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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

II the wife OF Dom Paul is not darnlng
stockings she is sure TO be absorbed in
a pastlme equally important. Every
stitch In every dress she has ever
worn and every stitch in the dress OF
her daughters for many, many years
this good lady has sewed. II ls true
however that she did not have many
dresses.
What for?
This is the question asked by the
presidents wife herself She believes
In one black dress for best. one for
every day and one for mornings. She
has two bonnets. one she wears 10
church and one she wears to market.
she loves animals next to Dom Paul.
Here is a story her subjects tell to
prove IT,
They went to her when they We're
erecting a statue to their beloved chief,
70 ask her opinion OF the sketches and
to beg her TO add any suggestion. The
drawings represented him in his black
coat, old fashioned top hat and best
black suit His wife looked at them
with delight. She thought them beau
tiful The tears were in her eyes in
the excess Of her gratitude and pride.
Then, mOdestly, she made a request.
She begged that the crown in the top
hat might be left hollow, so that the
birds could always be able TO drink
from II. And 30 the hollow crown of
the hat catches the rain when It falls
and the birds nutter around 1t to drink
and to bathe.
This is a pretty story about "Tanta"
Kruger, and there are others that tell
how her people love her, and how kind
she Is to every one and how she wor-
ships Oom Paul When he dies the
people say she will die too. He Is her
lord and master, her idol, her strength.
This man, in whom strangers see
homliness exemplihed to an unusual
and almost comcal degree, inspires in
her only the most supreme veneratiOn.
It Is because Of him that she brews the
| best coffee In all Pretoria He loves It,
It is his approval that inspires her TO
make a tin Of condensed milk go fur
ther than any one else. She things him
the very best and wisest man that
ever lived.
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400 Commercial Street,


/ tImated, never at less than twenty
millions. and sometimes at more.
On the coffee money which has sup
ported them for years the Krugers have
entertained diplomates and travlers of
all nationsJ And no one has come out
| from that hospitable mansion hungry.
No one could who has palate for
good cooking. For "Tanta" Kruger is
one Of the best. She is her own chef
And Furthermore, she is her own but
Ter. Yes, Tanta Kruger, the wife Of
the man whose salary is $4,000 year,
and who recently presented the Pope
with a A,OOO,OOO diamond.
On occasions when she has guests
she wears her very best Sunday-go- to-
meeting black gown. She puts it on
Just before she announces, dinner is
served" At every morning the little
BOer household Is astir II is little
household now. for out Of the sixteen
children that this model Hausfrau has
brought into the world, between wash
ing and cleaning and serving, only
seven are alive. These seven are mar
ried and comfortably settled in and
about Pretoria, where their mother
and father live.
What serves as their white house is
little two-story cottage. It has In
the parlor a nice neat set Of black
horsehair furniture that Mrs Kruger
who is not ashamed to acknowledge to
50 years, has made do since she first
became Dom Paul's wife. It has two
marble-topped tables that came with
it, The halls and walls Of this little
cottage are as clean as anyone could
wish them. once every year when the
hottest weather is over they are wnIts-
washed from top to bottom.
Three times since their marriage Aun-
tie Kruger has had her dinning-rOom
chairs recaned. That was when the
children were little and somehow would
go through them. Since they have
grown up these chairs have stood in
state, except for the ceremony Of
changing them about, which goes on
as regularly as in all weli-ordarad
households.
over her little kitchen stove at any
morning Auntie Kruger may be seen
bending lndustriOusly She has risen
nalf an hour earlier to light the fire.
Wheu her Oom arrives the aroma Of
coffee fills his nostrils It has been
said that the first lady in the Trans-
"a. republic brides herself upon her
coffee r Is one Of her boasts, and she
Is a modest woman. Another is that
she accomplishes her end with less cof-
fee than any household wife in Pre-
toria. Good or bad, however her hus-
band allows himself only one cupful
with biscuit As there are no maids
to be fed, and no buffers, It win be seen
that 4 pound Of coffee will last long
time.
After Mrs. Kruger has listened to a
Bible reading from the lips Of her hus-
band she has the dishes to wash, the
little house to keep clean, the beds to
make, the pots to burnish, the stockings
and socks to darn.
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be a bad thing, and / shall prove II
to you. lApplause and checrs,l Here
is a dispatch in the paper that hold
In my hand-and II Is an admlnlstra-
tlon organ, too-LA voice: What is
the hand?' Kisses and cries OF
shame shame!"l-whlch says that a
farmer at Frederick City. Md, sold his
large crop OF wheat at high price. and
In the night drca ned that robbers
broke into his house to get his money
In his fright he arose. dashed through
q window and ,ell twenty feet, sus-
tanning injuries that may prove fatal. "
Tremendous enthusiasm followed and
the orator received an unprecedented
ovation as he descended from the plat.
form.
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the eyes, the hair and the carriage will tell
the story when a woman is aiIUg, II IL
impossible for a woman to be in good sen
eral health when sD',e local trouble is cor
tinuIlly raggiug at her nerves and disar
ranging the natural functions of every organ
of the body d. pierce's Ravorite Pre-.
scription Is the best Of all medicines for
worien who suffer from local weakness
and disease peculiar to their sex. II acts
directly on the delicate aud important
organs concerned. II makes them strong,
healthy vigorous and elastic 1t allays in
hammatioD, heals liberation, soothes pain,
tones and builds up the nerves and ban
ishes the usual discOmforts of the expec.
tant months It makes baby's advent easy
and almost painless II enables every
organ Of the body to perform its natural
functions without unnatural interference
from a pain-tOrtured nervous system II
cOrrccts all irregularities. A woman who
is made well IN this way will recover her
natural beauty OF form and feature aid her
natural amiability Of character and temper
Thousands Of women have testified to its
merits An honest dealer will not urge a
substitute for little extra profit.
Mrs Rachel Clark, Of Houltou, st. croix Co.
Wis, writes % ! am In good health since /
have taken DR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription
gave birth to I2A pound boy last Juue. lie
is six months old now and weighs 20 pounds
How to preserve health and beauty are
told in Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medi.
cal Adviser II is free. For paperc GOV.
cred copy send 2I one-cent stamps, 10 C0Vei
mailing oHiD, cloth binding 81 stamps
Address DR., K. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y
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an accomplishment? A smattering OF
English2 Dom Paul. the ardent suitor;
Ooni Paul, the man OF iron nerves
would have shrugged his shoulders and
gone in serch Of that which even in the
Orange River State is rare.
1t has hard sound there, fraught
with V's and RS, but it signifies just
the same sweet virtues that we call
housewifeliness.
oout Paurs wife has it to a remark
able and unusual degree.
Some women have it in addition to
other qualities. The Boer women has
il TO the exclusion OF all else.
She is first d wife, second house
wife. and third-nothing.
TIE glories of her reign as first lady
Of the Transvaal will some day be
chronicled even as the virtues of
pat'aut Griselda. Husbands will serve
tbep' as * nples 70 their wives all
over the W. d.
TIN ugh thi conan a fortune Of
twenty-five IT Lions was saved. It will
be her epita. h. She might have lived
in barbaric splendor greater than Lady
Curzons She might have wrestled for
America cup in yacht alb her own.
She might have driven in an equipage
ard lived in a palace to match that
troublesome first lady's Of England.
The things she might have done are
obviously. even to the mind Of the most
unimaglnative. without number. She
would have none Of them.
She looked at the black that shonc
upon her stove and was happy She
counted the irons that stood in a row
and rejoiccd She thanked God that
there was plenty Of clothesline. She
was grateful for the nimble fingers
that enabled her to sew.
What a lesson to other first ladies Of
c.her republics!
Some women told Mrs. Kruger that
their husbands draw yearly some s15,-
OO0 more salary than Dom Paul. She
answered with enthusiasm You must
have $4,000 more every year to pun
away" Then she asked eagerly: 'Dc
you have coffee money!"
Nowhere is there democracy equal
To that carried on in the Transvaal re-
public, where the president lives by the
aid of his wife on $1,000 a year coffee
money, allowed by the government in
addition to his salary Of $4,000 year
This has been "Tanta," or Auntic
Kruger's ambition since the great day
now eighteen years ago, when her hus-
band was made president Of the Trans
vaal. And she has achieved it.
Multiply number eighteen by $35o5i
and you will have an approximate idea
Of Dom Pau's fortune Only approx
mate, because the Boer president is q
wise man, and he has not left the mon
ey under a floor Of his house nor IN his
wife's stocking under her pillow or mat
tress. II has been gathering interest
He has put It into banks that are solid
He has invested IT in land that has
yearly increased in value. Therefore
today the president Of the TransvaaI
has a snug little fortune variously es-
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DOM PAUL KRUGER'S
GREAT TREASURE
His Wife One Woman In More Than
Ten Thousand.
EXAMPLES OF HER VIRTUES
She is Richer Than Queen Sheba,
But Her Name Will be Most
Famous as Wife and
Mother.
EXAMPLES OF HER VIRTUES

The wife Of Dom Paul Kruger, presi-
dent Of the Transvaal, is a treasure
This by the testimony Of q man who
should know. Through her he has saved
twenty-five millions Of dollars. Dom
Paul, who has the reputation Of using
few words, and those only after abun-
dant consideration, has set Queen Vic
toria down as a troublesome old shreW
and his own frau as an example to all
women.
When, with goat-like beard. tinged
with hairs of gold, and his sunken
eyes lit with the light Of love- young
Kruger came a-wooing, he came not a
bit in the fashion Of the modern youth
who promises his lady love a diamond
engagement ring, a good piano and ar
apartment somewhere below the con
fires of Knob Hill.
According to Boerish custom, his
pleasure had been made known. Mrs
"Oom" Paul. who was then only gentle
blue-eyed Miss Du Plessis came forth
tlmidly to greet him in gown 50 sim
pie that she could surely never have
expected to win a suitor through it.
And these are the words she said
with downcast eyes and cheeks Of rosy
red:
II can bake, I can stew. I can sew,
can clean, 7 can scrub" and behold, II
was enough. Her suitOr was at her
feet. He who was then only Stephanu'
Johannes Paulus Kruger, esteemed for
his courage and his piety, took hei
from that moment to his heart-to him
she was the most rarely accomplished
Of all women.
Music art languages degrees-she
had none Of them.
What cared her hero for apt fingers
unless they could scrub?
What cared he for voice except t.
call the chickens?
Trills and runs--an aria from Robert
LIE Diable." forsooth? A picture in the
salon? French to chatter in? Italian as
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29
ONE or THE EVILS OF PROSPER
ITY.

And now" said the inspired orator
from Nebraska, "let me devote little
attention, II you please, to this prosper
ity that We hear so much about.
[Crles Of That's right" go onl"l
They are trying to make us believe
that, having prosperity we ought to be
happy and satisfied. rGroans.l What a
fallacious doctrine that is, my fellow
citizens Loud cheers They forget
that prosperity may be the worst thing
that can happen to a man. "a voice:
rs it?"I All, see they have sent their
agents here to try to break up this
meeting, lut their efforts will be fruit
less. I have been paid in advance for
this speech, and am going to deliver
1t. Yes, l repeat that prosperity may
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

During the winter OF 1897 Mr.. James
Reed one Of the leading citizens and
merchants OF Clay, Clay Co.. w. ".
struck his leg against a cake OF Ice
In such n manner as to bruise II So
vercly u became very much swollen
and palned him 80 badly that ne could
not walk without the aid OF crutcheH.
He HaR treated by physicians, also
used several kinds Of liniment and two
ard a half gallons Of whisky In bath
Ing IT, but nothing gave any relief
until he began using Chamberlain's
Pain Balm. This brought almost n
complete cure In a weeks time and he
believes that had he not used this rem-
edy his leg would have had 10 be ann
putated Pain Balm ls unequalled for
sprans, bruises and rheumatism For
sale by Cha8. Rogers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29
Boys
Clothing
miW&

Somebody's small boy is going to be
nightly satisfied with himself when his
mamma gets him one of those new cape
coats that have Just come, We don't make
any money to speak ofon these, hut we have
to do something to stop some people from
bnying cotton Now, whether he is three or
fourteen years of age he shall have one for
S235. Don't believe it? Well come in
aud see, and ask for lot 1882.
Just another word about the boys Do
you want your little fellow to look real ,well2
so, We have line Of boys blue serge
double.brr,,stcd suits, ogcs from to II, that
are positively beautiful These suits, in.
Guiding au extra pair fpan's We are going
to sell this week for SGoo W. won't tell
YOU how we can afford it for ,nc story would
be too long for our space Ask particularly
for lot 1883.
If The above price is too high. ask for
lot l74S2. These are suits of gmy mix
mre. including an extra pair Of pants, for
S375. They are dressy and are sure to de.
light the proud little wcarcr Don't fail to
examine them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

The Victory OF the Columbia in de-
fense of the Americas Cup having been
now achieved there Is a clear field for
MIR. Lever, Of Lever Brothers, Limited,
the millionaire soap manufacturer OF
London, who has already announced
his intention Of trying for It In case the
Shamrock failed
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

on the 10th OF December. 1897, Rev.
3. A. Donahoe. pastor OF NJ. ID. Church,
South, Pt Pleasant. w. Va. contracted
a severe cold. which was attended from
the beginning by violent coughing. He
says: After resortlng 70 n number Of
so-called specifics, usually kept In the
house, IN no purpose. / purchased a
bottle Of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy.
which acted like charm. most
cheerfully recommend II 10 the public"
For gale by Chas Rogers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

TIE "Plow Boy Preacher" Rev J.
klrkman. Belle Rive. M. says. After
suffering from Bronchial or lung trou-
bile for ten years | was cured by one
Minute Cough Cure. II IL all that 10
claimed and more" II cures coughs.
colds, grippe and all throat and lung
troubles Sold by Chas. Rogers drug
gist.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

Eat plenty. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
viii digest what you eat. II cures all
forms Of dyspepsia and stomach trou-
bios f. r. Gamble, Vernon, Tex,
snvs. "It relieved me from the start and
cured me. II ls now my ever lasting
friend" Sold by Chas, Rogers,
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Astoria, Oregon.

loscph Stocktord. Hodgdon. Mo. heal.
ed sore running for seventeen years
and curcd his piles Of long standing
by using DcWltt'a witch Hazel Salve
Il cures MI skin diseases. For sale by
| Charles Rogers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

III you acour the world you will
never md remedy equal 90 One
Minute Cough Cure says Editor Fack-
Ter. ot the Mlcanopy. Fla, Hustler"
II cured his family or LaGrippc and
saves thousands from Pneumonia. bron-
chltls. Group and all throat and lung
tronbeN. Sold BY ChaA. Rogera.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

when our boys were almost dead
from whooping cough. our doctor gave
One Minute Cough Cure. They re-
covered rapidly" writes p, B. Bellies.
Arglye. Pa II cures coughs. colds.
grippe, and all throat troubles. Sold
by Chas Rogers. druggist.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

1T did me more good than anything
ever used. My dyspepsia was of
months standing: after eating Il was
terrible. Now am we'll" writes 8. b.
<cener. flolslngton Kan, OF Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure II digests what you
eat. Sold by Chas. Rogers. druggist.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

For many years science has studied
li1uors. Result the whole world uses
whisl,ey. II has proven the best stim-
ulant and does not In1ure nerves and
tissues like coca wines and other drug
ged compounds And Harper Whlskev
II the ideal whiskey Sold by Foard q
Stokes Co Astoria Oregon,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

The right honorable gentleman iH In
dcbtcd to HIS memory for his jeats and
to his Imagination for his facts.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

Millions Of dollars is the value placed
by Mrs. Mary Bird. Harrisburg, Pa,
on the life Of her child. which she saw
ed from Group by the use of One MIN
ute Cough Cure. It cures all coughs,
colds and throat and lung troubles.
For Gale by Charles Rogers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29
How's THIs2

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case OF Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
r.. J. CHENEY G. CO., Toledo o.
We, the undersigned, have known II
j. Cheney for the last 15 years. and be-
lieye him perfectly honorable In all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by their frm.
WEST & TRAUX.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WAI,DING. KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken Internal
ly. acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces Of the system. Tes-
tinorlals sent free. Price, 75c per bot
tie. Sold by all druggists.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

Guilt alone, like brain sick frenzy
In It's feverish mood, fills the night-alr
with visionary terrors and shapeless
forms Of fear.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

Manage all your actions and thoughts
In such a manner ~ II you were going
out ~ the world.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

President King. Farmers Bank
Rrd6kyn Mich, hns used DeWitts
Little Early Risers In his family for
years Says they are the best These
famous little pills cure constipation.
billiousness and all liver and bowel
troubles Sold by Chas. Rogers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

Biography ls the most universally
! pleasant. universally profitable Of all
| reading
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

What's in a name? That which we
call rose, by any other name would
smell as sweet.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

BE not penny wise riches have wings
and sometimes they fly away Of them
selves, Sometimes they must be set
flying to bring In more.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

n doing what ought to be done is
made the first business and success a
secondary consideration Is not this the
way To- exalt vlrtue2
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

Moderation is the slllIen string run
ming through the pearl chain OF all vlr-
tues
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

The hest part Of our knowledge Is
that which teaches us where knowledge
leaves on and Ignorance begins.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

tt is a pleasure TO grow old when the
years that bring decay to ourselves rip
en- the prosperity Gf our country.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

We want No time but diligence. for
great prrformauc a.
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II wish 10 express my thanks 70 the
manufacturers of Chamberlain Cole.
cholera nnd Dlarrhoea Remedy. for
hnvluv nut on the market such a won-
derfIl medicine" says w, w, Mas
alnZll. NJ Beaumont, Texas. There are
thousands of mothers whose children
have been saved from attacks ~ dvs-
enterv and cholera infnntum VINO
must also feel thankful II Is for sale
h.. C'hae RnHera.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29
YOungMen'S
Clothing
INiGiH

We are selling twice as much young
mems clothing this year as We did year
ago. This must mean that what we sold
last year suited a lot of young men, and
they have been telling their friends about
it. Yes, and it means that our stock this
year is just new and nobby enough to catch
them anyway.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

Un!lls hatf !
her glory Like
her complex.
ion much Of
It's beauty de
penjsupOu her
general health
Nine times IN
Itcu a woman
general health
Is dependent
upon het local
health in a
womanly way
II iq an i'm
possibility for
a woman to be
pretty or at
tractive who
suffers from
general i'll.
health. The
skin, the teeth,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

No school is more necessary to chill
dren than patience, because either the
will must he broken In childhood, or
the heart In old age.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

The foregoing is not the only line Of
cheviots we carry Ask for lot 7l9 and see
what they are You will be pleased with
them as they are nice enough for ANYBODY
to wear. We have marked the price on
these sl05O just for a surprise.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

Here is a particularly attractive line,
the material is elegant and the workman
ship superior in every way, They are
cheviot suits of winter weight and We ask
only $3.50 Ask for lot 903.
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SAN FRANCISCO STORE
OVerCOatS

Our assortment is surprise Port
hnders would come down to price and pur-
chase these
LOT 73l0-Men's covert cloth over.
coats So.jO Stylish and ostonishmgly low
price,
LOT s0l0,-Mcns blue beaver over
coats, 5000 lfyou say YOU can duplicate
these for the money anywhere else, it would
be statement hard to believe
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1899-10-29

Then we have some fancy worsted suits
also with round or square corners for 1918.
These are made as well as our factory knows
how to make clothes, and if YOU can't get
fitted in these, no reaiy-made clothing will
fit YOU Ask for lot 6695.
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Mems
Clothing

You would not think ii possible but it
is so. We can sell YOU black clay worsted
suit. lined with the best of material we know
of-we use no other-for $40 These suits
are made with round or square corners
Ask for lot 7l72.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1899-11-03
GILKEY. ROGERS.
Crofton Couple riarry at Home OF
the Bride.

The marriage of Miss Eva Rog-
ers and Mr.. Albert Gilkey, well
known young people living near
Crofton, took place last Wednesday
afternoon at the home of the bride S
parents, in the presence of a few of
the most intimate friends of the
couple, ...
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Melton.