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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-29

The grain feet was sdll further thlr-
ned out Wednesday by the departure
from the mouth of the river II the
Hutton Hall and the Nerelie, says tht
orcgonIan. The PGincipality arrived
down at Astoria in the morning. and
viii probably get to sea today. The
Wandsbek left down yesterday morn
Ing. and will be followed by The Secs
te~n This morning. which cleared yes.
terday for Queenstown or Falmouth
FOR orders with s474S bushels OF wheat.
valued at s466oO The seestern was
dispatched by Eppngcr & Co., and
has BEEN IN the river but Is days. one
or two other ships In the river are
wrl under way toward finishing. bu,
II Is uncertain whether they VIII get
through in time 10 figure with the
1859 lcct or be carried over TO give
the end OF the century feet a good
start. II has been several days since
any o. the deep water fleet have ar
rived In, but some OF them are looked
for before the end Of the year.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-29

The Norwegian steamship Thyra
sent % Portland by the santa ~ con-.
pany TO nnish a cargo Of nour for The
orient. arrived down the river yestW-
day ard went 10 sea.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-29

The original Nashville students will
appear at Fshsr's opera house tDmor-
row evening and their performance
viii undoubtedly be largely attended
This famous company WAS organized
IN 1850, and has seer eighteen years Of
continual SUCCESS. The reason OF this
Il that their manner OF performance
was original. They present the negro
as be appsirs In church. camp ating
and also sing the songs OF the cab.n
home and Of tha plantation. Their
music IL So wisrd, melodi0us ard strik-
Ing that II holds the audience spell
bound to such an extent that Il Is gem
orally difficult for the singers 10 leave
the stage on account OF the demand
Tor repetition. The entire company will
appear in program complete with all
the latest jubilse melodies, plantation.
river and cabin songs. Secure seats
at once
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-29

The county surveyor has prepared
a now map which shows the bouuder-
les " the votiog precincts in this city
as laid out by the county court. The
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-12-29

Mr., Wll Talent has returned from
n business trip 10 San Francisco. lie
witnessed tho Bcrkley.cdrliric Indians
football game which. hc snys. was a
nno exhibition ~ uhc ap1rt
The morning news., 1899-12-03

Mrs. Pierpont Morgan's choice Is for
Chinese porcelans. which are not to be
compared with any others, so beautiful
are they, so their admirers claim. They
are as thin as paper. as brilliant as
mirror and as sonorious as metal Mrs
Morgan has many examples of the most
popular of patterns-the one we can talk
giibly about-the willow pattern. This Is
on what is called Turner's Caughley por-
celain. The romantic story is always
favorite of the cruel father who lived IN
a pagoda; the armed knight the maiden
fair, an elopement. stern parent in pur-
suit. and finally peace plenty and happy
days under a blue tree on the other side
of the plate.
Royal was bestowed on the worcester
porcelain when Queen Charlotte on her
visit TO the factory with George IL ordered
, a service; the pattern, by the way for
this particular service, was a lily. Mrs.
William Astoris favorite porcelain is Wor-
cester ware.
Apropos to the terms porcelain and china
the latter is only shopping" English, and
when you become collector and can talk
intelligently on the subject you forswear
china and say porcelain altogether and all
the time; IL is more artistic and esthetic.
OF Dresden ware Mrs. Joseph DreXel has
fine collection, Including many speci-
mems of the Marcolini period-about 1895.
Chocolate pots of different shapes are
among the choice bits of the collection.
Mrs. Levi +. Motion Is said to have one
of the most expensive dinner services of
Dresden IN this country.
Roses and forger-me -nots are the usual
Dresden patterns. The mark Is two crossed
swords in blue.
There are but four places in the world
where one can be perfectly safe from de-
ception in buying Dresden porcelain. These
are the sa esio m connected wi h the fac
tory, the royal porcelain depots in Leipsc
and in Dresden, aud a small shop also in
Dresden, which is permitted to keep de-
fective specimens for sale. once a year
there is an auction somewhere in Saxony,
where defective speclmens-"s schintz"-can
be procured, in all, five places where you
are sure Of what you are purchasing
In regard to the White House china, that
ordered by Mrs. Hayes in 1879 was the
most elaborate and expensive, costing Sl5,
0C0. which was paid by the government. A
few duplicate sets were made of this china.
During Bineo'ns time Two sets of china
were made for the White House. Sixty
one pieces Of one service now belong TO
Mrs. Dicklns. Pieces of both sets have
been scattered among public and private
collections Throughout this country and In
Europe.
The morning news., 1899-12-03

For several years past, says a writer in
the Cincinnati Enquirer, the fashion of
skin-tlght dresses has given to women a
slimness of outline the first effect OF which
has been to reduce TO a minimum the
thickness of their underclothing There
are no more wadded pettieoats, no more
gathers at the waist, often no Detticoat
at ALL but only small satin knickerbock-
ers tied In at the knee; sometlmes-apart
from the corset, of course-nothing but q
combination" I'm cambric or surah form
ing In one piece both chemise and draw
ers. AS to lingerie to be worn with house
gown petticoat trimmed with lace is pre-
ferred by many. The hounces in point
desprit and tulle and even the plain frills
Of taffetas, sweeping the ground, for, by
a strange anomaly, petticoats have never
been worn so long as since they have been
given up altogether by certain number
of women-a way of showing ones con-
vlctions on this serious question. For un-
derlinen associated with the "deshabille"
embroidered lawn flounces have special
grace, to be preferred to incrustations of
lace, which should be reserved for even
ing dress The shoes and stockings should
contribute to the ensemble" The latter
should be of silk, and not black, harmon
izing with the general tone of the tea
gown, embroidered with small flowers or
open work.
Miss Hattie Smith, the 1S-year-old
daughter of retired farmer, Thomas
Smith, of New York, has been chosen
heiress to a million dollars. Her grand
uncle Richard Smith, a wealthy business
man of Glasgow, Scotland, has signed a
contract to settle S1,O0OOOO on Miss Smith
when she arrives at the age of q years,
in consideration of her going to Glasgow
TO live with hire and brighten his last
years. She will go to Glasgow in August.
Her uncle is 90 years old
The girls from the art class Bays a New
York letter in the Cincinnati Enquirer
are giggling over the story about one of
their male classmates. He was from the
West and told his experience to back up
his statement that Chicago folk hadn't SO
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04
Several Military Queens.

| II is quite the fashion in Europe to
make royal ladies colonies Of regiments
or admirals of fleets. and almost all the
more of these positions, which would
place their owners in some very com
promising situations if a general Euro
pean conflict ensued Queen Victoria is
not only colonel of one of the crack
English regiments, the Royal horse
guards, but she also holds a similar
rank in regiment of Prussian hussars.
Her majesty has never donned the short
blue tunic and other obligatory uni
forms of this latter body. but her daugh-
ter, the former Empress Frederick, who
! is likewise colonel of cavalry, has
often appeared at reviews in the loose
braided jacket, fur cap, scarlet tights
and gold embroidered top boots Of her
regiment, dash of femininity being
added in blue skirt not belonging to
the regimental uniform.
The present empress of Germany is a
colonel of a body of cuirassiers and at
reviews rides at her husbands side in a
white riding skirt, white military jacket
and plumed three cornered cap The
German empress also holds the rank of
admiral in the Russian fleet and is cap
tain in an Austrian military regiment
The queen of Greece, a Russian prin-
cess, is admiral in the Russian navy
Most of the princesses in the Prussian
royal house are army officers of high
rank, but they content themselves with
wearing the colors of their commands
instead of riding at their heads in full
uniform
The Duchess of Connaught is captain
of a body Of artillerymen, and serves
under her husband the duke. who is
colonel of the regiment
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04
Girl With a Music Roll.

If you meet young, beautiful and
stylish woman carrying music roll,
tewarel There are nine chances out of
ten that she is bill collector.
That is the latest device of lawyers
who are intrusted with the collection
of bad bills The woman server of court
summons is old The stylish young
woman with the mnsic roll. as bill
collector, is strictly new. says the Phil
adelphia Inquirer.
Her lawyer employer insists that she
must be beautiful; that she must be
young that she must be stylish. and
that she must carry music roll The
music roll is "blind for the neigh
sensibilities of the aristocratic debtors.
There cannot possibly be any neighbor-
hood gossip about the calls of Il stylish
young woman carrying a music roll
She may be music teacher or the
friend of one of the ladies of the family
who has called TO practice duets No
one would dream of associating her
with vulgar bill collector Then the
young woman carries a certain prestige
of her own 1t is harder for the aris-
tocratic debtor to refuse payment to
this beautiful tailor made young person
than to male collector whose clothes
are shiny. The young woman with the
music roll seldom fails of "A collection
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04
American women In London.

American women in London seem to
oe making themselves very much at
home just now. They are apparently
on the best of terms with their English
cousins, with whom they get ON most
amicably. An inordinate fondness for
the giving of fairs, or, as they call
them, baZaars, is characteristic of Eng
lish women. just now it is proposed to
give one which will surpass all previous
efforts of bazaar nature. There will
be "a stalls, representing the European
countries. America and the British col
onies, as well Ak literature, stage land,
flower land and other realms not down
on the map. Mrs. John w. Mackay
will have charge of the American stall,
and with her will be her daughter.
Princess Colunna Mrs Clarence Mackey,
Mrs. Bradley Martin and Mrs. Ronalds.
Lady Randolph Churchill will preside in
stage land, and number of American
women. including the Duchess of MARI
borough, the Countess of Craven and
Mrs. Arthur Paget. will occupy flower
land,
A more familiar phase of American
women's activity is the formation of a
club very much on the lines of the New
York Sorosis The new London club is
called the Society of American Women
In London, and il begins existence with
rs members. Harper 5 Bazaar.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04

founding of commonwealth. Mrs
Robert H. Mckee of Saratoga, daugh-
ter of ex President Harrison, is the
president.
The Mothers Congress, which has
just held its third annual meeting, was
organized by Mrs. Theodore Birney.
Mrs. Phebe A. Hearst and other public
spirited women in Washington for the
purpose of promoting the proper train
ing of children. There are now so, 600
members.
The Federation of Women's Clubs is
composed of various local associations
of women throughout the country, and
has membership of more than 200, 900
scattered throughout the United States
The National Council of Women is a
broader organization. which receives
delegates only from national or state
organizations of women. 1t holds an
annual convention in Washington, at
which about ,. 900, 900 women through
out the country are represented.
In addition to these are various reli
eious and philanthropic organizations
like the Woman 5 Christian Temperance
union, the Women's Missionary soci
cites, the Young Women's Christian
association and others of Christian and
Jewish women that are well known. -
William L. Curtis in Chicago Record
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04

A good cat-the kind you want to
have in the house, if any-will have a
round. stubby, pug nose, full, fat
cheeks and upper lip; well developed
bump on top of the head between the
ears. betokening good nature. says Wo
man Life. A sleepy cat that purs a
good deal is apt to be playful and good
natured.
BY all means to be avoided is a cat
with thin. sharp nose and twitching
ears 1t must be remembered also that
good mouser is not necessarily gen
tie or desirable pet Although any good
cat will catch mice if she is not over
fed, quick full expressive eyes gener-
ally betoken mousing cat.
The greatest mistake, and probably
the most common one, in the care Of
domestic cats is overlooking, particu-
larly too much meat. In the wild life a
cat has exercise which enables her to
digest food. In the lazy house life the
same full feeding leads to stomach
troubles and 10 lifts.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04
Parsnip Complexion.

1t does not require an expert TO de-
tect the sufferer from kidney trouble.
The hollow cheeks, the sunken eyes,
the dark, puffy circles under the eyes,
the sallow parsnip colored complexion
indicates IL.
A physician would ask il you had
rheumatism, dull pain or ache in the
back or over the hips, stomach trouble,
desire TO urinate often, or burning or
scalding in passing it; II after passing
there is an unsatisiied feeling as If IL
must be at once repeated, or II the ur-
inc has brick dust deposit or strong
oder.
When these symptoms are present no
time should be lost in removing the
cause.
Delay may lead to gravel, catarrh OF
the bladder, inflammation, causing
stoppage, and sometimes the drawing
OF the urine with Instruments, or may
run into Bright's Disease, the most
dangerous stage of kidney trouble.
DR.. Kilmer's swamp Root, the great
discovery of the eminent kidney and
bladder specialist, is IA positive remedy
for such diseases. It's reputation Is
worldwide and it is 50 easy to get at
any drug store that no one need suffer
any length of time for want OF 1t.
However, If you perfer to first test
its wonderful merits, mention THE
BELDING BANNER and write 10 DIR.
Kilmer & Co, Binghamton, n. Y. for
a sample bottle and book telling all
about it, both sent absolutely free by
mail.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04

"Good housekeeping Is easy house,
keeping. and if woman wears herself
into shreds and tatters keeping house
the case is proved against her. writes
Helrn Watterson Moody in The Ladies
Home Journal at is precisely in her
ability tc guard against this contin-
gency that the housewife shows herself
not only a good executive officer but AS
well woman with ideals and sense
Of proportion enc who does not forget
that housekeeping is a means To home
making, not an end in itself-that the
most perfect administration of domestic
matters will not make family happy
in whom the love and spirit of home do
not dwell
"Home--not only a place TO eat and
sleep and work in. but "A place TO be
happy in, place to rest III and to be
soothed. place in which to love and
be loved, a place for condolences and
counsel and strengthening words and
hope and heartening 1t is good thing
and noble thing and a satisfying
thing to be good housekeeper. There
is no profession of which and in which
woman can be so prond, and when so
blessed in head and heart and hand as
to be able to make and keep one of those
real homes which are little sunny spots
of green in the great desert of the
world if there is anything better than
this in life, | have not yet found it. "
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04
Mrs, Lnnetry'. Childhood.

Mrs. Langtry has been giving hel
"reminiscences She was one of seven
children, the others all boys. She was
put through course of manly sports
by her brothers, who when her mother
interfered, proudly observed that they
were making man of her. Among
other FRANKS, she was mounted ON stills
one time, enveloped in a sheet. smeared
as to her face with phosphorus and sent
at night with her youngest brother,
similarly adorned, TO make blood
curdling demonstration in the neigh
boring churchyard. She always loved
horses, and began her sporting career at
IL, when she became part owner of a
mare named Flirt, uncertain both as To
age and fore legs. but winner of $50
race
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04

throry 1t is her custom to present
dainty. fluffy little kittens to such
friends as fate nils her way who may
not he blessed with a superabundance
of This worlds goods and are not SO
lucky as to be able to import cats from
the palace of the king of Siam.
As Tachin and Cambodia and their
descendants are alone in their glory in
England. such gift proves a veritable
cornerstone of good fortune TO the skill
full breeder of these charming animals
Great skill is needed in real ing them.
So far, no other royal Siamese have
been so successfully imported to this
country Of fog and damp.
Their extreme delicacy cannot be
overestimated.
Even in the land of their home these
pets of the aristocratic wives of the
king are not blessed with the tradi-
tional nine lives of our own bowling
Thomas and humble Tabby.
And where the environment is so
different the task of rearing demands
the utmost care
However, with proper care and pa
thence cat breeding can be made a pay
ing business and one not so well known
in America as it should he.
Not every one can secure royal Siam
ese cats, but at this day almost any en-
terprising person can get good Persian
stock
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04
The Mun's Anniversary.

Few women are aware that in the
present year that very necessary and
useful adjunct of "A lady s winter toilet,
the muff. celebrates its four hundredtb
anniversary of existence. 1t first saw
the light in Venice in 1899 and was ex.
actly the reverse of what il generally is
at present, the smart and fashionable
muffs of those days being usually COW
cred with "A rich and costly brocade and
the fur used as lining instead of being
outside In other parts of Europe il be-
came a universal article Of use i'm the
seventeenth century and was carried
not only in the streets in winter, but
also in the house and at all sorts of en-.
tertainments, and ii often took the most
eccentric forms, being made sometimes
in imitation of dogs and other animals
At the coronation of Frederick III of
Prussia, which took place at Konigs-
berg in 1901. the ladies carried muffs as
part Of their court dress. In the wear
1850 ii was adopted even by the sterner
SEX and very funny it must have looked,
especially as it often assumed enormous
dimensions and was worn attached 10 a
silken cord which was passed around
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04
Talking Through Flowers.

The young people in Tahiti have II
custom of conversing with flowers, sim
liar to that of the orientals If an en-
gagged couple have quarreled, the girl
will separate the flower partially down
the center one-half is intended to rep
resent the man. the other half the wom-
an-and it il meant to imply that,
though separate bodies, they are joined
together at the heart. If the lover takes
the flower and puts it in his hair, it is IA
sign that he wishes to make it up. If
he tears it asunder it is token that he
has lost his love for her and wishes to
be entirely separated.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04
Not Enough women Gardeners.

One would scarcely have supposed
that women gardeners were in such re-
quest as to make it necessary for the
Horticultural college at Swanicy, Eng
land, publicly to confess its inability to
meet the demands of applicants eager
to secure the services of jardinieres. Ii
is quite clear, however, that women
gardeners have so far been n great sue.
cess and that when properly qualified
they are certain To find employment
Here, then. is another assured calling
for women who have bent in the di-
rection of gardening The work is pleas
ant and far more suitable for girls than
office life, which undermines their
health. and, moreover, at present it is
one of the few employments for women
which are not overstOcked
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04
Some Societies of Women.

The Womans Relief association is
an auxiliary Of the Grand Army of the
Republic and was organized shortly
after the war.
The Woman's Republican association
is a political auxiliary of the national
Republican committee and was organ
lied 80 years ago for the purpose of ed
ucating the women of the United
States in the principles Of the Repub-
lican party, especially in the states
where woman suffrage is allowed. Mrs.
Judia Ellen Foster of Washington is
the president and Mrs. Thomas w
Chase of Prov idence is the secretary.
Among the patriotic societies the
Daughters of the American Revolution
is the largest and most influential 1t
was organized in 1890 and now con
tains 81, 432 members. The wife of
President Harrison was the first presi-
dent the wife of exSecretary John w.
Foster was the second, the wife of Vice
President Stevenson the third, and Mrs.
Daniel Manning, wife of Cleveland
secretary of the treasury, now occupies
that position. The society is composed
of the lineal descendants of the soldiers
of the Revolution. Its object is to stimu-
late patriotism, TO preserve relics of
Revolutionary interest and to keep
alive the sentiments of the patriots of
1875. II is proposed to erect memorial
hall in Washington as headquarters for
the society. and $4,000 has already
been collected for that purpose.
A rival society is called the Daugh-
tiers of the Revolution and was organ
lied by dissatisfied members of the other
organization and has about 1000 mem
bers
The Colonial Danes is the title of
society Of patriotic women from the
original l3 states Of the Union organ
lied i'm Washington in 1891 for the pur-
pose Of creating popular interest in
colonial history. diffusing healthful in
formation and teaching the young the
sacred obligations to their patriotic an
cestors Ii is composed entirely of wo.
men Of direct descent from officials and
either residents of the original colonies
who contributed something to the
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1899-05-04

Don t get material for your paper out
of the encyclopedia it may be easy,
but not edifying Don talk forever be-
cause you have good chances there
are enough cases Of nervous prostration
AS it is. Don't ego all TO pieces" on
the platform; it is better to have hys
terics at home. Don't lie afraid to start
with rafting good story; the prob
lens" can wait for a paper solution.
Don't "talk back to somebody from
the platform; always principles, not
personalities Don't imagine the stun
ming gown will make up for stupid
paper; You were not invited to be a
dummy. Don I shift from one foot to
the other; the rag time step was never
intended for the platform. Don't glue
your nose to the paper, but lift up your
head and talk; the good Lord gave you
memory Above ALL don pitch your
voice until it sounds like the wall of a
lost soul; remember that ''most excel
lent thing in woman Bertha Da-
maris Knobe in Woman's Home Com
panion.