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The Somerset reporter., 1904-06-16
An Extraordinary Memory.

At the Glessen congress on psyehol-
ogy Professor Mueller of Goettingen
told Of "A certain Or. X. who within a
few seconds WAS able to work out the
square of any number of five figures
given to him. He was also able to
learn by heart and repeat row Of
figures 204 In number within twelve
and half minutes. Professor Muel-
Ter asserted that no such memory for
figures had ever been known, the rec
ord having been 2O4 figures In seventy
five minutes
The Somerset reporter., 1904-06-16

Rocbefort. tlat most individual mem
Der of the cheese family, gains its
distinction and its flavor by ripening
six months In cave in the mountains
near the little village of Rochefort, in
southern France Part of process which
It undergoes is the pricking full OF lit
tie holes. into which the air of the
cave penetrates This air remains Of
the same temperature the year round
Only sleeps milk is used for making
RochpfOrt
The Somerset reporter., 1904-06-16

Onions eaten raw. with bread and
butter, make IA capital complexion
clearer and nishtcap. especially for the
nervous person, inclined to lie awake
o nights and 10 wake up d!shearten-
mgly early in the morning. Slice the
onions thin and sprinkle lightly with
salt to take off the raw, crude taste,
and have the bread thin and good
deal of butter
The Somerset reporter., 1904-06-16

The stage manager catches one Of
the actors smoking behind the scenes.
Here! You can't smoke on the
stage he says
whats the odds2 The scenery is
freproof"
But you're not
As the actor discovered when he got
his two weeks notlcc.-Judge.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-06-16
Method In His Madness.

Mrs. Wick What Is the use of stand
ing there and calling the stove names?
That won't make the fire burn any
better. Mr.. Wick-I thought that may
be If could insult the blamed thing IT
would get hot about 1t.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-06-16

"Say, Mrs Jackson, ma wants to
know why you don't come around and
do her Washin'W
"Yo tell yo' ma dat my ole mans In
jail now, an don't hab to wuk so
hahd like | did befo'."-New York
Journal
The Somerset reporter., 1904-06-16

Mrs. Muggins-My husband is a per-
feet crank. Mrs. Huggins-All hus-
bands are, my dear. Mrs. Muggins-
But fancy a man who complains that
my mustard plasters are not as strong
as those his mother used to make
The Somerset reporter., 1904-06-16
DR.. Humphreys.

After fifty years DR.. Humphreys
Specifics enjoy the greatest popularity
and largest sale in their history, due to
intrinsic merit. They cure the sick.
- CURES. PRIcEa
f-Fevers. COMPOSITIONS, Inhammations- 30
o-Worms, Worm Fever, Worm Colic... 10
S-Teething, Collie, Crying, Wakefulness 20
A-Diarrhea, of Children or Adults...... as
7-Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis. ........... .25
s-Neuralgia. Toothache, Faceache. -. .25
0-Headache, Sick Headache, Vertigo. .2j
aO-Dyspepsia. Indigestion, Weak Stomach-25
11-suppresssd or Painful Periods.... 20
S0-Whites, Too Profuse Periods. $1,000. .25
s3-Croup, Laryngitis. Hoarseness..... as
a4-salt Rheu UNI. Erysipelas, Eruptions.. .25
1b-Rheumatism. Rheumatic Palms,. rs
a6-MaIaria. Chills, Fever and Ague..... rs
aQ-Catarrh, Influenza, Cold In the Head rs
QO-Whooping-C Cough .................... 20
07-Kidney Diseases. 30
QS-Nervous Debility. ....................1.OO
3O-Urinary Weakness. Wetting Bed. rs
Y7-Grip. Hay Fever. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .25
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sE DR.. Humphreys New Pocket Manual
of all Diseases mailed free
Humphreys Medicine Co. Cor. William and
I0hn Sts., New York.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-06-16
EXPERIENCE PROVES IT
Best OF all Spring Medicines : More
Acceptable to the Stomach and
Gentler in its Action

With my own and my famiIy's expe~
rience we consider L. F.. Atwood's
Bittersthe best medicine in the market,
For a spring medicine 1t is certainly
the best. 1t is better than pills, oils.
salts or other disaereeabe medicines
and is more easily taken, more accept
able to the stomach, moro gentle In It's
action. and more beneficial in Its eff
fects. would prefer ono bottle of L.
F. Atwood's Bitters TO two doctors. -
r. H. SEARLEs, W. Pennington. Mo.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27
Quiet Week In shippina.

Last week was an unusually quiet
one in shipping circles, and only two
cargoes were cleared at the Astoria
customs house The schooner Henry
Wilson got away for San Francisco
with cargo of 55OOOO feet Of lumber,
but no other lumber carrier cleared.
Yesterday the French ship Vercinge-
torix cleared with the only grain cargo
of the week. She takes 22.45S bushels
of wheat, valued at $17,517, and 1O7,-
S54 bushels of barley, valued at $780,
O76, the total value of the cargo be-
ing $77,593. She goes to Queenstown
or Falmouth for orders. Settlement
of the marine engineers strike has re-
leased large number Of coasting
steamers and shipping will soon re-
sumo it's normal condition.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27

provement of the various rivers and
harbors on the coast of oregon. The
United States engineers Office at the
Portland customs house has issued q
call for proposals for the construction
of the new boat, the bids to be opened
on May ss,
The new boat win be the most COM
plete OF its class that viii operate In
the service of the government in its,
work of improvement of oregon's har-
bors. 1t viii be Sc feet long on water
line. Is feet wide and feet deep,
drawing, when ready for sea, 6 feet 6
inches of water, The total length of
the boat on the deck win be 50 1-2
feet,
The engines will be Of the two-cyl-
inder fcre-and-aft compound variety.
The high pressure cylinder win be 10
inches in diameter and the low-pres-
sure % inches, The common stroke
will be IA inches. The vessel viii be
driven by two propellers five feet in.
diameter, having four blades. The en-
gines are destined to turn the pro-
peller at the rate of $50 revolutions
a minute.
The boat Is TO be built of wood, Ore
gon close grain white Ar, and the
frame win be of white Oregon or east
ern oak. The boilers Of the boat will
be 1-2 feet long and feet wide in
diameter, and will have heating sur
face OF $50 square feet. 1t must stand
a pressure Of 2S4 pounds square
inch, and the working pressure will
be 156 pounds a square inch.
The boat throughout will be COM
pletely equipped with everything nec-
assary for the crew and the work in
which she is destined to engage. 1t
Kill be lighted throughout by electric
ty from dynamo which will be capa-
lie of furnishing "juice" for a search
light.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27
Marine Notes.

Capt. Gunderson yesterday brought
in the Indrapura.
The steamer Elmore departed yes
terday for Tillamook.
The steamship Elder will depart at 6
o'clock tomorrow morning for San
Francisco.
The [ndrasamha has sailed from
Hongkong for the Columbia. She Is
to touch at japanese ports.
The steamer Homer has again been
engaged by the government to take
lighthouse supplies to Alaska.
The French bark La Fontaine is still
on the middle sands. An effort to float
her will probably be made tomorrow or
OH Tuesday. ....
The British bark Thistlebank has
been chartered to load lumber on the
sound for Port Pirie. She was on the
disengaged list for long time.
The American bark Louisiana final
ly got to sea yesterday after a long
stay in the lower harbor. She goes
to Manila and takes cargo Of lum-
ber
The steamship Nicomedia is now
discharging cargo at Hongkong. When
she finishes she will start for the Co
lumbia, taking the place of the In
dravelli.
The steamer Alliance departed yes
terday for coast points. She took $50
tons of grain, of which $50 tons were
consigned to Marshfeld parties and
200 tons to Eureka firms, and II pack
ages of beer from Astoria for Coos
bay.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27
Gas Buoy Is a Failure.

The gas buoy at the mouth of the
river has been removed from its po-
sition by the lighthouse tender Heath
er. Commander Calkins was aboard
the Heather when the buoy was picked
up. In moving the aid to navigation
the utmost care was exercised by the
officials to give it an advantageous To-
cation, but it soon became submerged
and was rendered useless. The COM
pany which manufactures this class OF
buoy is not discouraged because of the
failure which has thus far attended its
effortsfand hopes to design a buoy
which will meet requirements in every
respect. When the new buoy is turned
out another effort will be made to es-
tablish one at the mouth Of the CO.
lumbia.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27
Oriental Liner Brings Full Cargo
Of Merchandise. Including
Exhibits for Fair.
HAD UNEvENTFUL PASSAGE
Brings Forty-eight Passengers,
Among Them st. Louis Fair
COmmissioners--Other
Marine News.

The oriental liner Indrapura reached
port yesterday from far eastern ports,
on her last trip to the Columbia river.
The vessel left Yokohama March 5
and had rather a SLOW passage across
the ocean. Head winds and rain We're
encountered, but nothing unusual
transpired. When the Indrapura de-
parts she will sail never again TO re-
turn unless at some future and un-
expected date. She has been on the
Columbia river oriental run for long
time and win be missed.
The Indrapura brought in all IS JAP.
anese passengers. of whom two. fair
commissioners for St. Louis, We're
cabin passengers. The health of the
entire party was excellent and Dr.
Earle passed the ship after his GUS
tomary inspection. She was drawing
22 feet when she arrived and conse-
quently did not leave up for Portland
until hight water at in the after
noon.
OF the Japanese passengers arriving
on the liner, Is are for st. Louis.
where they will look after Japan's ex-
hibit. The others are for Astoria, Ports
land, Tacoma, Vancouver, B. c., and
San Francisco.
The Indrapura has full cargo of
oriental stuffs and nearly every big
city in the country is down for a con-
signment. Mating constitutes by far
the greater portion of the cargo, and
there is the usual quantity Of teas,
silks, coffees, rice, curios, liquors, to-
bacco, oils, sulphur. etc.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27
A Desirable Hand Book on the World's
Fair, Issued by The eatlmors
a Ohio Railroad.

Perhaps the best treatise on tho
Worlds fair at 50. Louis is that pub
lished by the Baltimore a Ohio Rail-
road. In an Illuminated folder OF eighty
four pages. setting forth the attrac-
tlona OF the great fair In most nd-
mIrablc and complete manner, II con-
tains some sixty eight Views OF build
ings. including maps Of 81 Louis, tho
original louisiana purchase, and tho
Worlds fair grounds. II In u resume
OF what may be seen at the exposition.
gazing interesting and valuable infor-
nation In n way. that one who starts
to read. can hardly lay the booklet
down until he has read Il entire. Aside
from It's contents. It's artistic appear
ance In the standard colors OF the
Royal Blue and sepla" makes Il
thing TO be desired. II may be had
free on application TO any OF the Baltl-
more & ohio tIeke, agents. or by ad-
dressing II. N. Austin. general paasen-
ger agent Chicago. or D, II. Martin.
manager passenger trafiie. Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad. Baltimore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27
BIG BARLEY SHIPMENT.
Coptic Will Take One Thousand Tons
From San Francisco.

San Francisco, March 26.-One thou
sand tons of barley for the Japanese
government are to be carried bv the
steamer Coptic, sailing on April for
large shipment ordered some months
the Asiatic coast. This is part of
large shipments ordered some months
ago before hostilities began with Rus
sia.
Several hundred tons Of the barley
were sent out on the Siberia, but the
bulk of it is to go on the Coptic, and
the disability of most of the Russian
warships on the coast of Asia makes
it almost certain that the grain will
reach Yokohama in safety and not be
captured by the czars ships for the
Cossack cavalry.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27
proposals for neet and Muttoni or

Proposals for Beef and Mutton! Of
nee Chief COMFY Vancouver parrackF'
Wash. March 10. 1904. Sealed pro
poaals for furnishing and delivering
fresh Reef and Mutton for ak months
beginning July /. 1905. win be received
here and at oniees OF commiasaries At
Fort stevens. oregon; Boise Barracks.
idaho;: Forts Casey. Columbia. Flag
Ter, walla wella, Ward, Wright, wor-
den, Lawton. and Vancouver Barracks,
wash. until 10 u. IN. April IL. 1904 In
formation furniahed on application.
Envelopes containing proposals should
be endorsed proposals for fresh Beef
George q. Davis. Chief com'sy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27
CRAZY sToKER RUNS AMUcK.
Italian on Steamship Arabian Kills
Two Men of the Crew.

wv NtGH VI bltS OIS1a
New York, March 26.-Details have
been received here Of a fight which
occurred aboard the British steamship
Arabistan, bound from this port to
Montevideo. in which mad italian
Stoker half killed a fellow stoker and
then shot down all the officers who
tried to put him in irons.
The vessel sailed for the south Feb
ruary II. When nearing Bahia the
Italian struck down another stoker
with a bar. He was called before the
captain and ordered in irons. Draw
ing a revolver, the man shot down
everyone who approached and fed to
the hold. A hose was trained on the
hatchway and he was kept below un-
til the ship docked at Bahia, where he
was charged with murder, two of the
wounded men having died. The cap
tain, who was severely wounded, has
recovered.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27

monia had played sad havoc with him
and terrible cough set In besides
Doctors treated him, but he grew
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27

u. S. Custom House, Astoria, Ore
gon, March 10, 1904. Sealed propos-
ais will be RECEIVED at this building
until o'clock p. IN. Wednesday,
March 80, 1904, for furnishing fuel.
lights. water. miscellaneous supplies
washing towels, hauling ashes, and
sprinklIng streets for this building
during the fiscal year ending June 80,
1905, or such portion Of the year as
may be deemed advisable. The right
to reject any and all bids Is reserved
by the Treasury Department.
w. L. RoBB. Custodian.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27
BIDS FOR WOOD.

Bids for nr bark slab wood OF best
quality. in quantities. and 10 be do
livered az hereinafter stated. win be
received by Il. z. Ferguson. Clerk, i7s
1lth street. until noon. April LIST. 1904:
100 or more cords delivered Mcclure
school; 90 or more cords delivered
Shively school; 80 or more cords de-
livered Adair school: 20 or more cords
delivered Alderbrook school; 20 or more
cords delivered olney school; 10 or
more cords delivered Taylor school;
delivery of all wood TO be completed
by August !. 1904. Right reserved 70
reject any and all bids.
BY order OF the Board.
Il. z. FERGUSON.
Clerk School District No. L
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27
Business proposition.

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Why not combine all by using the
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our rates are the same as those of
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27
To Cure a Cold in One Day.

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
lets. All druggists refund the money
II it fails to cure. e. W. Groves Sig
nature Is on each box. Csc. If
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27

A. Kiljunen, the importing tailor, has
moved his establishment to 469 Bond
street, in the oeodent hotel building,
where he will continue TO serve his
many patrons.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27
WORKING OVERTIME.

WUNhINu OF I'm AHIN4'
Eight hour laws are ignored by those
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27
NEW TUG5oAT FOR OREGON.

Government Will Build Boat for Use
of Rivers and Harbors.
A new 99-ton tugboat will soon be
added to the equipment for the inn.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27
Union Mutual Aid Association, Of
Portland, Or. For one dollar per
month insure against accident or
sickness. p. A. Trullinger, Agent.

WOOD. WOOD. WOOD.
Cord wood, mill wood, box wood, any
kind Of wood at lowest prices. Kelly,
the transfer man. 'Phone 22tt Black,
Barn on Twelfth, opposite opera
house.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-27

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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08
NEWS IN NEBRASKA
TRouBLE FOR TREAsuRERs.
A Movement that is in Violation Of
Law.

LINCOLN-According to the opin-
ion of Attorney General Prout those
county treasurers who are accepting o,
portion of the taxes assessed against
railroad companies, even under pro-
test, are violating the law. Mr.. Prout
believes the county treasurer should
collect all of the taxes at once or none.
He has received a number of requests
from county treasurers asking advice
in the matter and he has referred to
his former opinion on the subject,
given in 1901. That opinion is as fol-
lows:
'An examination of the revenue law
convinces me that the legislature in.
tended that a tax debtor should pay
an item of taxes at a single payment
and that the county treasurer should
not be compelled to divide an item
and to receive partial payment at one
time and the balance at another time
If county treasurer may divide an
item of taxes into two parts for pur
poses Of payment, why may not he di-
vide it into fifty parts and receive the
payment of a single item fifty different
times? The books which the treasu-
rer is required to keep, his form Of re-
ceipt prescribed by statute, indicate
that an item of taxes should be paid
at single payment. A claim that a
part of an item is void does not
change the duty of the treasurer. He
has nothing to do with questions re-
lating to the validity of taxes or a
portion of an item. The determine
ton of such questions had been com
mitted to other officers or tribunals.
The warrant of the treasurer directs
him to collect the taxes, not to make
partial collections. | am therefore of
the opinion that the county treasurer
should decline to accept a portion of
the items of taxes in question"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08
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Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-12-08

FREMONT-The big barn on the
farm of John Delaney, seven miles
northeast of Fremont, ten head of
horses, big granary filled with grain
and a hay NOW filled with hay We're
destroyed by fire. Mr.. Delaney dis.
covered the flames when they were
shooting or through the roof of the
structure. Many of his neighbors
were attracted few minutes later
and responded promptly to help him,
but the heat was so intense that no
one could enter the building to save
anything.