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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

We understand that certain mem.
bers Of the only church choir In Give
adam Gulch object to our leading the
singing because we play poker, own
a race horse and a fighting dog and
take nip with the boys occasionally.
We don't suppose It is exactly accord
ing to the eternal fitness of things, but
until society has safely passed through
the chaotic state and can stand alona
we shall stick to our singing job and
back 1t up with two guns. Meanwhile
we shall sing with ardor and with as
much reverence ag we can
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29
NICK PAPAZGERES,
THE GREEK DIVER.

has Just received new diving ma
chine from the old country. Dives
from 25 to 30 fathoms in shallow wa
ter; stays down half day at time.
Leave orders at AIT Bond st. Market.
or d. Falangos, Clifton.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

Dadss Little Liver Pills thorough
" clean the system, good for lazy liv-
ers, makes clear compIexione, bright
eyes and happy thoughts.
sold by Frank Hart's Drug Store
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29
LOST AND FOUND.
MISCELLANEOUS.

TO OWNERS OF TIMBER CLAIMS
and timber--We will buy for CASH
any good timber tributary to Neha-
lem River. win deal with owners
only. No others need answer. Write.
giving fun particulars, 10 Box 8. u.
P. Station, Portland. Oregon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

A Chicago man who was looking for
real estate In this locality went over
to Lone Jack the other day to buy a
large block of town lots. On visiting
the graveyard be found that only
twenty-one people had died In three
years. He did not buy. He realized
that town that couldn't do better
than that was slow town and had
no future. M
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29
HOUSE MOVERS.

~~~~-N~~-~N~~-~N-~~N~-4I-N~
FREDRECKSON BROS.--We make q
speciality Of house moving, carpenters,
contractors general jobbing; prompt st.
tention 10 all orders. Corner Tenth and
Duane. II
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

There is neither law nor ordinance
in this whole territory against speed.
ing automobiles. They can skip along
at rate OF 100 miles an hour On
the contrary, there is no law against
any citizen taking a pop at a chauf-
feur with his gun If he feels so mind
ed, and he is pretty sure to feel that
way. If you own an auto and are
booking for paradise, come this way
and get free burial.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

AGENTS--cANvAssERs. MIxERs,
pcddlers. solicitors mail order pco.
pie. etc, should buy KRAMER's
BOOK OF TRADE SECRETS Rssu-
lar p,ice %. but bal Of last edition
for ;i.sS a. long an thsy last. Guar
anteed. Order quick. Sioux Pub Co,
Sutherland. Iowa. ii-aS-tf
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

Mr.. Jim Hellso twho Is oursell blew
Down the barrel OF new shotgun on
exhibition at Kramer's the other dag.
II wasn't loaded.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

WANTED GENTLEMAN OR LADY
Of fair education TO travel for mer-
camille house OF large capital Terri
tory ut homo or abroad. TO suit. Week.
~ salary Of $1,000 per year and ok
penscs. Address Joseph A. Alexan-
der. Astoria, Ore is.s1-at
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

Mr.. JIM Hellso (who is ourseifI In
forms US that alterations and improve.
ments to the Hellso Opera House viii
cost $1,000. One hundred pounds Of
lead was dug out OF the ceiling last
week. tAA5
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29
II sls4aat sgAsa Hias NY
Breezy Paragraphs
From the Kicker
A PoG6cal Discussion That Came Neai
Ending In Murder.

tcopyrisht 1905, BY Eugene rareealsl
n HR JIM HELLSo lwho Is our.
MI self wishes the Kicker %
Evv deny In the most vigorous
language that be Is thinking
Of reslgning his position as postmaster
Of this gulch. He dies now and them.
but be never resigns.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING.
HELP WANTED.

wANTED--yoUNa LADY WITH
some knowledge OF typewriting and
bookkeeping. work in good mercan-
tile business; good wages, permanent
position for right party Addrcss u"
care Astorian. 1a-sist
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

Mr.. Jim Hellso (who Is ourselfl paid
Z short visit to Denver last week and
did not blow out the gas.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

men stood and looked at each other in
establishment for a moment after the
firing and then each ran In the opposite
direction. Oh, yes; Arizona will be ad-
mitted to the Union. when the robins
nest again
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29
BUTTON HOLE AT THE BACK.
NOTICE.

There is money In the general fund
to pay warrants Endorsed prior to De-
cember 1, 1905. Interest will cease af-
ter this date. THOMAS DEALEY,
city Treasurer.
Astoria, Ore, Dec. 20, 1906. ;p.''
An@ 12-20-10t
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

Mr.. Jim Hellso (who is ourselfl has
asked the Kicker to deny in thunder.
Gus tones that he contemplates organ.
king a wild west show and taking the
road next summer In opposition to
Bpffalo William. His show has been
right here in Glveadam Gulch for the
last eight years.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

Edward Jones and Peter Howard.
both Of this town. met on the street
last Sunday and resumed political
discussion. with the result that guns
were drawn and ten shots fired. No
one was killed, no one wounded. The
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

II Is quite true that the editor Of
the Kicker and the governor Of the
territory met at Florence the other
day and had long and confidential
talk, but there Is not grain Of truth
In the statement that they played
poker for ten hours on stretch and
that the result was bad for the gov
ernor. We and the governor were on
our dignity all the time. Had he sug.
gested poker we should have discour-
aged the idea.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

WANTED Statesmen. MANY MAKE
800 to $50 psr month. Some even
more. Stock clean, grown On Rsser.
vatica, far from old orchards. Cash
advanced weekly. Choice Of territory.
Addrcss Washington Nursery Company,
Tcppenish. Washington" o-2S.u
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

Colonel Joe Skelly of the Big 4
ranch informs us that he felt and
counted ninety-eight distinct shocks
Of an earthquake last Sunday. We
have not the slightest hesitation In
pronouncing Colonel Joe liar. II
be was sober enough to feel or hear
anything it was one Of his old mules
rolling on the grass.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-12-29

wANrm-rwo GOOD susscRIP.
tion solicitors to work. First clnss
proposition. good pay. Apply Astorian
once.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23

The Russian peasant must neces-
sar1ly be interesting to the world to-
day, for he is the key to the Russian
problem.
In the myriad of villages scattered
throughout this vast country live 120,-
100000 peasants, no less than 80 per
cent: of the whole population of Rus
5sla; and the portentous query looming
larger. in all minds as day succeeds
day is: What can this huge brother
hood effect, what will it effect, and
when?
For centuries past, and especially
since the time of Boris Godunoff, 1888
1905, have these peasants been refused
the rights due to every man born of
woman. Culture, education, knowl-
edge of even the most elementary ma
ture, has been denied them. The out
side world has been blank, and from
childhood It has been instil!ed into
their poor deluded minds that it is
enough for them to know something OF
their immediate surroundings - no
more!
From his birth the Russian peasant
is dominated by two overwhelming fac
tors, superstition and obedience to the
tsar's will, the latter being observed
indirectly, but none the less stringent
ly, through the medium of the local
authorities-to put it tersely and gen
orally, without going into details of
the numerous officials, the police.
Fear Of the village ooriadnik (police-
man) and the village priest is bred in
the Russian; it is part of his inalien-
able birthright; and after countless ST.
perstittous ceremonies, both before and
after birth, which the unfortunate babe
! is lucky il he survives, the first per-
sonage that his little eyes and body.
which ARE destined to see and feel
so much distress, are made aware of
are the priest and the policeman. : y
And what of his surroundings, what
of his bringing up? Both as bad as
can possibly be! Breathing the foul,
stuffy, vapor-laden atmosphere of the
two small wooden-walled rooms Of :he
Russian izba (cottage), from which
almost all light and certainly all fresh
air are excluded, except that admitted
by the occasional opening of the door,
and in which congregate the fowls and
other small beasts of the farmyard:
feeding on the most meager food
black bread, vegetable soup, and small
,cucumbers, with now and then milk
and tea for a treat; sleeping with as
many of the rest, of the family as can
congregaye-male and female-togeth-
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Two Husbands Near Pana, ILL.,, Make
Novel Deal-Families Live.
= j Z Together. "

A friend told this story from real
life the other day, writes Rev. C. B.
Mitchell, In the New York Observer.
4. "A wild storm was raging around a
prairie home one night. The windows
were blown in and no lights could be
kept burning. It was only with diff
Guilty that the doors could be braced
against the blast. The father was abb
sent from home, and the mother,
grandmother and three children sat in
the darkness in aAroom on, the shell
tered side Of the house, fearing that
at any moment the house might be
swept from the foundations; by the
force OF the wind. . *.:s :*:-1 i: ..s:.z. 70
& Suddenly l-year-old Walter vas
missed. He had been holding a whis-
pered conversation with his grand
mather only few moments before.
Frantic with fear, the mother called
him at the top of her voice, and, re-
ceiving no reply, started "a grope her
way through the darkness and confu-
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23

gayeties making us once solemn Amer
leans q very gay people indeed-tak-
ing away the reproach that we take
our pleasures too seriously, and max
ing need for clothes appropriate to the
diversions. Not only do carriage folk
dress nowadays, but also the plebian
street car, the open trolley, shows its
load Of prettily costumed women. A
voile suit Of some delicate color an
swers admirably for wear at summer
park and private party, and the
voiles Of the season come in most
beautiful shades, the material back
in fashion with certainty, too pref
ty long to be vanished.
The hat here pictured is typical Of
those seen on the summer girl Of the
| day. It Is charming gray erin
fluffy with tulle and with yellow
roses, making beautiful contrast on
the soft gray-a French combination
and artistic.
Very smart and coQuettish is the
small hat with ruche Of tulle about
the crown and at one side a tight
bunch of roses and the ubiquitous
quill, under the brim of course some
more roses. Posies, posies everywhere
adding their quota to the gayeties.
| At present the sailors are consid-
erably much trimmed, but before the
summers over we may have the Sim
pie old sailor back again, a strictly
utilitarian protection for the head.
But we must confess we like the rose
! and tu1le bedecked ones; think them
more becoming.
The other day we saw on hat
half wreath of peach blossoms that
looked so real we surely got a Whit
| Of their fragrance across the car;
| wanted to ask the maiden where un-
der the sun she found the tree where
on they grew. Artificial flowers never
were so beautiful as this year, am
sure; never SO natural looking.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
AN UNklND KINDNESS.

cent. wanted to tell my admiration
of the housekeeping horses, but could
not think of the word. Madam
said, what should call this and l
laid my hand on my knee. Trousers
she replied. 49,
"'Ah, now can say my thought, ,
said I. The American horses swing
their trousers magnificently high.
Madam did not move an eyelash. I
will remember,' |. said to myself
trousers. trousers : /.
Next day the guests of madam
were taken to a picnic on the rocks by
the sea; the hostess was carving a
small fowl. What part may / cut for
your she said. All I could remember
of the body was the word + had learned
on the drive the day before. Tho
trousers, If you please, madam L said
with pr0mptness. For a moment
there was silence, then one Of the
young ladies burst out to laugh, then
everybody, and there were afterward
many apologies, to my embarrassment.
&" Now, would 1t not have been a
kindness ST, Il madam had corrected my
first mistake
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
YOUNG, WEALTHY AND HANDSOME 5.= -
GIANT UNABLE TO FIND WIFE

heavily interested in western mines.
Barth holds enough shares in these
titjon taken out between two berths,
so that he can lap over, as 1t were,
from one to the other. No hotel pro-
vides bed big enough eor him, so he
has had one made that. is long enough
to receive all Of his elongated stature.
Sometimes, when, he cannot carry the
bed along with, him, he has to use
mines to make him independent. He
also owns property in the Bronx, in
Jersey and at Plainfield and River
head, L. I: -
After he had his first affair OF the
heart Barth promptly resigned his po-
sition with an electrical concern,
shook the dust of Chicago from his
feet, and went to New York.
Travelled for Three Years.
Then he concluded that he would
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Bayrhnln'gy
nj thf KtHa
81.
BY BLANCHE RING.
4 =. the Actress. ~ -.<

Immediately concerned? Ingenious queries these frequently
asked of player folk who have the good fortune vvdy
audience with the bona de Of stage ovemakng
Indeed they very ingenious that of the obvious
pments powers Of portrayal actor and
obliged the innocence the chdke of human
psychology which makes the asking OF such questions possible
it that Of all problems of psychology that
tanning the kiss ought be the thoroughly
dood emotion which the kiss of love and passion
SUCH democratic common all
would suppose and to of certain
stnctve knowledge anent the and delicate complexities
which involved One would suppose that they ought be
the of emotional experience
under the circumstances how
much it thrill the received it in full
theaterful Of people: v@ ~. .:>.. !. .#E
bit of it. They reject the evidence of judg
men Of their which has dubaby
taught them that matter how the love between
and be- kiss received given the presence
third and be- only the merest hollow mockery
kiss so far real feeling is concerned -
Now, there absolutely psychological difference between
the have just described and its emotional import the stage
kiss The iee just perunctory just foreign
to genuine passion the other f.
Theres abundant truth the saying always be suspicious
the who makes love gracefully and convincng The
festation real genuine neither graceful nor
for the good that they
dramatic the kiss real love of passion
convincing dramatic kiss.
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Respect for Foreigners Feelings Led
Him to Make Ludicrous
Blunder.

Politeness has never been counted
the national virtue; but an Italian no.
bleman attached to his countrys en-
bassy in Washington would make one
of it's manifestations a national fault
The count has been in America long
enough to have lost, with some of his
accent, all sensitiveness about his
early difficulties with the language.
He tells this story of mistaken Amer
ican kindness on himself:
"One OF my greatest difficulties in
learning English" he Said, was the
politeness Of my American friends in
ignoring my what you call breaks: At
first my words were not always to
say, on the spot; yet was allowed
to say many words that were wrong
till the time came when a laugh could
not be stopped. .H ..i.->:" i s.....t
"Once at Newport my hostess took
me to drive. Bellevue avenue was
crowded, and the horses were ma1nifi-
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23
Painful Predcament Which Has Brought Woe to the Heart
Of August Barth of Brooklyn.
DEMANDS ONLY ONE REQUISITE IN BRIDE
Himself Seven Feet TALL He Insists the Lady Six
rect, Seven Inehes-Need Not Be Youn8,
Beautiful r Rich.

Young, good looking, wealthy, and,
perfOrce, a bachelor:
Such is the painful position of Aug
ust Barth, of Brooklyn.
And the cause
He is seven feet tall!
Somewhat sensitive on the subject
himself, Mr.. Barth has found that
maidens who have won his heart are
even more so.
Once engaged to charming Chi
cago girl, herself six feet tall, the en-
gagement was broken because the lady
asserted she looked SO small beside
bin that they attracted attention on
the street.
Bride Must Be Tall.
Now he insists that the companion
Of his honeymoon must be at least SIX
feet seven inches in height. He says:
She need not be rich, she need not
be beautiful. She need not even be
quite SO young as I am. All l ask IS
that she be at least six feet seven
inches tall"
Six feet seven inches of femininity!
Six feet seven inches clinging lovingly,
fOndly to seven feet of masculinity!
Is it possible that there is no way of
effecting this ideal combination? 1t
would seem not.
1t must be understood that it Is
through no fault of his Mr.. Barth re-
mains, in the words Of Rudyard Kip
ling. wild ass of the DESERT
Flo has tried hard. He has made a
personal canvass Of eligible woman
hood, covering many miles. He has
advertised, he offers a reward OF $100
to any one who will bring about such
match-and still the right girl has not
appeared.
A number of the prettiest "show
girls in current New York musical
plays were approached and asked If
they would have any strenuous objec-
tions to marrying man seven feet
in height. If any demurred she was
Informed that this giant was proper
such an episode again, and am unwill-
ing to take chances"
In the hope of cheering him Mr..
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23

I insist on the six feet seven inch
clause.
His Lost Happiness.
Il was once engaged to very pretty
girl. was just out of college and
enjoying myself in Chicago. / met
this young woman, and we fell in
love. She was tall-nearly six feet.
in fact-but when we went out togeth-
er she looked SO very small alongside
Of me that we attracted attention. She
was sensitive, and could not stand the
notoriety, so that, although she loved
ME, she asked me to break the engage
ment.
Nov, l don't want to go through
II can't help it, said he. II am too
sensitive about the discrepancy my
self"
AS a last resort, arrangements were
made to have Mr.. Barth meet the
only woman in America who could
come up to his standard-Miss Rosa
Wedsted, the Finnish giantess, also
with the circus.
Miss Wedsted is exactly seven feet
tall, and while not exactly beauty,
she has pleasant face. She is dis
tintt blonde, while Mr.. Barth is the
opposite.
Miss Wedsted, when approached on
the subject, at first was diffident She
is, strange to say, extremely sensitive
about her height. She feared an ad-
vertlsing scheme" of some sort, but
was assured that Mr.. Barth was not
connected with any circus or side
show, and, in fact, had never yearned
to be "billed' as giant. So finally
the giantess consented to meet the
giant.
Mr.. Barth Fled.
The day arrived. George Anger, who
looks down on little folks of seven
feet, was to make the introduction The
little group, including COL Anger,
"Tody" Hamilton, New York Sunday
World representative, and MIR. Barth,
assembled in room at Madison Square
Garden. Across the room Miss We'd
sted was in little ante-chamber ar
ray;ng herself for the meeting that
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23

60 travelling, and set sail for Londoa
Three years were spent y in London,
Scotland, Ireland and France. Wheth-
er or not he was in search OF a wife
he would not say.
Travelling, to Mr.. Barth, means more
OF q sacrifice than it does to the Or
binary mortal. His seven feet Of
height make the question of sleeping
accommodations a serious one. In
travelling at night he always has to
engage a stateroom and have the par
the regular hotel bed, with a chair
added to it. On such occasions he
uses the bed sidewise, If it is not SO
made he can stick his feet through an
opening in the footboard.
1t is most unpleasant for Mr.. Barth
to 60 to a theater for the people who
sit behind him always object that, they
cannot see the stage. He has, there
fore, to take seat in the back row.
and, as he is trifle near-sighted, this
makes it unpleasant.
During all your travels did you not
find woman who measured up to your
requirements as far as height was con-
cerned?" he was asked.
Admires Scotch Women.
mot in Scotland, England or France
I got into little town in Scotland
I think they call it PEBBLES, where ]
met several large women, but when
they stood alongside of me they looked
small. The finest looking women
met on my travels I met in PEBBLES
Il don't think. I am particularly
:finicky.' I don't want beautiful
woman-that is, don't insist on it.
have seen scores of women who were
willing to marry me, but there was an
!ndeanable something lacking in each
case.
Perhaps it is my extreme height
that initiates against women wishine
in droves to marry me, but then, again
there is Col. Anger, taller than am
He got married all right.
Maybe woman would rather marry
q little man.. I noticed in the papers
the other day, the story of a dwarf
in New York, only three feet two
inches tall, who was arrested for big:
amy: On that basis ought to have
had four wives by this time, for I an
twice as tell as he. and more!
Confident He Will Find Affinity.
Some day am sure shall find my
afantty-a tall woman, who won't loor
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23

Soft mulls rather than stif1y starched
lawns are the order OF the day; these
are blessing to the laundress as they
do up" more easily and keep clean
longer. The lingerie this season Is
even more fragile in appearance than
usual, now one affects the finest OF
materials and less elaboration of lace
insets; this: too, is a blessing to the
home dressmaker, who can keep In
style without wearing herself all out
in the attempt.
Long coats are few and far between,
and the variety of short ones is mar
velous-one would have thought all the
ideas exhausted long ago. They are
so much cooler for summer wear, and
they allow OF display of the exquisite
Mouse. The present fashions make
the streets very festive, SO much white
flnery seen Already numbers of white
frocks have appeared, and though we
may not have the white season of last
summer repeated, there certainly is to
be a great deal of white worn. White
ing over the hair at the back, u novel
and picturesque disposal. Last even
ing we noticed an attractive hat, one
Of the longish turbans with the only
trimming wreath of small flowers,
the wreath elongated at the back ana
|. quite separated from the hat, lying on
tho girls soft tresses like a garland.
The arrangement of artificial flowers
this season seems to us more natural
and effective than usual, and the flow
ers so pretty.
Silk is much worn this. spring, taf-
feta and rough weaves both The coll
ored pongees are all made with short
skirts, and shortest Jackets, evidently
meant for business: and they certainly
do seem to be just the thing for sum-
mer pedestrianizing. The taffetas are
usually made walking length in spite
Of dire predictions we sea. almost NO
Willmar tribune., 1906-05-23

~ ! =
like a pigmy beside me. Then ! shall
forget the discomforts of being 4
giant in the happiness OF being / a
bridegroom. But where shall fnd
the woman?" !. liz r.. ~ - i. =
Don't you think you will be aDle
to- find a wife in this country ?"
.'''I don't know. I have heen on the
lookout for some time, but my search
has been unrewarded. AS an indica-
>tion of good faith, am willing that
the woman who becomes my wife may
first look into my character; look into
my financial responsibility. And while
she is doing 50 will give her all the
assistance I can. Lam sincere; no
man was ever more So" III. 4.
Harth has" three brothers, zone OF
whom is the same height; another is
seven feet two inches, and still an
other is seven feet four inches. His