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The Aatorlan has the largest
LOCAL circulation; the largest
GENERAL circulation, and tie
largest TOTAL circulation of
all papers published In Astoria.
For Oregon and Washington,
fair weather, warmer.
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VOL. XLIV, NO. 141.
ASTORIA, OREGON, TUESDAY MOKNING, JUNE 18. 1895.
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I872 1895
pisfyer ',
Brothers,
Lubricating
OILS
A Specialty.
Sell ASTORIA
Ship Chandelery,
Hardware,
Iron & Steel,
Coal,
Groceries & Provisions,
Flour & Mill Feed,
Paints, Oils, Varnishes,
Loggers Supplies,
Fairbank's Scales,
Doors & Windows,
Agricultural Implements
Wagons & Vehicles.
NEW GOODS
B. F. ALLEN, v
365 Commercial Street.
New lines for 1895.
Japanese Rugs and Matting
Bamboo Furniture, etc.
(Direct from Japan.)
House Lining, Building Paper
and Glass.
vVall Paper of 1895 now in with a stock
Japanese Leathers, Wholesale in Chicago
from 9 to f 18 per roll of 12 yards.
B F. ALLEN'S,
365 Commercial Street
Snap R rc-dak
ut any man coming out of
our store and you'll get a
portrait of a man brimming
over with pleasant thoughts.
8ueh quality in the liquors
we have to offer are enough to
PLEASE ANY MAN.
Conge and Try Them.
HUGHES & CO.
IS THERE?
Is there a man with heart bo co!d.
That from his family would withhold
The comforts which they all could find
. In articles of FURNITURE of th
right kind.
And we would suggest at this season,
nice Sideboard, Extension Table, or se
of Dining Chairs. We have the large
and finest line ever shown In the city
and at prices that cannot fall to pleas
the closest buyers.
HEILBORN & SON.
ASTORIA IRON WORK!
Conronly St.. foot of Jackson. Astoria.
General Machinists and Boiler Maker
Land and Marin Engines. Boiler work. Steam
boat and Cannery Work a Specialty.
Castings of All Descriptions Made to Order or
Short Notice.
John Fox. President and Superlntenden
A. Im Fox ...... ..Vice Preslden
0. a Prael Secretar
They Lack Life.
fhprft are twines sold to fishermen
n tfhe Columbia river that stand In
the same relationship to Marshall's
Twine as a wooden Image does to the
human being they lack strength life
-evenness and lasting qualities. Don't
fool yourself Into the belief that other
twines besides Marshall's win do just
ac well." They won't They cannot
Parties desiring
Floral Designs and Choice
Cut Roses and Carnations
For Decoration Day, should
Call at Grunlund &
Palmberg.
Cor. 8th and Exchange sts.
Kopp'a Beer Hall.
Choice Wines, Liquors and Clears.
KENTUCKY WHISKEY
Only banded over the ear, Ttie largest glass
of N. P. Beer. Half-and-half, si.
Free Lunch.
Chas. Wirkkala, Proprietor.
Cor. Conromly and LaUyetts St. -
THOMAS MOKKO,
Th- Blacksmith whoso shop la oppos
He Cutting's cannery, is now prepared
to do such odd Jobs as making new
cannery coolers, repairing old ones,
making new flshln boat Irons, and re
pairing old ones, and all other black
imtehtng that requires) first-class work
manship. Carpenter Shop.
Tour mini Is on repairing your house
this spring; possibly on building a new
one. If so, remember we are carpen
ters and builders with a shop full of
tools always willing to do such jobs
and want your work.
fnop oq Svm Dock
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Remember This !
1. U OSGOOD,
The One Price Clothier, Hatter and Furnisher.
506 and 508 COMMERCIAL STREET, ASTORIA, OR.
That there is
YOU
no other stock
in the city so
large as ours
in the way
of
Fishirre Tackle,
Croquet Sets
Lawn Tennis Sets,
Bird Cages,
leather Dusters
ana
all other
Spring Goods.
GRIFFIN
SUITS.
GMTHIWEHOYS'.
Our Spfng Stock Has Arrived. " They Are Wonders For The Money.
Lojk Through Our Stock. '
Men,s Suits Worth $ 10.00 for
" " - .
" " -
Worth nearly double the
Men's Pants Ji.co, $1.50, 2.oo, 12.50, fc.oo and $3.50. Large lines to select from.
Bitr lines of Underwear. Hats. Shoes.
Oil Clothing. Also full stock of Dry Goods.
The Cheapest House
Oregon
THREE LOTSV
In a desirable locat:on,
CHOICE. LOTS IN HILLS
On the new Pipe Line Boulevard Just the place for a cheap borne.
A Block IN ALDERBROOK.
, STREET OAR LINE will be eitended this summer to within 5 minutes
walk of this property Will ell at decided baruain.
ACREAGE.
Id 5 or 10 acre traots inside the city limit), also adjoining Flavel.
GEORGE HILL,. 471 BondSt., Occident Block,
HILL'S REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE. .
STOKES GO.
DEALERS IN
Crockery, Glass and Plated Ware,
White Sewing Machines,
Hardware,
Boat and Fishermen'sSupplles,
. Paints and Oils,
Ship Chandlery,
Teas, Coffees and Groceries,
California Wines,
Medically Pure Liquors,
Sole Agents for the Celebrated
Almighty Dollar Cigar. '
MUSIC tfRhli. . ;
KEATING k CO will open their
w Music Hall at 1 aster street,
w Saturday the 16th. They will
WW Be? senberlew good liquor
and cigars besidestaavlnf good music all the
time. "'.
When you need Boy's' Cloth
ing, buy that which is double
seated, double-knees, Rouble
seamed and warranted not to
rip. I have just received a
new invoice 01 these goods in
black, "brown and blue chev
iots and. clay worsteds at
astonishing low prices; also
new lines of Men's Cloth
ing, Furnishing1 Goods,
Hats, Caps, Boots,
Shoes, Trunks, Valises,
Etc , and direct' from the
manufacturer.
Our line of
fishing roda
start in with
the common
bamboo poles
for a
few cents
and run ,up
into the $. f.
for those that
are lots better.
So you see we
: can suit every
body.
fit KrCiCD
PANTS.
$6.50.
6,75.
7-50.
Men's Suits at I 8 00
" " 10.00
" " " 12.00
money. Come and see us.
Suspenders, Socks, Rubber Boots and
In The State.
Trading Co.
600 Commercial Street,
2 blocks from Hi?h School.
A BARGAIN.
FIRST ADDITION.
Between Astoria and Portland
BTEAMKR
SARAH DIXON,
. SPRING TIME TABLE.
Steamer Sarah Dixon leaves Astoria
Monday morning for Portland at I
o'clock, and Tuesday, Thursday, and
Saturday evenings at 6 o'clock.
: Returning leaves Portland Sunday
morning at 7 o'clock: Monday, Wednes
day and Friday evenings at 8:30.
SHAVER TRANSPORTATION CO
A. V. ALLEN,
'. ' DEALER IN
Groceries, Flour, Feed, Provisions, Fruits
Vegetables, Crockery, Glass and
Plated Ware. Loggers' Supplies.
Cor. Cess and Soajearaqoe Streets. Astoria. Or.
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United tates Again to Decide
Its Compatibility.
CATHOLICS CANNOT BE KNIGHTS
Shingle Men Organize-Commander
Ide Deposed National Repub
lican League- G. A. R.
Washington, June 17. There is reason
to believe that the United States wtlt
have occasion to give another Interpreta
tion of the Monroe doctrine, as applica
ble to the acqrutetitlon of an Island off
tOie coast of Venezuela tow Germany as a
naval station. The attention of officials
has recently been directed to the inter,
ests of Germany in that locality, and
there is apprehension t'h&t the subject
may assume quite as formidable an as-
petit as 'tlhat of the British aggreeelon on
Veruezuolan soil. An enormous amount
of German capital has' been invested In
Venezuela of late, under peculiar' ctr
cumsturJces. . The government wanted a
railroad through a rich and prodiuotlvt
valley and a German syrwiicalte stood
reedy to build tihe road on the condition
that Venezuela -would guaremltee 7 pet
cent on the capital iiwesited. The guar
antee was given and tine road built and
put into operation about eight montns
ago. At ahe outset it was supposed about
$4,000,000 would cover It he cost of the
road, bu'tj itihe actual outlay reached about
$S,000,000. By the terms of the govern
momt guarantee, Venezuela now becomes
respomedble to the German syndicate for
a 7 per ceUt return on this $8,000,000. The
road has not been operating tong enough
to detenmtme what It will earn, but its
most sanguine promotera do not hope
that it will pay 7 par cent on the outlay.
Whatever It earns wilt be applied oa tine
imnestimeinit, and Venezuela will have to
give a sufficient amount to bring the
earnings up to 7 per cent. ' The circum
stances are such as to lead to the be
lief that the United Scutes will be called
upon to deflne to what -extant the acquisi
tion of territory by forlorn powers m
South America is compatible with the
Monroe dootrlne.
COMMANDER IDE DEPOSED.
WaElhlntgiton, June 17. Commander Geo.
Ide, of the Alert, now at Panama, baa
been reCleved of his command by a cn-
tt-ogram order, He will be Succeeded bf
Commander Franklin Hanford, at present
on duty at Hhe New York navy yard, who
will take .tihe steamer on July 30th for
the Islhmus. Commnnder Itte, however,
will be relieved Immediately, not being
allowed to retain his command until his
successor reachts his ship.
The reason for this summary acOon Is
found In charges preferred by Admiral
Meade fhait the commander had ireated
htm with disrespect. The exact r.oture
of these charges were not nude publlo
ait the navy depiri.tner.it, but I t Is known
than the irocidtnt oceumred at Panama last
erw'.ng.
Ide wl'i go on waiting orders for ai
indefinite period.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.
Washington, June 17. A second d cree
hae been received from Rome concerning
the obligation of Catholics to remain out
ride of the Knights of Pyaih.as organi
ze In. It tuatee that there appears to p.
no further reason why tihe decree of last
December should not be made public in
all dlodces, and all archbishops and
bishops are accordingly dlrtOted to pro
mulgate tbe decree without further de
lay. When the decree was first issued
the head of each diocese was given two
montlhs In Which to puW'leh It, or else
make known to Rome In writing what
special circumstances existed why the
publication should be deferred. Most of
these heads of dioceses have since pub
lished the decree, but as unofflaad Infor
mation reached Rome that some of the
bishops had not yet acted, this second
decree was issued.
CRUISER OLYMPIA UNSAFE.
San Francisco, June 17.-The naval re
serve tag Just rdDumed from Me annual
cruise on the United tSatets cruieer Olynv
pla and an evening paper says that the
cUlzen marines discovered that the Olym
pla Is so top heavy that both tier ofllcera
and men are afraid of her. She is sola
to have behaved In an alarming manner
on her tri p, to Santa Cruz. Even In that
comparatively smooth summer ea she
rolled 'badly, showing, it is stated, a
lack of stability, and top-heaviness that
is otrnr.Dus of dlsoiCer in caee of a heavy
s;a.
PRESIDENT CDEVEUAND.
New York, June 17. .PresiJemlt Cleve
land' arrived here thfs afternoon from
Washington and Immediately weat aboard
E. C. Benedict's steam yacht,-en routs
ti Buzzard's Bay.
8EORETARY DAMONT.
WlaiilTi0Son, June 17,-Seioretiary La
ment left today over the Chesapeake
end Ohio on ail extended tour of the
Northwest.
BIRTH OF A BAR OF SOAP.
Tors of Fat, Alkali and Resfn la Huge
Kettles.
Everybody uses eap, excepting the
North Anurlcan Indian and a few
tramps, but everybody does not know
how it Is made. The man who Is old
enoush to have memories of the old
soap kettle 1n the yack- yard, the wood
aah, lye and the barrel of soft soap In
the woodefied probably thinks lie known
all about it, but he doesn't. The soft
soap of our grandmothers is to modern
eaaptnak! ng what Franklin's kite and key
are to the long distance telephone.
There arc two methods of making soap
by boiling and by what is known to
the trade an the "cold process." Laundry
soaps ars made by the former and the
toilet soaps 'usually by the latter. If one
were to follow a tar of laundry soap
from flrnt to last he would new what Is
de'K-i Iljtd in the following. There) ere
two snap factories in Kansas City. The
iargnt has a capacity of about 1.000.0UJ
potmdu of snap a month of twenty-firs
differ! grades.
The tlrth of a of sp U lu Hi
kettles In a (bfg room overhung wlh
beams and platforms and wltn enor.
mous kettles sunk Into the floor, each
of which has a capacity of 40,000 pounds
of soap. These kettles are seventeen
feet deep, coneetvaped, and from ten feet
to fourteen feet across the top. In each
is colled a steam pipe punched with holes,
through which the steam escapes and
bolls the fats. Overhead is a platform,
on which are arranged a dozen barrels
of tallow, and a trough leading Into the
bung-holes at the barrels and, as thj
tallow melts, it runs -into the kettles.
When the barrels become- empty othere
take their place until the proper percent
age of tallow has been run in. The pro
portion of fata put Into a kettle is about
20,000 pounds of tallow, 10 to IS per cent of
cotton-seed oil and 6 to 10 per cent of
coooanut oil. - The cocoanut oil and 20
to GO per cent of resin afterwards added
give the soap Its lattfter. The greater
percentage of fats In soaps tihe better the
soap.
After the fate are In tihe kettte the
alkali Is started, the fats (holding about
20 or 16 per. cent. The alkali' is kept
running continuously from a tank of
caustic soda and water overhead. The
moss In the kettle is frequently tested
with a Ba urnea scale until the proper
percentage of alkali is in solution.
Under the action at the alkali and the
hot steam pouring Into itihe mass tttie fats
begin to boll. An ebullition is produced
that keeps changing the chemical con.
etltuents of the mass. It bubbles and
foams like a huge kettle of coroi.ieal
mush, -which It much resembles. This
keeps up until eaponilncaitlon ensues.
Saponification is the chemical action of
alkali on fats, by which the latter are
turned Into acids, which, In combination
with alkali, produces soaip. when this
point is reached from 1,000 to 1,600 pounds
of common salt are a axled -to get rid of
the excess of -water; the salt making
the water heavier, wihfolv sinks through
the boiling mass to tihe bottom of the
tank. The water, which is really a 'ye,
is run into the river or saved to maJte
glycerine, the basis of all fata, When the
lye has "been separated from the soap
from 20 to 26 per cent of fresh alkali is
added and the maes started to boiling
hard. Then from 20 to 25 per cent ot
resin Is shoveled In and the mass boiled
under an excess of alkali and finished for
that day.
In the morning the excess of lye pro
duced Is drawn off and craved for glycer
ine, and the soap is thinned with water
so that it will drop the excessive alkali
and impunities to the bottom of the kettle
whtch are again drawn off. The mass,
which has been treated to from 130 to
150 degrees Fahrenheit, is left in, the ket
tle about ten days to cool. It is then
soft soap. The bottoms of the kettles
are on the floor below. The kettles are
then tapped and the soap run Into -a
steam Jacket kettle, which, warms it
until it is soft eaougb to be pumped to
the floor above.
On the platform above the kettles Is
the soap mixer, known as the crutcher.
The soft soap is pumped into the crutch er
and is mixed with sal soda In quantity
according to grade of the soap. Then,
if the soap be a oheap grade, the adulter
ants -are added.- The principal of these
are silicate of soda, or liquid glass this
is made by .dissolving common sand In
acids and neutralising It with alkal
Other adulterants are starch, which holds
In solution talc, clay, silex and other
heavy and cheap 'substances according
to the maker's various brands. Long
continued beating and mlr.ng in th
crurcher makes floating soap.
The crutch.ng process flni.'hed, the
soap runs Into frames and there hard
ens. The frames are large daep boxes
wuh removable sides and ends. When
the soap has hardened eurtlcl ntly per
haps In three or four days it la
"stripped," that Is the side and end
boards are taken off, and a huge cake of
soap from 1,200 to 1,400 pounds in weight,
ready to be cut into cakes remain. The
cake Is wheeled up to the cutt. r, two
men grasp a gauge with a wire cutter
fastened .n it as deep as tha cake of
soap, and a big slab is cut oft. This Is
thrown on the platen of the soap cutter,
a few revolutions of the whe.l and the
platen carries the slab along, , pushing
It against wires which cut the soap
lengthwise Into pieces the width of a
bar of soap. An arm then pushes alter
nate layers of bars of soap on open
racks, Which are carried away and stored
.n a drying room. In dry weather soap
will harden 4n twenty-four hours, but
in humid weather it takes a week ot
more. A dry room fitted with steam
pipes facilitate the business of drying
when necessary, '
- After the soap is dry enough for wrap
ping it is taken to the pressing machine.
It .s placed coke by cake in a did and
great pressure brought to bear upon It,
When lit emerges Its edges are beveled
and on the top and bottom Is the name
of the maker and the soap In relief. The
cakes are then passed to glris, who wrap
them in double covers and lay them away
in boxes. An average of. 225 boxes a day
are pressed and wrapped.
About 6,000 boxes of laundry soap are
kept in stock. In large airy rooms
thousands of pounds of soap are kept
drying in racks. If soap is thoroughly
dried tt will shrink about one-fourth in
weight and size, but add 60 per cent to
to its lasting qualities Thts Is generally
done with high grade soaps and makes it
more valuable.
On another floor is the procecs of mak
ing toilet' soaps without the aid of kettles
or boiling. Cocoanut oil Is placed (n vats,
the proper quantities of alkali are added
and the maz kept In a state of con.
tiniral ebullition with paddles worked by
hand, the alkali boiling the fails into acid.
Alkali Is added to neutralize the acids
and soap fw the result. The soft soap is
put Into the crutcher, where sola per
fumes and coloring matter are added and
the mass run into frames to harden.
Mottled soaps are made by floating the
coloring matter on top and mixing it by
swift movements of a paddle. It is after
wards cuts and pressed into' cakes In
much the same manner ss laur.dry soap.
When the soap comes out of' the forms
It is & huge cake with rough and dirty
exterdor, but after It has been scraped it
is beautifully smooth, white and mot
tled. The best toilet soaps are made by
What is known as the milting process,
the Ingredients being ground.
A soap factory is provided with a
laboratory 1n which the chemistry of
soap malting (s carefully studied and ex
perimented with. Here new soaps and
wathlng powders are Invented and acid
cojnpounds, to rapidly eradicate the dirt
from cloth, are discovered, for soap mak
ing 1s, after- all, very practical cheat
Istry. ,
The American soap box Is an lrrstftu
tloa worthy, of epics. It is to be found
in the desert, doing duty for table or
chair, ha muay ak-eabint Covered with or
namental paper or chintz It has been
made' - Into bedroom, bookcases and
kitchen imiuaiiss) - It is seen from one
end. of tfco- -wnrUt to the other, In the
mmrtr TnuaL.f-1te Efepulmaax, and the
pal m-tti wttfotA- htt ot the African. In
It civilization has been carried to every
country on the globs for American soap
is great ctvlllztr. it is now going into
rrrrrrrrr lr it i mt et.hrn'lMLnl as
it will be after awhile. i
Pitfalls for the Unwary at
Every Corner.
SOME OF THE WORST SPOTS
What the Trouble Is With the Un-
; derplniilng in Most of Oar
Thoroughfares.-
If It is true thlat no locality Without a con
venlent and excellent set of thoroughfares
can be honored with the designation of
"city," then tt is cenaaln then that our
own little part of the Inhabited globe is
still very far from any merited approach
to the use of that term. For no worse
hotch potch of patched up Uiglhwaya and
byways exists anywhere' on the Pacific
coast than what the residents ot Astoria
are compelled to drive, ride or Walk over
every day In the year. At each turn the
same story Is told and every fifty feet
of - road and sidewalk appears to the
observer In its true condition a tern
porlaatlon with wood and nails. The
streets are patched, here, there and every
where just as if the carpenters who did
the work meant to come back "tomor
row" and fix the job better. In several
localities, not a hundred yards from the
heart of the torm, and often right In
the business centres themselves, are pit
falls that seem to be waiting a chance
to break the leg of a man or a horee.
Ruts that coulii easily sink the wide
wheel of a big wagon up to the axle
abound everywhere, and many thorough
fares called by courtesy 'Istreets," but
which would be put to shame by the vilest
country lane that ever existed, are barred
up with a double row of fienolng a for
cible object t.BBon teaching of utter mis
management on the part of somebody.
At the outset it may be necessary to
say that the Alstorlan recognizes in
Street Superintendent Chledwlck an offi
cer who, since h'.s election to office two
years ago, has performed his duties
effectively and well. He has done his ut.
most to better the condition of things,
and the fact 'that matters regarding tha
streets are In such a chaotic condition
show the rottenness of our charter laws
and not any culpability chargeable to
him.
. To start 'with the sidewalks. Most ot
them are in that condition of health
which people describe, as "bearing up
as bravely as possible under the circum
stances;" 'the remainder have given up
the .fight long ago. and ars tottering to
rulA; tunning under the ankle weight of
small child -and breaking -into a wreck
under, any heavier load. Opposit; th
residence of Judge Pigs, a private house
.hat would be an ornament to any city,
s a long thaky stretch of s.di.malk that
liters a good subject for moralizing wer
-,.ace riot so valuable. It . a cturinlng
ruin, and anybody venturesome enough
to walk on It wll be able to feel the
invo. effect of maklinr a hundir.d feet of
biarJ swing' anyway 'ha p.ea.ii by , his
Jivr unaided efforts. It la on.y a coupl
of blocks from the hospital, so, If a few
legs should happen to be broken by it,
Mere are palliating clrcurml ances whicn
should not be overlooked. The Fiavei
residence, certainly the largest and most
costly bu.lding of its kind on the lower
river, looks down from every one of It
four sides, aoros the road from its
fences, on ,ome of the worst sidewalks
in the city. AVi along the north side of
Bond street, from Chinatown to Four
teenth, and running through several busa
tress centres,-the sidewalk Is a series of
,'l.f.ilCs and rotten planks. There is not
a street In Astoria, from ynlor.Cown to
Uderhrook, but, has some of its side,
walks in the same dlsrepuub.e state of
o.'.apse.
And now for the roads. One is apt to
.jnjure up a feeling like Tennyson's
"divine despair" in trying to g.ve on
i.iper some conception of their condition.
The worst traveled thoroughfare in the
own is one of the most largely used
and most important Bond street. Here
. 4 road 'that fronts the Occidental hotel,
the First National bank, and many of the
large.it wholesale and reta.l stores we
poasota; cor.'Jemned three years ago by
direct Comimiialoner Norberg, condemned
two yeans ago by Street Ccmmlssionry
Chadirfck, and still alive to work what,
ever mischief It can, as if no protest
had ever been lodged against the continu
ance of its condition. It Is several feet
below the proper grade, a mass of rot
ten, tumbling and tottering timbers utv
Jarneui'h, and altogether presents an- In.
terestlng Instance of ponderous misman
agement, Duana street from Sixth to
Twelfth, along past the Flavel residence
and down, is a mass of holets and hills.
In several places the planks and their
supporting beams are absolutely worn out
and altogether past nominal repair. Ex
change street, from Seventh, to Twelfth,
from the BoeRing residence down to
Daln's null, is in even a worse condition.
No team dare travel over tt. It Is all
below grade, and no two planks are on a
level, Half of it is fenced aero em. The
other half terminates la a cranky jump-lng-off
pClace overtocflclng a bay of tn
river, and fifteen feet bellow a bridge that
only awaits a favorable wind to send ii
.nto demolition. Tenth street between
Duane and Exchange has been a series ot
gaping holes for yeans and a few weeks
ago when it was fenced up the men do
ing the work hlad to a'land on the out
side of the fence for fear of failing
through. The north emi of Fifteenth
street, between Graimnttt' grocery store
and the Central hotel Is another beauty
spot. In case of fire anywhere in the
vicinity, not even a man wtth a bucket,
let alone a stetum engine, could get near
enough to the water without going
through the planking.
Not half a dozen streets In the whole
town that meet one another fre on the
same gmde. TIiAs necessitate the pres
ence of en "apron" at every ejeond croes-Ing-a
graduaily descending road coi
nectlng both thoroughfares. A wagon run
' Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Reocrt
iT
VMJ'tW M
ning ifrom the upper street to the lower
on one of these contrivances, invariably
comets down with a bump that demol
ishes the underpl lining In ahort order.
I and wrecks any ecmblance of solidity
that either etreet eves- potwessed. These
aprons themselves are a dlagraceful eye
sore, apart from tlve damage they clause
to the streets Which they connect.
Very few people seem to realize that
most of our streets are "htCd up" by
undersbructunes which are liable to
serious decay. The piling which supports
an the principal business thoroughfares
after It has been Ire the water for some
years, begins to rot from hwfif tide up.
The regular dry and wet condition of the
timbers brings this about sooner or later.
The rot extends up to the drift bolt,
through the drift boQt into the pitehead,
and then over the whole top cap of the
pile Itself. As eoort en the rot affects
the cap, the structure begins to shake,
from a shake It gets to a constant rattle,
tumbling up everything above It until
at last the whole thing, covering, pile
top and all, goes down into the river a
result 'that can bo noted in several places
fronting on the old Hume dock. The
Whole of the underpinning of Bond street
Is now In the tnidvlllo of this process of
decay, and, outside of Commercial etreet,
there s hardly a thoroughfare that goes,
over the water which ia free from it.
This mot half of what can be told.
There ore localities by the dozen In lus
hard a condition ts any that have been
pointed out- in this article, but enough
has been said to open the way for more
later 'on. The remedy twill be talked
about at another time.
SUMMEOT STYUEa FOR MEN.
Instead of combination' of colors that
suggeclied an explosion of a paint fac
tory there 'will toe seen cm the tennis
courts this summer white duck trousers
turned up at the bottom and, light gray
sack coats.
Brightly cotored sashes wound around
waists that measured from forty to sixty
Inches proved to be too much of a good
thing, and no young man who knows
will Indulge in e sash this summer. The
gaudy blazer has also gone the way ot
the sash. -
Plaids of all kinds and colors will be
worn in the narrow four-in-hand ties.
The butterfly, end witih tt tihe Clher large
"artistic" bows of a year ago, will be
out of t entirely this summe.'. The plain,
(Straight bow, the raarrow .four:in-hand,
or the very large. pla!rons ore to be the
thlnga ...
While the whfte figured elngle-toreawted
waistcoats promise ito be more popular
during the warm witather than ever be
fore. There will be plenty of color In
the shirts and ties. There are aiready
displayed in (lie shop windows the bright
est of blues, the moot vivid of pinks,
various shades of heliotrope and other
equaMy lively colors in shirts.
Scotch goods in flarwns and. grays are
the materials motit in vogue this summer.
That most useful of all suits,' the blue
serge, will be strictly proper, as it haa
been for several years past for morning -wear..
There has been very little chinga
-in the cut and style of sack suds; somt-
tol'.ors will make- the coats a .h'l; lo. gat
and ft few of them will make the coats
tl iiible-breaVfted unless they era uried
not to do so. . . .;
. .weti who have been car:fully nure.ng
:ne s' raw hi.'is . t ? , t t''- w r i- a
son, tn the hope that they may have them
cleaned and luQi the.r fipud-i wl.h -Si m
;hl year wlii be dlsevnnn'nd TV- tifw
'it for the summer of 1896 has a much
higher crown and s itar u'-i i t an
of ! year ago. It Is lighter and con
equerj:ly mora ccimfk,ribl. to w ar. Only
the men who lnvorably carry their
gloves In ther breast pjckols with the
e:uda of ithe flig.;rs sticking out to It.
dlcate that they are there, will Indulge
lii' colored hat bandis this summer.
There are some new and pronounced
Vyles In russ't leather shoes, which' will
be worn by the men who tuck Uhe.r four-.i-hand
into the boeom of ther shirts
Just above the first stud, and dell M in
monogram fhlelds 'that button around the
neck like a bib and are worn with even
ing dress to protect the shirt front. Some
f these advanced russets have buttons
town the sides and are In liyht colors.
Phe russet has been accepted as a sans;,
ble undreco) shoe, and it will be worn
igaln this summer by the men . who
know! but they will not indulge in button
ruesets of light shades.
OSCEOLA
And His Braveo Gave Back an Answering
Whoop.
Washington Post.
"That picture reminds me of one of the
most thrilling incidents of my life,'1 said
a venerable whiMe-halred gentleman, Mr.
R. B. Slmms, of South Carolina, pointing
the magnificent and much admired por
trait of Edward Forest tihat adorns the
walla of the Hotel Ha.e. "It certainly
Is a splendid likeness of tho arreAt &ntor.
and carries me back to a certain, manor-
aoie occasion many years before the civil
war, when he was Ailing an engagement
In Oharteeiton, playing nightly to large
and tnthuelastlc audiences. I was a
mere lad and tu wim a-uh riato,t .,h
the- night came that I couOd go to hear
mm,
"In the audience wes the celebrated In
dian chieftain, Osceola, and half a doztn
of his bravest, rwihn wtr tihtm -.,..
They hi id been, nlnln in.
and prompted by the humane motive of
auraing mem come diversion, the au
thorltles took them to hear Forest play.
His ffrnnd lodka njnit n-hipsi,., Ccr,,
caught the copper-hued auditors at once
and they appeared entranced from the
Very OUtJSet. Vtvrwit nr.n rihuml
strange group und ImmeXaitely formed a
uraiKn xo interest mem particularly, for
suddenly, In the midwt wf a eJtlrrlng scene,
he emitted an Indlaa ww whoop. It
fairly electrified his audience and the
effect on Osceola and his party was magi
cal. Jumoinar to ihr.tr ivt in.ui,..
eously thev tr&va bu-k m nw.rin..
whoop thwt rent the air wtth its mighty
nwr, einu. rainy onl!lln(r the blood of
many a nervous bearer. Two or three
ls fainted.
"The whole thine
strange and startling that It made a vivid
nut sastang -.mpreRslon on every soul In
that suaeanifcAatf'f. FrhiwdF v.. f.-M.u
heard to recall the episode, and he was
wont to declare that th action of thoxe
unutored warriors was the greatest com-
l, i menu ever paid to tiia powers as an
actor."
MMS sV Vt I