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The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
Kaiser wiIhslm's Aim tn Life.

Poultney Bigelow contributes to The
Century an article on Ten Years Of
Kaiser Wilhelm" Mr.. Bigelow says
have known few men so free from brag
or hypocrisy as was this German prince
when he assembled the imperial throne,
On the Christmas Immediately preceding
the death of his noble father he wrote a
letter to friend 5000 miles away. l
have no right to make this letter public,
but shall be forgiven for this much: The
writer dwelt earnestly upon the year that
was closing, and particularly referred to
the problems Of the future, little dreaming
that he was the one who would be called
upon to assist In their solution. In this
letter he confessed that the ambition Of
his life was 10 improve the condition of the
working people, to reconcile the rasping
conflict between those who have and those
who have not, and, above ALL to make the
Christian religion real thing. He went
on jokingly to lament that some of our
American millionaires did not see fit to
leave him legacies for this purpose, for he
was, he said, always haD,percd for want
Of necessary funds.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
TIPS ON OCEAN STEAMERS.
Devices by Which They Are wOOed
From the Unwary.

The steamship hands Of the ocean liners
have u systematic game for drawing tips
from the pockets Of unsuspecting passon.
cers TINT rivals anything ever perpetrated
oy tho mOst expert hotel employees. The
game Is called sea draughts" or "sea
checkers" and consist Of number Of
clever moves" well known TO every sail
or steward cabin boy and dcckhand
Those who know these moves the best
are however, very reluctant TO reveal just
how they are practiced, and they would
still be dark secrets but for the informa.
ton gathered by DR. OLaughlin, senior
physician of the White Star line.
"Sea draughts," says the doctor, sis
briefly the game, or rather game, by
which our men add to their wages by WOO.
ing money out of our patrons pockets. II
took me years to become acquainted with
even the rudimcnts of the game and but
for the Information received from a smok-
ing room steward whom treated through
a serious illness | should still be in igno-
rance on the subject
"To the experienced deckhand there are,
/ believe, 254 moves In sea draughts.
Move No. consists in 'spottlng'-i e.,
in carefully watching-tho passengers on
the deck or as they come aboard, so as to
select those with liberal, kindly faces and
to avoid those who have been too openly
taken in or previous voyages.
Move No. 2 Is to approach passenger
IN need OF match and, as If on the spur
Of the moment, to offer him light. II
the smoker be ut all FREQ with his money,
he is pretty sure to fish out some small re-
ward for this attention. The smoking
room steward has special facilities for
playing move No. 2. IL lies within his
power TO let the smoking room stock Of
matches run down and then to dispatch
confederate i'm search Of would be smokers
along the deck. The confederate appears
In the nick Of time
"Move 22 begins with the sly addition
of some chalk, or even paint, to the ia
vorits scat of liberal passenger. The
passenger in question returns to his pet
spot, and all unconsciously sits down
Suddenly he is aroused by the exclamation
of an apparently Mortified deckhand
'Lor, sir, you've been and sat In sons
paint. Never mind, though. I'll get it
off for you l never comes aboard with
out some benzine.' In the case of chalk
clothes brush Is produced with equal
readiness.
LET the traveller ponder over his past
experience upon the vast deep and recall
whether he has ever yielded up his worldly
wealth in response to some Of the 254
moves of sea draughts. New York
journal.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
THE STARS AND BARS.
Some Divertihg History of the Flag
of the Southern Confederncy.

The flag of the Confederacy, or rather
the flags Of the Confederacy, had some Gu
rious bits of history attached to their exist.
ence. On March 3, 1861, the provisional
Confederate congress recommended that
"the flag of the Confederate States of
America shall consist of red fed, with
q white space extending horizontally
through the center and equal in width to
onethird the width Of the flag, the red
spaces above and below TO be of the same
width as the white, the union, blue, GA
tending down through the white spaces
and stopping at the lower red space, in
the center of the union circle Of white
stars corresponding in number W til the
states of the Confederacy." 1t was first
displayed in public March A, 1861, the day
of the Inauguration of Lincoln, and was
unfurled over the statehouse at Montgom.
cry, Ala.
On the battlefield the flag bore such a
similarity TO the Union flag that in Sep
tember, 1861. for the Army of the Potomac,
Generals Behuregard and Johnston created
what aftcrward became known as the bat.
tie flag-a red ground with blue diagonal
cross emblazoned with white stars, one for
each state. This form was adopted by all
of the troops east of the Mississippi river
The first design, bearing the objection OF
resemblance to the stars and stripes and
the battle1ag having no reverse, the Con-
federate senate in April, 1868, adopted a
white flag, with "A broad blue bar in its
center, which was amended by inserting
the battlenag design as the union, with a
plain white ground for the field This ar
rangcment afterward proved faulty, as at
a distance the large white field resemblcd
flag of truce, and also, as combined with
the union, was similar to the English
white ensign.
On Feb. 4, 1865, the Confederate senate
adopted third change; 1.-The width, two
thirds of its length, with the union, now
used as battle1ag, to be in width three
flfths of the W 9TH Of the flag, and so pro
portioned as to leave the length of the field
on the side Of the union twice the width
below 1t; TO have ground of red and
broad blue saltier thereon, bordercd with
white and emblazoned with mullets or five
pointed stars corresponding in number to
that of the Confederate states; the field
TO be white, except the outer half from the
union, which shall be red bar, extending
the width of the flag. ohio Valley Man
uldSbu ------..-..-...---.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
Etiquette by Which the Honor of Schultz
and Muller Was Satisfied.

The etiquette and procedure in the
bloodless German beer duel are described
In recent number Of the Berlin Borsen-
courier. A fine song poured forth from
strong lungs drives about violently the
clouds Of tobacco smoke lowering over the
tables, but its harmonies cannot prevent
discords among the guests. Two of these
bring long argument to a sudden end
by the loud utterance Of the words:
"Bierjunge."
81 take you up"
A long silence follows. The appointed
referee arises. The barmaid or the waiter
brings in two full beer mugs, and the cry
resounds through the room
"Silentum, for beer contest between
the beer honorable fellows Schulze and
Muller"
The referee takes up the weapons
brought in and by slipping carefully sees
that the columns of beer are ut the same
level in each mug, He then announces;
"The weapons are good and equal. ST.
lentiuml The beer duel begins. My com
mands will be: Int clink, exchange
arms, seize mugs, gol The decisive word
shall be, ttenpotentatentanten
mutterattentat. "
The combatants seize the mugs. The
orders are given and obeyed quickly. AT
the word "Gol" the mugs fly TO the lips,
Schulze pours his beer with evident salts
faction down his throat, but Muller pre-
fers to spin the stuff with impartiality
over his shirt front and waistcoat as well
Schulzc shouts in triumph
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ottentutep
Whereupon the referee announces icily,
muller has shed blood and must be con
sidered second in the race"
Mullers defeat irritates him. He ap.
peals instantly to beer court, which, aft.
or consuming a number of eggnOgs, re.
jects his appeal, condemns him to pay for
the drinks and orders him to deliver with.
In three beer minutes beer speech on the
text, "The immortality Of June bugs and
their Importance in the outcome of the
Greco Turkish war"
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
where Did the Oysters GO TOT

An Annapolis FISHERMAN who has hac
considerable experience says it has been
mystery w. him and others in the business
why tonger can catch boatload of oys-
tiers on an oyster rock one day, the noxt
lowing day ON the same oyster ground
gather good supply of oysters. Continu-
Ing, he said; After having taken with
rakes l07 bushels in two days we returned
to the same grounds, having 'buoyed' the
exact place, Much TO our surprise we
found nothing but shells, though the oys-
ters were plentiful when we left A day
later we again visited our buoy, and with
tongs caught nearly as many oysters as on
the first day. baltimore Sun.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
EARLY PHILADELPHIA SOCIETY.
The Imperlous Madam Rush Material
" Widcned the Small Social Circle.

The ImDerlOuH MuOum
Iy widcned the Small Social Circle.
"In Philadelphia were certain streets
or sections beyond which no man could
take his family without danger Of social
exile" writes William Perrine of THE
Most Aristocratio Social Event In Ameri-
oa"-the Philadelphia "assembly" in
The Ladies' Home Journal. MANY
Philadelphia has been known to decline
the comforts of a modern house and sub
NIT to the dreary inconvenience of an ola
one, rather than set up his household
above Market street or below Pine street.
In the code of the old assemblies, mo-
body lived above Market street and Arch
street was the dead line, the limit that
looked far out on only the barbarians and
rich plebeianS of the modern Philadelphia.
Within the boundaries of the assemblys
jurisdiction the mansions were long
marked by a somber simplicity. After
nightfall all external signs of occupancy
or of cheerfulness vanished. The shutters
were closed tight; no lights were to be
seen, and it was not until foreign critics,
as late as the centennial year, called atten
ton to this nocturnal dismalness, that
there began TO be change. As q rule,
moderation in entertaining prevailed. II
was seldom that there were lavish private
functions outside Of very few families,
and there was no disposition to enlarge
the lines of society or to widen the door.
way of admission until the imperious
Madam Rush came upon the scene.
g Il am going said the madam to
Mrs George Harrison of the old regime,
'to have a party at my house. and want
you to be there ! shall have $50 guests,
d" WHAT exclaimed Mrs. Harrison.
impossible.
"'No; mean what say,
We'll, then, my dear, was the reply,
I can only say that you must have great
many common people among your
friends
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
SENSIBLE SMOKING RULES.
Read Them, We burners of the olga
rettc. and Take Warning.

Genoralarzt DR.. Scholer publishes In the
Centrnlblatt zu granddaughter collcc-
ton Of "Hints TO Smokers, " which are
founded, as the doctor states, upon his
professional observations for many years
of mouth, teeth, stomach, lunga, heart and
skin of the devotees of tobacco.
The first and foremost rule is never to
smoke before breakfast, nor, as a rule,
when the stomach is empty. This custom
is the worst possible foe of digestion New
err smoke during any exertion of great
physical energy, as dancing, running, cy-
cling mountain climbing or rowing, and
especially If in a contest. Never follow
'the bad custom of the French and the
Russians" by allowing the smoke to pass
through the nose. Never inhaleit through
the nose.
Keep the smoke as far as possible from
the eyes and nose. The longer the pipe
the better. The use of u short pipe during
work Is to be avoided. A pipe is the most
wholesome form of smoking, cigar the
next a cigarette the worst. Always throw
away your cigar when you have smoked
four-hfths Of It. The last end Of it is the
most hurtful, in cauda Nenenum, the poi
son turks in the tall
All cigarettes are bad, but eastern olga
rettes the worst, for they are always com
pounded with some degree of opium. Tho
smoker ought 20 rinse out his mouth not
only before every meal and before going to
bed but several times during the day. The
best rinse for tine smoker is glass of wa.
ter in which u teispoonful Of table salt has
seen dissolved. 1t should be used AS
garglc at night, and care should be taken
that every cavity in the teeth is we'll wash.
ed with it, The pipes proper place is in
the hand and only occasionally in the
lius or the mouth.
The latest cure for a rattlesnake bite is
coal oil. When bitten upon the hand,
place it i'm "a vessel filled with oil, and the
poison will come out and ris" to the sur
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

Switzerland has been obliged to take
measures against illiterato immigrants
owing to the influx of Italians. The can.
ton of Zurich has established compulsory
evening schools for Italian workmen VINO
settle in the canton.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
HEURICH'S BEER is THE BEST

On a recent trip of the steam
ship Oceanic from New York
to Queenstown, a part of her
cargo consisted of 700, 600 shad
eggs. They are to be used in
stocking the River Shannon in
Ireland.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
According TO Promise.

"Now that you've got your dog
again" said the rough looking man,
pocketing the reward, "you might ask
me il / wouldn't like something to
drink.
"You forgot, sir, +" sternly replied the
owner of the animal, that said in
my advertisement No questions ask
ed. Chicago Tribune
A GERMAN BEER DUEL.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

The town Of Bethlehem, in Pennsylva
mia, was named in l74l by party Of Mo
ravians, who sembled in a barn where
the town is located to celebrate Christ
mas.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

The first discoverer Of gold in California
made very little out Of it. He insisted on
keeping everybody out and claimed all,
but got comparatively nothing.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
Gayest People In the World.

The population Of Italy is s, 100000 less
than the population of France, but Italy
has more theaters than France and twice
as many as England though the popula
ton Of the United Kingdom is fully 5000.
600 larger than that of Italy. These fig
ures, recently compiled, REINFORCE the
claim long ago made by Italian managers
that there are more theaters I'm proportion
TO its population in Italy than elsewhere
In the world. There are approximately
1000 places of amusement in the United
States In Italy there are AS; in France,
437; in Germany, 800; in Great Britain,
352, and in Spain, 2l0.
One explanation which has been offered
for the very large number OF theaters in
Italy is that many of them are small af.
fairs and unworthy Of recognition as such.
This view of the case, however, is mac
ourate, as in respect to the seating capac
!ty Italian theaters are rather larger than
those of other countries. One explanation
of the large number Of theaters in Italy Is
to he found in the fact that the cultivation
and appreciation of music are perhaps
more general in Italy than in any other
country, and many of the playhouses there.
fore are devoted not to the theatrical but
to musical entertainments. What are call
ed concert halls in England are theateU
In italy
THAl lAAY NOT WALK ALONk
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THOU SHALT NOT WALK ALoNs.

rhou shalt net walk alone.
The shadows gather and the weird wtnds
moan,
The ghoul, grief, grinnsth on the craven stssA
Wild is the way, but lone IL shall not b
II may share thy pilgrimage with thea
As from = mystic scroll,
Which love and sympathy alone unron,
read the secrets Of thy sorrowing soul
And with responsive sorrow take thy hand
10 lead thes Ger the balsful borderlhnd
know the torturer's tongue
In spiteful rage has racked thee and has wrunl
The blood Of suffering from the hoart whisk
stunf
Presumption with defiance, yet the scar
Will but attest how nrm thy virtues are
Be cheerful, II l may cheer,
For thou, the dearest, shalt be doubly dear.
World wou nded spirit, make thy heaven here
Deep az the love thou wakenest In my breast
Shall be my rapture and thy perfect rest
-Chsrles J. Bsyne 10 womsn's Home ocn
bahAShs
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

According to the best authorities, there
has never been race of men that wal
ignorant of the use of fire
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

The inhabitants of the Marquesas islands
are among the most expert tattOoers ON
earth.
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08
HUMPHREYS

1t Cures PILES or HEMoRRHoIDS, External
or Internal, Blind or Bleeding Itching and
Burning; Cracks or Fissures and Fistulas.
1t Cures BURNS, Scalds and liberation and
Contraction from Burns. Relief instant.
1t Cures Torn, Cut and Lacerated
Wounds and Bruises.
1t Cures BoILs, Hot Tumors, Ulcers, Ola
Sores, Itching Eruptions, Scurfy OF Scald
Head. 1t is lLfallible.
1t Cures INFLAMFD or CAKED BREASTS
and Sore Nipples. 1t is invaluable,
1t Cures SALT RHEUM, letters, Sourly
Eruptions, Chapped Hands, Fever Blisters,
Sore Lips or Nostrils, Corns and Bunions,
Sore and Chafed Feet, Stings Of Insects.
Three Sizes, 25c., soc. and sIoo.
Sold by Druggists or sent postpaid reoeiptofprce.
HUMPHREYS NED. co., iiiGIia william St., New York
WITCH HAZEL OIL
The hatchet. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1883-19??, 1900-07-08

The latest cure for a rattlesnako bite is
coal oil. When bitten upon the hand,
place it i'm vessel filled with oil, and the
poison will come out and riS" to the sur
face of the liquid.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-08

this news, let the reader further COM
pare the Astorian's report with the
Oregonian's. which viii arrive here To-
day about noon. and the result Of
these comparisons wilI show the amount
Of telegraph news the Astorian receives
on a fair average each day and has
10 pay for. IN competition with news
papers which never receive more than
a few lines Of condensed report. stolen
from the Associated Press report bull
letins In Portland Or elsewhere, and
ON many days in succession not a
word Of any kind from anywhere. As
against this class Of newspapers, bid
ding and competing with the Astorian
for all kinds OF business at less than
one.thlrd the rates the Astorlan can
afford 10 charge. LET fair-mlnded news
paper readers in Astoria remember that
the Astorian pays out more money in
telegraph tolls and dues on account Of
its full membership in the Associated
Press each month than the total COM
blned xpenses--inciSaing rents. power.
cofnpositors' wages. reporters salaries,
mater1al-eyerything--pald by all the
other papers published In Astoria dur
Ing the same space Of time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-08
THE AsToRIAN's TELEGRAPH.

The Astorian kicked over the traces
this morning in crlticising the Bud
gets telegraphlc report. We want TO
say right here that II II was not for
the timely arrival OF the Portland Tele-
gram the Astorian would be horribly
devoid of any telegraphic news what
ever, The Budget gives its readers the
news fourteen hours ahead Of any pa
per published in Astoria.-Astoria Bud
get, yesterday afternoon.
The last train from Portland for AS
toria yesterday left Portland at l
O'Clock in the afternoon-fully two
hours before yesterdays Telegram went
to press After the departure of that
train from the Portland Union depot
there was no means of transportation
between Portland and Astoria until the
arrival Of the boat late this morning
or the train due here after Ii o'clock
today. The Astorian. therefore. could
receive no copy of the Telegram from
which to copy telegraphlc news in to-
days edition. Let the Astorian's read
ers compare the telegraphic service in
today's paper with the volume Of news
published every day in the week, and
it win be found that the news pub
lished this morning Is in excess, II
anything, Of that published on other
days during the past week. If any
doubt exists as to the genuineness of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-08
SOLDIERS AND THE CENSUS.
Roseburg Review

Roseburg Review.
The last appropriation By congress
10 the National Guard will give the
Oregon Guardsmen 1870. provided
there Is no increase IN the congresslon-
al representation from this state. In
the event Of the state gaining a new
congressman on the new census. the
amount would be increased ne-fourth.
Heretofore the Oregon National Guard
has received only $500. because the
appropriation by the government tas
been only 100000. This year It is
si.0OO,OOo. and Oregon gets her proper
tIonate share OF the increase. This
money is not available for general ex-
penses. but is only for the purchase
OF quartermaster' stores. ordnance and
other equipment. The oregon National
Guard now contains less than 1900 men.
This would be about Sc per man from
the government. Added 30 this is the
$4,000 appropriation by the state. max
ing a total OF s26 to each man.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-08
TRANsvAAL LOSS OF LIFE.

Moralists are discussing the terrible
loss of life brought about by the
Transvaal war. Yet here life is sacrl-
feed for a purpose-for an honest prin-
ciple. II were better to preach against
the needless sacrifice Of life. Thou
sands of people suocumb to ailments
which might easily have been cheek
ed In the beginning. Dyspepsia carries
off more people than are killed In war
The use OF Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
would save many lives. Constipation
may seem little thing, but 1t invhr-
iably develops into something worse,
and the longer 1t Is allowed to run. the
harder 1t is to cure. The Bitters cures
Indigestion. constipation, dyspepsia and
blliousness. naturally and permanently,
without shocking the system. 1t is
good for everybody,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-08
REAL ESTATE TkANsFERs.

NJ. J. Kinney ct al to Charles E. Ford
lots 30 to "a. block ~. New Astoria
$500.
II. S. Gle and wife to Charles E
Ford-lot 20. block 20, New Astoria
$3.50.
United States to w. L. Murray-NE
quarter of section .. T 8 n. r w
patent.
Grimes Grove Land Co. TO Ethel w
Grubbs-lot Is. block 8. Grimes Grove
$50. =
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-08
Pears
Pears soap is
dried a whole
year. That's
why it lasts so.

W. y. King. representing wadhams
& Co.. the wcll-known cigar dealers Of
Portland. passed through the city yes
terday en- route 10 Seaside. where he
VIII spend few days in much needed
recreation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-07-08

All contracts for advertising In
the Astoiian are made on guar.
Antee Of circulation four times
larger than that Of any paper
published or circulated In Clat.
sop eOunty.