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itM Fabrics Com From Two En
i tirely Different Animal.
The other day I heard a couple of
ten arguing, about mohair and alpaca,
coe of them gravely asserting that
they were different names for the same
fabric," said a New York Importer.
"The assertion was very far out of
the way. The cloth known as alpaca,
JT genuine, comes from the wool of the
animal of the same name, which
thrives only In, the Andean regions
f Peru and Chile in South America
The alpaca, or paco, which resembles
tee llama, looks a good deal like our
lomestlc sheep and has a most beautl
ftil fleece. Great flocks of them browse
to the highest ranges of the Andes
and are -the property of the native In
dians, who shear them once a year.
Many efforts have been made to breed
the alpaca In different parts of Eu
tope and Australia, but without suc
cess. A cargo of them was brought to
Baltimore some time In the middle of
the last century, but the experiment of
raising them in the United States wo
Ifcewise a failure.
The cloth known as mohair comes
from the Angora goat, a very different
amimal from the alpaca. The angora
is found lnSouth Africa, but the lar
gest flocks are found in Asia Minor."
Sichange.
PARIS AND LONDON.
'' Contrast In People and Manners In
the Two Great Capitals.
In the streets French traffic all goes
to the right; London coachmen drive
always to the left. Parisians live to
Ether lb large bouses like barracks,
mdoners have one family In a bouse.
She Londoner has a latchkey, the
.Frenchman a concierge.
.,. Paris has itn cafes, London its clubs.
Parisian bed are up in an alcove in
the wall; Londoners sleep in the mid
, He of the room. Londoners take three
r four meals a day, Parisians two.
Paris dlnefl, London eats. Parte
loaves are long, Lwdon loaves arc
square. Paris -drinks wine, London
leer. Paris takes coffee, London tea.
Frenchmen while dining talk to tbeii
aclghbor and enjoy each other's so
tfety; Britons sit alone at table and
"fou't say much, but enjoy their food.
London workmen work In their ordl
nary clothes, call each other "mate,''
cznoke clay pipes and punch each oth
er's heads occasionally; Parisian work
men do their business in blouses, call
their friend? "citizen" or "sir," smoke
fgarettes, take their hats off to each
other and do their fighting with theii
feet London Tit-Bits.
Defective Education, '
An old darky in Alabama called
eras the fcnee to his neighbor's son,
la a student at the Atlanta uni-
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This Stock
f verfiTT, say a writer in tne Ftfiiaaei-
phla Ledger.
I "Look hvar. dot." he said, "von anea
to school, doo't yerr
"Yes, sir,- replied the boy. '
"Getting education, ain't yer?"
"Yes, sir." ,
"Laming 'rttbmetic an' flggerlng on
a slate, eh?"
"Yes, sir."
"Well, it don tak two whole days
ter make cn hour, do it?"
"Why, no," answered the boy.
"Waal," said the old man, "you was
going ter bring that hatchet back In
an hour, wasn't yer? An' hlt'a been
two whole days sence you borrered
hit
"What's the use of yo education ef
you go ter school a whole year an' den
can't tell how long hit takes ter fetch
back dat fcatehet?"
African Natives' Drum Signals.
All through the continent of Africa
the natives have a very perfect system
of signaling with drums, by which
means they rap out messages from vil
lage to village, and it Is quite wonder
ful how swl?t!y and how far they are
able to spread news.
The drumming is always done at
night, when sound travels farther, and
as one lies awake on a still, clear
night the ear is often gently assailed
by the low, musical roll from a drum
in the village near, and one waits with
pleasant expectancy till the answering
echo comes, muffled by distance, from
a village sometimes two miles away.
Wide World Magazine.
Bohemia.
Bohemia 1 youth. Youth is, every
where. It Is bounded on the north and
east by the barren desert of middle age
and on the south and west by the steep
and impassable mouutalns of success.
The true bolftmilan Is drunk on nothing
but ambition? and ideals, and, though
these leave n-i headache, they frequent
ly leave an emptiness of the stomach.
The true bobemlan has an appetite the
morning after, but there is often no
breukfast.&yduey Bulletin.
Public Opinion.
Public opinion is a will-o'-the-wisp.
It is here today and gone tomorrow.
Public opinion crucified the Christ, and
the centuries have condemned it for its
act. Ever since that time the public
has been making blunders, committing
crimes, furnishing the evidence of Its
own unwisdom In every time and coun
try. Boston Herald.
Business Sense.
"Has that titled son-in-law of yours
any business sense?"
- "Yes," answered Mr. Dustinstax. "1
must say I admire his foresight and
sagacity. lie absolutely refused to
take any chances on my regarding him
a a poor relation."-Washington star.
THE MORNING ASTOItl AN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
Of the bankrupt stock of Heilborn
& Co. is now in full blasts If you
want a piece of furniture, carpets,
lace curtains, lineoleum, window
shades, COME EARLY
OPEN
Must Be Closed Out This Week.
WORKED HIS WAY.
'ht Job an Energetic Student Took to
Cross the Atlantic -Jack
had paid his way always. Out
of the poverty of bis childhood be bad
fought his way through the university.
After graduation he felt be must see
Europe, and with the little accumula
tion he hnd he "crossed the pond."
trusting to good luck to get home
iigalu. But. his trip of sightseeing
over, he found himself In Liverpool
(without money and with no means of
getting auy.
He thought he would just go down
to the steamship, go on board and see
bow it would seem if ouly he were go
ing home.
As he wandered over the big liner
his attention was attracted by a cry
ing baby. The mother was traveling
alone,- and while she was attempting
to see to all the thousand and one de
tails incident to the bcglunlug of on
ocean trip the baby bad resented the
neglect be felt he bad received and
was crying. The mother was at her
wits' end.
Jack's kind heart prompted him to
say: "Let me take the baby, madam.
Perhaps I can kefcp blm quiet until
your preparations are made."
This request, so unusual from . a
stranger and especially from a mau
Btranger, naturally filled ber with sur
prise, but she looked Jack squarely lu
the eye for a second and trusted him.
'I wish you would," she said.
Jack's care was extremely satisfac
tory to his babysblp, and when. In n
half hour, the mother was ready-to
reclaim her child she found a happy
baby cooing and trying to devour a
bunch of keys at one gulp. "
She laughed as she took the young
ster and thanked Jack. Then she add
ed, quite In fun, "I wish you were go
ing clear across."
Jack saw bis opportunity. He said:
"Madam, I'm a college student, out of
funds and louglng for home. If you
will pay my passage to America I will
take care of your baby all the way
across."
His proposition was accepted, and he
kept bis word. He Is a prominent law
yer now, and be looks back with con
siderable amusement to his experience
in getting home from Europe.-Youth's
Companion. .
MURDER OF THE SEAL .
The Way the Animals Ar Slaughtered
by the Hunters.
The Ice echoes no footfalls, so the
murder of the seal is a stalthv nrr.
Yes, It seems like murder. On the nan
lies a whlteeoat alone. tTn to It hnr.
iles one of the hunters. LiMns hi
bat above bis head, he measures the
distance; then, swinging downward the
Iron shod point, he strikes the skull of
the sea sul.'i a blow that It is crushed
iu as if .of pasteboard. , Tossin aside
AT
:: bat and whipping out the scalping
knife, while the creature Is still quiver
ing, with a swift undercut and two or
three side utrokes the keen blado b.s
Kevcred the bide and the layers of fat
oencatn so they can be rolled Into a
pelt, the hide holding the fat in lit
folds. The next whitecont Is with It
parents. Their hide 1m courser. ,(i!
worth having, so tho tunner
quick aim, lodging a charge of shot 1 1
the head of the growling mate Just a:
the base of the brain. Hero th i:nn
la thinnest. One of the batters stand
guard over the blowhole to prevent
the mother from escaninsr. while an
other bats the cub. Then the female
who would desert her offsbrliiir fa Kiiv.
her own life, is clubbed on the head
A few strokes of the knives nn.i tin
more bloody carcasses crimson the u-o
The pelt of the first seal is piled with
the other three in a pan. The flagman
sticks a flag by Its side, and tho hnut
ers hurry forward, leavlnir the twits t
be towed imck to the ship when the
mint is ended.
Thus tho slaughter continues hour
nfter. hour until nightfall only ends the
NtroKe or tue bat and thrust of the
knife. If it began at davbreak the
field may be strewn with thousands cn'
dead seals, for If the pan of ice is
thronged with them, as Is sometime!
the case, a hundred men will kill ton
limes their number ju a day, since most
cf the seals are ba'rps, which seldom
try to protect their young, and aie
slain without attempting to defend
themselves.-Day Allen Wllloy In Met
ropolitan. Bunions and Kank.
- "It Is extraordinary," writes Sir Hen
ry Drumraond Wolff in "Rambling Rec
ollections." "to observe In England the
weakness that most people have for
boasting of their friends In high places
and the deference that they show to
them. The daughter of a lady of very
high rank had some pain lu her foot
which the mother asked the governess
to be good eoough to leok at The lat
ter after examining It said, 'If It were
not for her ladyship's exalted rank I
should say It was a bunion.' "
8!gn of Precocity,
"I belave." declared Hip trlnhmnn
"thot me youngest sou's born t' be a
surgeon." .
"I'hwat leads ye t say tbot?" asked
his friend.
"01 caught him usin' th' scissors on
a book Ol'd lately bought an' before
01 c'd stop him be cut out th' appin
dlx." Bohemian.
' . Joy-
Joy In life Is' like the oil in the lamp
Jwhen the oil commences to fall, the
wick burns with a srllmmerlnir rd
tlame, filling the air about It with a
black smoke. Life also wlthont a little
Joy burns unprofitably. Oiling the air
with depression and sadness.
A
! PERSONAL MENTION
Mrs, E. H. Morrison, mother o(
Misi Hazel MorrU, of Portland, ac
companied by Miss Green, of that
city, is in the city. They arc guest
at the home of Miss Mora Ihl.
State I-'isli Warden and Mrs. II. C.
McAllister arrived down from Port
land yesterday, and were immediately
absorbed in the oflfcial Regatta
throng.
Senator J. G. Mcglcr and wife came
over from Brookfield yesterday to
take in the pleasures of the Regatta,
and found them ready to hand, rain
and all.
Admiral Mike Gorman, of the Cath
lamet Regatta, came down to Astoria
yesterday, on an official visit to the
big festival now underway here and
to say a good word for the jollifica
tion to come off up his way in the
near future.
State Senator W. G. Cole and little
son were Regatta guests in Astoria
yesterday, anr will leave up for the
Eastern country this morning.
R. M. Jenkins, of the A. & C. gen
eral staff, was a well pleased visitor
amid the Regatta throngs yesterday.
He returns to the metropolis this
morning.
George B. Small, editor
Baker City Democrat was anioiiflr the
thousands and enjoying the Regatta,
fun here yesterday.
Editor S. G. Williams, of the Skam
okawa Eagle, who has but lately at
tained to the dignity of grandpa, was
down yesterday to look in on the
baby show and get a point or two on
the handling of fragile humanity. He
seemed to be profoundly interested in
the swarming youngsters.
J. B. Eddy, the .well known right-of-way
man for the 0. R. & N. Com-
j pany, came over from the northshore
beaches yesterday to partake of the
Regatta festivities.
William Harder, of the Great
N'orthern Railway service, was an
interested participant in the Regatta
fun of yesterday in this city,
; Ed Nelson, one of the best known
tug of war men' on the Pacific Coast '
and middle west arrived, last night to'
attend the tournament. "Ed" is got-;
ting too fat now to pull, but he is as '
bitf a "fan" as auy of them, He is 'a'
guest of Captain Planck of the tour
nament. J
K, A, Scufert of The Dalles came
down to Astoria last night.
HATiritDAY, AUdinST 29
M.
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BarriioiCflall
Is lust mire Mnrfu 'and Tiva
prcparca in new way. me cot-
fee berrv is put tin innt nrnnM
DV knives of tlmntl rnr aharn.
nesa into small uniform particle.
aiiuv is nut viusiicut a or me
old method of grinding, ana the
mtie on cells remain unbrokenJI
The essential oil (food product1
taiiiivi evaporate ana is preserved i
WhV a round of Tlarrinirtnn llstl
will make 15 to 20 cupa more of
inn strenctn rrnr than uiii an
coffee ground the old way; why
it excels all other coffee in flavor
and why it. will keep perfectly
until used.
But the main tfilnw ati., T,..
".... "Hill WWUt I I -
(ngton Hall Coffee is that it can
be used without ill effect by those
who find ordinary coffee injures
them, because the yellow tannin
bearing akin and dust (the only
injuriouf oronertie nf arc
removed by the "ateel-cut" pro-
eeSB. A naltrlmta a(Fm a
taateltM substitute.
.Wee, per pound.
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SALE BY A. V. ALLEN
IN 0N3 OR MA tl? COLORS
LARGEST FACILITIES
IN THE WEST FOP.
THE PRODUCTION OF
HIGH GRADE WORK
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