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The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04
LIQUOR PROBLEM IN RUSSIA.

Some interesting figures have just been pub
lished by the Russian Ministry of Finance upon the
government spirit monopoly. The figures for 1900
include two-thirds of the entire consumption of
spirit in the Russian Empire. Contrary to the
expectations expressed at the time when it
decided take the sale of the national drink Of
private hands, the system has not resulted
in any decrease of consumption. The amount of
spirit consumed today in Russia is practically the
same before. The quality sold is better under
the government system, and the prices higher,
but significant decrease of drunkenness has
resulted The total consumption of spirit in Rus
sia, to which the latest figures refer, was just be-
lons) proof spirit which is about million more
than the average annual figure of a generation
is practically the per head If the figures are
not encouraging to the temperance enthusiast they
to the Russian Exchequer The consumption
has not decreased, and therefore, the revenue de-
rived from excise is untouched. The income to the
government from all heads Of this item for 1900 was
Just below s2SO0OOOOO Tin rubles four hundred and
thira, -four million five thousand thousand of which
about $20,O00.000 clear profit derived from the
monopoly system 1t is something to know that
the drinkers get better stuff now than they used to
swallow.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04
The Woman Of Forty.
CFrom the London ChronicIe.l


To be beautiful should be the object IN ~onnans
forty which should become
a power" the dictum 81 a modern French writer
II Trenchrsan who remarked that woman
past forty take the veil 70 esbosisied
Achurch the well-know actress. rather In
cned to view IN a lecture which she de-
If, cred at the Phzros Club The Woman Of Forty
Whereabouts The who has passed the confines
youth the has D. regarded
much greater importance than she was twe1iy
years ago. changes IN her status best be
consulting the novests From the period Of Fi~cirg
Of Thsckeray the giri q Seventeen always
the center attraction and size always disappeared
after wedding day After Thsekrsy cane the long
innings OF the Of thirty.
TEe u forty ought Be the happs~s- Of
She has peculiar privileges possessed hy no
other She IS troubled Sfth snSisty Ike
younger the bordsria1d Il Tooh.
clearly defrsdfor ~ forty has she
se;tIe1 down her career i-rsvoczhtT
chosen too. NAM tonsnesS Il bogsy- Bsnsorse
the onlv hswarc o. II she has profes
Is Sic better. psin:
better an better N egnsi1Esor Miss Ash3res
thought the forty should b. toosed foT~ard
to fnherstznce rather than dreaded ~
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04
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M. M. MUIR X, EDITo Or.
HAVE YOU GOT LAND?

Dr. Pearsons OF Chicago, who gives occasionally
to western colleges from his store, and in order
to place his gifts with discrimination keeps him
self informed upon the west recently made not
able utterance an elaboration of Horace Greeiy's
famous: GO west young man" The Chicago man
saws: go west young man. and get land" After
the young man has gone west, and has secured
land. the next step in the plan is to hold It.
The actual basis of the Vests prosperity today
Is the natural increase in land values There have
been crops bountiful and crop failures there have
been hard times and good times, there have been
booms and recessions but the wealth OF the west
is the difference between the price OF land when
it was being given away by the government and
bought of the Indians for pittance, and its present
price Sometimes it open to question
whether there is any reliably permanent cumulative
increment in trade Of traffic Of products
of the soil. The merchant who has been in bust
ness forty years and has grown great in that bust
mess is the exception AS riches mount these
times no man ever got rich selling the products
of the soil The prosperity of trade and traffic is
of the individual and for generation at its best.
But land its increasing value and the wealth it
brings. land is beyond the management OIL the III
dividual and its profit through succeeding
generations
The man who 160 acres of land in south
ern Kansas and who intends hold it t. the end of
his life and pass it to his sons has working for
him. all the forces of the United States. Every new
railroad east or west, every new enterprise
whether it be in Connecticut, Illinois or Oregon
every new market developed by Americans in China
South America or Russia, every territorial acquis
ton that is made every manifestation of splendid
national energy making for greater power and
prestige and growth, adds to the value of that
quarter-section. 1t may recede in value for year,
halt for decade, but its normal movement is al
ways upward. Our eighty million people will some
day be 150,OOO,0OO. Who measure the increase
of land values resulting from that?
The day of free lands in the is gone. But the
day of cheap lands is not gone The farm lands OF
Kansas and Oklahoma are low in price. The graz
claimed by irrigation, the coal lands of the noun
ta;ns to be developed in time by railroad extension,
are dirt cheap.
The young who gets in early and holds in
these lands, has the United States for active,
rusting partner. AS DR.. Pearson says he will win.
1t is inevitable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04
Sayings Of the Wise.

The greatest prayer = ysceSce
Good taste aover Of god sease-
The ct q life bring vel derevss-Yreaeh
FToxcTb.
Young zushorx give shesr b-4iss Eseh exercise and
little 1oc6-JouSert-
TfEfs simple foF us re CO not fks fhoss Who
unr-ssx sIts4s-s-Ensefsrn
On. hsnish % shf1fsn. ce1ssuGsf r4l-s
u.<r the h1srscr.s ERrtfas -Ftzster.
Tie usrnosx severity % rake h1ys-
critics. r. csa 1ever maze thea roaserzs
zofhsng f-fzstssi thza Ter teacher
Ero< oniy shat hx srhosz-s tatzat>d xse~.-
Gcsfhs-
II yoz hsve bua, castle. th~ afr vosr ~ork nses
rot As tSss shzs where ter shszsd - Nv POI
yct.r 1oszadstsa.s rreer ts<Ea--1kcrezu-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04
MORE POWER FOR RAILWAY COMMISSION

In spite of the understanding all sides that
Congress has no intention OF enactng new legisla
tion this session. especially subjects important
the transportation problem letters and memorials
continue to pour into Washington from boards of
trade and similar bodies all the country, in
ssting the passage of a bill Increasing the powers
OF the Interstate Commerce Commission. In re-
Spouse TO this demand the House Commute on In
terstate and Foreign Commerce has notified Chair
man Knapp of the Commission that it will give
him a hearing directly after the reassembling of
Congress this week
The arguments in favor Of such legislation are
reinforced by phase of the transportation
business. Formerly the general complaint was
about unjust Determinations. Now that cause of
trouble has not only disappeared; but the very
community of interest policy which has supplant
ed the old competition. has brought a new cause
Of complaint in its train in the universal increase
OF freight rates certain commodities traversing
certain sections Of the country The Commission has
undertaken the investigation CT this increase TO see
whether it justified, but under existing law ii
has no means Of making its adverse conclusions eff
fectiye by forcing the companies 10 modify their
schedules
The bill on which Mr.. Knapp will be heard in
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

January empowers the Commission to enforce its
Judgments subject to appeal to federal by
an aggrieved railway company Some of the more
progressive railway managers, like President Cas-
satt of the Pennsylvania Company. understood
to favor reasonable concession in this line
the of slower wit and less foresight block
mittee
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04
Tau.ol,ey.

CFrom the Baltimore Herald
Teaeher-Eddie what = tastelogy.
Eedse-A repetition of the meaning II difersn
words
Correct, Can you give al example,
.Yes'm Aathrac.te coal
why that tautesoSscaiZ
Because AT anthracite is coai'-
Teacher-5imrnie yea give ano;Aer szanple-
JsEnfe-.esna. Geld str>e,
Hos do you make that cut
Why. street eosAs
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

After the Crown Princess Of SaXony has shared
the lot of French school teacher for while. maybe
the falsities and hypocrises and conventonalties
of court life won't seem terribly hard
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

Mr.. Bowersock has reached Topeka and is try
ing to persuade the other congressman to consent
to return to Washington. With the exception of
Topeka's anguish the candidacy of Pringe, this
is the only humorous development in the senatorial
contest.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

The Pacific cable will be completed July 4, and
Manila viii then be closer TO Washington than any
town in the nation miles from telegraph wire.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

Edison says that medicine is played out and sur
gerry diet and antseptics have taken its place. STILL
the who has the grip isn't getting far away from
the quinine bottle to hunt bOnesaw or breakfast
or peroxyde of hydrogen.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

David Francis of st. Louis touched in Chi
cago the other day for his purse This is consid
cred great joke in Chicago But the only fun in it
is that it really makes old ST. Louis mad.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

Lord Hope May Yohes divorced husband, is now
engaged to young English girl OF good paTeptage
L can't be very wise parentage if it can swallow
Hone
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

Some weeks ago the Eagle suggested that Arizona
and New Mexico be admitted state IL is said
that Senator Quay is considering this plan
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

One of the natural results of the discovery that
lemon juice will kill typhoid germs will be the
thought of the circus red lemmo hawkers that they.
would have been philanthropists if they had used
lemons
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

There is no doubt what win result from trying TO
make the trusts give the public the state Of their
finances The trusts will simply become secret
i've than ever.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

The Orient officials have not explained whether
editorial passes the line viii include passage
to Asia on the Hamburg-AmeTican steamers.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

Jeffres went up against miner in Montana the
other night, and the miner the fight Jeffries
wants to fight the miner again, but the miner won't
consent. He evidently has developed of gate
receiptitis.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

The powers now looking greedily upon the re-
bellion in Morocco It may give them a chance to
partition. They wouldn't fight for it. The powers
have bluffed so long they have forgotten how to
fight
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

Roosevelt may not have been able to get at a
Mississippi bear but it is a safe bet that the will
reach that Mississippi with several rights and
a left or two
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

The berality of the exceedingly rich grows apace.
Miss Van Allen lost a $4,000 brooch in New York
the other day and gave s1e to the young woman
who found il
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

The laying OF that Pacific cable looks so easy fha
the wonder is il wasn't accom- plished lcng ago.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

In about another three weeks Topeka in the
senatorial viii find itself the sole proprietor
Of debated dream.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

If congress should pass Hoar's antitrust bill, il
would probably cause the supreme court heap
work than it would cause the trusts trouble
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

Progress necessarily brushes old conditions Hs-
waii might have kept Liliuokalani but Hawaii
couldn't have kept her and secured a,cable.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

BY the pure food bill bologna will not be
references
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-04

lndanoa. Mississippi. must feel that Il is sort Of
on the map. Just az presen.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
PERSONAL MENTION.

p, A. Seaborg and ] w. SeaborF
are in the city from Eagle Cliff.
Ed Rosenthal, representing Mason
Ehrman & Co., was In the city yester-
day,
F. p. Goss, formerly with the News
OF this place. has accepted repertorial
position with the Tacoma Ledger.
Mrs. Waters is down from Portland
visiting her son, Rev. Father Waters,
of St. Mary's Catholic church.
A. S. FroslId. Of Seaside, who Is
largely interested In the lumber busi-
ness at that place, was in Astoria yes
terday.
Al Powers. ahead Of "A Millionaire
Tramp" is in the city. The show will
be presented at Fishers on Friday
night, November 6.
w Z. Saunders and F. B. Mallory,
representing S. B. Hicks & Sons Co.,
were in Astoria yesterday in connection
with their firms interests.
Jim Hyde, typographical tourist and
all-around adjuster Of movable alpha
bets, who has been employed on the
Astorian for some time past, left this
morning for Portland where he will do
a stunt on one of the papers in that
city. May all his takes" be ''phat,"
NJ. F. Hardesty was among those
who Witnessed the great blast at Bug
by yesterday. Mr.. Hardesty arranged
the electrical apparatus with which the
blasts we're set off. He viewed the ex-
ploslon from a nearby hill and says the
sight was grand one.
Albert Hess, representing the Tele-
gram. was in the city yesterday in con-
nection with the Industrial" edition
of that paper. Mr.. Hess is an old news
paper man who should make a success
of any venture wherever he should find
room for his labors. The Telegram
edition will appear December 70.
Captain John Nichol. OF the British
ship Dunslaw, has twice previously WIS.,
tied this port. He was here seven years
ago as an apprentice on the British
four-masted ship Inverness-shire. His
ship received quick dispatch at Port
land and he is highly pleased with the
treatment accorded him by Grant Bros.
& Sullivan.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
MISCELLANEOUS.

Only 900 people in a million die of
old age.
Man is subject to 1,2i2 different
diseases.
Only one man IN 2O3 is over six feet in
height.
The full dress liveries of the British
royal footmen cost $3.50 apiece.
OF the inhabitants Of Sweden nearly
four-fifths still live in the country.
There are 5.5O0,O0O men in India who
travel about as religious mendicants.
The British army under the new
scheme requires $4,000 recruits annual
ly.
Cigars are given to the soldiers in the
Italian army as part of their daily
rations.
1t takes the constant labor Of $4,000
people to make the matches used by
mankind.
Even when the worst happens, 1t
isn't 50 bad that you can't get over it
some day.
1t takes six years for grass to grow
where sheep have pulled it up and
trampled it.
Mexico now has sixty thousand Am
erican residents and $S23OOO,OOO Am
erican money.
France controls 4,O25,OOO square miles
of African soil out of total of 11,000,S
900 square miles.
Opportunities are good deal like
street cars; turn your back to them
and they'll go flying.
Household economy demands that
every utensil be used as long as 1t can
be made to do service.
There Is in the United States treasury
cash and bonds to the amount, in round
figures, of $1,080, ,000,0
Vienna telephone booths are furnish
ed with napkins bearing the inscript-
ion. Wipe, If you please"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
INDICTMENT OF M. A. MOODY
Reputed Misdoings OF Former
Congressman.

The dispatches Of yesterday tell oi
the indictment OF ex-Congressmar
Malcolm A. Moody. for opening letter
addressed to Margaret l.. Conroy, &
deposition IN The Dalles National Bank
Of which Mr., Moody was cashier, and
which failed In 1897, Mr., Moody Is
now In process OF settling up In full
with his depositors.
The story goes that MIR, Moody open
ed letter addressed to Mrs, Conroy
which came from the contrnllcr OF the
currency, stating the amount due her
on final settlement II Is alleged that
Mir. Moody, taking advantage OF the
information impaired. settled with Mrs
Conroy for some 500 less than she was
entitled to. Mrs. Conroy, discovering
the deception. compelled the former
cashier to pay he full amount due her.
II Is stated that Mr.. Moody came in-
to possession of the letter through The
Dalles postmaster who had been IN the
habit OF delivering similar letters to
Mr.. Moody. That the postmaster will
have to account for his mistake. II such
be the case, there Is no doubt,
Whether or not Mr., Moody Is guilty
remains TO be proven,
Rumers Of wrongdoing were circulate
ed In connection with the failure OF his
bank. but no indictment was ever re-
turned against him In connection there
with. AS most of The Astorian's read
ers are aware. Mr.. Moody served two
terms in congress. completing the Sec
ond term In March last, He succeeded
in mgratiating himself into the good
viii Of President Roosevelt. and for
some time past has been more or less
potent power in presidential appoint-
ments, II is said that MFR, Moody, more
than any other influence, defeated the
Recommendation OF the Oregon delega-
tlon for the appointment of John W,
Knowles for register of the LaGrande
land office and ne dictated the ap-
lointments absolutely for The Dalles
land office last March. The result OF
the Indictment win be industriously
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
SAVES TWO FROM DEATH.

"our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack Of whooping cough and
bronchitis" writes Mrs. w. X. Havi-
land, of Armonk, N. T., "but, when all
other remedies failed, we saved her life
with DR.. Kings New Discovery. Our
niece, who had consumption In an ad-
vanced stage, also used this wonderful
medicine and today she Is perfectly
we'll" Desperate throat and lung dis
eases yield to DR.. Kings New Discov-
cry as to no other medicine on earth.
Infallible for coughs and colds. Soc and
81. 90 bottles guaranteed by Chas. Rog-
ers. Trial bottles free.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
TO MEET ON SATURDAY NIGHT
Citizens win Nominate Ticket at
Court House.

The citizens committee yesterday
issued cali Cor mass convention 20
lie held at the court house on Saturday
evening at O'clock for the purpose of
nominating ticket for the approach
ing municipal campaign. The call en-
bodies an Invitation to all those In
sympathy with the movement to attend
and take part in the deliberations.
Leaders Of the party have had their
heads together for several days past
and from what can be learned the fol-
lowing ticket viii be named;
Mayor j. w. Suprenant auditor
olof Anderson; treasurer Thomas
Dealey: street superintendent, ]. r,
Kearney: surveyor, A, s, Tee; police
commissioner G, o. Moen, II is prob
able Councilman Wilson will be renom-
mated in the FIRST ward. and the nom-
ination viii be rendered J, H, Hansen.
incumbent also in the First ward. In
the Third ward Fred Wright will be re-
named II he can be prevailed upon to
run.
Just when the straight democrats win
make their coup is a question. II is
possible they make an effort to capture
the citizens convention, but the proba>
bilities are that move of this kind
would not be regarded with favor, for
the reason that 1t would meet with al
most certain failure. Citizen leaders
who were talked with about the sthaight
ticket said they did not seriously re-
gard il. and expressed confidence that
the talk of straight ticket would never
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
DELIVERY FREE.

Call up phone 1851 and inquire about
Australian lump coal. 1t costs no more
delivered at your door than poor fuels.
1t contains no dirt, and makes no clin-
kers and but little ash. Finest and
cheapest fuel in the city. A perfect
steaming coal. Every customer is well
pleased, We deliver 1t free.
ELMORE & co.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
OLD rHEArER BURNS

Philadelphia, Oct. 2s.-Fire early to-
day destroyed the Girard avenue thea
ter at Gtrard avenue and Marshall
street. The loss is estimated at 100000
The Girard was for many years the
home Of a stock company but this sea-
son was thrown open to road companies
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
A LEE SAVER

Many lives are annually destroyed by
diseases resulting from faulty plumbing
Be sure your plumbing is done by an
expert, and save annoyance and dan
ger. Gas and steam fitting. heating,
timing. etc. Fixtures In stock.
JOHN A. MONTGOMERY,
425 Bond street. Phone 1881.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
ANOTHER FIRE AT ABERDEEN
Loss of $1OO, 900 Results From
Ineendiary Blaze.

Aberdeen. Oct. aS.--Fire In the busi-
ness section Of the city early this morn
ing destroyed the Commercial block,
carrying ruin to score Of business
houses and other structures. including
the postoffice.
The loss is in the neighborhood Of
$4,000 while the insurance is about
$4,000.
The belief prevails that the blaze
was of incendiary origin.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
A LOVE LETTER.

Would not interest you IL you were
looking for a guaranteed salve for
sores, burns or piles. Otto Dodd, of
UPonder, Mo-. writes: II suffered with
an ugly sore for year, but box Of
Bucklin's Arnica Salve cured me. It's
the best saIve on EARTH" Csc at Chas.
Rogers drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
STILL IN THE LEAD

Dainty eaters. people with hearty
appetites theater parties. and oil other
parties find what they desire and some
to appreciate at the Toke Point oyster
house. The choicest viands In the mar
ket are there served In most pleasing
style. Open all night Private rooms
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
OcCIDENT SHOP

Four chairs at the Occident barber
shop. No use to miss everything wait
ing for shave. First-class artists and
by the way, this is the place to get q
bath. Everything the very best. II.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
REDUCTION SALE.

Reduction sale on ladies' and child
ren's fall and winter hats until Novem-
ber 4, also a nice line Of shirt waists,
skirts, ladies' and chlldren's furnishing
goods, hair switches and pompodores.
MRS. r. INGLEToN,
Welch Block.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29

No matter what price a woman
wants to pay for shoes $3.50, 81, 1850.
81, or IS. she viii f,nd the best shoes for
the money at Peterson q Browns. II
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
PIANO TUNER,

For good. reliable piano work zee
your local tuner. Tn. Frederlckson'
sO7i Bond stree. Phone 29Tt Red.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
THE PALACE BATHS.

Hours for Turkish and Russian baths
3 p. m. to 3 a. M, except Sundays.
Best equipped barber shop in the city.
Five artists always on hand.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29

Gentlemen. your feet would be CON-
Portable and look neat in Peterson q
Browns new ;S.5 and 81 fall shoes.
o3-tf
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1903-10-29
DENTAL OFFICE REMOVED.

DR.. Ball has removed his dental Office
from the room at 524 Commercial street
to the Gunderson building over Peter
son & Browns shoe store. 22-1wk