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About The daily morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1883-1899 | View Entire Issue (July 25, 1897)
THE DAILY ASTORIAN, SUNDAY-. MOKNING JULY 5, 18U7. t- THE PIONEER I GfEil OF OREGON By Mrs. Oanns-Adair, jtl. D. On January J, inM, Mary Ann Dlekln- , Pre it load of passengers safely. sesn, a girl of lfi, and Jethn Adair. 14 yours ! oKl, were married. Botn these young p. o pie hail been give the best advantages of education then obtainable by parent having more. Hun average mean nm! position In Kentucky. They began mnr-rle-d life a famieni In the beautiful ami fertile "blue rro.ii." region of the Ken tucky river valley. After fanning for bout 11 years both became tired of the Institution of slavery anil anxious to get Into a free state with their young family. Mr. Adair examined the then new states of Indiana and Illinois and from their many attractive openings for a new h tin he. selected and purchased a -splendid tract of iund on the Wabash river, three ml lea from Terre Haute. This place was known a "Fort Harrison," having been th site of fort so named In early In dian wars. To this new farm. Mr. Adair brought his family and an old negro woman and her Vt-year-oM son. who had been family servants all their lives: of course, they became free negroes after crossing the Ohio river Into Indiana. fulThe old woman, however remained a faithful servant, but the son after two or three years became worthless and left his mother. Mr. Adair was so pleased with his new home and surroundings, that he advised Ms wife's father. Mr. Dickinson, to come to this neighborhood: which he did the following spring. Mr. Dickinson bought land adjoining Fort Harrison, another new farm. Here the two families lived and prospered until the Mexican war came on. when Mr. Adair took an active part in raising a regiment of state troops and was appointed brigadier general. .He i, With these pioneers and pioneer steam ship came General and Mrs. Adair, th.tr six children, flv of whom are now liv. lug, Mrs. Ellen MendelU wife of Col G. H. Mcndcll, U, S. Kngtiwr Corp. Sn Frunolscx ttvtlredl: Katie Weloker. wife of Professor Weloker. IVrkly, California: Col. John and Samuel D. Adair, of Clat sop county. Oregon; an,l Mrs. Mary Jor dan, wife of Col. Win. H. Jordan, V. 8. A., (retired) of Portland. Oregon. The sixth and oldest child was Hetty, the wife and widow of C. J. Hrenham, a man of large affairs In San Franelsoo front ISM to his death In 1ST5. he having boon twice mayor of that city. Among her fellow passengers on the California, Mrs. Adnlr found very few Indies and only one single child, outside her own (lock. As far as the record tll these were the pioneer children, comli.; to Oregon by way of Panama, the ocean road. With these "California" passenger' were our hue General E. R. S. Canhy and wife. General Fersifer F. Smith nn.l our late worthy citlien Mr. Lloyd Brook. On this voyage Mrs. Adnlr and Mrs. Can by formed a friendship that lasted all their lives. In San Francisco. General Adair was doti'.ned jcveral w.ks, seek ing an opportunity to get on to Oregon and finally took passage on the orig "Valadora" early In March for Astoria. The Valadora was an old Srnlsh vessel then commanded by Captair. Hall, anil owned and chartered by Portland' pion. eer Captain Nat Crosby, whose presence on the voyage was exceedingly valuable to. the little vessel's large list of passen gers. Three days after leaving San Francisco the little brig sprung a leak, waa about ready to leave for Mexico. ' requiring "all hands it the pumps" to when his family became afflicted with keep her afloat until the evening of the her life In Astoria, and her presence In that home made It a real pwrauise to her large family of children and afforded all of ttx m such ex .-II. nt advantages of No reputation suffered at her hands. The radlenof if her character was calm. strong, soothing, peaceful, an Influence I for good to nil whom It reached; an education tor itouiy. The writer, who know her Well for near forty 'years, never heard n harsh Judgment f rim her lips. nor Indeed Old she appear to think of , ivisHtng Judgment upon others. Her life for the most. nrl ws bounded by In-r home, in which she moved the erittir of love and. admiration. She came to Oregon at the age- of Si, with a Hook of young children, who were dependent upon hrr tor care of mind am) body. Some received at her hands nil education necessary to form accomplish. rd women. In the early days of Oregon Hi. re was little oiprtunlty for girls elsewhere than' in their home. The lwl OUR BOYS AND GIRLS iiAitmusc X (.nutl Kinson Why the Hints Did Nun Occupy It. ,H" "v .iren enjoy, in , ,si0atlon wan loving association with im Airs. A.talr lost her youngest child ner and In order that she might more readlly ree-over from this shock as well as re alise an Increasing desire to see her aged acarlet fever, and wlthla a month this dreadful disease had proved fatal to three of the Adair children also to Mr. Dick!n 2th day. when she sailed Into the mouth of the Columbia river and dropped an chor In front of Aitoria, April X lUi. on. This waa a grevtous affliction to ! The next morning General Adair got his both the Adair and Dickinson families and waa the chief cause for their return ing to Kentucky early In 15. eGneral Adair had already taken much Interest ; In the "Oregon News." and upon break lug up his Indiana home determined to go to that far away Oregon land, which even at that early date, was Justly reputed to have a most healthy and mild climate. In the fall of ISIS General Adair received from President Polk, the appointment of "Collector of United States Customs" family ashore, the late Mrs. Nancy Welch kindly entertaining ihrm a! her home, her husband being away In the mines. On that day General Adair open ed the United States Custom's Office for business and the brig Valadora made the first entry officially recorded from the waters of the Faclfic Oceiin. Mrs. Adair was especially delighted to kno. that her long sea trip had ended. She had suffered so long and continuously from seasickness that she frit she could mother and only sister, her eldest son, Col. John Adair, contributed flwu to wards d fraying his paronta expense In visiting the Atlantic states. This visit was greatly enjoyed by them both and was In many ways a, grand holiday and rejuvenating experience to these worthy pioneers, It was esHvl..lly enjoyed by Mrs. Adair as it gave her the great pleas ure of visiting her relatives and renew ing the friendship of her early life In Kentucky and also meeting many dear i.n ,s.d by the spectacle of this r(in friends made at her pioneer Oregon homo. ej home in the midst of the rudeness Mrs, Adair at this time was SI years old. which alMUindod on the western shore In the mother of 13 childre n. 1J of whom hud these early days. Tlw-se Impressions were received from her all the essentlnls of a mado upon many me n who ha.v repealed practical and polite education. She had the story of her patience and genlloiie In a large measure enjoye.l jrosnerity, many a norm endured privation, adversity an.l mis- who can measure Ihe wMenesa and fortune amidst an idd civilisation nn.l In depth of the U nellcent Influence which the newest of new sovMy. In all phases I this story, read dally by her neighbeirs, and accidents of life, she remained the and nrteel In many place, he cxetud same sincere, strong, rellm-d, cheerful 1 nt forming character, wto, In turn. In Christian lady: the hUh.l typo of noble ever-widening circles, have trnnsmltt.Hl, wman. An example to her children, as land yet transmit, a gentle force through a thorough systematic house- and home I human lives. The writer 'has known several men of prominence, who. In their early days, partook of the iinstlnleel hoapliallly dl- putting up Ihe he.use for the nmnins peitMl Ml toe- table of General Adulr, They came se eirly In the spring, she and has heard from the-lr Htw an account of the Impre-Sf'tons which Mrs. Adair made mon thorn by her sweetness, calm ness, power and simplicity. The story waa always th. same. During the pres ent year the writer received au areount. from a gentleman In N"ew York, of his issex-latlon with her family In the years o( IMS ami !.. He detn-rtbed himself and thes' who were with ulm having "th, uollilng but a wasp's neat iilioul Ihe lse of my hul; and there were more tliiin a itiouiiiud mi ps mi II, an.l every one of them twi shaking Ills uls In my face, Whrti a Ihlng Ilka Hint happens you know. I ihlnk It's best to nm Here Was a eoiitllll.iil tf llilim", ln.lc1 Flying tulrres, se'riicho Is nn.l wn,v Keeping house In Hie smile dwelling; , v dilllllg Ihilt We h.i.l .( usl.le for the marilns! Hut we ismiI.I not Hihik of ill.turl'lng the rylng suuirrcla, or Hie U'luiiltil Utile H Was Aunt Susan lhat InstlMrd on j cii'tehowl. an.l as an -iltai k onllu wn. would have liuae.tl,- he others, we ile. clili-d o leave the happy family to lh. ni- ! solve. i was evldiiit that thev l.n.l and their note, were so elu-erfulj ln. . ,K(.,h, r , .... . ,,. and llu-n. I!iy kept the Iwwka away, ..-id ,,,! We ihouuht u httrresiliig io ulve a were prvetectlot to the chlckm. We , ,.tll.n,il..n of t,, kMll rurit t,,r. , all Ihoighl It plcesant to satch tlo Ir out own yard. slft lllnlil alMiit the puce, an.l to see Am, ,v ,1,,,, knew they rre how every one t1 Hum knew III. own there, ae could sr. tl... ee.. n,i... ... mid out all day loi.g perhaps the imtco ful con.liilon of Ihlnita was due in the fact lhat the wast wPro iluytline work room of the little l n.ni. nl. Most of our tictghho" had martins, but they gwx-e them nothing o pr..tenim i. as a hons-i. TIm y nwtvly ! a long Mil ling In the ground, with its branches rut off so as to have a mimlx-r of !iit em, while the other Wi-re abroad only at night. in Ihe twilight, we could see the two ....... ,t.-.. k.... "" " '"'" " reenow I. nit aaay. with Ih .t n.il le. gourd cn th.e spikes: g.iut.ls wilh hoU . rtlBh, ((f ,. ., , . n..v,.rh,.. ., eut In one sl.le. No matter every mariln : .. cr. , ,., , knew his own gourd, and was perfe tly i ,h anji.trd. Time had i...en w'.en w . jatlslled. Hero afri.i.l of ,.i,..h.. l. i.... Hut we d.l.rmlned to ho, someihlug ; ,, Wn, , (l . ' . ' exeeedmgly line In the way of a house; ,,, .i.a.ghtfnl iwi. I.. - nm. .1.11. and we Induntl I nch. Jack to help u. a x)wy ....me x eeu-lonie,l to ... ..,..1 ... we explained our Idea to him. The r-- Ur r - e..,,,,,.. i..,-...,,,.. follow rd quickly by Ihe liroaitalile balisiy Knoll gun a II tnl once, a blank oliiu'gs, l.itl eiiiiuglt lo'slmw thai the gun lit 111 .hI e'l.ler ami ready for service. A sihlilouly the pandeuiiihluin suhslilri! oonfillii glvi pluoe to lli'li.i and or.l.-r and tit a so ind I lie ml; but Ihe htiitle-liitVtiTit rltitiltg lilting th crowd ed dock rev evil Ihe we'l-.llolplllied ersw standing nt ih.ll' nuurl.is, every limit iiiulppcd with oullar and plll, silent nn.l "I. It. Hpolig. , IrttnireiK. supply bog. e nild iNiltle-ates llilr Ihe .leek: every, thing I pri.td and ready ii for Mellon; while the. ritptnlli, HCc.uiilHiulcd by the eneeullve (ni.vr Mile fllt IhniteiislU), wlih an orli.-y Isarlug a Innlein. makoa a thorough Inspcctlm fore and ift and IhIilv, Including Hie powder dKIlnn, m.igiKlins end shell rooms, lu see thai n .Ihlng I tacking w hich would bo re quired In 1 w.l n. lhni, At Hie touch of the drum the ship has U'en i lionge.l from .hth-llko lllllle to reii.llii.w. for bailie, every ofhvcr and man at hi ill..n, arnwl, silent. esiMHt.nit and all In !- than throe inlmKe, Till: Hiit'lltllKM IS TIIK OAIC, How the l.ltllfl Fellow Ktd IrO Hot Their I'roHslon and The iowcr of goodness Is Unspeakable and unmeasiireable. Christianity yet live. - - 1 m . w.. . 111. Oil, V WU 1 1 1 at the Port of Astoria, Oregon, and was ' never return to the Atlantic states until directed to proced at once to that port and open his office. He brought his fam ily to the home of the widow Dickinson, In Louisville, Kentucky, and here Mrs. Adair's mother. Mrs. Dickinson, aUted her In making preparation for the long ava Journey to Oregon. Mrs. Dickinson felt that she was about to lose her eldest 1 daughter forever and It sorely tried this good lady's heart to give up this one of her .three living children. She advised a railroad spanned the continent. Once ashore, however, she soan recovered her usual good health and cheerfully went about making a happy home. In a little one story, one room house. The floor of this house waa tlfree or four feet above ground and not nailed down. There be ing but one bedstead, the children all ! my fortune to know." Making every al- slept on the floor. A few nights after the lownnce for natural tlllai affection, this family had begun their housekeeping, expression coming from a son who lived the children wre awakened by having I bachelor until 13 years of age, "having keer; to her husband always a loving, dtgnlrieei, pnctlcat helpmeet. Her man' ners were excwllngly chnrmlng, her de portment and appearance such as the I REASONS WHY CHAMr.ERl.AIN -qu-ens of al lands might envy. After COLIC. CHOLERA AND DIARRHOEA her eastern trip she returned to her Ore- I REMEDY 19 THE BEST. gon home where she p.rsol the even tenor of her life. Her Chrtstaln char- 1. Re -ause U affords almost Instant re. acter shone as brightly now as ever, lief In case of pain In the stomach, colic All her life a communicant of the Pn s- amf cholera morbts. hytertan church, she had during her res- t Hecause It is the only remedy that Idence in Oregon se ldom been able to I never fails in the most severe cases o! attend her own church. Four of her dye.Ttry and diarrhoea. daughters and two of hw sons became I 1 Uecause It I the only remedy that members of (the Protestant Episcopal I will cur chronic diarrhoea. church. Shortly after their eastern trip I 4. Because It Is the only remedy that General and Mrs. Adair erturee) to b will prevent bilious colic. built near their home, the little chapel I &. liccause It Is the only remedy that of the "Holy Innocents," giving the site 1111 cure epidemical dysentery. and contributing the lahor for Its ert Bscause It Is the only remedy tbal tlon. Here these noble pioneers with ('an always be depended upon In case their visiting children and friends, were I f cholera lantum. able to enjeey the privilege of Christian " Becauso Jt t the most prompt and worship and co.ning to like the beautiful Itnoat reliable medicine In Use for bowel ritual of the Eplse-opai chuich they both complaints. united with that church. Mrs. Adair's I Bcue t produces no bad results. eldest son. my husband, has been heard I Because It Is pleasant and safe to frequently to say. "I never knew my take- mother, speuk sn angry word. In mv life. I w- Because It has saved the lives of not because she had no temper, but hr mor people trr. .. . -y j e In the reason of the marvelous control she Pos- 'or,a- sessed over the strongest, dcepat and I Th" 15 W cnt u tor tnl most admirable disposition It has lieen -s,M-Conn Drug Co. suit was lhat In a few day we had an elegant little villa, with huhoiile. all 1 a ro.i ml It and lx rooms lu rach tide; and 11. rt and Ned and I look turn 1 p .lining it freim the palm Hint had been lift over when the house was rvnovntid, As there Were srvernl colors, all.' as we used them with unsparing hunt!, the re- ult m..y le letter Imagltud than le.-rt'- ed. Wo a.lmlnt It. however, and Nr.l HE KNEW. "Papa, what Is a monooycler "What? A boy of your slxc don't know era! Adair lit a candle to seo what the j together with many similar expressions I what a monooycle Is? matter waa. discovering the heads and I ,rm others goes fur towards placing I "No. I know what a bicycle and shoulders of several swarthy Inolnns I Um. Mary Ann Adair among the grand- I tricycle and a quad is, but what I a that the oldest Adair children, Betty and ; their beds lifted up here and there. (Jon. (wealth to spend and a power to roam." tuen, De iert twlth her. In order that thty might receive the same advantages of education their mother bad been af forded. After much discussion, misgiv ings, and sorely trying the mother's heart. It waa finally agreed that the two girls should remain with their grand mother, and preparations were made ac cordingly. In November. 1M8. General and Mrs. Adair, and their four youngest children, with sad hearts, said good bye to Mrs. Dickinson and to Betty and Ellen Adair. The carriage containing the Adair family had hardly passed out of sight of the Dickinson residence, when General Adair exclaimed. "Well Mary Ann, if you are so disturbed at leaving coming up through the floor. An ex planation made it known that a number of Indians from a nearby camp were under the house to get shelter from the rain. Mrs. Adair very quietly told the children to go to sleep an.! so they did. General Adair was the first fedeml off! cer who brought his wife and fnnv.y to Oregon with hlra. It is extremely difficult ar.d Indeed quite Impossible for this generation to appreciate the character of Mrs Adair as wife and moth-r, an eduite.1. refined est and moat admirable characters of I najnocycle?" her generation. I "Why, It's the mime of the mnchL-te, of The. following beautiful tribute from the course." them, thai they often came Into the house, through the up..n win, low, nn.l ll.-w about the. room In Ihe dark, an.l ouietlm. rehrd on n e'hall-h.i.k nn.l uttered th.-lr mournful lit He cry. And then, to lt .111 the lawn In the .veiling, nni .-, ihe ,liilrrls launch Ihcmselie from the tuilcony of their I't'l- n e. end -sl.il ll.-ti-lv in) ,.,fily .1. rtdtt.ll.'s.. wn.tl ,h.y e.i'il.t ,, ii said, with the greatest ntliu.h.sm. that j the trunk of one of the ir.-e. and sit Ihe martin wn.i woiii.ui t i.Ke a nnUM- 01 ,h(.r ,, M,,h , TunnU)g (ir fiMlUlg Hxtt kind didn't have sense enough to : f,0i tree lo tree, iinmlndfi.l of our ,.. come In out of the ruin. ; rt.r. ,11 w. .,nu,ih. ... We set the hnise firmly on the ,nd of with pl.a.nr. nil day. R..u.eh.w a tall lade, In the nil.tdle of the lawn nt . w, f.,.i,. ,1. . , - w) 1.1.W i.t.if- muni... 11.9 lick of the house; and we knew that j lhiU, 1( wv u, p,,,,,,, ,, ,,, We had It up In good season, for the J ,, ,nlr., ,,. , VrPy ,,hyi.ant thing that martin ral not yet made Iheir a.ear- : they had come to u of their own accord. anc' and had taken msesh.n of the house, It was nearly a month afterwnrel. lhat without asking permission, we hearel H nn-t n..tc of the famll ar Ilm,,, We Were up In the mom- song, and then we all rushed to look , , , lm, , lhm W1,llrri.u rp(1,rn , 8u... enough, there, were half a do.cn j lhrlr , hon (ltf tMr llK,, tf martin, circling alne,, the new house. . h,, ,, , knam ,ww lh, iu.d we watched then exultlngly. True !,,,, f(r , lluuw. w , , ,H not think of looking further aft.r .eemg 1 of . ,, w, ,,, nt (lry (.o(1i, that house. What martin would be sat-j ,.,,, , frwn ,h(, R rry l.n.,1 with a gounl. wh.n he ce.ul.l live rH,y. Thry merpty , , ,hr f In a villa with galleries all around It. and , Untrtl trrf w, tUMi BBi with all that paint to n nk, I. beautiful? from , ,,HbM ,...,,, ,, Every day for a week or so. tin y flew I lh Mlr ,, (Uw,, ,own u ,,,. nround the house nd sometimes th. y, ,ttiy ,, (f.n,)f K.r, !,.M on Hm. roof. We had no doubt i Al, (imm,r ,, w a,,,,,! numatve. that th.-y were building, for there seemed with our happy family In the martin, to be the gr..tet ex-liemnt among hmllN). , , frt)m hs them. Perhaps they w.-n- lellliig one nn- nur1B ..,. Wk ,n , other that thry had never seen anything woe!, and the .ere,.-!,.,!., wl.h their line a. that house, and woni. ring how ,. on, winged their nny senrlhl,. n.nrtln could endure life in .,,, ... . . ... , - j "in 1 ftsaaiiif., ts r Mitrt . gourd. Hut. all at on.e. It s..ni.d H ut ; ., ., ...... .. , ..re.u.i.l y.,ir. b, . nuflltfcr f r,,,..,.,.,,,,. ,,,, mey n ,er, the country. Had some . ,,, ,Hm.M.,m ,plv .... .., . " , """"x '"" and held the place against all corner kllhd every one? ' Tlie rpift.:n answered Itself. As wei AN INDIAN CltAl'I.K 8iNtl. If n v nJn V nAl. 1 ... Betty and Ellen behind. I will , n-ne . 'V ... " "lK " u,cu al nom c' "auithter. Mrs -.0... 1 u luin n ififli wii.i t.mjh r ,n VBV , . ., .. '" "re- nunoui waiuni u ti... ... .k. ....... .... .. attracting nearly ill the m?n of Oregon to the mines In California. Many h mas sed wealth to which the majority had not been accustomed, but w.-n readily utilized In making their families morel comfortable. With Mrs. Adair fie re verse happened. She hod been accumom- ror a word In reply he directed the driver where to take the family and dashed beck after the girls. Within ten minutes after the family reached the steamboat, the husband with Bety and Ellen Joined them, making the reunited family as happy as possible. In this case it wis the father's heart that failed, and In after years many a hearty laugh was created in the family circle, by Mrs. Adair's recital of the incident. All the members of the family agreed though that it terminated Just right. The family were ten days In reacbfiig New Orleans on the splendid river steamboat Champion. From New Orleans they proceeded on the oil steam ship Falcon. Shortly before leaving New Orleans, the gold discoveries in California had spread through the land, causing people to rush on board the Falcon, from the New Orleans levee as lonit as standing room could be had on the stam. ship. Among the thousand passengers on the Falcon, only a few had been nt sea before, so all were sea-sick, Mrs. Adair suffering Intensely from "start to finish." She was greatly relieved when they exchanged the Falcon for a canoe on the little Chagres river and on to Panama in a hammock strung on a pole, carried by alalwart natives over the muddiest of muddy trails across the iBthmug from "Gor?ona" to old Panama. Here the family event to house-keeping for six weks, awaiting the arrival of the old California, overdue from New York. Cholera had appeared arnong the Ameri cans on tne Isthmus, prov!. fatal to a great m.ir.y. Mrs. Adair had successfully nursed her younfrest child through the disease. After this weary waiting in Panama, the California, the first Ameri can steamship to float on the waters of the raclflc. finally made her appearance. By thla time several thousand Americans had reached Panama, all eager to get forward to the California gold mines. Unfortunately for many of the ."through ticket" holders the California alreaely had about SH gold seekers in her cabins, but in a few days these were removed to a temporary deck at.ove the main deck, and nearly 1100 Americans crowded into the ship, nearly half of them having to csmp on deck, till they reached Ean Francisco. JThe weath?r was calm and delightful enabling the ship to reach San Francisco after 1 voyage of 2S -lays. Pro visions, water and coal were short several times, but the California delivered her ed to al the comforts, and conveniences of a well-to-do eastern home. She was an accomplished musician, had a charm ing voice, was perfect master of the piano, whieh she had delighted In making do its very best to make her home happy end attractive to her family and friends: She soon learned, however, to be. a thor ough and systematic housekeeper and as much master of the kitchen as the piano the general at the same time learning all about milking a cow. There were no "helps" in Oregon in those days of gjld and the word "servant" had not yet crossed the plaln3 or come by sea to Ore gon. Shortly after reaching Astoria fun eral Adair purchied the poaesory riitht to the Donation Land Claim Just above old Astoria or Fort George as then called. He immediately built thereon the how.e occupied by himself and wife durlngthe rest of their lives. He moved his family Into this home during the summer of 1SI1 ard shorJy after prem-nted his wlf.; with the flrat piano brought Into the limits of old Oregon. It would be quite Im possible for my pen 10 give even a faint idea, of the- civilizing influence j r.r-iu-' by th:a dejlghlful pioneer piano, eHpechil- ly when presided over by lu m; pen or n lately eminent officer of the United Stales army may be a fitting close to this sketch: IN MEMORIAM. A Brief Sketch of One of the Pioneer Women of Early Oregon. Mrs. Slary Ann Adair, widow of the late General John Adair, of Astoria, Or. W. T. Welcker. at Berkley. Cal., on the HU day of April, KO. 8!ic was a little over 77 years of age. Mrs. Adnlr, who was bom Mary Ann Dickinson, was the granddaughter of Colon..-! Elliott, who took tne part of the colonics in their struggle against the crown. In the war of the revolution. Under the aelmlnlstrntlon I of General Wahh.gton he was stationed "What do lhy call It that for?" "Because It's made In Mono county, of course. Don't you study geography?" San Francisco Post. SUREST TRANgUlM IZER OF THE NEKVES. The surest tranquillizer of the neives Is a medicine which renvdlea their euner- ensltlveness by invigorating them. Over tension of the nerves always wenkens them. What they need then, is a tonic. not a sedative. The latter li only useful when Inert Is an Intense menial txelte- ment, and an Immdlate ne-cosdty exist for producing quietude of the brain. Hcete.tter'sStomach Bitters restore tran quillity of the nerves by endowing them with the vigor requisite to bear, without being jarred or disturbed- unhealthfully. the ordinary Impressions produced . lipmiv.. ilu, vwj.AI n t ....... V. 1 a V,. I,.- . . "" ' """ " '". "" 1 ,,ft 'i.l.'k li ie. iiuirr mi h:imi.ii . . ....... rcin-ciion. .-.ay, n aoe more man mi it enables them to sustain a degree of drove to church, the next Bun.h.v. we . passed thn Foster place, and '.her., was ! Swing then low lu thy cradle soft. Deep in the dusky woo.l; flwlng the low and swing nl.ft- Hl.-ep aa a .iss... should; For safe In your little blr.-hen nesi. Ijoli t will con... and pence and ret, If the little i.iOose I good. with the garrt.eon at the falls of the Ohio. since known as Ixiulsvllle, Ky. Elizabeth the tall pole with lis cluster of gourd, and every gourd was swarming with mar tin. Aunt Susan came home- looking ex. heesllngly thoughtful. "Ther-, something the matter with thitl hrue." she d dared. "I believe you children have put too mm h iilnt on it. It's enough lo friitht.ii a martin Into spasms to look nt that paint, and It's no wonder they all wnl away." Now wo thought this very ungrateful. nfter all our trouble; and we told Aunt Susan that martins need lo have their taste cultivated, and that nothing helped to cultivate one's taste like color And then, after Aunt Susan had sold "Nonsense!" we sat down dlse-onsohitety on the step and looked at the martin- house, the hci.iitir.il house, which the ungratoful birds had left tensntless. All at once Ned started up hurriedly. "I'm going to pe.-p Into that house and Dickinson. These were the parents of Mrs. Adair, who as Mary Ann Dickinson was married to John AdaJr, January 2, i-v.i. ner niiHonnd. John A.bilr, was the. son of General John Adair, gove-rnor of Kentucky and United States senator from that state. He, too, had served the col onies In their seven years' struggle ejralnst Great Britain, and also In 1KI2 iigaJnst the British and Indians, rising ti high rank and command. inn suiject of this notice, with her husband and children, came on the Cali fornia, which was the first Amerlc,-,:. steamship that ever entered the Golden Gate. They afterward went, early In V to Astoria, Or. They continued through out life to reside there unci were closely wentlfled with the Interests of Orcron oner! Adair wase the first United Stat collector of customs on the Northwest they would be totally unable to endure without Its assistance. Such, at least, I the Irresistible conclusion to be drawn from the tetlimny of business ami pro- w.-re piifhlng If there li anything the matter wlih It.' he deedareel: nml u-i. . . . ... lon.n II .1 .u.L I " "llieill K hp- r " "' ""-" lay we had the ladder am) It up lir.ilnst the pole. It was not a very safe pro.rc.1lng. for the polo shook and wnv.-r.-d under 'he Welldlt: but If ... a..... .... .... fesslonal men, litterateur.-, clergymen, .,, .,, , . . . , ... ' srrtnind. and we el.-t.rminl to risk It The royote howls on Ihe prairie cold, AnJ the owlet hoots In hi tr.-e: And the -big moon hlne on His little (hlld As It stiimWr eneefully; So swing lh.-e high In thy little nel. An.l swing thee low, nml take the rest That the night wind bring to th.e. Father Ilea on Ihe fragrant ground, Dreaming of hunt nnd fight. And the. pine l.sive rustle with mournful twain.) Al through the solemn night; Hut the II til.. pnpiHKSM In his birch.- newt Is swinging low as he takes hi rest, Till the sun bring the morning light, The Southern Workman, Hampton, Vn. and other, who have tested the forll- Wowy nnd curvtMy N ,niM nn.l iryumuvu ii.i.uci.to oi iUia eel. cbrated tonre and nervine. AWKWARDLY PUT. climbed, and drew himself up until hi eye were level with the row of rooms on Huit side. An exolnmiitlon e,f astonishment burst from him, and he shouted with delight; TVIuit do you think? Flying squirrels. "Do you ride the wheel, Mis Passy?" sure, as I'm living! The-y're keeping no. Why do you ask?" noiwo in mis room; the old ones nnd "I wanted to be aure before I inquire) 'w l"tle ones! why It Is that all the homely girls ride?" Well, this was a discovery. It would Cleveland Plain-Dealer. have hen very pl.-nwmt to have hn.1 the martins, of course, but what were MIDNIGHT BEAT TO QUARTERS Hlrtrrlng Scene Frequently Witnessed on a Man-of-Wiir. I. lent, mint Perkins, of the United Slat. marine con, contributes an article on "The Lnkt of tin. Drums" lo tho July St. Nicholas. The author laments the. ' gradual passing of Hie drum from use In the army and navy. Ho glvtsj the following (.count of a frequent Incident on a man-of-war, show, trig the use that I mad.- of Ihe drum; Tl... ship Is lying at anchor In a distant peirl; It Is night, and nothing Is heard hut the tramp nt th se ntry on the forsviHili. and the ripple, of water nt Ihe gangway, Only the officer of the d.-ck. the qnar- u-rmater ami tn guard tin- iiwnk... Tli My Inti-rue h,.nnl.s In Hie oak w ere the gray squirrel. The ! kn. w tlmlr hole fr-Mn the wo.1s. k-r at n gl.ui., fur tl w n III the lie lug trunk of h tree, an.l Hie rest blown margin always liowrd l.e.r their irrfiil te:h had been ii 1 1 1 nar wy Ihe bark that Hirat. en.. I Id grow III and cl.xe them up I h.He often We.llilete.1 h.'W t'te w..o.lwh its kn-n thai II would t.i.prtou than) and thai they must put up with the d. ad. In.ili. A for iho graes. thy wer ni nfrnM to the In Hie heart of the ook, slid what t..i.-s f nuts, hi.reraird In Ihe lilrlt orle en the hill, they did man to "tote" up there! There must twite been a M'k, at b-aat. wlun I ruthlessly chop, ped Into Ihe hollow with shun1 hat list and raptured a tine hrod uf young oust Huit were ..hi In in.. I Into graceful nnd affectloiiale ot. The old fiit her nnd m-ther we .lid not WSlit r.ll If We- ...nil hit '- Ugh' I'ein, because they wire ft. roe and uhlaniiibls In captivity. The aUlucllon of Hielr pretty i-hi;drn dl.l not .-e.in to weigh mueh on ihlr minds; thry gave no sign of poignant grief, not to tie comforted, thai I hav ee-n, for limtaiice, In lilucdsnl who n.et Iu.d iieeti ,ieiKlio.- l.ot roflitisi their den as snugly as before and rwlx-d n older family. When my squirrel went hie lng. Olln of them first held hi head III th inoillh of the bole for half a minute to ( the roast was deer Presently Out he Whlskeel, while hi mate fallowed, Then Mr. Squirrel gave a riplug, long, drawn bnrk of elcrtanoe, which mut have n lie.) hi 4 li.dy heart with simir. Hon for hi holdni., and with apprehen lun I. I suine unwary creature should com within reaei of hrr lord s anger. Then If you didn't lwtry yuref and nid Nnh caniwrtn In wl.lt frlghl back lo the hole after playing ..ie.nd. -ek for a few minute), they rn in Ingle file out 'to the topmuati twigs of a great hough, g.tltiiel a branch of a n. 'gh boring bare Wi.lnut, and crossing lo Ha farther side, nuule a desperate flying leap I. tho top of oung - k.sry. turning half way down this they ue1 a ic-r. Inn of .lottw.Mul nml oak sappllugs . utll thry Iu.d rcnenrd the grove, of t ill, titlghl hlckortM on lh hilt, on eighth Of a mil., from their tle In the ik Coin on them suit. lenly now, If you w.uil.l .are to see fast limn made over Ibis ip'r ewurwe. and some reconl-bre-aklng lepg that fairly take awny one' breath. 8 'rll.iier M .gagliie, In? that old "Kmiebe" f,,ir;y t(,K. .. !.a tho late Mrs. Covington, who durlmr the administration of General Grant was a.cuatomed to di-llght the memlrs of the White House with her wonderfully sym pathetic and plee-Hing- touch upon the piano. Also Mrs. C. C. Augur, wife of the late General Augur, U. S. A., who had a voice rivalling that of Jenny Llnd and a touch most delightful. These were among the earliest friends and frequent visitors at the ever hospital home of Mrs. Adair. There were four children born to Mrs. Adair after reaching her Oregon home, two boys and two (t!rls, one of each are now living; Mrs. Laura P. Barker, wife of Rt. Rev. Bishop Barker of Washington, and Wm. 'J. Ad ilr of Astoria. Mrs. Adair seldom left her home for a single night during the first 16 years of Some for ten, mm for twenty and martins corn.pur.sl wlih flying squirrels? coast, having been m-lncu-d for the no. "me for thirty years have Buffered I""1" crl''H delight brought out the Itlon by President Polk. Mrs. Ad.elr .. from piles and then have been quickly ,amlly' 'clullng Aunt Huw.n, who want . .... . . the; mother of 13 children, the sun-ivor. I Md permanently cured by using: De-1 " Kn"w 'Wat squlrr-i could kee n of whom are Mrs. Kllen Menrlell the n. Witt's Witch Hazed Salve, the gr.at l"0 "'" awy from her chickens, of Colonel G. H. Mendel), of the United remedy for pile and all forme of kin Another wild shout from Ned. who '-ntlro crew are U low d cks and dr-nmliw ncnii-se ht.-.us engineer corfs; Mrs. Katie Welck- dl"caes. Charis Roger: "ml " 'suiinoe its something flew I In their hummocks, """" " sti'-nny, almost brushing I The cabin door open and Ihe captain """.. ' our gruna-cnii- i" i' o wnn its wings, nnd fluttered I sleps forth softlv. fi.llv ,le.....i , dren was sick with a severe hn,.i t,,.... I hllmllv Int.. .h.. . .. . ... ... . ' - -1 - "e.iKi- hi me nncg or me , -ivennng ins sworn and revolver lie ... ureKory, oi l- rcuer- yarn. speak In a low lm, to ll.e ,.m.... .., I'-emuMi, .u. uur uocior s remcoy nnu failed; then we tried ChnmU-rlaln's Colic, .en., ..errnoea nemeay, win. n rooms, well. If this Isn't fine! We've 1 turns, bringing with him .he a a nappy family hre, nil our own." who stands nt the m.isl. drumstick- i . in-,, Wlln n.-iitfht N.-d ciimn down himd, watching the commander, from the ladder, and moved II around to "Eight bclls"-m.liilghtH struck a Z: ' , , r i r ,fe o1 Willlam T- Welcker, of Bck master mus c ans n thu, nr.ia ...i .. i.. I , , . ' ' y- -al.; colonel John Adnlr, of Clat- r-, iiuiy tueiH in.ir nirn in mnv. .... . "ln . r; i county. . ir - .ieu ll.,rv Ann Tr...l.. or the United Suites army Samuel I. gave very speedy rcllof. Kstes-Conn Drug Co. For sale by rt'tatr, of Clatsop county, Or.; William !. Ahilr, of Astoria. Or.; and Mrs. Laura p. Barker, wife of the Right Rev. William M. Barker, blxhop of Western Colorado. Whe died os she had lived, a faithful and devoted Christian woman, and com munlcnnt tf .1. f ..i..,. ..i ... l tieh". ".I-' .,:. .. "w'h''" Mrs. Breezly la such a stew .... . .. vi ... ev iii. eiiaejia jerausc Of l'S I . i ,n aijum - tin-lias in n low ions io (tie ofTli.-r of tin "A scrcchowl!" he erled Jubilantly, il-ck, r.im se tt. Is an orderly forward -.HI, "M.-re'K Ha nest In one of the upstairs j a mmsngo. In a moment the orderly re. room. Well t .i.,.. ...... ..... ........ A BURPRI8E PART If, depth. The accidents of life, prosperity adversity and misfortune, and she saw life In all lu phaaes, rippled the surface but left the depths unstirred. Ile-r patience was sufficient for all trials, her serenity was never clouded, her gentle nes never failed, her faith never dls- a"'' 'ier charity covered the fall "She asked the pleasure of Lieutenant Slick's company to tea and he appeared on the scene with forty of his men." Detroit Free Press. Hundreds of thousands have been In duced to try Chamberlain's Couh Rem- .lV 1.V PMIn. Mk. I. 1. .. . . ifKs of all No child ever received from others, and having tested It. merit, for r.er a rehuke that left a .ting. No mis-1 .he uehavlor gained currency by her report. For sale by Estes-Conn Drug Co. the other side. a allcnt signal from tho commanding offl- "ITL . . . ..... ......el, no K.inng wnit we may And I cer tho drummer poise his stinks an In. " i.i, as no eiimiH-.! rmck to his , slant, then sounds the long roll, (i perch. "Just us llko us not, there'll be a i "ii.lu.rm," which Is t once followed hy the great American eng or a roe, or some- i quick beat to '"general quarter. " thing of that kind." , instantly the scene changes to on,- of Just then hi. ...... ... .- .. ... .. . " "eic u.ue io ine apimreiiuy, me inmost confusion I.'i.ne Pnnm. 1 1... . ... ' "'.r " '"w, r "'., nnd then with i hundred men leap from their hummocks a Will Of "Ow!" Ned came Inmhll, a- : rKi..lnr. n r.., ... ... . .. - " ""w aroiinu trie ; around tnem, thev throw Hu m Into Hu Ir louse as fust as hi. leg. would carry j "nettings," then spring to their gUtr.. mm. The rest of us ran too; not because at the batteries and cast lo,.e th.- . we saw anything, but because It seemed : A moment more, nnd a bright flash and safest to run. , rnll. i.,.m , v,.. , .... "What Wa. It?" wa demnn,lel .- I . h. .. Ill s . . ursts i j upon tho stillness and gloom of the night, (HUNT'S JIOItflKMANrniir. How He Astonished Thoe Ihtslilng Ital ian Ofrlcer. A writer In McCture' Mugaslne that In tlie spring of IM he wa In the city of Milan, and there, before the hotel wh.-re he waa staying, he saw an Im mense crowd aho.it a beautiful ho.se, which three gnxun were heildlug with dlfTlculty. A group of Italian offlir In full uniform w-.-re waiting n. ar on their own herse, nnd evidently omn grand r. r. iminliil was nlstut to take place. Pre., ently he wn told thai G.-n.-ml Giant w to revl.-w the prtile and flower of the Italian army, Hw flying Itorsnglicri, nnd In a few moment the general nppiared, dressed very plainly In Chilian's r..th-s. He walked out of the hotel quit un noticed, nnd presently one of the olTlrrrs, who had .llsmmintet and was stun.ljig In the hnllwny to receive hin. remark d; "Why dis not fee-nentl Grant n,mr?' "Tlie-re he gm." siihl n. American, pointing to the slmplyHlress.-d flgurs, Tim Italians gave a doubtful laugh. "No," sold one, "lhat cnnnol Ih he." Hut a ihe general v.-ry evidently stood waiting for Idem, they advanced, received htm and took him to tits lot. which was making frantic and almost successful ,.ffrls to .wni from th stalwart grooms. A more wicked looking .r.aiurc It would bo difficult to d.crl'l. and from the sly look, that missed m. tho elegant yorng officer. It almost "-m.s us If tlie-y hml, of set ptirpfse, 1.1K....1 in.ir gu.t ,,1 n, .,t broken. Hut General Grant looked nt the horse nnd his face g, , ,ln wh (ulniril,ni " hi ther he ws not well, or merely a, stirncd a sr, of h.-lplcsm., rnul 1 not ! dctcrmlmd, b, , monniino; hp w. "Pled the ,,, of ,.wu ,mvn mi(, apparent stiffness had some dlfflcultj. In getting hi right Ick over the sm.MIo, Oine In ,e oent, however, he .e.i-A " reins. s,,H, hm..f. gtrnlghlrned IHH form and nsMiimed so perfectly the nlr of a ho,eman that a shout of ap. Pinnae went up froln t, erow.l. The horso, after tt fw pmim (llHCove.rcd tlmt ho had found hi. muster and started off In a gentle trot. The BersHgiieri perform nil their man oouvro. at a run, and for two hours, most of the nma .., mt . ffallop, G.neral Grant kont Ihem mv.i. W'M-n h.. h-turnisj t the hotel, hi. COH, themselves milie r ruffled by fatlgus, were loud In expre.stons nf . .a 'ulmlratlon, the Krt.nt AmP(,1n W(, 'ui ns cum as f ho hnd n,.i .h. aa.ltflo at uil. Sick heaelaeihe can h n.,ii. . Pletely overcome by using those f.moui little pill, knovn as "n.wirf. run. Early Rl.cr.." Charle, Rore.