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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-06-16


Son. Of Herman Tcutonia lodge.
Woodmcn Of the World.
Women ui Wuodcraft.
/ - - -
! Local BreyItieS.
pficc rooms for rent. Geo. W. Bar
Astoria National Bank.
4 A meeting Of the member. 0i the Com.
mercial Club waa held lant evening.
Upton celebrated Teas, White House
Coffee, Burnc,t'a Flayoring Extracts. At
Fisher Bros.
The Astoria park commission held an
adjourned meeting last evening at the
city hall,
County Clerk Clinton ~ very busy
preparing for the term of the circuit
which conscncs next Monday.
II was holiday at the various courts
yesterday, no business being transacted
ON account Of there being none.
There was no change In the run Of
salmon yesterday, fair catches being re.
ported by gillnetters and trapmen.
Electric Face Massage and Scalp
trsstr,snsi five expert BARRIERS. Baths
occipENT HOTEL BARBER SHOP.
A full AMI complete line Of farm imple
mcnts. farming tools, wagons buggies
Of all kinds at Il. NJ. Gastons farm i'm.
plrmcnt warehouse, 1876 Fourteenth,
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-27
Irene Crosby

, Thousands of American women, how
ever, have found relief from all monthly
suffering by taking Lydia <. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, as it is the most
thorough female regulator known to
medical science. 1t ure the condition
which causes so much discomfort and
robs menstruation of it's terrors.
Miss Irene Crosby, of 313 Charlton
Street East Savannah, Ga, writes:
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
is a true friend to woman. 1t has been of
great beneft to me, curing me of irregular
and painful m~enstruation when everything
else had failed, and | gladly recommend it to
other suffering women"
Women who are troubled with pain
full or irregular menstruation, back
ache, bloating Tor flatulence), leucor-
rhua, falling, Inflammation or ulcera-
ton of the uterus, ovarian troubles,
that "bearing-down" feeling, dizzi-
ness, faintness, indigestion, nervous
prostration or the blues, should take
immediate action to ward off the seri-
Gus consequences, and be restored to
perfect health and strength by taking
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound, and then write to Mrs. Pink
ham, Lynn, Mass, for further free adj
vice. Thousands have been cured by
30 doing.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-27
%WHAzp


Gen. Booth, head of the Salvation
army, has just returned to London after
a 10000 mile trip.
Admiral Evans has been asked by the
crew Of the battleship Missouri to assign
a mule to the ship as mascot.
Mayor Rose of Kansas City, Kan, has
requested owners of vacant lots in that
city to allow children to use them as
Fairgrounds.
Thomas A. Edison is son to acquire
the little house at Milan. o., where first
he saw the light of day more than a
half century 60.
The late Col. Daniel S. Lamont left
residuary requests to his daughters, to
be paid when they marry or become 30
without marrying.
Ex-Presoident Cleveland has survived
his entire first cabinet, with the excep-
tion of Mr.. Villas, who presided over the
convention which nominated him.
Chief Jusice Fuller of the United
States Supreme Court was mistaken for
an itinerant German musician at the Sa-
voy Hotel, London, recently, and given
a poor room On that account. The mis-
take was rectified.
The electric wizard, Edison, says:
ALTHOUGH ! work a good many hours a
day, my life is a quiet and resful one.
l do not worry; l an fond of fun, and l
like good fellows. do not want to deal
with mean men or men whose lives are
devoted to getting money"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-27
WIND AND RAIN DAMAGE CROPS
Benefit from Higher Temperature To
Offset by Heavy Storms.

The weekly summary of crop condi-
tons issued by the weather bureau is as
Elbows:
cept in New England and the
northlr part of the middle Atlantic
States, where the week ended Sept. IS
averaged considerably cooler than usual,
the temperature was above the normal
and generally favorable. the week being
decidedly warm over tire greater part of
the central valleys, gulf States and east
ern Rocky Mountain slope. Light TO
heavy frosts occurred in the Rocky
Mountain regions and also in North Da-
kota, the lake region, New England and
the northern portion of the middle At
lantic States, but they resulted in no
serious injury.
A marked feature of the week was the
excessive precipitation. accompanied in
places by high winds, in the lower Mis-
souri, valley, where much damage was
done, especially in central and western
Missouri and eastern Kansas. Wet
weather also proved detrimental over a
large part Of the middle Atlantic States
and in portions of the south Atlantic and
east gulf districts, while drought con-
tinues over portions of Texas. Gener-
ally favorable weather prevailed in the
central gulf States. Tennessee and most
of the Ohio valley and middle Atlantic
States. Favorable weather also prevail
ed in California and showers relieved
drought conditions to a greater or less
extent in Washington and Oregon.
While corn has experienced favorable
conditions over a large part of the corn
belt, late corn in the upper Ohio and
Missouri valleys is maturing slowly, and
the crop in the lower Missouri valley has
suffered seriously from excessive rains
and high winds, especially in Missouri
and Kansas. In the first mentioned State
a large part of the crop has been blown
down or badly lodged, much is under
water, and that in shock is beginning to
mold. Over the northern part of the
corn belt from twO-thirds TO three-fourths
of the crop is now safe from frost.
Notwithstanding frequent showers in
the spr:rg wheat region, thrashing of
spring wheat has been general, shock
thrashing in Minnesota being nearly
completed. Considerable smut is report
ed from the Dakotas.
In Illinois the weather during the
week was warm and cloudy. Local rains,
heavy in parts of central districts, very
light elsewhere; corn in excellent condi-
ton and has made good progress toward
maturity, bulk assured in central and
south and early safe in north: pastures,
broom corn and COW peas excellent; pas
lures and apples deteriOrating.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-27
FOREShADOWS COAL STRIKE.
Mitchell Calls on Anthracite Miners
to Formulate Demands.


to Formulate Demands.
President John Mitchell of the United
Mine Workers of America has announced
that the convention of mine workers Of
the three anthracite districts at which
demands will be formulated to be pre-
sented to the anthracite coal companies
next spring will be held at Shamokin,
Pa, on Dec. IA. The mine workers of
the three districts will shortly elect dele
gates to represent them at the meeting.
The decision to hold a convention to
formulate demands is similar to the ac-
ton taken before the great strike of 1902,
when a convention was held there to
draw up demands. The award of the
anthracite coal strike commission will ex-
pire March 81 next year.
President Mitchell has been in the
anthracite region for the last two months
holding meetings every day for the pur-
pose of strengthening the union. After
the 1902 strike there was a considerable
falling off in membership. As a result
Of the campaign the miners leader is
waging many of those who dropped out
OF the organization are returning.
Among the demands that the owen
ton will probably formulate are an eight
hour workday for all classes of mine
workers, recognition of the union and a
yearly agreement with the coal com
panies similar to the one existing in some
Of the bituminous coal fields of the mid,
die West.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-27

.Mary," said George, "it Is nc longer
possible to leave you in this house. Your
uncle has deliberately set himself to rob
you. Come with me, dear; my mother
will take care of you till we are mar
ried." Mary hesitated. Go, Mary, put
on your hat and come with me. AS for
you, Daniel Leighan'-he waited till
Mary had left the room-''we leave you
alone. Nothing worse can happen to you.
When you have no longer Mary to pro-
vide beforehand all your wants-when
you are alone all the day and all the
evening, you will remember what you
have thrown away. Oh, you are seventy
years of age, and you are rich already,
and you rob your sisters daughter in or
der for a year or two to call yourself
richer still"
The old man crouched among his pill
lows and made no answer. Mary was
leaving him. But if she stayed he must
give his consent, and then he would lose
the land. Ten minutes later Mary re-
turned, carrying n small bag in her hand.
Il have come to say good-by, uncle"
Her eyes were full of tears. IL knew
that l must choose between George and
yOu. 4 hht" Ildl sOu "Oulh ltluSc, z
cause George could save his land if he
had my money, and | knew that your
heart was set upon getting his land. But
| did not know-oh! / could not guess
that you had planned this wicked thing
to get my fortune as well as Georges
land. Everything l have is yours, but
suppose you will let me have my clothes
as wages for six years work. Come,
George"
You will go-and leave me-aII
alone, MaryT"
81 am her astill, uncle" said David.
II will come and stay here--I will be
with o all day long and every even
ing. Not alone; you still have me. We
shall have a roaring time now that Mary
is gone. We will bargain al day long"
The old man looked up and saw his
enemy before him with exulting eyes and
the room empty, save for these two, and
he shrleked aloud with terror. David
with him always!
Mary" he cried, while yet her soft
footsteps, gone forever, echoed still about
the quiet house. "Mary!' But it was
too late. Come back, Mary-don't
leave me-dou't leave me-and you shall
marry whom you please! Mary! Mary!
| give you my consent! Mary, come
back"
She was gone; and there was no an
swer Then he turned his face into the
pillows and moaned and wept. Even
David had not the heart to mock him in
this first moment of his self-reproach and
dark foreboding of terror and of trouble
to come. H..
CTo be c%ontinued.)
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-27
CHAPTER XIV.

When the harvest was over and the
grain was ingathered, and the work of
the year completed, George began to
make his arrangements. He had receiv-
ed the formal notice and a six months
grace in which to find the money. There
was no longer any doubt possible that
he must leave Sidcote. He had now
made it all out in his own mind. There
would be enough money from the harvest
to pay the half-years' interest; the land
would be foreclosed. And the sale of his
farm implements, furniture and every
thing would leave him with a few hun
dred to begin the world again. He would
go to Tasmania, where a man might buy
a small farm and live upon the fruit OF
his own labor.
LET u.s." said Mary. make one last
appeal TO my uncle. We will go togeth-
err. George. Perhaps he may relent even
at the last"
They made that appeal at an unfor-
tunate zine. To begin with, it was in the
morning. when David was still with his
uncle: and in the second place, it was
a morning when David had been abusing
his position. The redemption value of
the coupons, in fact, was at a preposter-
Gus figure, and the poor old man, torn by
the desire TO get back his property and
by rage at the terrible ransom imposed
upon il, was rapidly arriving at the con-
dition in which his nephew loved to see
him. when he lost his self-command. and
in turns groveled, wept, protested. i'm
plored, cursed and tried to bride his
nephew.
When they opened the door they found
the old man trembling and shaking with
the passions of impotence and rage. His
face, livid and distorted, with haggard
eyes, was turned upward in al agony of
entreaty, to meet David's. There was
no passion in that fact, nor any emotion
except d calm and sober satisfaction,
which might even nave been holy graft
tude, for David's heavy face was hard
to read. He stood over his %uncle's chair.
dominating him, with n bundle of papers
In his hand, regardless alike of prayers
or imprecations.
SWAT a minute. George he said.
"We have just finished our business, and
a most pleasant half hour we have spent,
to be sure. Now. uncle. steady, | say, or
you will nave a fit-aow, Is il a deal. or
shall l put this little packet into the fire?
Quick! Take i. or leave it. That's my
fgure.''
"Il take .t--oh! I'll take IL"
David laid the paper on the table in
stantly and made a note in a pocketbood.
PITY" he said. that you would not
come TO terms sooner. You'd have spared
Yourself a great deal of trouble and time.
~ - -. ~.-
way, and you enjoy beating a man down,
don't your His uncle did not look ex-
actly as If he had enjoyed the last at
tempt. Now. I've done, George
Although he had finished his business,
David did not retire, but took a seat
Mary's seat--in the window, prepared TO
listen, and with the appearance OF one
Interested in what was coming.
"lVhat do YOU want. George2' Mr..
Leighan asked, impaticntly. why do
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-27
Ills Hearts Desire
By SIR WALTER BEsANT
CHAPTER xyIII.-Continued.)
BY SIR WALTER BESANT


He took it out of his pocket-a thick
leather note book, stuffed full of the
notes which he had made during his resi-.
dence in the place-and began to read:
-. David Leighan, farmer, Of the
parish Of Challacombe-"
"Halloo!" l cried, IL know that man.
There is only one David Leighan, and
only one Challacombe.'
HAS he kept his promise and come
homer"
'Yes. He came home three months
ago"
$50. He is doubtless hanged by this
timc?'
"Why should be be hanged?"
"For the murder which he confessed
In this document. He was to give him
self up to the police, and confess and
take the consequences.u
But he has not murdered any one;
at least, he has not confessed"
'IIe murdered his uncle, one Daniel
Leighan, of the same parish. If he has
not confessed, ! must put these papers
in the hrSds Of justice"
"'Why, his uncle is still alive! What
could he mean by confessing?"
"Then David must have been mad. In
which ease it seems a pity that / took
so much trouble to save him from the
stewpans. But here is his confession,
and if it Is a work of fiction, all | car
say is that David Is master of that art"
MAY | read the confessionY
He handed me the note book and
read it through. You, gentle reader,
have already had that advantage.
When | had read the paper through
/ understood everything. | understood
why be came TO the church yard in order
to see the grave Of his victim; why he
was SO careless about his rags; why he
was seized with that queer hysterical e.,
why lie was so moody md sullen; what
1t was that he took out of the hiding
place at Grimspound; what he was doing
with the old man. Everything became
clear; and one thing clearer than any
otber-that his uncle must be saved from
him.
Herr Baron" l said, II must take
you, if you please, all the way from
London to Challacombe. You must stand
before David with this document in your
hand, and prove that he is a murderer in
intent and a robber in fact"
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-27
(To be
IT is SUPsRFLUOUS NOISE,
A Warranted British Criticism of Our
Tendency to "Whoop.'

W Aoops
National idiosyncrasies are reflected
not only In serious pursuits, but in ma
tional games, say the Philadelphia
Ledger. Baseball is not likely to be-
come an international sport in which
there Is any real rivalry, unless the
nations become endowed with Ameri-
can zest In the rapid game. The Lon
don Outlook regrets that Britons and
Americans cannot play baseball on
something like equal terms and comes
to the conclusion that the American
conception Of sport is hopelessly an
tagonistic to the British at every point.
Englishmen take their pleasures rather
tardy, but the Outlook is not alto
gether astray when it arraigns the
American ball game as Extensively
noisy. 1t generously admits that base
ball is "a really fine game in essence,
but the fielders are allowed ito yell at
the man with the club in order to rat
tie him. the spectators are permitted
to make "a diabolical din for the same
reason; the umpire's decisions, instead
of being submitted to without a muir
muir, as Englishmen receive a deliver
ance from the lord high chancellor,
are appealed from by a circle of yell
ing, g~esticulating forms clad like aero
bats"
1t must be confessed that there is
much force in the arraignment. Noise
has become an inseparable incident Of
our national game and it may as well
be confessed that public interest in
the sport would lapse at once If pro-
ceedings We're conducted in a perfect
~ tranquil. self-composed and ladylike
manner.
Seriously speaking, the cutlery of
our British contemporary against mere
noise as a public grievance deserves
some attention. Noise is easily mis-
interpreted as a sign of vigorous en-
terprise in all lines Of human activity.
There Is a hustle Of trade which no
one could suppress. The loudest shout
er is not by any means the most ac-
complished and effective orator. The
best work may be done without great
clamor and uproar. Noise is common
ly associated with the faker, who COW
ers the pinchbeck quality of his wares
by stridently ~proclaiming their virtues.
Much OF the noise of the city street Is
entirely unnecessary and could be sup
pressed without injury to any material
interest.
A society for the prevention Of din
would find a fertile field for its benefi-
cent offices. Some years ago the So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals In Munich issued an order
f~orbidding the su%perfiuous cracking of
whips, in order to save the nerves Of
horses. Humanity deserves similar
consideration. Happily. the tendency
Of civilization is toward the suppress
sion of superfiuous noise. In the bust
est quarters Of some cities wooden
pavements have been laid TO quiet to
some extent the legitimate noise Of
traffic. The "still alarm Is a far more
effective agency for the extinction Of
a fire than the din Of many bells.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-27
An Experienced Horsema..

Minks-What earthly use have you for
six horses?
Winks-Guess you DON. know much
about horses, do you?
Minks-No-o.
Winks-I keep six so that / will always
have two that won't have anything tne
matter with them when l want to drive.
New York Weekly.
The Miller sun. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 190?-19??, 1905-09-27
PAINFUL PERIODS
AMERICAN WOMEN FIND RELIEF
The Case Of Miss Irene Crosby Is ono
Of Thousands Of Cures Made by Lydla
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

How many women realize that men
situation is the balance wheel OF a
woman's life, and while no woman is
entirely free from periodical suffering,
it is not the plan of nature that women
should suffer so severely.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1905-06-02
Evolution.

Now q wise man. clever thinker. tells US
We are doomed to perish.
And In some three million years well
disappear
That We have no chance TO llnger that
extinction Is our portion.
Not one hope Of STAYING Off the fate
that seems 80 dlear
Anc, he says. when We have faded val
ished of OF an creation.
Intellectual birds will M our vacant
place
Flying marvels. winged ana bralny. will
supplant the varied peoples
Who for many centuries past have
formed the human race!
Still this shouldn't much surprise US
Many ~ us are IN training
Learning Ia become real lively birds.
II "oI think this statement curious; bark
Ia any pair OF lovers.
Note with care and close attention all
their words.
"Ducky darling" Little Birdie" Pre-.
cious loyey doyey." too
They are calling bird names swectly by
the score.
Doubtless some day they'rl develop wins,
and bills from so much cooling
And they'll be the birds to take oui
place when we're TO more!
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1905-06-02
The Bishops Mistake.

Bishop Johns was holding service
at a little log church in the mountains
Of the South. Two young mountain.
GERS, proud parents OF a lusty young.
ster, presented themselves before the
bishop TO have the child chrlstened.
Tie bishop asked: What name?"
The father OF the child replied
"Beelzebub."
MOP" exclaimed the bishop amazed
that the Prince Of Darkness should be
so honored. NO, wen call the child
John. John is a good name
Whereupon he continued rapidly
with the Il baptize thee. john" lie
signed with the sign Of the cross and
dismissed the parents
They had become more and more
confused under the unwonted solem.
nifty Of the unfamiliar ritual The
father stood on one foot, shifting his
weight to the other; the mother was
equally disturbed.
When the two reached the door ot
the church the father turned, ard at
last finding his voice, called back to.
ward the rude chance: Mister
Bishop, dis heah's gal baby!"-The
Sunday Magazine
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1905-06-02
SCHOOLING Pays.

Secretary Frank A. Hill OF the MAS
sachusetts Board Of Education has re-
Gently put forth an unique argument
for the money value OF the public
schools OF that commonwealth. lie
says:
Each child In Massachusetts, re.
celves an average Of seven years
schooling. while each child In the
United States at large receives only
l.3 years schooling. The average earn
ing power of each person In Massa'
chusetts is 73 cents a day, while Tor
the country at large II is only ~ cents.
The ratio Of 73 TO ~. the excess being
S3 cents per capita. MIR Hill points
out that this daily wealth.producing
power Of 3S cents per capita, in excess
Of the average Of the nation means
500 a year per capita, and $275,OOO,
900 a year more than II would yield II
the per capita production OF the state
we're no greater than the average
throughout the country. This is TWEEN
ty.three times the annual expense for
school support and buildings
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1905-06-02
Rut Etlauette Hardly Anplled.

A. II. Hummel, the well known law.
yer of New York, was talking be.
tween the acts OF drama, about the
leading woman.
Though her salary is large" said
Mr.. Hummel she Is always hard IN
always in debt. they say.
The other day | heard a story
about her. A female bill collector
called on her to try to get her to set.
tie bill for a sable coat.
- am sorry, she said to the col.
lector, but | can't settle this bin at
present
Very well. madame. When shall
call again. the collector asked.
Well said the actress, It would
hardly be etiquette for you to call
again until have returned the pres,
ent call"
Deming graphic. (Deming, N.M.) 1903-1948, 1905-06-02
MODERN METHODS or SPELLING
Exchange Tells Of HsrdshIps They
Caused One Unfortunate.

Caused One Unfortunate.
Imagine the case Of person who
at different periods OF his life was
obliged to learn to spell all over
agaia." said the professor 81 knew OF
such a man. not originally a poor
speller. who was compelled thrice to
take up the study Of photography, II
happened In this way:
This friend Of mine was reared in
the country, attended the school,
and acquired therein the necessary
proficiency under the rules OF the old.
time teacher As a matter Of fact he
learned to spell while standing II
was a curious fact that for many
years that man could not spell some
OF the simplest words unless he stood
up. On his feet. he was the best
speller In the class, and acquired
many a prize In the spelling bees
There was not a pupil In those days
who could turn him down, when II
came to an exercise In upright ortho-
grapny.
Then. years afterward, he had TO
learn to spell with q pencil All his
spelling talent went into his pencil
His tongue had lost its cunning. aud
whether standing or sitting he would
miss the easiest words, unless he used
his pencil.
Finally. with the advent OF the
typewriter, he was obliged again to
learn how to spell. this time with the
machine. Queer thing. isn't Il? I'm
less the word is simple one. my
friends tongue refuses It's aid, his
pencil declines to AFFORD its old.time
help and he is compelled to refer to
the writing machine. And yet he's O
good speller.-The Sunday Magazine