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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-16
Butter, Eggs, Poultry, etc.

Butter--City creamerics,; extra cream
cry, 22A@25c per pound; state cream
criesi fancy creamery 20@22 l.2c;
store butter, l5@l0
Eggs-oregon ranch, 81 l.2@22c pei
dozen, Eastern, 2O@2lc.
Cheese Oregon fun cream twins, l2c
@sci Young America. l3c,
Poultry-AverNgc old hens, l2 LEA
l4ej mixed chickens, l2@l2 Ice; old
ROSTERS l0@lOi; young roosters ,ll@l2t
springs, IL to pounds, 10 l.2@l7.
to l.2 pounds, l6@l7c; dressed
chickens, l3@l4c, turkeys. alive ls@
l0cj turkeys, choice, 20@22 l'2cj geese,
live, per pound, 0@lc; geese, dressed
per pound, 9@lOc; ducks, old, lSci ducks
young, 1904; pigeons, sl@l.25; squads,
$2@2.5O,
Vegetables, Fruits, etc.
Apples, table, Sl.S0@2,50 per box;
Cherries-7@l2 l.2 per pound
Appricots--0Oc@Sl per crate.
Pcaches--75@oO per crate.
Plums-2560Oc per crate,
Dlackberries-5@6 per pound,
Cantaloupes-S275@35O per crate.
Pears-S2,25 per box
Currants--sc per pound.
Pnnes--S5c@sl.
Raspberries- -Sl,25 per crate.
Watermelons--lc per pound.
Crab apples SOC per box.
Tropical fruits-Lemons, choice $3.50
@65O.
Oranges, naval, fancy, S2,50@275 per
box; choice, $2@c.So, standard $1,000
Sl.75; Mediterranean sweets, $2,5Olb275
Valencias, $3,25@375.
Grape fruit--S2.5O@S per box.
Bananas--5 lee per pound.
Pineapples- -$2,5O@4 per dozen.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-08-16
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The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
Essay on the Whale.

The whale (says a dear little school.
boy) is not called fish, because it is
SO big, SO it is called a creature. They
eat cookies and worms and jellies, and
people catches the whales with a fish.
ing-rod or a net. They have tar.
poon at the end of their tails. =
if he secs any people about he will
swallow them up. for he has very big
jaw bones, and strong teeth, called
whalebones. If You keep a whales
head under water he will die for want
of breath. When they have finished
with the whale they send it adrift to
get some more sperm oil.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12

A celebrated writer says the Wash
ington Post, mentions the duke of
Cumberland and Marshal SOult rs
stout captains. but unfortunate, pos
scssing the confidence of their superb
urS and subordinates, but generally
losing the day when they commanded.
Marshal Daun. so long opposed TO
Frederick the Great. was another un-
fortunate general who lost battles.
but was ever a stubborn fighter and a
trusted commander.
Gen. Kouropatkin belongs to the
class of Soul, and Cumberland. That
he had an army with which to occupy
Mukden stamps him as thorough
soldier, and that he saved even part
OF that army after the titanic battles
of the twelve days shows that he is
of very considerable tai
cuts. He was reduced to the neces-
s.'y of attempting a traditional Rus
sian tactic that had twice succeeded
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
When the Burglar Flee

The burglar. having used his skele-
ton heys successfully. slowly and care
fu,h visited his doorknob listened in
ten'Iy and then tiptoed into the apart
mot
hin ray of light from his dark
lantern showed him path through
the mazes of furniture, but. as he mov-
ed onward his foot struck sharply
against a chair Drawing his revolver
he quickly determined on desperate
measures. for sound al the other end
u 'he room indicated that the sleep
Ing occupant was aroused.
The intruder listened a moment.
then crept silently on
"W.ll. Archibald rasped female
voice Il hear ye creeping in. Ye
can deceive me. ye old reprobate.
Ain YOU ashamed of coming home at
this hour of the night-3 a. m.-ye
Old reprobate!"
The burglar stood still. trembling in
his tracks. even though only woman
opposed him.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12

Cant talk, eh?" rasped the voice.
Too full of emotion, | guess, for 1
can smell the cloves on your breath
away over here. |, serves me right,
anyhow for marrying just tank.
when | could have had many and
many decent
Great drops of perspiration had gath
cred on the affrighted burglars brow,
and. throwing discretion to the winds,
he fell over the furniture in frantic
effort to escape.
I'll scratch yer eyes out. ye brute!"
went on the fierce falsetto voice. Now
ye just turn around and see If ye shut
and locked the front door: under
stand? Hurry up. now. for ! want a
chance to tell you how much despise
such"
when the burglar reached the door
he shut it at his back and few down
the stairway in terror. He was fam
lily man and appreciated the horrors
of curtain lecture.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
Why They Were Tramps.

A University professor, wishing to
study the tramp question during a
summer tour through England, inter.
viewed 1000 wandering beggars.
whom he questioned as to why they
did not support themselves by work.
Six hundred and fifty-three said they
we're willing to work, but could not
obtain employment; 445 gave vague.
unsatisfactory answers; 3O1 expressed
the opinion that no one ought to be
obliged to work, but If some fools did
SO they (the vagrants) considered
they were justified in living on them !:
407. according to their own statement.
were proceeding to procure work at
certain far-off localities, and the re.
naming 194, having expectations,
were living in hope until their rela,
tons should die and leave them
money.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
Hothouse Plants.

The following abstract from the
Cincinnati Lancet-Clinic in regard to
one of the worst evils of modern child
life is very timely:
Refinement in matters of social
life proceeds hand in hand with re-
finer4ent in other lines as civilization
advances. From the standpoint of the
physician and of the anthropologist,
it is a question whether the physical
side of mankind is improving or de-
generating.
The method of bringing up chill
dren, especially in the families OF the
well-to-do, is too often a serious men
ace to the child's health and develop
ment. Too much indoor life, too
much supervision, too little freedom
of motion AMI will is undoubtedly the
cause of the many weaklings seen in
the families of the wealthy. Such chill
dren have the characteristics of hot
house plants.
The remedy Is, of course, to do away
with the surplus care and attention
bestowed on the child, to let the child
do more for itself. have more free
dom, more fresh air. more play with
other children. Foods and medicines
are only temporary helps for child
weakness.
Nature is it's own best doctor, and
in the end can take care of dollhouse
children" if fond parents will only
give her the chance.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
Was Once an Elevator Boy.

A well-known railroad man, whose
headquarters are in the east, stepped
into an elevator at the Midland hotel
day or two ago, saying he wished to
go to the fourth floor. Let me run it
up, will you?' he asked the elevator
boy. The boy stepped back and the
railroad man pulled the rope and
ran" the elevator to the fourth floor,
where he stopped it nicely. You're
pretty good at it," ventured the ele-
vator boy. Il ought to be-" replied the
railroad man. Il got my start in life
operating an elevator in an office
building kansas City Times
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
WHERE EYE-sIGHT GOOD.
Best Where Distances Are Vast and
Obstacles Are Few.

The best eyesight is possessed by
those people whose lands are vast and
barren, and where obstacles tending
to shorten the sight are few. Esqui-
mauX will detect white fox in the
snow at a great distance away, while
the Arabs Of the desert have such ex-
treme powers of vision that on the
vast plains of the desert they will pick
out objects invisible to the ordinary
eye at ranges from one to ten miles
distant. Among civilized people the
Norwegians have better eyesight than
most, if not all, others, as they more
generally fulfil the necessary condi-
tions. The reason why defective eyes
are SO much on the increase in Ameri.
ca lies in too much study of books
in early life and in badly-lighted
rooms.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
Givena Queer Sc n d o f f

Ey far the most picturesque figure
at The Five O'Clock club dinner one
nigh recently was Congressman John
Allu. of Mississippi. When this ae-
lighttul southerner entered official life
at Washington he came minus the
Characteristic title of colonel or
major" The fact that southern
soldier, filing the high office of CON
greGsman. did not lay claim to some
military rank so amazed his colleagues
hat the newcomer was Immediately
dubbed Private John Allen
United States senator Tom Carter
Of Montana in introducing Mr.. Allen
10 the Five O'Clockites related n
DreeZy exchange of insults that
IasSed between Private Allen and
col John r. Fellows, another intrepid
soldier from Dixie land, at banquet
hey attended some years ago. When
Private John Allen arose to speak,
said Senator Carter. he launched
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12

Decameron along with stories of his
own. The French writers of fablieux
before and after Boccaccio used many
of the same stories They are in the
Roman de la Rose, and in half a
dozen others.
The padres. in the early days Of
the Spanish occupation, brought over
these French works. which were always
popular in the monasteries. They
weren't much on Boccaccio for his ir-
reverence always quecred him with
the church. But they all knew the
fablieux. The priests and friars told
these tales to their Indian acolytes.
and they became incorporated with
the national folklore.
There was one tale. not pretty
one. which | used TO hear about the
camItires. and which | never could
place in Boccaccio or any other writer
whom | knew. Last year l visited
Pompeii-and there was that whole
tale told out in pictures on wall.
Il got some of my scholarly friends
10 look it up. They found that particu-
lar story. or traces of it, in Greek.
Latin ard Sanskrt literature. 1t is
as old a tale as we know; and here
i, is being told nightly as part of their
own traditions by the Aztec story tell
ers of Mexico"
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
STORY TELLING IN MEXICO

The MeXicans are great story tell
e''. said an American mining engin-
e'E who is now operating south OF the
n".-er. The percentage of illiteracy
Is very large. and stories told by word
u mouth take the place of reading
To every mining camp. every cattle
camp. the fireside diversion when
"ura stops is listening to folk-tales.
h' man who knows many of them
an tells them well is sure to be poDu.
la In fact, they have professional
s'"Fy tellers. half tramp. half trouba-
o'Nf who wander from camp to camp
a'hl-inS the poems for a few pennies.
Alter got easy with the language
used to listen TO these tales when
ever | could. found that about a
tllrd of the standard stories were Boo
careiu translated into Aztec terms.
lh"Fe would be different incidents.
diArrent names. different localities.
o''' here were the same plots.
asked a priest. an authority on
M"&can history. how Boccaccio ever
go his start down there. He explain
ed If in this way:
A great many of Boccaccio's tales
ar only the folk tales of the world.
pl'hed up by him from the common
people and gathered by him into the
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
A SIauGhterhouse Victim.

The papers recently reported the
death at Cripple Creek. Colo, of a
woman who, three years ago, while
visiting the slaughterhouse of the Ar
mour Packing company In Chicago.
was completely paralyzed on one side
as result of the shock produced by
the sight Of the terrible tragedies
which are constantly being enacted in
that great killing establishment. This
victim Of slaughterhouse horrors is
only one Of many thousands who meet
their death through the slaughter
houses every year. 1t may not be
said. indeed, that the death can be
traced SO directly and Immediately to
the slaughterhouse as in this case, but
the multitudes of men and women
who die Of equity disorders, rheuma-
tism and other maladies resulting
from uric-acid poisoning might enjoy
many years of life were it not for the
deadly dose OF uric acid and other poi
sons derived from the products of the
slaughterhouse-me eaters disor-
ders, among which must be included
trichina and tapewolm, tuberculosis
and possibly cancer as well as those
which have been traced directly to
uric acid.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
A Centennial Celebration,

The people OF Fayette, Ohio, recent
ly showed their appreciation of the
favor conferred on them in having in
their community a fine old lady who
has rounded out the full measure Of
her hundred years. The centennial of
Mrs. Amelia Dubois was celebrated
by hundreds Of people who met to do
her honor. The public schools were
closed. that the children might join
in the celebration. In charge of their
teachers, they marched to the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dubois and escorted
them to the opera house, where an in
teresting program, in which many
prominent people of the neighborhood
took part, was carried out
One pleasing feature was the pres
entation by the children of a quantity
Of flowers the money for which had
been collected among themselves.
The interest shown in the occasion
by the people of Fayette and surround
ing towns is evidence of the high
esteem in which this remarkable old
lady is held. Every faculty of her
mind is alert and responsive, and her
brown eyes still retain their attract
i've sparkle. She is an accomplished
needlewoman. and still spends much
time in preparing dainty gifts for her
friends. Mr.. Dubois, to whom Mrs
Dubois was married siXty-one years
ago, is no less remarkable than his
wife. The unusually healthy and ac-
tive old age of this fine couple is
testimony to the value of their simple.
natural, peaceful life of activity. Com
menting upon this, the .Fayette Review
says:
simple that it is not necessary for
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
"Eashion" Notes.

Don't wear thinsoled shoes at any
season of the year. One may take
cold from chilling of the feet as the
result of wearing thinsoled shoes in
walking over a cold pavement, even
when the pavement is perfectly dry.
Don't adjust the clothing to suit the
season of the year only, but adapt it
to the weather conditions of each par
ticular day.
Don't wear high-heeled shoes, nor
pointed shoes, nor narrow-soled shoes,
nor tight shoes, nor low shoes. Don't
wear slippers. except in the house.
Shoes must have broad. reasonably
thick soles. plenty Of room for the
toes, low heels. Rubber heels are
great comfort.
Don't support the clothing by bands
tight about the waist.
Don't constrict the limbs by means
of elastic bands to support the stock
ings. Support all clothing from the
shoulders, not by bands, but by a
properly constructed waist free from
bones, on the union" plan.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
Victory for the A66ressor

in Europe. too far from home. He
employed against Oyama the plan OF
Peter the Great against Charles XII,
and of kutusoff against Napoleon. 1t
was not new. Eabius had tried it
against Hannibal. and the Parthians
lured Crassus to destruction by it.
But the history of warfare dis
closes that the aggressor has the ad-
vantage-Alexander Hannibal. Caes-
ar and Napoleon all took the initiat-
i've. 1t was not Fabius, nor even Sci
pio. who beat Hannibal; it was Capua
where he ceased the aggressive and
was buried in luxury and debauchery.
Gustavus Adolphus invariably assailed
his enemy. Let one read the brilliant
campaign of Montrose in Scotland If
he would realize the advantage of the
first lick In our own country Stone
wall Jackson and Gen. Forrest illus
trated the superiority of aggressive
tactics,
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12

into a scathing denunciation of the
military record of Col. Fellows. This
man Fellows, said Allen. started from
home with nothing but a Bible, an
arithmetic and a halter. 1t was his
purpose to teach school, become q
preacher, or failing in both steal a
horse and ride back home. He finally
Joined the army as an easy means Of
reaching home Then Col. Fellows
arose. This man Allen he thunder
ed, tells you that he figured in many
engagements and was captured a num-
Der Of times. | do not deny that he
was captured. but the Yankees each
time released him. realizing that it
was an easier matter to fight him than
to feed him
With this unique introduction "Pri-
vate John Allen" arose, and for more
than an hour delighted his hearers
with reminiscent tales of mirthfuI
character--Phiadelp Record
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
Rejected Candidates.

1t is reported that at recent ex-
animation of candidates for admission
to the Naval academy at Annapolis
found sufficiently sound physically to
be admitted. The whole twenty five
passed the mental examination, but
fourteen of them were unable to pre-
sent the necessary physical require
mnts. This fact is a fair index of the
rate at which the physical decadence
of the American people is progress
ing. Insanity, idiocy and epilepsy are
all increasing at very rapid rate
three hundred per cent within the past
fifty years.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
To Prolong Life.

The British Medical Journal recent
ly devoted eight pages to discussion
OF the best means for the prolonga-
tion of life. The greater part of this
space was occupied by a lecture re-
Gently delivered by Sir Herman Web
er, D. D., F. r. c. p. before the Royal
College of Physicians of London. and
the main points of his advice were as
follows:
Moderation in eating, drinking and
physical Indulgence
in.
The keeping of every organ OF the
body as far as possible in constant
working order.
Regular exercise every day in all
weathers; supplemented in many
cases by breathing movements. and
by walking and climbing tours.
Going to bed early and rising early.
restricting the time Of sleep to six
or seven hours. 1--WE question the
wisdom of this teaching. Most people
require eight hours sleep; some.
more.)
Daily baths or ablutions according
to individual conditions. cold or warm.
or warm followed by cold.
Regular work and mental occupa-
tion.
Cultivation of placidity, cheerful
ness and hopefulness of mind.
Employment of the great power Of
the mind in controlling passions and
nervous fear.
Strengthening the will in carrying
ont whatever is useful, and in check
ing the craving for stimulants. ano-
dimes and other injurious agencies.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
BEST TEA GOES TO RUSSIA
Extremely Costly. but Absolutely Un-
equaIed in Flavor.

You won't know what good tea is
till you have tried Russian tea. the
kind that is sent into Russia carefully
by caravan" said tea tester. Ger
tain qualities of Russia tea fetch IS
a pound, and they are worth it.
THE best tea, the pick Of the
tea crop goes to Russia always. 1t is
not sent by ship but by caravan
Stress is laid on this fact. 1t is
claimed that carriage by caravan does
Tot harm the tea whereas carriage by
ship impairs its delicate flavor and
aroma.
BE that as it may, good Russian
tea. with its small, black, crisp, clean
leaves. is the best on-alcoholic drink
in the world. In taste it is unequaled
and in stimulating power it is une-
qualed. OF course. it is expensive,
but it only takes a half teaspoonfnl
to make big pot Of ito make. say
six cups.
Our cheap American tea leaves
have, in the dry. unsteeped state. q
fine flavor, but after sleeping their
flavor is impaired. The dry leaves
of Russian tea have no flavor what
ever. After the boiling water is
poured over them though. no boquet
of roses or violets could impregnate
the air with an odor more delightful
than theirs. Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
Proud Of Her Lonely Life.

"You are worrying yourself unnec.
essarily about the old women who
live alone writes a snappy woman
to the Globe. Il wish to say that
live alone, that | am past 20, that I
have my garden in before any of my
neighbors, that | have my work done
earlier in the morning, that | keep
10y house and lawn looking better,
that never disturb my neighbors by
noise or quarreling or babies coming
from my house, and they have no oc.
casion to worry about me."-Atchisop
Globe.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
I~tdr-s~vtr-.~<dt-.s~t>~~%
BLOT ON STATES GOOD NAME s
Unsanitary Condition in Prisons and Sum Dis I
tricts Crime.

Since the attention of the Chicago
authorities was SO forcibly called to
the conditions present in the peniten-
tiary other states have been investi-
eating.
The rapid growth of tuberculosis
among prisoners in the Joliet. H., pen
itentiary, attended by a marked in
crease in the prison death rate, has
aroused the officials to action. An in
Vestigation and reform is to be insti-
tuted by the State Board of Health.
The members of this board do not
deny that under the present conditions
all efforts to combat the disease are
hopeless. Better general sanitary con-
ditions must be established or it will
be impossible to prevent the spread of
tuberculosis to all the present prison
ers and to all who may be so unfortu-
nate as to be sentenced later.
This is another instance of the state
forcing its citizens to live under con-
ditions which mean almost sure death.
1t Is surprising in this day of enlight-
enment that the state should allow its
citizens to live, voluntarily, in unsani-
tary homes. Yet it does. The resi-
dents of the slum and tenement dis
tricts are dying from faulty santa
tion and bad hygiene. But more the
state forces some others to spend
from one to ten years in dark cell
from which they SO often come, strick-
en- by the great white plague
wrecks of their former selves and a
a.,
With the message of prevention
and cure" of consumption in every
paper let the state not forget its pris-
oners who must silently suffer what
ever fate is decreed for them.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
CAPT. GRAHGM'S CURE.
Sores on Face and Back-Tried Many
Doctors Without Success
Gives Thanks to
Cuticura.

Captain W. S. Graham. 1921 EofY
St. Wheeling, w. Va. writing under
date of June IA. '0i. says: 81 am so
grateful I want to thank God that a
friend recommended Cuticura Soap
and Ointment TO me. ! suffered for a
long time with sores on my face and
back. Some doctors said had blood
poison. and others that had BARRIERS
itch. None of them did me any good,
but they all took my money. My
friends tell me my skin now looks as
clear as a baby's. and | tell them all
that Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Oint.
ment did it."
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
Changed Its Mind.

AS mamma was preparing her boy
for breakfast she said How many
cakes can Eugene eat for his break
fast this morning?"
81 can eat four, Mamma"
Seated at the table. his appetite
seemed to have materially diminished,
for he ate only one of the cakes.
Mamma thought you were going to
eat four cakes this morning What is
the matter?"
Well" said the five-year-old, my
stomach changed its mind"
1t occurs to us that the wise mans
stomach often changes it's mind" as
in this case. but too often that much
abused organ is so pressed upon as to
be convinced against its will, though
of the same opinion still, and, yield
ing to the demands of an abnormal
appetite, finds itself wishing the real
man had been master over the lust Of
the flesh.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
The Child,

A child's face is the window of his soul,
That yet untrammeled by the world S
control.
Like some still pool upon summers
day.
Runles to every wind that blows that
way,
A child's face is yet wide open door.
That every year Life shuts little more
1t stands wide thrown, and to and fro
pass free,
OF his fresh thoughts. the white robed
company.
A childs face is a harp that stringed
stands
Waiting the touch of any passing hands
That chance to strike the clear, obedicnt
strings.
Giving the captive melodies their wings.
A little pool that ruffes to the winds
An open door where each one entry finds
So is a childs face to his every whim.
Pamela Tenant.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-05-12
A Wholesome Medicine.

"A wholesome medicine is Cheer.
And Hope tonic strong;
He conQuers all who conquers fear.
And shall his days prolong.
"A happy heart. n cheerful lip.
Contagious health bestow
As honey-bees their sweetness sip
From fragrant flowers that blow.
LET cheerful thoughts prevail among
The sons of men alway.
And sighs shall change to Loves sweet
song,
And night to golden day