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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-03
THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL.

best TO the east and south. Making
Hose connections with trains Of all
transcontinental lines. passengers are
given their choice OF routes TO Chicago.
Louisville, Memphis and New Orleans.
and through these points to the far
east.
Prospective travellers desiring infor-
nation az to The lowest rates and best
routes are invited to correspond with
the following Representatives:
B. II. TRUMBULL. Commercial Agent
lt2 Third st.. Portland. Ore
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-03

Rheumatism, gout, backache, acid poi
son, are results of kidney trouble. Hol.
listers Rocky Mountain Tea goes direct
ly to the seat of the disease and cures
when all else fails. 35 cents. Sold BY
Frank Hart.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-03


sl.lsi pearl barley. H2s per mo lbs.
a6.lb. boxes, sl.2s per boz, pastry -four
lo-lb. sacks, $3.50 per bale.
| Canned salmon-CoIumbia river, lib
tails, sl.s5, 2.lb. tails, ESQ, fancy lib
fats. $780, i.2.lb. fancy fats, si25;
fancy lib. ovsls, s2.7S, Alaska tails
pink, Doc; red slA5, nominal, %,
tall. 800.
Mason fruit jars-Haif. gallons, per
gross, $780, quarts, $50, pints, $685.
extra caps. per gross, t23S.
Economy fruit jsrs-Half. gallons, per
gross, sl3.s5; quarts, sl0e0j pints, 1886;
extra caps, sl.ss.
Everlasting fruit Jsrs-IIalf gallons,
$3.50; quarts. $780, pints. $50; extra
caps, glass, $3.50.
Fresh Meats and Fish.
Fresh meats-yeaI, small. 7 1896;
large, 3l@5e; pork, 7@7ie; beef,
bulls, ! l.2@2ci cows, . l.2@4c; steers,
4 1906 l.2ej mutton, 8@o l.2c; lambs,
7@7 i-2c.
Observation-Disclosures bay, per gallon,
s2-2S, per sack, 1915 net; Olympia, per
sack, s5.25; Eastern transpIanted, si.e0
per 100 lbs.
Clams-Hardshell, per box, 500; razor
clans, 500 per sack.
Fish-Crabs, per dozen, sl.5o; shoal.
ters, gallon, s225; halibut. 6e; black
cod, 7c; bass, per h., l5c; herring, &c;
7c; bass, per lb, IL l.2c; herring, Sc;
founders, Sc; catfish, Sc; Holsters, per
H., IL l.2c, silver smelt 7c; shrimp,
l0c; perch, SC; sturgeon, Sc; silverside,
&c; sea trout, IL l.2c; black bass. 20@
25ci Yaquina chinook salmon, &c:
Grain bsgs-Calcutta and domestic,
=. l.oc.
wool-valley, 2s@27 i.2c; Eastern
Oregon, ls4aOs.
Tallow-Prime, per II. s@3 3.4c; No.
2 aud grease, Egg l.2c.
Hops, Wool. Hides. Etc.
Hops-New crop. iO@l2c; old crop, 10
water bay oysters, per sack, 800; oys.
@i2c.
Hides-Dry hides. No. l, 10 lbs. and up,
le@le l.2c per h.; dry kip, No. !, s to
10 lbs, lac l5c per lb.j dry calf, No. l,
unde: s lbs, l7@lsc; dry salted, bulls
and stags, one third less than dry flint
tculls, moth.eaten, badly cut, scored,
hair.slippcd, weather.b beaten or
grubby, 2@3c per ID. lessl; salted hides,
steers, sound. 90 lbs. and over, s@ l0c per
h.; so to 90 lbs, s l.2@9c per h.; under
90 lbs. and cows, s@9c per h.; saltej
stags and bulls, sound, &c per lb.; salted
kip, sound, is to 80 lbs, DC per lb.; salt.
ed veal, sound, 10 to II lbs, Dc per b.; |
salted calf, sound, under 10 lbs, l0c per
Ib. (green, unsalted, lc per lb. less; culls,
lc per ID. lessl. Sheep skins: Shear.
ings, No. butchers stock, Esq SOC each;
short wool, No. butchers stock, 40@ |
,0c each; medium wool, No. butchers
stock, 6o@s0c; long wool, No. ! butchers
'tock, sl.OO@l.50 each. Murrain pelts,
rom 10 to 20 per cent less, or l2@l4c
yer h.; horse hides, sslted, each, accord.
ng to size, sl.5o@2OO; dry, each, &C.
'ording to size, sl.50; colts hides, ESQ
'0c each; goat skins, common, l0@l5c
ach; Angora, with wool on, 25c@si.5O
ach.
Mohair-Choice, 30@32c.
Feathers-Geese, white, 35@40c;
'eese gray or mixed, 25@3Oc; duck,
White, l5@2Oc; duck, mixed, l2@l5c.
Beeswax--Go-a, clean and pure, 2O@
&c per lb.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10
Caught Grizzly With Lariat

stump Of a tree, but the foreman
stayed on his pony. Grabbing huge
rock, / got quite close 10 the brute and
dealt him a terrible blow in the fore
head. With a howl of rage he gave
a mighty lunge that broke the rope
from the tree and started after me.
But for the tremendous efforts of
my companion, who still maintained
his hold, | would have been caught
and killed before l could have been
able to reach my pony. AS it was, the
shave was extremely close, and the
bear was right at my heels as I got
in the saddle. All this time the fore.
man was Juggling and hauling man.
fully, and if he hadn't been both
strong and skilful I'd have never lived
to tell this yarn. In a few minutes I
managed to get another piece OF rope,
and this time old Silve; Top was un-
able 10 break his fastening. Both of
us then assaulted him with stones and
beat him into insen sibility before adj
ministering the coup de grace with
hunting knife Washington Post.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10

Picture a collection of nearly $4,000
menus extended into a spectrum-hued
ribbon!s 1t would reach from the Bat
terry almost to Central Park, league
and more, a rainbow Strengthened
out. But the size and wealth Of col
ors Of the Buttolph collection of din
ner cards in the Astor library are by
no means its only elements OF inter
est.
Nor could the collection be extended
into a ribbon after all, for its origina-
tor and guardian holds it too sacred
for such profane touch. Miss Buttolph
courteously receives any one interest
ed in menus, but always with a pro-
yiso. A request for a view Of her
treasures brings forth a searching
glance at the outstretched hands, and
scant is her mercy if they are not
spotless.
To a. request for the first. course in
menus, Miss Buttolph said that there
we're 104 courses, and all compulsory
for visitors.
Then began a parade Of gold crest
ed cards, beginning with the wedding
feast of Queen Wi1helmina and end
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10
: DINNERS, FAMOUS AND OTHERWISE
Nearly $4,000 Menus Of Feasts Given for All
sions-Property of the Asor Library in New York

elephant ccnsomme, roast camel, kan.
CARGO, wolf with deer sauce, and cat
flanked with rat.
A menue that attracts much atten-
ton is the one from the birthday
feast of Aguinaldo, in the Philippines
in 1901. 1t was in the middle of this
historic gathering that Gen. Funston
appeared, having swum the Passig
river to be present. Provisions were
evidently on the wane, as two courses
were scratched at the eleventh hour.
The card is plainly labeled Menu q
la Francesca" but is printed in Span
ish. Just year later the Lotos club
of this city gave Gen. Funston din
ner of his great exploit. The artistic
discrepancy between the two menus is
interesting.
Several menus in Indian add variety
to the collection. One is relieved to
learn that when the chief of the AL
gonquins to9k isickissuognootat.
tamwaetchnash he after all was court
ing dyspepsia only to the extent Of one
small cup of clam broth. If you are
ever lost in China and feel in need OF
an oyster soup just say, "Hoo jai
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10
Would Spend Her Wealth

tious residence or will she move to
the city, so abroad, and become at
last-an art collector" The lawyer
enjoyed an inward laugh as he
watched the queer little figure at that
moment engaged in placing a plate of
hot biscuits on the table, the mex
pressive eyes and pursed-up lips as
sphinxlike as ever.
At tea he set himself to the task OF
stimulating his hostess imagination
to the point of grasping some of the
possibilities unfolding before the pos
SCISSOR of such great wealth. And his
exertions brought their reward, for
he was privileged finally to look into
the heart of Emma Eliza.
"All my life she said, at last. cut
ting off each word in turn with her
customary precision, 1--WE wanted
xsome sideoombs with yellow glass
beads onto EN-, and nova reckless
iaeam relieyed the dull of her eyes
rim goin' to have a pair, if I have to
80 as high as fifty cents!"-New York
Press.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10

American House that stood on Broad
way, opposite the city hall, reveal
some interesting phases Of hotel. life
shortly before 1850. breakfast was
served promptly at IN o'clock"
''dinner in the ladies' ordinary at 27s
O'clock" and ''315 o'clock in the gen.
tlemen's ordinary" A foot note states
that meals sent to the rooms will be
charged extra except in the case of
Sickness But what constitutes a
bona fide lease of sickness" is not
explained. On the ine'lists are con-
fidential tips to guests. Under the
heading of Madeira is Brandy (has
been twice to india, and has great
age)," while certain brand of sherry
is bracketed as Every delicate" Cham
pagne was then sold at half it's pres
ent price.
In contrast was the menu of the
much discussed Hyde dinner to Cam
bon at Sherry's. Another dinner card
typical of present day extravaganza is
one from the famous Camp Dinner"
given at Delmonicos by DR.. J. B.
Clemmens in the winter of 1902. For
5000 plate the caterer agreed to trans
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10
So. 40 PER YEAR.
Life~Savers and Saints

Its our duty observed Capt: Herig;
solemnly. I'VE cannot permit you
to risk your lives here"
The rest of the company submitted
to having the cumbersome preservers
buckled about them and the elder and
the woman walked into the cold
water.
This time, however, the elder be.
gan to float high, after having walked
a little way into the water. By great
exertion he managed to regain his
footing.
The woman had by this time foated
out beyond his reach and was drift
ing. rapidly out into the bay.
The gallant life savers manned their
boats and went out after her, captur-
ing her by means of boathook and
towing her back to the anxious elder.
When he tried to immerse her the
life preserver being about the center
of her body, he had considerable diff
Guilty and the life savers rushed in and
hid their eyes. The cider was perspir-
ing in spite Of the cold as he tried to
stop the rotary motion of the woman
from Boston. Finally he managed to
seize one of her feet.
The life savers again came to the
>rescue with sympathetic words.
Young man. said the elder severe
ly, your feet take hold upon death
and, you are doomed
Then he dragged the woman out
and the company cast off their pre-
servers and went away saying hard
things about the hfe savers.
"Wel,' said Johnny Gibson. regret
fully. 'tOur intentions were all 9ht.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10
Fashion in Tonic Flavors

peas. Before that peppermint was the
favorite, now it is lavender. Pepper
mint, by the way, has it's innings most
frequently as a popular essence.
There are good many people, who
don't like peppermint, but there are
more who do, and it comes into favor
about three times as often as any
other essence. For one thing, it mixes
with other ingredients more harmoni-
ously than other extracts, and there
are some doctors who are old fash
Toned enough to stick to it year in
and year out, no matter what their
more up-to-date brethren may be u.s.
ing for time. Fortunately, the flavor
Of a prescription has nothing to do
with it's efficacy, so if a doctor feels
like it he can make a fool of himself,
as I did just now, and satisfy the
whim of a fashionable patient by
favoring her tonics with an essence
that matches her perfumes without
endangering her life. However, freak
f1avors are not calculated to make a
disagreeable drug more pleasant to
the taste, and after few experiments
of that kind most doctors, at the re-
quest Of the patients themselves, so
back to lavender and sweet peas, and
the ever reliable Peppermint. New
York Herald
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10

Being a man of excellent wisdom,
the doctor seldom makes remarks
about his patients, but that day he
was SO mad he couldn't help himself.
THAT woman" said he, is dashed
FOOL
What has she done?" asked a
listener
She has insisted upon my favoring
the medicine for which I just wrote
out prescription with Swiss Lilac,
because that is her favorite perfume -
Did you 90 lt?'' asked the listener.
Yes. had to. I won't take the
stuff if you DON'T said she. You
won't take it if I do I said. You
won't be able to. 1t will be so nasty
you can't swallow it,
But that argument never feazed
the woman. 1t is 1ilacs or nothing
she said. I'd rather die than be in
consistent
so gave her lilacs.
1T is qPeer, anyway" proceeded the
doctor, "about the flavosing of medi-
cine. l don't know whether you know
it or not, but styles in fayoring' ex-
tracts used by druggists change with
the seasons, the same as hats and
coats and, dinner table decorations.
Last spring the majority ofeprescrip-
tions compounded tasted like sweet
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10

gung." At least such is the reve1a-
ton on the neau Of the .OhinAse-Re=
form Association of Canada.
Then there is the Dewey section
and one for Prince Henry, Roosevelt
and others, until it would seem to a
cynic that the only reason for a man s
attaining fame is to create an excuse
for others to eat.
Possibly the handsomest in the
Prince Henry section is menu Of the
dinner given in his honor by Mayor
Low. American and German flags
the city halls of New York and Der.
lin, and a representation Of the royal
yacht Hohenzollern are artistically en-.
graved in subdued color effects. The
menus alone at this dinner necessitat-
ed an outlay of 5000, and less than a
hundred guests were invited. Another
souvenir of the Princes visit here
is the menu of the so-called captains
Of industry breakfast at Sherry's.
Conspicuous in number are cards
Of dinners given in honor of Mckinley.
In this section is a menu of the dinner
given by the citizens Of New Orleans
on the presidents tour of the West in
the spring of 1901: On account Of his
wife's Illness this was the last large
dinner he attended. Another card is
from the breakfast given in his honor
at the New York State building at
the Pan-American exposition, on the
day before he was asssssinated. HIS
birthday has already been commence
rated by many dinners despite his re-
cent death. Only five other rresi-
dents are thus honored: Washington,
Jefferson. Jackson, Lincoln and Grant.
A plain little card inscribed "Soiree
Russe'' recalls the great reception and
dinner given in honor of the Russian
fleets visit here in 1863. This was ia.
nous for its Acknowledgement, calling
forth from Admiral Erben of our navy
the much-quoted exclamation, "One
needs photographic chart to find his
way in these waters"
There are two menus which reveal
the changes ten years will accomplish.
One is plain little card of dinner
given in 1895 by the Aldine club in
honor of "Mr. Theodore Roosevelt"
The other is the beautiful menu of the
last Lincoln's Birthday dinner held at
the Waldorf in February. At this
great gathering it was "President
Roosevelt" who was the guest Of
honor.
The continuous after dinner perfor-
mances of Chauncey NJ. Depew are
everywhere noticeable in the collec-
ton. AS POSTMASTER, guest of honor
and general speechmaker he easily
carries off first prize.-New York Sun.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10
His Guests Were Gentlemen

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson has
Just appointed a young man to posi-
ticn in the Bureau of Forestry who
can tell some stories which shed a
light on the finer character of north
ern Tennessee. This young man, who
is a boardless youth, is the son of
lun3 herman, and he was selected to
Keep camp through the winter when
the men were home resting from their
hard work Of the summer and tutumn.
One day in the dead of winter eight
horsemen drew up before his hut and
asked if they could stay all night. He
assented, and not only sheltered them,
ut the next morning he got ready a
fine breakfast Of corn pone and bacon,
With coffee, seasoned with condensed
milk and sugar.
The men were very grateful, but
they showed no signs of moving off,
and their host got uneasy as night
came on. The visitors were all heav-
lily armed with Winchesters, and he
had nothing but a pistol, SO he al
lowed them to stay for the night and
again save them Breakfast Then he
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10

The Church of God, Saints OF Christ,
which has an edifice on Barclay street,
Newark, holds as one of it's tenets the
necessity of immersion. Yesterday
100 of the congregation, headed by
Elder Anderson, says the New York
Globe, journeyed over to Greenviile
to witness the baptism of Mrs. Charles
Jackson of Boston, who had come on
from that city for the ceremony. The
saints choose Newark Bay as a suit
able place.
On Saturday night the 1ifesavers
stationed there, who are all volunteers,
and the sons of rich families, held a
ball at the station. The dance went on
considerably after midnight, and when
the guests had gone the members con-
tiaued enthusiastically to celebrate.
On their clouded vision the next
morning fell the sight of body of
White robsd persons singing hymns,
who were apparently about to enter
the water. Capt. Stephen Herig sum-
moned his crew to quarters.
we must save Them" he said.
"Certainly,' responded the crew.
come nearer to the saving food"
sung the company, as Elder Anderson
and the novitiate walked into the
water
ANery one knows thT Newark bay
at this point is not more than five feet
deep anywhere, but the life savers,
anxious to do their whole duty, rush
ed out of the station, plunged into the
water and drew the elder and woman
ashore.
Then they buckled life preservers
about their bodies. Elder Anderson
protested.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10
Jap Soldiers Live Simply

weed and the little kettle of boiling
water for tea which his servant had
prepared. He did not understand that
what rice was to him bread was to
me-
Avoidance Of luxury is point Of
honor among these fighters. "All
know the story about Gen. Nogi," the
same writer continues, who when
during the China war he was present
ed with a costly cloak sold it for the
benefit of the sick, declaring that he
had one cloak already and there were
Many soldiers without any. An officer
would consider himself disgraced if he
took into the field elaborate food or
overabundant clothing.
Japanese soldiers are the cleanest-
living and the most sober Of any
have known. They have no camp fol-
lowers, they take very little drink,
their diet is simplicity itself; their one
luxury is the incessant smoking of
cheap cigarettes"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10
Fooled the Game Wardens

and soon was in very confidential
mood. The visitors then added that
they lacked but one thing to make a
success Of the trip. I'VE haven't had
any deer meat" they said. "Of course,
it's out of season, but couldn't you
get us some? No one will know it
up here"
At first he said he couldn't, but
money persuaded him, and taking
shovel, he started in the direction of
the barn, and soon returned, dragging
a large piece of meat.
But just then his wife called from
the house: why, Eli, what yer dom?
What yer diggin' up thet pork for?'
Eyer jest mind yer biZness, will yer;
thet's deer meat, l tell yer. Why,
now, eff faint I never see no deer
meat. l give $3.50 for tibet air pig,
and give him ten bags Of grain, at 81
a bag. Now, eff that amt dear meat,
where you'll find it dunno"
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10

port to New York a section of camp
life, for Il en persons Tltssr with a wine
list, meant more than $4,000 for few
hours enjoyment. Down in the Bow
cry that night the hungry man smack
ed his lips over a whole meal at five
cents.
Elaborate dinner cards are creations
| of the last fifteen years. That for the
dinner to Ferdinand de Lesseps by the
citizens of New York, for example, is
a plain bit of pasteboard mounted on
satin; yet that event was considered
the finest of it's kind the city had seen.
Compared with menus of dinners for
Prince Henry it looks as artistic as a
chrome among Van Dycks. American
cards are, as whole, the most artistic
of any nation. The English are much
prone to colored work, the menus of
royalty revealing some startling sun
set effects, that of the Coronation
luncheon for King Edward and Queen
Alexandra being very far from our
standards of taste. Until of late Ger
man menus seemed hOpelessly mar
tistic, but now typical embossed work
has assumed an impressive dignity in
all it's heaviness.
Perhaps the most interesting card is
one that reveals the extremities of
siege life in Paris in the winter of
1870, when the Germans were stolidly
camped before the city walls. Christ
mas OF that year found the Parisians
with scarce a delicacy for holiday
feast. But the Cafe Voisin was not to
be thwarted.
At stupendous figure it arranged
to serve the ZOO for Christmas dinner.
When the guests sat down that day
thew we're treated to such dishes as
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10
Looks After COLLEGE Chums.

Another Of the class of rs, Yale, has
been taken care of by Secretary Taft.
Paul Charleton, who was a member of
the graduating class at Old Eli in taat
year, has been made law officer of the
bureau Of insular affairs of the war
department at a salary of $4,000 a
year, to succeed Judge Magoon, who is
now a member of the Panama canal
commission. Nobody. could be a mem
Der of the class of '78 az Yale with
out being better man for his expert
ence," remarked Secretary Taft as he
announced the appointment Of Charlie
ton. stWhat was your class at Yale,
Mr.. Secretary someone asked. "Sev-
enty-eight," proudly replied the rotund
oHcis1- - = - --z.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10
Concerning the House Fly

The common house fly (Musca
Domestica) is a creature of such Sc
cretive habits, that although from the
very earliest times he has been with
us, and the most ancient writer's have
mentioned and described him, still
very little was known of his origin
and history.
It remained for the eminent Boston
biologist, DR.. A. S. Packard, in 1873,
to make known his origin, habits and
transformation from the egg through
the larva state with it's two changes
to the pupa state, then to the perfect
fly.
Near the first of August the female
lays about 120 eggs Of a dull gray
color, selecting fresh horse manure
in which to deposit her eggs, and so
secretes them that they are rarely
seen: it takes only twenty-four hours
for them to hatch into the first form
of larva, a white worm one quarter of
an inch in length. and one tenth in
diameter. They feed on the decaying
matter of their environment, and two
changes or casting of skins occur be-
.cre they turn into the pupa state;
this change comes very suddenly. The
entire period from the egg to the pupa
state is from three to four days. If
moist food is wanting when III this
condition they will eat each other
and thus decrease their number Heat
and humidity greatly assist their de-
velopment, as upon careful computa-
ton each pound Of manure around
stables snd outhousess develops under
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1905-06-10
Lovemakin6 the World Over

brought back the impression that
American women aid not allow their
husbands even to speak, notwithsrand-
ing which the American husband was
fond of his wife and his love for her
found expression in the constant
tearing of checks out of his check
book" for her benefit until he sank ex-
hausted. In France the expression Of
love was speech, from the highest to
the lowliest. French lovers enjoyed
the exchange Of ideas, and more es-
pecially when man and wife, and this
perhaps explained why clubs were
neglected in France. French lovers
wished forever to be together. He
would not be ungallant enough to-
comment on English methods, but it
seemed to him that in England it was
not 1.-The man who speaks to me-" but
"the man who walks out with me-"
who was considered the lover.-Lon-
don Post.