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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1895)
THE DAILY ' ASTOMAN, ASTOMA, SUNDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 1, 1895, rmEci woman. She 'was a phantom of delight Yhcn flrit she gleamed upon my sight; A lovely apvaHtlon. tent To l)o a moment's oriument. Her eye as stars of twilight fair; Like twilight, too her dusky hair, Hut all else albout her drawn From Maytime and the cheerful dawn; A dancing shape, an Image gay, To haunt, to startle and wayUy. I taw her upon nearer view A spirit, yet a woman, too; Her household motions light and free, And stpns of virdn liberty: A countenance In which did meet ' .Hweet records, promises as sweet; A creature not too "bright or good For human nature's daily food; For transient sorrows, slmlple 'wile's. Praise, Kanie, love, kisses, tears and smiles. And now I see with eye serene The very pulse of the machine; A being inreathlng thoughtful breath, A traveler betwixt Mfc and death; The reason (lrm, the temperate will, KnJuranee, foresight, strength and skill; A perfect 'woman, nobly planned, To .warn, to comfort and command, And yet a spirit Ft ill and bright, AViih something of an angel light. William 'Wordsworth. Ai "You see, my boy," said Uncle Hobart, "matrimony l.t a dangerous thing. You buy a horse, and if It balks you send It off to auction to be sold. But with a wifa It Is altogether different. You can neither sell nor exchange her it's a life long bargain." "Hut, Uncle Hcfoart," said the nephew and 'heir-apparent of that gentleman, "let's take another view of the matter. Suppose that the U all that is lovely excellent and desirable." Uncle Hobart Renshaw rubbed his nose. As an Inveterate bachelor of five and fifty he was natuwliy Inclined to take the less sanguine view of the case. "Paul," said he, "it's of no use to ar gue the matter. A young man In love Is a young man mad for the time being. If you've made up your nvind to get mar ried not all the arguments In creation will avail ralnst it. Onlyt3 sure you make a. right choice. Remember how much depends upon It." Paul Fontaine laughed good-humoredly. Like all young men, he thought so much caution quite unnecessary. "There are two sisters of thes-3 Lind leya, you say?" said Uncle Hobart, re flectively polishing 'his glittering specta cle glasses. "Two sir Emily and Esther." "Both of 'em pretty?" "As twin blush robes, sir." "There you go," said Uncle Hobart testily. "Right into sentiment, just like a three volume novel." "Well, sir, isn't It natural enough to compare a pretty girl to a beautiful (lower. If I cou'ld think of any other ec'.-rbirlsan" "You needn't trouble yourself," In terrupted Uncle Motoart, "what I want to rind out is what they are like." "Esther is ibrig'ht and sparkling; Emily is all softness and refinement. Esther is a brunette with the blackest hair 1 ever aw. Emily has chestnut curls and blue eyes, and a lovely fair complex ion." "Exactly," Undo Hobart hummed an old tune which h id been popular in his youth: Hlack eyes most dazzle at ft ball; Blue eyes most please when shadows fall. "Andi which do you like best, Paul, eh':" . "They are both of them charming!" energetically answered the young man. "Upon my life, Uncle, I sometimes wish that the Turkish system prevailed here, nn-i fhufr T nmilil tiia vrr . 1nth rt thorn M "Difficult to decide which Is the most fascinating?" questioned Uncle Hobart. "Hut the thing is, my lad, which will wash and wear the beat for everyday life?" "That's a question which the future will decide, Uncle. . Unfortunately, we have no chemical te.it to decide the matter." "Think not," said Uncle Hobart dryly. "Look here, Paul, up to th-3 present time you have only seen theso girls through the chiaroscuro of vjslting dress and company manners. What would you give to behold ihem as they really are to get a peep behind the scenes?" "Half that I a'n possessed of, uncle!" cried out' Fontaine with admiration, "if or.ly to bo able to satisfactorily prove to you, sir, how pure and noble and high souled they 'are. But all this Is non sense. Of course It Is an impossibility!" "Nothing of the sort," said Uncle Ho bart. "You say. that up to th-j present these girls do not know me personally, or iny connection with the board of heilth. Well, it is true that I am neither a wiz ard nor a magician, but I am what Is quite as useful in this matter a sani tary official. I go into people's bick doorj when I wish it. I stride remorse lessly through their kitchens and cellars when I want to see for myself, rather than trust my inspector?. I am at lib erty to take a downstairs view of the world. Eh, young man, what do you think of that?" Paul Fontaine stared. "I don't understand how" "But you will, dnubtlos?, when I tell you that the Lindleys' house is In my district; that I have decided to go there tomorrow morning to see personally that all the drainage Is perfect. If you choose to volunteer a little help, I'll dli guise you as one of my men and" "With all my heart, uncle!" cried the young man, with glittering eyes and heightened color. "I fear no ordeal to which you can subject Esther ana Emily. Believe me, the metal will ring true!" "Weil; we'll see," said Mr. Renshaw. "In the meantime suppose you ring for tea." Hobart Renshaw was a man of prop erty, but he was also a man of peculiari ties. One of these was to earn his bor ough surveyor's salary as honestly as If he depended on it for his dally bread. People call him a miser, but little cared he for that. The widow, the fatherless and he that was ready to perish could tell a different tale, and Hobart Ren shaw, quaint and eccentric though he was, could read tne book of human char acter with an alarming unerring eye. "Run, Betty, run! It's that nuismce of a dralnman again. It does seem to me as It he came about a great denl oftener than is at all necessary." The Llndleys were people who kept up a grand appearance upon a comparative ly disproportionate foundation. Their sitting room was elegantly furnished; their' hall upholstered in Terslan pat terned Brussels, with rosewood rack and Gothic hall chair, but the kitchen was a gloomy, subterranean apartment, scantily furnished and uninviting in aspect. . Moreover, the Lindleys were struggling to keep up appearances on a moderate income, and Betty, the little workhouse girl, in har print frock and thick shoes, was th? oj.'.y servant they k"pt. "Dear me! what Is tne youn? man flicking Ills nose in lier for?" cried out Esther, Indignantly. "Does he expe-t t(- find drains In the fireplace or under the wash tubs?" "Please, tr, the pfcik's in the cellar, dir. This way, sir!" said Betty, clamp ing on ahead and turning open a cellar door, whence rushed a blast of sepui chrally damp air. But the'one glance Into the kitchen had been enouah. Esther, in a greasy pink dress, and her hair in a bristle of curl rapera, e-it before a tray, with a bowl on her lap, eating a 10 o'clock breakfast, while her pretty feet, thrust Into a pair of badly worn slippers, displayed sundry unrounded holts, und a soiled pocket handkerchief, tied around her neck, did duty in place of the neat collar or frill generally supposed to be necessary. Mrs. Llndloy was bending over a huse kettle of bubbling and boiling preserves upon the range, and at the wvuhtub stood a slight trim figure with an apron tied around her waist and sleeves above the elbow, Emily herself, scrubbing away with the energy of a laundress, and her shining hair wound In lustrous braids around and about her sm&H head. Uncle Hotoart, following closely at the heels of his nephew, was Just In time to hear Esther's petulent voles from the other room sounding shrilly on their ears. "It's too (bald, mamma! The toast is scorched to a cinder, and the coffee isn't drinkable. I must have some fresh made." "Oh, Ettle, don'tt" coaxed Emily. "Mamma. Is so tired nnd she has so much to do! "Won't a, gla?9 of milk do?" "No, It won't! I must hav'n coffee, and decent coffee, too!" asserted the brunette, tapping her pretty foot on the floor and knitting her Jetty brows. "Then I'll make It," sild E.nlly, "If you'll wait until I get these collars 1 ubbed out." ' , "I'd be ashamed to turn washer woman," grumbled Miss Esther. "I'm not ashamed of anything that Is useful," feald Emily", with spirit, "when p.upa works so hard and the washing bills are so heavy. It won't hurt either of us to do !& little honest work and spare mamma all we can." "Do leave off moralizing and get my coffee," snarled Esther, who had evi dently risen In no amiable mood. And the borough surveyor and his bogus assistant, -having no excuse1 for lemaln lng longer, heard nothing more. Paul Fontaine was silent as he walked along the street, but Uncle Kobarl chuckled softly to himself. "Nothing like an inside view," ealu he. "The upstairs angel often turns into a, downstairs demon, eh? Ha! ha! ha! There's mischief behind the arch of those black brows. If you're determined to have a wife take the one at the ivashtub, the littlo girl who wanted to help her mother." "I believe you tire right, Uncle Ho bart," said Paul. i i i i "But tell me, I'aul, how you came to choose me instead of Esther?" ques tioned the blue-eyed bride as they stood together by the sea at Brighton the week alfter their wedding. "Esther la so much prettier, so much lovelier than me. Every one likes Esther better than they do me. And do you know, darling, I half think that Esither was just a little disappointed that you didn't prefer her?" "Do you think so?" said Paul, careless ly. "We can scarcely account for our preferences. Esther is very brilliant and beautiful, and when first we became ac quainted, I was fairly bewitched by her. But now I value the steady shining star of your love above all the wlll-o'-the-wlsps In creation!" But he never told her of his amateur sanitary Inspection and Uncle Hobart's test of character. Maxwell Cummings. QUEEN VICTORIA'S GENTLENESS. When the queen was a young girl one of her chief characteristics was a cer tain imperiousncss of disposition. Her word Was law, and as a distinguished officer whom I must not name, once de clared on leaving her after an olllclal Interview, "the queen did love to be mis tress." It Is a most lovable trait In her majesty's nature that with increasing years a mildness of manner and most considerate though tfulnes9 for others have superseded 'the austerity of her younger days. She Is, indeed, more in clined to err on the side of Indulgence than of sternness. "Have it your own way, dear," she will say in a grand motherly discussion with one of the Bat itenberg babies. With her personal at tendants the queen Is equally gentle. The queen never by any chance shows haughtiness to a dependent. Not long ago an Irish nurse, in dharga of some little friends of the Duke of Conn.au.;ht's chil dren, went to tea (nursery tea, of course) at Osborne. The Irish nurse (a most naive creature, when the queeu unex pectedly entered the nursery, went down on her knees, a'."ter. making a profound courtesy, and when her majesty very nicely alJresi?cd various questions to her, repf.lcd grandiloquently: "Yes, O, Queen, No, O, Queen," and commenced giving her a ilong account of her home and relatives in Ireland. The queen was pos itively convulsed With laughter, which, turning away, she tried In vain to hide. Her sense of 'humor is ait times keen. Once in a crowd, a poor man, gazing at her and Prince 'Albert as theyvpassed by, began to laugh Irreslstab'.y; but there was no sort of offense in the laughter. The queen Joined in, declaring she could not help herstl'f. The more her humble subject laughed the Wore she enjoyed the 'fun, and wonders to this d'ay what was the secret of her merriment. Lady Mary In the Woman at Home. A WiSLL-LM01ULATED VOICE. Every woman, says the llustrated American, will acknowledge the charm of a wei.-modulated voice yet how few are willing to take the time or trouble to cultivate one, cultivation being, un happily, necessary for the American woman, whose voice, through heredity and climate, Is aggressively sharp and distressingly monotonous. There are methods for training the voice to speak just as there are to train the voice to sing. In this era of physical culture 1 cannot understand why someone has not started the fad of "voice cultivation.'' It Is true we have hardened our "a's,' but most cf u.i have stopped there and have expanded nothing else. The trouble Is few American women know hew to 'breathe, which is not re markable, when one consilders for how many generations American women have been satisfied to be absolutely Inert. The "new woman," whatever may be raid against her, should at least be given the credit of arousing the feminine part of this unwholesome legarthy and show ing them the way to health and content ment though. the mazes of various ex ercises. But defective breathing Is not the only immediate cause for defective voca.lry. Whatever affects unfavorably the general tone of the system will surely sooner or later register Itself in the voice even If respiration is good for the voice is not only an "indwx of soul," but a remarkably accurate index pf the body as well. NEW HAT. FASTENER. Among the minor and most necessary details for the sea-side or traveling ward robe there Is one small article which certainly must not be forgotten. This Is a novelty Hinde's Slide Attache, the neweHt hat fastener. It does its work so efficiently that we ought no longer to ce ladies on the pier, the cliff, and the beach clutr-hlng at their hats to keep them on their heads. There Is nothln awkward nor heavy In the simple yet- ingenious contrivance. It Is a small comb of rounded wire, each prong pyr-pointed, so that It cannot possibly prick the Bcalp. The prongs slide through, a deli cate little socket, which Is sown lo the hat, to the edge of the crown where It Joins the brim, and they pass through the hair, holding the hat firmly In its place, 'because the prongs spread as they emerge from the socket, and Increase their hold by so doing, without In any way dis tressing the head. The price Is four pence each. The Housewife. NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE. Mrs. fiprlghtleigh My husband belongs to six lodges and I'm a little loneso-r.e this evening. That's why I came over. Mrs. Jollelgh I'm glad you came. My husband's training for a bicycle road rice. LIBERALISM TRUE AND FALSE. Rev. H. D. Atchison, In tlie Methodist. Review, New York, July -August. The Middle Ages have been called the. "ages of faith," by way of contrast to the modern era, which began wtth the Reform'aitlon and wfiilch has been emi nently scientific and rationalizing In Its spirit. It Is a gross mistake, however, to call these dark centuries the ages or faith, unless we degrade tho word "faith" until It means nothing bigger than superstition. Ours la an age of greater 'faith of faith more intelligent and fearless. Christianity has nothing to lose, but everything to gain, from the scientific, rationalizing spirit of modern tl'mes. The liberalism that Insults the ortho dox church by flaunting in its face the graveclothes of buried dogmas, and raises a posit-mortem clamor against theories which are now but little Insisted on, It not entirely Ignored, In the more earnest demands of the age, is marrow, insin cere and uni..-:-.'i-hy of respect. Truth does not progress according to the pro grams and formulas of logicians. What orthodioxy has been In the days Of Aquin as, in the time of the Inquisition, and In the time of Calvin, is matter of history. The word "orthodoxy" ("rlgKt teaching"), hewever, as used to designate evangelical Christianity, as received and taught by the Protestant churches, Is a constantly progressive and always ndble word, keep ing pace with the general advance of Christian thought. It is to be hoped that the expression "rigiht teaching" may be extended in simplicity and breadth, un t II all wh'o love the Lord Jesus Christ 1n Eilneerity and who by faith 1n his name are trying to lead men out of sin Into holiness shall be called orthodox. Lib erality of thought Is a good spirit, which ought to pervade 'all Christian churches; nor can It be specialized and made into an "ism." Dr. Thomas very sensiKy said at a recent .meeting of the Sunset club, of Chicago, "It ought not to be that, whenever a man has a new thought on the subject of God, he must build a church to house it In." Lot us Consider some of the Inherent weaknesses of liberalism, considered as an "Ism" or school of theological thought. As already hinted, Its most conspicuous weakness is the negative, vague, Illusive character of Its teachings. The weakness of liberalism, resulting from Its being negative and critical. Is Illustrated in two notable features of its doctrine. One of the most conspicuous causes f weak ness of libe'roillsm is its Inadequate meth od f dealing with sin. A liberalism of theowgy which shuts Its eyes to the most conspicuous and terribly significant phe nomenon of human life on earth the fact of sin and makes no provision for the cure of the fatal disease of human ity, Is like the false watchman who Is so unk'ind'.y tenderhearted, as to say. "Peace, - peace," to the defenseless city when the enemy are already scaling the wall. Judged by the test of ethical util ity, as a working hypothesis In making men better, orthodoxy, In Its treatment of sin, Is strong, and liberalism weak. The weakness of liberalism because of Its negative Character, Is again Illustrat ed in its negtest of the devotional ele ment of religion. The most essential thing about religion 1 that It be relig ious. This explains why so many high ly intellectual people remain Catholics. They prefer an Irrational! or super-rational reilglon to mere lntellectualism. To banish God as far as possible from the personal consciousness of men, to communicate with him only through the long-distance telephone of Impersonal laws and evolutions, and finally to dis pense with him altogether Is the strong tendency of .liberalism, the only logical stopping place being the soulless mate rialism of Huxley. Liberaillsm, In all Its forma, lacks that sense of the presence of Ood in the church which alone can give -en-thusiiasm and life. A prominent Unitarian says Of Wis own. church, "A Unitarian congregation usually consists of inlellis'pnt, virtuous, well-meaning people, .but deeitltuite of enthusiasm and with 'little confidence in the ne'.v birth or religious life." Having noted some cif the more con spicuous weaknesses of liberalism, we are not to forget that there is another side to the discussion. The whole move ment Is reactionary against opposite er rors In ortWad'oxy. In afl these liberal writings we find pretests against the tra ditional and long-estab?lshed Interpreta tions of Ood and his diallings with man kind. If our Christianity 1s to stand or fa'.', with son.e oM itheory of natural science or of biblical Interpretation, such as mediaeval geology or the chronology of Usher, we have, Indeed, built our house upon the sands. It Is essentially cowardice In a Christian preacher today to Indulge In pointless sarcasm against the mit?h-albused higher criticism, as It the re;D 's of this earnest study were not as likely, and more so, to establish, as to undermine, the true pbwer and authority of the sacred word. Orth'odoxy has been too .positive, also, in Its Insistence on creed statements. By reducing theo'.'ogy tc an exact science It has Invited at tack. Nlca?an formulas art! hair-splitting definitions cf the Eternal One seem In our day al'most irreverent. The whole Christian world is learning that abso lutely Identical belief is not essential to Identity of Christian faith and life. The tendency of the age is toward a more simple, reverent end tolerant attitude In rtferenc9 to the hidden things of God, together with a more stalwart and earn est attention to practical ethics. Is there, then, no assurance of faith for the Christian teacher or believer? Is there no satisfying via media between a narrow, self-contented orthodoxy, on the one hand, and a thin, vapid liber alism on the other? The answer to these heant-searchlng questions must bo found in an earnest study of the essentia! na ture of Christianity, which Is a life, not a carefully olaboratcd set of opinions. A good definition of essen'tlal Christianity was given at the Parllament of Religions by a Christian Japanese: "The essential nature of Christianity Is not a dogma, but the ethico-Tellgious We In each In dividual sou! and In 'humanity at large. Live the life. and do the work of Jesus Christ. The orthodoxy of dogma shall give place to the orthodoxy of ilfe and work." The facts cf personal religious experience and observation are now, as in apostolic days, to be our strength as Christian teachers. Christianity Is em inently an historical religion, resting on faots, 'today, as always not on philoso phy. Men will believe In the Christ whom they see In the churches Mid in Chris tianj. DRUG FADS. The Camiphof Habit More Prevalent Then Generally Known. St. Louis Gfobe-Democrat. The discovery on the streets Thursday of a woman unconscious from the effects of an overindulgence in camphor his trought to Tight the fact that the habit, while a strange one, is by no means a larlty In St. Louis. A numbar of druggists and physicians who were seen yesterday testified to this effect. Camphor-eating Is not as pronounced an evil a the ex cessive use of some other drugs, but It Is nevertheless an existent evil. "Only last week," raid Dr. Femow, of Fernow's pharmacy, "a woman called here and raid: "Please give me a dose of camphor.' She didn't say what she wanted It for. I offered to give It In solu tion or In any palatable form posuiMe. However, she insisted on the ordinary gum camphor, and fhe got rid of a chunk of tt that surprised me. 'Why,' she ex claimed, 'I take it that way all the time." " At Jud'e & Dolph's pharmacy a gen tleman ated "many people carry a lump of camphor about In their pockets, and take a bite at It at frequent Interval'." Camphor Is supposed to have a sedative effect, but that depends largely upon the quantity taken and the mode In which it Is taken. Essence of camphor consists largely of alcohol, and Its eff-ots woull rVurally be similar to that of any other Intoxicant. Camphor In Itself Is a stimu lant nnd an irritant, and when consumed J to excess would usua'.'ly lead to dlsagree ; able sensations in the throat and stom ' ocli. Tho alfter result will bo a dlmlnu ! Hon in the Tate and strength of the pulse. together with giddiness, dimness of vis- Ion and fulntncM. Another quality at tributed to camphor and alluded to by several druggists is that of allaying tho passions. . Probably the Improper use of camphor has hardly reached an extent that would Justify the use of the word fiend In speak ing of Its devotees, as In the case of mor phine and cocaine. People may ba ad dicted to the camphor habit without being slaves to it. Quinine Is another article that Is said to be subject to unreasonable usage. How sulch an unpalatable and penetrating drug can fasten itself upon any one as a habit or a fad seems remarkable, until It Is !remetr.rjerth'at theellicaey cif quinine In maUrU and certain kindred ailments In duces many to regard it as a panacea for all troubles to which flesn is heir. The consumption of quinine in St. Louis Is simply extraordinary. Drug stores Which supply it at cut rates get rid of tremendous stocks of It each week. Quin ine victims, with their nervous head aches and general shaklness aro numer ous, and the first Indication of sickness is usually made the pretext for Immedi ate doses cf the bitter powder. WHEN BABY COMiES. New, In passing by the carved oak door of some bandsonve country vliia, fitted over the brass knocker, an em broidered medallion of linen edged with lace, know by that dainty sign that the family therein are the prouder and hap pier for an addition to their circle. If the addition is a girl child', the-odd laco and linen mat will be all white, and nearer Inspection of the object Is reward ed by the exquisite needlework It dis plays. In the center of the oval of finest white IDutch linen Is embroidered the coat of arms of the house, all worked about with hearts and darts and a cur ious representation of a chubby bambino. Around this is frilled the finest old Dutch lace, and the whole Is crisply starched, mounted on white silk and hooked over the knocker. In case this medallion is mounted on pink silk, know then that a boy has come to rejoice the hearts of his parents; for this Is all done quite according to a pretty old Dutch custom lately brought back into use by the do scendants of the founders of New Am sterdam! on the Hudson river. The cover ing of the knocker was in those good old days meant to announce the safe arrival of a naw prospective citizen or citizeness to interested friends and neighbors, and to warn visitors to rap softly with thclrJ knuckles Instead of with the booming knocker. Some of the linen knocker covers now displayed are prized heir looms, handed down for many genera tions, and only lately brought to light; while some are quite new, the owners thereof having sent to Holland to have their ancestors' quarterlngs looked up, and the embroidery worked by a white capped needlewoman In old Amsterdam or Haarlem. From "Society Fads" In Demorcst's Magazine for September. PRINCESS HENRY OF PLBS.3. Not long ago I met the youn? Princess Henry of Pless and found ner looking lovelier, If possible, than ever. She al ways reminds me of a fairy princess, v.lth her hair, wlheh really looks spun out of gold, and the crimson and white roses of h-r cheeks. I never saw a com plexion guiltless of one speck of powder as brilliant as hers. Then she Is so tall, and bears herself as she ought like a young princess. Her husband, one of the, most truly distinguished of minor German princes, is 'a very fino fellow In deed, a splendid whip and ai thorough sportsman In the best sense of the word. Ho wooed and won his bride In the hunt ing fields of the New Forest. Her beauty, inherited from her mother, Mrs. Corn wailis West, and her pweat, simple man ens, captivated him at tho outset. It was only when they had been engaged some weeks that Prince Henry made a pleasant discovery. Miss Corn.vallis West opened the piano one nl'ht after dinner, r1th an arch smile, struck a few chords, and then sang to him like a nightingale or an Alblnl! The prlnco was prouder than ever of his fiancee. Not long ago the distinguished ?o'jplo were received by the German emperor and em press, Who immensely admired the lovely face and manners of young English girl who had stolen the heart of a German prince. LaBl season another Miss Corn waT.tls "West "came out," and is well nigh as beautiful nay, some say more beautiful than her elder sister. Lady Mary In the Woman at Home. A RIC'-WINi'SFENCE OF CHICKAMAUOA "Just here," raid the veteran, "I came upon a most sorrowful experience. 1 was appointed to take charge of one ot the burying parties, consisting of six men besides myself. We were hunting about among the heap3 for the wounded for we left! the dead to the last when It seemed' to mo that I heard a low moan. 'D'ye hear that, Sergeant?' I said. 'Some chap groaning?' he asked. 'Just that,' said I. 'Hunt for him.' Dragging away the heaps of blue and gray, we come upon a young fellow shot through the shoulder. 'Don't mind me',' says he; 'take care' of my brother.' We du? out a boy in gray with a bayonet wound In his internals. Hopeless case; no cure. Called myself a consarned fool for my pains, but sat down upon a dead horse and looked on while the blue brother, wounded in the shoulder, took the gray brother, wounded in the bowels, In his arms. I found them there In the morning In the same position, both cold and rigid; and I ant not ashamed to say that I had to rub some wet out of my eyes." From "The Chattanooga National Park ana Cemetery," in Demorest's 'Magazlno Uy ", September. ' TO MAKK A TKNN!S LUNCHEON. For a tennis luncheon a vpry effective centerpiece can he made of a pile of sandwiches cut In the e'mpe of a racquet. This can he done 'more easily than necms possible at first thought. Cut a pattern In cardboard the lze denlred. Make It as long as the s'.lces of bread are wide, and then hy turning It end for end two Eandwlchea can be cut with very little waste. Of course the two slices of bread should he cut, buttered and presssd firmly tcgethcr before tielng cut Into tho shape of the racquet. Then press a baby olive Ht.ml.tr Inln Iha mll.lln rut iVt. 1 n Tctct fnl and there you have a clever rfprewnta- tlon of racquet and 'ba.1, as good to look at as to eat. Wafers can also be made In this shapo very easily. Any tinsmith will bend a plei-e of tin Into the desired shape and solder on a handle. With a knife lines can be cut very quickly to represent the network part of the racquet, and an al mond or filbert can do duty for the ball; or the network may be made by line of frosting after the -wafer Is baked, and a bit of candy represent the ball. The Ices may be served a a pile of bal'.a also, with a few candy raquets. TWO REASON'S FOR KNOWING. Doctor ee here, I thought I to:d you yesterday not to go out for a week at least. Rastus For the Iaiwd's sake, doctah, how you don know I was out? Doctor I missed two of my chickens this morning. ' EFFECT OF INHERITED PHF.IL'DICK . Teacher How -would you correct the j sentence: "He sat there quiet and lis- tened to the bagpipes' music?" I Pupil I would icratch out the -word, music. THE CROSS-ROADS STOKE, The, Morrlstown, N. J. turnpike erossei the 'Dover road at' X littlo hamlet of a dozen homes Scattered along both sldcj ot the Intersecting roads, .which are lined with sturdy sugar maples. The fcre'ait Hrees Intertwine 'fhnlr twitched making a covered avenue und forming an arcade of simple beauty and fur more shady than tho far-famed Mall of Central Park or the Elm Walk at New Havtn. On three of the Ifour corners aro typical country 'hfomes, with btoadi verandas shaded by oaks, chestnuts, maples. The houses, painted white, with green blinds, are as clean -as paint can make them. On the fourth corner Is te cross-roads rtore, a low, long, rambling one and one-halif-story building, with the traditional porch supported by pillars which mutely testify to the whittling proclivities of the store lounger. The small-paned windows are dusty, and the worn wooden shut ters" are buttoned against the siding and made to do service as advertising; bulletins. The micrlts of the Never Fall Pain killer, Dr. Smltvhom's liniment, Surepop garden seeds. NvotIi cmtton bnat.1 are set forch In gaudily printed pf.Ucards. The Irrepressible boy, whose bare feet support well-tanned legs In denim trousers held up by one suspender which hanes loosely over a faded cotton shirt, Is doing his daily task of supporting the djor frame and watcning tne cus tomers as they come and go. The ring of the blacksmith's anvil and the neigh lng of the horses waiting to be shod are tlin onlv sounds difturbrtng me silence, Just Inside the door is the postofflco nith Its three or four dozan dirt be- gi'lmmed letter boxe3. most of which bear evidence of the perseverance oi uie verMsers of kldnev cure, vermifuge, and blue lightning pIMs, which are warranted to cure two-thirds of the Ills or man- uin.i and nrolnnc life to a green, old age, The storekeeper is a bright, active, well pofted, good-natured, neatly-dressed fel low, whlch indeed hi must be, for it re quires a man of decided abilities to suc cessfully keep a country store and be as familiar with patent hay rakes and mowing machines us with 'the quality of tinware, the flavor of thb various sorts of tea, the virtue of the different mukes of muslin and prints, the wortn or rarm produce, and the market for an endless assortment of miscellaneous merchandise. As we wailt for the m'all a company of fishermen drive up and we note the cour- tesy and patience with which the store keeDer overhauls the fish hooks and fls'h- 4 ing tackle and 'meets the demand for crackers, sardines, smoking tobacco ami an assorted dozen of summer drinks. There Is time to ask the destination ot the party and lo te'ii that Sam Stickles got 'a three-pound blgjmouthed t'.aek bass In the R'ockaway river near the aquer duct, and thalt a party vof six went over to Split Rock Pond to camp for a ween and catch pickerel. Next a girl of ten or twe've summers, in pink calico frock and sun bonnet, or ders four pounds of sala pork, three and a half pounds of "graduatea sugar, ouarter pound of green tea. a spool of No. 6 cotton, one pound of lemon crackers and a peppermint stick of candy, all ot which Is delivered and entered on a dirty pass book with crumpled corners, anl which bears marks of a . settlement about once In four months. A summer resident of the neighborhood drives up in a phaeton drawn by a team and ileaves a nice order for supplies and some few garden tools, gts the mall, exchanges a bit of vlllugo gossip, and then gives way to Farmer Green's wife, who ha a crock of butter to barter for a varied lot of household goeds. Scarce has she made her departure when a team of big black horses appenr, hitched to a ihandsumely painted wagon bearing the sign of "Smoke, Ashes & Co., tobacconists." The driver is a Jo.ly, com panlonable chap, with whom there is an exchange cf civilities, to be foVowed by a going over of the stock of fine cut, smoking and shorts tobacco, the cigar ease, the selection and delivery or a fair invoice of goods. The railway depot Is six miles away, and this requires one or more trips dully for supplies? The irtore Is opened at six in the morning ami e,oses ai nine or later In the evening. Tho Intervening fifteen hours are well employed, so that there I? little time for arranging the stock, which, to ono accustomed to city stores, seems to , have been hurled In by an earthquake. The keeping rf the accounts is of greater importance man "flxln' up," and hence the disorder1 Is excused. ' As a rule the cro.s-roads storekeeper Is a contented fellow. He has no api'' atlon to be rich. Hip. trade Is sufficient to keep him employed, to provide a living and permit of a. steady addition to his capital. There Is no fierce competition to meet, the "cutter" and the tr ide pirate give him no concern, nor is he cilltd upon to advertise or to worry about patronage. His is the only storo within some miles; It Is conveniently located on the main road to three (large towns, which m'akei a good demand fur crackers, cheese, candy,, cigars, tobacco, summer drinks, wiVps and a long list of knick-knacks. Taken ail In all, is not his lot an envi able one? His soul Is not lire 1 with a restless ambition to be at the ton. He gets plenty to cat, wear and provide for a heme, and hut la all that anyone -e quires. He is a man of 'mark In his local Itv and does not swamp his identity nmomr the millions of a big city. He is C'cr.ipy. a"! 'htat 1s satisfaction enough American Grocer. "FOR CALIFORNIA ONLY.' A nil Tiber of merchants and producers in a !?rrriin have handed totrether with t; 4 a.'oml oiijeet of "building up Ihe Inc'u :trk? of tho slate." Mats meetings hnve Ij. en held in San Francisco, Stock tun, Oik'nml, San Jo.se and Santa Cruz for lha promotion of the movement. At a recent meeting of the association In Han Fraud 3jo It was decided to Incorporate, find one speaker claimed that tho as- lnlnllnn IOIHiUkaJ 1 1llA r.. a n tln All "TnllHnn rirlVir nf cnrtltnl nnd .mn'nulnff Ij.C'JO men. He slid that In the last few montlM they have "saved". for the ;ate of California more than a million doll irs In contracts which .but for their action would h.vve gone to parties In ths Kast. He eaid Govsrnor 'Hudd has promised the association that hereafter California Hiij'Pllcs will be used In all state In stitutions. The proceeding's at this and other re ported meetings Indicate that there is a movement on foot In California to prac tically boycott everything manufactured In the Fast, and that It Is gaining pround. The extent to which it Is approved may bo open to question, but there can bo no doubt as to the present advocacy of tula litest embodiment of state rights, ! hlcl! f"r ll :fan "California, lor the Cajl'crnlans," or that its promoters Ihi manufacturers of California, propose to "work" tlie people ur.dej cover of tKs narrow conception of state loyalty. They 'want to Bell' all they can to the people of other states, but wish the peo ple cf their own Mate to buy nothing from tho others In return. It renxa not to have occurred to those pecpio that if they succeed In putting an cnibiro on everything from the Kast they may, unwltlngly, overreach them titlves by Including In the embargo East- I em ciplul and Eastern Immigration, boll of which are much deal red by (f.vellers on the I'aclllc slope. Evidently they have not stepped to think what would be the corncquenen to themselves of a retaliatory policy under which the pet-,)!1'' of a"! the other states ehould re fusa to admit to their market the fruits, wines and other products of California. Yet this Is what they might legitimately expect if their state perristed in Its policy ot exclusion, and is what they would deserve. In the absence of Information to the contrary It Is fair to presume that they d(5 not contemplate the parsing of laws formally discriminating against the products of other .states, as that would ir-.ike serious trouble for tlimselves nith the general government. Hence no retaliatory Iutv-s woul be ca1!!- for In the different eU'tefi BUt the peoplo bf California may depend upon It that If it be once known they are practicing a policy of oxcluslon as a result of per sonal Influence or otherwise they will find that more than "two can play at the game," and iprobably wilt discover that they have -made a huge mistake In trying to Isolate themcs'ives In one di rection but not in the other. It would be a bad thing for tho fruit growers and wine-makers of California to dis cover that they had cut off all but the California market for their products. PAT'S. BURGLAR ALARM. Friend What's that big bell for over the bed? , Pat Me 'burglar alarm. FriendHow does It worruk? Pat Och, simple enough. Phen a bur glar gets In all Ol've got ter do ls to ask him to ring it. A TH'EOSOPHTOAL RF3FUSAL. He Believe me, I love you, Angelina. Accept my heart and hand. She iNo, Edward, no I cannot, must not. "My great grandfather had Just such a wart on his nose as you have. THE BEST TOBACCO. The Oasis of thf Colorado desert A New ealth Resort BELOW THE LEVEL OF THE SEA Absolutely Dry and Pure Tropical Climate Pronounced by Physicians the most Favorable in America for 8uflerers from . . . Lung Diseases and Rheumatism Many Remarkable Cm&s The objections urged against Indto In the past by the large numbers who nlhorntHD f'mllrl hnvp hnpn frlnri tn tab advantage of Its beneficial climate, has Deen a lacic ot suitable accominoua tlon. The Southern Pacific Company takes pleasure In announcing that sev era! Commodious and Comfortable Cottages have 'just been erected at Indio sta ilun, that will be rented to applicants at reasonable, rates. Trey are fur nlthed with modern conveniences, sup plied with pure arteslai water, and so situated as to govo occupants all the advantages to be derived from a more or less protracted residence In this de lightful climate. (From the San Francisco Argonaut.) "In the heart of the great desert ot the Colorado wlilon the Southern Pa cific road traverses there is an oasis called Indio, which, In our opinion, li tho sanitarium of the earth. We be lieve, from personal investigation, thai for certain Invalids, thee Is no spot oi this planet so favorable," G. T. Stewart, SI. I., writes: "The purity bf tho air, and the eternal sun Bhine, fill ono 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 fect sunshine, with, a temperature al ways pleasant, a perfectly dry soil for rain Is an unknown factor; pure oxygen, donr-j "lumosphere and pure water. Whut more can be dcslredT It is the place, above all others, for lung troubles, and a paradise Tor rheu matics. Considering the number of sufferers who have been cured, I have no hesitancy In recommending this genial oasis as the haven of the afflict ed." v INDIO- Is 612 miles from SAN FRANCISCO and 130 jmlcs from 1.08 ANOELES Fare from Los Angeles For further Information Inquire ot any Southern Paclfio Company agent, or address E. P. ROGERS, Asst. Gen. Pass. At. S. P. Co. J. B. KIRKLAND, Dist. Pass. Agt Cor. First and Alder SU rortland. Or. fl'J PIPE Indio H Canadian Pr.:: RAILWi- AMERICA'S Railway System. i to m:i -IN Palace Dining Room and Sleeping Cats. Luxurious Dining Cars. Elegant Day Coaches. ALSO - Observation Cars, allowing Unb.ekd Views of the Wonderful Mount ain Country. $5.00 and $10.00 Saved on all tickets Easi lourM v., rt 'In best on wheel. Iqiiipuients of th .' Vury lir.es'. through! ut. -ALSO-Canadian Pacific Mil MI STEAMSHIP LIKE TO China and Japan. China steamers leave Vancouver, B. C: Empress of India Empress of Japan Empress of China Empress of India Aug. $th. Au aGth. Sept. itih. Oct. nth, Nov. nih. D.c. o'h. fcmpress of Jacan Empress of China Australian steamer leave Vancouver, B. C , 16th of every month. For ticket rates and information call on or address JAS. F1NLAYSON, Agent, Astoria, Or. W. F. Carson, Traveling Pass. Art., Tacoma, Wah. Geo. McL. Brown, Dist. Pass. Art., - Vancouver, B. C. E. flcNElL, Receiver. Gives Choice of Jmo Transcontinental KOLIieB, Via Spokane . and St. Paul. Via . Ogden.Dt'iiver and Omaha or Pt. Paul. Pullman land Tourist Meaner Free Redlining 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. Orison, Sunday, July 28. State, Friday, August i. flstofla and PoPtlnd Steamer. T, J. Potter leaves Astoria Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thuifdny and Fri day at 7 p. in., and Sunday upon her arrival from ll'ivaeo in ihe evening. Leaves Portland Monday, Tujjday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday ut 7 a. m., and Saturduy at 1 p. m. R. It. Thompson leaves Astoria dni'.y, except Sunday, at 6:15 a. m., Sunday at 7 p. m.; leaves Portlnud dally, except Sunday, at 8 p. m. On Saturday will .tave at 10 p. m. Harvest Queen leaves Astoria Monday at 6:15 a. m.; leaves Portland Saturday at 7 a. m. For rates and general InfurmHiInu c:l jn or address C. F. OVERBAtIGH, Commercial Agent, Astoria, Or. W, H. HUKLBURT, Gen. Pas. Agt, Portland STEAMERS Telephone & Bailey Catzerh Columbia River and Puget Sound Nav igation Co. Two Dally Boats to Portland "Telephone" leaves Astcria at 7 p. m. daily (except Sunday). Leaves Portland daily at 7 a. m.', ex cept Bnndav, "Bailey Gatzert" leaves Astoria Tu.es day, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday morning at 6:45 a. m.; Snudav evening at 7 p. m. Leaves Portland daily at 8 p. m., ex cept SuDday. On Saturday nigh at 11 p. m. Steamer Ocean Wave leaves Fortland Tuesday aud Thursday at 8 a. m., Satur day at 1 p. ro.t running strnicht tbrouph to Ilwaco, conuectiug with trains for all points on North IJeacu. Leaves llmim Wedueudsy and Friday uiorninj? nt7::U) o'clock, Holiday night nt 0 o'clock, for Portland. J. W. 8 ION 10, Agent, Astoria. Telephone No. lL U. B. Scott, President H. A. Seeley, Gen'l Agt., Portland. Japanese Bazaar 8INQ LUNG. Prop. Ladies' and Children's hat -i and cluck suits. Ladies' and Gentle men's underwear made to order. Lowest prices in Astoria. 417 Bond Street next door to MouK-r's Fruit Store. Pol &U