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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-26
THE
TWO THINGS

That make shopping a
pleasure--good value for
your money and "It's O
pleasure to show goods"
salesmen. We have them
both. It's no trouble
bu. a pleasure to show
you goods. ana we see
that you get your
moneys worth. Drop
In and look at our
patlor sets and center
tables this week. The
price, style, and finish.
win astonish you.
ROBINSON
FURNITURE STORE
sSs.soo.s9a Commercial ST.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-26

The steamer Whittier of the oil tank
fleet, came down from Portland yester-
day afternoon and went to sea almost
Immediately.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-26

The steamship Nevadan arrived down
from Portland yesterday morning and
went directly to sea. She goes to Seattle
and loads full, for Hilo and Honolulu.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-07-26

The German steamship Aragonia came
down from Portland yesterday after
noon and made quick despatch for sea
and the orient.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
SaIuting q Cat.

In Poona, at the government house,
for more than a quarter Of century
every cat which passed out Of the
front door at dark was saluted by the
sentry, who presented arms to the
terrified pussy.
1t seems that in 1888 Sir Robert
Grant, governor Of Bombay. died in
the government house, Poona, and on
the evening Of the day Of his death
cat was seen to leave the house
by the front door and to walk up and
down a particular path precisely as
the late governor had been used to
do after sunset. A Hindu sentry OBJ
served and reported this to the sepoys
Of his faith and they laid the matter
before a priest, who explained to them
the mystery Of the dogma OF the
transmigration Of souls. 'In this
cat" he said, "was reincarnated the
soul Of the deceased Governor Grant,
and it should therefore be treated
with the military honors due to his
excellency."
AS, however, the original sentry
could not identify the particular cat
he had seen on the evening of the
day Of Sir Roberts death 1t was de-
cided that every cat that passed out
Of the main entrance after dark
should be saluted as the avatar Of his
excellency. Thus for over a quarter
of a century every cat that passed out
after sunset had military honors paid
to 1t, not by Hindu sentinels only, but
such is the infection Of superstition
by Mohammedan, native Christian
and even Jewish soldiers.--South
China Post. e,
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
THE END.
Story OF a Song.

A song of national circulation, I'm
the Sweet BY and By" written by s.
Fillmore Bennett Of Elkhorn. Wis, had
its birth in a country store. Mr.. Ben
nett told the story, which is given in
wisconsin In Three Centuries" as
follows:
1t was about time for closing busi-
ness in the evening when j. P. Web
ster, whose melodies have made Wis
consin famous, came into the store,
feeling somewhat depressed.
l said to Webster: What Is the
matter now?"
He replied: 1T is no matter; 1t will
be all right by and by"
The idea of the hymn came to me
like a flash of sunshine and l replied: !:
1.-The sweet by and by. Why would
not that make a good hymn"
Maybe it would" he said indiffer-
emily
then turned to my desk and penned
the hymn as fast as 1 could write. l
handed 1t to Mr.. Webster. AS he read
it his eyes kindled and his whole de-
meanor changed. Stepping to his desk
he began writing the notes instantly.
In few moments he requested Mr.
Bright to hand him his violin, and he
played with little hesitation the beau
tiful melody from the notes. 1eW
moments later he had jotted down the
notes for the different parts and the
chorus.
do not think it was more than thir-
ty minutes from the time / took my
pencil to write the words before the
hymn and the notes had all been COM
pleted and four of us were singing 1t
exactly as it appeared in the "Singet
Ring" a few DAYS later and as 1t has
been sung the world over ever since.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
Cat Whipped by Birds,

II noticed our old cat prowling
around in the yard" said Judge Gates
of independence yesterday. 1.-TWO
bluejays that had a nest near by were
scolding and threatening him. One
Of them ventured close to the cat. He
made a spring for the bird. but missed
1t narrowly.
Then the thoroughly angry birds
made a fierce onslaught upon that
old cat 1t was not long before they
had him whipped. He ran toward
the house, the birds pecking and
scolding him at every step. He
jumped up on the porch where I sat,
but still they fought him mercilessly.
Finally I took pity on the cat and
opened the screen door. Not till he
had gotten safely inside the house did
the enraged birds appear to notice
my presence and beat a retreat.
Kansas City Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
Htiseellansuus geadins.
CAT STORIES.
All Kinds of Incidents In Connection
With Tabby.

All Kinds of Incidents In Connection
With Tabby.
Mrs. Matilda Swanson has gone to
Kansas City with pet cat that she
will use as an exhibit to establish her
right to legacy left by John Lowney
who went from here to the Missouri
town several years ago. The cat be-
longed to Mrs Lowney, and after
her death her husband gave 1t to
Mrs. Swanson for safe keeping while
he went to Kansas City. He never
returned, and a day or two ago Mrs.
Swanson received a letter from law
yer saying that Lowney had left her
$500 for caring for the cat, but she
would have to establish her identity
and show that she had cared for the
feline.
"The old man cried when he parted
from Tommy" said Mrs. Swanson In
relating the story on the eve Of her
departure, land for old times sake
I kept the critter ever since, though
the good Lord knows I've been pes
tered to death with his catching
chickens, and such as that. That was
seven years ago and Tommy was 4
years old.
1.-The lawyer said I would have to
prove that I was the real Matte
Swanson and that I'd give the cat
good treatment. I guess when they
see me in the court they will know
who I am, and when they see the cat
they'll know he amt complainin'."-
Chicago Inter- Ocean.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
POLICE OF PARIS.
How the Third Brigade Spies Upon
the Whole Force.


Vance Thompson describes in Ev-
erybody's, the famous Third brigade
Of the Paris police, whose business Is
to supervise the police. 1t is compos-
ed of an officer de paix, principal in
spector, a brigadier. five sub-briga-
diers and about seventy-flve picked
men. About half are assigned to
watch the policemen. He is bold
policeman who commits any Of the
little sins dear to the patrolman's
heart There Is hardly chance that
he will not be detected in time. Rep
rimand follows, after that fine ana
lastly dismissal. There Is always
long waiting list" OF candidates,
sound young fellow, fresh from the
army. and the city can choose Its new
servants among the best.
The other half of the Third brigade
Is engaged in work Of a more typically
Latin. kind. It investigates all COM
plants made against the patrolmen
by chiefs and citizens. and 1t MAIN
tains q regular system OF espionage
upon the private lives OF all police
men. =,
of doing things" writes Mr.. Thomp-
son. wrong as It may be In princi-
ple, Il serves to weed out the men OF
bad character and bad habits and bad
associations, and prevents that mon
strous alliance Of the police and the
The Third brigade In turn Is watch
ed by a smaller body Of detectives,
who report directly to the prefect OF
police.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
IN ARMoR TIMES.
strenath of English War Horses In tho
Days of Henry Viii.


Days Of Henry Viii.
The size Of the English war horse
reached its maximum in the reign OF
Henry VIII, when the relations OF
body armor to "hand guns" were anal
oeous to those of the early ship armor
and cannon. There was good reason
to believe, says the London Spectator
that by adding a little to the thick
ness of the coat of steel the soft, low
velocity bullet Of the day could De
kept out. So 1t was for time. But
the additional weight required still
larger horse to carry it. The charger
had to be armored as well as his rider.
and the collection in the Tower OF
London shows the actual weight
which 1t carried. The panoply OF
Charles Brandon, Duke of Suffolk
the brother-in-law of Henry VIII,
still exists. That Of the horse covers
the whole of the hindquarters, the
back Of the neck. forehead muzzle,
ears, shoulders and chest. 1t Is ek-
actly like a piece Of boiler plating
and fastened by rivets.
The rider sat in a saddle, the front
of which was a steel shield ten inches
high, covering the stomach and thighs
as the "breastwork" on an iron
clad's deck covers the base Of the tur-
ret. The total weight Is eighty pounds
fifteen ounces. To this add the weight
of the riders armor, ninety-nine
pounds nine ounces, and OF the rider
himself, say sixteen stones lzz4
pounds), and the total Is twenty-eign'
stones twelve pounds eight ounces, OF
404 pounds 8 ounces. This bears out
Hollinshead's statement that In the
days of Henry WILL, "who erected no
BILE studderie for breeding horses, es-
pecially the greatest Sort" such as
were kept for burden. those animals
would bear four hundredweight COM
monty.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
Wise Pennsylvania Cat.

A cat that developed unusual traits
is owned by a woman in Sellersville.
Pa, and with it's strange action is the
wonder Of the neighborhood. The
cat had q brood of kittens few
weeks ago.
Several days later she went out in
the field and returned carrying a
young rabbit in her mouth. This she
placed among her kittens. The next
day the cat made another trip to the
field and came back carrying another
young rabbit in her mouth. This she
placed with the others, and all lived
happily together, the kittens climb
ing all over the rabbits, playing to-
gether, but one week afterward one
of the rabbits died. Evidently in fear
of the death of the other rabbit, 1t
was carried back to the field by the
cat.-Philadelphia Record.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
COLOR COMBINATIONS.
How They Were cIeverly used In Ex-
posing a FRAUD.

How They Were Cleverly used In Ex-
posing a Fraud.
In @ large factory in which were en-
ployed several hundred persons one OF
the workmen in welding his hammer
carelessly allowed 1t to slip from his
hand. It flew halfway across the room
and struck fellow workman In the
left eye. The man afterward averred
that his eye was blinded by the blow,
although a careful examination failed
to reveal any injury. there being not
scratch visible.
He brought suit In the courts for
compensation for the Joss Of half Of
his eyesight, and refused all offers OF
compromise. Under the law the owner
Of the factory was responsible for an
injury resulting from an accident OF
this kind.
The day Of the trial arrived, and In
open court an eminent oculist, retained
by the defense, examined the alleged
injured member and gave 1t as his
opinion that 1t was as good as the right
eye.
Upon the plaintiffs loud protest Of
his inability to see with his left eye
the oculist proved him q perjurer and
satisfied the court and jury Of the fall
sity of his claim. He did 1t simply by
knowing that the colors green and red
combined make black.
He prepared a black card, on which
a few words were written in green ink
Then the plaintiff was ordered to put
on pair Of spectacles with two differ
ent glasses, the one for the right eye
being red, and the one for the left eye
consisting Of ordinary glass. Then the
card was handed to him, and he was
ordered to read the writing on 1t
through the glasses.
This he did without hesitation, and
the cheat was at once exposed. Owing
to the effect which the colored glass
must have had upon the green writing
the sound right eye fitted with the red
glass could not possibly distinguish
the writing on the black surface OF the
card, while the left eye, which he pre-
tended was sightless, was the one with
which the reading had to be dome
London Standard.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
THE BOYS HARD LOT.
Rules For Their, Supervision In Colo
niaI Times.

Utdi itUOos ~stH
Along with other enlightenments Of
the age the genus boy seems now to
be better understood and appreciated
than in the days Of the colonies. The
worthy advocates Of the precept that
children should be seen and not
heard" were apt to forget that IL
young people were heard" at proper
seasons they were much more apt to
be "seen" to advantage when occasion
required. The boys of 1900 were no
worse than those Of today. What
modern lad could sit through two
hours sermon without the aid of much
wriggling and squirming and an occa-
sionaI kick or two? Mr.. w. R. Bliss,
In his book on colonial meeting
houses, tells how the youthful portion
of the congregation was regarded by
our very great-grandfathers.
Certain laws enacted In Massachu-
setts at the end of the struggle with
King Philip declared that the war
was a punishment for "the disorder
and rudeness of youth in many con-
gregati6ns in time of the worship Of
God" John Eliot, pastor at Roxbury.
evidently thought this harsh charge
to lay at the boys door, for he ex-
pressed his opinion that they had
nothing to do with II, and that the
war was judgment on the people for
wearing wigs.
In 1866 John Dawes Of Boston was
empowered, to take care Of all young
people "that are disorderly in time OK
Gods Sollem worship and to correct
the unruly one with small wand. In
1923 John Pike was paid f1e for
keeping boys in subsection In the time
of service, for six months. When
hired the second time he doubled the
price.
On Cape Cod four men were ap-
pointed by town to take care Of the
boys on the Lords day and to whip
them IL necessary. Such officers were
termed inspectors Of youth" In
Duxbury. as late as 1860. committee
was chosen to look after "the wretch
ed boys" on the Sabbath.
What did these colonial lads do to
require such supervision2 One almost
shrinks from examining into their
lawlessness; but the records reveal
the depths OF their iniquity.
They did not stand up as their
elders did for the long prayers. but
sat with their hats on during ye
whole exercise" They ran out be-
fore the prayer was done and 'ye
Blessing pronounced" They were
guilty of Crude and Idel Behaver
such as Smiling and Larfng and In
tiseing others to the Same Eyil"; OF
Pulling the heir of their naybers In
time Of public Worship"
"one,s imagination might go or and
add the paper balls and nutshells
which were probably thrown from
the galleries where "the wretched
boys" were imprisoned. the shaking
Of benches. the sly pinches and the
similar ebullitions of youthful spirits,
which went to make up the sum total
of colonial wickedness.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
CAUCASIAN AND NEGRO.
They Are Fundamentally Opposite Ex-
tremes In Evolution.

They Are Fundamentally Opposite Ex-
tremes In Evolution.
The Caucasian has the subjective
faculties we'll developed; the negro the
objective. The Caucasian, and more
particularly the Anglo Saxon, is dom
inant and domineeriny and possessed
primarily with determination, will
power, self control, self government
and all the attributes Of the subjective
self, with high development OF the
ethical and aesthetic faculties and
great reasoning powers. The negro Is
in direct contrast by reason Of a GER
tain lack of these powers, and e. great
development Of the objective qualities.
The negro is primarily affectionate,
immensely emotional, then sensual
and under provocation, passionate.
There is love of outward show, Of os-
tentation, of appreciation. He loves
melody and a rude kind Of poetry and
sonorous language. There Is undevel-
oped artistic power and taste-negroes
make good artisans and handicrafts-
men. They are deficient in judgment,
in the formation Of new ideas from ex-
listing facts, in devising hypothesis
and in making deductions in general
They are initiative rather than origi-
nal, inventive or constructive. There Is
instability Of character incident to
lack Of self control, especially In con-
nection with the sexual relation, and
there is lack Of orientation or recog-
milton of position and condition of self
and environment, evidenced in various
ways, but by a peculiar "bumptious-
ness" so called by Professor Black
sher of Texas, this is particularly no
ticeable.
The white and the black races are
antipodal, then, in cardinal points. The
one has a large frontal region Of the
brain, the other a larger region behind;
the one is subjective, the other objec-
tive: the one a great reasoner. the
other pre- eminently emotional; the one
domineering, but having great self con-
troll, the other meek and submissive,
but violent and lacking self control
when the passions are aroused; the
one a very advanced race, the other
very backward one. The Caucasian
and the negro are fundamentally op-
posite extremes in evolution.-Robert
Bennett Bean in Century.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20

imported numerous noted horses
from England, the home of the mod
ern thoroughbred. The most noted
runner the Hamptons owned was the
famous Black Maria, which In one
race of the split heats ran twenty
miles, an event unparalleled up to
that date. General Hampton rode
none but horses Of proudest lineage.
The one he best liked, on account Of
his superb courage and endurance was
a 16a hands bay, and described as the
handsomest horse in the Confederate
army. He was named Beauregard.
He was wounded at Gettysburg, soon
J after his master was borne from that
stricken field. He followed the gene
raj to the hospital. There he was un-
saddled. Then throwing himself
down outside the hospital tent he
died.
General Fitzhugh Lee, like Stuart
and Hampton, was bold and ubiqui-
tous rider. and like them he also had
many mounts during the civil war.
No finer horseman ever drew rein
than this favorite son Of Virginia In
war days he was slender and supple,
and withal muscular. All the Lees
rode like centaurs; 1t was their birth
right. His choice Of mounts was q
beautiful dapple-gray mare with q
name and tail like silver, and he call
ed her Nellie Gray, the title Of his fa-
vorite ballad. Nellie Gray was killed
while under the general at the battle
of winchester, when Sheridan drove
Early up the valley.
General w. T. Sherman did not
care so much for style In his mounts,
but he would demand that the horses
in his menage should look well fed,
should be well groomed and able to
carry him wherever he wanted to go.
fool horse" one that could not be
taught to stand fire, he would not own
long. During his four years Of war
perhaps a score Of horses passed
through his hands. The horse that
stood him best and which he rode on
the march to the sea and at the grand
review in Washington was old Cumph.
He was a large sized bay or brown
gelding, muscular in all his proper
tions and horse of great gameness.
Whenever the general could be induc-
ed to mellow up and talk on war
times (Which was infrequent) he al
ways took occasion to pay tribute
to- the good sense and endurance OF
Old Cumph.-washingto Star.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
Some Cat Superstitions.

Napoleon Bonaparte showed a NOR
bid horror of cats. The night be-
fore the battle of Waterloo a black
cat passed near him, and at the sight
the great warrior was completely un-
nerved. He saw an omen Of defeat.
Henry III. of France swooned when
ever he saw a cat, and one Of the
Ferdinands Of Germany would tremble
in his boots If a harmless tabby got
in the line Of his vision.
Among the Romans, cat was a SYM
Dol of liberty. The Egyptians held
the animal in veneration under the
name of Aelurus, a deity with hu-
man body and a cats head. Whoever
killed a cat, even by accident, was
put to death. Diana assumed the
form Of a cat and excited the fury
Of the giants.-London Mirror.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
DOGS OF coNsTANrlNopLE.
Turks Treat Them Kindly, Refusing to
Kill Even the Manned.

Turks Treat Them NinoiyJ neIus'HS "
Kill Even the Manned.
The dogs are great feature Of Con-
stantinople, and, indeed, Of all Turkish
towns. They lie about In amiapie
heaps in the sunshine and are most
considerably treated by the Turks,
though occasionally they suffer at the
hands of Greeks or Armenians. One
constantly sees slumbering group,
over which the passersby carefully
step, monopolizing the very centre Oh
a busy, crowded street. Each road mas
it's own pack, which protests vehe-
mently against any foreign trespasser.
Yet a dog may pass where he pleases,
says a writer in Blackwood's Magazine
by making, in the Turkish phrase,
"tesslim"-that is, resignation" In
a street not his own he is obliged
every few yards to lie on his back and
wave his paws propitiatingly, while an
inhospitable chorus barks around him.
The progress is slow and undignihed'
but in the end sure.
Some Of the dogs are handsome, and
nearly all have most courtly manners
but the great majority are either Grip
pied by carriages or mango stricken.
When puppies appear upon the scene
the nearest Turk provides a basket and
milk, and sees generally to their well
fare, and woe betide the foreigner
who tries to kill a hound.
Once I was passing down a street at
dusk, but stopped to make the ac-
quaintance of puppy like ball OF
worsted.. had established a very sat
isfactory basis for future friendship
and was going on my way when nearo
the rattle of wheels and yelping. Go
ing back I found the poor little beast
had been run over and had two legs
broken. AS big Turkish porter was
passing I offered him a franc to put
the puppy out Of its pain, a work l
did not relish. He was ready to take
Il roughly from my hands, but not TO
kill It. That's different" he said; ito
take life is wicked"
There are many repellent sights In
Constantinople and 1t is hard to con-
ceive a picture which more realistical-
ly represents a scene from the Inferno
than an ordinary business transaction
that occurs nightly. Dogs are the
scavengers Of Constantinople, and ev-
cry night the refuse Of hotels ana
houses is thrown out into the streets.
A class of men exists which lives
by rag picking and diligently inVesti-
Gates the contents of these heaps, while
the dogs snarl and bay around MIN
zavagely, resenting his intrusion into
their perquisites.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
Man suffoeated by q Cat.

Mr. Walter Schroeder held an In
quiry at the st. Pancras coroners
court last night into the death Of AL
bert Parnell.
Laying close TO Parnell's face was
his favorite tabby cat. The doctor
who was called expressed the opinion
that death was due to asphyxia, COM
bined with heart trouble and bron-
chitis, the asphyxia being caused by
the cat lying on the mans face. The
coroner observed that this was the
first inquiry held by him Of an adult
meeting death in such circumstances.
London Globe.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1906-11-20
Cat That Seemed to Understa nd.

AS striking a cat story as I have
heard in a long time comes from AL
ton, n. H., and is vouched for abso-
lutely The cat was accustomed to
visit the next door neighbor after
each meal TO be fed and petted, bring
ing also two kittens.
One of the women at the house
thus visited, who had entertained q
dislike for cats, finally. on observing