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THE DAILY ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, SUNDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 8 1895. 1-1 USTORY OF THE CUP. History of the First American Cup Winner. the other tivo outside the Hook, one twenty imilos to windward or leeward, as the wind may be blowing at tho time, and return, and the other over a triangular course of thirty miles. So far there has been no occasion to sail more than two of the threo races, and the cup Is BtlU on this side of the Atlentlc in the cus tody of the club originally Intrusted with t'he responsibility of Its def?ns These are. however, not all of the change that have been made In these International cup races. Although. the Interesting CuailffCS ill tll YachtS, Royal Yacht squadron's cup was won I OV a Utii! I UUUl. III CUHlCUHWII Uf,tii. HELD BY THE U. S. 44 YEARS Their Owners and Traditious The Valkyrie III and Difiiider. Compiled tor the Astorlan. keel boats, its defense from 1870, the first of the challenge contests, to this year has nevoiveu upon cenieruunru schooners and sloops, excepting In the series In whioh the 'Livonia was the challenger in 1871, when the Happho, a keel schooner, shared the honors of defense- with the centerboard schooner Columbia, taking the Columbia's place after she had lost the race through (lis TOe year 1851 was an eventful one In aster to steering gear and spars. That 1'iie maritime history of Great Urltaln and I was the only exception to the rule of the United States, for In :hat year the centei'boards until this year. Jn seven schooner yacht Amerlsi, de.-flgned and out of the eight cup contests the defender built bv tleorte Steers for Commodore I of the cups has 'been a centeraoaruer, John C. Stevens of the New York Yacht I and up to last year it had become a fixed club and his as-soclates, carried off The I notion among 'American yachtsmen gen Koyal Squadron's cup" at the Cowesl erally that there never would be (Isle of Wig'.it) regatta, In competition time, as Captain Koland F. Collin says with the beat vachts then In the Ilrlttsn n his story of the 'America s :up, "wnen fleet. The rare was sailed without time all other things being equal, a center- eilowance and lU:.e?n vessels s.-hooners board would not beat a kee and cutters started at the signal. The Vlgllant's experience last summer The America ws milntopsall In ltrltlsh waters Indicated the necessity r hnnner of 170 tons. Therj were, how-1 for a modification of this opinion. The ever, four vessels In the contesting fleet I Vigilant, a centertoard and the cham three schooners and one cutter of plon of the America's cup In 189.1, was larger tonnage and two other schooners beaten in several races' by the iiritannia, nf nearlv eou.il tonnage. One of the Brit-1 a keel cuter, which showed herself so Itfh schooners was a three master, more far superior that the sloop built to de. than double the siie of the America, hav- fend the cup this year against va.Kyrie Ing a tonnage of 392 tons. The race OT! Ill Is not a centerboard, but a keel of . tailed in variable weather, but with the most pronounced type, wnicn in an enough of i breeze when rounding the the trial races has shown great superior- Needles to carry nway the Americas lib- Ity over tne vigilant boom. The Yankee craft s triumph was Models and rig9 nave 'Deen invoiva in ct mplete, for the nearest British yacht to the America's cup races. George Steers the line when the America crossed It at built the America on new Ideas regarding the close was eight miles astern and the the designs of 'hulls, and when she sailed rcrt were out of sight. to Kngianu to test 'ner capacity against The tronhy was broug it across the At- the best cutters In 'British waters It lantlc and frc-m that day to this Its pos session has (been a matter of Intense In- ' forest to the people of both countries. Up to the year 1857 the America cup wi,s In the possetslon of tne owners or the vacht that won It Commodore J. C. Stevens. Kdwln A. Stevens, Hamil ton ' WCkes, J. Beekman Flnley and George L, Schuyler. On the 8th of July was distinctly understood that rhe rep- presented a distinctively American type. When the, Magic won the cup race In 1870 against the Cambria, another ana more pronounced feature In modeling was Introduced In these cup races, namely a light-draft 'broad-beamed centoi'board craft, with all ballast insldo the hold, representing the American idea of mar- of that year these gentlemen decided to Ine architecture against the deep draft .present the trop'hy as a perpetual chal-1 narrow-beamed' kee boat. Thei former lenge cup to the new lorK iac.it ciuo, was ridiculed Dy tne uruiener as a SKim- on the condition that It should be sub ject to the challenge of any organized rmlng dish; the latter was contenptu r.isly described by tho American yachtsmen as yjcht club of any foreign country with n. I a l)oard tailing on Its edge. yacht of any rig "of not less! than thirty or more than 300 tons," custom-house measurement, with' suitable provisions as to notice In writing from the chal- In 1881, the cup races resolved them selves Into contests between single- stick ers, the Canadian challenger Atalanta being a sloop. In 188.", the question of rig lengera. embracing rig, measurement and was Injected into the competition, the name of vessel challenging, the match to I Genesta being the pioneer of British cut he sailed over t'iio course of the club In I tors to enter American waters to Htrug- nossecslon. The gift was accepted on gle for the coveted prize. In this feature tho terms of Its donors. The object of of the International yacht races, the the gift was apparent. It was throwing standing rigging, laced mainsail and fixed the gauntlet down to the British yachts- bowsprit of thj American sloop, are pitted men to win back the cup If they dared against the sliding bowsprit and rigging attempt it and could do it. and sai.s set iiymg, wnicn are cnarac It was not until 1808,. seventeen years torlsllc features of the British cutler. Up after the cup had been carried off by to the present yeir there has berm as the America, that any move was made marked a dlfiennco between tho models by the Britishers looking to the recov- cf Die British challengers and tho Amt-ri- ery Cf tho trop'.iy. Then Commodore can defenders of the cup us there was James Ashbury of the Hoyal1 Thames between the American and the lleet of Yacht club opened1 negotiations which cutters from which bho wrested tho finally resulted In an arrangement for a race on Auau.M. 8. 1870. Ashhury'a keel s.'hooner Cambria was the challenger. -She wi required to race against the fleet In the same wuy as tho America had raced against the Hrllls'li Royal Yacht cli.'j squadron when ifiie A'on the cup Although 'nearly twenty years had f laneed ' i.lnce that achievement, the America was still afloat and present In the Now York fleet to defend the cup She had experienced many vicissitudes, however. Hlnce the race of 185). She was . Bj'.d by Commodore Steven and his as sociates 'before they returned to the United States to an Kngllshman, who used her for a time as a. plensure and racing cr&ft. After the war of the rebel lion broke out the was converted Into a blockade runner and to avoid capture, wag sailed Into St. John's river, Florida, and there sunk. After the war was over sSa was raised and taken to Annapolis where she mas put Into service as n training ship for cadet of the Naval aeadi'my. She was being used as such -when the race with the Cambria was agreed upon. The navy department there upon relltted her and entered her with the fleet for the defense of the cup. in the race tho Ilttlo center-boird .ehooner Magic of forty-seven tons led the proces slon over tho course, beating I he Cambria 33m 12s. Tha,latter was tenth In crossing the linet the America, the fourth, beating tho Cambria 13m. 47s. Subsequently the Amorlcx paired Into the hands of the ; late General Hcnjanln F. Butler, and she is now owned by his son, somewhat al tered, though. In appearance from what she was In the Hoyal Yacht club squad ion race, for she now carries a topmast on the fore as well as on the main mast. The following year, 1X71, Ashbury chal lenged again with the s-hooner Livonia, but under aMered conditions. It was Agreed to sail seven races, the winner of t'he greatest number to bold tho cup. The course alternated between tha regular New York Yacht club course Inside New York bay and twenty miles to windward beyond Sandy Hook lUhtrfhlo and bark. The New Yot't Yacht club had the right to name the defender of the cup In each of these races at the starting pnlnt. The cup was successfully defended by the schooner Co'.imrbla, a eenturboaid, and tli'U Sappho, a keel schooner. Six times 'has the cup been chalUnged since the defeat of tho Livonia and each time the challenger has lowered Its col ors In dofeat. The Canadians look a hand In 1876 with tho schooner Countess of Dufferln, -which was beaten by the Madeline, and again In 1881, who.i they sent to New York the centerbiar I sloop Atlanta through the Oswego an-l Uric canals and t.ie Hudson river, to bo beat en by the sloop Mlrehlef. Then followed the British cutter Genesta, In llWI. Gala tea In lKMi. Thlstlie In 1887 and In KU Val kyrie fwhlch Is jommonly called Vulkyrle II, because t'he was the second cf tho name built by Lord Dunraven), each ot which were respectively batten by the sloops Puritan, Mayflower, Volunteer and Vigilant In the order namel. The AmiN lea's cup b is thus bc?n retained by the New York Yac'lit club against all comers in eight International contends. When these lntorna'lonal races Were .begun the challenger was handicapped. In the same way as the America was handicapped at Cowe it was required to rail against all of the Now York Yacht club' fleet; This handicap was modified In the contest of 1S71 by the n'Mlnu- nf nnn vessel' Bffilnit the chal- luriTur In each of the Series Of raees I secure elaltlMttr .n.. whlria were to decide the result, the cluH Ity, without overloading himself wllh reserving the rb;ht to name th- vcifci ballast, and the American designer has that should defend ttio cup In each race lesnrtej to the British Idea of a keel et the hour for stnrtlnr This waand low weight to secure the same re rhangej it'ialn In later onte-u so that i suits, and he has sacrificed beam to avoid only one vessel should sail against th I surface friction, again conforming to an c'ba.lenger to the cup In cioh of the other British Idea. The Britisher hus se twrles ot three race determining the Is- cured the spread of canvas he was aim sue. In the last four International con- Ing to secure. It la the first time for an tesls defender of the cup was con. Kngllt-h yacht to start In the contest for strurted expresHly for that purpose and the cup with a greater spread of canvas the tame U the caie In rha contest of than her competitor. It la ulno the first tji's year. " . time for an American yacht to defend The original ree w re sailed ovrf the the cup that was narrower than the Brit pourse of the N w York- Ycht club, l.h challenger. Ies!gners have, in a cer- whleh lies inside r-anny mimir, nut mis mm sense, cnangeq places. But the two trophy In 1851. Every one of tho four s'.oups preceding the Defender havo been noted for their breadth cf beam and great nail-carrying capacity, with a marked tendency, however, toward an Increased diaft. The latter was so Inrjelv devel oped In the Vigilant that she Is to all Intents and purposes a kjel boat when her centerboard Is hauled up, as phe draws fourteen feet of water when In thnt condition and twonty-three feet when the board Is down. Then again alie Incorporates the British Idea of bal lasllng,' having the weight low on the keel. Each of tho British, cutters that have challentred for the cup have, how ever, borne the customary characteris tics of British yachts great depth ot draft .and extreme narrowness of beam each one, If anything, looking slenderer than Its predecessor on tho challenge list, mid with heavy weights on tho keel. Furthermore, the challenging yacht has always entered the races wilh the fame racing spars and canvas used by her in hor home waters. Invariably the contrast buu.veen her and her American adversary, as to the spread of canvas, has been un favorable to 'her. The spars and sails of the home craft huve been a revelation to the visiting yachtsmen, and sall'-i'arry-Ing capacity has Invariably won the race This year thire has been a general departure from the national traditions on both sides of the Atlantic. For the first time in the hlstbry cf the America's cup race t'he 'British have built a yacht expressly designed to sail In American waters in the fall weather of the East ern coast. Tile Valkyrie III is unusually broad In the beam for a British yacht, exceeding that of the Defender by four feet, und she hus a draft within elx Inches of that of the Defender. This gives her the power to carry nn area of can vas unequaled by and British yacht of her Inches ever before -built. Her dlincn slons are: 12S feet over all; DO feet on water line; beam, 2S feet; draft, 18 feet 8 Inches. Tne New York syndicate represented by '.Mr. Iselin, which has put at least $150,000 Into the Defender, has, on the other hand, abandoned the centerboard and taken up the British Idea of deep an 1 heavily welghteJ keel. It has also made another concession to British pre judices by Increasing the depth, of draft and narrowing the beam. It looks very much like a confession that the limit of tho centerboard was reached In the Vigilant, the champion of 1SU3, and that further advancement In the matteV of s-pecd Is only obalnable through the agency of a keel model, an Increase In depth, the lowering of weights, and a reduction in breadth. But sall-carrylng capacity seems to have been lost In the sacrifice of breadth of beam. The dimen sions of the 'Defender are given as fol lows: Length over all, 17 feet; on water line. 90 feet; beam. Jl feet; draft, 19 feet. An experiment has been made, also, hi the employment of materials for tho De fender's const ructlln. With the view ot securing maximum lightness aluminum has been largely used In her 'hull. But the English designer has made a boat cf composite muterlalswood planking on a light, but strong, steel frame which Is said to have produced quite as light a boat, foot for foot, as the Defender. There has, therefore, been a complete revolution, as It were, on both sides ot the Atlantic In the preparations for this year's eontest for the America's cup. The English designer has adoptea the American Idea regarding beam to signers, who have both tried their de signs for the American cup. Fife de signed the Thistle; Watson designed' all three Valkyries, one of which failed for the cup In 18M and foundered In the Clyde last year. But Watson came, to Now York in 1833 to study the environ ments of Jjie courses over which tho races were sailed, went homo with new notions, and evolved a new kind of yacht as the result, engrafting some American Ideas on his own, and pro ducing a. model Just suited for -the work required for It In the cup races off New York hai'aor. Burgeas and Herreshoft are the 'American designers who have been pitted against Fife and Watson, Burgess, who produced the Puritan, May flower and Volunteer, and revolutionized American yac'nt-bullding, is dead, and Herrethoff, the designer of the Vigilant and t'he Defender, is now alone, unless some new man comes to the front. i In previous races for the cup superior j sail area has been regarded as the prime factor In the winning of the race. This year that advantage rests with the Brit ish challenger. Whether or not it will count with Valkyrie III remains to be seen. 'A yacht race fs never won nor lost until the course Is actually covered and the time allowances, If any there be, are 'adjusted. The courses this year will be the game as those laid out for all the later cup races one inside New1 York harbor, over the New York club's regular course the other two outside. Time allowance will also be given on water line measure ments. Which one will give and which one take this year cannot be determined untlli the official measurer gets through with hU work. The published water line measurements put the two boats on even terms. It has been predicted, however, that the British yacht will have to, give her American rival an allowance in this race. If that Is so, it will be a new de parture In these cup races, for hereto fore the time allowance has gone the other way and the Genesta came very nearly winning one of the races with the Puritan that way. -A rule prevailing in Brltls1!! yacht races has, however, been adopted in this year's rules of the cup races, namely, to 'limit the number of the crews. The Vigilant carried crew of over seventh-five men In the races of 1893, and the charge was set up mai meir cniei value was service as live ballast." Seventy-five men hug glng the windward rail make ai great difference In a vessel's stability, and re lieves her of the necessity of carrying a large amount of dead weight on the keel which would also ipull her deeper in the water, Increasing displacement or lessen ing time allowance, as the case may be, through the extra lengthening of the water line. The value of "live ballast" was recently shown In the two races be tween the American schooner Yampa and the British Bchooner Amphltrite. In the first race, with a large number of extra men aboard the Yampa beat the Amphl- trlle, but when galling with a restricted number under the rules, a protest hav ing been allowed, she was badly beaten by the Arrephltrlte. There will be no live ballast" carried by either vessel in this year's contest. The list of American cup race winners and the years In which the races were galled are as follows up to date: Amer ica, 1851; Magic, 1870; Columbia and Sap pho, 1871; Madeline, 1876; -Mischief, 18!1; Puritan, 188G; Mayflower, 1888; Volunteer, 18S7.; Vigilant, 1893. The record Is without a break. If a break does occur this year New York will send a schooner to England to bring it back, they say. They are now figuring on that possibility and are not daunted by tho recent defeat of the rack schooner yacht Yampa In her sec- cThd race In British waters against the British rehooner Amphltrlte. According to "Sailor Jack's super fluous notions, the Defender Is an un- ueky boat and the America cup Is In eal danger of returning to Cowes to the club house of the Royal Yacht squad- on. She has met with, misfortune from tho time she was ready for the water un til date. She stuck on the ways when launching, she has been aground twice, til'e has started her side plates, her chain plates, sprung a mast, broken a gaff, damaged her steering gear, broken the martingale and Buffered sundry other misfortunes, either of which, if happen ing In a race, would cause her to lose It. "Sailor Jack," therefore, shakes his head ominously and says she has been built too flno and cannot stand the strain. It iwoull be far 'from a misfortune If tho America cup should pass for a perioa Into the hands cf the British. It would be the means ot creating more Interest lhn ever In both nations to secure mari time supremacy. It would act as a stimulus to American shipbuilders and put them on their mettle. They would sharpen their wits to develop a sea-going boat that would: bring the cup back again. One thing has become a fixed Idea In connection with the America's cup it will never moro remain In the undis turbed possession of any nation. If Great Drltaln were to get It this year, ana America issued no challenge next year for it, the Germans are sure to do it, for Germany has an emperor who Is a veritable "sea-dog," and as enthusiastic a yachtsman as plows the waters of any nation. He will surely covot the trophy If no one else will. MA-rUTHA WASHINGTON'S LETTER. A copy of the only letter and signature of 'Martha Washington known to exist is in possession, according to the Boston uuuget, or the united States government, -inis 'letter lay for more than ninety years nrouen among some musty ar chives at the capita!, and was lately dis covered fby Walter H. French, clerk of tne department of flies, house of repre' scntatives. The spelling, punctuation ana -breaks of lines are carefully rcpro- uuceu: iMoun't Vernon, December 31st, 1799. Sir While I feel with keenest anguish the late Disposition of Divine Provl. dence, I cannot be Insensibe to the mournful trib utes of respect and veneration which are paid to the memory of my dear deceased Hus band and as his best services and most anxious wishes were always devoted to the welfare and happiness of his country to know that they were iruiy appreciated an'd gratefully remembered anoras no Inconsiderable consolation. Taught by the great examrIa which I hav9 so long before me never to oppose my crlvate wishes to the public will I must consent to the request made by c ingress which you have had the goodness to UvlTlHmil to me and In doing this I need not-I cannot say what a sacrifice of Individual fee.lng I make to a sense of public duty. With grateful acknowledgement and unfeigned thanks for the penonal respect and evidences of condolenca ex pressed by congress and yourself. I remain, very respectfully sir, Your most obedient and humble servant MARTHA WASHINGTON. AVHY THEY REFUSE. SUMNER WEPT. The Columbia's Captain Accep.s the Blame for the Dry Dock Accident, Standard-Union. The court of Inquiry fit the navy yard, Investigating the question of responsibil ity for tho recent Injury to the cruiser Columbia while In dry dock in South ampton, adjourned yesterday afternoon after 'listening to a confession of fault on the part of- Capt. George W . Sumner, commander of the ship. As wat stated In yesterday s Stand ard-Union, tbe testimony before the cap-' tain took the stand clearly Indicated that he was In error In docking the vessoT before the dry dock had been examined as to Its fitness, and he bore out the testimony by manfully acknowledging that the damage to the vessel wi due to his own neglect. I sent no oflleers to examine the dock and Its. appliances before docking my shin." he t-ald. "and this was a serious oversight on my pir, and one that 1 deeply regret. At this point Captain Sumner's emo tions overcame hf-m and he wept like child. Rear Admiral Walker and the members of the court regarded their captain with astonishment and waited for him to re rover before questioning him further. Finally Admlra: Walkar said: "In the face of these facts, why did you pay the Southampton people?" "For three reasons." answered the cap tain. First, I hud received" no orders to do otherwise, tin company disclaimed liability for the Injuries, and I feared thev might libel my ship." "They couldn't do that; She belongs to the United States," observed ths ad miral. - JiuUe-Advoeate Draper finished rending tt.e captain's statement and then an nounced that the court could make its report to the department at Washington. The outcome renialna In tho hands of Secretary Herbert. The Columbia was floated yesterday, and after taking on coa wll! leave to Join l lie Norr.i Atlantic squadron. It Is a noticeable fact that all Demo crats thus far mentioned as candidates for the presidential nomination, when questioned about it. manifest the shvness. ccyness and bashfulness of a school girl. Thau n l,li,.. , "w c.iuouujr pieaseu wim tne com pliment implied and have some difficulty in suppressing tneir Happiness, but not one of thorn wants to start his boom yet awhile. They are long-headed enough to know thst early booms fizzle out speedily, that the first one In the field Is usually the first one to go, and that the best chances are reserved for those wno Keep in the background until near convention time. This is the reason why they are all twlmmlng around the glided bait with pleasant yet anxious faces, watching each other Jealously, but not one of them grabbing for It. They know the danger of the hook concealed in the baft. Mr. Cleveland scouts the Idea of a third term. Whenever it Is mentioned he hoists sail on his catboat and goes fish ing for scup, and meanwhile what he Is really thinking out there on the briny deep no man knows, not even Whitney. The most he will say Is that no one is urging him. It makes hlmi tired when Mr. Watterson says he would not carry a school district in the United States. but If the convention should offer him the third term nomination he would take it as quickly as a blueflsh takes his hook. Adlal Stevenson, when asked about his boom, smiles, disclaims all knowledge of such a thing, and straightway hies htm to Alaska, where no one can talk to him upon such dangerous subjects. Secretary Olney, when informed there was a "rea-My true" boom for him, broke out Into laugh ter and rushed Into teiTnls with renewed vigor, playing that noble game like a young, giddy thing. When Farmer Mor ton, of Nebraska, was down in Virginia the other day some of the politicians whispered in his ear that the next dele gation from that state' would vote for him in convention. Morton smiled a sickly smile, realizing that it would not do to start a boom In Virginia, as she hns passed the time of being the mother of presidents. He replied to the temp ters: "Gentlemen, I am holding the last office I shall ever hold." Though hs does not know It, his prophetic soul is rlgnt. Standard OIl-WaM Street-Multl-mllllon-alre Whitney, who can easily put up a million subscription to the Democratic fund, scouts the Idea and declares he would not accept the nomination if ten dered to him on a silver plate. 'And eo it goes. Every man of them has his little boom hidden away, which he expects to fly at the right time, but he does not want it afloat now when it would not last much Conger than a soap bubble. Thus it is that every one or them pooh-poohs the Idea of a nomin ation and yet at heart they all' want It. and they want It badly, even though not one olf them feels sure that a Demo crat can .be elected. None of them, how ever, would' refuse the chance of nomin ation on that account, for the man who runs is considered the leader of the party, even though he leads only a forlorn hope. The great, sweeping Republican victory of last November Infused business and banking circles, the manufacturing and the railroad classes, with confidence that the commercial dangers to toe apprehend ed from any further malign Democratic influences were indefinitely postponed. They feel so still, and. they will not Im peril that restoration of confidence by turning the country over to the Demo cratic incumbents again. All these gentle men with their little hidden booms know this, but It will not prevent any one of them upon 'whom the convention calls from sending up his particular boom, even knowing It must collapse. WISHER'S THEATRE September 9th and week. 'Ikcon'8 Stock Company will present at Fisher's New Opera House the following plays, each play mounted with new and special scenery and effects. : Hs:9tThTnddZb.Kidnapped : Wednesday, Septerrpbsr 11th, After Dark :Thuilept3embe, 12th,The Plunger; FRIDAY, Seplembcr 13th, ::sAT;AmLMSEE'fl Priioner of Wat! SATURDAY NIGHT, September 14tb, Burr Oaks: Sale of seats opens Saturday, September 7th, at fleai York Novelty Store. Popular Prlees. FOR TILiliAmOOKi NEHALEM H, PROFESSIONAL CARDS. A. SMITH DENTIST. Booms 1 and t PythUn -IouIMItm. over C. H. Cooper's store. German Physician. Eel .-otic. DR. BART KL, , PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office over Albert Dunbur's store, cor. 9th and Co.nmerclal. Prices: Calls, $1; confinement, J10.00. Operations at idle free; medicines furnished. W. C. LOGAN, D. D. 8.. DENTAL PARLORS. Manuel! Block. 672 Third street. DR. EILIV JANSON. PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office over Olsen's drug store. Hours. 10 to 12 a, m.: 2 to 6 and 7 to 8 D. m, Sun days, 10 to 11. J. S. BISHOP. M. D.. HOMEOPATHIST. Office and rooms In Kinney lilojlt Ofllee Hours, 10 to 12:30 and 4 to ti:30 Surgery and Dlseascj ot Women a Spe cialty. LIBERTY P. MULLINIX. M. D., i-nYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office. 684H Third at, Astoria, Ore. Special attention given to all chrnnl diseases. DR. O. B. 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TEMPLE LODGE NO. 7,. A. F. and A. M. Regular communications held on the first and third Tuesday evening of each month. W. G. HOWELL, W, M. ' E. C. HOLDEN, Saaratary. MISCELLANEOUS. REAL ESTATE, NOTARY PUBLIC. W. C. CASSELL, 4 Commercial Street. FAOS IN SHIPS. tToorge Moore la one of the most modest of contemporary writers. He does not tMnk that everything he has written Is Bre.t. After tliil.-hing "Mike Fletcher." irowever, he wrote, "At last I have wrlt- Faila in shipbuilding seem to date from the seventeenth century, iwhen a Dutch merchant gave orders for a vessel to be constructed for him' like the pictorial representations of iNoah's artt. The ship ping folk In the town where he resided Jeered' at him for his eccentric idea, but when the craft was completed, and It was ifound capable of carrying a third more cargo than other owner's ships, and no extra men were required to work It, the laugh changed sides. Probobly this is the only Instance on record of a fad turning out succeaFul when put to a .practical test. In 11414 William Doncaster patented what he descrfbed as ibelng "the first hydrostatic ship that has ever appeared upon the habitable globe." It consisted of jive pontoons, sharp pointed, to divide the displaced water, so that it would rise well to the waves. Four water wheels were flxed fore and aft. between pon toons one and two and four and live, through which the .water ran, to prcpel the vessel. This Invention, as might readily be Imagined, proved of no use whatever. Chambers' Journal. Sailing dates to and from Tillamook and Nehalem depend on the- weather. For freight and passenger rates apply to ELMORE, SANBORN & CO., Agents. O. K & N. CO., Agents, Portland. WHEN IN PORTLAND-Call on Handley & Haas. 150 First street, and get the Dally Astorian. Visitors need not roles their morning paper while there. BEVERAGES. WINES AND BRANDIES. Use Mn fandel wine Instead of coffee or ten. Fifty cents per gallon. Don't forget peach and apricot brandy. Also French Cognac and wine at Alex Gilbert's. STEAMERS Telephone & Bailey Gatzert. Columbia River and Puget Sound Nav- igation Co.. over the nature they do not yet com prehend. They go through much real mis ery, hugging their sensitive feelings to their hearts, their pride and their un- happiness mutually encouraging each other. Sensitive people, above all others, have most need of that .grand spiritual virtue common sense. And sensitive girls should be carefully instructed as to the capabil ities and dangers of rhelr peculiar tern, per&ment. They should be taught to govern not only tneir actions, put their thoughts and fe-fllngs, by reason and Judgment. They should be shown how to argue their misery out ana re duce It to its lowest terms before allow ing themselves to be made miserable by Imoginery sorrows. lAnd such girls should be made to believe firmly that no virtue lies 1n unhiapplness. The virtue and strength Is to make our.ielves happy In fplte of outward circumstance. We were meant to be happy, not miserable, and although It takes some determination and perseverence to claim our Inheritance, It Is we'.C worth it when wa hive obtained it. religion In tihelr own breasts I cannot reach, but shall think it my duty if they walk honestly and peaceably not to cause them in the least to suffer for the same." --The Saturday Review. CROMWELL'S CONSCIENCE SENSITIVE GIRLS. point was surrendered ct an early stag, model, are more alike than the model. luMrteV Ti. .,l., 11 " V .""' l" , ml "uve opinions. Mr. Moore'. sMIln. by the1 show little feeling, but t l uovvu io ir.fi iv j uui uj i.iii-v juie roiuptieu against one another for -u-av u A ki i - v.i - . .t. i- . i . v.,,., v,b r 1 r ,fy MM belong- to the lmpreion- pily among iAe anJ unsvtmwirh' mnr oV,ovcr,hVreffui.r cl course, an Watson and F.f. are rival l.r.tHh de-! deal witVri 1"" ' I , c n-lence. Harper's Rasar. The problem of dealing with sensitive girls Is a most difficult one for parents or guardians. It Is necessary that such girls Should be most judiciously managed. The sensitive temperament Is, of al others, that which makes most minap rine and tro'Vbles for Its possessor, until he (or she) has trained himself to govcA It. and not allow It to govern him. The chief obstacle to helping people of sensitive temperament, whether such peo ple are young or old, Is the Idea which dominates most of them that their sen. sitlveness Is a merit, and not to be ac counted defect or a fault, or to be controlled by the laws of com non cnse. Sensitive people usually feel proud of the sufferings which proceei from the deli cate condition of their feelings, and very scornful of those phlfgmitie folks whi work aCong hjp- Certaln Englishmen havo been grossly Intolerant; but at heart the nation has, we believe, always been tolerant anxious that 1s, not to limit the action of the human mind or to constrain the con science. Here Cromwell was prophetic ally typloal. He first put into tangible shape England's Ideal of religious lib ertyan Ideal aowly and painfully but WOMEN AS POMOLOOISTS. In the Industry of fruit-growing Amer ican Women are coming, or rather are very imuch, to the fore.- Fully a third ot the Ifruit ranches in California are owned or managed by them. None among them has, perhaps-, made such great success as Mrs. H. R. W. Strong, of Wh'lttier, who Is widely known as "the woman fruit grower of Southern California." Mrs. Strong has, it is said, the largest walnut grove in the World, which com prises 150 acres. Thist however, is only a portion of her grove, for she has been equally successful and enterprising with other nuts and smatt fruits. Some time ago, before the state board of trade, Mrs. Strong read a paper showing the value ot pampas grass and pomegranates as Call fornlan products. The opinions expressed in this article should certainly be regard ed as coming from one who knows, for Mrs. Strong yearly realises from $3,750 to J5.000 from the pampas grass which grows on either side of her avenue, which Is 800 feet long. From the pomegranate exceKent syrups and Jellies are made and the rind yields quite a large quantity of tannin. Englishwomen are not altogether stand ing still In tMs branch of labor, but are making the best advancement possible. Tlielr chances for progression In this rar- Two Daily Boata to Portland "Telephone" leaves Astoria at 7 p. an. daily (except StiDday). Leaven Portland daily at 7 o. m., ex cept Sunday. "Bailey Gatzert" leaves Astoria Tues day, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning at 6:45 a. m. ; Snnday evening at 7 p. m. Leaves Portland dnilv at K cept Sunday. On Satnrday night at 11 p. in. Stenmer Ocean Wave leaven Pn,-n.i Tuesday audThursday at 8 a.m..Satnrday at 10:30 a. m.,running straight tbroujib. luiioHi-u, cuuni'ciini! nn trains for all points on North Beach. Leaves Ilwnco Wednesday and Fridnv mnrninir nt o'clock, Sunday night at 5 o'clock, for Portland. C. W. STONE, Agent, Astoria Telephone No. 1L U. B. Scott. President E. A. Seeley. Gen'l Agt, Portland. resolutely pursued since his tlm. Noth ing could be better put than his words ; tlcular line have been limited, as t now only rour years since the first Kng gllsh horticultural college, which fs at S'wanley, opened Ms doors to women stu dents. Up to the present time they have prowd themselves to be clever and able gardeners, and the work seems to be par ticularly adapted to them. Ex. cn toleration: "Every sect saith: O, give me liberty. But give him it, and to his power, he wt.t not yield It to any body else. Liberty of conscience Is a natural right; ant he that would have it oufflit to give it." On another Deci sion he says, even more definitely, "I derire from my heart I have prayed for it I have waited for the day to see union and right understanding between the Kcdly people Scots. Engltsh, Jd.v. Gen tiles, Presbyterians, Independent. Ana b&p'lst9, and all." Were we to give all Crcmc.vU's utterances on the subject of toleration we should All our columns. AVe wll. however, add one mora example: i meddle not." he says, "with any man's Jt. fop thn ntuinl girls, who are half proud, half unhappy, j w.u: thoughts they have In matters ot l John Norton, who Is 93 years old. has lived all his life in his house near Com pounce lake, Connecticut, and although he has been In sight of both' the North ampton Division of the Consolidated and of the New England railroad, he never rode in a car of any kind until recently. The old man 1s hale and hearty, with all of his faculties keen and alert, and has a good prospect of living to be 100. He sewnn to enjoy his ride very much. . A. V. ALLEN, DEALER IN Groceries, Flour, Feed, Provisions, Fruits Vegetables, Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware. Loggers' Supplies. Cor. Cm ud Squtmoque Streets. Astoria. Ore S. H. VVILLETT, PLUMBING, Gas and Steam Fitting, Hot Air, Steam and Water Heatlnj.-. 17 Twelfth street. Astoria. Or. FREEMAN & HOLMES. Blacksmiths. Special attention paid to steamboat re pairing, first-class horseshoeing, etc LOCGIJtG CAjSP (QOiiK A SPECIALTY UW Olney street, between Third and and Fourth Astoria, Or.