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All Depends on Boy

Mr.. w. J. Wilgus. vice president OF
the New York Central & Hudson
River railroad, in letter to the au-
thor. says:
ITO the young man Of sound princi-
pies and good constitution. imbued
with the intention to succeed, the
railroad offers a career that contains
all of the rewards for which men can
strive. There is probably no field so
attractive as that OF the railroad for
the display Of the strenuous qualities
that, in less peaceful times. won sue.
cess in the profession Of arms. FL
nancial returns and the honors Of po-
sition are at the command OF the
Young man of ability who is not
afraid of hard work. and whose con-
stant aim Is the securing of the pleas
ure that comes from the accomplish
ment OF work well done.
"The disadvantages in the field of
railroading are long hours, and the
frequent subordination Of social pleas
ures to the demands Of duty"
Mr.. ]. w. Burdick. passenger traf-
fic manager Of the Delaware & Hud-
son Railroad company. in letter to
the author. says:
my advice in the premises would
depend upon my estimate Of the boys
ability and promise. II he is made
of the right stun, It is immaterial
whether he enters the clerical or the
operating department of . railroad.
In either case. II his activities are
sut,,ciently exercised in learning his
business he will either follow along
the line Of promotion or be extin-
u,,ished. according to the estimate
placed upon those activities BY the
management. believe that the Gle
ments and probabilities Of success are
inherent In the boy himself, aud that
the, ultimate outcome y not material
II Influenced BY the kind Of work hs
49, NJ IN the beginning. II bssis At-
tel ~ hirth and education Deoperly
q perform ia duties wAieA eons p
lhls hand.~ {, y 81. .-..-.,..
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Duties Of Officials

he president is not always the
King head OF the railroad. He
10, be n practical railroad man,
nay hold his Office on account Of
ga,incrs capacity. which enables
10 finance any commercial enter
y. But most railroad presidents
paetical men. understanding rail-
I.lns In general. and often Its
kigsment even to the smallest de-
h. vice president. II active. usual
tis some distinct duties. and Is In
Irr Of certain important matters.
! treasurer Is the custodian Of the
Drcld's money. The secretary may
nay net occupy n position of re-
|ksbility. II IL his official duty
|ifep the records of the meetings
! 10 perform such other functions
|rsy be- designated by the board Of
fioss
D. general superintendent is the
kuilre officer of the operating side
he read. and is responsible for
FyihlnE outside of the clerical and
|,eial departments. except that he
not. as a rule. interfere with the
H. Of the general freight. pas
ssr and ticket agents. He Is al
\ Invariably n mechanical expert.
always discipiinarian. who un-
fiands the handling of large bodies
bsn.
De chef engineer occupies a posi-
equal 10 that of the general SUI
fn'endent and in some cases he
Fanks him In salary and In I'm
fance. He has charge OF the civil
Fneering and OF other matters. a
|Foad must be surveyed and con-
Faei, with its bridges. tunnels and
p work, before the trains can be
1 and tho chief engineer is re-
nAble for this work. and for the
f'aht rebuilding and enlargement
Fhe road.
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Requisite Education

The boy who intends to enter the
clerical side of railroading needs the
same preparation as he does to take
I'M any regular business. although
some mechanical knowledge, even In
the clerical department. will not
come amiss. But the boy who In
tends to go into one Of the operating
departments, and this is the side
which offers the greatest opportunity.
needs to be equipped with a liberal
and broad technical education. From
the common or high school he should
n.ss into some institute of technology.
ana graduate. The classical college
i. hardly to be advised. because the
nrst-clsss Al institute Of technology. or
other high technical school. gives all
the general education essential to sue
ccssfui railrcading.
There are few callings which need
mara training and discipline than
this. Promotion in the operating de-
nsrtmsnt d impossible without ex-
,srseoce. ana . strong. rugged, broad,
ysnsral technica1 education exhiler-
~ sxpssienes aad widsns ~ -
leslty. 81
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tcopyrish., isA y S.,A c. Fowler. Jr.,

RUE begin as brakemen. this experI-
ehce being extremely valuable to
.nem' The engineer usually deyelops
from the firemen. and most fIremen
start In as wipers or as round.house
helpers "'"'e
Superintendents have almost inyari-
aoiy occupied some subordinate .posi-
'loh' oiten the lowest. There are
many OF commanding position. and of
enormous capacity. who began as fire
men. as workers in the round-house.
UT as mechanics In the repair shop.
Ihe railroad man is n man OF ac-
''oh' ana man of quick action. n
man able to do In minute, In safety,
"hat men In other lines of work NAV
require hours for execution. 1t has
oeen said that tho railroad man never
sleeps. that II he does sleep he has
the sleeping nina OF dog. the kind
which whisper viii awake. The
'azy boy even though he may be A
mechanical genius. would better keep
away from railroading.
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SM4..ZcNsAaa,ss.l

"Before I wrote to you, telling you how I
felt had doctored for over two years steady
and spent lots Of money on medicines besides,
but It all failed to help me. My monthly pc
riods had ceased and / suffered much pain,
with fainting spells, headache, backache and
bearing-down pains, and was 80 weak
could hardly keep around. As last resort
! decided to write you and try Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, and ! am %
thankful that did, for after following your
instructions, which you sent me free of all
charge, became regular and In perfect
health. Had IL not been for you would b
in my grave to-day.
az sincerely trust that this letter may lad
every suffering woman In the country 10
write you for help as didn
K When women arc troubled with ir-
regular or painful periods, weakness,
displacement or liberation Of an organ.
that bearing-down feeling. inflammA-
tion, backache, fatulence, general de-
bility, indigestion or nervous prostrA-
tion, they should remember there II
one tried and true remedy. Lydia e.
Pinkham msvegetable Compound at once
removes such troubles.
No other female medicine IN the world
has received such widespread and nm.
qualified endorsement. Refuse all sab
stitutes.
Fur IS yes1sl lfrs Pinkhan, dauRhSsr.
in-law u Lydia q. Pinkham, has undse
her direction. md aincs her dsepase.
been adviaine o1ck Wueseo fspo e
charge, Addxtaes LyAhs No.
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Responsibility Divided

afge railroads are divided into di-
'ns' each of which are under the
'non Of n district or division SUI
,athdent. who. in turn. Is respon-
10 the General superintendent.
= General freight agent has charge
ne freight department. position
much responsibility. The ofices
s'nefal passenger and ticket agent
usually combined under one man.
'ae duties of each are frequently
similar to warrant separation.
0Hcial has charge OF the rail.
passenger business, including
ticket Offices.
y. master mechanic is at the head
% mechanical work of the road,
A responsible for the condition
%e locomotives and cars. Com
"e,y few roads have traffic man.
u. ihese officials are in control
~ OF the traffic. and outrank the
~. s.,' ucket and passenger agents.
p SpeiOu VI lew TAIl-
presidents. who are chosen sole
" tneir financial ability, substan-
all railroad men began at the
-. m or close to the bottom, and
as sa up This is as It should be,
,a.r s." lines of business AZ we'll as
"loading; but railroading, per-
%ore than any other calling, re-
specific knowledge and ex-
~ obtained ON the premises.
special business, and the ordi-
business man. successful along
\, lines. cannot Immediately
III himself to railroad conditions.
',.osd locomotive engineers are
= nigh a. $1,000 ysar, and
~ Wy tne salaries grade down to
80 - $500 for drivsrs of frsieht
s'!eh engines raaneasor eoa-
sceive from )l,poo 8 q, 80
and brakemea 1ror o7o6 =
dsslsht conl9el ~ paid
- = yeees ~ 1ea e i
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,.,Iroad business Is divided into
.,aely separated branches, the
.anr and business departments.
.neratlng department is respon-
ior the running OF the trains
n, all that pertains to the me-
Ia, action OF the road. The
~. department does tho inan.
!, Axes the rates. is in charge
~ clerical forces. and attends to
s,s,ness part Of railroading: and.
-, exercises general super
!, aver the operating department.
abroad Is a corporation. operated
The direction OF board OF d.
In. which is elected annually by
| .,oekholders. This board OF d.
ors Is In control of every depart
|, and delegates Its power to Its
h and appointed officials.
!, the sake OF convenience and eS-
I,nry the board of directors
as its representatives. what arc
I'm as railroad officials: a presi-
ope or more vice presidents. n
urer with his assistants. a gem
uperlntcndent with any number
,s:is,ant superintendents. chief
E,ser u master mechanic with his
ieap,s. a general freight agent
assistants. general passenger
!, with one or more assistants. In
!, cases n general manager and n
h manager. and the department
Ii win their assistants. All OF
y officials may or may not be d.
AZ elected by the board Of directors,
n Is usual for the chiefs to appoint
/, Of their assistants.
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THE A1RsH1P WAS NINE-DAYs' WONDER

Washington had genuine sensation a few
days ago when ariship paid i visit to the
city and its operator called around the monu-
ment, alighted in the backyard Of the White
House, arose and few up to the cc.tcl where he
ctrcled around the great dome hen settled
to the earth the east 'front.' as gently and as
Gracefully as a butterfly flower. Other
cities have Witnessed these exhibitions and are
somewhat blase the subject OF airships, but
old, conservative Washington he'd Tot before ex-
perienced the thrill CT this new invention. Wash
ington does not consider !, good form, anyway
to take up with new ilea3 until they have been
tried out in other localities. Tie airship there
fore was nine days wonder to The inhabitants
10 this dignifed capital.
All the senator's but three or four hastenel
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The Clerical Side

10 sum up. let me say that the
clerical side OF the railroad business
cners good opportunity, but probably
no. 80 much as does the clerical side
oil the mercantile business. The oper-
ating department usually presents
good opportunities to the boys OF
mechanical capacity. who are able to
master their ability. and to practical
iy utilize 1t, and who moreover. are
natural workers and willing to work
hard. to begin at the bottom. with n
fall realization that promotion de-
Dcnds upon ability and upon the safe
yet quick action OF ability. The slow
boy has no business In the railroad
business: nor has the quick boy. II
his rapidity is not under the control
OF dependable discretion.
The principal railroad officials are
well paid. their salaries ranging from
few thousand dollars to as much as
a hundred thousand dollars a year
This higher figure. however. has never
been paid to more than few railroad
presidents. Comparatively few pres.
idents OF railroads receive less than
$4,000 year. and $4,000 Is by no
means an unusual figure: in fact
there are quite n number drawing sal
aries in excess of $4,000 a year.
The average salary enjoyed by the
railroad official whose position is not
relatively lower than that OF the gen
erM manager end ticket agent. Is not
far from $1,000 year. and II IL
doubtful II any competent head OF a
responsible department ever receiver
less than $1,000. Railroad clcr':s and
o;her employees receive salaries similar
to those paid by the regular mercantile
houses. They have. up to certa:n
point. the same opportunity for adj
yancement as Is enjoyed by those oc-
curying similar positions In general
business. But II must be borne In
mind that the clerical railroad em-
ployc has little chance Of becoming n
factor In the controlling ownership.
He has little opportunity to rise be-
yond n head clerkshlp or to the head
OF an under-department
The heads and sub-heads OF the OPP
Grating department are men of unusu'
al ability. They are specialists. pos
SCISSORS of mechanical skilfuness, and
If in charge of many workers are
natural controllers of men. They
know how to work themselves and how
to direct the labors OF others. They
are. also. equipped with minds capable
of instantaneous action.
The operating department is divided
and subdivided into many heads. all
under the direction OF the general su-
perintendent. There are division su-
perintendents, mechanical engineers.
and large number Of foremen and
assistants. each man below the gener-
al superintendent being responsible
for one thing or series OF similar
things in which line or lines he must
be an expert.
Every operating railroad man is
specialist. and differs from the rank
and file OF ordinary business men.
His success depends upon his ability
and training along certain lines.
without this special ability and hard
training he never will make sue
ccss of the railroad business.
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Sheer white goods, in fact, any fine
wash goods when new. owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered. this being done in q
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory II proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen. without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work
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Congress has not much 10, commission
created by itself and has grea: deal less for n
commission established by some ether branch of
the government. There has been at work for
many months a grodp of very 'rnsst consci
entious young m.n In the government service
known as the Keep conmissicn.' These young
gentlemen have D'en studying the system of do
ing business in tnc various depaI>nents and
have been formulating rev ideas to the
duct of this business They hava examined into
the rersoncl of the government employees with
a view TO increasing the ,flioienoy or the latter
they have discussed the hours u at government
clerks should woin ard the number OF days they
hculd have annual leave md as sick leave
and they have brought their m!r,s to bear upon
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suffering was from renal cole. Altar
began using Doan's Kidney Pills I
passed gravel stone as big as bean.
Since then have never had an attack
Of gravel. and have picked up to my.
former health and weight. am a well
man, and give Doan's Kidney Pills
credit for It."
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents a box.
-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
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Safe Deposit

OF Marshal Field III. an amusing
story was recently told at Lakew bod.
The boy. according to the story. ap-
preached an old lady in q Lakewood
hotel and said to her:
Can you crack nuts?"
mo. my ,ar. can't" the old lady
eplied. Il lost all my teeth years
ago."
Then" said the little boy. extend
ing two hands full of walnuts. please
hold these while so and get some
more."-Denver Times.
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BR1aHT BITS By THE WITS.

VIII & Must hold a mortgage ON
success.
The busybody butts in without any
Ifs or butts.
Charity begins at home. but II II
is the real brand 1t soon outgrows its
native place.
It is hard to work much confidence
in a man who wears a ring on his
middle finger.
A mans knowledge cannot be
Judged by the fool things he says
when in love.
The golden calf will always be wor.
SHIPPED. though it wear the tail Of
monkey or the ears OF an ass.
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a
Democrats
Democrats
THERE'S house
OF New York booms
On the Republican
he should drop his
pert Beerdse Then
net and Speaker Cannon
La Toilette
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The three secretaries in the cabinet are not
all the presideb.ial probabilities now in Mr..
Roosevet's official family. There is n quiet, con-
servative but forceful young at the head of
the great pos. Office department who is making
somewhat of n record and attracting little at
tention. This is Tie able ana successful chair
man of the Republican national committee. Hon.
George Bruce Corlelyou whose public record
reads like romance and IS inspiration to
every American youth. 70 rise from the humble
position of stenograpner to tho fourth assistant
postmaster genera! to one of tho most important
portfolios in the c1bnet shows The possibilities
OF American public life and .e ability of an
American young man 70 accomplish that great
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TORTURED WITH oRAyEL.
since udne Doan's Kidney Pm
Not . Stone Has Yormsd.
Capt. 9. L. crute. Adjt. Watts Camp.
U. G. ". Roanoke. Va. says: II suf-

fered a long. long
time with my back.
a n d felt draggy
and listless and
all the time. ! lost
fro m my usual
weight. 225. to ITO.
Urinary passages
were too frequent
and l had to get
up often at night.
l had headaches
and dizzy spells,
also. but my worst
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NO coNEY ISLAND ATTRACTIONS AT WASHINGTON

There Is probably no other city in the
United States Of the same populntion as Wash
ngton where popular an:usements are less pat
ronized than right here. While roller coasters,
shoot -the-chute, side shows and all forms of
amusements mako their proprietcrs rich at
Coney Island, Atlantic City, oittsburg and at
every popular resort, they arc dismal failures
when established In the suburbs of Washing
ton. Most OF the wage earne.s OF this city are
government employees and compared to the
workers in other cl,ica. particularly In manu-
featuring centers they are mighty poor spend
ers. Out Of curiosity the govcrn-nen. clerk may
take trolley ride to the suburb and spend as
much as half a joiiar in some Of these forms Of
amusement but he does not go very often. i
where the skilled workmen anG even the laborers
Saturday evening they want to spend 1t on. them
they patronize these msrrygo-rounds and
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MIR attending and
White
There in the Republican
They will who thoroughly acquainted with
fns character They they
William Mckinley They
will
CONGRESS AND THE REPORT COMMISSION
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letter FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
The Presidential Boon1e Beginning In
Good Seaeon-"PeerIess LEADER
-Possibe Presidents-George
CorteIyou Considered.
WASHINGTON

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. in the history of
the country have there been more presidential
booms two years n advance of the nominating
convention that there arc at the present time
AS one star dinereth from another star In glory,
80 one boom outshines another n the prepara-
tory race. For the past two or three weeks the
Bryan boom has eciipsed In interest and atten-
tion nearly every othe- one in either party. The
suddenness with which 1t again sprapg into
bloom and the prominence the che time Peer
less Leader" OF Democracy Is achieving in his
tour around the world I'VE given the mention
of his name unusual interest. bnt there are more
than William J. Bryan in training for the DEM
ocratic nomination in 1908.
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tion of Senator ha
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Important to Mothers.

The man who would bring up his
children in the way they should 60
will succeed better IL he goes that way
himself.
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1T SAVED MY LIFEn
PRAISE FOR 4 FAMOUS MEDICINE
nrs. wllIadsen Tells How She Trisd Lydia
e. Pinkham's Vegetable ceapessd lsst
In Time.

Mrs. T. Q. willadsen. of Manning,
Iowa, writes to Mrs. Pinkham:
Dear Mrs Pinkham:-
81 can truly say that you have saved my
life, and cannot express my gratitude q
you In words
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aterth impaired
something legi
pn les of The eserYie
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. Personal MENTION. o
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Dan W. Evans Of Portland Is guess
at tho Occident.
w j. Ingals Of Lewis and Clark wa,
in the city yesterday.
J. A. Kennedy of Nahcotta registered
at the Parker yesterday.
Geo. i. BraIicr of Portland registered
at the Parker yesterday.
\. ". MeGuirc aud wife Of Portland
aTr guests at the Occidcnt.
Mrs. McGuire Of Sea.ide visited
friends in the city yesterday.
Haralan VI. Fletcher Of Waln WaIla
j. registered at the Occidcut.
Mrs Jas. Howcrton Of llwaco visited
friends in the city yesterday.
Mrs. l.. d. Stapelton Of Blaine, Wash.
Is visiting friends in the city.
II. j. Gilbert and wife Of Saginaw,
Mich, arc visiting in the city.
+. kabba Of NchaIem arrived in the
city yesterday on bu-ine.. trip.
H. r. Anderson Of Ro,rburg wa. in
the city yesterday on business.
otto Mikkelson returned from a busi.
nc.. trip to Portland last evening.
John Finley the timber man, Of
Portland i stopping at the Occidont.
Alex Campbell and wife Of Skamokawa
visited friends in Astoria yesterday.
Mr.. Charles Jdrdon qf Cathlamet
yi-itcd friends in the city Yesterday.
F. u. Houston and wife Of South Bend
arrived in the city Yesterday on a visit.
W. V. Booth, president Of the A.
Booth & Go wa. in the city Wednes-
day.
Miss Ada Hendricks Of Eugene i, in
hc city visiting Mr. and Mr.. Geo No
land.
+. s. Meyers Of Portland arrived in
be city yesterday and is stopping at
he Occident.
Mr-. II. W. Mott, OF Ilwaco arrived
II the city Yesterday and registered at
he Parker
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Celebrate Birthdays. Yesterday va.

Celebrate Birthdays. Yesterday va.
indeed It notable day IN the annal. Of
the Dutch, for II commentaries the
birthdays 0f three Of Germany most
illnstrion, citizens tbr Kaiser Wilhelm,
Captain 7. " fcrcheu. the well known
pilot Of this port, and Captain Paul
Schr0der Of the steamer Sue II. EImorr
Captain Fercbrn 0b-"rycd his seventy.
Second natal anniversary, while Captain
Srhradcr marked down Gfty.six on his
calendar Of ycnrs. The two lnttcr gen.
il"ncn were the recipients yesterday Of
many congratulations from their many
frlrnd-, aud il il -aid that Father Ncp..
tune even crlcbralcd the day by rough.
ing up the bar when these two veteran
-als," came within sanitation Diet
lttpH.
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VIM. Harder of Portland was pas.
senger down ou the noon train yestcr.
day.
i. J. Msgers Of San Francisco was
among the arrivals in the city yester-
day.
Loris Tansseg OF San Francisco arriy.
Ell down on the noon train Yesterday
and registered at the Occident.
DR.. Frank Vaughn and wife will leave
this morning for short visit with
friends in Pendleton.
+. W. Pettigrove, a prominent travel.
ing man arrived in Astoria last evening
from Portland to transact business.
q. c. Fulton returned to Astoria last
evening from Portland where he was try.
ing ease before the United State4
court.
Erik Mannula was returning pa..
-engcr last night from Portland, where
he was plaintiff in suit in the United
States court.
=. J. Brix returned last night from
Portland after a brief business trip.
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Pillsbury's Best Flour, Minneapolis,
$1.75 per sack. Geo. Lindstrom & Co.
STATEMENT NO. I.

The statement is frequently, and
freely, made that the best meal in As
toria is always served at the Palace
Restaurant. The reason for this broad
and general declaration, is that it is so.
What better predicate can there be for
so important announcement? The man
who doubts it has only to call there and
prove it for himself. II he can't go by
day, he can go at night; the house is
never closed, They feed the individual
and they banquet the crowd, And all
on the same plane of excellence Com.
mercial street, opposite the Page build
ing.
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New Popular Song Books-Svenson'
THE PICTURE WORLD.

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the Photographic line in the amateur
way lodaks, films, plates, cards,
mounts, and all the technical details
of the business, and want the best and
last in the way of artistic development,
just go to Frank Hart, the druggist, and
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