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The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
Why She ExeeIs at Bridge.

The game of bridge whist, which is more popular with the gentler sex than any other card game has ever been, gives women an opportunity to show how much quicker they can think than the men who play. They figure out the problems more rapidly. and, perhaps owing to this advantage, ap- pear actually to excel the men in skill. Some of them, of a certainty. make a gdod deal of money at the game-bridge being the only kind of gambling in which, in modern days, it has been con- sidered proper for women to engage. What men derisively call female poker" has never been accepted socially as good form"
 A machine used for measuring quick ness of thought consists most inn portantly of a large Dasteboard disk with a round hole in the middle and a clock which controlled by electricity measures time to the thousandth of a second. The person under test watches the disk. in the middle of which a lit- tie card appears once a minute, drop ping into view and occupying the place where the hole was. In falling it completes a circuit. which sets the clock going The observer, the instant she sees the card. touches a key which stops the clock. and thus it registers the exact time required for the percep- tio of the object.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
abes' Drug Store, Court Square.

only imperfectly decomposed, peat is taken in a certain state of moisture. and the fruit is hermetically inclosed therein. A certain degree of humidity is maintained until the fruit is ready for unpacking.
 It is said that no offensive odor is communicated to the fruit, but it must be remembered that the full details of the process have not been made known by the French shippers, and 1t is possi ble that there may be some ulterior treatment of the turf that prevents the turf from being robbed of any of its delicious savor.
 A successful outcome in this matter would be of exceeding moment. The gourmets of Europe and of the United States who have never left their home country are unaware of the true flavor of the finest tropical fruits. No way had hitherto been found for shipping these fruits with their full richness of taste. In order that they may not ar- rive in a state of putrefaction after 9 journey they have to be picked not only immature, but before the pulp has reached it's full development, and when the fruit is still hbry, and no artificial means is known whereby fruit pluck ed in this condition can ever be brought to a condition of real maturi- ty. Without maturity the full flavor does not exist.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09

degree, 1t is nevertheless a contrast the same in kind. The whole organization of woman is formed on a plan of greater delicacy. and her mental structure Is approximately more refined It is farther removed from the' struggling instincts of the lower animals, and thus more nearly approaches our conception of the spiritual"
 As an illustration of the superior de- lioacy of the feminine perceptive faeul- ties, 1t may be mentioned that Gas shown by careful experimental the touch sensitiveness of women is much more acute than that of men. It Is difficult to tell the difference between nickel and a 8 gold piece simply by feeling the two coins; yet there are many women who can do 1t. Tn res- pect to other senses they exhibit an equal uperiority-doubtless owing tn a higher development of the nervous sys- tenn which in the female of our species compensates to some extent for the in- feriority of sex in point of muscular strength.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
A wOMAN's WORRIES.

What will not some women do to gratify their love of dress! It is really astonishing the risks they will run. the quiet and even the possible wrecking of their home.
 The wife Is worried, and the husband cannot understand her preoccupIed manner. He becomes cool and at last demands an explanation or perhaps discovers the cause for himself
 Then there is a scene, and sometimes. to the lasting degradation of the wo- man whom he has sworn to love and whom he has taken for better or worse. q horrld paragraph appears in the daily paper informing tradespeople in gen eral that Mir. So-and-So refuses to be responsible for his wifes debts.
 Some women do not mind who suffer so long as they can obtain their de- sires, and If the dressmaker and milli- ner refuse to give credit the tradesman Is obliged to wait for his money. He does not like to offend his customer. and she has lost the right feeling about
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
FRUIT IS. PACKED IN PEAT.
French Company In Mexico Solves Na Most Dimcult Problem.

Mexican Herald. r.h
 What Is considered highly import ant discovery has just been made in the matter of the shipment of fruits. It Is believed that a solution has finally been found of the problem of transporting delicate tropical fruits long distances.
 The experiments have been made by a French company, under the auspices of the French government. The ship ments have been made from Guians and the island of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. to France, and the out come is declared most satisfactory
 The success of the new system means much for Mexico, as it would blaze 9. way for a new branch of industry that must be a source of great riches to tue country.
 The secret of the new process is the envelopment of the fruit in a particu- lar kind of peat or turf, that, namely. which is known as yellow Dutch peat. Pineapples, bananas, mangoes, sapotas and other delicate fruits have been ta- ken when in perfectly ripe condition. enveloped in the fibrous substance, and after several weeks spent in transpor- tation have arrived at their destina- tion in a perfectly fresh and sound con dition.
 Peat, as is known Is vegetable mat ter more or less decomposed, which passes by insensible degrees into lig- mite. The less perfectly decomposed peat is generally of brown color that which Is perfectly decomposed is often black Now, moist peat, it has for some time been known. possesses a de- rided and pow hrful antiseptic proper ty. This is ascribed to the presence of gallic acid and tannin. It is man. ifested not only in the perfect preser- vation of ancient trees and of leaves, fruits and the like, but sometimes even of animal bodies. Thus in some in stances human bodies have been found perfectly preserved in peat, after the lapse of centuries.
 For the new method of shipping fruits light brown, and consequently
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09

quickly as possible after taking in the meaning of the word shown. For in- stance, sky" appears and she says blue" Again the perception time is subtracted and the difference is the time expended in forming an associa- ton of ideas.
 This sort, of thing can be done with out the aid of apparatus by writing, say, five nouns on a piece of paper such as hat" tree" ''book," and girl" Try them on a number of wo- men and men holding your watch to see how long 1t takes them to make the associations. These. for example, might be head" leaves" paper, wood" and dress" As a rule. it will be found that the women respond much more quickly than men. When words of abstract meanings-such as hate" pleasure" 'vice." religion" and .time"-are offered, the test is more difficult and proportionately more interesting.
 ] A .woman's brain weighs five ounces less than a mans. In childhood her mind develops much more rapidly than that of her male competitor, but 1t is claimed that he catches up with her and passes her at years of age. Dur ing all her life, however, she is much more keenly conscious than he of what ever is going on around her, and may be said to be in closer touch with her environment.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09

bills. which could easily be settled If she would only stifie the desire to fol- low every little turn of fashion.
 One hears that Mrs. A. Is very badly off and does not know wkich way to turn in order to meet her liabilities. but as one watches the dainty lady trip ping down the road in a gown of the latest fashion, with a delightfully pic- turesaue hat reposfng on her pretty head, one thinks many things and real ly cannot sympathise when the lady in question Is giving an account of the hard times through which she is pass ing.
 Women. be honorable! Learn to do without what Is not absolutely neees- sary. It Is only the weakminded wo-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
Hunting for Cover.

PittSburg Post.
 Now, about passing the Darda- nelles-" said the Russian Ambassa- dor.
 Nothing doing" interrupted the grand vizier. '"rhe Sultan won't consent to let any of your vessels go outAof the Black Sea"
 You mistake my meaning" replied the Muscovitch statesman, suavely. tI am merely trying to ascertain if, in case of an emergency. we vii be permitted to take what's left oi our navy in."
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
HOW Iden. Are TImed.

Next. cards of different colors are used, and the person under test is re- uested to tuch the key only when the white one appears. This is done several times. to get the average. from which is subtracted the time recorded 4n the first experiment. The difference is the time required to think. Then cards are dropped with different words print ed on them, and the observer Is expect ed to utter some associated word as
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
WOMEN'S QUICKNESS
IS SCIENTIFICALLY DEMONsTRAT-
 ED BY DELICATE MECHANISM.
Their Memory Quicker and Better Than
 Men's-Ideas Finer.

Chicago Tribune.
 Do women think more raidly than men?
 Recent experiments made in psycho- logical laboratories, both in this coun- try and abroad, have proved beyond the preadventure of a doubt that the female of the human species is far superior to the male in this respect. Her perceptions are much keener, and her thought processes are so much quicker, that a special faculty called intuition sort of second sight of reason-has commonly been attributed to her.
 But as a matter of fact (according to the new psychological definition), i, intuition" is nothing more nor less than an exceedingly rapid process of reasoning. One might say that wo- mans munitions are not always cor rect, but the obvious reply is that the same is true of the conclusions which man reaches by his slower mental operations. And 1t must be admitted that the judgments at which our gentle competitor arrives at & leap, as 1t were flor example. in her estimate of per- sons-are liable to be accurate.
 weman's Memory Quicker and Better.
 There are ways. however, in which anybody may test this matter for him self, without the aid of any psychologi- cal apparatus. Cut a short paragraph from this newspaper and give 1t suc- cessively to a number of persons of both sexes asking each one to read it and afterwards to write down what he or she remembers of the context. Allow only ten seconds to each individual for the reading. As result, 1t will be found that the women read quicker and remember better. The difference. indeed, is striking.
 A woman puts the same faculty into operation when at a glance she takes
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
Dots for the Debufante.

Chicago Post.
 Let those who will be cIever-learn to cook, child.
 Real estate is a better investment than roses after the honeymoon wanes.
 The wife of the devoted husband nine cases out of ten has made an exhaustive study of digestion
 Coquetry may catch a man, but cooking chains him to your heart
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09

man who yields to temptation. fondly hoping to catch up later on, and here let one remark that the catching up" process if ever accomplished Is an ex- ceedingly painful one.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09
Her Mental Structure More Acute.

Comparing the mental attributes of the sexes great scientific authority, Professor George Romanes, says
 (Which we are to consider the higher type will depend on the value we as- sign to brute force. From one point of view. the magnificent spider of South America. which Is large enough and strong enough to devour a humming bird, deserves to be regarded as the superior creature. But from another point of view, there is no spectacle in nature more shockingly repulsive than the slow agonies of the most beautiful of created beings in the hairy grasp of a monster as far beneath 1t in the sentient as in the geological scale. And. though the contrast between man and woman is happily not so pronounced in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-10-09

Che get-up and-git man is better than a dozen of the wait-for- thing -turn-up brand.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-24
THE MAcrs ROUGH PASSAGE.
American Ship Roughly Handled on
Trip Down the Coast.

American Ship Roughly Handled on
Trip Down the Coast.
The following story of the rough
trip Of the American ship William n.
Macy is taken from the current issue
OF the San Francisco Call:
The storm beaten ship William Il.
Macy came into port Sunday. Her ap-
pearance more than verified the re-
ports that the steamship City of Pueb-
Ia had brought in concerning her. She
had heavy list to starboard and her
whole appearance showed the effects
Of the terrific encounters with the
seas she had suffered. She was a
woeful looking spectacle. How she
weathered the gale and lived through
the fury OF the storm that threw her
on her beam ends is miracle to both
officers and crew. At any rate. she
has managed to get into port. and a
more battered looking object has rare
ly crossed in over the bar. She lef.
this port on January 30. bound north
for Ladysmith. On the second dayf
out she encountered a storm that
shook her up so hard that the main
yard came tumbling down with a great
crash. The balance Of the voyage
north was a succession Of gales and
storms. Or the return trip from oys-
ter Bay. from which port she sailed
March l. the voyage was uneventful
until March 10. when she ran into a
terrific gale. which came upon her
without any warning and carried away
her sails. her main mizzen topsail and
stay sails. The seas struck her with
tremendous fury. washed over her
decks from stem to stern and threw
her on her beam ends. where she lay
for hours entirely at the mercy Of the
sea and almost entirely submerged byI
the mountainous waves that swept
over her. To add to the terrible pre-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-24

once Constructing ouartermaster.
Astoria. Ore. Feb "a. Iso4;--sealsd
proposals. in trIplieate. win be received
at this Office until 10 o'clock n. m,
Mar rs. 1904. and then opened. for the
construction. heating and electric wlr
Ing OF frame post exchange build
ing at Fort Stevens. ore. United
States reserves the right to reject any
or all proposals. Plans can be seen
and specifications obtained at this
once and At the Office Of Dlsburslng
ouartermaster at Portland. Ore, and
Seattle. Wash. Envelopes should bel
marked Proposals for construction"
and addressed to Captain Goodale.
ouartermaster. Astoria. Ore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-24
Marine Notes.

The steamer Sue H. Elmore arrived
yesterday from Tnlamook. She
brought salmon, butter. cheese and
produce.
The steamship Oregon departed yes
terday for San Francisco. She teok
en- at Astoria almost 5000 bundles of
shocks and large quantity Of oysters
and other freight
The steamer Aurelia arrived yester-
day from San Francisco. having sue
ceeded in escaping the action Of the
striking engineers. she brought 32s
packages OF merchandise for Astoria,
two packages for Tillamook and 35Os
packages for Portland.
The department OF commerce and
labor has published a table showing
the division Of the worlds merchant
marine among the several nations.
Great Britain has 1929 steamers Of
100 tons and over; Germany 1893. and
the United States Sac. The gross ton
mage Of these vessels is: Great Brit
ain. 13.sss,0T2 tons; Germany. 2,7s7.-
463. and the United States, 1.s1O.se6.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-24
NoTicR TO PAY BONDS

Notice is hereby given that the a.,,..
OF bonds numbered from / 10 IA y.
100000 each. issued March ,st i,,.
by School District No. / Of The cou,,.
Of cla,sop and State Of Oregon, Va,
hs paid within 20 days frem II. a..
Of this notice. upon presentation a, Il.
ONCE Of Charles iieiiborn. coun,s
Treasurer Of ,hsl County ef oia,.aa
State Of Oregon. and all persons ho,a'
Ing said bonds or any portions .hsr.o,
are hereby notified 10 preaen, ,h...
forthwith.
ny order Of the Board Of Directors
OF School District No. 1. cla,sop Com.
w. Oregon. Dated February ~, 1904
cHAs. HEff.BoRN.
County Treasures.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-24
Skin Turns Black.

New York. March 23.-Dayid S.
Hustled, a wealthy recluse is dead at
Greenwich. Conn, from Addison's dis
ease, a rare ailment, which causes the
skin to turn black. His diet for q
years had been bread and milk
Many years ago Hustled was sued on a
charge Of setting FIRE 20 a neighbor's
barn. He spent thousands OF dollars
in fighting the case, became estranged
from his fancee and since then had
lived almost apart from every person
except his physician.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-24
Tug viii Attempt to Haul Strand.
ed La Fontaine Back Into
Deep Water.
PART OF CARGO IS REMOVED
Believed Vessel Has Been Light
ened Sufficiently 10 Make
the Effort Successful
Marine News.

AT high water this morning about
$50. an effort win be made to float
the stranded French bark La Fon-
taine. which is ashore on the middle
sands. Whether or not the effort win
prove successful is matter OF con-
lecture. but the master Of the vessel
and those who will furnish the assist
ance believe the bark win be hauled
back into deep water
The work of removing part Of the
cargo was not finished until O'Clock
last night. During the day large
force OF stevedores were engaged on
board the ship and when they came
ashore at $50 o'clock it was stated
that they had taken out 5000 sacks Of
wheat. about Sss tons, They returned
to the vessel at and worked until
9, by which time enough more grain
had been removed to justify the att
tempt to float the bark.
The statement was made by one Of
the steSedores that La Fontaine was
but whether or not she IS
badly strained is not yet known. The
are an Official survey win
be made after she is fioated. as she
has about sS5.Ooo worth of wheat.
At high water this morning Captain
Bailey viii run the tug TatoOsh along
'ide and try to get the bark into the,
,hannel. II the effort ails more Of the
,argo win be removed to the barge.
md on the next high tide the attempt
win again be made. The opinion was
oppressed yesterday along the water
ront that 500 tons out OF the hold
would tighten the bark sufficiently TO
Ioat her, and it was confidently as
erted the vessel would be got Of the /
ands this morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-24

dication she was in her cargo OF Goa
shifted.
The whole crew was ordered below
and for 20 hours worked with might
and main to try to read1ust her cargo
and finally succeeded In getting heE
into shape so that she was manage
able. The great waves that struck her
battered in the forecastle and washed
away all the stock Of beef and pro-
visions stored there. The carpenter.
eoSk and steward had all their be-
longings washed overheard. AZ times
while the storm was at its height
there seemed to be al least a hundred
tons OF water on the deck.
When the storm had somewhat
ahated and the ship had rlghted Il
was found that the rudder head had
sprung and it became necessary to rig
jury rudder. Consequently the
spanker boom was taken down and
dashed across the poop deck from rail
to rail- and with the aid of relieving
tackle the captain was able to guide
her on her course In the meantime
from the terrible strain under which
she was laboring her seams had
opened and her hold commenced t9I
fill with water, and when they tested
the pumps they found there was seven
feet of water In the hold. The wind
min was set going and all pumps
and by this means she was |
Sect atioat
Second Mate Albert Mas had a /.
errible experience. He was washed !
'verboard twice. but managed to
cramhle on board both times. and
Though badly bruised. did no, suffer
therwise. In speaking Of the storm
e said: |
The gale struck US just as though
had been fired from gun. There
as no warning about it at all. 1t hit
$ in bunch. threw the ship on her
cam ends and whirled us around in
lie trough of the sea. Our forward
ouses are entirely gutted out. The
aves struck the, partitions between
he rooms and smashed them as
lough they were paper boxes. was
ashed overheard twice, and as went
'er the first time l caught the star
,ard fore sheet, when suddenly the
lip gave tremendous pitch and
lied me back again. Before could
alb hold OF anything was washed
erboard a second time and the sea
rev me back against the main hatch.
ID from there / was washed to the
lge pump. This / grasped and man :
ed to Chamber to safety. Unless the
ip had been mighty staunch she Y
.ver could have weathered the awful
rricane she passed through"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-24
The wsrld,. FaIr Rau,..
~ Y FERGUSON.
Clerk School District No. l.

These anticipating an eastern tr,a
or a viall to tho Louisiana Purchass
exposition at g. Louis. eanno, Affora
TO overlook the advantages offered by
the MiSuri Pacific Railway. which. On
account OF Its various routes and gate.
ways has been appropriately named
"'rhe Worlds Fair Route"
Passengers from the northwes, ,ahs
the Missouri Pacific trains from Den.
yer or Pueblo. with the choice o. either
going direct through Kanaaa city or
via Wichita, Fort Scot, and PisanAn,
Hill.
Two trains daily from Dcnver and
Pueblo to st. Louis without change.
carrying all CLASSES Of modern equip
msnt including electric lighted obser-
walton parlor cafe dining cars. Ten
daily trains between Kansas city ana
st. Louis.
Write or call on w. G. MsBrids. Esn-
eral agent. i2t Third street, Portland
for detailed Information and Illus.raA.
ed literature.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-24
Standard portable and adjustable
shower bath, finest made, price SIS.
Only two screws to put In place. John
A. Montgomery, timer and plumber,
AS Bond street. Phone to3i.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Oregon City. Oregon. March II. isOt.
Notice is hereby given that in COM
pliance with the provisions OF the act
Of Congress OF June ;. ISIS. entitled
IAN act for the sale OF timber lands
in the States OF California, oregon.
Nevada and Washington Territory"
as extended to all the Public Land
States by act OF August 4. 1899. SAM
uei J. Mcintyre. OF Svenson. county of
Clatsop. state OF Oregon, has this day
fled in this office his sworn statement.
No. s3+1. for the purchase OF lots 3
and OF sec. 20, and lot OF section
No. 81, in township No. north. range
No. west. and win offer proof 20
show that the land sought Is more
valuable for Its timber or stone than
for agricultural purposes, and to es-
tablIsh his claim 70 said land before
the register and receiver OF this Of
fee at oregon City. Oregon. on We'd
nesday. the 18th day OF June. 1904.
He names as witnesses: Roy
wherry, Of Collins. Washington: j. n.
wherry. Of Elsie, Oregon; Percy AL
len, Of Elsie. Oregon; Stephen Abra-
hanson, OF Elsie. Oregon.
Any and all persons claiming adver-'
sely the aboye- described lands are re-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-03-24

10 you are going east earfui select
Ion OF your route 10 essential 10 the en-.
ioyment OF your trip. II Il Ia n busi-
ness trip time is the main consider
aion; II pleasure trip scenery and
the eonveniences and comforts Of a
modern railroad.
Why not combine all by using the
Illinois Central. the up-to-date road.
running two trains daily from 81. Paul
and Minncapolia and from Omaha, 20
Chicago. Free reclining chair cars, the
famous buffet library smoking cars. all
trains vestibalsd. In short thoroughly
modern throughout. All tickets read.
Ing via the Illinois Central win be hon.
ored on these trains and no extra fare
charged.
our rates are the same a. those Of
inferior roads--why not set your
moneys WORTH
Write for full particulars
B. II. TRuMBuLL. Commercial Agt.
Portland. Ore.
]. C. LINDSEY. T. y. &P. A..
Portland. Ore,
PAUL D. THOMPSON. r. 4. p. A..
Seattle. wash.