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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-21
A Jocul,,T Clergyman.

The Rev. Matner Byles OF Boston
who preached there In 1915, one fast
day effected an e1change with coun
try clergyman and each went on
horseback to tho appointed place
They met by the way. and DR.. Byles
no aooner saw his friend approaching
than he put spuiS to his horse and
passed him at f6ll gallop. "What ID
the matterT cried the other in aston,
ishment why so fast, Brother
Bylfsl" Brother Byles shouted over
his shoulder, without slackening
speed, "It Is fast dayv' One day
when he was busy in mailing some list
upon his doors u exclude the cold a
parbhioner called to him, '-rhe wind
bloweth where II listeth. DR.. Bylesr'
"Yes, SIR" replied the doctor, "and
man listeth where the wind bloweth. +"
He was once arrested as a Tory, con.
victsd and sentenced to confinement
on board a guaraship to be sent to
England with his family in forty days.
A sentinel was placed over him. He
was removed, replaced and again re-
moved. II have been guarded, re-
garded and disressrded," said the doc
tor. He spoke humorously Of his sen
tin0l as bis "observe-a-Tory."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-21

WANTED WOMAN FOR GENERAL
housework. Inquire i06 Franklin.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-21

"Sir," began creditor who met oni
Of bis victims in the street, II sent yor
q bill in January"
"Yes, sir"
"And again in April"
Eyes, SIR"
"And again In July"
Eyes, sir"
"And | presume you received one the
other day."
II did, sir"
"Well, sir; well, sIrT iustered the
creditor.
"Well, you needn't feel so stuck up
over It." replied the other as he lighted
a cigar. "There are firms In this town
who send me bills every month in the
year, and they never stop me in the
street 10 brag about 1t either. / detest
such egotism, sir. Good morning..
Tit-Bits.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-21
The Disturbing
Element
Copyright, isaA BY X. NJ. WAaeAsad
by John Barton oxfor,

The naturalist was vaguely disturbed
He padded back to camp slowly with
. listless stroke. as II he were prone e
turn back. Now and then he ceased
padding and gaxcd thoughtfully
through the darkening underbrush Of
the woods.
Red twilight was falling. and against
the flaming western sky the tree tops
made sharp, black slhouettes. Beneath
the pines the hluebiack shadows were
deepening. Counties voices drifted
out to him drowsily 20 the still air. but
the naturalist gave m heed to the sub.
Unity OF the approaching forest night
nor did he hear the gentle drone into
which the myriad voices blended them.
selves.
The only vision his eyes beheld was
that Of a smiling. graceful girl waving
q white hand TO him from the slopins
bank By the carar. and the only sound
In his ears was her raerry laughter as
she stood by her fther's side and
shouted a goodby.
Ii was becauee Of this that the natu.
ralist was vagtely disturbed. Hereto
fore the woods and their occupants had
shaihed his every thought. Now he
was aware that every primary thought
centered about The gtri and that every.
thing else was but . sorry second to
her.
The naturalist had been In the woods
all winter. II was his intention TO cor.
rect several fallasies- absurd, but none
the less popular-coDcerning the bea.
ver With this idea in. mind he had
built camp on the upper waters Of
the Little Otter, within easy reach Of
several promRiug beaver dams, and
here he and his two guides had passed
the winter. A very profitable winter
the naturalist had considered II, for by
close observation he had proved be-
yond the shadow Of q doubt that the
beaver was much mahgned IN the pop.
ular science OF ehe day He was busiiy
preparing book 20 be brought out In
the early surmer giving the beaver
his due and undeceiving that portion
Of the reading public which thirsts for
natural history In q popular vein.
In the late spring. when the natural.
ist was writing the last few chapters
Of his book. Colonel Strong had come
up to the Little OTter for trout and
salmon. The colonel's camp was a
mile below tho natutalist's-a distance
inconsequentiai to 50 strong a paddler
as the latter. The colonel had brought
With him his daughter. a tactful,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-21
"MlscELLANgous."
Notice,

Hansen & Mccanna. who occupy the
shop formerly used by 7. s. Simpson.
adjoining the city water once, are
prepared to do all kinds of sign and
carriage painting. They will make a
speciality OF work OF this class and
guarantee satisfaction.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-21
Socialists Make lneendisry Preelama-
tions at Fete.

st. Petersburg. Dec. is.-The em-
peror's fete day passed without any
untoward demonstrations In st. Peters,
burg. but there was marked con-
tinuation OF the Moscow disorders.
though not so serious as on Sunday, A
feature of the Moscow demonstration
was the distribution OF violent proc
lamations OF the social democratic Ia
Dor party. Other demonstrations are
reported from various localities. Con-
servatives are afraid the ill-advised
course OF exterminists win drive the
government to repressive measures
just when a liberal regime Is inaugu-
rated.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-12-21
Astorian Free Want Ads.
HELP WANTED.

GIRL WANTED -~ DINING ROOM
work at Astoria hotel Inquire Mrs,
Lottie Wolf,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-24
JAPAN,S NEW LOAN.


According to our dispatches yester-
day Japan has decided to issue new
loan of $50, 100000 The terms Of it are
very much better for the investor than
were those of the loan that was is
sued couple Of weeks ago. The pres
ent loan is to be issued at 81, bearing
3 per cent. interest. and is to run for
seven years. The recent loan was issued
at 80. with per cent. interest and
runs for only five years. What is
I strange about the newNloan is that so
much better terms areI offered inves-
tors II will be recalled that of the
last loan S25 600. 600 was offered in New
York. and was subscribed seven times
over. 1t is probable that If the new
loan were offered in New York it
would all he taken Immediately, even
if the terms We're the samet as those
Of the recent loan.
The Japanese are credited with be-
ing excellent financiers, and, that be-
ing the case, there is naturally consid-
cradle speculation as to why they are
willing to pay more than is necessary
for the money.
When the recent loan was offered in
New York some of the papers of that
city said the reason it was so largely
over subscribed was the sympathy felt
in this country for Japan's cause. 1t
is probable there is more sympathy
with Japan than with Russia. but it
fsv7TT ba nd of nv hirb
presses itself ia money. II is a safe
statement that the japanese bonds
wouldn't have been subscribed for IN
New York so promptly if there had not
been entire confidence in the ability Of
the Japanese government to pay them
at maturity. They We're a particularly
good 6 per cent investment. and that
is the reason they were subscribed for
so promptly.
The men who nhabit Wall street do
not bid for bonds which are not re-
garded as good investment-that is,
they do not bid for them for the pur-
pose of putting them away in their
strong boxes. They recognized in the
Japanese bonds a particularly good in
vestment. and they showed their con-
fidence in them by over subscribing for
them.
Japan could get IS for the new issue
just as readily as she got that price
for the recent issue. Why then didn't
she offer them at that price? She will
find that if she doesn't show confidence
in her own securities other countries
will not. If, in the near future, she
should want still another loan, it is
probable that sac would have to issue
it at 30 or less. She ought TO hold up
the price of her bonds as long as she
can.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-24

Miss Daisy Letter has brought back
from London story about Charles
Darwin, says the Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
1.-TWO English boys" said Miss Lei
ter. being friends of Darwin, thought
one day that they would play a joke
on him. They caught a butterfly, a
grasshopper, a beetle and a eentipede.
and out of these creatures they made
a strange, composite insect. They took
the centipede's body, the butterfly s
wings, the grasshopper's legs and the
beedle's head, and they glued them to-
gether carefully. Then, with their new
bug in a box, they knocked at OAR
wins door
We caught this bug in a geld
they said. Can you tell US what kind
of bug it is, sir?'
Darwin looked at the bug and then
he looked at the boys. He smiled
slightly.
Did it hum when you caught it p
he asked.
Yes they answered. nudging one
another.
Then, said Darwin, "it is hum
bug "
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-24
WHY CLEVELAND CANNOT BE
NOMINATED.

In an interview in New York paper
last Sunday Mr. wv. Bourke Cochran
said Mr.. Cleveland could be elected
without a doubt if the Democrats were
to nominate him for President. but that
there was no proba bilHy of his nonina-
/ ton for the reason that the men who
now control the party have said too
many harsh things of him. If Mr..
! Cleveland had said harsh things About
/ them the situation would be different,
They could easily forgive him, but. isays
Mr.. Cochran, lit would be almost saper-
human for these gentlemen 10 forgive
| Mr.. Cleveland the harsh things they
have said of him" This is a new way
of saying that these men are 50
ashamed of themselves for their efforts
to bring Mr.. Cleveland into disrepute
that they insist upon furnishing him be-
cause they occupy such an unpleasant
position.
There is no doubt of course that Mr..
Cleveland's popularity is very great,
and it may be that Mr.. Cochran is right
in the opinion that if nominated Mr.,
/ ,
what is the use of continually bringing
him forward when it is practically set
tied that he isn't to be nominated?
The politicians in all parts Of the
country are against him. and they will
be IN power at the St Louis convention.
They will insist that he isn't popular
with the people, and will make that the
excuse for opposing his nomination
should his name be brought forward.
They will do this, Notwithstanding the
fact that there is plenty of evidence
that the Democratic masses in many, if
not all, parts of the country regard him
with great favor.
Mr.. Bryan has been haunted by a
fear for months, and is still, that there
is d scheme to nominate Mr.. Cleveland.
He misses no opportunity to attack him
in his paper and speeches, but there is
some ground for thinking he has con
tributed more to keeping Mr.. Cleveland
in the public mind than any other
agency. The people have been led by
Mr.. Bryan's continual attacks upon Mr..
Cleveland to compare the formers
record with the latter's, much to the
advantage of Mr.. Cleveland. The
people are apt to have more favorable
opinion of man who has been twice
elected President than of one who has
been twice defeated.
1t would be interesting TO know if Mr..
Cochran, in giving the foregoing unique
univ tho mo ,,f
Cleveland is impossible. had himself in
view, as Well as other Democratic lead
ers. No man in a public speech has said
more against Mr.. Cleveland than he
has, particularly in the speech in which
he tried to prevent his nomination in
1902
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-24
Arms md the Men.

From the New York Times.
am a moral man. think;
I am obedient to the laws
That hedge men round; nor do wink
AT transgressed VOWS; nor when
In heated interest to Whit
The scent of blood, the while i ascan
The news of war, 1 wonder if
/ am a really moral man.
Ny paper lies here. damp and limp
From presses fresh; but as Il turn
A page, what contradictory imp
Within my bosom bids me yeaTn
Fer 4gruesofne details, reeking hot
With scent of blood; and as i sean
The news and ind the details not
Am l really moral man?
What savage of primeval kind
Survives the tempering fire of years
That my good nature is inclined
To deeds of blood and tales of tears ?
And did l give my instincts reign
In their full arrogance Of zest,
Would torture stakes not rise again
To rouse my tagging interest?
How far is man above the beast
Whose instinct bids him rend his
kind?
How much has human-love Increased
Save where tits by the law Inclined 4?
And you. whose pulses throb and thrill
At cannon smoke and musket roll
And cleaving sabre-do you still
Insist. yours Is a moral soul?
j. w. Foley.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-24
lADEX 10 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Meetings-Ancient Landmark Lodge
No. 231. F. & A. NJ. Calanthe Lodge
No. Is, X. Of p.
Special Notices-Bids Wanted for
Feed and Supplies. Geo. NJ. Gadsden,
Director: Ship Notice. Strachan & Co,
Consignees; Removal Notice, Shulhafer
Insurance Agency; Notice TO City
Court Jurors; Moonlight Ride 10 the
Sea. May "a. Announcement, NJ. S.
& D. A Byck; Notice to Superior
Court Jurors.
Business NotIces-Duffy's Cider, A.
NJ. & C. W. West: Breezy Fans Keep
You Cool, Sommers' Cafe.
Triple Nine Sale of Mems and
Youths Clothing-B. H. Levy. Bro.
s. Co.
Amusements-Ba Baseball To-day, Sa-
yannah vs. Augusta; Lecture by Sam
Jones Tonight.
Old Edgemont-The Green Wrapper
Whisky.
over 100 Housekeepers-E. & w.
Laundry.
Been Waiting, Still Waitiug-C. H O..
Dorset. Sales Agent.
Hold on to Your Nichels-At Latti-
mores.
Know / Am All Right--Pete Daley.
Coffee-Henry solomon & Son.
Foods-Grape-N
Collars Wilt = Savannah-GeorgiA
Laundry.
Count the Cost-Rowlinski, Druggist.
Purity FlOur-The Delmonico Co.
Legal Notices-In the Matter of T.
II. Burns of Bulloch. Bankrupt.
Wonderful Dresses at Wonderful
Prices-Leopold Adler.
Necessity Alone Creates the De-
rnand-Masonic Temple Pharmacy.
Medical-swamp Root; Peruna; Her
pieide; Pinkham Remedy; Gains Kid
hey Cure.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted: Employment Wanted; For
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal; Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-24
CURRENT COMMENT.

Notice the punctuation of this para
graph from the Columbia Is. Co State
(Dem1: col. Henry Watterson says
William Randolph Hearst is insane;
Col. Henry rWatterson, says William
Randolph Hearst. is insane"
The indianapolis News (Dem) says:
Suppose Carnegie, Rockefeller and
Havenleyer should come before a Re
publican convention and ask the dele
gates to take up a collection in order to
help them i'm their business? They
would either he regarded as insane or
guilty. of a monumental piece of impu-
denee How much more decorous is
their conduct in demanding protection
from the whole American people,
The Springfield (Mass) Republican
Qnd.) says: The week now ended was
state conventions for the election of
delegates to the Republican national
convention. OF 1926 delegates chosen up
to Thursday nght. T0S had been in
structed to vote for Mr. Roosevelt.
The Chicago convention. it Is proper to
say, without qualification will be a
Roosevelt rally The President is as
happy as a tomtit i'm the springtime."
The philadelphia Record says; An
increase of five-foid in the consumption
Of cottonsb by Southern mills will go far
to explain the deficiency in the supply
of the raw material, for there has also
been an increase of SO per cent in the
Northern mills-a total Increase in the
material worked up by American mills
of 2, $4,000 bales: and the foreign cotton
industry has also grown. Cotton -eul-
ture outside of the United States has
not grown in proportion to the con-
sumption, and in our own South capital
has been diverted from production 10
manufacture, and the farmers have
sought rather to make themselves in
dependent of the West by raising their
own supplies than to increase very
greatly their own production. The In
crease of production that has occurred
has been due in great measure to the
planting of cotton on new land IN
Texas. and that Is the state I'm which
the boil 'weevii is working havoc
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-24
Personal.

Mrs. Mcclellan wife of the New
York Mayor, is one OF the most unas-
Stunning women in the empire city. She
has never cared a rap about society.
Anything in the way of large func-
tion appals her, but her friends are all
of the sane quiet and smart Knicker-
booker element. AS the daughter OF
John &C. Herkscher she was born 10
assured position, and now that her
husband is Mayor of New York she
has gone into society in quiet way.
George w. Jefferson is a colored
justice of the peace in Camden, n
]. one morning last week, John
JohRszowetzi, Andrew Rontstonviski,
Paul Rosantoti and John SZopulitkiZi
Were arraigned in his court, charged
with assaulting Anthony Urboezeski
The first witness called was Mrs
Nicolina GuIifuskizi, and his honor list
ened to testimony in which she made
frequent use of the names mentioned
There We're half a dozen more wit
nesses, but Justice Jefferson adjourned
court and went home sick.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-24
No Misrepresentation.

Look here" said the irate man who
had purchased a lot. sight unseen.
in Frogmore, the newest residence sub
urb, according to the Baltimore Ameri-
can, Eve been swindled and I'll have
the law on you"
What now?" asked the imperturba-
BILE boomer.
There isn't a house within mile
of the lot l bought
well, who said there was?"
you, sir-you did,"
why, my dear sir, you must be
dreaming. 1 said nothing of the sort. "
Didn't l ask you if there were any
residences close by"
Il believe you did"
And didn't you answer Just lots"?''
Yes"
We'll? Don't you call that a mis-
representation"
Certainly not. Isn't that what you
found around there-'just lots'?"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-24

An officer of the White Star line
steamer Oceanic, in which vessel j.
Pierpont Morgan recently crossed to
Liverpool, said the other day that dur
ing the trip the great fnancier spent
ten hours each day playing patience
with the purser, Thomas Russell, OF
whom he is rather fond, says the New
York Press. The officer added that
he never saw Mr.. Morgan in better
spirits. All his doubts as to the sue
cess of the International Mercantile
Marine Company seemed to have been
dispelled and he laughed and joked
with his old-tine vigor.
what kind of patience player is
Mr.. Morgan?" wars asked.
Say said the officer with a con-
vincing wave of his starboard hand
Mr. Morgan plays the game OF
patience so well that it is always
Mr. Morgan first and Job second"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-24

A leading member of the Northern
Presbyterian General Assembly was
quoted in a New York paper a day
or two ago as venturing the predic-
ton that within ten years there would
be perfect organiceunion between the
Northern and Southern Presbyterian
churches, and that there would be an
independent negro Presbyterian church.
he would not be surprised if the sep
aratfon between whites and blacks in
the Northern organizat ton took place
in less than ten years.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-24
THE PRESIDENT WORRIED.

/
campaign are worrying the President
One is that there will be no enthusi-
asm in Chicago on the occasion of his
nomination. From present indica-
tons very few people outside Of Chi
cago Will be at the nominating eonven-
| ton. Even enthusiastic Republicans
do not feel there is need for going to
| Chicago when the convention will be
little more than a meeting for the rat
| Eication of the nomination of the
! President. As far as known not sin
! gle vote will be cast against him. All
of the delegates but ESQ are instructed
to vote for his nomination, and il is
AIndastood that these uninstrueted
delegates favor his nomination. There
| is really no use therefore for. a con-
vention of more than one day The
! Chicago hotel keepers. who were ex-
pecting a great crowd of visitors, are
very much discouraged ever the out
look for business, 1t is doubtful If they
! will get back as much as they SUBJ
scribed to get the convention to meet
! in their city. Naturally the President
would like to be nominated by an en-
thusiastic conventions convention
1 that would make so much noise that
it would arrest the attention of the
whole country.
Another thing that is worrying him
| are the fights which have broken out in
the ranks of the Republicans in Wis
consin and Illinois. It will be recalled
that in 1892 Mr.. Cleveland carried both
of these states by substantial ma jeri-
ties. and it wouldn't be at all remark
able if the Democrats should carry
| them this year.
In Wisconsin two Republicans have
| been nominated for Governor. namely,
| the present Governor, LaFollette, and
Samuel A. Cook, the latter having the
support of Postmaster General Payne.
Senator Spooner. Representative Bah
cock and about all other prominent
leaders of the Republicans in the state.
Gov. La Toilette, however, seems to
| have a strong grip on the good will of
| the Republican masses. 4 1t is the opin
/ ion of those who are acquainted with
| the political situation in Wisconsin
that it will be impossible for the two
factions to get together That being
the case, the Democratic leaders be-
! lieve the Democrats have an excellent
chance for carrying the state.
The Illinois Republican situation is
as complicated as it is in Wisconsin.
After being in session for long time,
the state convention was unable to
name a candidate for Governor 1t
finally had to adjourn for ten days
with the hope that. during the recess,
the leaders would get together and
find some way to break the deadlock.
If the Republicans nominate two state
tickets it is almost certain that the
Democrats will carry the state, and,
chance for the Democrats to carry it
on account of the bitter feeling be-
tween the factions.
1t isn't so very long since the Pres
ident thought he going to have as
little trouble in getting elected as he
would have i'm getting the nomination.
HE is beginning to see that the out
look for his election is far from being
as promising as he would like TO have
it. Indeed, If the Democrats make no
mistake at st. Louis the probability is
that the next occupant of the White
House will be a Democrat
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-24
BRIGHT BITS.

-'eHow did that prima donna come
to lose her voice." well" answered
the impresio, some people say sh ,
sang too much. but my personal opin-
ion is that she lost it arguing about
salary ."-Washington Star.
Here is another example of faulty
English" said the tea cher of the class
in rhetoric. "In this essay you have
written, her sight broke upon ii land
scape of enhancing loneliness. How
could any ones sight break upon a
landscape" "She might nave drop
ped her eyes," timidly ventured the
young woman who had written the es-
say Chicago Tribune.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-05-24
The Boy Was Doing His Best.

Mayor Weaver. who was the prin-
cipal speaker at the silver anniversary
OF the Rev. j. B. CT Pidge, who cele-
brated his twenty-fifth year as pastor
of the Fourth Baptist Church on Tues
day night, told a story about clergy
man who possessed the unhappy facul-
ty of preaching d long and wearisome
sermon, says the Philadelphia Press.
During one of these tiresome ser
mons" said the Mayor, the minis
ter suddenly looked up and beheld d
small boy in the gallery throwing
clIestnuts at the worshipers in the au-
ditorium He was about to rebuke
the sacrilegious youngster when thai
worthy anticipated what was to come
by shouting out:
Don't mind me. sir. Go right or
with your preaching. IN keep EN-
awake with these chestnuts,"