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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1895)
THE DAILY A8T0RIAJN, ASTOKIA, SUNDAY MORN1NO, AUGUST 25, 1895. WAITING. Down by this brook In the tall meadow ftras. Patiently waiting day by day, Sat a dear little brown bird over her nest, Si:ent, for she said In her heart: "Lest I wake my darlings,' my loved ones, my beat. Too eariy by my lay." "I must wait," aha s.Hd as she w atched a bee Soaring on gauzy wins; "I must wait," when she heard tno bot- cilnk's glee; "i must wait," tor surely a bird like .no. Must liavo Joy befoio she rings. And Joy comes not In leaving my nest And in flylnj away, but In doing- my best." Down by the brook in tae tall meadow grass, He'.ps:y day 'by day. Lie four little homely ihapeless things. Waiting for feathers and strength In Krj.Tlng nothing nave that which the mother bird sings To her nestlings every day. W v don't you fly?" asked a bumble bee. As 'he came down from the sy. When their wings were weik, though they were brown, . Ai d feathers took the pliee of down ..' Why, birds, why don't you fly?" ,fT lie birds chirped low, In their moth ' , or- tongue, 'V U"o must wait before wa fly." Hlh uP on the branches above the brook Sang four birds day hy day; "We waited, we -waited, but now wo will sir?. Now v e will make the welkin rlnz With our happy roundoluy." And tho mother made melody with the rest "Oh, this is my Joy! and this Is the best." Exchange. HIE ' NEW Y.ie "new oman" is by no means so lie a as the paragraphic would lead us to lmaslne, nr in the early part of the century there died In Liangohen, Wales, to 'Bachelor maids whose lives were full ot romantic interest that they are here dtserllied lor the benelit of those who huve never heard t!io pretty story, Wnlle irave.lng through Wales last sunimur we came 10 the charming little 'own of i,.arigollen, with Its plcturei'iue hills and da.es, and Its scenery so varied and beautiful that one can harly tear one's self away. It was hers that our bache lor maids lived and died. Their house, 'p.as Newydd," w'hich is i.he how place of the town, Is very beautiful und may be steii for tho modest sum, of twelve cents. The house stunds on the top 01 nl.l, surrounded toy a court and Slower garden, Inclosed with a hedge of tobo bui.es. The house is reached by a cc.vvnlent carriage road. Uoth Inside ai.j out It is decorated with rare kpeci iiii.tis of wood carving and tho rooms are lilted with costly specimens of art from all .parts of the world. Lady Eleanor Butler, the daughter of tho Earl of Ormonde, an Irish nobleman, was left without father or mother while still a young baby. Sho grew up with peculiar views on the subject of matri mony; In fact, so fond was she of liberty that the very thought of a husband was distasteful to her. When she was about SO years of ago she formed an attach ment for a young girl of 13 who resided In the same town ot Dublin. This little girl, Hon. Sarah Vonsonby, while of as hteh rank as her friend, was not a wealthy heiress, like Lady ISleanor. She possessed but a moderate competency. As the years wont on their affection Increased, so that when Ludy Eleanor was 24 and Sarah 17 years of age they had come to the determination that they wouCd never marry. Sarah was still under the care ot guardians, but they fin ally ran away to escape from their suit ors, Barah disguised as a footnwn and accompanied as a faithful maid, Mary Carry!. They came to the pretty town of Llangollen, where, charmed with the tjulet beauty of the place, they deter mined to take up their abodo In a little hut, which was delightfully situated on the summit of a hill. Tha program which they were mapping out to their entire satisfaction was ruthlessly tr-impled upon by tho proverbial cruel guardian, who appeared on the scene and insisted on returning Miss Barah to the bottom of her family. Sarah hai no choice but to obey, yet expressed her determination of returning when she was 21, which would he In four years, . So Lady Kleanor returned with 1 er friend to Dublin until the term of pro bation had elapsed, and sure enough, the moment she was of age, which was in 1778, she and her friend shook the dust ol Ireland off their feet and Journeyed again to Llangollen as fast as boat piia stage coach could take thorn. They pur chased the hut that had so taken their fancy on their llrat visit; also Home dcaen acros of land surrounding It, und pulling down tho cabin built themselves a most commodious cottage, which, though huv Ing a rigidly plain outBlde nmiuiruiice, was a bower of lieauty within. It con tained all the auxiliaries that great wealth and natural taste could give. Their grounds wore the wonder ai:d ad miration of every one. There were beau tiful gardens with pretty ornnmonta bridges here and there, giving Hie plum a 'most fairyland appearance. The remaining nine aercs were usee as a farm and they employed a number of persons to keep It In order. Klvi women servants wore hired to contrllMti to their wants Indoors. The Indies' dress consisted of a riding habit affair, with coat made exactly like a man's This they always wore, even when tho? went out to a dinner party, or received friends. Their closely cropped hair thej powdered, to wear under black beaver hats. When they were at the table It was almost Impossible to know to which sex they belonged, so masculine was their dress. They spent a Kreat deal of tholr Mux in doing embroidery, and the house It now filled with superbly exe.-uted (x amples of It. Sarah was a palnt-sr of no mean ability, as the landscapes whlc adorn the walis of the drawing room fl ently testify. They ppent fifty-two years of life together, always devoted to e.icr other and beloved liy everyone In the neighborhood. The old residents of the town tcl" soverat Interesting tales about Ihesf ladles of Llangollen, one of them beins. that very tfundny morning on Ihelr way to church they distributed sixpenny plecet to the poor people. Their two maids be longed o tlin cltapel and tho minister and a Mr. Jones used to Pill on their every year to solicit a subscription In aid of the Blbln society. The mni.ls wou'.c nit only give a hnnrtsomo suhwrlptlor t vmselve. but would Indue the three rthiT servants to ."ontrPHiti-; but, fi'rsng to say, kind thounh their mls- '-ises wer. they roulj never be In lueed 'i erive anything. The txx't Wordsworth on visited Plas Nev(1J nt the ls.lies' urgent solicitation they expected him to wrlt a poem 'xr-.itl.itlng on the hra'J(le of the Vinin.is. . Wordsworth did write a poem. It Is me. tint, so far from giving pleasure to tV ladies, it thoroughly incensed them, f'.r In it v alluded to their homo as a -., i, ,ii rot. und to them.iolvs ns their lv having paved beyond the r.M. 'i (., ;: .... -r.lB po-Mi reads: "Vn 1 - ... ',,,5 ',,-, JT,,;i i oii-.nr.ity- vinipr'''' on the Rrr.-'.-i Is st !' ?. N'-JvyH, l;i: A ! tr.;im ! . !..:,. your favorite Along tha vale ot meditation flows; So styled by those fierce Britons pleased to see , , Cr, haply, there some pious hormlt chose To live and die, the peace of heaven his aim, To whom the wild, sequestered region owes, ... , At this late day, Its sanatlfyln.T name. Olyn Cyfolllganwlch, In the Cambrian tongue In ours, the vale of friendship, let this spot Be named-where, faithful to a low roofed cot On Deva's 'banks ye have abode so long a, in luiA r hive allowed to climb Even' on this earth above the reach of time." Dean Stanley once paid a visit to th ladies when a little hoy of 10, and in after years when asked to give his per sonal recollections or mat visit jauBmnB ly said that the only feeling produceu In him was one of Intense fright. .Mary Carryl, the devoted servant who accompanied the ladles in their fllgiu from Ireland was almost as eccentric a character as her mlstra-sses, and many were the handsome tips she received from visitors, so that whon she died she left her mistress all her savln?s-300, quiti a Urge sum for those .lays. The ladles Mniun.i o ir.nif.nr Influence In their neighborhood, and many a wife and mother had cause to oiess me ur brought the bachelor maids to live lr. that sequestered vale. On one occasion their lnlluenc3 proved all-powerful to save a young man who had been sentenced to death for forgery. As all good things como to an end, t did those two ladies, the first to go being Ladv Eleanor, who died at the age of to. followed two years later toy Miss lJonson by in 1831. They are both burled togethei In the beautiful oil churchyard at Llanfrollen, and one cannot do better than quote those Immortal words: "They were lovely and pleasant In their lives, and in their death they were not divided." EASILY SOLVED. A Crisis thait Looked Avoided. Ugly Simply (Chicago Times-Herald.) One of thorn had fcesa away and the Olher was meeting her alt the railroad sta tion; they greeted each othir with great effusion. "Oh, you dear thing," srled the .trav eller, "how are you? I am dying, act ually flying, to eee you and hear all about It. The letter I had you and r-r..d were quarrelling horribly because you wartled to be married in church and he refused." "I know; he insisted upon our being married at home Just beca.uBe he had the whooping cough; wasn't It horrid of him?" , , "IndeeJ it was. But It's all ,tet.tled now Is R iut?" "oh, quite; you see" "I knew It would be; lovers' quarrels are not serious. He wanted to be mar ried In 'the morning, too, while you were bent on an evening wedding; lie pre ferred travelling gear while your heart iui se.t unon full dress-that was all, though, I believe no, he wanted to be married on Tuesday and you on Wednes day. Io tell me (how It was all settled." "Oh, 'that wasn't nearly aM. He tn slOhd that Ida should he bridesmaid In spite of all I said, and, wasn't It mean; he actually objected when l wan-.ea joe to be his 'best man. Then I wanted to go to Mexico on ths wedding trip, while he was determined on a California tour." "Hu'f we have arranged it all now?" "Indeed we have; there will b no more " "I'm glad Vt it. Did he agree to board at a hotel afterward, or did you consent to ke:i Ihouae? And, oil, tell me, d.d te promise to coll your mother 'mamma,' or did you give In to his addressing her as '.Mrs. Van Tompkins?' I c.in't res; till I hear all about it." "Oh, 'we ert'tled that as we did all our dUfferenciS, In Just the easiest way; we" "And about the presents; I remember that he Insisted upon letting all your friends know that none would be w.l- come, while you nailurally wanted every thing you cou'.d get. Did you quarrel much .a'bout that?" "Indeed we did, without coming to any conclusion. Finally we ugr ed to call In Joe and Ida and talk it all over with 'Mi em.. You eee, I knew Joe would agreo to whatever I said, and I u'lsvi knew thiit Ida was aware that I kniw she wanted to be In my place, and 1 thought she .would be careful. But don't you think, the mean thing Just agreed with 'Whntov.r Fred thought be;i -o 1 did no gijod at all. Weill, thank gjjdncss, It's all settled now!" "Weill, you needn't be so lnjuterlous; here I ve been half an. hour trying to et a pliln answer to a simple, question and canU succeed. Hoiw did" "Why, 'Fred and Ida are to be married on TuiHday morning, in travelling dress, and go to Canada on their wedding tour; in their return they will keep house, ind he Is always to call her roothar Mrs. PVti-Ilrown. They are to accept no pra entis, and" "Wet I, upon my iword! And what, If vou please, la to become of you, whh all your iovely itrousseau?" "Oh, th nit is all right. I am to marry Toe, In fu'il dress, on Wednesday evening; e go to Mexico on our trip; on our re turn we Intend to hoard at a hotel. Joe hns promised to call my mother 'mam ma' as long as ho lives. And oh, Yk,t&, I wmt you to eamt right up to .he houae with me and help to address the Invlta lons; wo want to get them out In good time, fj that mine of our friends cm Ind a valid excuse for not sending us a rrs rA. Oh, I tell you, I am '.he hap piest n'.rl on earth, for I am Hire ot living things Just my own way for the rewt of my natural life," VICT01UAS IK).VKEVa. Queen Victoria has quite a number of donkeys, of wlilen she makes spevlat pits. A sroat favorite, according to a filler In Little Folks. Is Skewbald, a rfhotland pony, 3J4 feet high, that draws the royal greut-grandchlldren In a two wheeled cart. Then therw Is Jurquot, tho brown don key ttlth the whilo noso, which draws ilie queen's chair, and Is usually taken Ailh nor majesty on her foreign holidays. A gray donkey, whoso sire was pur .hased at Cairo by Lord Wolseley, and by iiliu presented to tho queen, has also drawn the royal chair, and even carried 10,1,0 of hr majesty's grandchildren, lonny, tin 0;d white donkey, born at VhnliiU Water, Is another pot with the great-grandchildren. I! AS1LY DISTINGUISH 121). New York Sun. It Is itld tliut Lady Frere once went to nioit her husband at a railway sta tlon, accompanied by a new servant, .io:n she sent to look for Sir Hartle Frere wnen the train had arrived. The servant protested that he hid never seen Urn, to which she replied: "That does not matter, look for a tall man helping somebody." The servant went and found air llart.o helping an oil woman to allti.it from a carriage. An Interesting exhibit at the Atlaiitl txhlbltloa will h, mm by tho women ot (obb cou.rty, da. It is th celebrated tutlle-scirrej ra.. frJm tne battle fle.d 'f the Kennesaw mountain. It U a plain ,g cabin abirtit twenty fe-t square i.d was sltuaiej Just behind tha Con fed rite breastworks. It offerel a god rrark fr some ot Sherman's batteries and was bor d In every part with h-ll d peppre. with bui'.et.i, b'lt d.d not T.l.i f... Tl.-r? ar- ov.:r thirty .-I a.i B nnis throu L sir. lis, and fburli'd in I h'ls through Its walls md by Ff.l.'wl many tuindrvds 'of tm.lots are he l"Ks. STATU NBW3. Interesting Items Culled From Oregon's Leading Newspapers. The Hoseburg IMalndoaler says: "The lamimond-Goble railroad from Astoria to Portland when completed will greatly add to the Importance of that seaport town. This line doubtless will be extended on and connect with the O. P. at Albany, and thus secure connection ultimately with the east and control a trans-continental lino of Its own. The peoplo of Vstoria are alive to the Incalculable bene fit to that city by becoming a terminus of such a railroad line. They can see ahead without a spirit of prophecy. They reason from cause to effect with a pre science born of business Intelligence, ivhlle we Rosoburgers are sleeping upon :ur oDoortunlties and dreaming a list less life, walling, Mlcawber like, for something to turn up. we nave in ciose proximity two good harbors, Coos bay ind Winchester bay, wim no inuper,uij mountain barriers to Interpose. A rail road can be bui.t to Coos bay via Camas valley with compa: .Uively small cost and also down the L'mpqua river to Gar diner on Winchester 'bay, cheaper still, and with a good harbor, better than that ot Coos bay. while a connection eastward Is as feasible as any other ncrois the Cascade mountains. And the country east of tho Cascades Is one of, the best farming and grazing countries in Oregon, which, until It is pierced by s railroad, Is ind will remain a wilderness. Judgo Kakin, of t'nlon, of the circuit court, has Issued an cruer temporarily inj. l ing the Oradell Canal company, the Peoples' Irrigation company, City of La drande and a numb;r of private citizens rom using the waters of Grande Honde river In the western part or tno valley. The order was Issued at the Instance of the Island City Mercantile & Milling com' pany, which claims to have enjoyed the first and exclusive right to the use of the waters of the river for the past thirty years, and It is further claimed that at the ordinary season of the year, there are 25.000 inches of water In the stream. but owing to the water being diverted by various defendants to the suit, the water is entirely gone, depriving the plaintiff of Its use for irrigation purposes ana for operating the Mercantile & Milling com' pany's flour mill at Island City. The South Oregon Monitor says: "Med- ford people were awakened again by tne dread alarm of fire about S this morning. This time It was the barn on George Justus' residence property on the west side of O Btreet south of the Jackson vllle railroad. The building was envel oped In Humes beforo the lire was dis covered, but tha lire department was on the grounds very soon and put the fire uut when the building was Durneu near ly to the ground. Some hay was In the building. All was a total Iobs, probably not to exceed JiUO. Insurance J-iixi. unis time steam was up at the water works and pressure turned directly on from tne pumps. The Nehalein Times says that It. D. Sales, mall carrier from Nehalem to Hob- sonvllle, was attacked by a large and hungry cougar Inst Tuesday. While try ing to paHB It the animal sprang toward him, but failed In Its catch. Sales turned his horse and took the back tracit, nu- ing at a rapid speed with the cougar In pursuit until a mile or grouna naa been covered w"hen the animal stopped. The carrier met pome men, procured a gun and returned, killing the cougar tho first shot. Another one Is said to be In tho vicinity. Oscar Tom, of Alsea, the king bee raiser of Uenton county, has thirty three stands of bees, and the honey pro duced Is ns fine ns is made. Mr. Tom Is bIho a grower of goats, and has a band of M i of them. His band this season averaged 4j pounds, and tho wool shipped netted him 80 cents per pound, or JI.36 per hf.d. 11. feeds his goats but little and- besides clcniing up his land they Improve tho pasture and range. The Newber-t Independent gays: "There Is little U3e In Oregon people complain ing over the fart that California Is buy Intf our fruit and shipping under their labels until we are willing to get In and establish a reputation for Oregon fruits In the east. California Is but re.iplns the harvest from the planting of hard efforts and hard cash. The people of Oregon can do tho snmo If they go about it in tho rln'ht manner." "What do you think of the nerve of the Astoria man," says the North Yam hill Record, "who wanted the people of Nehalem to maka him a present of 150.000 feet of saw logs with which to experiment on rafting to tne mouth of the Columbia river? The Neha'em Times doesn't state whether or not he mndo good hln escape. We have known of places where his escape would have been doubtful." Hcrninii Mctzger Is tinder arrest In Portland for smuggling 300 deer hides Into Hint market In violation of the law. He shipped them disguised as bales of wool. Cinch him. He Isn't any better than ,ludgo Mugers, It Is a fact that fish and game arc decreasing perceptibly In Oregon and It Is hoped the fate arrests will have their good effect towards stay ing vandal hands. Mono Observer. Each year tho salmon run In the Klamath grows smaller, caused by the covering up of tho spawn of the salmon with sediment from tho hydraulic mines on tho upper river. Those carrying on Ashing operations at the mouth of the liver, to make the business profitable, T ill have to CHtnblish a hatchery for the propagation of tlte young fish near the mouth. Del Norte llecord. Wllllum Saunders, ot Umpire, says the Coqullle Herald, for some months recent ly carrying on tho tin and sheet Iron trade In this pluce, will probably conduct a salmon cannery on the lower liver this season. He passed down last Fri day to Inspect the condition of tha es tablishment, overhaul It and put In place machinery, etc., Just received per tug KoltarU from the Sulslaw. I Tho selection of Prof. W. H. I.ee as president of Albany collw has been con firmed by the board ot trustees. He has neon Identified with the school hinea 1SSS. This Is the rosltlon held last year by ex-Prliuipal Young, of the Portland high sohool, who goes now to the stato uni versity. Albany college begins Its new year September 11. The Baker Cliy Democrat says tbere Is a iarge supinly of cattle to be had In llaker, Union ar.d Grant countlet, pro. vld d the prices are favorable. Over 1.000 head can be bought In Powder val ley alone In a week's time. A run of 1,800 pounds of rock from a quartz claim owned by Jones & Huff man, at Klamath river, near Henley, was made at Ashland- quarts mill last week, and yielded about K a decidedly en couraging result. Prairie Chickens are s. plentiful th:s season In Sherma n county that I hoy fly right Into one's dining room. At least one, did a few days ago at Hev. J. W. Adams' h.wfo '.n 'Monro, says ill- Ob server. PLATINUM. Said to Exist In Paying Quantities in Alaska. Buffalo ExprfS-. Alaska has developed an unexpected storo of pi-eelons minerals, In the last few years, and Jinrt at premnt millers ar ulut.tiH m to 11- tiu-tmlly uf pla tinum that might be found tu that terrl trry and worked with profit. Kor years It has been known that platinum exists In Alaska, and traces of It have been found on the banks of the Yukon River, but It Is only of rectnt late that the miners have given the matter any ser ious thought. This neglect seems strange when one considers that platinum Is worth from 17.50 to $8.50 an ounce. Platinum Is nearly always found In bars associated with free gold, In placer deposits. Platinum ore, as It Is some times erroneously called, contains Iri dium, rhodium, gold, copper, and Iron. It Is usually found in rounded or flat tened grains having a metallic lustre, though It comes occasionally in cubes and octahedrons. Had the miners who have been working on the different creeks in the Yukon basin for the . last two years known the value of the little glob ular masses of platinum, they would not have been so quick to resent their per sistent presence In the rlllles. At pres ent the most important sources of pla tinum are the hydraulic mines in the Ural Mountains of Russia. About 80 per cent of the world's production comes from this source. Next In Importance, perhaps, are the sold washings of the Pluto River In the United States of Colombia, which produces 15 per cent of the entire product. Portions of India also produce small amounts of platinum. Platinum has been found In small quan tities In this country, but It Is only In the placers of the Pacific slope that It has betn discovered In marketable quanti fies. It is estimated that the United States Import about 3,000 pounds of pla tinum in a year from Russia. The metal Is used chiefly In the manufacture of Jewelry, chemical apparatus and 'incan descent electric lights. There has been of late years an increased demand for 4he metal, and a corresponding Increase in price. If the platlnu deposits in the Yukon Valley In Alaska tpproach any where near the expectations of the pros pectors, It is possible that they may prove as valuable as the gold mines In Alaska. Asbestos Is also found In the southeast ern portion of Alaska, but 'whether In sufficient quantities to make the deposits profitable remains for future develop ments to show. A recent Issue of an Alaskan newspaper says that Clark Mil ler and a party discovered extensive as bestos veins In this section last summer. The quality is pronounced by experts to be first-class, and specimens show it to be of unusually long fiber and free from foreign matter. THE FLEET OF MONITORS. Their History a Long Record of Extrav ag.iivce From Neglect. When the story ot the monitors in 'the United Slates navy shall Come to be told It will lay bare a long reord of extrava gance consequent upon neglect, says the New York Sun. Some of the uncom pleted or recently completed monitors were begun while many officers of the navy were still in their cradles, and the fleet of monitors Just ordered from the Jamea river, near Richmond, has been lying there rusting these twenty years. They are ot .the single turret type. One command'er aboard the AJax served for the whole fleet. They are all single-screw stiamers, ot 340 horse power and each carries two guns. The AJax, Canonlcus, Mahopac, Manhattan and Wyandotte are 2,100 tons each, while the Catsktll, Jason, Lehigh, Montauk, Nahant, Nantucket, Patsalc and Comanche are of 1,875 tons each. Only two out of the six remain ing at Richmond or? to be prepared for sea, and It is said that at the four that have not been ordered immediately from the James some will probably be sold as scrap iron. The hls'tory of the ctd double-turret monitors, several of which have Cately been completed, is someiwhat like that of their slngle-iturret slstvira. The largest of these great ironclads is toe Puritan, Sho is of C.0G0 tons and of 3,700 horde power, and she carres tea guns. She is a 'double barbette turret monitor, and so are the Monadnock and Amphltrite. They and the Terror a doiiilleiurret mon itor, are each jf 3,900 tons and 1.C0O horse pcMvr. The 'Monadnock carries six guns .ai.il 'the other '.iwo carry four guns each. All of the duble-turret monitors are twin screw propellers. The whole fleet has been the mystery of the navy for neaifly a quarter of a century, and the completion of several of theee ships liau disappointed 'the expectation of every body that knows .their history. Their cost was enormous, and there have been great changes in th-lr plan of construc tion. One cJf them lay for years at a shipyard at 'Wdltiilngton, Del., until the shlpbu'ldera iput up a claim of many thousands of dijllira for dockage. It used to be sali that the double-turret monitors, If comptttei, would never be seaworthy, though, 'through change of constructi'on, If nothing1 else, this evil prophecy has been disappointed. CAUTIOUS RUSTIC. Story of a Man Who Had Soma Kx- pcrlence la Sign. nig Thing;. Nashville American. It is an uniwrit;en hut rigidly enforced law that no matt be .sllowei to write his name on a hotel register wli:h a lead pen cil. Tho9e who patronlz- the hoto.s are. vl1 acquainted with the rule and alvvaya observe It, but there are some whose familiarity .with hotel llt Is not in n advanced '.age, and they are the ones who cause .rouble to the .clerks by in variably pr,jJuing V.ieir ever-r. ady pen cil when they essay to write their name upon the .annals uf hotdlo'.ogy. A . Cin cinnati traveling man amused a sl ct coterie of fellow travelers yedierday Willi a n.irraUve In which a pencil and ai unsophlstlcalt.Vl wou'ld-lbe guest at a LoulsvMle hotel played a prominent pirt. The man with the pencil struck the office of the hotel during a rush, and ho had written his namve on th? register befote the clerk noticed it'he Implement lie used. Tho clerk was very polito about it, but ho trased the pencil signature and handed the prospective guest a pen freshly dipped In Ink. 'I wrote my name once," said th giirst. "If tnac doat turn you write i: yours C'f." The clerk explained that It was neces sary to preserve the register and for that reason they wish d signatures in ink. The explanation didn't suit the guest. He scented to think the clerk Ind designs on htm, ar.d he posltlvtly refua.'d to write again on this register. 'I'm from the country, lie said, but I'm not as green an I look. I vo had some experience in signing things. Sign d a contract 5st fall to pay 2 for some fruit trees, and three months later I hid to pay a note for M0 that the feller had switched my name onto, ion aon t get me to eign nothln' more 'ceptln' I do tt with a pencil, and then I write very light." The fitt'ow carried his point,- too, a d the clerk iwas forced to write his name for him. SISTERS DIE 170 YBAP. APART. Chlcigo Chronicle. Although difficult to believ?, It Is never theless true, that the death of two half- slstttrs, the duus'hters ot the same father, occurred 170 years apart. The grand father ot the British mlalsi-.er. Chart's Jtnvs Fox, Sir Stephen Fox, married l.i in.!, and had a daughter born to him in ltwR, who died In the course of the same ar. He 41 several other children, wC.o grew up and married, but all of them died before their father ami without 1s- si:. Sir Stephen, not wishing his Urge fortune to f ill Into the handtt of distant relatives, married again .it a Viry ad vanced agr, und his youngest daujhter wms born la 1?J7. She ronchej tha e? of 9S ye and died in lvJS, thnt t. i7' yirs alter he d :h of her oldest sister. She saw Queen Victoria, whe-i the tatter Wis a child, iwhtle her half-lster was carried In ths arms of Oliver Cromwell. THE FUTURE SUPPLY OF HORSES. From the Farm and Dairy. We saw the other day for the first time this year as many as five sucking colts with their dams on one farm. Had we not been traveling on the cars we should like to have made the acquaint ance of the farmer who had the courage and sagacity as well, to breed enough mares to secure five colts and to have live draft horses at their prime In the year 1!W0. When any kind of live ttock is overdone the tendency among fanners is to abandon it altogether. It took far mers twenty years to get over the idea that the horse market could not be over done. Convinced by the stern logic cf facts they have now gone as far to the other extreme, as horses have fallen be low a paying price. The lack of faith In the horse now Is worse than their credulity ten years ago. It Is argued that a horse may live twenty years, and that It will take halt a generation to recover from the pres ent prostration, and that when prices do advance the range will furnish hem cheaper than ho farmer. It is true that the horse Is long-lived whon compared with the usual life of the steer, and also true that a certain kind can be produced cheaper by the ranchmen that the farm er. Farmers forget, however, that there is an imenso destruction of horses go ing on at present. Thousands, were killed on the farm last year because it did not pay to winter them. More of them have gene Into cans and sold as beef than the general public Is aware of. When canned beef sells lit from 1c to 6c a pound there is room for a strong bus plcion that there Is more norse In tho can than cow. The amount of horse leather used In shoes this year suggests an unusual source of supply. We would not for a moment euggeet the increased production of inferior horses. The range will always furnish the plug, the ordinary hack horses, such as are used for banging about In liveries, etc. Tho high price of grain and pas tures In the east will always limit the production of anything but tho best driv ing horses. The western states can pro duce these as well as the coach horses, and, above, all, the draft horse, or what the farmers call the agricultural horses, cheaper than they can be produced any where in the world. We are beginning to export horses to England and the American horse Is. growing in favor there. A horse can not be produced in Great Britain at a cost of less than $50 a year of age. We can grow them here, sending them there cheaper than they can grow them. Tho only trouble is that we do not grow them good enough. It Is too late to breed for next year now, 'but not too late to get right on the ques tion. AGRICULTURAL NOTES. The best horse for work is not always the one that is the fastest when at the cultivator. The Blow and staady animal is to be preferred In cultivating. The following method, says a French paper, Is cheap and effective In prevent lng the decay of wood when buried in the ground: Mix finely powdered coal with linseed oil and apply to the parts to be buried. It is said that experiments in irrigating strawberries, made In Connecticut, show an Increase cf nearly 125 per cent in yield. The berries also brought several cents per basket more on account ot Elze and good color. A recent writer thinks a doaen hens are worth more to a man thnn $100 out on interest at 8 per cent, and there Is but little risk attached to the ownership of that many hens, whereas there Is always considerable risk In loaning-money In any amount. Successful crops of celery are raised only by constant cultivation and heavy manuring. In this way only can the greatest number of saleabl-J heads be raised. The most successful growers, says Vkjek, are thos-5 who use constantly the largest amount of manure. Tne eel ery plant is a strong feeder, and re quires much nitrogen. When setting currant cuttings remove all buds from the part of the stem that Is to be under ground. This will prevent the start of suckers and the growth of soft wood, which would serve aB a host for insects and fungi. In trimming old bushes, remove all old, mossy wood, and ail but the strongest and most healthy canes. The watering place In pastures is fur too often only a mud hole. If a spring provides water for the pasture It ought not to be left open for the cattle to tramp in, while the sun pouring Into It makes it unpalatable. Cover the spring and carry the water in a pipe down a little woy and let it empty into a trough, or tub, that has a little shelter built over it, leaving but one Eide open for the stock to drink. Ulnek raspberries are propagated by layering. In August, when bearing Is over and the canes are growing, bend the lips to the ground and cover to keep them down. The following spring tho tips will be filled with a crown of roots, and connection with tho parent plant may be severed and the new growth trans p. anted. Some bend tt.clr tips into 4 or 6 inch pots sunk into the earth and filled with the soil, finding this removal, easier. Red raspberries and blackberries are propagated by transplanting the suck ers. NOW A CONGRESSMAN. Ptavpoui Judge Who Wanted No Invid ious Comparisons. Washington Star. "One who is now a member of congress, or will be. when the national legislature meets hero on the first Monday In Decem ber and Is sworn in, was, two dozen years ago, a county Judge in the state from which he halls, and a more pompous and conceited Jud.je never sat on the bench," snld a western man to a Star writer. "But tha.t was long ago and the years have taught him a good many things and Improved him very materially. However that may be it happened that one occasion In his court, a lawyer was pleading a case and was making a regu lar red-flre-and-slaw-curtnln speech, which stirred the Jury to its profoundest depths. In the course of his peroration he said: - " 'And, gentlemen of the Jury, as I stand at this bar today in behalf of a prisoner, whose health Is such that at mMinnt im mnv 'hn cnlled before' a greater Judge than the Judge of this court, I' "The Judge on the bench rapped sharply on the desk, and the lawyer stopped suddenly and looked at him questlon lngl.v. " The gentleman,' said the court, with dignity, 'will please confine himself to the case before the Jury and not permit him self to indulge in Invidious compari sons.' "It almost took the attorney's breath away, but he managed to pull himself to gether and finish In pretty fair shape." FOR TIRED HEADS. Philadelphia Record. The pneumatic tire system has been ap plied to all sorts of things lately. A traveling cap for instance, has Just been brought out that Is nothing- more than a pneumatic tire adopted to the purposes of headgear. It Is an ordinary cap. to all appearance, and would not excite too much attention on a railway carriage or on the platform of a station, but when filled with air it forms a pillow on which the weary traveler can rest his head against the side of the carriage and sleep In peace. Another adaptation Is to the rc!r cf wsrhir.jr and flniM?ij: ma chines. So far. whether of wood, iron or even hidla-rubber tubing around the cyl inders of the washing mavhtne through out the whole length of their surface. The ends of these tubes can be attached to an air pump, by which means they can be so tilled with air that uniform and regulated pressure can be put on the goods passing through the cylinders. Bar fert. the Inventor of this system, claims that the flattening of the tubes at the ' point of contact gives a rubbing action between the india-rubber and the stufT, which allows the cleaning of the fabric to be done In a third of the time neces sary with the system of rollers. "FIRING" HUMAN BEINGS. Chicago Inter Ocean. The native doctors ot India practice a peculiar system known as "firing." Afflicted persons, no odds what the dis easo may be, are Immediately upon ar rival of the family physician, subjected to the tortures of fire. A late report by a medical authority declares that there Is not one to the thousand of total population in Bombay and the larger cit ies generally, who does not bear trace of the application of the Are cure In the shape of hideous senrs on tho head, back, stomach, feet or nmm THE BEST PIPE TOBACCO. Thk Oasis of tup Colorado desert A Hew H ealtb esort BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE SEA Absolutely Dry and Pure Tropical Climate Pro no Li 11 cod by l'liysici;iii.- tie most Favonihlo in Am;:ii-.t for Sufr'i rers f i-m . . . Lung Diseases and Rheumatism toy Remarkable Cu The objections uiyed against lmlio In the past by the large numbers who otherwise would have lieen glad to ink advantage of Its bcnoliclal climate, lias been a lack of suitable accommoda tion. The Southern. Pacific Company, takes pleasure In announcing thut sev eral Commodious and " Comfortable Cottages have Just been erected at Indlo sta U 'li, that will be rented to uppllcauts a.t rousonablt lates. Thev are fur. 11 1.-lied with nioJern conveniences, sup- j piled Willi pure artesian water, and so situated as to gove o-jcupants all the advantages to be derived troin a more or less protracted residence in this de lljrhtful climate. (From the San Francisco Argonaut.) "In the heart of the great desert ot the Colorado which the Southern Pa cific road traverses there is an oasis called Indio, which, In our opinion, i: the sanitarium of the earth. We be lieve, from personal Investigation, that for certain invalids, the-e la, no spot, 01 this planet so favorable." G. T. Stewart, M. 1)., writes: "The purity of the air, and the 'eternal sun shine, fill one with wonder and delight Nature has accomplished sc much that there remains but little for man to do.- As to Its possibilities as a health resort, here Is the most per. feet sunshine, with a temperature al ways pleasant, a perfectly dry soli for rain is an unknown factor: pure oxygen, denr? r. : rr.osphere and pure water. What more can be desirec It is the place, above all others, for lung troubles, and a paradise for rheu matics. Considering; the number of Bufferers who have been cured, I have ! no hesitancy in recommending thlsj genial oasis as the haven of the afflict- j ed." INDIO Is 612 miles from SAN FRANCISCO and 130 jniles from LOS AVOELES Fare from Los Angeles For further information inquire of any Southern Pacific Company agent, or address ' E. P. ROGEHS. Asst. Gen. Pass. Art. 8. P. Co. J. a KIRKLuVN'D. Dl!t Pass. Agt. Cor. Ftrt and Alder Sta. Portland. Or. Indio H Canadian Pacific RAILWAY. AMERICA'S Giwst -f- Trats-Coiitinental Railway System. 10 -IN- Palace Dining Room and Sleeping Cars. Luxurious Dining Cars. Elegant Day Coaches. AU-0 - Observation Cars, allowing Unbroken Views of the VVohJcrful Mount ain country. $5.00 and $10.00 nved en l 11 lets h'tii Iciuri-l e r lln best on wb ( quipim-ntf ol the l ery lll.el' ttirougii ut- A LSI I Canadian Pacific -10- China and Japan. China steamers leave Vancouver, B. C : Empress of Indl - - Aug 5th. bmpress of Japan - - Aug 36th. Lmress of China - - bept. 16'h. Em.ress of India - - Oct. 14th, t-mp'ess ot Jaran - - Nov. nth. Empress of Chini - - Die. 9'h Australian steamer leave Vancouver, U. C, 6th ol every month. For ticket rates and information call on or address J AS. F1NLAY SON, Agent, Astoria, Or. W. F. Carson, Traveling Pass. Agt., Tacoma, Wa-h. Geo. McL. Brown, Dist. Pass. Agt., Vancouver, B. C. E. JlcNEIL, Receiver. Gives Choice of Jw Transcontinental Koutes, i Via Via Ogden,Dfiiver and Omaha or ft. Paul. Spokane and St. Paul. ullmon and Tourist tleei-er Free Kfeallnlng Ch -Irs Car. Astoria to San Francisco. State, Wednesday, July S. Oregon, Monday, July 8. State, Saturday, July 13. Oregon, Thursday, July 18. State, Tuesday, July 23. Or-gon, Sunday, July 28. State, Frldkiy, August 2. flstoFic. and Portlnd Steamers. T. J. Patitar leaves Astoria Monday, Tuesday, 'ihursUay and Friday at 7 p. m., Wednesday and Sunday uij:i nrr val from Ilwaco In the evening. ieavce I'ortland Mondayt Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 7 a. m., Wednesday at 8 u. ni. and Saturday at 1 p. m. K. K. Thompson leaves Astor.a daily, exc;pt Sunday, at 6:16 a. m.; leaves Port land dally, except Sunday, at 8 p. m. On Saturday wvll leave at 10 p. m. Harvest Queen leaves Astoria Wedn.s day and Sunday at 7 p. m.; leaves Port land Wednesday and Saturday at 7 a. m. For rates and (ceuerul information chi in or address C. F. O VERBA UGH, Commercial Agent, .Astoria, Or. VV K HURLBUKT, Qpn. Paa Agt., Portland, fir STEAMERS Telephore & Bailay Gatzert. Columbia River and Puget Sound Nav igation Co. Two Daily Boats to Portland 'Ti-lr pl one" !iv -s Aster at 7 p. m. d (-x- pt Snmlai ). Leiives Portland di ily at 7 n. m , ex opt Snnr'ay. "R:iilry Gatzert" leaves Astoria Tne day. Wednesday, Thnrsday, Friday and Kuturrlay moruinir at 6 :45 a. m. ; Sunday evening at 7 p. m. Leaves Portland daily at 8 p. tn., ex cept Sunday. On Saturday uiiiL at 11 p. m. Steam r Ocean Wave leaves Portland Tuesday and Thursday at 8 a. m., Satur day at 1 p. ui., running straight through to Ilwaco, connecting wilh trains for all points on North Beach. Leaves Ilwaco Wednesday and Friday morumg at 730 o'clock, Snrdav night at 6 o'cloi k, for Portland. C. W. 8 TUNE, Agent, Astoria. Telephone No, 1L t'. B. So-.tt President E. A. Seeley. Gen'I Agt, Portland. Japanese Bazaar SING LUNG. Prop. LatKis and Children's lia's and duck suits. Liulies' and Oenjlenien's underwear ma le ro o-der. J. )". i r:c-s in Astoria. il7 Brnid 8treet, next door to If outer Fruit Stora. MM 'Usn