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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-27

Fresh Ments--vcal. Sq7o; pork. :
G7hc: beef bulls. sGSihc; cows, sis
dJnc; steers, 40be; mutton, 6Q7e;
spring lambs with rc.ts, $1,000 $50
each.
Fish Crabs. per dozen ,l9i' Shoai.
water hay oysters, per sack $500; oy-
stara gallon. s225; hono4g .; Slack
>cod. &c; bass, per h., l2Ao herring.
30; founders, be catfish. o.; lohsters
per ID. 12hci silver smelt, 6ci shrimp,
lOc: perch, &c; sturgeon. 7c; chinook
salmon, Sc; steclheads, 7iAc; sea trout,
1ghe; snad, &c,
Oysters Shoalwater Bay, per gallon,
$2.25: per sack, .S4 net; olympia, per
sack, s5,25, ....
CLANS -Harishell. per box, 81; razor
CLANS, 81 per box.
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oroesrles, Provisions, Etc.

sugar-Golden C. $685. powdered.
.s.O5: patent cube. s6.2O; cane. ID. G..
1875. fruit sugar. :S.9s; beet sugar.
1888. extra. cwi.. lOc; kegs. ewt., Csc;
boxes, cwt.. soc 0eas itc per ID n paia
for in Is days1.
salt-~Bales of 75- ga bale. $3.50. bales
OF -3s, bale. si6O: bales OF i0sis. bnle
,l,sO. bales Of i5-ios. bale, ti.6o; hagF,
eos. fine ton. aii; bags, 90 lbs,
genuine Liverpool. ton. sl7. bags, 50
lbs, y ground. zoos. ton. 81; II. $. V. r.
so B-ib cartons. sees; n. $, p. "a 3-lb
cartons, ai.76; Liverpool lump, ton,
1880.
Rice-~fmperiai Japan. No /. E5.3Th:
No. 2, &i.25. Carolina head. &c: broken
head 10.
Coffee Mocha. 2sa2sc Java, fancy,
2saS2c; Java. good. 2oQ2lc: Java,
ordinary. 10000; Costa Riea, fancy.
isa zoe; Costa Rlca. good. is1lsc Ar
buckles. Sass per 100 lbs, Lion, si4.3s,
ProvisIons--Hams TO sligo, l2c;
hams, picnic. Sc; bacon. regulars.
i0Ac: bacon. breakfast. i29i7c; dry
salt sides, exc: Backs. dry salt, DC,
lard. kettle rendered, tiereed, 9%c.
Nuts walnuts. No. /, soft shell,
iSgc; No, hard shell. 1Shc; Chile,
isc; almonds. 15lDlsc' hlberts, liqlbc;
BrazIls. Ice; pecans, 1915 G1so; hick-
ory. Sc; Virginia peanuts, 707Ac,
Jumbo Virginia peanuts DC. Jananesa
peanuts. 5AdGe. chosnuts Italian
i4o. rcccanuts. dozen, 90c.
rigs White. 70. 5& @Gc; black ca
re.
Dates--C olden. 6o-lh hoXes. G@Ghc;
i-lb packages. Sc. Fari. 18Th boxes
$40 box
Beans Small white, &c; large white
Shc pink, Shc; bayou axe; Lima,
6hc: Mexican reds. &c.
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tongues. " A-barrels. 80; A-barrels
$3.50; lb-lb kits. 1915.
Lard - Kettle-rendcred: Ticrces
9Sc; tubs. 9ks; sos s%c; 2Os. sEc;
los. i0hc IS. l0Mc. Standard pure:
Tierces. s%c; tubs. SIC; eos, SIC;
2os. DC: los. o%c; Is. shc. Compound:
Tierees. 6Ac; tubs, exc; sos, exc; los,
TIC; 6s, 7Kc.
Sausage.-Portland ham, 12Mc per
| lb; minced ham, fDc; summer choice
dry. i7Mc; bologna, long, SIC; wincr-
wurst. Sc; liver. &c; pork. DC; blood. &c;
headcheese. 12hc; bologna sausage,
link. 4hc.
Raisins---Loose Muscatels. 4-crown,
ghc: 5-layer Muscatel ralslns, TIC:
unblcaehcd secdles sultanas, gRc;
London layers. 3-crown. whole boxes Of
20 lbs. sis5: 2-crown, sl.75.
Dried fruit-Apples, eyaporated, "a
sei per ID, sundriei eaeks or boxes;
none; apricota 1OQi2e; peaches. 9@
lie. pears. io@t2Ac; prunes, italian,
lQ5c. French. 2hQ3A; figs. California
blacks. 5Ac. do white. none; Smyrna.
2oci Trard dates. &C.. plums, pitted. &c.
Cereal foods Rooled oats, cream, 90
ID sacks, 1915: lower grade, s5g 6.25;
oatmeal. steel cut, 50-lb sacks. 80 per
barrel: i0-ib sacks sA.25 per bale; oat-
meal (ground( 50-lb sacks. $3.50 per
barrel: 10-lb sacks, 81 per bale; split
peas, 81 per iO0-lb sacks: 25-lb boxes.
sLi5; pearl barley, - per 100 lbs, rs
ID boxes. sI.25 per box pastry -four.
iO-lb sacks. $3.50 per bale.
Canned salmon Columbia river. l.
lb tails. sis5; glib tails. $3.50; fancy
lib flats. 50; h-ib fancy fats, ;1.25;
fancy lib oyals. 42.75; Alaska tails.
pink. s5qsoc; red. $3.50; nominal, 20
tall. 81.
Mason fruit DISQUALIFICATION. per
gross. $500; quarts. 1856; pints, I5.sS;
extra caps per gross. s2.25.
Economy fruit Jars--Half- gallons,
per gross. si3.2J: quarts. $lO.35; plnts.
1915. extra caps. sl.s5.
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Last Hope Vanished.

when leading physicians said that
w. NJ. smithart. Of Picking. Ia. had In
curabie consumption. his last hope va
niahed but Or, Kings New Discovery
for Consumption. Coughs and Colds
kept him out OF his grave. He says:
"rhis great specific completely cured
me, and saved my life. Since then,
have used It for over 10 years. and con
slider 1t a marvellous throat and lung
cure" Strictly scientific cure for
Coughs. Sore Throsts or Colds: sure
preventive of Pneumonia. Guaranteed
soc and s1.oo bottles at chas. Rogers
drug store. Trial bottle free.
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Grain, Hay and Feed.

whent--walia Walla. sSc; Valley. 81
bluestem. %,
oatH--White. s?sibas.B0. gray. 12s.
fBariey-B Brewing. s2S: feed. ss2.
Z Hay--Tlmothy. ti40it.6O: clover,
siiQi2 cheat. iiiQi?: alfalfa. ,il,
Mlllustufta--f, Barley rolled. t9t.bo.
middlings, t2Aq2S. chop. ti9: dairy
chop bran. 5000; shorts. s22d?5.
Flour Hard wheat. straight saib@
4.so: hard wheat patents. 1hb01460i
Valley. st3OQt7s; graham. 81: rye,
Sc; whole wheat noar 13.ao.
Corn Whole, t24b0 cracked $3.50
per ton
Rye-~si.b5 per ewt
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Fruits and Vegetables.

Strawberries, crate. si,75.
Cherries $1,000.
Grape fruit-~crate. t2,5oas,
Apples oregon. 5ocGt2,
Tropical fruitA--Iyemons fancy. 81
choice, t275@3 per box; oranges. 12.tC
0asb; bananas. &c per 10. pineaples
is.609t per dozen.
Potatoes oregon. 100 lbs. 95ca1i.os:
tomatoes. California. crate, f2.75as;
turnips. sack. 81: cabbages. per h.. Ia
Blmc; Oregon onions, 100 lbs $3.50;
new potatoes. 50; sweet potatoes, sl7i
qs per 100; Australian red onions, IS;
celery. per dozen. 7oG7Sc; asparagus
per box, $3.50; artiehokes, per dozen,
10000; radishes. per dozen, i5c:
green onions per dozen. Ice; rhubarh
per box. sl.26; cucumbera, per dozen
si.76@2; beets. al.25 per 100 lbs; car
rots. si.25 per 100 lbs.
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HOps, Wool, Hides, Etc.


Hops 23Q24hc per ID.
wool-valley, 2OQ2ic; eastern Ore
gon. 1lQiSc,
Tallow-Prlme. per h.. s9SAc; No
and grease, 202he.
Mohalr-cholee, 309Slc per lb,
Feathers Geese, white, s5G4Oc;
geese, gray or miyed, 25@2Oc: duck
white. 15@2Oc; duck, mixed, 12@15c.
Beeswax Good. clean and pure, 20
922c per lb.
Hides Dry hides. No, !, 16 lbs, and
up. 16@1shc per h.; dry kip, No. 1,
6 TO Is lbs, 14Qlbc per lb.; dry calf
No. /, under lbs, 17G1sc dry salted,
bulls and stags, one.third less than
dry flint (culls, motheaten, badly cut,
scored, murrain. halr-slipped, weather
beaten or grubbey 29Sc per Id less)'
salted hides, steers, sound, 80 lbs. and
over, 9@10c per ID; 80 to 6Olbs, sh@
DC per h.. under so lbs, and cows, so
&c per h.; saltei stays and bulls,
sound &C per h.; salted kip, sound, 10
to 80 lbs. 90 per ID; salted veal, sound,
10 TO IA lbs, so per h.; saltej calf,
sound, under 10 lbs. 10c per lb, (green,
unsalted, 1c per ID. less; culls ic per
lb. less). sheep skins: shearllngs, No.
/ butchers stock 26@sOc each; short
wool No. / butchers stock, 4O@5Oc;
medium wool, MOL butchers stock, 6O9
soc: long wool, No. butchers stock,
sI01.BO each. Murraln pelts, from 10
10 20 per cent less, or 12Qlic per lb.;
horse hides, salted, each, according to
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Butter Fancy creamery, isI2lc
dairy. igaIsc cooking, i34aitc;
California creamery. iS920c
Eggs. oregon ranch, II isqiSc,
Cheese Young American. lie. Ore"
gon full cream. i6c.
Poultry. Mixed chickens per ID, Ia
9isme. spring, lihGibMc: hens II
Qisc. frysra. is920c; broIlers. 22h ae
26c: geese. Sc: turkeys, live, ibgl7c;
turkeys. dressed. i7G2gc; ducks, old,
dozen, 3T9s; spring ducks. 1999.50.
Honey Dark. ioh0lic. amber. l?af
iac: fancy white. i5c.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-27

California strawberries are coming
IN plentiful and are quoted at sl,76 u
crate.
Oregon rhubarb Is plentiful at go
2hc a pound
New potatoes from California COM
mand size a pound.
New cherries are scarce anu quoted
at 81 a crate,
Eggs are plentiful at iT9lsc per
dozen.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-27

Makes digestion and assimilation
perfect. Makes new red blood and
bone. That's what HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea win do. A tonic for tae
sick a1 weak. IS esn.' fss ~ .-as
10 frank Iar-, hfls 49,.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-27

plckled goods---Piekled pigs feet, "a
barrels, So, 4 barrels, $2.75; 15-lb kits
sI.25; picked trips. y barrels, S., "
barrels, s2.75; l5-lb kits. S1,25; picked
pigs tongues, barrels, Sc, h-bar-
rels, So; l5-lb kits. $3.50, pielSled lambs
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-04-27
C1|lHdGI NGVIlUIOnC 60.
Steamers MELVILLE, JORDAN, VAN.
GUARD. ECLIPSE, WENoNA and
LAUNCH QUEEN
TOWING. FREIGHTING AND EX-
CURSIoNS.
STEAMER JORDAN

Leave Astoria p. m. daily except
Sunday Sunday 1 p. m.
Leave Deep River 7:45 a. m. daily ex-
cept Sunday. Saturday p. m
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MARKET REPORT
California Strawberries Coming In
large Quantities.

General Resume OF the Markets for
the Past "a Hours Shows q Firm and
Steady Tone In All Lines Of Farm
Products.
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STEAMER VANGUARD

Leaves Calender Dock for Cathlam-
ct and Way Landings Daily, except
Sunday, at 3 p. m.
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~. Paul Whlla Walla. lewis.
Fast Mall ton, spokane. Mime
g.lbp. IN. apOlls ~ Paul, Duluth 500 D m
via spo- Milwaukee,, Chicago
kane and East
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STEAMER WENoNA

Trays HIVer.
APRIL
wednesday. 26. $3.50 a. m.
Thursday 81. a. m.
Friday 2S. a. m.
Saturday 20, $3.50 a. m.
c. H. CALENDER, Manager.
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Atlantic
Express salt Lake, Denver Fl
Bt5 .. M, Worth, Omaha, Kan.
via Hunt -leaA City, ~ Lonis,
ington Chieago and the East
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Johan,e,. pi.eour.. a. water

Water is found most everywhere,
especially when 1t rains. as II did the
other day till our cellar was half full
Jane had to wear fathers rubber boots
TO get the onions for dinner Onions
make your eyes water. and 50 does
horseradish when you eat too much.
There is good many kinds Of water
In the world-raln water. soda water,
well water, boiling water and brine.
There Is girl in our school named
Waterman.
All the boys say. Waterman you
are" and then she gets mad. don't
think girls look good when they are
mad. Water IL used for good many
things. Sailors use 1t to go to sea on.
II there wasn't any ocean their ships
couldn't float and they would have to
stay ashore. Water IL a good thing to
make dams In and to swim In and to
FIRE at boys with squirt gun and to
catch fishes In. My father caught a
big one the other day, and when he
hauled 1t up 1t was an eel. Nobody
could be saved from drowning II there
wasn't any water to pull them out Of.
Water is first rate TO put Arcs out
with. love to go TO fires and zee the
men work at the engines. This In all
l can think about water-except the
food.
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Joke Lost on Him.

An officer on one Of the Transatlantic
liners told story last week which
serves as another illustration Of the
Englishman's inability to grasp Joke.
The officer whlle.i In London after his
last outgoing trip dropped into a cheap
chophouse In Soho He took a seat
near table around which were gath.
cred number of cockneys. One Of the
number, according to the conversation,
had been recently to New York, where
he acted as valet. The cockney criti-
clsed the city in scathlng terms and
suddenly poured out string Of lnvec-
tive on the New York policemen. we
ave a bad lot ere he said, but
they're not a circumstance to the
mokes of boobies they ave over in
New York. | was sharpening bit Of
a pencil one day In Fourth avenue and
Twenty-third street The blade slipped,
and halmost bled to death. | ran up
to a red faiced bobby-'ang Is bloom
In 'ide-and asked him In way as be-
comes q gentleman which was the
quickest way to 'ospital r laughed
loike a foolish one, and sez ., GO
across Broadway by the Flatiron build
ing three times at noon And Opm
blowed yet II don't think the moke
was drunk. New York Tribune.
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GLIB Mr..
JACKSON
BY Donald Murray
Copyright, le0s. by T. @. Mcclure
BY Donald Murray

A week after l had advertised my
house for sale had a prospective Gus,
toner in the person OF Mr.. r. A. Jack,
son.
Mr.. Jaekson's business card con.
yeyed the Information that he was In
the life insurance business, and hC
gave me 10 understand that he intend
ed to establish branch agency al
Glenville He was man Of middle
age, had prosperous look and was 4
very glib talker, l realized that the
glibness was part OF his business
and as to his general appearance was
prepossessed In his favor. I named
my price, and he thought It reasona.
ble. He paid me 500 in cash to hold
the offer for q week.
/ had paid great attention to details
in building the house. ] had the best
Of burglar alarms, something new In
the way Of window fasteners. and the
place was connected with police sta.
ton and fire engine house. needed
TO be secure, had collection of
coins and stamps worth $4,000. and
any burglar who once got in could
have taken the whole away in a com
mon gripsack. The newspapers were
always speaking of the collection, and
1 realized that sooner or later some en-
terprising man would seek to lay
hands on IT without the formality Of u
sale.
Mr.. Jackson had told me that he was
going to Chicago the day after he In
spected the house, but he didn't 60
He came back to measure some of the
rooms and take closer look. so that
he might satisfy his wifes curiosity
when he did go. He paid particular at
tention to the electric wiring on this
occasion, and his words OF praise made
me feel rather proud.
My battery room, as ! called It was
a closet between the dining room and
the library, and in here led the tele-
phone wires from the roof, The batter
les for the burglar alarm and the vari
Gus bells about the house rested on
shelves In the closet. and thus had
the whole system under my thumb.
There was an outside window TO this
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-08

my nerves on edge II wAs II dark
rainy night, but at quarter 10 . Mr.
Jackson showed up, had stretched :
string for him to hit with his foot. and
when got the signal we redoubled our
noise in the sitting room.
gave the man fifteen minutes more
10 break his way IN and then proceed.
ed to the treasure room and opened
wide the door, Mr. jackson was all
there, and that bear trap had him fast
by the leg. had only got glimpse OF
him when he whipped out gun and
sent bullet so close to my ear that It
sizxed. and naturally | lost 10 time
getting out of range, He then fired
several bullets into the door, but Il
was Of oak. and they did not come
| through
had captured him. but at the same
time he had captured the house, He
seemed to have full box OF cartridges
with him. and In shooting around pro.
miscuously in the darkness he smashed
all the batteries, destroyed all the
switches and left the house In dark
ness. Then had to get the police, but
none Of the four who came cared to
face his bullets. They talked to him
through the open door and the closed
window, but he was an obstinate man.
He wouldn't come out. and he swore
no one should come In. The police aud
the shooting drew a crowd. and for
two hours people were trampllng my
lawn and uprooting flowers and shrub.
berry. would have overlooked Mr..
Jackson's lapse from morality had he
been reasonable. but he positively re.
fused to argue the case, As Il last re.
sort the police sent for a fire engine
and led line Of hose from the nearest
hydrant The nozzle was directed into
the window, and the water came, and
after the liquid had found Its way into
every room on that floor and stood
four feet deep In the cellar Mr.. Jack.
son said he had had enough 10 last him
the rest OF his life. The trap had
pinched him, the cold water had chilled
and half drowned him. and he had
fired away his fifty cartridges,
The police took his gun aud score
OF skeleton keys. and after a few days
he was convicted of burglary and got
a sentence Of seven years. | was rath-
er sorry about II. Before leaving for
prison he informed me that he broke
into the house for the sole purpose Of
stealing clock a hundred years old
and that as for my collection he
wouldn't have given me 10 cents for
the whole outfit.
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It was Schopenhaner who said that
insensibiIity to noise was the surest
indication Of low and undeveloped
nervous organization, on which assump-
ton 1t La certain that we as a nation
can hardly be reckoned very far ad-
vanced. Certain 1t Is that we are
more tolerant under this head than any
other nation processing to call itself
civilized, though | fancy the Amerl.
cans run us pretty close in this respect.
Sir Arthur Sullivan was wont to com.
pose in the middle Of the night because
he could never obtain quiet at any 9th.
er time. and without expecting the i'm
possible or looking for legislation on a
subject which is merely Of concern to
the community at large, irrespective Of
party issues, surely 1t is not too much
to ask that the local authorities shall
put their heads together on this matter
and exercise the poXers- which they
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-08
DUTY OF a cherrfaf Eans.

To wear cheerful fare when the
heart Is aching Is not deceit. When
u good housekeeper cleans the front
steps and porch before she sets the
house to rights she does not mean to
deceive passersby, She merely shows
some pride In her house and some con.
sideration for her neighbors. We con.
quer our heartaches more quickly
when we begin by considering the
friends who arc near as.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-08

Patient-Great Scott. doctor. that's an
awful blu for one weeks treatment!
Physician My dear fellow. II you
knew what an interesting case yours
was and how strongly was tempted
TO let Il 20 TO postmortem you
wouldn't grumble at blu three times
as big as thls-Chlcago Tribune.
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A Eathrr.s Ls.t-

Softlelgh When iaw- awsked her
foh her hand In mawriage her bwutal
father thwcatened to--aw- bwain me.
So1cher know Miss Cutting That's
just like her father lie always wa.
fond OF Il Joke ChHso News.
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Dead Hair

Grow beautiful hair. New method,
scientific and natural cure for scalp
and hair troubles. Six weeks Eothen
Hair Culture Course by mail with rem
edies. Results guaranteed. Send 10
cents postage for trial treatment
Rothen Co., 25 Ajax Bldg, Cleveland, o.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-08

"o'Ratferty is dead. He WIZ sthruck
by llghtnin'."
"Ofs not surprised ut all. The lashi
tonne Oh saw him he wug lookln'
mighty bad"
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a Close Stu.tcnt.

He's fond of literature 1"
lis he Il isc s,uieut:"
II should say so. II" never spends
penny he doesn't hay. Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
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4 Deanition.

Little Clarence Pa. what Is an opii.
mlstT Mr.. Callpcrs An optimlst. my
son. Is pcrsrn who doesn't care what
happens II II doesn't happen to him. !.
Puck.
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Whoever breads punishment suffers
Il, and whoever deserves II DIRE, Is it..
Cotton.
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What tangled web we weave when
drst we practice a. ,leceIve,- Scott.
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OF course / did not mean that Mr..
Jackson should go out as he came, in,
and also wanted to capture him with
out the aid Of the police therefore
procured bear trap at a hardware
store, and this was set under the win
dow in the battery room. lie couldn't
enter without stepping into IT. and the
great jaws were certain to give him
the warmest kind Of greeting.
There was no tedious delay to- keen
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-08

possess. Mr. BERNARD Shaw once ex,
pressed the opinion that II was the
state aided noises, "sas he called them,
which were the worst offenders -aS,
for example, the church bells and the
military bands, London Truth
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-08
rarr,.en.s Rrinlnd.r.

Every schoclboy is familiar with the
saying OF BENJAMIN Franklin as the
group OF anxious faced yet loyal men
stood around to sign the immortal Dec,
laratlon OF Independence Now we
must all hang together or wen all
hang separately" But the rejoinder OF
the signer, Benjamin HARRISON. to the
above wtttlcism is not so well known,
Harrison. a portly man, looking down
over his ample proportions, replied,
YES, but when they drop us of NJ 4
ropes end some of you lightweights
VIII be kicking and suffering long
after I'm done for"
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HE WHIPPED OUT GUN AND SENT
BULLET CLOSE TO MY EAR.


closet, and showed Mr.. Jackson that
my alarm was so attuned that he had
only to touch a hand to the sash to set
the bells jingling.
After thorough inspection we
emerged, and when there had been
some further investigations he left the
house. This was In the forenoon
There was no need Of my entering the
closet more than once a month unless
something got out Of order, but while
| was eating dinner at @ O'clock feel
ing Of uneasiness came over me, and
rose suddenly and proceeded to the
room. Everything appeared all right
at first glance; but, looking more close
ly, soon discovered that Mr.. Jackson
had piled his nippers while was talk
ing. He had cut the alarm wire for
that window. That ! should discover
something wrong and trace it out when
| went to set the alarm at 10 o'clock
he very we'll knew. He must have fig-
ured, then, on entering the window at
an earlier hour.
My collection Of coins and stamps
was in a room by Itself next to this
closet, and the door was never locked
till bedtime. With the family all in
the sitting room the treasure room was
almost unguarded. The window by
which Mr.. Jackson would enter looked
out upon side yard. He could skulk
along by the shrubbery and escape be-
ing seen. 1t was high window, and
| therefore carried an empty barrel
around for his convenience Then the
cook was ordered to hurry up her work
of clearing away, and before 8 o'clock
the family occupied the living room,
and there was plano playing and sing
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-02-08

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BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1905-02-09
s. F. L.ORENZI
AGENTE COMISIoNIsTA
PLAYA DE PONCE. PTO. RICO

Representante de varias casas de los
Estados Unidos, &c Europa y de la
lsla.
Corredor dc Fabricantes teiidos y
del ramo de mercanciaS en- general.
Tieue eatalogos, y nuestras de in
6nidad De articuloS Y Sc encarga de
I do pedido los Estados Unidos y 4
Europa.
Recibe 4 dep6sito cafe, azdcar, y
toda clase de trutos del Pals para
venderse en- plaza 8 embarcarse.
Solicita precios sobre muestras que
Sc lie envien y trasmite la mejor oferta
6 Ia acepta cuando para clio - lie
autorixa.