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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
NOT TOO MUCH HURRY.

An Illinois parson believes in the
efficacy OF speed rather than prayer,
He advocates the madness OF it and says
the world doesn't 90 half fast enough
for him and that too many preachers
think they are still in the middle ages,
while the fact is Providence has sent the
means of doing more in one year than
our grandfathers accomplished in ten.
All of which may be true. Yet grand
father was much happier man AMI
more agreeable to his fellow creatures
for not being in such hurry; with
rapid living comes discomfort, restless.
ness, that is very upsetting to unfor.
tunates who must stick to their last
and thereby accomplish certain amount
of labor in order to live at all.-Boston
Herald.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
EMPTY CIGAR BOXES.

Few merchants are aware of q new
law which went into effect last July.
One merchant in nearby city is already
grieving on account Of his ignorance of
the law to the extent Of heavy fine
that was imposed upon him, Heretofore
it had been customary to scratch the
stamp of a cigar box, and ii he so de :
sired, give il away or do with il as hs
should see ct, so long as the stamp was
destroyed, But this is no longer the
case. The merchant or dealer must de-
stroy the box Immediately after the
cigars are gone. He must at once remove
the box from the case and break it up.
The law may sound queer, but be sure
that it is needed or YOU will be caught
before you know.-Ex.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
ASTORIA'S TWELFTH EFFORT.

The assurance is given that the twelfth
annual regatta about to be pulled off in
this city, is to be a genuine and worthy
affair, with every element of amusement
and attraction programmed that is with
in the radius of the the committees
purse-strings. We are glad of the assur-
ance and will do all in our power to
make it good to the tens of thousands
that will come to our gates for enter
tainment and recreation on the two last
days of August and the first day of Sep
tember. Bring on your program, gentle
man! That is what tells the story Of
Astoria's splendid success as regatts
city!
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
POOR VALPARAISO!

It looks as though the world would be
called on once more to open its great
heart and illimitable purse, in behalf OF
the stricken capital of Chill. Earthquake
and FIRE, loss and damage, suffering, are
stalking forth through the streets of that
beautiful city and will leave it in ashes
as was its sister of the north last April.
And while one is trying to figure the
scope of this new disaster, it may be
we'll to remember that the population of
Valparaiso is not wholly Latin, but that
tens of thousands of American, English,
French and German people are residents
there and have been for years. We are
hoping there will come mitigating re.
ports of the dreadful visitation and that
the anticipated sum of misery will fall
short of what is implied in the des-
patches to date.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

Don't look on the bright side of any
thing. Don't permit yourself to see good
in anyone. Don't have any charity for
your erring brother or sister If you
have any of the milk of human kindness
in your heart curdle it in some way.
Believe that all men and women, too, arc
liars and the truth is not in them. Find
fault with your fellow man. Say mean
things about your neighbor, envy her,
hate her; seek your own, scrap if you
don't get it; think evil; rejoice in in
iquity; endure nothing; believe nothing;
and if you are not completely miserable
and unhappy it is because you have not
yet quenched the last vital spark of love
in your being.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
WEAK, WEARY WOMEN.
Learn the Cause Of Daily Woes and
End Them.

when the back aches and throbs,
When housework Is torture,
When night bright no rest, nor sleep,
When urinary disorders set In
Women's lot 10 weary one.
There Is way to escape these woes,
Doan's Kidney Pills cure such ills.
Mrs. Mary Dumgardner, OF i24 Water
street, Salem, Oregon, says, Il have
found poan's Kidney Pills remedy that
IA worthy Of all confidence and am pleas.
ed to endorse them so that other suf.
iered from kidney complaint may know
how to get relief, procured Doan's
Kidney Pills and several members Of our
family have used them with tho most
gratifying results. took them myself
for a tired aching back and dragging
down feeling that comes from irregular
and deranged kidneys. The results We're
OF the best. The aching and soreness
was banished and the kidneys were rem
dered normal, My health became better
in every way"
Plenty more proof Ike this from As
toria people. Call at Charles Rogers
drug store and ask what his customers
report.
For sale by all dealers. Price 30
cents. Foster -Milburn Company, Buff
ialo, New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name--poan's--and
take no other,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

Corsets. Wristbands, abdominal re,
pressers, waist stocking supporters, two.
piece underclothing or two-pieee suits Of
any kind should not be worn by girls OF
women. This is the opinion of Dr. Abby
Shaw Mayhew. assistant professor OF
physical training at the Wisconsin State
University. Miss Mayhem Is delivering
a series OF lectures at the summer ses-
sion of the university on health and
hygiene of women.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
REPORT SEEMS INCREDIBLE,

NEW YORK, August ia special t.
the Herald from Magnolia, Mass, says;
Baron Rosen, Russian ambassador, last
night said that he had never heard of
Mile. dc Smernoir, mentioned as the
victim Of cruelties by the Chevaliers IN
st. Petersburg.
He saws the Cheyaliers are the mount
cd guards and carry swords only; that
the report seems incredible rs II men
tions the use of horse whips. He says
the Cheyaliers are not Coosacks but be,
long to a different branch Of the service,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

SANTA ROSA, CAL, August II, Hops
are still advancing, and yesterday n raise
to Is cents was made, with buyers ask.
ing growers Tor refusal on their crops
until tonight at 20 cents per pound, Less
than a month ago hops We're drug on
the market at 10 cents u pound. and few
were being purchased at that price. The
condition OF the English crop is Nspon.
sible for the increase in prices,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
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HELD FOR EXAMINATION.

SARATOGA, n. Y. August 1.-THE
examination before police Justice VIII
liam J, Delaney and Joseph I. ullman
William j. Mackin and May Blumen.
thai, who were arrested In the Bridge
Whist Club, and charged with being
common gamblers was held yesterday.
They waived examinations and were
held for the grand jury. Each gave bond
of $500, The Ave croupiers were held IN
$3.50 bail each.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

Just think of the heartlessness Of
those school trustees at WilkesbaTe,
Pa, who have made a rule that no
teacher in the public schols shall commit
matrimony during the school year Will
President Roosevelt approve of this stab
at trace suicide?"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
A Mystery Solved.

How to keep off periodic attacks Of
biliousness and habitual constipation
was mystery that DIR. Kings New
Life Pills solved for me" writes John n.
Pleasant Of Magnolia. Ind. The only
pills that are guaranteed to give per-
feet satisfaction to everybody or money
refunded. Only 25c at Charles Rogers
drug store. aug
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

Never answer advertisements that
promise to pay you $50 a week for sit
ting home, doing nothing! Save your
stamps and your common sense. The
post office hasn't eornered all the frauds
yet!
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

1t remains to be seen what action
President Roosevelt will take in the mat
ter of the Tennessee colored woman II
whom six babies were born day or two
ago. Des he believe in encouraging that
sort of thing?
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

An editor commenting upon ladies
raising their skirts when upon the street
says this: "Grove girls raise their
skirts while walking, and it is all right
as far as we can see."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

The cure for obesity is to SO change
the diet as to cease to take on new
fish and to work off the superAuous It's
sue by exercise. Indolence is the sure
fat builder. Sleep is another help.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

It pays to read the advertisements Of
enterprising home merchants. They are
the people who make town a trade
center. You should remember that they
bring the conveniences necessaries and
many of the luxuries of life right to
your door and as rule sell you honest
goods at a small profit.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

Mrs. Newly Wed thesitatingly)--l
would like to give You something from
our dinner. but, but
Beggar-0h thatll be all right, mum,
have the stomach OF an ostrieh.--Lustige
Batter.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

The dressmakers complain that girls
waists are considerably larger than
they used to be, but the boys claim
that they caa get around the difficulty
just the same.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

The largest shark ever captured was
pulled in at San Pedro Bay, Cal, recent
" and measured 50 feet in length and
weighed $4,000 pounds.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

Neither male nor female convicts in
English prisons are permitted to see a
mirror during the period Of their in
generation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

A Chicago girl succeeded in throwing
baseball 204 feet, and that is throwing
some, and if you don't believe it try 1t
yourself. -
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

The kicker is sure to meet with lots
OF criticism and abuse. but it is we'll to
remember that it is better to kick than
to be kicked.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

If fellow is really in love he will
do more fool things than will the girl.
In a love affair the girl always shows
the more sense.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

The only meats that plump danes
should not eat are pork and veal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

@phew. the heat! And the thirst
get! The sun simply snatches the money
out of my pocket"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

Morning Astorian, go cents per month.
delivered by carrier.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18

Milk sells at from 20 to 80 cents per
quart in the Panama canal zone.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-18
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The pay roll OF the New York police
contains SS27 names.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-02

In striking contrast with this are
the clauses in which Miss Lewis bene.
fits in the following sections of tho
same will:
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-02

Gently. purchased from Herein Bros
q Co."
Tenth.-"I also give and bequeath t.
mortgage bonds of the P%ittSburg Brew
ing company to the aggregate par value
OF sSO'CN, which l direct shall be de
lVered TO her by my executors within
80 lays after my death; and if for any
reason the said bonds are not delivered
WITHIN the period aforesaid. l direct my
executors to pay to her on the first day
of the month following my death the
sum of $l25 and a like sum monthly
thereafter until said bonds are deliv.
cred to her."
The library from which Miss Lewis
was empowered by the will to select
one-half of the books is worth $50, 600
and n of the most complete libraries
in the city. The Astoria racing plate,
which also went to Miss Lewis, was
of gold, valued at $4,000. 1t was
won by Sue Smith.
Received Many Presents.
BY the will Miss Lewis got in all
100000. This was only a small por-
ton Of her benefits. When she was
23-her last birthday-Mr. Brown
handed the delighted girl $4,000 in
new bills. Only a few months before
he had given her a beautiful big house
on Greenfield avenue, worth 500, 900.
This is where the bride will live when
she returns from her honeymoon. She
got $20,0 900 worth of diamonds, too.
and in all s125, 900 in cash, say Mrs.
Browns friends, before the old mans
death.
The Browns have taken the daugh-
ter-in-law to their hearts. She is
again mistress of the old Brown man.
sion, there to stay as long as she
pleases. w. Harry Brown, the broth
er, even weather. than S. S. Brown,
who inherits the bulk Of the estate,
is understood to be against Miss
Lewis claim.
There was a tragic scene when the
will was read. Mrs. Elizabeth Will
lard, sister Of the dead man, knew
nothing of it. When she heard it
gave the young widow but $50, 900 in |
beer bonds she burst out weeping and
from the room crying: ooh, Sam
uel, how could you have done this
A strange feature Of this strang case
Is that the millionaire provided bet
.er for the young widow after her
than during her life. A niche
by his direction has been reserved for
Ter in the rich marble mausoleum out
It the cemetery. There she will rest
With the others of the family's dead.
And whether an old mans tickle
ancy changed at the last or a design
ng girl succeeded in a plot to secure
wealth at the expense of reputation
nd standing in society, is the 'ques-
ion.
Probably 1t will be answered in the
curtis,
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-02

mentor when he went to New Yorl
on matters social.
Martha e. Lewis was the daughte,
OF a boat caulker employed by Mr.
Brown. When only a child in shor,
dresses the millionaire had taken &c
her because she reminded him of his
dead daughter when she was a tiny
girl. When she grew older he made
her his almoner in his many charities,
and when she was out Of her teens
he had her made secretary Of the Sun.
day school which he had endowed.
Gifts were showered upon her inst
as the were upon Miss Grace Brown.
For awhile things went along mooth.
ly enough on the surface, but Mrs.
Brown gradually discovered that she
was being undermined. Miss Lewis
finally got control Of the establish.
and ran it with an iron hand.
Family Makes Objections.
The other Browns-brothers. cons
ms n nephews-didn't like this at
all. They demanded that Miss Lewis
De at least sent to live elsewhere and
Mrs. Grace Brown be brought
oack from Kentucky, where she had
gone. to give tone to the household.
Not for a minute" retorted the old
man. Grace has chosen to live away
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-02

him out. Several plans are suggested,
and the class finally compromises upon
feeding him 80-grain doses of strych-
nine while he is hitched behind a
motor ear making a 30-mile clip over
a road vay strewn with tacks.
That, Oily, is a sure indication of
a gay time. Imagine the shrieks of
laughter it will cause. See the tears
OF joyous appreciation that ring out
upon the night air. Picture to your
self the happy, innocent, laughing
faces of these merry lads as they tor
ture their comrade. It's a great life.
Oily. A great life. II there is one
thing we excel in, 1t is the ability to
invent odd amusements, and we breed
the finest gentlemen in the world, not"
But we are progressive, dear uncle,
are We nOt?" asked billy.
Yes, too id progressive" replied
Uncle George. In some things we
wouldn't know progress II she ran In
front OF us and made signs, Messrs.
Depew and Plat kindly write, while
in others we are SO Internally progress
sive that we will be forced to put
tenders on ourselves to avoid running
down our fellow men. It's a great life
we lead here, Dilly. A marvellous lie,
and the greatest part Of it is our haZ-
ing. We are all hazers, my boy, and
we are continually hazing something
or somebody. The. social ~ewspapers
haze their subscribers or haze the ZEN
eral public into becoming subscribers.
The plutOcrats haze the common peo-
pie, and we allow our public officials
haze us without a murmur. We are
hazed by policemen and car conduct
ors, and I'm free to confess that | be-
lieve we like it. But down at Annap-
oils and at West Point, Dilly, is where
haZlng Is really brought to a fine point
What would not those old inquisitors
have given to have had a cadet at the
head of the torture department? Why,
one good active cadet could have or
new tOrtures and made the
,ld-timers at the business look like a
Whisper in a gale of wind"
But are not our future nava and
army officers gentlemen, dear uncle"
inquired billy.
Yes, Diliy, they are gentlemen" re-
died Uncle GEORGE. lust as gentle
manly as a BOrnean savage, and with
same appreciation"
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-02

w Pittsburg, Pa.
William Brown. Princeton, Ky:
Mait. am coming down that way
For an answer this came back:
Can't wait. WIFI.
And this was the reply:
All right. Go ahead. God bless YOU
both. Bring her home. FATHER.
But it was not so fated. Will
Brown, undisputed heir to the larger
share of his fathers millions, did not
bring his bride home. She brought
him home-in a coffin. Almost the
next day he fell i'll and was dead
within a week. The bride-widow, al
most i'll with her grief, met her ia
therin-law and went straight to his
heart.
You must stay here with us, my
dear" said the millionaire, "and be
my daughter, too. l know Will would
have wished it So"
Old Mans Daughter Dead.
SO the girl stayed along with the
old man, and year after year made
herself better loved by him. Then
came another blow-his only living
child, his daughter Nellie, died in
Italy.
Il am afraid my poor old heart will
break said the old man, bowed un-
der this added weight of woe.
There was no one to turn to save his
daughter-in-law now. He called her to
him one day soon after the funeral
and said:
Stay here with me, for l am left
alone. Be the head of my household,
and when | die you will be the same
my will as if you were my own
daughter. And why not? Are YOU
not the wife of my dead SON., my only
But the girl did not need this prom
Sc. h loved the old man as the
.ather of her boy husband. Her sis
.er came to live with them and she
.ook her place at the head of the
Brown household. The servants were
instructed to obey her in everything.
md wherever she went she was in
reduced by the millionaire as my
laughter Grace, my sons widow, dear
o me as my own"
Everywhere it was understood hat
he young widow was to be his heir
SIS. Folks were told that Mr.. Browns
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-02
YOUNG WIDOW WILL
FIGHT FOR MILLIONS
OF HER FATHER-IN-LAW
DISPOSITION OF Estate Of Samuel S. Brown, PittSburg
Magnate, Reveals Scandal.
LEFT MUCH MONEY TO HIS LATEST PIT
Girl at the Last SuppIanted Wife or Dead Son in the Old
Mans Affections Will Was Made as lie
Lay on His Death Bed.

Better an old mans darling than
a young mans slave" runs the ole
song.
Probably Martha E. Lewis will con.
cur, but Mrs. Grace McGoOdwin
Brown, daughter-in-law of the late
Samuel S. Brown, Smoky City mag.
nate and multi-millionaire, can hard.
ly be expected to.
Idolized and petted by her father
in-law for Is years, taught to con
slider herself his heiress. and intro
duced everywhere as his daughter, she
finds herself left a paltry $4,000,
while her supplanter, Martha T..
Lewis, has been given a sum exceed
ing $250,000.
And a contest in the courts which
will enrich lawyers and furnish sensa-
lions 10 satisfy the most scandal
hungry dame is promised.
For Mrs. Brown and all the rela-
tives Of the dead millionaire assert
that his latest will, executed on his
death bed. was made under undue
influence and is unjust and unfair.
Worth Over $50, 10000 900.
Samuel S. Brown died last Decem-
bcr. He left an estate scattered all
the way between Pittsburg, New York
and New Orleans which is conserva-
lively estimated at $40, 900, 600. He
also left a will which is the bone of
contention.
Mrs. Brown, young widow Of the
dead maSnates only son, had been
tod that she was to be his bene-
fic'ary. A goodly portion of the
estate was to have been hers. Yet.
when the will was read, she found
herself cut off with a paltry batch of
brewery bonds, and these to go should
she remarry.
But Miss Lewis, bitter enemy of the
daughter-in-law. hene-
flied to the extent of a quarter of a
and more. She had already
supplanted the beautiful Kentucky
as the head of the old mans
household before his death. That was
the last straw; then came the open
breach.
1t is a strange story-how these two
young women came into the life of
he millionaire. There were a son
a daughter whom the old man {
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1906-06-02
WOMAN TREASURE HUNTER
Has Visited Wild Regions Never
Before Seen by Any Pros
pector.

Accompanied only by an Indian half.
breed, Lillian X. Malcolm, a woman
mining p~rospectOT in Nevada, claims
to have discovered in the foothills of
the weird Funeral mountains of Death
valley a ledge OF rich copper n gold
ores on a ridge that towers 5000 feet
IN the air. Once Lillian Malcolm, ac-
cording to her story, in the San Fran
cisco Call, crossed the ChilcOOt in
Alaska, alone, in her search for gold.
The railroad mad not been built that
has since minimized the difficulties of
Alaskan travel IN the Chilcoot region.
Miss Malcolm declares that the tour
OF the Funeral mountains was more
hazardous than her lonely journey
through the Chilcoot years ago.
No white person had ever visited
he spot where l viewed the great cop
per deposit until | made my way
there" she said. 81 have never before
seen such ruggednesS in the mountains
as the Funeral range presents. |
have been a prospector ten years, and
have passed much of my time in the
mountains of Alaska, Colorado and
other places where there are mines.
The Funeral range is the worst of
any. l made up my mind that 1
would search for gold and copper in
the foothills of the Funeral mountains.
| was compelled to cross the range to
get where l wished to go. | had no
fear, but there were moments when,
in climbing, l did not dare to look
back, but only kept right on.
There were many places where a
misstep meant sur death. All there
was to do was 10 go ahead. Once
started in, there was no way to stop
without cOnfeSsing defeat. Finally, 1
found what was looking for. At first
l could hardly believe my eyes.
had reached a point about % miles
from the lines Of the Clark road and
16 miles from the line of the Borax
road, when the ledge Ioomed
up immensely.
hen was happy. / have studied
geology and other lines
to mining, and | have done
assessment work with my own hands
a shaft 60 feet deep. In short, my
experience has been such that I be-
lieve that l am competent to know
whether my mineral discoveries are
e.
The ledge stands up clearly from
20 to Is feet, with both gold and cop-
,er in it-but more copper than geld.
There may be millions there in easy
each-a quantity that | believe is al
most beyond ordinary computation. II
am not mistaken, the discovery is
-aluable for it's richness, and also be-
ause it opens Up knowledge of am
new copper belt in the Deathe
Picturesqueness is added to Miss
1alcolm's trip by the fact that the
halfbreed that she took into Z
he desert where so many strong men r
ave died is Bill Kee, Scotty's friend.
his Indian is a good guide.