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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-09

The Molly Hogans. an association Of
social hyenas, have again broken out
after lapse Of fully year. and to-
night will hold forth In old-time regal
ashton. The occasion or this latest
gathering of the Molly Hogans is two
fold. as they will tender farewell
party to Dell B. scully, who Is to
leave shortly for St. Louis. and will
commemorate the seth birthday ami
versary of H. L. Knight, secretary Of
the Astoria Electric Light Company.
Mr.. Scully was one of the charter
members OF the organization and has
always manifested much interest in its
welfare. He has the reputation OF
knowing good time when he en-
counters 1t, and therefore has been
able to provide much unalloyed amuse-
ment for members Of the So
cleiy. On this occasion the members
will get togsther to bid him adieu and
to impress upon him the necessity for
future observance of the doctrines
enunciated In the unwrltten code Of
the organization. The entertainment
viii be held st Mr.. knights apart
ments in the Irving Club building. and
invitations have been extended to a
large number of gentlemen.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-09

So far as they go, schilling's 5
Best take doubt and difficulty
out Of getting your table
supplies.
Al yOur g'Ocs1G nOnsybaeE
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-04-09

Al Jour E'OcsFs nOnsybaek
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
Moves Piano Without Jar.

are necessary. A Canadian has de.
vised the very useful apparatus shown
in the illustration. 1t is designed tor
the purpose of hosting and putting
through windows in the upper stories
of buildings large, heavy and bulky
articles. The apparatus is SO con
structed that it can be set to COM
municate with the first, second and
third stories of buildings and when
the work Is done 1t can be quickly
taken down and compactly put to-
gether for transportation. One of the
chief advantages is that large articles
can be put through the windows, as
he parts take up little space. Pianos
could be hoisted with little or no
strain to the instrument, with no dan
ger of scratches. 1t would also do
away with the trouble of getting up
narrow stairways and passing around
sharp corners. The article to be
hoisted is placed on the carrier, which
Is raised by the usual rope run over
pulleys and attached to a roller turn
ed by crank. Riggers could use this
apparatus to advantage, as could
also piano movers or movers OF safes.
Lorenzo ID. Frazer of Toronto, Ont,
is the patentee. t.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
HAD A JOB FOR HIM.
Employment That Fitted In With
Automobile Costume.


Harlan w. Whipple, president of the
American Automobile association, tells
this story at the expense OF an en-.
thusiastic "autoist" who last fall made
a tour of the White mountains:
THE tourist, who was accompanied
by his wife and two other women
says President Whipple, was clad in
a long brown buster considerably the
worse for being spotted with axle
grease and having been torn in several
places. He wore the regulation Cog
giles and visored cap. One day he
met a typical New England farmer
driving to the village behind slow.
moving steed. Thinking he would
have some fun with the rustic, he
pulled up alongside of his wagon and
said:
Say, friend, do you suppose l
could get work anywhere in these
parts to tide me over the winter?'
LICKING sharply at him and his out
fit for moment, the native replied:
"'There amt much dewin round
here when the snow flies, but if ye'd
got here a month ago | cud hev
gin We a job as scarecrow in my corn
field, and | reckon ye'd hev made a
pesky good un, tew, in that ere git.
up O. yourn.' New York Times.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
New Process in Alloys.

A Philadelphia man claims to have
overcome the difficulties besetting
those who have attempted to make
alloys of copper and iron, and to have
discovered process of alloying these
metals perfectly homogeneously. The
process consists of melting copper
with a mixture of oxide iron and
calcium carbide. Any oxide of iron,
either hematite or the black oxide,
can be used. A mixture Of three
parts of oxide OF iron and one part
calcium carbide is made, and, If 1t Is
desired to obtain so per cent alloy
OF copper and iron, eighteen parts OF
this mixture should be used to eight
parts copper. The copper is melted
in crucible and the mixture added,
a little at time, the bath being
stirred and the temperature raised
gradually. When the operation Is
completed the alloy is found in ingots
Of any other desired form. If an al
10y containing as much as S5 per cent
of iron is required the process is re-
versed, bath of iron being substi-
tuted for the bath of copper and a
mixture of oxide of copper and cal
cium carbide being AIDED. The invent
or claims that, on account Of the fact
one of the metals is presented to the
other in a nascent condition, perfect
union is formed.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03

Do not try to keep children contin-
ually occupied. Occasionally the little
ones will come to you for ideas, but
as a rule they will make their own
amusements. Children require plenty
of change and rest and if left alone
when tired of one thing they will eth
er drop to sleep or find some new &C.
cupation. Parents often make the
mistake of occupying all the child's
time, but this is not only wearying
for the little one, but it is distinctly
unfair; child cannot be expected to
fill up every moment as a grown per-
son would do. Let the children romp
and play as long as possible and when
it is necessary for them to begin study
or even to take up certain duties, still
recognize the playtime, and see that
the boy or girl has as much recrea-
ton as possible. They will work ever
so much better if the work time be
interspersed with play.-Exchange
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03

"Good heavens!" exclaimed Mr..
Maddox fearfuIIy. what a terrible
ideal"
the table," said Guy, earnestly, ito
tell where it is. 1t will save trouble,
perhaps"
Get out" cried Mr.. Maddox, an.
grily.
"Ah, I see!" said Mr.. Cheevers,
coolly; "in a hurry to begin. Well, |
won't detain you; but have little
suggestion to offer"
"Well?" said Mr.. Maddox, impa
tiently. ., !
1T is this" said Guy. Miss Silver
informs me that you have made sew.
eral previous efforts to cut short your
troubles and your breath, and always
unsuccessfully. Now, it seems to me
you don't go the right way about it..
This box"-and here he opened the
box before alluded to-"contains sew.
eNl little plans that I think might
please you. Here's one"-and he
showed little steel instrument.
Whats that?" asked Mr.. Maddox.
curiously. ...
This" said Guy. sis an article that
you can place round your neck like a
collar, then, by striking your hand on
the left side of your neck, sharp
spike is driven right into your jugular
vein"
But that would kill mel" said Mr..
Maddox, staring.
IINan hot hot Mt pr
demanded Guy, sternly. Now, here's
another" he went on. Here's a
wheel, you observe; you pace this
band around your neck, pass it round
the wheel and give it two or three
turns-then let go. The recoil will
twist your head almost off your shout.
ders-kill you to a certainty"
Mr.. Maddox stared at him with I'm.
feigned horror.
Then" went on Guy, coolly, heres
a little package, torpedo. 1t contains
nitro glycerin. You place it in your
mouth, snap your teeth on it, and off
goes your head. smashed into a mil
lion Of atoms"
Good heavens!" exclaimed Mr..
Maddox, fearfully. what terrible
ideal"
mot at ALL" said Guy, soothingly
Beautiful invention-I quite pride
myself on it-scientific suicide, you
see! New, if you should use all three
of these inventions at once-why, Ia
thank you"
What" cried Mr.. Maddox, fiercely
"do you think I'm crazy? Do yor
think I'm going to use any of your
internal inventions? Leave this room
you cold-blooded villain, before
throw you out of the window"
But l have a great many more Il
show YOU" demonstrated Guy, "anC
you see | want you to try as many al
possible. Well, WE'LL" he added, a!
Mr.. Maddox grasped the poker threat
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03

eningly, 'I'm going, But Ill leave this
box here, and before you get rid Of
yourself, just make a memorandum Of
what you will use and leave 1t on the
table, because, you know. there will
probably be nothing left of you to
draw conclusions from, and So"
Here any other further speech was
cut short by Mr.. Maddox selling his
visitor and hustling him out into the
passage.
"Well?" said Lizzie, anxiously.
81 think it's all right" said Guy,
grinnng. Get the luncheon ready.
Your uncle will be down"
And sure enough, SO he was; and
though he spoke not, he ate most vo
raciously of everything on the table.
Lizzie" said he, suddenly, after an
hours pause. did you ever see an
internal old fool and an idlot?"
Never. that l know Of" said Liz
zie. why do you ask?"
Because just look at me and you'll
see one" said Mr. Maddox, grimly
and he stalked upstairs.
Up to the present writing Cyru.
Maddox is still alive, enjoying re
markably good health, and he seem.
to be on friendly terms with Mr.. Chez
vers and his wife, Lizzie.-Chadwicl
Jones in Chicago Journal.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03

to ask you few questions. Have you
provided for your niece's welfare"
whats that to your"
Considerable. l am about to marry
Miss Silver; SO her interests are nat.
urally mine"
Then she is provided for-amply."
Thank you for your information.
Glad to hear it. And now, excuse the
apparent impertinence of the Ques.
ton, but where is your will?"
Here" replied Mr.. Maddox, laying
his hand on it.
Suppose you give it to me to take
care off"
"Give it to you! Why, pray?"
at might become misplaced" ex.
planned Guy.
"I'll keep it myself" said Mr.. Mad.
dox, in rough tone.
Then just leave memorandum on
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03

~ iNNGNn:O,!N.
Statistics on Coal supply.

According to Statistician Edward
w. Parker Of the United States geo
ogical survey It will be from $50 to
'3O years before anthracite coal will
oe exhausted in this country, although
were the present rate of exhaustion
and waste to continue the end would
come In eighty years. But while he
anticipates some increase in this d.
lection In the next decade, after that
he looks for a marked tendency to
economize the supply. He notes the
interesting fact that, although the
production of anthracite has not kept
pace with that of bituminous coal, II
has increased faster than the popula-
ton in the region where most OF it Is
consumed. In 1880, he says, 1882 tons
of anthracite were produced for each
lnhabitant OF the anthracite using por-
ton of the country. This was In
creased to 2.47 tons per capita by 1890,
and in 1900 to 2.53 tons. Using the
entire population Of the United States
as the basis the per capita production
of bituminous coal was SIS ton in 1880
LIE tons in 1890 and 2.76 tons in 1900
In 1860 two-thirds of the coal produced
In the United States was Pennsyl
vania anthracite, while In 1870 an
thracite constituted one-half the total
and for the last five years it has
amounted to about one-fifth.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03

young girl running down the gar
den path, her hair flying in the breeze,
stumbled head first into the arms Of
gentleman who was just entering the
gate.
"Oh, Guy, is it really your" she
gasped. What do you think? Uncle
Cyrus has vowed that he is going to
kill himself at IL o'clock tomorrow"
Indeed" unused young Mr. Chez
vers, not at all excited. And what
does he want to kill himself for?"
why, he says he is a miserable
mana burden to every one, and that
life has no joys for him, and that he
is weary of this world"
And so he would like to try the
neHt?" said Guy. What an unreason-
able man he must be! | dislike any
scandal or excitement. A coroner's
jury would cause both; therefore we
must balk his little game"
But how?" asked Lizzie, curiously.
"A prudent general" said Guy,
haughtily, never confides his plans to
his army, particularly when the army
is of feminine gender; so excuse me,
NUNS the word. But rest assured
my dearest Elizabeth, that unless your
worthy uncle shuffies off this mortal
coil in a surreptitious manner before
II o'clock tomorrow he will not do
it afterward-of course l mean lille
gally. Farewell till tomorrow"
The next morning Mr.. Maddox made
his appearance, very saturnine and
gloomy, and ate his breakfast with a
mournful air that was terribly impress
sive. Having finished, he then took
leave of his niece in a feeling man.
ner.
II am about to leave you" said he,
mournfully. II am about to end this
life Of misery. | hope that you may
be happy"
"Oh, don't go!" said Lizzie, tear
fully clinging to him and looking into
his face pleadingly.
ITS useless" said Mr.. Maddox
firmly. "My mind is fixed. and moth
ing you can do can persuade me to
relinquish my purpose. But you, my
dear child, shall not be unprovided
for. intend to make my will in the
few hours that are left me, and you
will not be forgotten. Goodbye, my
dear child, FAREWELL"
And then, after embracing his niece
fervently, he rushed from the room
and securely locked himseslf in his
own room, and began to prepare him
self for his last journey.
Mine o'clock" he said to himself,
looking at his watch. Three hours
yet! How slow the time passes, to be
sure! Now, what shall | do until ~,
for am determined not to die until
noon" s.s
A knock at the door.
GO away" cried Mr.. Maddox, an.
grily; you can't come I'M"
II am very sorry to disagree with
you" said voice outside, but l can
come in"
Mr.. Maddox rose and unlocked the
door savagely, and Guy Cheevers
stalked into the room, carrying an OBJ
long box under his arm.
He placed the box on the table and
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03

You can case your well with con
crete tile as you describe, but there
would be danger of the tile sinking il
the quicksand, if the sand is very bad
Tile four inches thick would be sufi
cient. 1t would require about onehaL
barrel of Portland cement for tile
three feet long. Very fine screened
gravel will make better tile with
less cement than If sand were used
Sand may be used, but it will require
more cement in doing so.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
COMBINED BARN AND sTAsLs.
Roomy and Comfortable and compar'
atively inexpensive.

Roomy and Comfortable and compar.
atiVely inexpensive.
G. NJ. H.--Please publish plan for
a small barn and stable to contain the
following: Box stall, single horse stall,
COW stall, a room for two carriages
and sleigh. room for four tons of hay,
coal bin, wood house and water closet.
| wish to join it by hall to the house.
What quantity of shingles, lumber.
etc, would be required to build 1t?
The accompanying plan provides
one horse STALL one COW stall. and boa
stall. besides coal bin, wood house
harness room, water closet and car
rage room. The loft above Is large
enough to hold the hay required. The
door in the drive house can be made
to drive in at the end as shown or In
the side IL desired.
The amount or material required
roughly estimated, would be as fol-
lows: Fourteen squares of shingles
% pieces 2X6 or 3x5 for rafters, 1900
feet of sheeting, $500 feet of inch
weather boarding, 1000 feet OF 2x10
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03

It is difficult to give an estimate OF
as sufficient details are not given re
garding the Observation-Disclosures the
roof is a gable or just a lean-to. Estt
mating on building ten by fourteen.
eight feet high, with lean-to roof.
with walls sheeted on outside with
inch lumber. then paper, and weather
boarded, the addition should cost
about ffty-seven dollars, including ma
son work
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03

Very fiat roofs can be made Of
gravel, tar and felt paper. The sheath
ing for the roof should be matched
lumber, then tar paper should be put
on and laid the same as shingles. the
lower part of tar paper should be laid
in coal tar for about ten inches up
and nailed down to the roof. The pa
per should lap over each layer, so
that when the roof is covered it will
be three ply. After the paper Is laid
cover the roof with hot coal tar and
sift on gravel while tar is soft, so II
becomes imbedded in it. The coal tar
can be procured at any hardware
store. Cement plastering on wood
for roofs would not be a success, as
it would be sure to crack and not be
waterproof.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
Again the Canny Scot.

The following story of the canny
Scot is attributed to Andrew Car.
negie: " ...
Sandy entered a smoking car and
asked each of his immediate neigh.
bors for a match. All happened to be
without them, however, and a look of
disappointment came over the Scotch
mans face as he remarked resigned
ly:
"Aweel, I'll cen hae to use one O.
my ain."-New York Times.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
First knowledge of Ice.

There is a small ice plant at Jeru,
salem which has been in operation for
three years. An oil engine of three
horse power furnishes the power,
while the. freezer is OF French manu-.
fauture. The sale OF ice amounts to
700 pounds a day, and the capaci'y f
the works is I 400 pounds daily. The
demand. is increasing among tho in.
habitants, who until this plant was
established, had never seen ice.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
His Regular Line.

CDR. Post is at work on a collection
Of poems now"
What! Why, he's a stolid old doc.
tor of medicine"
Eyes, but he's also coroner, He's
examining the poems to see what
there was in them to induce the edi.
tor to shoot the writer of them"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
Moves Pianos Without Jar.

Hosting large and bulky articles
to the upper floors Of a building takes
skill and experience, and Is seldom
attempted except by those acquainted
with the business. The method or
dinarily used is to put up a block
and tackle. which is always very cum
bersome and in which heavy timbers
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03

M. M wish to build bedroom
about fourteen feet by ten. to the end
of sitting room. 1t will be warmly
built of frame, and well, but not ex
pensively finished. 1t will contain one
window and there will be no upstairs
over it. l would be very much pleased
to obtain from you an estimate OF
what it would cost to build it in this
county.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
Cement curbina for Well.

8. ID. MI am sinking we'll and
have come to running sand bottom
so that I cannot stone 1t up. Could
l make pipes of cement concrete and
put them down in sections? How
thick would they require to be and
how much cement would be needed.
provided the inside diameter were
three feet?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
Harsh EMPLOYER Is Fined.

A Whitechapel seamstress stated in
a London court that on Friday, July
1, she started work at in the morn
ing and worked until Saturday
morning. She was dismissed because
she refused to work after midnight
the following Friday. Two other girls
who worked the same hours were also
dismissed for similar reason. The
employer was fined S10650.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03

Everybody worries about money.
"Oh, | don't know; some men are
so rich"
That's just it. Poor men worry be
cause they can't get money, and the
rich man worries for fear It will ger
awav from him
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
a Bad Word.

did you send Mr.. Nobley the sam
pies he asked for?" inquired the tailor.
Eyes" replied the clerk, I'm just
finishing our letter to him. Which
shall l say, Trusting to have your or
der, | am or we are"
What! Cut out that trusting and
make it hoping Exchange.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03

You could not nuild your wallC so
as to have the doors and windows
slide back into them, unless they were
made thicker than ordinary walls for
barns. The writer has built concrete
walls under barns, and never built a
wall over one foot thick. BY building
q hollow wall for doors and windows
to slide into the space your molds
would take up would leave only a
thin wall on each side, Windows and
doors could be arranged to slide back
on the irci1n ~ Tho wall
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03

A.. passage way; s. horse stall: c, COW
stall; ID. box stall: Il, coal bin; H, car
riage room; G, wood house; ii, water
closet; /, harness room.
inch joists, 900 feet of inch flooring
for upper floor 800 feet of 2x4 scant.
ling for balloon frame. The lower
floor is not estimated, but should be
laid with concrete or made of earth,
especially in the wood house and drive
house.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
Humility.

The loaded bee the lowest flies
The richest pearl the deepest lies;
The stalk the most replenished,
Doth bow the most its modest head:
And thus humility we find
The mark of every master mind
And merit meekest condescends,
And shuns the fame that fools adore
The puff that bids a feather soar.
-AnOnymOus
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
Gaining an Emphatic Answer.

Il beg, beseech you to be my
wife," he pleaded. "Oh, do not say
No."
"Mr. Nervey." replied the fair girl.
II had not thought of saying mo- to
you. I'm sure you wouldn't take that
for an answer, and so permit me to
say, Not on your life! '"-Philadelphia
Press.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
Somewhat Different.

DeBorum-I hope you do not think
have prolonged my stay unnecessar.
lily.
Miss Caustique-Oh, no; 1t isn't your
staying SO late that l object to.
DeBorum-What, then?
Miss Caustique-To your early com.
ing.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03

"This world Is but vale OF tears"
said the sentimental landlady. Even
the beautiful rose has it's thorn"
"Oh, don't mind little thing like
that" rejoined the prosaic bachelor
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
The Pleasures Of ImaaInatIon.

ut is not so much what thing is
as what we think 1t is that influences
u.s." insisted earnestly, for I be.
leved in looking on the bright side OF
things.
True" said the unsentimentalist.
Nothing adds so much to the bouquet
of the wine as the right label on the
bottle"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
Tar and Gravel Roof.

P. A. L.-Could a cheap and durable
roof covering be made with gravel and
some adhesive material? Would 1t
answer for a fiat roof? Where could
the material be procured? Would o
roof of cement plates be practicable?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
Not Universal.
Tommy Figgjam-Pawf

Tommy Figgjam-Pawf
Paw Figgjam-Yes. my son.
do they kick on the street rail.
way services everywhere"
mo. my son; only where they have
street cars"
"Oh!"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
A Concrete Wall for sIldinq Doors.

NJ. W. McC.-ln building concrete
walls would it be practicable to con
struct them so as to allow the doors
and windows to be showed back into
them instead of swinging open?
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
At the Seance.
HLI co z Y q
"Oh!"

Widower-Is that my wife?
Medium-It certainly is.
Widower-Lord help me! And to
think that l put ten tons OF granite
over heE
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-11-03
Went Out Through the Roof.

She-Jackson never goes out with
his wife.
He-He went out with her this
morning.
She-Your surprise me!
He-Yes; the gasoline stove ex.
ploded.