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The Washington times., 1906-07-08
RIVAL Of RADIUh
FOUND BY ITALIAN
Prof. Batelli Discovers Luminous Sub
stance in Waters Of San
Fiuliano.

PARIS, July Il. - Great excitement
reigns in scientific circles here about the
reports which come from Pisa oE The
subject Of Prof, BattellIs discovery of "a
substance more powerful than radium.
Prof Batelli has for over a year been
experimenting with the waters OF San
Fiuliauo, the luminous phenomena of
which he discovered are radioactive TO
a high degree.
IL order TO extract the gas f,om the
waters powerful steam pumps have been
used, which force it into gas0meters.
from which when it is purified the gas
is forced into small tubes specially made
for the purpose These tubes are plunged
into liquid air and treated with sui
phuret OF zinc.
The emanatiOn when denhiJely con
.densed becomes visible and colors the
sulphur a brilliant green.
The Washington times., 1906-07-08
MARRIAGE TIES LIMITED
BY PROPOSED FRENCH LAW

PARIS. July mo marriage tie need
hold for more than two years II the
scheme OF the French Marriage Re
sorm League receives the sanction of
ne law.
With the object of facilitating the
Iteration of badly matched couples.
The league is about TO lay before the
chamber OF deputies the draft of a bin
90 reform the existing marriage laws.
The bill places women on an equality
with men regarding grounds for divorce.
ANY one will be able to secure a divorce
II his OF her life partner is a drunkard,
goes insane, or Is sentenced 70 penal
servitude for criminal ofense.
The Washington times., 1906-07-08
AUSTRIA SUPERSTITI0US
ABOUT THE NUMBER 13

VIENNA. July THE thirteen"
superstition is so strong in Austria
Hungary that the lord chamberlain S
office has changed the number of box
l3 in the Imperial Opera House TO l2a
because the public would not sit in the
box bearing the unlucky number.
In medicine the superstition reaches q
greater height In the austrian hos
pitals there is no pavilion 13, no ward
70. 10 staircase l3. Very few patients
will consent TO be operated upon on the
18Th. FtGay. TOO. is considered un-
lucky. AT Carlsbad, Marienbad, Gas
tein. and other American resorts no one
wants T. begin the cure" on that day
The Washington times., 1906-07-08
Religious Education
In the Public Schools
Still StirS England
Proposition That Simple Bible Teaching Be
the Foundation Meets With Strenuous Op-
position From PrOteStants and Catholics.
Bv LADY HENRY SOMERSET.

enacted by the New York legislature
Tor the preservation Of wild birds. The
queens wish has done. ho wever. a
great deal, and the osprey las been
practically banished from The court
ana vet. unfortunately. the toilettes Al
the opera snow that il is only "a limited
number who have needed her wish. for
the lovely plume OF the egrette figures
largely IN many a jeweled head.
Many American Women Tourists.
1t is estimated that OF the hosts Of
Americans who will pass through Lon
don during the course Of this season,
sixty thousand OF them viii be women.
II has often been a matter Of interest
TO me to observe the toilettes Of the
many American tourists whom you see
doing ST PauTs or the National Gal
lery; their appearance Is an answer 10
the absurd theory that a woman can
not travel without pile Of Saratoga
trunks.
The women undoubtedly come here to
learn and to carry back knowledge.
rather than 10 wear pretty frocks One
Of them was questioned the other day
as 10 the amount Of luggage she found
necessary.
She answered that she considered that
oevrything that was essential for A
tour ought 10 be carried in one small
grip.
Then" she said, we can climb
street cars and arc not dependent on
cabs. The American girl who comes to
Europe has no time TO change her
clothes half a dozen times a day
Copyright. 1906 by the Hearst News Service
The Washington times., 1906-07-08
PLAY IN ROMAN THEATER
PLANNED BY PARlSIANS

PARIS. July Tourists will no longer
have 70 go as far from Paris as Aries
in order to see open air plays IN a real
Roman theater- On the edge Of the
Forest Of Compiegne some excavations
which have been going on for nearly 100
years have brought TO light a mum Der
Of interesting archaeological relics.
among them being a Roman temple,
baths, and a theater. portions OF which
are in an excellent state OF preservation.
A committee has been formed, compris-
ing members OF the French Academy ar
lists and others. for the purpose OF or
ganizing q theatrical performance 10 be
given among the ruins on July s.
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and given something inferior for your
money and tc preserve the coffee from
the coutaAlination and handling 70 which
loose grocery store coffee is exposed.
We sell several hundred millior
pounds Of coffee year. aud our bushes.
justifes the employment of the men mos
skilled Ia selecting, blending and roasting
coffees. We can afford the best at the
smallest minimum of expense, and the
aroma and flavor of our skilled roast is
preserved to you intact, no matter where
you live, by the coating of eggs and
sugar that VIC give the coffee after roast
ing. This is the original mothers
process, patented by this firm. Were our
business smaller than it is, we could not
afford to give such coffee for the price.
YOu can buy direct from US if your
grocer will not supply-that IS, You can
buy ARIOSA Coffee-but not furniture,
nor dishes, nor other commodities. We
give presents, It's true, but for senti-
ment, not for money. We viii send you
ten pounds of ARIOSA IN a wood box
from Our nearest depot, transportation
paid to your freight station. Price will
be 81 So; you can send express or postal
money order. The price iuctuates and
cannot be guaranteed for any perlood-
The $3.50 pays for both transportation
and coffee-there VIII be nothing more
The Washington times., 1906-07-08

LONDON, July Admiral His Serene
Hlghness Prince Louis Of Battenberg,
whose visit TO the United States last
year is not likely 10 soon be forgotten.
has been distinguishing himself by some
very smart tactics during the British
naval maneuvers now In progress He
still flies his flag in the Drake as ad-
miraI of the second cruiser squadron.
Prince Practical Gunner.
The other day ne was standing un-
perceived al the entrance 10 the fore
barbctte of the Drake watching a
marines gun crew trying 70 lay one
great ponderous weapon. He soon saw
that the gun captain was but indifer-
entity familiar with the use Of the range
finder stepping forward he said, Let
me show YOU now how 10 do this. The
prince took the lever OF the adjusting
gear in his hand and brought his eye
down 10 the right
Suddenly he pulled the electric trig-
ger. there was a terrific roar. ana the
Irojectue OF $50 pounds in weight flashed
fair through the floating target.
OF the MANY Americans who are grad
uaUy becoming Anglicized. none are
more popular than Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Emmett Mr.. Emmett not only hunts
with all the smart packs In the mid
land counties. but ne Is a very good polo
player.
The Emmetts have invited "A largo
house party for the Warwick pageant
next month. The Countess OF Warwick
has decided positively that she will not
appear AT the pageant as Queen Eliza
beth. and the queen viii be played by a
young married woman well known IN
hunting circles.
Sir Charles Tenants Estate.
Sir Charles Tenant. the father OF
Mrs. Asquith, wife of the chancellor Of
-he excheduer. left nearly Sl5.00o00 20
his family In very fair proportions. BY
his first wife he had twelve children,
ten Of whom are living. Two Of the
daughters are Mrs. Asquith Lady Rib
blesdale and one was the first Mrs.
Alfred LyttletOn.
BY his second wife Sir Charles had
four daughters, this making his whole
family sixteen. The second Lady Ten
nant got on splendidly with her step
children, some OF whom were older
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NOT FEMININE.

Nrs. Browns no true woman. her
neighbors maintain
But built ON the masculine plan,
For whenever she suffers an ache or
pain
She makes as much fuss as a man.
Philadelphia Press.
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In time" said the doctor. this
trouble may affect your mind"
Oh" she replied with q sigh Of re-
lief Il was afraid you might say II
would ruin my complexion. '-Chicag so
Record Herald,
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Easy Way to Teach Ethics.

The other camp desire Bible teaching
because they regard It as an admirable
and easy method OF teaching simple
ethics. Il is the jam that enwraps the
medicine for the infant digestion II
has no immediate value, but il makes
the lessons easier. The Bible is regard
ed by them as good literature. On the
whole. the stories have an excellent
moral. and 1t awakens imaginative qual-
lilies in chlldrens minds. II would be
inconceivable TO give them simple. pia~
tonic teaching. or simple lessons from
mythology, but the Bible combines the
advantages Of both
My husband and T. remarked a lady.
are not believers. but we are anxious
10 have q religious nurse. because II Is
good for children to have once believed
in the supernatural" II the truths Of
the Bible are true 10 US, II We believe
all we say when we repeat the Apostles
Greed. can anything be more definite or
more profound? Ought not the teaching
OF such faith 10 be associated with rev.
erence. individual piety and a certainty
in the mind OF the child that his teach
er is himself deeply convinced OF the
truth of the lessor he Is imparting? II
this be the only msthed which will ever
make any lasting impression on the
child mind. would T. not be better
bravely 10 face the situation as IT is
today. 70 leave the State the responsi-
biity Of wing the knowledge consid-
cred requis. e for this world, and "a
each religious body the infinitely great
er responsibility of giving that educa-
ton which not only transforms life in
this world. but reveals the next? Then
surely controversy would end, for every
one who really believes would be intent
on passing on his faith 20 the genera
ton " hich is growing up. No sacrifice
would be too much, no effort too great
ID build up the fabric of religious edu-
cation in orr midst. We should render
10 Caesar the thing that IS Caesars. the
secular equipment for intellectual na-
tional life. and 70 God the thing tina;
is Gods. the intelligent devotion of His
children.
Many have rejoiced here over the Law
The Washington times., 1906-07-08

LONDON, July THE controversy
round the school question is still raging
I'm England Huge meetings are oeihs
held. and protests are coming in from
all quarters from the members OF tne
English Chcrch and from the Roman
Catholics. The proposition that simple
Bible teaching should be the foundation
OF religious EDUCATION here. MADE oy
Mr. BIrrell as minister OF education mas
met with opposition.
The advocates Of simple Bible teaching
may be divided. roughly speaking, into
two camps. one openly declares tnat
they desire above all things 10 eliminate
definite dogmatic teaching. They wish
to take the Bible as though II had been
miraculously compiled and sent from
heaven. and persistently ignore the fact
that the church gave the Rible TO the
world, that the church existed first. and
determined the inspiration of those
books we row call the Bible. Conse-
quentIy. however sincere their view II
IS Of necessity illogical. To thousands
OF really religious and devout people
the superstition about the Bible Is as
deeply rooted as any Of those which
they would 50 strongly condemn. 4 few
verses Of the Bible act as eharhl' ana
even II misunderstood, or II the sense IS
imperfect. it is sufficient that they nave
been read for good to follow. The spirit
is greatly at the root OF their strong
desire for Bible teaching, even although
the teaching does not deserve the name.
The fact that It is part Of the curriculum
IL a saIve 10 the national conscience.
which VIII feel that 1t has at any rate
made its obeisance TO divine things
without running any risk Of docJrinal
iuafr4offOu
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20 pay. The coffee will be in the
original wrappers, bearing sigma
ture of Arbuckle Bros.-ten pack
ages, ten signatuTes-which entitle
YOU to presents. New book of the
presents in cOlOTs free,
If you write. Write for the book
anyway, and see what beautiful
and useful presents we give.
Address our nearest Office, Box DeFt
ARBUCKLE BROTHERS,
4 Water Street, New York City
100 Michigan Avenue. Chicago, III
Liberty Ave. and Wood St. Pittsburgh, a
4al south Seventh street, ST. Louis. No.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

The daily papers and magazines ar
now full of advertisements of automo
biles, and there has been very larg,
sale of touring cars for two month.
past; so our friends in the country viii
be annoyed worse this season than ever
before. Here is part OF an advertise
ment cut from Philadelphia paper;
"4o-45 horst. power at $500, Re.
member this is a noiseless, 6O-mile an.
hour rough country touring car"
A siXty.mile- e-an-hour automobile, for
rough'country touring! Friends, do you
know what that means' There is prob
ably not a state in the Union whose
laws allow a speed of more than twenty
miles an hour; why should machine
be made and sold to run sixty? Why
do automobilists deliberately plan to
break the laws Of the land? The fact
is, some of these people are seized with
automania, and if they could not 90
fast, they would not care to 90 at all;
automania is the feverish desire to
move at the greatest rate of speed of
which the motor is capable, with no re.
gard for the life of bipeds or quad.
rupeds.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15
ORGANIZE DEBATING LEAGUE.

ALBANY, Or, May IA high schoo
debating league has been formed by
high schools of Salem, Albany, Rose.
burg and Grants Pass. A series of de.
bates for the championship of the league
will be held each year. This is said to
be the first high school debating league
ever formed in Western Oregon.
According to arrangements prelimi-
nary debates will be held the third week
in January each year, in which Salem
will meet Albany and Roseburg will
contest with Grants Pass. The win.
ners Of these debates will meet in final
contest for league honors the third
week in March.
Offices in the league were apporioned
as follows: President to Albany, vice
president to Grants Pass, secretary to
Roseburg, treasurer to Salem. Officers
will be selected by student bodies of
the respective schools.
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THE CIT" mt!

We are ready to try conclusions i'll
Clatsop with the democrats, They are
organized under anot her name, but that
cuts no ice now; the people are wise to
that piece of buncomb, and the Repub.
licans are organized and carrying their
own style and title and prepared for
the fray. But there is no room in this
fight for the Citizen" as such. He is
either democrat or a recalcitmnt
Republican, and must do his scrapping
as such This paper has no reflections
to cast upon the old, original Citizens
movement in Astoria, but it objects, for
itself and for the party it stands for
against any more humbugging and
shilly .shallying under assumed names
and from hidden corners. 1t is square.
open contention between the republi,
can and democratic parties of the coun-
ty, nothing more, nothing less. Snide
subterfuges are done for; it is up to the
partizan, and the man without a party
this year is in an ambiguous situation,
one that does not reflect any particular
credit on him, either. As for the
cit, well. NIT!
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SNARLING AT ROOSEVELT.

The democratic minority in house
and senate at Washington are a unit in
swapping and snarling at the president
1t is their stock in trade at this june.
tue; indeed, it is all that is left them
this session. There is comfort in it
for them, perhaps; as much as there is
in the consciousness of the people of
the nation, that he is doing, and will
do, all in mortal reason to accomplish
the right thing at the right time for the
people at large. This is the keynote
of Mr.. Roosevelt's character, and all the
hypothetical bully-ragging that can be
programmed, will not alter the earnest
ness OF the man, nor the confidence of
the populaee. Let them snarl; it is the
aernier resort of the minority captain.
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ABSOLUTELY FLAWLESs.


Whatever one may think of the
peculiar workings, Or the essential
value of the direct primary law and its
recent application, it has left the re-
publicans of Oregon an absolutely flaw.
less ticket with which to confront the
opposition Not in years has the party
put up so fair and straight group of
men, and it leaves the party voter with.
out the faintest pretext for disparage-
ment or crouch. There is nothing in
existing conditions to approximate The
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15
MAY ACCOUNT FOR 1T.

The absence of zip and snap in the
present campaign, both state and coun.
ty, may be accounted for on the hypo-
thesis that all the energy and hurrah
were absorbed by the primary cam
paign. 1t is a new condition and the
people may feel they have done their
part in the way of active uproar and
partizan cleverness. 1t is hardly to be
expected they will repeat the "stunt"
in such quick time. They are not used
to the exactions of the double cam
paign.
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unfortunate predicament of four years
ago, and no conceivable reason for con,
sidering democrat, for an instant, as n
substitute anywhere in the line. Such
expedients are rarely needed and while
the revulsion of four years ago was as
wisely disposed of as the circumstances
of the hour permitted, there is no pos,
sihle reason for its repetition now. The
normal republican strength OF the state
will be asserted and the republican
regime will be re.estahhshcd from gov
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

The able editors who have been indus,
triously cndeayoring to show how i'm.
beetle the House of Representatives was
in passing the Hepburn rate bill almost
unanimously are now confronted with
the imminent danger of having to re-
peat the process in regard to the United
States Senate.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15
KILLED BY BEES.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May l4.-New'
comes from Gleason, Tenn that Tnom-
as Carlton, wellknown farmer in that
vicinity, has died as the result of al
encounter with bees. The bees had
swarmed on al limb, which Carlton at.
tempted to cut. He got too close to
the bees; the whole swarm assailinp
his face and head. Death came in few
hours. Physicians think he probably
burst blood vessel in fighting the bees.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

A cure may be effected by applying
Chamberlain's Salve as soon az the child
is done nursing. Wipe it off with a
soft cloth before allowing the child to
nurse. Many trained nurses use this
salve with the best results. Price 25
cents per box. Sold by Frank Hart and
leading druggists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

The fact that, notwithstanding the
unprecedented generosity OF the Ameri.
can government and people, the need of
San Francisco and the coast towns
which also suffered is still great, helps
the rest of the country to realize tine
of the calamity.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

elnor to constable. A hiatus anywhere
will be tantamount to treachery and a
wilful reputation of the best and
cleanest the party has to offer by way
of official personnel.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

When man wants to use his horse
and has to chase him all over his farm
in order to catch him, il is evident that
either the man or the horse was not
brought up right.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

1t is estimated that the one item of
careless milking costs the dairymen of
the United States a yearly loss of
$lOO,OOO,O0O. Think of that the next
time you sit down on a milking stool!
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

The automobile man does not own
the earth, nor the highways, 1t is WE'LL
onec in II while, to remind him forcihly
of that fact.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

Have an aim in breeding, and try tc
breed all the colts to standard or type
In this way you will get matched pairs
which will bring better prices.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

The cultivator is the farmers best
friend and he who realizes this most
fully, seldom is obliged to 20 to bank
with his note.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

The United States gasoline torpedo
is now an official weapon. It's speed
is thirty-six knots.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

Twcnty-thrcc hundred million bushels
of wheat are required annually by the
5lT000O00 bread, heaters Of the world
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

1t pays to advertise a useful article
Nine times out Of ten therell be a
buyer before the ink is dry. Try it.
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Can it be possible that this country
was settled few million years too
soon?
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Three-four of the area of Japan is
mountainous, and less than sixteen per
cent is under cultivation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

1t will take long string of earth.
quakes to jar the home sentiment out of
the people of San Francisco.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

1t is calculated that England loses
over 1900 acres yearly through the sea
encroaching upon the coast.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

1t is easier to keep a friend than tc
recover him when lost.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-05-15

Don't keep tapping your horse with
the whip unless you want to drive a
regular old plug, s..
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Korea is taking more to beer drink.
ing than either Japan or China.
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Live stock enriches the soil, main.
tain~ fertility, and markets grain and
forage at the highest prices.
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Patience is a flower that does not
grow in every garden.
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Tea was cultivated in China 2700
years before the Christian era.
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A toreador recently carried away from
the City of Mexico $4,000, for twenty
two bull-fghting performances.
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Clatsop County Republican Ticket
For State Senator
W. T. SCHOLFIELD
For Representatives
ASMUS BRX
JOHN c. McCUR
For Sheriff
MERRITT R. POMEROY
For County Clerk
j. c. CLINTON
For County Treasurer
W. A. SHERMAN
For County Judge
]. A. EAKIN
Fer County Surveyor
r. c. F. ASTBURY
For County Commissioner
c. c. MASTEN
For Coroner
c. E. LINTON
For Justice of the Peace,
Astoria Precinct
P. J. GOODMAN
For Constable
JOHN SAYRE.
Election June 4th, 1906.
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REPUBLICAN, TICKET

cW Oniteu SLaIeS SENATOR
FRED W. MULKEY
(Short term)
JONATHAN BOURNE
(long term)
For Governor
JAMES WITHYCOMBE
For Secretary of State
FRANK W BENSON
For State Treasurer
GEO. A. STEELE
For Supreme Judge
ROBERT EAKIN
For Attorney General
A. NJ. CRAWFORD
For Supt. Pub. Instruction.
j. H. ACKERMAN
For State Printer
W. S. DUNNIWAY
For Commissioner of Labor
0. P. HOFF
For Congress
". R. ELLIS.
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