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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19
ARRIVES FROM ORIENT
Willis Gray, Morgan's China Agent in
the United States.

San Francisco, Dec. ls.--Willis y
Gray, who has represented the inter
ests OF J. 2. Morgan in China for The
past four years and who was the form
or manager Of the Canton. Hankow rail
way arrived here from the Orient yes
terday, lie says that the Canton. Han
Row railroad. started rs an American
enterprise, backed by American capital
Is now practically controlled by tht
British. Several months ago the ma,
iority Of the stock Of the railway was
acquired by the Belgians, and the Chin.
ese government claimed that the Ameri-
cans had violated their contract and
should not be given the right Of con-
structing the road. The work was tax.
en- over by the Chinese
"The Chinese government borrowed
British capital TO complete the road"
said Mr.. Gray yesterday. "The British
have an agreement whereby half OF the
engineers are British. The road at pres.
ent is operated thirty miles West Of
Capton. II Is graded on another spur
l2 miles North of the City"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19

New York, D~c. is.--In a debate YES
terdsy at the Peoplees forum In New
Rochelle, Herbert n. casson deiende,
strikes. and boycotts. and said that th,
unions were only following the esampI,
OF President Roosevelt In his "blg stick
policy.
III anyone can produce better wea
pons.' he saId. "let them come for
ward
The trades unions" he continued
Shave no Andy Hamilton's 10 look ou,
for their interests at Albany"
They have no houses Of mirth. They
do not own the senator's from this state
They have no railroad passes to give "a
legislators. They can't let their friend.
In on the ground floor when the house
is about 10 collapse. The only remedy
they have Is the strike. and when men
strike they grasp blade without q
handle. which cuts themselves as well
as their opponents. The strike 1. seri.
Gus business. No labor union strikes
Just for fun
Opposed to Mr.. Casson, defending the
conservative side Of the labor problem,
was James A. Emery, Of California. sec.
,eiary Of the Citizens Industrial Asso.
ciaticn Of America. the National 0rgani.
zation Of Open Shop Employers. Ill.
argument brought frequent applause. No
zane man, he said, would defy the right
Of workingmen 10 strike provided they
violated no contract.
There has been no strike of any
magnitude" which he said, "had not
been accompanied by violence. II have
here tho report Of the committee ap.
pointed by President Roosevelt to in.
yestigate the conditions 10 the anthra.
cite rvgions Of Pennsylvania, which l.
approved by John Mitchell himself
What does II showf Why. that 1850
cases Of assault grew out Of this strike.
In Chicago 726 men were found guilty
Of violence In the teamsterS strike and
ilooo fines in the municipal courts.
Point TO me where any union has pun.
ished or expelled member guilty of
such lawlessness and then | will believe
that the unions don't countenancc yio-
lencc."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19
||Fr rec
This
Week
Only
DIR. ]. D. DUBAcK.

opmeti and manager the Portland Opt street. Portland
O will make free examination Of placing properly
In front Of the relieving Myp sight PIesbyOpa liar sgh)
Asgmatm inequality in the shape chrystane ense
Fully per cent Of all asgma causing headache nervousness
and other trouble burn floating eye failure
vision Don't fail to the entirely different
from other opticians and free of tell you Just what your
trouble What makes nicer properly fitted glasses We
them gold gofle Frames
Portland Opt Co, saa Alder st.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19

hoeeyseon FrfDs 70 Av0to.
There are two pieces Of advice I'd
like TO give about honeymoons, said
the man who has had two Of them.
'one Of them IL. never 90 on q long 500
voyage with your new wife. The other
u, never take Z long automobile trip
with her. i've tried both, and both
have been miserable failures. ! would
not Be guilty Of such an unchivalrous
comment bad both Of my wives not
agreed with me In both instances.
Just think Of having knocked down all
the barriers Of conventionaiity which
practically shielded you during the
courtship 10 6nd yourssIf for eight or
ten days In such. close companionship
with your better half ~ II offered on
IN automobile honsymoonI It's awful
whsn yeu think of II When I was on
my last hoosymoon. which was the az.
tomo6ils one. We wsrs only three days
on the road when I was reminded Of
the man who turned TO his wife during
thsir honeymoon ana said. Don't you
wish some friend would come alongr
oh yss. dsar' shs sighed, 'er an CO.
smy svsnr "-Phiiadslphia Record.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19
MCCALL Is I'LL.

New York, President John A. Mccall
Of the New York Hfe Insurance Com
pany, Is according TO a story printed
today, very III at HE home. "a West
72nd street. Mr.. Mccall. The report
says, was taken down with grip on
Monday last and contrary 10 the advice
of his physician, he attended on Wed.
nssday a meeting Of the fire directors Of
the New York Life. Since then Mr..
Mccall has been down with pneumonia.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19
IN GOOD CONDITION.

san francisco, Dec. ls.-Major Gen
rral Samuel y. Sumner. commander Of
the Pacific division Of the United States
army, arrived here today from Honolulu
after having completed . tour Of In.
.pection Of the army forces In the IIa.
wiian islands. General Sumner states
that he found the troops In the Islands
In good condition and Is well satisfied
with the condition OF affairs In the Hs.
wiian. from an army standpoint.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19
FIRST AMERICAN TOUR.

New York. Dec. ls,-Mme. Kirkby-
Lann. the English eontralto who was
with the Metropolitan Opera Company
last season. arrived on the Etnria yes
terday for her first American concert
tour. She viii go 10 Chicago this week
and will ding In "The Messiah" there
and again In Pittsurg, then coming TO
New York. for that oratorio. She will
then 20 on q concert tour which will
take her back 10 Chicago and through
Canada.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19
A Fearrul Fate.

II Is fearful fate TO have 10 endure
the terrible torture Of Piles. T can
truthfully say" writes Harry COlson, Of
Masonville. Ia., "that for Blind, Bleed
ing, Itching and Protruding Piles, Buck.
lens ArRica Salye, Is the best cure
made" Also best for cuts, burns and
injuries. 25c at Charles Rogers, drug.
gist.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19
bAbY'S AWFUL
ITCHING ECZEMA
Sores All Over Face and Body
Could Not Tell What She Looked
Like Unable to SIeep-Grsw
Worse Under Doctors.
CURED BY CUTIC0RA
IN ONE MONTH

A grateful mother. In the following
1ettsr, tells Of another Of those mar
velous cufes BY cuticuss: "when
my baby was four months old her
skin broke out with Q humor. I took
her to . doctor, who said II was
eczema. He gave me medicine to
give her, but she kept getting worse
all the time. Her little face and body
were 20 covered with sores and large
scales you could not tell what she
looked. like. No child ever had Q
worse case. Hersface was being eaten
away, and even her finger nails fell
of. Then II itched 20 she could not
sleep, and for many weary nights we
could get no rest. At last we got
Cuticura Soap and Ointment, first
bathing her In warm water with the
Soap. and then spreading on the Oint-
ment with soft cloths. I saw Q change
In . week. The sores began to heal,
and she could sleep at night, and In
one month she had not one sore on
her face or body. Any mother hav-
Ing children with eczema or humors
viii find . friend In G u ticurs Soap
and Ointment. (signed) Mrs. Mary
Sanders, 7oo Spring St., Camden, NJ,
Aug. IA, 1904"
The foregoing statement justi6es
the oft-repeated assertion that Cuti-
cura Soap and Ointment afford instant
relief, and permit sleep for baby and
rest for tired mothers, and points to
q speedy, permanent, and economical
cure, when al else fails, In the most
torturing, disfguring, itching, burn.
ing. bleeding, scaly, scrusted, and
pimply skin, and scalp humors.
S csss;' sss s sss 8:ss Ss cs:s sss : =. "a s,.sss
sS-ssnd fef hev 70 Cure Bsby Hanssra
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19

Beautifying methods that iniure the
skin and health are dangerous. BE
beautiful without discomfort BY taking
IIollizter's Rocky Mountain Tea. Sun
shiny faces follow It's use. 80 cents.
Sold by Frank Hart.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19
ARRESTED FOR THEFT.

Milan. Italy, Dec ls.-The police
here have arrested Frederick Bachmann
Of New York. who IL said 10 have been
an accomplice In theft Of 5000. Bach.
man In 10 years old.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19

Clear thinking. decisive action, vim
and yigor Of body and mind. the sparkle
Of life, comes to all who use HOLSTERS
Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or
Tablets. Sold by Frank Hart.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19

ons. Tins wAss II wasa't.
Ten cents for using that telephone.
siP."
II thought this was q land Of free
spesch. New York Press.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19

II Senator Depew will not resign the
people win speedily find some other
way to dissolve the partnership.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19

May-Are you sure her complexion ID
gsnuinef
Bess--Positive. I saw the written
guarantee that comes with evefy boz,
Judee.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19

Dobson-Is there q list Of million
aires pubIishedi
Hobson-Not that know Of. but You
can probably get q list OF the fellows
who dodge their taxes.-Tom watson's
MsEazine.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-12-19
Defends STRIKES.
Herbert Ca,son Says unIon lmita
ting Roosevelt.
IN big SICK" POLICY

Unions Have No Way Of Producing "a
vombls LssalItion Through Giving
Pailroad Passes and the Like % They
Resort to Strikes.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-11
WARRING CATS SEEK TRUCE,

PreSencs of an Hereditary Enemy
RSconcAles the Two Tabbies.
TWO Staten Island Thomas cats
were settling their difficulties the other
day In the manner approved among
Thomas cats, while the cause of the
disagreement sat on a nelghboring
doorstep washing her face and disin-
tereStedly watching the fray. In the
next yard q third Thomas lurked be-
hind a tree, taking in the contest from
u safe distance.
Finally the smaller Of the combatants
was Worsted, and with last desperate
yowl broke away from his enemy and
darted for the back Of the yard, The
victor was not yet satisfied with glory.
however, and Immediately put out
after his late rival.
A. tree In a neighboring yard was
evidently the destination of the fleeing
cat, but so intent was he on reaching
1t before his purBuer overlook him and
80 intent was the pursuer on overhaul
ing him that they both failed to OBJ
serve largo white bulldog slumbering
under tho tree.
The first cat landed full upon him,
but managed to scuttle up the trunk
before the dog recovered from his sur
prise. The second cat was going too
fast to stop when he saw the rampant
terror with bristling back and snarling
teeth at which he was hurting himself
full tilt.
There was only one thing for him to
do, and, like a general, he did it. He
cleared the dog with a mighty bound,
landing half way up the tree and
Hcrambling the rest Of the way before
the dog could turn.
Cautiously and gently, with all the
light gone from him, he ventured out
on the same limb with his late rival
All cause Of enmity was forgotten.
United against the common danger,
they sat there, huddled close together,
craning their neckS down at the lean
ing, barking dog.
Back n the yard they had left the
third Thomas ventured forth from &C.
clusion, and after a few preliminary
advances ambled serenely OF down the
street with the tickle cause of the dis
turbancs at his side.-New York Sun
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-11
UNCLE PELIG ON SLANG.

~S@SSS~S$S@SSrS~
II suspected, the very first day,
there was something wrong with the
young man." said Uncle Peleg to the
friends who had been discussing the
summer boarders. My woman hap
pened to show him her new steam
cooker, and what you s'pose he told
her? That don't cut any ice with
me- says he. Bein' as it wasn't meant
to cut ice, but to boil sweet corn and
such truck, l might "a found fault
with his language right then and
there But that was nothing to what
we heard before his fortnight was
over.
He was a weil-meaning young fell
ler but his mind seemed to be sort O
shut up in a circle, and travelling right
around in it. To show We what /
mean, suppose 1 asked him for par
tic'lars of some friend he'd CHANGED to
mention. oh, he's white man. he'd
say. and that was just about as far as
his gift O. tongues would carry him.
"All his friends were white men,
and people he didn't like were two
spots,' or 'four-fushers,' or dead ones
We folks here at the Corner were all
'Reubens.' When he tried to talk
business it was all about snaps and
fakes and 'frOsts,' and whether he
wanted to describe Bear Mountain or
praise a good meal O. yictuals, it
seemed as though he had to use the
same pesky little slang words that ap-
ply to everything, more or less, be-
cause they don't mean anything.
my notion of slang is that if you
get into the way of using it, it sort O.
drives out real language. Sometimes
it's short cut to what you want to
say, and short cuts are handy, l grant
you; but what kind O. citizen would
man be if he always went cross lots
never stopped to slick up and make
himself fit to be seen ON the main
road?
He got so he used to make me
think Of parrot, my young man did
saying the same words over and
over, whether they fitted or not. Along
towards the last Of it l shouldn't have
been surprised if he'd broken out any
time with Polly want a cracker
"Oh, he had his good points. lots of
'em, don't deny that. And yet 1
felt kind O. relieved when he went
home" Uncle Peleg added frankly.
ITO tell the truth about it, he give
me a pain."-Youth's Companion.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-11

for that establishment, and he was FRA
Quentiy employed to carry them to tho
manager. he thus gained admission he
mind the scenes, while his Acquaintance
with the btll-sticker gained him an occa.
slona! order for the pit. His proposal
was to present us with some of these or.
ders.
You can toss up which shall 20 first
ana when old Porter thinks you're snua
IN ped, you can Just drop down that tree
ater," - - ..' s-'0
We knew no more about a theater
than we did about the Temple of Isis,
except that the Rev. Obadiah occasional.
~ referred to 1t an the abode of Satan,
ana the mouse Of sin-words which ven,
ruIed to quote to our tempter.
Abode Of fddlesticksp he cried irrev-
erently; chow jolly green you are to be-
lieve what that snuf1ing old hypocrite
tell" you! It's the jolliest and loveliest
place In the world. Abode Of Satun
It's more like the abode of angelsI Why,
the women are the beautifulest creatures
yeu ever saw-such a treat after carrots
and gooseberry eyes down stairs"
We shivered with alright at the terms
applied by this daring renegade to the
Rev. Obadiah and his daughter. The
power Of the strong mind over the weak
eF 10 well known. We were fatuously
weak-mere puppets In the hands Of this
experienced boy Of the world.
he produced two coins from his pock-
ct, and before we knew what we were
about, he had initiated us into another of
the sins stignatized by our tutor-toss-
ing. The fates decided in my favor.
tried to get out OF 1t; but such was
the Irresistible influence that Cook exer-
cised over us that we had no power to
struggle against his will, and felt my
self compelled to acQuiescs in his pro-
posal that l should hold myself ready
any night that I heard a pebble thrown
against the window to arise, dress my
self, descend into the garden and make
for the theater. The cold perspiration
started from every pore at the thought;
but, with trembling voice, promised,
for all that.
Shaking hands with US all round, end
reminding me once more of my appoint
ment, with threats Of vengeance IL l fail
ed, this wonderful phenomenon scrambled
out Of window, and in a few seconds we
heard him thud upon the ground be-
meath.
Friday evening came. Eight o'clock
was our hour for bed. 1t so happened
that on that particular night Mr.. Porter
hurried uS away rather earlier than
usual.
Crack! There he was! My heart leap
ed into my mouth, and could scarcely
repress a cry, so excitedly nervous had
become. l gently opened the window and
looked out. There was Josiah, looking
up at me.
"ComS on" heard him whisper.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-11

Ranking movement over the hills was
ready to begin, from the point gained,
about 8 o'clock.
1t was bro1ling hot at this hour and
the mo1onless air and the glaring sun
promised to make the land a veritable
furnace before nightfall. The dirty
khaki uniforms Of the stockily built
soldiers were wringing with water, but
they marched forward briskly and
with no display of exhaustion, though
they had been up all night and had
already worked three hours in a swell
ter Of heat.
The fourteen hours march made by
that regiment Of the guards, in the
thanking movement, would have killed
off half the men in any European or
American force long before the Jana
nese had finished it and were still
keen to the fight, and, notwithstand-
ing this, the official report says that
the left wing division did not do 90
we'll as was expected! Only salaman-
ders could have survived the heat and
toll.
1t was marvellous performance
and one which. at first blush, seems
impossible, for 1t necessitated travel
ing beneath the crests of the noun
tains in order to be screened from the
enemy. They moved ahead on noun
tain slopes whose angle was often six
ty degrees. They toiled through thick
underbrush and around the bases of
rocky pinnacles 500 to 800 feet above
the valleys. One would have believed
the feat impossible for loaded men, let
alone heavily laden pack-horses. The
left wing regiment marched six miles
in this fashion and threatened Yo-
shirel (Yangtszling), in the rear of the
main position, at o'clock in the after
neutrality-suspicious. Harper's Week.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-11
A PRESIDENTS STEEL HOUSE.

There are occasions when rulers OF
South American republics must sigh
for "a lodge in some vast wilderness"
but CiprianO Castro, President Of Ven.
ezuela, lives the year round In the
most extraordinary dwelling ever In.
habited by the head Of a state. II
stands within a park in the heart Of
the capital city, Caracas, and, says Tit.
Bits, is built entirely Of steel.
This remarkable government house
is covered on the outside with kind
Of SOFT stone, SO that the stranger
would think 1t just an ordinary dwell.
ing, save that it seems rather small to
serve as the residence of the first man
Of the land. Within, the walls are
covered with laths and plaster, so thai
here, too, the visitor sees nothing un.
usual. Yet the walls, floors and cell.
ings Of the half-dozen rooms compos.
ing the house are entirely of steel, and
the whole Is built upon foundation Of
hundreds Of tons Of Portland cement.
President Castro erected the house
at huge expense, designing that Il
should be earthquake-proof. He and
his wife have had good reason to be
afraid Of earthquakes.
When the little town Of Cucuta, q
suburb of Caracas, was some years
ago shaken from the face Of the earth,
as a crumb from a table-cloth, Sonora
Castro was the only member of her
family to escape with her life. Presi.
dent Castro himself, who happened to
be standing on hill outside the town.
saw his abode crumble like house Of
cards upon the heads of those within.
Again, in October two years age, a
midnight earthquake threw President
Castro from his bed. Then, in his
fright, he jumped through a window to
a paved court, and broke his leg. The
next day he conceived the idea Of the
steel house, believing that a house
built Of that metal upon very deep,
solid foundation Of cement would with
stand any earthquake, no matter how
violent.
Accordingly, he ordered from the
United States steel beams for the
frame and steel plates for the walls,
ceilings and floors, and many months
were spent in the construction Of the
only steel house, SD far as known, in
the world. As SOON as it was finished
and furnished the Castros moved in.
AS President Castro owns both the
house and the park surrounding 1t, he
will probably continue to live in this
abode of steel after the expiration Of
his term Of office.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-11
LITTLE STORIES
AND INCIDENTS
That WIN Interest and
Gr Entertain Young
Readers. " ---.


he was learning at school, the young.
ster replied: "Oh, lots Of things" When
invited to be more specific, the boy re-
piled; "Well, electricity, for one
thing"
And what are you learning about
thatT asked the father. 81 thought
that was study for older pupils"
oh" said the boy, II can generate
electricity In my own body. / can
give you shock for instance"
What nonsense Is this?" exclaimed
the serious-minded parent. 1.-THE next
thing they'll be teaching you hypno-
tism."
mo, this is real thing said the
youngster, shutting up a picture book
he had been looking at. Here, I'll
show you, but you must come over
here by the window"
The father did as he was bid. "Now
put one hand on the glass;" command
ed the boy, "and hold out the other to
me-"
The father did this, too. Then the
boy went up to him, rubbed his hands
together and put one on the glass and
the other in his fathers hand. Nov,
the connection is made, but you know
that glass is non-conductor. = Don't
you feel a panew-Philadelph In.
Quirer.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-11
EVANGEllNE BOOTH, NEW lfADra
OF THE SALVATION ARMY.

commander Hvangeline Booth, the
ne" mead OF the Salvation Army in
A xa1ll' Is q daughter Of General
Wnnan Booth, and is one Of the most
able and brilliant platform orators OF
the present day ami is famous as an
organizer. For the past fifteen years
Sne mas nao charge of the active work
Q! tne salvation Army in Great Brit
am ana canada, and during that time
mas founded great public school sys-
tenn In Newfoundland and established
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1905-02-11
Toms Twinship.

well, bless my soul, Ted, you're
quite man. Come here, sir!'
Ted squirmed on one foot delight.
eddy, a sturdy, tanned little figure in
white duck and new pantaloons.
'They's pants" he announced, beam
ing on the new rector, Mr.. Lowell.
ITO be sure they are" assented Mr..
Lowell, heartily. Fully three inches
of real pants"
AN Toms got some, too" Ted
nodded at replica of himself stand
ing in the doorway.
so he has. How are you, Tom p
The new rector's memory grappled
with the relative positions of the lat
est family he was calling on. And
you are brothers, of course?"
mo, we's not" called Tom, cheer
fully. Yves swins,"
HE means twins" corrected Ted,
calmly. Il can say twins and he can't,
and he's just as big as me-"
Mr.. Lovelps eyes twinkled. He
leaned back in his chair and tapped his
fingers together lightly.
well, Tom, what's the difference
between being a twin and being a
brother?"
Lots" said Tom, triumphantly.
Brothers is just they own selves, but
Ted's me, and I'm Ted, and we are
u.s."
Joke on the Father.
Recently, when a West Philadelphia
father asked his 8-year-old son what