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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-29
London's Strange Fountain.

A fountain of mercury is the mos.
interesting sight in a big exhibition
now being held in London, and it at
tracts large crowds every day. Mec-
curry, or quicksilver, is nearly fourteen
times heavier than water, and it must
seem strange to see fiat irons and large
chunks of rock floating around upon it5
surface in the lower basin. The mer-
curry falls in a constant shower Of sill
yer spray from basin seven feet above
the one in which these heavy objects
are floating, and it is raised back up
into this upper basin by an endless
chain, upon which are fastened TWEEN
ty-eight tiny buckets, which dip into
the mercury and carry it up, one after
the other The entire fountain is paint
ed black, and when 1t IS lit UP at night
the silver rain sparkling in the electric
light against a black background is
very pretty. Two and half tons Of
mercury, costing $3.50. is the amount
used in this remarkable fountain
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-29
A BOGUS GHOST IN PARIS.
How He Tricked Merchant Into Giving
Him Money.

NJ. Cordier, a retired merchant OF
Paris much given to consulting spirits
In emergencies, has been tricked IN
rather amusing manner by an amateur
ghost, who resided in rooms eontigu-
Gus to those Of the ex-business man,
says the London Telegraph The lat
ter lately told friends and acquaint-
ances that he had a melancholy mes
sage from spiritland to the effect that
his son, who traded in Tonquin, had
been murdered by pirates. The dis
honest neighbor. hearing this, knocked
one night at NJ. Cardiers wall, and an
nouneed that he was a spirit who
wanted money for masses to be said in
certain church for the repose of the
soul OF the retired merchants son. A
sum of 100 francs was required, and
the phantom asked NJ Cordier to be
good enough to put 1t under the first
chair on the left side Virgins altar IN
the church of Saint Sulpice. 1t APP
pears that NJ Cordier deposited sew
eral donations for the ghost under the
Chdllt anu tie IuOney was regularly
taken away. In the meantime, the
son supposed to be dead came home
from Tonqnin unframed and nnhurt.
The young man had, in fact, no adven-
ture with pirates, and was engaged in
very prosaie business me- tiers during
his stay in the far east. The son laid
a trap one night for the ghost, who
was invited by Cordier senior to walk
into his fiat in the dark. No sooner
had the spirit entered the room than
he received a blow on the head from a
big stick brandished by the traveller
from Tonquin. The guilty phantom
fed. but was pursued down the stairs
and into the street by father and son
The spirit r=oyed to be very sub
stantiaI adyenturer, who was reeog-
nized by the police as a person much
wanted for acts of swindling of di-
versified and In some instances of 4
very ingenious sort.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-29
SABLE ISLAND PONIES.
Their Names Are In some Instances
Three Yards Long.

The story of animal life on Sable
island is strange. Roaming the sandy
wastes are herds of wild ponies guard
ed by patrlarchal stations, says Aims
lees Magazine. These ponies resemble
the horses on the sculptures of Nine
veh, and approach the behotder seem
ing1y out of the framework of antiqui-
tx. They are stocky and remarkable
for their long names, which in in
stances have been known to grow to
the length of three yards. These po-
MES are the remnant of stock thought
to have been left by some Portuguese
fishermen Portingal1s" the old rec
ords quantity call them-Who touched
at the islands on their fishing expedi-
ton at even an earlier date than the
Marquis de la Roche. At one time there
We're from 400 to 500 wild ponies on the
island, but their number has been de-
creased by expectation, the severity OF
the winters and, some people think,
by the importation of improved, do
mesticated stations, which have made
the stock less hardy and consequently
more susceptible to death from expos
ure. There are now between eighty
and 100 wild ponies and about thirty
for domestic use. Mounted on ponies,
the life savers gallop over the dunes
and among the hillocks on their long
patrols. and the lffeboats are drawn to
the scenes of shipwreek by teams of
five ponies, three at the shaft and two
leaders. Some of the ponies are sent
to Halifax every year or two. and
are sold at auction at an average price
OF from SIS to SIS
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-29
PIPES OF PEACE.
Those Made of Biood-Red Stone Most
Esteemed by Indians.

|
Esteemed by Indians.
Nearly every Indian tribe has some
interesting legend connected with the
bloodred stone Of the Pipestone quar-
ries Of Minnesota. One tale is that long
ago two fierce bands of Winnebagoes
and Sioux. the bravest of their respee
tive tribes, met in conflict here. They
! fought all day, from early morn until
set Of sun, until the ehieftain of one
band was slain. Some Of the warriors
escaped, and some were made captives.
Among the eaptives was the chieftains
| daughter. Being very brave and fair,
| she was chose. by one chief as his
share of the spoils. Refusing, how
ever. to become his bride, she was
| doomed to the stake In dying she
| predicted that the Great Spirit would
throw her blood upon the suns rays to
her people far away. and that the stone
under her feet would be forever tinted
with her blood. Catlin, the famed ex-
plorer of Indian country, was the first
white man to visit this locality At
tracted by the Indian tales he had
uedFq III the summer OF 1850, In COM
pany with young English gentleman
and his trusty Indian guide, he started
on horseback from ST. Anthony's Falls
to explore the region. 1t appears that
the Indian tribes have long held the
place in superstitious estimation, and
also that it has been the resort of diff
ferent tribes, who have made their
regular pilgrimage there to renew their
pipes. 1t is also evident that these
people set an extraordinary value on
the red stone, Independent of the fact
that it is more easily carved and makes
better pipes than any other stone.
Whenever an Indian presents a pipe of
it, he gives it as something from the
Great Spirit, and some of the tribes
have a tradi ion that the red men were
all created from the red stone and that
it is thereby a part of their flesh.
Such was the superstition of the Sioux
on this subject that we had great diff
fieulty in approaching it. being stopped
by several hundred of them, who or
dered us back and threatened us very
hard, saying that no white man had
ever seen it and that none should.
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THE WORM TURNED.
story of Man Who Cultivated Nice
Disposition.


do you see that woman going out?'
said the man in the dry goods house
whose business it is to make things
"alI right" with dissatisfied customers
"She's only one of EN-. have score
or more every day She's kicking about
a dress. We've altered 1t twice, and
she still thinks it doesn't quite tit her
in the back. It's a hard job to look
pleasant and be perenniallg agreeable,
and 1 never knew but one man who
could do it. He was the complaint
man in a big store-a friend of mine
and he held the place for twenty
years.. He never failed to say the right
thing and was the most perfect jolly
| that ever was. He knew how to COM
| pliment a woman as to form and COM
plexion in a way that never was equal
ed. His smile was the envy of all the
statesmen in the place 1t had win
ming sweetness about it that was sim
/ ply irresistible and never failed to van
quish the most desperate kicker. One
day an uncle of my friend died and
/ iE1t 1lIt PtU,UOUs ~ ICY Il1OAACGL9 dAIOA
the news reached my friend an old pa
iron of the store came ina woman
who for years hal been noted as q
kicker, but whom it had been my
friends duty and pleasure to make sat
is1ed with her purchases. She had
a bonnet in her hand and was kicking
about the shape, the trimmings and
everything in way that was calcu-
lated to carry terror to the stoutest
heart. So said my friend, you don't
like this bonnet You don't like any
thing about it. Well, don't blame
you. It don't suit you in any way, and
it can't be made to suit you. Of course
1t can't. And there's no bonnet on
earth that can be made to suit such g
pig-faced, disagreeable woman as vol
are, anyway He had repressed hi:
natural feeling for twenty years, bu
the worm that had been trodden upor
through two decades turned at last. He
then put on his hat. and the place tina
had known him SO long knew him ne
more forever. "-Ex.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-29
Waited for One Cent chanse E.

.'I never felt SO cheap in all my life, .
said Short, @as | did one day in de-
partment store. l bought book for
50 cents and while l was waiting for It
a young woman, whose good opinion
valued came up and we began to talk
The book was wrapped up and handed
to me by the girl at the counter and
after short while the young woman
asked: Are you waiting for your
caange? / replied that was, but in
fact. I hadn't been thinking of it.
wanted to talk to her and made that
an excuse for staying. After the usual
delay, when it had passed entirely out
of my mind. the girl at the book eoun-
ter stepped UP and said: Here's your
change, sir And she held bright
new cent in her open hand SO that the
other girl saw it. | fe.t chill at
once. and FIST because it appeared to
the young woman that | had been
waiting ali that ume for a cent. got
reputation for closefistedness that is
still sticking to me. -Pittsharg News.
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Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-29
The Good News Spreads

and our business
grows larger, and the prices small
er, every day, People come here
from all parts of the city. When
ever they need anything in our
line, they think of US. We have
furnished more coy homes than
we could possibly name. We
have done it to the owners salts
faction, and we can do the same
thing for you.
BLUFF CITY
FURNITURE co.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1900-07-29
Where People Drink Ether.

A curious vice has taken root in
Eastern Prussia, where the people have
taken to drinking ether It is sold in
the saloons like any other liquor, four
or five grammes to the glass. In the
town of Mcneil alone, 1t is stated. the
amount thus sold last year was about
$3.50 quarts. and in reality twice this
amount was consumed, the rest being
brought in by smugglers. The effect
is said to be four times more powerful
than an equal amount of alcohol. but
its continued use produces intolerable
suffering and ineurable LESSONS Of liver.
kidneys and heart.
Playing Cards.
The amount OF playing cards used
in the world is something won
ee9ful. The United States manufac-
lures great quantities, and also imports
many for use. Germany possesses
thirty-four playing-card factories.
which last year produced $3.50, 900
packs. OF this quantity 4,9s7 900 went
into circulation. paying a duty of l.
100000 marks. No duty is paid on
those exported. of which large part
come to this country.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-01

other during thu afternoon. and the
arrests and fines of those who were
tardy and upon other complaints, furn-
ished unlimited amusement One or
two OF the topical songs, especially
composed by local talent, made great
hit. Refreshments were served and
well served. There WAS no "go-help-
yourself proposition" but committees
In charge OF that portion Of the re-
ception, saw that everyone had
an abundance OF the good things pro-
vIded. II was o'clock when the re-
ceptlon TO the public opened and after
9 o'clock when II closed and then in
the evening. the local Eagles turned
out number Of 1edgllngs TO fly from
the parent nest for the first time. In
every way the reception rendered the
Portland Eagles and the Barlow min
strels by the Astoria birds was worthy
OF praise and commendation.
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THE NICARAGUA CANAL.


When built will prove the link be-
tween prosperity and many people.
The farmers in the extreme east as
well as those in the extreme west, win
perhaps profit by it most. 1t will prove
blessing to humanity in general, Inn
proving the condition Of the nation.
as Hostetter's Stomach Bitters has
that Of the individual. The Bitters are
for everybody, but particularly for
those who do not possess health. There
have been many cases Of dyspepsia
and indigestion cured by this medicine.
Nothing to equal this remedy has ever
been discovered for ailments Of the
stomach, liver, bowels or kidneys.
You will find that it win cleanse the
blood and sharpen the appetite. See
that a private revenue stamp covers
the neck of the bottle.
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FOR TERMINAL FACILITIES.
President Harris Takes Observations
Along the Mouth of Columbia.

N@~o N-A( ~AAC9NAA VI N0AutAA0Aas
W. J. Harris. president Of the Gen.
tral Navigation Company. more COM
monty known as the Paul Mohr port
age line. spent Sunday in Astoria and
lower Columbia river points.
The object of Mr.. Harris visit was
to investigate the. natural facilities Of
fered II this vicinity for terminal ac-
commodations for the transportation
line in which he is interested. Mr.
Harris, in company with L. B. SeeIey,
Of Portland; Colonel John Adair
and DR.. August Kinney. Of Astoria.
made trip along the Washington side
of the river on board the Miller dur
ing the afternoon. returning to Astoria
by way Of Hammond and Warrenton.
Mr.. Harris did not hesitate to express
the opinion that the Oregon shore Of
the river presented more attractions
for terminal facilities than did the
Washington side. Aside from this.
however. President Harris had moth
ing to say.
There is little question but that the
Central Navigation Company fully in
tends to establish it's terminal points
at this end Of the river either at As
toria or at some place nearer the
mouth Of the Columbia The suspicion
has been freely expressed that Port
land would be the lower terminal Of
the line but from statements made
by President Harris on Sunday it is
safe to infer that the interests Of the
company lie mainly at the mouth Of
the river, as far as a terminal is con-
cerned-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-01
WEST SIDE NOTES.

Miss Mabel Mcguire is visiting in
Portland
Mine Host Hersey will preside at the
Hotel Flavel this season.
Grandpa Kindred is quite sick with
a slight attack Of the grip.
Miss Maude Kindred Of Tokeland is
visiting Mrs. F. H. Mudal.
Mrs. Albert Hill has been quite Ill
this week. but is improving.
Miss Minnie Gray returned to her
home in Skipanon last week.
r. r. Turk and wife have gone to
Mount Pleasant Washington, to reside.
Mr.. Districk has gone to Seaside to
make some additions to Locksley Hall.
Mrs. T. Nicholson Of Spokane will
join her husband at Fort Stevens next
week.
Miss X. Duffy and Mrs. Hitchcock
were guests of Mrs. VIM. Tagg % last
Friday. S5s
Miss Mary McGue, who has been
visiting in Portland. returned home
Saturday.
C. C. March Of Fort Candy was re-
newing acluaintances at Fort Stevens
on Saturday.
Mr.. Alex Gilbert spent several days
at Seaside last week and secured a
nice string of trout.
Miss Kate Writ returned home Fri
day, after a weeks visit to her uncle,
A B. Writ. of Skipanon.
VIM. Laycock was called to the bed
side Of a sick brother in Lakeview,
Cal. He has not yet returned.
L. A. Conn will begin work on the
sewer at once, so as to have all his
work finished at the same time.
A lodge of Knights and Ladies Of Sc
curity was organized in Hammond last
week with charter list Of IA mem
bers.
The masquerade given Saturday
evening in Ford's hall by Prof. Swan
ton was we'll attended and enjoyed by
all.
Battery NJ will soon be on the move.
Their new station will be Fortress
Monroe. They are expecting orders
daily.
Captain Downs visited the works for
the last time for awhile on Saturday.
He goes on a short vacation to visit
his family in Indiana.
w. L. Beardsley has been promoted
to commissary sergeant, and left with
his family for his new station at
Angel Island last week.
The A. & C. R. R. steam shovel is
again at the sand pit. and the road is
being ballasted where necessary.
Trains are so frequent that it is hard
ly safe to be on the track.
Mr.. Harry May, who has been en-
ployed as locomotive engineer at Fort
Stevens for several years, has resigned
to accept the responsible position Of
pipe inspector for Wolff & zwicker in
Portland.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-01
A NEW TRAIN.

The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul
Railway Co. will place in service April
29th New Train between St. Paul and
st. Louis, called the Flying Dutch
man." The train will have through
sleeping cars and be first-class
throughout. Ask any ticket agent for
particulars or address
c. ]. EDDY, General Agent,
Portland, Oregon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-01

10 open their columns 10 a full discus
sion Of this great public problem in the
common interest
Resolved. That a copy Of these res
oIutions be furnished to the Portland
chamber Of commerce, the Portland
board Of trade. the common council Of
the city Of Portland. 10 Chairman Har-
rlman Of the Union Pacific system and
TO the Daily oreg0nian."
The chamber Of commerce has been
working along the same lines for sew
eral months and has gained much
headway.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-01
IMPROVED SERVICE AND EQUIP
MENT.

The new schedule of the o. R. & N.
which went into effect April 22nd,
shortened the time to Chicago IL hours.
and gives double daily service be-
tween Portland and Chicago.
Train No. 2, leaving Portland at 9:16
a m. is known as the "Chicago-Port-
land Special" It's equipment is new
throughout, making it fully the equal
Of any train now in service from the
Pacific coast to the East.
The Overland Express leaves Port
land at 500 p. m. and furnishes COM
plete service both via Huntington and
Spokane to the East, together with the
best Of service to all local points on
the o. r. & N. lines.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-01
GOVERNMENT PROPOSALS.

Treasury Department, Office, Super
vising Architect. Washington, d. c.,
April 21, 190O.-Sealed proposals will
be received at this office until o'clock
p. m, on the 2Sth day of May, 1900,
and then opened, for the wharf and
disinfecting and bath houses at the
U. S. Quarantine Station, Astoria, Ore
gon, in accordance with drawings and
specifications, copies Of which may be
had at this office or the Office Of the
custodian of the station.
JAMES KNOX TAYLOR,
Supervising Architect.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-01
THE BARLOW MINsTRELs.
Play TO a Good House and Put Up an
Entertaining Program.


Barlow's mlnstrcls gave clever, but
rather hurried. entertainment to a
large audience at the opera house last
night. The company Il composed Of
very young men. as Ministries 90. but
loses nothing by that as the perform
ance they give would do credit TO the
oldest heads in the business.
In costumes and stage settings, es-
pecially In the first part, excellent taste
was displayed The audience would
have been glad to exchange some Of
the old-time Bpecialtles for musical
numbers. rs In the company there were
a number OF exceptionally good voices
and many finished musicians.
The performance was clean, without
a suggestion OF vulgarlty in the speech.
dress or manner Of any OF the per-
formers. and while by no means the
best minstrel show ever given in AS
torla, II was we'll worth the patronage
of the people.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-01

All contracts for advertising In
the AstoIian arc made on guar
antce Of circulation four times
larger than that Of any paper
published or circulated In Clat.
sop county.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-01
FOR SALE.

12o acres in section 1s. IN, RS W.
suitable for immediate logging. Esti-
mate two million feet spruce and fir,
besides hemlock.
DIR. AUGUST c. KINNEY.
Astoria. Oregon.
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AROUND TOWN.

AkOUND lOWN'
claud u. Hanthorn. OF Portland, In
In the city.
Best cup OF coffee In the city at tho
Model restaurant
W. Knapp OF Knappa was In the
city yesterday
Horses for sale at oas,on'a stable on
Fourteenth street.
John Carr OF Seaside. waH visitor
IN Astoria yesterday
Colonel John Adair. OF North Yak.
lima. iB at the occidcnt
o. NJ. Hidden. OF Vancouver. Wash,
IL at the Parker house.
Best iS-eent meal. Rising Sun Res
laurant. 6i2 Commercial street
Jeff's rentaurant--the largest and
beat. A trial viii convince you.
Martin Foard and Hank Ingalls, are
home from their trip 20 0ray's HRr-
bor
wanted-To rent a centrally located
furnished house. Address X. care As
torian.
Andreaa II. u. Rasmussen. native
of Germany. has been admitted TO cit
iEenShip.
A. 4 Reed. who has been seriously
lll at shoalwater bay. has returned
home. oonvaleseent.
Clatsop county's share OF the state
taxes. tiG.i6s,St. was sent TO the state
treasurer by County Treasurer Thomp-
Son yesterday.
r. s. Townsend. the white Clover"
canneryman was in the city yesterday.
watching, presumably with envy,
ihe big catch OF salmon.
A still alarm was turned In yester-
day. caused by frc In the roof OF
dwelling on Tenth street. near Frank
lin avenue Damage $50. fully covered
by insurance
]. II. Clinton. for Rometmc past
manager Of the Astoria Telephone ex-
change has been transferred TO the
Portland Office. His successor here
has not been named.
The exourslon OF Past Grand sach-
ems from Portland TO Astoria next
Sunday promises 10 be grand AFFAIR.
There is to be an excursion from here
20 Seaside with a clambake attached,
The annual examination for posi-
tlons In the customs service, under
civil service rules. will be held In this
city ON June Goth next. Secretary C.
II. Crosby OF the customs service here
will furnish applicants with all neces-
sary information as TO details.
Notice to property owners building
residences and stores.-We now carry
a complete line Of mRntles, CRATES and
tlling. electric, gas and combination
chandeliers. and all supplies pertain
ing to electric and gas lighting. Photo
graphs cheerfully sent on application.
FRANK HoLCoMB & CO.. 2iS Wash
ington st.. Portland, Or.
BEST 15-CENT MEAL; RISING
SUN RESTAURANT.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-01

Aerie II, Fraternal Order OF Eagles,
entertained on Sunday afternoon Arie
No. of Portland. who came to the
city some fifty strong for a fraternd
greeting and a good time at the Asto-
ria roost. After q brief lodge meeting
the doors OF the lodge room in Odd
Fellows hall were thrown open to in
vited guests, not members Of the order,
who had been invited to share in the
enjoyment of the reception. The pro-
gram, which was arranged with due
Difference to the time the reception
necessarily had to be given, was un-
questlonably the best ever presented
by the local lodge of any order In the
city. 1t was largely musical In its
nature and the presence Of nearly all
the members Of Barlow's minstrels,
who came down especially for the oc-
caslon and who willingly contributed
their share Of songs and instrumental
solos to the entertainment added much
to the enjoyment of the Eagles
and their guests. The major
ity Of the business men Of the
city were present, at one time or an
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-05-01

1t is the man who has always been
accustomed to corn bread and bacon at
home, who does the most kicking at
a hotel.