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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-28

For Rent-Thrce rooms furnished for
housekeeping. Inquire al sculiy's
hardware store. Commercial street. be-
tween Ninth and Tenth.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-28
Chained Down

Is the condition in which many
men of good selling capacity
find themselves. They have
reached the limit in their
present business. Any man
in this position who feels that
he can sell q good security to
conservative investors and can
give bank references is invited
to write stating his age, his
business and his reason for
desiring to branch out into
another line Of work.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-28

For Rsnt--TNo or three furnished
rosms Tor housekeeping. No. 1876 Tenth
street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-28

Ring up Red 2o7a Tor Tn, Frederick
soa OF 2oIi Bond street, for reliable
piano tuning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-28

Mrs Rasmussen win do up lace cur
tains TO your satisfaction. Leave or
iors at orogoa bakery.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-28

Four up-to-dats BARRIERS AZ the occi-
dent. You doat have TO walt.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-28

Wyoming coal. THE HOUSE COAL
Send orders TO 9. Elmore q Co.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-28

You will always rind the best i6c
meal In the city at tho Rising Sun res-
taurant, No. eia Commercial street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-28

Big shipment OF picture and photo
frames just in, Also latest books and
magazines at Svenson's book store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-28

Send In your orders for wyoming
ooai. 3, Elmore q Co,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-28


Send In your orders for wyoming
coal. 3, Eimore q Co,
Four up-to-date barbers AZ the ocei-
dent. You doat have 10 walt.
Wyoming coal. THE HOUSE COAL.
Send orders to 9. Eimore q Co.
Ring up Red ao7a for Th, Frederick
soa OF 2oIi Bond street, for reliable
piano tuning.
For Rsnt--TWo or three furnished
roems Tor housekeeping. No. ieS Tenth
street.
Mrs, Rasmussen viii do up lace cur
tAins to your satisfaction, Leave or
ders at oregoa bakery.
You will always rind the best ibc
meal In the city at tho Rising Sun rea-
taurant, No. eia Commercial street.
Big shipment OF picture and photo
frames Just In. Also latest books and
magazines at Svenson's book store.
have enough ChamoI skins TO supply
the whole country for year: they cost
from cents TO sizes each. Rogers.
druggist.
Plumbing out OF joint2 Need some
tlnwork? Ring up No, 1881 for John
A. Montgomery. i25 Bond street, who
VIII promptly attend your wants with
the latest sanitary plumbing fixtures
and most Sk,lfln workmanship. Tin
ming, gashttIng and heating,
offlce Of c, Q, NJ. Vancouver Bar
racks, wash, March 10. 1908 ,--sealed
proposals, In triplicate. will be received
here until II o'clock, q. M, April 10,
1908, for clearing ground At Fort stew
ems. Oregon. Information furnished
here or by duartermaster at post u,
5. eserves the right to reject or nc
cept any or all proposals or any part
thereof. Envelopes containing propos-
ais should be marked; Proposals for
clearing ground at Fort Stevens. Ore
gon," addressed #. II. Hathaway. c.
Q, M.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-28

Wanted. Agirl for housework. Ap-
ply In morning at StS Exchange street.
Wanted--offIcc boy. Apply room No.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-03-28

have enough chamoI skins TO supply
the whole country for year: they cost
from cents TO sizes each. Rogers.
druggist.
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All letters treated a, strictly eoaadsn,Isl.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-01
GNplNzN c&pAWE3 M1NZyzEZA

not trying on the eyes, the dull satin sur
face proving rather restful than otherwise.
Mount Mellick embroidery derives its
name from a little village in the northern
part of Ireland. not far from Dublin. where
is situated the so-caled mother house of
the industry" Here is sent all work from
the various converts near the village of
Mount Mellick for classification and later
shipment. The patroness of the art in Ire
land is the Countess of Aberdeen, who was
instrumental in bringing it before the
American public at large during the Chi
cago worlds fair in the Irish village.
Although the new industrial school has
been open only since the first of January,
il is rapidly attracting attention on the
South Side of the city, where there is no
other place of this kind The rector is at
the school every Wednesday afternoon and
evening. and on Saturday evening for the
purpose of welcoming visitors that are in
terested In his project, well as young
people who desire to join the classes The
little institution has already, in its short
life, received donations from leading firms
of the city in the way of furniture. piano
and rugs. The Journal and other daily
papers are received, together with a num-
Der of magazines, but there is still great
need of books and other reading matter, as
these things are immensely appreciated by
the young people who congregate there to
read every evening.
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spelling. figuring and geography. But as
for geography, they don't have to depend
upon books for that study; they learn 1t
travelling all over the world from year to
year. and I'll venture to say that William,
Tinnie and the other youngsters, including
little Rosina herself, know more about this
continent and Europe than any children in
Indianapolis to-day.
''Yes, we are quite a happy family.
There's no reason why we shouldn't be.
The boys have their wives and their chill
dren, and the two unmarried girls, Alice
and Eliza, who are eighteen and twenty
one. respectively, find much to interest and
amuse them during their travels. No,
there are no mash notes received by them
Il won't allow it," And for once Grandpa
Nelson's face assumed an expression that
was not altogether in keeping with his
usual good humor. when the girls are
ready TO be married to men of their choice,
all we'll and good, but I'll never tolerate
any stage-door loafers trying to break up
the Nelson family by giving those bright
girls jobs supporting them. Several families
of acrobats have been broken up in that
way. but I'm going to keep the Nelson
family together while live
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G2zG0g7plGZRN.o

ne saw and heard. He was half-dead from
exposure TO the weather when the ordeal
ended but the description of the day he
telegraphed to his paper the most
vivid and detailed received by any New
York journal
This episode strikes the keynote to the
mans whole career; it explains his lone
~ journeys in China and the arduous char
acter of the work he did during the South
African war, which ultimately led to his
untimely death. That this work resulted
in something more than ephemeral maya
zine al ticles is proved by the interest both
soldiers and statesmen took in his writings
His travels in China during the war with
Japan disclosed to the world the curious
fact, not before known, that the last
named power was in reality only engaged
with a single Chinese province. Travelling
through province after province, Ralph en-
countered vast hordes of idle soldiers who
knew little and cared less about the defeat
OF their brethren in the field They were
states right men, in the old Southern sense
of the word, and took no interest in what
was going on beyond the boundaries of
their own province. Add TO this political
principle their Oriental fatalism, and the
picture of utterly apathetic human beings
is complete
Again, though Julian Ralph was not
man TO be carried away by a sentimental
sympathy with the Beers, he was yet one
of the first of the war correspondents to
perceive the inherent weakness of the
forces the British government had placed
in the field. He made no pretense, like Dr.
Conan Doyle, of being a tactcian and
military reformer, but his descriptions of
what he had seen in the Transvaal made
the English people perceive that their
troops were in position of eminent peril
and that bad generalship might bring about
an overwhelming disaster. The warning
was needed, the British forces IN the field
were rapidly increased and an ADLER general
sent to the front. with a result now known
to the world. Ralphs vivid snapshots
had proved more convincing to the English
Ministry than the most elaborate diplomat
ic or military reports, and the American
journalist suddenly became a noted person.
age in the higher literary and political cir
Giles of London. The South African cam
paign had permanently ruined his health
and the best work that he was to do had
been done; but the man who had marked
out the way by which great empire might
be saved had surely not labored in vain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-01

beauty of their own which the American
poet has found, and which the American
artist must interpret in the future. There
is native coloring unsurpassed. Native
America has breeZiness, verve and aspira-
lions toward an ideal that is worthy of a
record in art. Now, to catch this distinc-
tive life and grasp the true vision and send
an American school of art fairly on its way
is the dream OF enthusiastic painters in the
Society of Western Artists.
1t is we'll, therefore, in approaching this
exhibition to bear the purpose well in mind
and to forego all comparison with Euro
pean schools. While there are a number of
canvases showing the influence of foreign
study, there are many more in which the
artist shows that his aim has been to
search for beauty and vital meanings at
home. Nothing is to be more desired than
the note of individuality, and it is happily
sounded more than once by the artists who
have undertaken to make the Western So
ciety a force in art circles.
The collection of works by the Society of
Western Artists, which is now on exhibit
ton at the Art Institute, includes 245 oils,
water colors, etchings and pieces of sculp-
ture. 1t has been shown in st. Louis and
Cincinnati. and will go to indianapolis,
Toledo and Detroit after Jan. 2S. OF the
ninety-one exhibitors about one-third are
women artists who, by the way, have con-
tributed some notably good work. Two
cases of pottery one of lockwood, from
Cincinnati, and the other of Newcomb,
from New Orleans, give variety to the
show. 1T is happy thought to attach the
o
not only encouraging to the decorator to
receive credit for his work, but it gives a
feeling of individuality to the vase itself.
Among the painters in the 'Hoosier
Stark and T. c.. Steele, Of Indianapolis
and l.. II. Meakin, of Cincinnati, show
serious feeling for nature. THE rides
cence of a Shallow Stream by Adams,
betrays an instinct for color, and 1.-The
Somber Gloom of the Hills is faithful to
the traditional American forest. Califor-
min 10 md nv oroQ n
able and lean toward the ideal, but they,
with the paintings of l.. h. Meakin, are
distinguished by an atmosphere which calls
to the real out of doors. Mr.. Meakins
canvas Silence is imaginative, and Mist
and Sunlight possesses more than usual
charm
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Something About the Man and His
Methods of Work.

Philadelphia Record.
When Julian Ralph first left the ranks
of active Journalism for the apparently
easier life of a magazine contributor, read
ers who thus became familiar with his
name were struck by a certain snapshot
vividness in his pen pictures of passing
events. 1t seemed to be the result of the
easiest kind of easy writing, but the history
of Ralph's latter years proves that this was
not so. Indeed, in one of his earliest
magazine articles. describing inauguration
Day i'm Washington" he disclosed his own
methods of work. and proved that, though
he might the kodak camera, he was
very careful in selecting his point of view.
1t was a characteristic March day, with a
high wind and an occasional furry of snow
flakes, but the strenuous correspondent
hired a four-wheeled cab, and, mounting
beside the driver. slowly drove through the
streets of the capital, taking notes of all
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-01
THE WESTERN ARTIST.
What the Association Attempted and
Is Doing.
Chicago Evening Post

Chicago Evening Post.
Six years ago representative artists of
the middle West united to form the Society
of Western Artists. The leading spirits
hailed from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Indian
apolis, st. Louis, Chicago and Detroit A
warmly fraternal feeling has blessed the
fellowship, and its influence has done much
to inspire local art in this part of the
world. Through its efforts there has been
a quickening of individuality and All effort
TO grasp the art spirit in American life.
Clouded Dutch skies, French landscapes
gorgeous Venetian sunsets have charms oil
their own, and. while il is granted that
there is an historic flavor and picturesque
qualities in old-world scenes which America
has not yet it is undeniable that the rivers
and forests of the Mississippi valley and
the Western mountains have poetry and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-01

New York Pre-.

New York Press.
Ananias dropped dead at Peters feet be-
cause he was caught in a lie about his
wealth. When Sapphire was accused of
completely she. too, fell dead. How strange.
/ really believe they were swearing off
their taxes. If all the people who lie about
their property should fall dead in this day
and generation there would never be any
danger of overpopulating the earth
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-01
So There Is.
Detroit Journa'

Detroit Journal.
There is something delightfully."- uncon-
ventional in the spectacle of Mark Twain
and Mrs. Eddy in a red-hot theological
argument.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-01-03
CHE Gable
Chat Failed
BaWaH's First Submarine Gable "a
A. p.
BY A. p. TAYLOR

The events of the last few days recall
to the minds of many the fact that but
a few years ago Hawaii had another
cable-laying experience, which, although
It finally failed, promised great results
and raised great hopes at the time.
How fast Hawaii has made recent his
tory is evidenced by the fact that al
though this event occurred in 1SsS-1s89,
it is with difficulty and a considerable
amount Of research only that the story
of the cable that failed has been OBJ
tanned.
In the. spring of 1888, ]. Sherman
Bartholomew of Kansas City, Mo-, and
connected by marriage With prominent
residents of Honolulu, arrived in this
city with good letters of recommended
ton. He had been in the employ Of the
Western Union Telegraph Company and
was a practical telegraph constructor
s'gnd operator and bright, active man.
eNe stated that for deep sea cables, ex-
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FEDERAL COLLECTIONS
AND EXPENDITURES

this respect but an arbitrary charge OF
$4,000 was regarded as offsetting the
charges of the preceding year.
The postoffice has been fair revenue
Garner for the United States Govern
ment before the present time. and now
| these islands are among those which
receive benefits which could not be paid
for alone. The collections for stamps
and fees in the Presidential Offices ag-
gregated a net revenue Of $40, 968.11, for
the year closed. This was a great fall
| ing off from what was collected the
pense connected with the postal estab-
lishment is that for the carriage Of the
mails. The star routes and general
charges have increased to a wonderful
extent, and the result is that there is
no money in the Postoffice establish
ment any more.
The Internal Revenue bureau has its
share of the revenues to turn into the
Treasury and it is proving one of the
profit makers for the Federal cashbox.
hO iOloA SOA1CS(lO11o Luz l1C IWO anu q
half years have been 500, 1868. To off,
set these collections there have been of
expenditures $46,992.40. The principal
charge against this bureau, was the
registration of the Chinese. This work
at one time employed as many as
seventy-four men and the total cost of
the job was about $22, 900.
In the matter of the Executive, where
there are salaries for the Governor and
Secretary and the private secretary to-
the Governor, and in the Agricultural
experiment station work, there have
been no expenses other than the reg
ular item of salaries.
In this discussion of the expenses of
the National Government in connection
with the control of the Territory of
Hawaii, no mention is made of the ex-
penditures of the Army or Navy de-
partments. The charges made against
the funds of those offices were in the
nature Of expenses for the national de-
tense. and the money would have been
spent her in part at least, had Hawaii
remained foreign territory. The stops
of transports was a necessity, in no
part due to the fact that Hawaii was
part of the United States and in point
of fact there is being expended now
large sums for coal and through SOL
diers visit at Nagasaki, while to Homo
lulu a transport seldom comes. The
graet improvements contemplated are
yet to be realized and should be per-
haps based in part upon the excess of
the collections.
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Government and Mr.. Bartholomew. A
was formed with subscrib-
ed capital of 100000, to which the
franchise was assigned.
Mr.. Bartholomew Immediately went
abroad and purchased material for the
land line from Honolulu to Koko Head.
This line was built. Mr.. Bartholomew
then went east and purchased forty
miles Of copper core and gutta percha
insulator surrounding the same, to be
used in making sufficient cable to cross
the channels to Molokai and Maui. He
also purchased the poles for the land
line on Molokai from the west end to
Pukoo, opposite Maui; chartered the
British schooner Upper to bring all
of this material to Honolulu and re-
turned in her himself, arriving here
July %, 1889.
Meanwhile supply of cocoanut fiber
cord, with which to wind this core, had
been obtained from the Marshall Is
lands, and the completion of the manu-
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tary evidence substantiating these
claims, and so impressed number of
the local people that in July. 1888, an
Act was passed by the Hawaiian Legis-
lature. authorizing the government to
contract with Mr.. Bartholomew, giving
him and his associates the exclusive
right to lay and operate inter-island
cables for ten years from January l,
1889. A subsidy of $4,000 was provided
to be paid upon the completion of the
line in good working condition" $4,000
for the line from Oahu to Maui; $4,000
for the line from Maui to Hawaii, and
$4,000 for the line to Kauai. Rates were
fixed at ten cents word for CONNER
cial messages. and five cents word for
government and press messages. The
contract was duly made between the
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prise.
Early in August the cable was loaded
onto the Upper and, under tow of the
tug Eleu. the laying of the cable from
Hanauma bay, the eastern side Of Koko
Head, to MoIokai. was begun. A heavy
trade wind was blowing and the sea
was quite rough, resulting in several
breaks and failures. Finally, the cable
was landed at Molokai and it was
claimed that one message was gotten
through, when the cable ceased acting.
Upon being fished up it was found that
the sharp coral and rocks had cut COM
pletely through the cable, and that Ii
was breaking faster than il could be
mended. The cable from Molokai to
Maui was then laid but the experience
with this section was but repetition OF
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OPERATOR HARDWOOD RECEIVING THE MESSAGES.
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cept for the shore ends, it had been
demonstrated that armored cables were
not necessary; that the regulation core
wound with several thicknesses of CO.
coanut fiber, each treated with pitchy
substance, was all sufficient; that a
cable of this construction some forty
miles in length had been in use for ten
years or so in Nova Scotia and that
it had been used to repair existing
Atlantic cables. He further stated that
a cable constructed in this manner was
very much cheaper than the cable or
dinarily in use, as no wire was used
except at the shore ends, and it could
be made here, thereby saving manufac-
turers' profits which were large.
Mr.. Bartholomew presented documen-
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With certain allowances for the es-
| Inmates which must be made in at
tempting to ascertain the receipts and
disbursements of a bureau Of the Fed
eral Government, which reports but
once a year, and that in midsummer,
the above recapitulation represents the
officials of the Nation, as well as the
expenses of administration and housing
the offices, since June 14th, 1900. There
are some figures given with exactness,
for it is possible to secure such figures
in the smaller offices, but in the larger
ones there must be left to round sums
any attempt to accurately size up the
business of the Office.
The customs department is clearly
the source of the highest revenue and
department have been very notable,
though the last half of the present
year, estimated at $500, 900, will be a
considerable falling off. The gain of the
year 1902 over the preceding period, was
sos, 460. The increase of expenditure
was not out of proportion. There has
been very little money spent on the
customs department alone, the total be-
ing within $1,000, and that for repairs
to buildings. The quarantine service in
department, and the expenses in that
end have been heavy. The buildings
have cost, with other expenses connect
ed with the bureau, about $4,000 and
the cost of maintenance is just as high.
The administration of Justice has
been one of the trials of the United
States here. The great increase in the
number of admiralty cases some time
ago had the effect of running up the
charges based on a captain misusing his
addition to the sums already used for
the witnesses and such like expenses.
There will be report very soon which
will show just what has been done in !
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that with the first piece. A large por- ,
ton was of the Molokai land line was
completed and subsequently used as al
telephone line. Some of the poles to |
Koko Head are still standing and up |
to year or so ago the shore end of the |
cable was still to be seen at Hanauma
Bay, the only remaining tangible evil |
dence of the cable that failed" The
promoters hoped to reinforce and
strengthen the cable, and for this pur-
pose some of it was brought back and
again landed at the Emmes wharf, and
an act of the legislature of 1890 was
secured, extending the term of the Bar
tholomew franchise to 1892. But, in spite
of everything that could be done, the
was eventually abandoned as
a total failure, and even the books of
the company were consumed in the Hall
& Son fire two years ago, leaving the
but a disappointing memory.
that instead of the soft ooze which was
expected, a sharp coral and rocky bot |
tom was found for long distance from |
shore, which speedily cut the frail CO.
coanut fiber armor.
There is nothing inherently difficult
in laying and maintaining an inter !
island cable, but this experience proves
that it must be heavily protected by
wire armor.
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people, call at the repository of the
Chas. F. Herrick Carriage Co., Ltd.