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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-18

City OF Astoria, Is and
recorded by John Mcclure e,,,,,s $3.50
SPElLMlER South half
City OF Astoria, lald ana
recorded by John Mcclure ,, 1888
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recorded by John Mcclure -, ! 1885
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lttot g. block a. City OF Astoria.
laid and rccorded by John
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Lot l. block 90 city OF Astoria,
laid out and recorded by John
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south half OF Lot g. block @
Astoria laid and
by LSO
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laid and
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laid out and recorded by John
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WRIGHT, MARGARET Lot "
laid out and recorded by John
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Police the City
Astoria,
Astoria. Oregon, Sent 49, 1900.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-18
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

Commercial Street from West line Of
Notice Is hereby given that the as.
OF the City OF Astoria. Oregon. entitled
sessment Roll No. Sp for the improv,
West line OF 10th Street 10 the West |
viii be due and payahle In United Sta
Treasurer on Sent sTth, 1900. and II no
Council will order warrants Issued fol
The assessment Is as follows:
RAnOII ENT rDlINy pATrV
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-09-18

10th 90 West line Of sch street,
assmept made by, ordinance No. gSli
An ordinance confirming Special As.
ment ot Commercial Street from the
ne Of Sth Street approved Sept. IA, 1900.
ties gold coin az the office of the city
so Maid az said time the Common
the collection OF the same, ,c
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-17
Irrigation in the Rocky Mountain
States.

Irrigation in the Rocky Mountain
States.
The Rocky Mountain region
and its development under irriga-
tion IS the subject OF a publication
Just issued for free distribution by
the irrigation branch OF the De-
partment OF Agriculture. It was
prepared by J. c. Ulrich, an irri-
CATION engineer OF Denver, and
describes particularly the States
cf Colorado, Idaho, Montana.
Utah and Wyoming. The bulletin
explains how bitches are built and
operated, its main purpose evil
IDENTIFY being to inform those to
whom the subject is new and
strange, and thus enable them to
avoid the costly mistakes to which
beginners in irrigation farming are
liable.
The difference is shown between
bitches built and operated bv indi-
viduals, corporations or districts,
and the difference Of methods Of
operations. The detailed organ
ization and management OF the
canals are described, especial at
tention being given to the duties
OF the ditch rider, the official with
whom the farmer comes into most
frequent and intimate contact, His
duties consist in patrolling the
ditch throughout the season of
actual operation for the purpose Of
seeing that the works are in good
repair and TO superintend the
proper distribution Of water 10 the
various stockholders or irTigators
from the system. Where a ditch
does not exceed IL or IS miles in
length one ditch rider is expected
to patrol its entire length, but upon
more extensive systems several
may be required to perform these
duties.
The different methods of apply
ing the water 20 the land Flooding,
furrow, and compartment systems)
are described, and the conditions
under which each is especially ap-
plicable are explained. The ad.
vantage Of reservoirs in equalizing
the flow Of streams and in incTess-
ing the irrigable area is pointed
out. The quantity Of water neces-
sary or used for irrigation fuctu.
ates during the irrigl.ing season,
but unfortunately the period oil
maximum use does not usually
coincide with the period Of maxi.
mum flow OF the streams. An ad
equate system oil storage will not
only protect irrigators from the
variation in supply from month to
month, but assist in reducing the
huctuation from year TO year. 1t
will enable the floods of years oil
large discharge to be held back for
the years Of drought. Reservoirs
are simply a secondary means Of
utiliz 10 waters which otherwise
run 70 waste and they are the only
safeguard Of irrigatoTs on streams
in which the natural flow has been
overappropriated.
The bulletin contains a number
oil illustrations showing location oil
canals, and dividing gates used,
and a diagram showing the Varia-
tions in the flow OF streams.
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-17

DEMAND For COAL IN FRANCE. --
The report which reaches me,
says our consul at Marseules,
to the effect that the Inca is loading
with America coal at Newport
News for the Marseilles market in.
dicates that the Information which
forwarded 90 the department on
December a8. 1893, may yet lead to
happy results. When the question
was raised last year ofthe possibil.
ity OF introd ucing American coal
into this market, the freight rates
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-17
WANTED 80 SEVERAL BRI

WANTED - SEVERAL BRIGHT
and honest persons to represent as
as Managers IN this and close by counties;
Salary 5000 year and expenses.
Straight, bona fide, no more, no less.
salary. Position permanent. Our ref
erences, any bank in any town. II Is
mainly Office work conducted at home.
Reference. Enclose self addressed
stamped envelope. THE DoMINIoN
COMPANY, Dept ;, Chicago
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-17

seemed to offer an almost insur"
mountable obstacle; but it appears
improbable that this difficulty will
continue, If American miners de-
termine to secure a share OF the
Mediterranean trade. The coal
commonly sold here is poor in
quality and high in price This is
always true, and especially so OF
free burning soft Goals and anthra-
cite. Quality alone should give
the American product considera-
BILE favor.
The present observations are
prompted by the abnormallY high
prices Of coal in the French market
and the hopes that the lacts may
instruct the American trade. There
is at this monet in France a coal
famine, attributed to several
causes, among which are the
strikes iuauguratt d and threatened
among the French miners, the
withdrawal of British miners from
the collieries to Join the army, the
demand in Great Britain for do
mestic coal for manufacturing and
emergency purposes. and the great
| demand for coal in France to sup.
plv manufacturers who are rushed
with hurry exposition orders.
| Thousands Of French operatives
are either out Of work or working
internationally because of the coal
scarcity, and the burden to busi
ness is such that there is talk OF re-
pealing the duty ON coal until the
stringencY is relieved.
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-17

DEMAND For FISH SCALES IN
FRANCE. Consul Covert writes
from Lyons, under date OF Decem-
Der y, 1899:
A call has been made at this con-
sulate for hsh scales, to be used in
the manufacture ot artificial pearls
and other ornaments by the re-
Gently discovered method Of a
French chemist The supply is
much less than the demand, and it
is said that large quantities will be
used and a good price paid for
them. The scales should be sprink-
led with salt rs soon as they are re-
moved from the hsh and packed in
tin cans. Any specimens sent to
this consulate will receive careful
examination, and the result, with
any suggestions that NAV be made
and particulars OF prices offered,
will be duly reported. 1t is be.
lieved here that the sale OF these
seals may result in establishing
an important business in an article
that now has no commercial value.
Washington sentinel., 1900-02-17

ADVANCE IN SHOE PRICES IN
GERMANY.-Consul Worman, OF
Munich, says that the Shoe and
Upper Manufacturers Union has,
according to it's official organ OF
recent date, served notice by cir
culars to the trade that, in conse-
quence OF the marked rise in price
OF materials such as leather, cloths
(cotton and woolen), silks, nails,
etc, a very considerable advance
in prices must be made It sets
forth that prices have already been
considerably advanced in Austria,
France, England and the United
States.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18

AoA OANAOA9S0 LIZ
toilette for a ready-made rig out of
poor materials, waved his hand as he
entered, and sank speechless on the
nearest chair. Madame turned direct
to Casimir.
what Is wrong?" she cried.
"Well," replied Casimir, what have
I told you all along? 1t has come. 1t
is a clean shave, this time; SO you may
as well bear up and make the best Of it.
House down, too, Ell? Bad luck, upon
my SOUL"
"Are we-are we-ruined?" she
gasped.
The Doctor stretched out his arms
to her. Ruined" he replied, you are
ruined by your sinister husband"
Casimir observed the consequent en-
brace through his eyeglass; then he
turned to Jean-Marie. "You hear?" he
said. "They are ruined; no more pick
ings, no more house, no more fat cut
let's. 1t strikes me, my friend, that you
had best be packing; the present spec
ulation is about worked out"
"Never!" cried Desprez, springing
up. "Jean-Marie, if you prefer to leave
me, now that 1 am poor, you can go;
you shall receive your hundred francs,
If so much remains to me. But if you
will consent to stay"-the Doctor wept
q little-"Casimir offers me a place
as clerk" he resumed. "The emolu-
ments are slender, but they will be
enough for three. It is too much al
ready to have lost my fortune; must
I lose my SOM"
Jean-Marie sobbed bitterly, but with
out a word.
IT don't like boys who cry" observed
Casimir. "This one is always crying.
Here! you clear out of this for a little;
I have business with your master and
mistress, and these domestic feelings
may be settled after I am gone. March,
and he held the door open.
Jean-Marie skunk out, like a detect
ed thief.
By twelve they were all at table, but
Jean-Marie.
"Hey!' said Casimtr. "Gone, you
see. Took the hiOt at once"
"I do not, I confess" said Desprez
&" I do not seek to xcu his absence.
It speaks a want of heart that disap-
points me sorely."
want of maanerS." corrected Cast
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18
THE MUrINEER IN THE CHURCH
Ian Maclaren Describes Him as Big.
Blatant and CowardIy.

Ian Maclaren Describes Him as Big.
Blatant and Coward1y.
"The mutineer is an abIe-bodied mis-
creant, who will strike a hard blow
whenever he can get an opportunity,
and at any person he can reach"
writes Ian Maclaren, of "The Mutineer
in the Church." in the November La
dies Home Journal. "His sole desire
is to do mischief, and the more pain
he gives the better is he pleased. He
will write insulting letters to he min
lister, charging him with every sin
from heresy to lying. He will get up a
public controversy about the affairs OF
the congregation in any newspaper
which is foolish enough to insert his
letters. He will attack the 0 rea-
sonable proposals of the o~ffice-bearers,
and impute to them the worst motives.
He will move through the congregation
as an i~ncendiary, and set fire to every
infammable person. When he is IN
his glory he will threaten proceedings
in the church courts, or in the civil
courts; and although he will never
N"A IAOm ouI, UOAhS q NO"
well as a bully, he will take the pre-
liminary steps, which cause talk and
alarm. 1t will also be part of his role
to pose as a straightforward and hon-
est mar of unfinching rectitude and
spiritual aims. What he does will al
ways be under constraint of con-
science, and he will summon himself
n his opponents with much rhetor-
ical effect before the bar of eternal
justice. He is so big and blatant, and
good people are SO charitable and
easily cowed, that they often take this
man at his W value and come to
terms with him.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18
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CHAPTER XvIII.-(CoNT1NUED.)
"Well well, I will say no more" he
replied. Though, to be sure, If you
had consented to indue-A propos." he
broke off, land my trousers! They no
lying in the snow-my favorite trou-
sers?" And he dashed in quest of
Jean-Marie.
Two hours afterward the boy re-
turned to the inn with a spade under
one arm and a curious sop of clothing
under the other.
The Doctor ruefully took it in his
hands. "They have been!" he said.
''Their tense is past. Excellent panta-
looms, you are no more! Stay! some
thing in the pocket" and he produced
q piece of paper. IA letter! ay, now l
bind me; 1t was received on the morn
ing of the gale, when ' was absorbed in
delicate Investigations. 1t is still legi-
BILE. From poor, dear Casimir! 1t is as
WELL" he chuckled, "that I have edu-
acted him to patience. Poor Casimir
and his correspondence-his infinitesi-
NAL, timorous, idiotic correspondence.
He had by this time cautiously I'M
folded the wet letter; but, as he F0~t
himself to decipher the writing, a clr.4
descended on his brow.
"Bigre!" he cried, with a galvanfc
STARE:
And then the letter was whipped in
TO the fire, and the Doctors cap was on
his head in the turn of a hand.
Ten minutes! I can catch it, if
rum" he cried. "It is always late. ]
go to Paris. / shall telegraph"
Henri! what is wrong?" cried his
wife.
Ottoman Bonds?" came from the
disappearing Doctor; and Anastasie and
Jean-Marie were left face to face with
the wet trousers. Desprez had gone
to Paris, for the second time in seven
years; he had gone to Paris with
pair of wooden shoes, a knitted spen'
Ger, a black blouse, a country nightcar
and twenty francs in his pocket. The
fall of the house was but a secondary
marvel; the whole world might have
fallen and scarce left his family more
petri1ed.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18
CURIOS IN LIBRARIES.
SOME ODD THINGS FOUND IN
BOOKS.
Everything from Love Letters to
Grocery Bills May BE seen-A Lock
of Auburn Hair-The More valuable
Articles Returned. D

If you have lost a photograph or
a sample of silk or a paper cutter or
a letter from him, or any other odd
thing that you are in the habit of using
for a bookmark, or are a subscriber at
a library, go there and see IL you don't
find it. The chances are that you will,
says the st. Louis Post-Dispatch. A
museum of carelessness could be sup
piled with a full stock of curios by al
most any library, just from the odd
articles left in returned books. Folks
sitting down to read are called hastily.
pick up the first thing that
handy and insert it in the volume.
Then, when they resume their reading,
they transfer the temporary marker
to another part of the book. The time
expires, and the book is returned hur-
riedly, without examination, and
another queer article finds it's way to
the library scrap heap. 1t is missed
some time from the home, but the
mystery of it's going is never solved.
You'd be astonished," said a receiv-
ing clerk at n of the large libraries
recently, "at the queer assortments of
finds I've made since I've been On
here, and 1t hasn't been long, either.
They include gas bills, grocery bills,
and, in fact, all sorts Of bills-yes,
even dollar bills, but they're always
claimed; love letters which would
turn your cheeks pink-of course |
read 'em; wouldn't you?-bits of lace,
samples of dress goods, sketches,
gloves, postage stamps, all varieties of
hair pins and ornaments-it would
take hours merely to catalogue them.
The funniest thing I ever found, |
think-barring the love letters, which
come often and not unnaturally-was
a lock of hair. 1t was a lovely bit, of
that pretty auburn shade that poets
talk about, and it was tied with a piece
OF black velvet ribbon. 1t was a good,
strong strand, but not thick, and the
book it was ina copy of The Man
Who Laughs by Hugo-had been
kept out twice the ordinary time, SO
the hair was nice and fiat and IN
InotlceaDle. The first | knew Of 1t was
when I went to put the book away and
1t dropped edge down. The hair fell
out. I looked for the man who re-
turned 1t, but I couldn't find him. Oh
course, the more valuable things found
are returned. The user of a book is
known by number, and in that way
may be identified. But often some
later drawer Of the book finds the
treasure trove, and it is not of any in
trinsic value, SO the time, trouble and
expense of tracing back an ownership
doesn't pay. We are supposed to look
through every book returned, and we
do, but only in a cursory sort Of
fashion. In consequence, the findings
! still go on. And I suppose they viii
: as long as there are careless persons
who read"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18
TITAN BRONZE,
New Popular Shade of Hair Is a Very
Expensive Luxury.

New Popular Shade of Hair Is a Very
Expensive Luxury.
Titan bronze, the new shade of hair,
is still too much of a novelty to be
common, but who has seen it and not
Ionged for tresses of that wonderful
hue? 1t is too expensive an operation
to ever become the popular shade, and
no amateur at hair dyeing can accom-
plish the desired result, so the FORUM
ate few who possess locks of Titan
bronze need have little fear of many
duplicates. The art of hair dyeing has
made tremendous strides within the
last few years, and there are many ar
lists in that line whose work defies
criticism, another word for detection,
but Americans, as a class, have not
taken kindly to that sort of thing, and
the remark that "she dyes her hair" is
still considered by many as a term of
reproach. The Princess of Wales has
a variety of wigs, which she changes
with her toilets. On her return from
a drive or a reception another gown,
with it's accompanying wig, Is in readi-
ness, and that her locks are red today
and brown tomorrow in no wise dis
concerts the princess. All such mat
tiers are regulated by custom, and the
day may come when chemical hair dyes
or exchangeable chignons will be part
of every woman's wardrobe.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18
No Wonder.

He was describing a highway rob-
berry of which he had been the victim.
"You see," he said, "the biggest ruff
fan held me so tightly against the wall
that I could feel the mortar scratching
my backbone. Gimme your watch!'
he growled." There was a pause.
did you give it," they asked breath
lessly. EYES," said the victim, 81 did"
Then he added dreamily: "You see I
was pressed for time. STRAY Stories.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18
Ancient Betrothal Ring.

Engagement rings among the Egyp-
tians were always of iron, to indicate
the mutual sacrifices of liberty of the
contracting parties. One of the very
earliest adornments of betrothal rings
was a loadstone, which symbolized the
attractive force which drew a maid
from her own family circle into that
of her husband. The ring was used
as an accessory of the nuptial rite long
before the Christian era. In early
times gold money used to circulate in
Egypt in the form of rings, and thus
when a man placed a gold ring on the
finger of his bride it was a token that
he endowed her with his wealth. We
trace the same idea in the marriage
rite of the Church of England, which
directs the bridegroom to place the
ring on the brides finger, saying:
with all my worldly goods 1 thee
endow." 1t is believed that the fourth
finger has always been the brides ring
finger.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18
A satisfaction.

Washington Star: What are you
going to do for amusement todayP"
Il think" answered the hero, chat
I'll go to a dime museum and see the
armless phenomenon"
81 didn't know you were interested
in curiosities of that kind"
"I wasn't formerly. But it will be q
great satisfaction to meet somebody
who I'm dead sure isn't going to shake
hands with me-"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18

Molasses or brown sugar takes the
place of sirup in the drinks of Porto
Rico and Manila. They give a peculiar
flavor much liked by the natives, but
which is not always appreciated by
others.
Rice wine is not unknown there, al
though in 40 great demand. Mulled,
it is quite a favorite in the Philippines,
where, under a warm sun, it's intoxi-
eating effects are fully appreciated. A
gun barrel is generally used by the
natives in preparing the mulled por-
ton, a superstition prevailing that the
drink thus compounded absorbs some
of the peculiarly effective fighting
qualities of the gun and gives strength
accordingly.
More deadly than rice wine is bar
ley ale. Old and experienced drink
ers have been brought to grief by a
couple of glasses of this palatable in
toxicant. 1t is sometimes mixed with
lemon juice to deaden the effects, but
for the average American the fascinat-
ing flavor is destroyed by such treat
ment.
Guirdilec is made in some parts OF
the Sandwich islands. 1t is prepared
from sugar cane. The cane is chopped
into pieces an inch or SO in length and
placed in a trough exposed to the sun.
Water is added from time to time as
fermentation progresses. When this
has reached the proper stage the mass
is distilled over a slow fire.
To impart new sensations to a hard
ened palate a moderate use Of me-
quonao is recommended, but long-con-
tinued use of this tipple results in the
complete shattering of the nervous
| system. The manufacture of mequonao
is carried on principally in Honolulu.
Native coffee is first roasted and
crushed, then mixed with an equal
part by weight of molasses and water.
The mass is allowed to ferment and
the wine is then distilled.
Sandwich islanders are extremely
fond of ~cocoanut milk, but the Ameri-
can and European residents improve
on the natural liquor by adding a lib
eral dash of brandy and shaking the
whole with ice.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18
His Experience

Washington Star: "Woman's work
is never done," quoted the sympathetic
citizen.
That's right" answered Mr.. Meek
ton, earnestly. 81 have observed it in
Henrietta's case. Woman's work Is
never done. There is always enough
of it left over to keep her husband
busy from the time he gets through
dinner till he's so tired he has to go
to bed"
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18
n It.

Somerville Journal: They had been
sitting together for half an hour.
81 have enjoyed our conversation so
much!" she exclaimed, as she rose to
go. 'It is so restful to talk with you'll"
And after she had left him he re-
membered that he hadn't been able to
get in ten words edgewise throughout
the whole conversation.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18

angel boy? He L. the thief; he took
the treasure from a man unfit to be en-
trusted with its use; he brings 1t back
to me when 1 am sobered and humbled.
These, Casimir, are the Fruits Of my
Teaching, and this moment is the Re-
ward of my Life"
"'Tis WELL" said Casimir.
(The End.)
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18
The Same Old story.


Cupid with his bow and arrows
Wandered through the world one
day,
Looking for unconscious victims,
Their repose to take away.
All at once he spied a maiden,
Who was famed for beauty rare,
But who always coldly listened
To each lovers ardent prayer.
Swiftly Cupid shot his arrows,
Vainly shot them, one by one,
For his darts all missed the maiden,
AS his darts had always done.
Then he winked-sly little fellow!
And his next shot surely told,
For the last dart in his culver
Was an arrow tipped with gold!
-Somerville Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18
The Rea ctiOn.

How Is your new man getting
along?" asked the customer.
WELL" said the grocer, "I'll try him
for a little while longer and see II he
will wake up. But just at present II
looks as if he had put out SO much
energy in getting the job that he has
none left."-Indianapolis Journal.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18
1t Is q Mistake.

From the Pittsburg Chronicle: Mr..
Pitt hear that you have decided to
buy a horseless carriage, Penn. Mr..
Permits all a mistake, Pitt. I shall
wait to get one of the new flying ma
chimes.
The Dupuyer acantha. [volume] (Dupuyer, Mont.) 1894-1904, 1900-01-18

IN tuC l0OIt1l41& VI
the next day, the
Doctor, a mere
specter of himself,
was brought back
in the custody of
Cassimir. They
u d Anastasie
and the boy sitting
together by the fire,
and Desprez, who
had exchanged his