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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 12, 1903)
AST0RI4, OREGON, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1903. 'V.t ( '. vi- -"l The Daily Astorian " and ; v" ' Astoria Daily News - ' Established 1873 ' FRANKLIN PRINTING CO., -, Publishers. RATE 81 rient by wail, per yeai $0 00 Bent by mail, per month fV Served bv earner, ner nion tu ........ ou SEMI-WEEKLY. Sent by mail, per year, In advance $1 00 The Astorian guarantees to tti ad vertiser the largest circulation of any newspaper published on the Columbia River. . e SUCTION DREDGES An Indication of the large amount of river and harbor Improvement work now under way or contemplated by the United States Government Is given by the fact that at present ten suction dredges are being built, two of which will be sent to the Great Lakes, two to New Tork harbor, two to the Mis sissippi river, two to Charleston, S. C, one to Oalveston, and one to Savannah, Ga. The contracts for building these vessels have been distributed to a large number of builders, possibly for the purpose of hastening their com pletton. Five are being constructed by the Maryland Steel Company, two by the Jnmes Rellly Repair and Supply Company, and one each by the W. K. Trigg Company, the Petersburg Iron Works Company and the New Tork Ship Buildlrig Company. The mechanical equipment of the dredges for salt water service will in clude surface condenser outfits, with air pumps, feed pumps and fire pumps The dredges for the Great Lakes are provided with large cross compound, double-acting air pumps and Jet con densers. The air pumps are of novel arrangement, Inasmuch as it Is possible by the manipulation of valves and cocks provided for the purpose, to cut each pump" In half, and run one side entirely Independent of the other side. This practically provides a spare pump In each Installation without the neces sity of being over-weighted with du plicate machines, and at the same time secures the advantages of compound steam cylinders. These dredges are the largest In ca pacity ever built und are, designed in ech case for the special work which they will have to do. They are self propelling, sea-going dredges, and do not depend upon the assistance of tug boats or ' other craft to move them around from point to polntv Some of these vessels are fitted with Immense this. In which the dredged material Is deposited, and when full the vessel propels 1 herself out to ' deep Water, dumps the sand or mud and steams back to repeat the operation. Others are arranged for depositing the dredged material into large scows fastened alongside ;he vessel. The operation of these machines is interesting. A long, flexible tube, 12 to 15 Inches in diameter, drops down from the side of the vessel 20 to 30 feet or more to the bottom of the river or harbor upon which the dredging oper ation is belrig performed. The upper end of this tube is connected to an im mense rotative centrifugal pump, re volving at the rate of several hundred revolutions a minute' and capable of handling many hundreds tons of water iin hour. The lower end of the tube is manipulated from the vessel against the sandbars and mudbanks, and as the watfl- is sucked upward by the centrifugal pumps a large proprotlon of sand and mud goes with It. The cen trifugal pumps discharge this water with its suspended material into the tanks' on ''board the vessel or Into scows, where the heavy matter quickly settles to the bottom, jthe water flow ing back Into the sea. ,., , ; , EXCELLENT DESIGNATION The people of the new republic of Panama have been officially desig nated "Panamans." Ever since the es tablishment of the independent Isth mian republic there has been some un certainty as to what its people were to be -called, together with much dis cussion and much variety of practice. "Panamese" was used by some, "Pan amists" by others, and again "Pan amanian was employed. Official pro nouncement upon the subject was de layed, and, meantime, word coiners' fancies ran riot. , The same thing oc curs whenever there is occasion for making a .new word, but not always does authoritative Judgment finally fix so surely upon the right form as It has done In the present case. There can be no doubt that "Pana mans" and "Panaman" are the best of all the words proposed. It Is a com man reproach of the English language that rules of analogy do not uniformly prevail in it, in spelling, in proununci atlon or In etymology. If .analogy is desirable, we should certainly observe in the formation of new words. Ana logy unmistakably Indicates " Pana man" and "Panamans" as the proper forms for adoption in this case. The wellnlgh universal practice In America in forming proper adjectives and nnmes of people from the .names of their countries is to do so' by adding to the latter either "n" and "ns" or "an", and,"ans," or in a few cases, for sake of euphony,' ''ian" and "ians." The formation of American and Americans from America sets the example. So we have Mexicans, Cubans, Dominicans Haytiana, Jartiaicians, Guatemalans, Nlcarauguans,' Costa Ricans, Colom bians, Venezuelans, (Brazilians, and so down to Patagonlans. The appnreht exceptions Canadians, Salvadoreans and Peruviana are resillj- nothing but slight euphonic modifications of the same 'rule by analogy with practically universal American usage; therefore, vve must say "Panaman" and "Panamans." Uls fiancee, he got his ears boxed at the Bordeaux Club. Ignorant of fenc ing he dared not resent the insult, and renounced his engagement. But he al so took fencing lessons from one Mon serrat, a maitre d'armes of Toulouse. Monserrat taught him one trick only, and he practiced it for a' year. At the end of that time he returned to the Bordeaux Club, slapped his man's face, and, being called out, Instantly ran his opponent through the body with his cunning lunge. Former Governor Geer has been placed in charge of the-editorial de partment of the Salem Statesman. Mr. Geer is one of the very best writers In the coutnry, with a clear-cut way of expressing bright Ideas that attracts his readers. He has wide knowledge of public affairs In Oregon and in the mi i inn. .The exJeovernor seems .not yet to have grasped the idea that dis cussion of his past political vicissitudes is not an essential, or even interesting, part of his new duties. However, Mr. Geer will make the Statesman's col umns , brighter and more popular, and his addition to state Journalism Is a valuable one. The Astorian wishes him well In his new field. The, fital Issue of a recent French duel causes oMscusbIoii of what the Par isian fencers call .the "Coup de Mon serrat." The history of this stroke Is romantic. The hero of the story was a young Parlalan musician engaged to be married to a young lady of Bor deaux, Quarrelling with a cousin of The success achieved by Mark Twain during his boating days on the Missis sippi river was due not only to the fact that he was a skillful pilot, but that he was an earnest one, as well. 'Dur ing a talk Over old times at Mr. Clem ens' summer home, Quarry Farm, El mira, N. T., recently, a guest who knew Mr. Clemens In those days told the others how the genial humorist once missed his boat. Instead of in venting an excuse, as many of his com panions did, he reported to his superior officer as follows: "My boat left at 6:10. I arrived at the landing at 6:20 .and could not catch it." TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tab lets. All druggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove's sig nature is on each box. 25c. tf HISTORY JUST THOUGHT OF. : . It was the day after the first perfor mance of "Hamlet," and Shakspeare, with a bewildered expression was read ing the morning paper. A friend en tered the room. .',". "Tel! me," the friend asked, "was Hamlet really mad?" .'. , x, "That occurs" to me," wearily replied the dramattot,"and I am in doqbt about the matter." He had Just finished reading a criti cism on the play. An electric doctor has Just announced that bathing is the cause of all human ills. Others say . that music, cures all diseases..' Revolution Imminent. A sure sign of approaching revolt and serious trouble in your system Is ner vousness, sleeplessness, or stomach up- set3. Electric Bitters will quickly dis member the troublesome causes. It never fails to tone the stomach, regu late the kidneys and bowels, stimulate the liver and clarify the blood. 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