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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15
a1rysEI.D, AND SUCH MFN.

The death az Ex-Governor Aatsei0
removes from the American stage ol
co,,tics one az its past most ccnspicu-
aus characters. There are but q lew
s,ch men. and when they llave passed
away this country will possibly never
nave any more like them. They were
me creatures OF remarkable conditions
Rut It il not believed that such con-
aitions win ever exist again. Men of
hrains. talent and education. Of the
purest sentiments, originally right on
everything, through political disap-
pointments or disappointed in the
management of the government lost
their temper. and through an irritable
manner Of looking at things and dis
cussing conditions, became branded as
fanatics Or agitators. They were even
classed as anarchists in the heat Of
political campaigns.
The Altgeld class was q middle
ground production. It was not OF the
Pfeffer and Simpson and Weaver
stripe but Of broader calihre. II was
produced in different school. The
former was mixture of demagoguery.
passion and ignorance. the Altgeld
class Is composed Of disappointed in
telligence, honesty and ambition. Hav-
ing had positive proof Of dishonesty
on the part of a few in high stations
In life 1t came to suspect majority
of those in power. 1t came TO that
point by continuous development in
magnifying the bad and minimizing
the good At first this theory was
confined to politics and then 1t grew
until evil was found everywhere. The
good was 50 small that 1t was opprss-
ed by mountains OF evil upon every
hand, and In an effort to rescue it the
men composing this class become fran
tic. That their manner should beget
opposition, and often ridicule, is not
strange. That they should be misjudg-
ed is natural And this only added
fuel to the flame 1t strengthened
their belief in their theory that every
thing and everybody is growing worse.
Without sympathy, except among the
few Of their own class, the world be-
came to them failure. They saw no
hope in the future. Like the starving
poet in fit of desperation, they wolld
exclaim: My torch is out, and the
world stands before me like tlack
desert at the approach Of night; I'll
lay me down and stray no farther
on!''
But their last struggle in the public
arena is for humanity. Honest to the
core, sentimental as woman, the cries
Of distress come to them like the
thunder's peal. Arrived at the point of
believing that the world and the gov
ernment are run for gain, they think
that It has cost great sacrifice. and
charge all manner of misfortune and
misery and oppression TO corruption.
After losing all hope of reforming the
politics Of the country they devote the
remainder of their public life to the
cause Of humanity. Almost with his
dying breath Altgeld plead for assist
ance for the unfortunate Boer women
and children. Before a great audience
he poured out his eloquence possibly
as never before. Perhaps he read in
the eyes before him more sympathy
than he had found for many days.
He may have come to believe that the
world was not so bad after all 1t
is hoped that he did. Altgeld deserved
2 painless death. Peace to his ashes!
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15
DANGER OF PNEUMONIA.

A cold at this time II neglected IL
liable TO cause pneumonia which is 10
often fatal. and even when the pa
tient has recovered the lungs are
weakened. making them peculiarly
susceptible to the development Of con-
Foley's Honey and Tar will
stop the cough. heal and strengthen
the lungs and prevent pneumonia.
Hart's drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15
CAN'T KEEP A SECRET.

The splendid work Of Dr. Kings
New Life Pills is daily coming to light
No such grand remedy for Liver and
Bowel troubles was ever known before
Thousands bless them for curing Con-
stipation, Sick Headache, Billiousness
Jaundice and Indigestion. Try them.
25c at Hart's Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15
A sEyERE COLD FOR THREE
MONTHS.

The following letter from A. ]. Nus
naum. OF Batesvhle. Ind, tells Its own
story. II suffered for three months
with severe cold. A druggist pre-
pared me some medicine, and a physi-
clan prescribed for me. yet l dtd not
improve, I then, tried FNcley's Honey
and Tar, and eight doses cured me"
Refuse substitutes. Harts drugstore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15
LoCKJAw FROM CoBwEBs

Cobwebs put on a cut lately gave
woman lockjaw. Millions know that
the best thing to put on cut is Buck
lens Arnica salve, the infallible heal
er of Wounds, Ulcers, Sores, Skin
Eruptions, Burns, Scalds and Piles. 1t
cures or no pay. Only 25c at Hart's
Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15
SEND IT TO your FRIENDS.

The subscription price OF the Semi.
Weekly Astorian has been reduced
from two dollars to only ONE Doll
LAR A YEAR. You could not pur-
chase more valuable glft for q dol.
lar than years subscription TO the
Astorian with which to please reople
who are acquainted with Astoria or
clatosp county. or with which to in
terest those who are not acquainted,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

st. Louis Globe Democrat: Oklaho-
ma has the right idea Of an object les
son. 1t purposes to show the rest OF
the folks at the Worlds Fair that It
has the necessary resources and popu-
lation to entitie it to become one of
the sisters
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

Rebate tickets on sale between Port
land, Sacramento and San Francisco
Net rates $3.50 first class, without
berth and $1400 second class, including
berth.
Rates and tickets to Eastern points
and Europe. Also Japan, China, Homo
lulu and Australia. Can be obtained
from V. A. schilling, Third and Wash
ington sreets
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15
RAW OR INFLAMEp LUNGS,

Yield rapidly 10 the wonderful cura-
tive and healing qualities Of Foley's
Honey and Tar, 1t prevents pneu-
monta and consumption from hard
cold settled on the lungs, Harris drug
store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15
SURGEONS KNIFE NOT NEEDED.

Surgery Is no longer necessary TO
cure piles. De Wits Witch Hazel
Salve cures such cases at once. remov-
ing the necessity for painful and ex-
pensive operations. For scalds, cuts.
burns, wounds. bruises, sores and skin
diseases it is unequalled. Beware Of
counterfelts.- Charles Rogers drug
gist.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

A man who is too stingy to take his
home paper would drink sassafras tea
until he became so thin he wouldn't
make shadow. He would fill him
self up on hot water and then try to
cheat himself into the belief that he
had eaten square meal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

la grippe coughs yield quickly 10
the wonderful curative qualities OF
Foiey's Honey and Tar There Is moth
ing else lust as good" Hart's drug
store
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15
COUGH SETTLED ON HER LUNGS.

My daughter had a terrible cough
which settled on her lungs" says N.
Jackson. Of Danvilie, III. We tried
great man. remedies without relief.
until we gave her Foleys Honey and
Tar which cured her." Refuse SUBJ
stitutes. Hart's drugstore
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15
PNEUMONIA FOLLOWS A COLD.

But never follows the use of Foley's
Honey and Tar. 1t stops the cough,
heals and strengthens the lungs and
affords perfect security from an at
tack of pneumonia. Refuse substi-
tutes. Hart's drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

rhe Astorian guarantees 70 lts advef-
s,sers the largest circulation OF any
newspaper nahlished on the coium0'A
river
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

Twenty tons OF EPSON salts have
been shipped to the Philippines, II
Uncle Sam can't clean 'em out over
there enc way he viii another.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

The scriptural quotation: Seek and
ye shall tind,"it seems. would apply
forcibly to the man in search OF trou-
BILE, though he is not the one it was
intended for
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

A county treasurer In Mississippi,
who had neither arms nor feet. became
enough to steal the
funds and then run away with them.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

Cincinnati. Don't fail to write us
about your trip as we are in a posi-
tion to give you some valuable infor-
nation and assistance: 531s miles of
track over which are operated some
Of the finest trains In the world.
For particulars regarding freight or
passenger rates call on or address.
J. c. LINDSEY, b. II. TRUMBELL.
I. +. & r. A. Conf Agt.
142 Third st.. Portland. Ore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

II does not take hortlcultursst to tell
YOU that the best way TO raise straw
berries In with a spoon,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

Every young man In this town has
1t in his power to make at least one
young lady happy for life-by remain
ing a bachelor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

The true philosopher is never un-
happy, because he Is always able to
see that however i'll his lot 1t might
still be worse.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

The scripture teaches that man Is
only 4 little lower than the angels
Then the angels have nothing TO boast
Ne
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

Mothers can 90 more TO redeem the
world from its present state of vice
than all the missionaries and ministers
combined.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15
Don't Guess at II

But X you are going East write us
for our rates and let us tell you about
the service and accommodation Offer
ed by the ILLINOIS CENTRAL
RAILROAD. THROUGH TOURIST
Cars via the ILLINOIS CENTRAL
from PACIFIC COAST to Chicago and
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

1t would be an easy matter to get
large crowds to attend church II the
legislature would pass a law prohibit
ing 1t.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

Foley's Kidney Cure makes the kid
neys and bladder right, Contains moth
ing injurious. Hart's drugstore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

Nature has provided q proper place
for the punishment of every boy, and
that IL not his ear Never box a
child's ear.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

A colored porter in the last has fall
en- heir to a fortune OF sT5,000, But did
the man need 1t.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

II all the devils were cast out OF
some people there would not be more
than a little greasy spot left.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

Some scientists claim that man was
evolutionizad from the mollusk. Many
of them are still in the lobster stage.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

Cures coughs and colds.
Cures bronchitis and asthma.
Cures Group and whooplng cough
Cures hoarseness and bronchial trou-
hles.
Cures pneumonia aud Ia grippe,
Hart's drugstore.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15
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Arriw

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Trains for Salem,
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the East.
At Woodburn
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

One-half the girls you see are either
pretty or clever and the other half are
the ones who make the good wives.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15
LuxuRlous

TAe Northwestern Limited" trains,
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and out, and steam heated are With
out exception. the finest trains In the
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SEMI II-wEERLy.

sent w man. per year. in advance 81
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

FoLEy's HONEY AND TAR.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-03-15

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-25
TAKE CARE!

1t Is to be hoped that, whatever happens
to General Miles, it will be brought clearly
before the people that his punishment is
in no way rebuke for testifying freely
before the senate committee. II the im-
preston should go abroad in the army
that an officer is not free to give his opin-
ion concerning military matters when re-
quested to do so by the national legisla-
ture, it will be an evil day for ithe eff :
cheney of the service. The American army
should be so administered as to encourage
the expression of ideas that may lead to
the Improvement of the service or the re-
lection of mistaken policies. Ideas are
needed In the army as much as in civil
life, where we constantly encourage their
expression. Even private soldier with
an idea should be as free to express it as
was that "mustache" of Napoleon's who
stepped from the ranks In one of the great
warrior early battles to point out to his
commander the wisdom Of plan that
Napoleon, unknown to the soldier, had al
ready hit upon. II the impression is Gre
ated that tosoppose any scheme Of the au-
thorities is to gain their disfavor, the
army will lose the pre- -eminently American
characteristic of Initiative 1t is hardly
necessary to add that this in no way con-
dones any insinuations or covert charges
General Miles may have made against the
president and secretary of war. ~ u.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-25

To-day the fact developed that there had
been an examination of the books Of the
company by experts and that certain cir
cumstances which had been disclosed by this
examination were responsible for the decision
of the directors. At the meeting in Febru-
airy E. S. Hooley was elected president,
ceeding E. R. Thomas, son of General
Thomas. Mr. Hooley is now at Palm Beach,
and G. H. Hall, who was elected vice presi-
dent at the same meeting, is in Boston. n.
F. Carlton who is the chairman of the board
Of directors, as we'll as H. H. Porter who,
since the change in control, is understood
to have been one of those most heavily in
terested in the company, are however, both
in this city. They declined to-day to make
any statement about the situation.
The statement was, however, obtained from
high official source: 1.-The decision not to
declare common stock dividend followed the
discovery of certain Irregularities in the book
keeping of the company. These .antedate the
Thomas management. Some years ago the
road guaranteed the bonds of company
which it had absorbed and these bonds were
never looked upon as liability.
''In view of the situation which is pre-
cipitated by the discovery of the irreguari-
ties the chief officers of the company, in
Guiding the president, vice president. chair
man and treasurer, have decided not to &C
cept their salaries These salaries aggregate
about $4,000 year"
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-25
ADJUSTMENTS
.sMiss Bob WHITE at the Metro
pOlitan. S..

.sMiss Bob WHITE at the Metro
politan. -:
While other makers of comic opera nave
been ransacklng their biographies ana MS
tories for outlandish chimes and forgotten
times in which to-loeate their productlons'
Willard Spenser. has been satisfied with the
here and now. His Miss Bob White SUI
fers nothing in variety, originality or lnte.
est. because its locale is near Pnllaoelpnla
and ,ts story is American. It is another illus
tration, too, of the tendency IN latter-aay nlu ,
steal comedy to get away from the Inflated
comic onera. potentates over whose trials and
tribulations we erstwhile made merry In
deed the present production is in reality a
clever farce comedy, with more elaborate
end nretentious musical setting than is ordl-
narily proyided The nice correlation OF the
music to the dialogue isWorthy OF note, SINCE
IT ia rather unusual in so light compost
tion Yet after all, why should not nght
onera be Wagnerized and its music welded
into and made an essential part of the whole !:
In this connection it is, perhaps, worth
while to note the wonderful effect Flora
dora - the most successful OF modern mu-
steal comedies has had upon: light opera.
Most of this influence Is traceable to the
"Floradora" double sextet, more or less close
limitations OF which are to be noted In all
the recent offerings, including Miss BOD
white There is also an indirect and more
innportant influence to be seen In the nan
ding of ensemble effects. One Of the results
has been tie lifting of the chorus out OF the
rrt into which it had fallen and its use IN
form approaching in spirit that OF the old
Greek tragic chorus. Members of the chorus
are now no longer mere automatic They show
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-25
The Nonpareil Man
Verse No. 1.-The Buga-
bOObOrrOw.

Children's Verse No. 1.-The Buga-
bOObOrrow.
The art of writing what is alleged to be
verse for children. as brought to perfection
by Riley, Field and few others, is said to
be very simple of requirement All you have
to do is to take few syllables that no child
ever uses and reduplicate them several times.
A subject shbud be taken that has no real
ity on earth and the reduplicated sylables
twisted around it in way that few people
will understand To show how simple matter
it is the following lines on the Bugabooborrow
which have been received with much pleas
ure in several of our more popular asylums
for the insane are here presented:
The Bugabooborrow came down the fer-hue,
The wind is WHO'D -whistled, the lamp it
burned blue, -
And Little Miss Ethel said, "What shall I
do-do ~.
For here comes the Observation-Disclosures
1t showed its big teeth and it waved its
her-fipper, s.. ~ Il
But Ethel she brandished tin didder-dipper
And she knocked the horrid old Bugaboobor-
Into half past eleven, day after tomorrow!
Now, children, this shows that you never
should fear
When the Bugabooborrow gets up on its
Ear, -
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-25
J. A COUNTERFEIT EXPOSED

+; Poultney Bigelow is rapidly getting
down to his proper level in popular asti-
nation No man of the day has been
more overrated than Bigelow. He is a
rapid-writing counterfeit. The American
press has pretty generally. taken hts
measure, and when the slow-going maya
zines begin to realize that his writings
are as unreliable as they are conceited.
Mr.. Bigelow will have come to the end of
his rope, to the termination of his period
of strutting, Tuning and scolding.
8 1t is amazing how such counterfeit
can get himself taken at his face value.
Good authorities declare that his recent
work on colonial government is as much
in error in most of its matter as he was
in respect to Goodnow in his lecture here.
Mr.. Goodnow has done public service in
fully showing what utter lack of founda-
ton Bigelow had for what he said about
Goodnow. 1t will lead the public to dis
trust Bigelow on any proposition. which
is what he deserves. =.
: 1t is to be regretted that Bigelow was
ever honored with an Invitation to speak
under the auspices of the University OF
Minnesota. r.a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-03-25
TO EyACUATE CUBA

At White House conference yesterday,
at which Estrada Palma, president-elect
of the Cuban republic, and President
Roosevelt discussed the Cuban question,
it was determined that Palma should be
inaugurated on May 20 and the evacua-
ton Of Cuba by our troops would begin,
a small military force remaining to take
care of the naval stations and coaling
depots which the Cuban government. will
convey to our government according to
the agreement. q. f'<1
Governor Wood says nothing remains to
be done except to prove and order, the
accounts, and, as the Cuban congress will
be organized in April, together with the
six provincial governments, everything
will be in readiness for the Cuban people
to begin their career as a new nation
under republican constitution with the
strong arm of the United States Of
America to shield them from danger. Gen
eral Wood takes favorable view Of the
capacity of the Cubans to govern them,
selves. There will, at the inauguration Of
Palma, be 100000 in the insular treas
ury; the income is sufficient for present
demands and General Wood thinks the
Cuban administration will take pride in
keeping 1t so. General Wood. who knows
thoroughly the insular conditions and Ger
tainly can have no object in n1isrepresent-
ing them, says that, unless there is a
greater concession than 20 per cent in
the duty on Cuban sugar a crisis may
~, ffo; ~,
people depend on the United States to give
them market for their chief crops, sugar
and tobacco, and they are justified, by all
that our government has promised, in
believing that adequate relief will be
given. The narrow measure of relief
proposed by the house will not enable the
Cuban sugar planter to cover the cost of
production.
This difficulty is the cloud on the Cuban
situation. The true situation cannot De
proclaimed too often and the senate,
which has not acted upon the matter Of
concession, may be expected to take a
somewhat more adequate view of our ma
tional duty with respect to Cuba What
impresses one in recalling this whole
CUBAN concession 1ncNent IS the TACT
that, had not the no-concessfon group
kept UP continuous roar about ruin
to American industries and cried Wolf
and "Fire" when there was nothing Of
the kind in sight, because small conces-
sion Of tariff ct1ties on Cuban products
was suggested, there would have been
little acceleratim Of interest in reciproc-
ity and tariff revision. The shrieks over
hypothetical ruin" of our industries had
the effect of making the public look into
the matter of unnecessary duties and the
real advantages of reciprocity in promot-
ing our export trade The unyielding
character of the opposition to concession
led to the thrusting of the republican
platform declarations favoring reciprocity