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THE MORNING ASTOBIAN, ASTOIII A, OREGON.
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THE MAGIC PAINTING
When the Room Was Darkened
the Cow Went to Sleep.
IT WAS A VERY SIMPLE TRICK
.THEWEATHER
Oregon, Washington, and Idaho
.Fair.
that a new wonder has sprung up
among us for the law and society to
deal with, and to deplore the strange
ness and dread of it. ..
SHABBY TREATMENT.
Some weeks ago the two big trans
portation companies doing business
in this city, the Qregon Railway &
Navigation Company, and the Spo
kane, Portland & Seattle Railway
Company (including the Astoria &
Columbia River Railroad Company)
ordered their coupon ticket-cases out
of their respective agencies here and
forbade further interchange of busi
ness as between these offices, com
pelling every traveler' out of this
city of 15,000 and county of 25,000,
to travel to Portland in order to
secure their transcontinental railway
tickets and what of steamship-trans-
OFFICIAL SNUBBING.
There is no organic, public body of
men, elected by the people to attend
to their affairs, that has a shadow of
right to snub a citizen in any manner,
by word or act, implied, or direct.
Every public officer and representa
tive, in court, commission or council,
stands squarely in the light of a ser
vant, ' whatever the honor attaching
to the public choice that puts him
there, and he is in no sort of posi-1
tion to take 'any discriminative atti
tude toward the least of the electors,
when he, or they, as the case may be,
appear in person or by communica
tion, for official consideration. Some
oeoDle. after a Ions season in office, i portation they need at the Atlantic
are prone to run away with the idea j e"d a sharp cost of time, money and
that they are immune from the t convenience. In other words, they
simpler traditions of office and in-have reduced the second city in the
dulge in flippant smiles, passing ', State of Oregon to the level of a way
sneers, and even rude denial, in ! station that cannot be trusted to do
treating people and matters that they,and care lor that important element
deem to be a bit inopportune, or,01 tne business.
pressing, or critical in. their present-' Asi(ie "om 'he additional trouble
ments. This is the blunder of all , and expense it thus puts its patrons
blunders in official life, and always re-. t0 il is very shabby treatment of a
acts with sharp and decisive effect. , terminal point, of size, business, and
Every property-owning citizen, and commercial importance that entitles
those who do not possess a single !t t0 more considerate and expedi
ting except the status of respectable jtjous methods, ft is peculiarly in
citizenship, are amenable to the fullest ,ine 'th the system of repression,
consideration possible at all times, j belittling and contemptuous indif
and to a dignified disposal of whatso-. ference lately assumed toward this
ever he offers. city by the "North Bank" people,' es-
There are those in Astoria who do pecially; it is not understood nor ap
not always remember, nor observe preciated here, and both companies
the unit rule of official duty in this! a" going to hear from it later on,
relation.' i . 'when it has become thoroughly real-
There is not a sane elector who ( ized y our people .
does not wish to respect and obey the j Tnere is some influence at work to
law and all its officers, and this ! this end "P in Portland; and whether
unanimity of feeling is what pre-j it ' stupidity on the part of the traf
serves the law and dignifies it. To 'M managements of the roads in
interfere with this conditio is the ! question, or whether it is the result
last phase of latitude that should bejOf Portland manipulation inspired of
assumed by any man who stands for j Portland fear of Astoria, remains to
the people and the law. As common i be seen. At all events, it is condemn-
courtesy is the cheapest commodity ed right and left and will evoke a
known in human intercourse, and al-, spirit of reprisal as sure as it is con
ways at the command of whosoever . tinued.
would use it, indifference, arrogance, 11 is on a Par with the "orth
neglect,' become simply inexcusable j Bank's" failure to advertise the Clat
and intolerable when employed in theop coast resorts, this year, for fear
official relation. Nor will the fact! they might yield something to As
that an officer or representative isjtoria that would benefit her and make
eternally in touch with the great .her feel glad that she was in touch
public and often beset with incon-jwith another great railway system;
gruous and disagreeable persons and ! the whole course of treatment seems
absurd contingencies, alter the im-jto have been deliberately outlined as
perative rule of invariable courtesy, i a policy of negation and subjection,
land if it is, it were well for Astorians
f THE BABY MURDERER.
We do no envy Portland the glar
ing distinction that has fallen to her
in the person and achievement of 11-year-old
Jackson Reid, the murderer
of George De Mars. Of course Port
land is not to be blamed for the ex
istance nor the presence of this mar
vel of infantile precocity; but she
to know it and deal with it accord
ingly.
Both Guilty.
The man who prided himself on bin
keen perceptions watched the witness
on the Btand will) Intensity and nodded
his head vigorously at the cloBlng
words of the bewildered witness.
"That man's concerned In It," said
! the keen observer to his friend. "Didn't
how his eyes shifted
has the misfortune to harbor him and you notice
to stand civically for him and his i around?"
, .f , t ! "How about this next one?" Inquired
Of course, again, the child is an
abnormal specimen of his race. The
the friend.
"He's guilty of something," asserted
the keen observer. "No man stares nt
deed that marks him the most con- people lu that bold, defiant way If he
spicuous of all criminals today, is one, has a clear conscience." Youth's Com
that even under circumstances lend-! panlon.
ing it warranty.
would stall a hard
ened man; and the only kindly con
struction put upon the child's flippant
indifference to its class and character,
is his utter unconsciousness of what
he has done.
The germ of crime may have been
planted in this tender boy hundreds
of years ago; he may have obeyed an
inherited impulse to kill; it is possible
the horrid inspiration flared, dwelt,
and died, with the deed itself, new,
undreamed, an instantaneous crisis.
These things are of the realm intang
ible; and in the insane rush of the
hour, may be-left to those who de
light in attempting their solution. It
is enough for the materialist to know
At the Barn Party.
"These country dances are enjoyable,
after all, aren't they?"
"I tell you, the old fashioned dances
are the reel thing." Baltimore American.
What is essential to
good coffee?
Good bean ground fresh,
and a woman of common
sense.
Your rr rtnrai rmr onr H fi teal
Rkt IcUUteg'f Stti ftt hi,
How the Transformation Waa Effected
and How Somt Other Seemingly
Wonderful Effects May Bo, Produced
by the Aid of Chemicals.
The Chinese Emperor Tal Tsung pos
sessed among other treasures a picture
known as a magic painting, u repre
sented a pastoral scene with a cow
standing In a field and mountains bo
rond. When the picture waa shown to
strangers or guests and they admired
It, the emperor would Bay:
"Yea, this Is a remarkable painting.
The cow, as you see, Is standing, but
If the room was darkened the cow
would think it night and would lie
down."
men tne emperor would order the
room to be darkened, and the cow
would be, seen to be lying down, ap
parently asleep.
The picture was a water color, over
which waa painted In colorless phos
phorescent faint a similar picture rep
resenting the cow lying down. In the
light the standing animal was seen,
but at night or in darkened room
only the phosphorescent picture was
visible. So the magic picture was, aft
er all, a very simple trick.
A Dresden chemist named Schade
discovered a method of imitating It
which can be accomplished as follows:
First paint In ordinary colors the
picture of the cow standing. Then
melt some Zanzibar copal over a char
coal (Ire and dissolve fifteen parts of it
in sixty parts of French oil of turpen
tine Filter this and mis with twenty
five parts of pure linseed oil which has
been previously heated and cooled.
Now tnke forty pnrts of the Varnish
so obtained and mix with six parts of
preptired calcium carbonate, twelve
parts of prepared white tine sulphide
and thirty -six parts. of luminous cal
cium sulphide, all of which can be ob
talned from any chemist
This emulsion should be ground
very fine in a color mill. The result
will be white luminous paint, which
should be used to paint the cow lying
down.
Many seemingly wonderful trick
can be performed with the use of a
few simple chemicals. One of them Is
the bail of fire. Take for this barium
sulphate (CP) one part magnesium
carbonate (CP) one part, gum tragu
canth q. a. This should be mixed and
rolled Into marbles and kept at a red
heat for about an hour, then allowed
to cool slowly and placed, In a glass
stoppered bottle. A few hours before
using place In the sun, and the marbles
at once become luminous.
At the entertainment ordinary mar
bles are passed among the audience.
one or more of the luminous marbles
being concealed In the hand. The ex
hibitor then takes a marble from some
one in the audience, holds It between
his thumb and forefinger, blows upon
it and asks to have the lights turned
down. As this Is done he substitutes
the luminous marble, and the mysteri
ous light is seen. This Is handed
around and changes again as the light
Is turned on. when the maalclan pre
sents to the audience several of the
ordinary marbles" as souvenirs.
Another trick Is very effective. Tnke
two similar bunches of artificial flow
ers. Brush one over with glue or mu
cilage and powder It with the dust
from one of the marbles described.
Then place in the sun. When taken
Into a darkened room, luminous flow
ers are seen. The magician exhibits
the flowers that have not been prepar
ed and shows that there Is nothing pe
culiar about tbem. Then as the light
is turned down be substitutes the con
cealed bunch, blows upon the (low
ers and. presto, displays to the as
tonished observers a luminous bunch,
each flower of which stands ,out as if
at white beat
Luminous letters can be written and
exhibited in the dark to the wonder of
the audience. Luminous Ink Is made
by placing a piece of phosphorus about
the size of a pea in a test tube with a
little 'olive oil. Place the tube in a
water bath until the oil becomes heat
ed and the phosphorus liquid. Shake,
well and pour Into a bottle with a'
glass stopper. Admit air just previous
to using it and the fluid will become
luminous tracery In the dark.
Water can be rendered luminous in
a very simple manner. Dissolve a
small piece of phosphorus in ether for
several days in a glass stoppered bot
tle. In this place a lump of sugar,
then drop the sugar in water, which
will at once become luminous.
Luminous paints enn be made any
color green, yellow, violet or blue
and if applied to various objects make
a wonderful display at night
ms
A few dosfs of this remedy will In.
variably cure an ordinary attack of
diarrhcea. 1
It can always be depended t.pon,
even in the more severe attacks of
cramp rollo and cholera morbus.
It is equally successful for summer
dinrrheva and cholera Infantum in
children, and Is the means of Having-
the lives of many children each year.
When minced with water and
sweetened It is pleasant to take.
fcvery man of family shonld keen
this remedy in his home, liny it now.
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A MAN'S HAT.
Odd Name of Maryland Farms.
The curious names given to tracts of
land by the owners In olden times are
Illustrated in a conveyance recorded In
Liber W. G.. No. CO. folio 57. It was
executed in 1790 and conveyed from
Joshua Stevenson to Richard Gettlngs
five tracts of land In Baltimore county,
the consideration being 200. The
name of each tract and Its dimensions
are as follows,: My Sweet Girl, My
Friend and Pitcher. 62 acres; nere Is
Life Without Care and Love Without
Fear. 41 acres; The Unexpected Dis
covery. 262 acres: Hug Me Snug. 15
acres, and Stevenson's Cow Pasture,
With Little I am Content 22 acres.
Bnltlmore Sun.
Why Is It Always Regarded a Fit
Subject For. Jokosf
"I wonder why it Is," saya a young
gentleman who spends most of his lei
sure time studying human nature at a
populous street corner, "that a man's
hat is always regarded as a fit subject
for jokes? Anything that happens to
bis shoes is a serious matter, and, al
though his vest, especially If It is out
of the usuul In design or color, Is
sometimes made the subject of pointed
remarksL disaster to any other garment
la regarded as a matter of sympathy.
"But if be goes to church and puts
down his bat at the end of hla pew,
where somebody kicks a dent in It
and knocks it Ave feet down the aisle,
or if be places it carefully beside blin
In a lecture room or theater and a
preoccupied young woman comes In
and sits down on It people laugh with
out seeming to feel the slightest sym
pathy for him or his sky piece.
"A man chasing bis bat through the
street on a windy day will always at
tract a grinning, uusympathetlc crowd
ready to lay bets on the distance the
hat will travel before he catches up
or on the amount of damage It will
sustain before it Is finally recovered,
and so irritated does the owner be
come when be finds his vicious dabs
and grabs at It greeted with Ironical
applause that be generally forgets to
thank 'the man who stops It by stamp
ing on it and bands it back. I be
lieve Joe Miller perpetrated Jokes about
chasing the hat, but the heavy felts
and cocked hats of Miller's time did
not lend themselves readily to Joking
purposes, for when those old fashioned
headpieces were' blown off they drop
ped to the ground and Btayed there,
A panama, a stovepipe or even a derby
may run and fly by turns from Broad
way to the postoffice and attract as
much attention as a runaway team."
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
wbatser-
A Model 8ervant
Master Herer has my
name come? '
Man Yesslr. ,
Master Yes wellf, then, hop over
to th er that club with the silly
name and tell Mr. er Thingummy I
shan't be able to fix. up that er um
dyou see? And then get hold of that
book er with the yellow cover and
look out a train to er to er oh you
know! '
Man Yesslr. Punch.
Two Wise Ones.
The young man ; carefully removed
the cigars from his vest pocket and
placed them on the piano. Then he
opened his arms. Iiut the young girl
did not flutter to them. "You," she
suld coldly, 'have loved before." Chi
cago Record-Herald. , .
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DIRECTORS
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T. W. Ladd S.S.Gordon Y
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Surplus 25,000
Stockholders1 Liability.. ... 100,000
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