, and one Of
these in the front could be slipped out,
thus forming door. Into this box all
the food and silverware were put. No
little ingenuity was needed in making
this continuance. The nails that were
drawn out to let this board slip back
and forth left tell tail nail holes, but
these were filled up with heads Of nails,
SO that all the boards looked just alike.
/ remember once a-soldier was sitting
on this box while mother was cooking
for him what seemed to be the last slice
of bacon in the house. She was SO
afraid that he would drum on the box
with his heels as boys frequently do,
and find that the box was hollow that
she continually asked him to get up
while she took piece of wood for the
fire. 1t was necessary to disturb him a
number of times before he found it adj
visable to take the proffered chair, and
in the meantime hotter fire had been
made than the small piece Of meat re-
uuired.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-03

The Youths Companion tells this
story of Oliver Wendell Holmes, one of
whose hobbies was to trace genealogies
and family resem blances. At the OPEN
ing of the term of the medical class one
year, while he was one of Its lecturers,
he met for the first time young mem
Der who introduced himself as, let us
say Perry of Cambridge.
The little doctor looked at him keenly
and said: "You are also one of the W. g
of Cape Cod. know it by your upper
lip"
The young man flushed and made
haste to answer that he never had heard
of the W. IS and did not know any per-
son in Cape Cod.
But the doctor smiled obstinately and
at intervals through the winter would
inquire whether Mr.. Perry had looked
up his ancestor, receiving each time the
assurance that inquiry had been made,
but no trace of this strain of blood could
be found in the family.
One day Perry came to him. "You
were right, DR.. Holmes. We have found
in an old Bible record that my great
great grandmother was W. and came
from Cape Cod"
The doctor beamed with delight. "No
upper lip ever deceived me yet" he
laughingly exclaimed, and carried his
little triumph to all of his friends with
as much pleasure as if it had been a
long lost treasure.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-03

A strange cat strayed into the Crystal
Maze the other night. Walking around
between the mirrors, she saw her own
reflection on all sides. She was not
pleased. Her tail started to swell, and
she rushed at the nearest cat, which ad-
vanced to meet her at the same rate of
speed. With shrek of defiance they
met, and the ugly tempered feline fell
back from fearful bump against a
mirror
Up she jumped and looked around,
only to see an array of abused cats star
ing at her. When she moved, 1876 9th
ers moved also. With mighty howl of
disgust she turned and fled. Groups of
cats greeted her everywhere as she dash
ed into mirrors and tried to climb the
slippery surface of the glasses. In the
course of few minutes the animal ran
through the exit of the Crystal Maze as
if shot from a catapult. With two
jumps she rushed to the street and dis
appeared in one of the adjacent houses,
very badly "rattled" cat.-Jackson-
vile Times Union.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-03

The following story is told of Phil
Rdelphia millionaire who has been dead
some years: A young man came to him
one day and asked pecuniary aid to
start him in business.
"Do you drink?'' asked the million
aire.
"Once in awhile"
"Stop it. Stop it for year, and then
come and see me-" The young man
broke off the habit at once, and at the
end of the year came to see the million
aire again.
"Do you smoker asked the success
full man.
"Now and them"
"Stop it. Stop it for a year, and then
come and see me again.
The young man went home and broke
away from this habit 1t took him
some time, but finally he worried
through the year and presented himself
again.
"Do you chew?" asked the philan-
thropist.
eyes, do, " was the desperate reply.
Stop it. Stop it for year and then
come and see me again. The young
man stopped chewing, but he never
went back again. When asked by his
anxious friends why he never called on
the millionaire again, kc replied that
he knew exactly what the man was
driving at. "He'd have told me that
now that have stopped drinking and
smoking and chewing l must have
saved enough to start myself in bust
ness-and / have youths Compan-
inn
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-03
A Complicated Case.

SIS Slippy good pay?"
"Well, if he is, Tanker, the dentist
is the meanest man on earth"
CLOVIS that?"
81 was in Yanker's office when Slip
Ply came to have tooth pulled. Jaw
all swollen out of shape. Awful look
ing face. Fairly howled with pain. But
Tanker wouldn't pull the tooth with
out being paid in advance.
pretty tough on Slippy, wasn't it?'
"Oh, don't know He's a man Of
wonderful self command. Instead Of
kicking up row he pulled out CHECK
for SIS, received 81 in change and smil
ingly ordered the doctor to go ahead
with the torture"
"But was the check worth anything?'
"Good as gold when it was given,
but Slippy reached the bank first and
drew out his balance. Now he's telling
around that Tanker pulled the wrong
tooth and insinuates that there may be
a suit for malpractice.
"Yanker will sue, of course?"
"Not he. The truth is that the den.
fist in his excitement drew two teeth
at one haul, the extra one being marked
by big gold filling. Slippy misses that
one, but what puzzles him is that his
jaw is getting well and that he has nc
toothache. The dentist that filled his
tooth was never paid, and the chances
are that Slippy will drop the case al
being too complicated. "-Brooklyr
Citizen.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1899-01-03
The Ambition to Be ..Llterary.,

The reading club on the whole has
been blessing as an educational influ-
ence, but there are cases where light
drafts from the literary spring have not
been beneficial. 1t must be owned that
an ambition to become literary, when
aroused in a shallow mind, often has
the effect of uniting it for probabili-
ties of achievement, while failing to
refit it for possibilities. To the super
fetal woman whose desire is to get into
the trend of the fashion the paper" Of
the literary club becomes delusion and
a snare. 1t tempts to mental masquerad-
ing and plagiarism and in many cases
has robbed women of needed rest and Of
a naturalness that is part of their charm.
Having no very original thoughts Of a
given subject and no well defined idea
of its proper treatment, she takes the
reference books, not as suggestive helps,
but in the way of completion, and SO
unconsoiously often bcomes cheat and
subjects herself to intellectual democrat
ization. Mary R. Baldwin in Woman's
Home Companion.