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more than that be fascinated with II
and it will require as much as Wnoie
winters hard work on the part OF some
painstaking girl to rid him of his con-
ceit.
That's the way we girls spoil men,
It's rather funny though to see no"
hard women work, and all for men they
would not look at during the winter
time. Here's a bit of human nature
The other day it was raining hard, ana
throwing on my raglan over my dress
ran across to one of the cottages to
make a call. Now, it happens that Tor
the last two days a man has been Wis
iting the family; therefore the house is
very popular. When 1 came in, he was
seated next to girl who considers
him her special property. Some one
said. ''Why, Kate, you'll get all wet
without an umbrella" The man
looked approvingly at my raglan and
retorted, How can she with that coat
on?' whereupon the girl Immediately
exclaimed, I've got one just like it.
Last night there was a donkey party
-one man to thirty girls, of course. A
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to wear my bright red. I'll sit next to
her, you know
And so on to the end of the chapter.
Nellie gathers in the quarters and the
information SO rapidly that by the end
of the season she could write a book on
feminine human nature if she chose.
The wise girl meanwhile says moth
ing. Like the true gambler, she never
becomes excited. She doesn't look at
the man; only she manages that he
shall look at her. He runs across her.
quite by accident, of course, seated on
rock by the waters edge pensively
reading a book and dressed in her most
fetching style, or he catches a fleeing
glimpse of her as she dashes by on her
high red and black cart sitting up very
straight and rosy, with her fluffy hair
crowned by a large plumed hat. And
the man says: Dear mel Who can
this girl be who is not old or bookish
or frumpish and who yet never looks
at me?" By and by he insists upon an
introduction. By the end of the season
the wise girl has him for good and all.
A New Rainproof Coat.
And. speaking of driving, let me tell
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saint leaves to your own disposal. He
does his part in providing the man.
1t is wonderful what a hold supersti-
ton will get even over the most sensi-
BILE girls. One of our set was coaxed
for the fun of the thing to join a part
which went to a fortune teller. His
revelations did not prove very astound-
ing, but just as she was leaving he gave
her small shell which was to prove
lucky to her.
Make the most of your opportunity
while 1T lasts he said in sepulchral
tones, "for you will not be able to keep
this shell long" Further explanation
he declined to give. OF course he said
this simply to impress her. I myself
knew she wouldn't keep the shell long
for different reason. She is very care
less.
Sure enough. she lost it the very next
day Ever since she has had nothing
but a string of bad luck, and IT is i'm
possible to convince her it is due te
anything else but the loss of that shell
OF course she swears now by this par
ticular fortune telling fraud and goes
to him regularly, much to his financial
Improvement
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Society Girls Believe I'm Charms.
The girls here certainly believe in
charms. Nearly all of them carry
around some lucky thing in the shape
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of a coin, q
lucky stone OF
an Egyptian
scarab suppos-
ed to come from
an old tomb, but
in reality prob
ably manufac-
tured by the
gross in Jersey
City. The most
popular charms,
though. are the
tiny l e a d e n
saints which are
believed by the
G i RI s of all
creedS to be po-
tent in bringing
about a happy
m aria ge !
mean a speedy
one. The ha p
ni.D-- -
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young college
fellow did the
banda ing of the
eyes of the par
Elephants, but it
is my opinion
the handkerchief
was not put on
very tight, for
you would be
surprised how
many tails he
had pinned on
him. OF course
in each case the
girl when her
bandage was re-
moved showed
tn e gre a t e S t
confusion and
blushed wildly.
When the fifth
tail was pinned
on ho ~o~aI-
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In the
Adirondacks

"Oh. do come here, Nellie! Can't you
pull in this lacing one hole tighter? I
can't get into my pale blue gown.
Brace yourself against the bedpost if
you can't do it any other way Ouch!
Yes, it's coming together! Oh, bless
you. NeIlie!''
Nellie, I'm a quiet girl and don't
care for men, but just for fun How
many were there here last year? 2"
Nellie. can't you find out what that
Baxter girl is going to wear tonight?
If it's that pink gown of hers, I'm going
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cOTIdllG0 Oy wv
enterpr i s / n g
girls who had
risen betimes in
the morning to
do the trick.
They guarded
him most care
fully until 4
o'clock in the
afternoon, when,
in desperation,
he broke bounds.
But not for long.
not tn err girl
snapped him up
Immediately He
is looking rath-
err haggard to-
day, and I fan
cy he must be
n e w to t h e
game. But he'll
get used to it
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The Baroness Clifton. the youngest
British peeress, is a daughter of tht
late Lord Darnley. She has already be-
gun to feel the responsibilities of her
nigh position Though only two year,
old, her little ladyship has extended heI
patronage to charity. being one of the
patronesses of a recent children's fancy
dress ball held in aid of Our Dumb
Friends league
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In the Ears OF Hotel Maids.
And perhaps you think the guests
have all the good times. The maids could
tell you a different story, and who
ever says women have no sense of hu-
NOR should make an exception of sum-
mer hotel servants. Here is specimen
of the chatter often overheard in the
boudoir:
Nellie, who is that young man in No.
15?"
Nellie. was that young Bobbington I
saw going down to the beach with
Madge Jones?"
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med with single large ostrich feather.
She is driving in one of those smart red
and black carts. The cart is fitted il
drab, with hard drab cushion for her
to sit on and a drab lap robe. Her whip.
of course, has long lash, and her mon
ogram in silver is on the handle.
There is a new cart which Just came
last night 1t belongs to one of the wo
men here in the hotel The body i
cream and it has a large oval silvel
plaque with the owners monogram
very smart looking.
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SUMMER
=

HE man hunt is on, and It's
all the more exciting because
he is so scarce this year.
Word was passed around
this morning that a new
man had arrived. Great was the
excitement, particularly when it was
discovered that he had already peen
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heaved patient sigh. Sometimes I
think it must be rather hard for a man
to rise to the occasion.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
sHIPFIyG DEMoRALIZED.
Coal Steamers Seek gtturn cargoe-
at Low Rates.

NEW YORK. oct Io.--one direct
direct result OF the importation OF coal
on \ large scale ls Generalization OF
transatlantic shipping on this side to
an extent that has seldom, II in fact
ever been euualled. says the Journal
Of Commerce. Agents OF more than
25 large steamers that have been char
tered TO bring coal ana iron and steel
to this country are now seeking return
cargoes for their vessels. They are
offering them for various dates up to
December loading at Is 7isd for the
largest steamers and less for the
smaller vessels, and quite a number of
steamers have been chartered so far
this month for return cargoes, largely
on the foregoing terms.
The others will depart from either
Boston or Portland. and under current
conditions, is IS expected that virtu-
ally all the other steamers when char
tered will leave by these northern
ports. A large part OF the grain to be
shipped by these ports is Canadian
wheat, although American spring vii!
also so quite freely, Lake and rail
grain via Buffalo. il is understood is
not concerned in the new arrangement.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
LACK OF COAL FELT.
Army of Garment Makers Thrown Out
of Work Because of Strike.

NEW YORK, Oct. l0,-If the miners
strike continues few days longer,
says the Tribune, paralysis of the gar
ment and cloak industry, one of the
greatest sources OF employment on the
East Side, may be expected.
One of the most conservative mem
bers of the Garmentmakers Union,
who has been for years associated with
that industry, is quoted to the effec.
that 10 days more OF the strike viii
mean the throwing out of work of at
least $4,000. This would be caused by
the inability of the pressers TO get any
coal or other fuel with which to heat
their irons. A good deal of pressing
is done In the tenements, women and
children do considerable share Of it
ana the margin of profit is so small
that the cost to changing to some
other mode OF heating is declared to
be out of the question
Inhabitants of this city are now feel
ing the first touch of cold weather
At o'clock this morning the tempera
ture was 46 degrees above, drop OF
2 degrees since 1880 p, M Thursday
and three degrees cooler than at mid
night.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
SENSATIONAL SHOOTING.
Jealous Man Attempts Murder Then
Ends His Own Life.

NEW YORK. oct. Mysterious
features surround two attempts al
murder and afterwards a suicide on
the lower West side. on Wednesday,
Mrs. Adams. wife Of plasterer, was
admitted to hospital, where she IL
beng treated for bullet wound In
the head. She was accompanied by
Henry Brockstedt. How she received
the wound Ia not known
Twenty-four hours later Brockstedt
entered the Adams home and found the
husband Of the wounded woman there
and alone. He attacked Adams with.
revolver, beating him over the heaa
and then shot him. The police took
up the case. and few hours later
found Brockstedt dead in his room on
Dominick street. He had swallowed
quantity Of carbolic acid and then shot
himself.
Adams was taken to the hospital
where his wife lay. The couple were
permitted to converse. but no clear
idea could be gathered Of the shooting
other than Brockstedt had attempted
a double murder because Of jealousy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.
Harvard Professor Discovers Lightning
VIII Not Strike Water.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1o.-Experments
conducted by Prof. John Trowbridge
of Harvard University. have led to the
definite statement. says a Times spec
ial from Boston. that lightning win not
strike water. BY means Of a battery
of 10000 cells he obtained voltage OF
5000 900 which force, he says, = at least
comparable to lightning ana enabled
him to deduce his conclusions, He
said:
With my battery ] was able to OBJ
tain an electric spark about seven feet
long and found that Instead OF striking
the water spark OF six Or seven feet
in length invariably jumped to some
adjacent object in preference to strik-
ing the liquid surface. A spark Of
only a few inches in length. however,
viii strike the water, but such a spark
is not comparable to lightning.
Beyond a million volts, the initial
resistance OF atmospheric air to cleo
trical discharges becomes less and less
and the discharge therefore is shunted
through the air instead of upon the
water and strikes some object adjacent
to the water"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
UNION VETERANS
in CIVIL STRIFE
Effort TO Gust Commander Dy-
renforth Results in Split
in Organization.
NEW UNION WILL BE FORMED
Dyrenforth Refuses to Recognize
Hostile Element and Seces-
sion FOliows-G. AIRS
Work Finished.

| WASHINGTON, DC. 1o.-The en-
campment Of the G. a. r. 1or
1902 cane to a close today San Fran
cisco was chosen as the next place Of
meeting and the election ~ officers be-
gun Yesterday was roInpl teed. Reso-
lutions were adopted by the encamp-
ment having In yiew liberal treatment
Of veterans in .he matter of public CT
fces and pensions.
Kindred bodi "a to the parent organIz-
alton also bought their several con-
yentlons to close
The Union Veterans Union had a
decidedly lively day ana the final re-
suit was split in the organization.
The first row was aver the question Of
eligibility to membership. A resolu-
ton was adopted that let down the
bars too much 20 suit some cf the state
delegations with large membership
In the order. This caused ill-feeling.
Later friction IN ;he union developed
rapidly in consequence Of the adoption
by the committee Of order, which had
been investi tiSating tho character and
conduct Of Commander-in-Ch Dyren-
forth. of the report recommending the
suspension of the commander-in-chiet.
General Dyrenforth was presiding
over the convention when the commit
tee endeavored TO report. He refused
TO recognize II or surrender his ofrsce
to the next ranking officer of the or
der. Turbulent scenes followed, un-
I'll finally large element of the or
ganization withdrew. those remaining
re-electing General Dyrenforth and the
seceders taking steps to form new
union.
Eefore adjournlng today the eneamp-
ment OF the G, A. f. adopted reso-
luton submitted by Past Commander
in-Chief Burdette, endorsing the Pc
tltion taken by Chief
Torrance in his recent address calling
for assistance from the members Of
the Grand Army for home for the
soldiers at Mountain |
Greek. Alabama. and urging on veter-
ans generally the adoption of the at
titude of broth9rly kindness towards
their foes of the Civil war.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
7 "
0.R.&N. and Short Line Merger
viii Mean Much in West.
ern RaiIroading.
W. II. BANCROFT AS MANAGER
Short Line Road South OF Salt
Lake to BE Turned Over
to the New Line To
Los Angeles.
SALT LAKE. Oct. lo.--rhe Desert

SALT LAKE. oct. Io.-The Desert
News this afternoon says.
The visit Of the Hartman representa-
tiyes to Salt Lake this year bids fair
to mark an epoch In the railroad his-
tory Of the West. Tucked away in
the action taken at a special meeting
Of the stockholders Of the Oregon short
Line yesterday lies the consolidation of
the interests Of the Oregon Railroads
& Navigation Company. with les rail-
road and steamship lines. and the Ore
gon Short Line. with w. Fl. Bancroft
as general manager.
It Is asserted that this consolidation
win 90 into effect the first Of the year
and that part OF the Short Line south
Of Salt Lake City win be relinquished.
either by sale or lease 10 the promof-
ers Of the San Pedro Los Angeles and
Salt Lake road
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
DUTY ON ANTHRACITE COAL.

Secretary Moody Says Tariff Of sixty
seven Cents Must BE Taken on.
MADISON, Wis. OFT. 10 --sccretary
Of the Navy Moody addressing great
Republican meeting here tonight, held
that tbs duty Of 81 cents per ton on
anthracite coal wss "smuggied into the
tariff act In sneaking and coward,
manner" and ought To be- repealed al
a short session OF congress.
THE people" said Secretary Moody.
appealed In vain to the coal operators
to cooperate with the miners In an ef-
fort to bring about an end Of the strike
Now. when these operators appeal to
congress not to take of the duty OF
81 cents on anthracite coal, their ap-
peals viii be likewise rejected" !"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
TEACHER COMMITS MURDER.
Two School Girls and Three Trustees
Victims of Fiends Temper.

| GRAND FORKS, N. D., Oct, 1O.--In
a quarrel between school teacher and
the board of trustees at Altoona, a
little station on the Great Northern,
seven miles north of the Canadian line,
seven persons have been shot. One of
them is dead and five others are dying.
The dead:
Henry l. Toewes. school teacher.
Fatally wounded:
John Hiebert, school trustee.
Peter Keller, trustee.
- Keller, daughter of Peter Kehler.
aged 10.
Kehler, daughter of Peter Kehler,
aged s.
Abraham Rempt, school trustee.
Remp, daughter of Abraham
Remp, may recover
The school is near little village in
the thictly settled part of the valley,
which has a population of but a few
hun lred people. The settlers are all
Menonites, who have lived IN the vi
cinity for years.
The school has been in charge of a
Mennonite teacher named Henry
Teewes. There has been some dissat-
isfaction with the management Of the
school and this has lead to great
deal of bad feeling in the community.
Three members of the board Of truss
tees met at the schoolhouse during the
school hours to talk the trouble over
with the teacher Hot words were ex-
changed and suddenly Toewes drew
his revolver and shot down the three
trustees He then rushed into the
schoolhouse, where he shot Kehler's
two daughters, aged and 10 years,
through the body. They will die. The
1t-year-old daughter of Rempt was
then attacked, but the bullet struck
her In the arm. breaking the bone. The
suicide followed,
APPEAL WITHDRAWN.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
RIOTERS UNDER GUARD.

!. WILKEsBARRE. Oct, 10. The city
made an announcement today that the
order OF Governor Stone 10 place all
persons arrested for rioting under mil.
itary guard will be strictly enforced A
stockadc 10 being erected at West Side
Park. and the prisoners vii; be con-
fined there.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
ADMIRAL LEAVES HOSPITAL.

NEW YORK, oct, 1O-Rear-Admiral
George W. Melville. engineer-in-chief
Of the United States navy, who was
stricken with intermittent fever about
10 days ago. has recovered sufficiently,
says Times special from Phlladel-
phla, to leave the hospital,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
WARRANT NOT SERVED.

Soldier who Shot Striker w3I Not Be
Arrested,
SHENANDOAH. Oct. l0--A warrant
was sworn out today for the arrest OF
Private Wadsworth for killing William
Durham yesterday. but Colonel HUI
ings, Of the Eighteenth regiment, re-
fused to allow the constable to serve
IL. Colonel HuIinys says wadsworth
was justified in the shooting.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
CRISIS TO sTREET-cAR STRIKE.
Efforts to Effect Settlement Voted
Down by the Union.

NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 10-The crisis
Of the strike Of the street-car men VIII
come tomorrow. The mayor sought
to effect settlement today. The pros
position was voted down by the strik-
ers union, and II was rejected.
Tonight Governor Heard issued q
proclamation against any unlawful as
semblies on the streets and warming
the people to preserve order. a con-
ference was in progress at midnight
looking to the disposition Of the MILF
tary forces in anticipation Of an at
tempt to run cars tomorrow.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
REBELS TO BE PUNISHED.

MOROCCO. Oct, 1O.-Negotiations
with the Berbers tribes at Mequinez
have been stopped 1t was found that
their only object was to gain time
The sultan is preparing to take a large
expedition from here with the purpose
Of thoroughly Furnishing the rebellious
Berbers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
CHINA-PoRTUGAL TREATY.

PEKIN, Oct. lot is understood
here that treaty between China and
Portugal affecting the expansion of
the Portuguese colony OF Macao ap-
proving the protocol. completing the
list of treaties, accepting the tariff Of
s per cent and other provisions is
ready for signature.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11

appointment OF the Bridgeport Trust
Company az administrator of the g.
tate Of Millionaire Gilman, says a
World special from Bridgeport, Conn.
This ID believed 10 be a forerunner Of
a settlement OF the estate. For over
a year the case has been before the
court on interlocutory motions.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
BUTTE RAISES MONEY.

BUTTE. Oct. TO- THE various labor
bodies OF Butte have raised over 49,
000 for the benefit OF the striking coal
miners Of Pennsylvania. II Is pro-
posed 10 give "A ball at which II is ex-
nected to raise about $4,000 for the
strikers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
WAGES RAISED.

BUTTE. Oct. 10. - Superintendent
Horn Of the Montana division OF the
Northern Pacific. announces that the
wages Of all switchmen and the switch
engine foreman on his division will
be raised Is cents per day. taking ef-
feet October l.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
WORK OF FIRE BUGS.

ATHENS. Oct 10--An immense tire
Of incendlary origin Is raging at Piker-
mi, midway between Athens and the
Marathon river A large force Of
troops has been despatched to the aid
of the fire brigade.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
NEW WORKERS WEAR FuRs.

NEW YORK. Oct. 1O.--In the tene-
ment districts the cold snap manifests
tself by the desertion Of the streets
and the children filed into houses
earlier than usual and Winter wraps in
use generally about town.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11
APPEAL WITHDRAWN.

NEW YORK, Oct 1o-A notice Of
withdrawal has just been filed in the
supreme court Of the appeal from the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1902-10-11

showed every disposition to adjust the
serious situation"
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-12-11
A HEROIC CURE.

Saturday Evening Post.-Dr. S.
Weir Mitchell has the reputation
among his patients of being somewhat
dictatorial in his way of giving advice,
He certainly expects his commands to
be followed with unquestioning
obedience.
Some years ago DR.. Mitchell had
among his patients a lady who had
been suffering for a long time from
nervous prostration. She was greatly
debilitated by disease and was too
weak to rouse herself to any physical
effort. DR.. Mitchelrs first advice
was: Get out in the fresh air. Take
a walk"
The doctors medicines were taken
faithfully, but his advice was ignored
Again and again was his advice given,
and just as often it fell on unheeding
ears. Finally the doctor one day in
vited the invalid to drive with him
and after much persuasion she was
assisted into the carriage, and the
doctor and patient drove off together
The horses were turned down a side
street where there were no street cars
and after two or three blocks had
been passed the carriage stopped, the
doctor jumped out and invited the
lady to descend, and before she could
inquire as to the reason for this
the doctor had jumped into his car
riage and driven off, leaving the
invalid standing on the sidewalk. She
must perforce walk home.
The friends of DR.. Mitchell who tel
the story do not say whether the
patients subsequent improvement il
health was such as to compel her for
giveness for this high-handed treat
ment from the brusQue old doctor
| but it is safe to assume that her state
of mind at the time was anything
but amiable.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1902-12-11
The Hansons are Happy.

Ashley, N. D., Dec. S.-Cured of that
most dangerous of all diseases, Rheu-
matism of the Heart, J. III. Hanson of
this place loses no opportunity of sing
ing the praises of Dodd's Kidney Pills.
Il am able to work again" says Mr..
Hanson. And am feeling better than
l have for five years. Broken down
and fairly used up and suffering from
rheumatism of the Heart and Dropsy
L was in very bad shape.
Then | started taking Dodd's Kid
ney Pills and-well you can see how |
look and / feel as well as | look. My
Rheumatism is gone and the Dropsy
with it.
II don't think they'll ever bother II e
again, but if they do I'll just get some
more of Dodd's Kidney Pills. know
that will fix Them
Mrs. Hanson. too, whose health was
far from good, took the same remedy
and she joins with her husband in rec
ommending Dodd's Kidney Pills.