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The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-01-31
Your Eyes

Do they trouble you? If so,
have the DEFECTS corrected
without delay, and thereby re-
gain and preserve yourvision:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-22

pekin to be examined for still higher
rank.
II boy commits crime his father,
his elder brother, and his teacher are
sometimes punished as well as himself;
for Of the children it is said that
il they had been fought properly they
would not have broken the laws. All
cities and villages have jails and the
punishments connected with them are
among the most cruel OF the world. For
small offenses the criminal must wear
about his neck frame OF heavy boards
called Daum gar. The frame is about
three feet square or about the size of
the top of an ordinary kitchen table. 1t
is made in pieces so that it can be
open and made to fit mans neck in
the hole in the center.
The common gar is about 25 pounds,
but there are many made Of iron, which
weigh as much as 90 poYnds, You would
find that the frame extended out so far
beyond your neck that you would have
to rely upon others to feed you. You
could not lie down with such frame fas-
tened abut your neck and if a fly or a
bee happened to light on your face you
could dislodge it by shaking your
head. Upon the cops of the gar, on each
side of the hole, are pasted strips Of
paper describing the crime committed by
the wearer, the people stop and read
them as the criminal passes through
the street. The worst crimes that can
be committed l find are those by chill
dren against parents. The punishment
for striking parents in China is death
and if a son kills his father or mother
he is condemned to execution by a slow
process known by the people as Ling.
che" This is the very worst punish
ment as the criminal dies by inches.
These laws have been recently changed
And opium is forbidden to come into
China.
After spending year in the country,
we returned to Hong Kong and stayed
for five days; and then, saying good.
bye to our friends, we sailed back to our
good old home in America, and arrived
in Astoria in the middle of June, 1902
TONG G. SING.
Dec. II, 1907, Shively School, Astoria,
Oregon, U. S. A.
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-22

TOLEDO. o.. Dec. 2l.--A marriage
contract over 1000 years old. discovered
In tomb near Cairo, Egypt, and now in
tho collection OF the Museum OF Art.
Toledo, Ohio, has, Ii Is announced today.
been deciphcred by the Egyptologists at
the University Of Strassburg, Germany,
and found TO be from historic stand.
point one Of the most important docu-
ments brought to Light in recent years,
George w. Stevens. director Of the To
ledo Museum, says:
'sThe papyrus determines two matters
Of great Importance. II establishes the
period Of an Egyptian Pharaoah, whose
time OF reign has been hitherto unknown,
and gives us documentary evidence Of
the exalted financial position accorded
to married women in Egypt three cen
turies before Christ--a position almost
undrcamed Of and unhoped for by the
most enthusiastic new women OF these
modern days. The lost Pharaoh whose
period Of reign Is established, Is Khab-
basha, and the time 34l B. G.
"From the translation it is established
that in case the wife repudiated the
husband. she allowed him to take back
half his dover This is the reverse OF
: modern customs. especially in European
countries. where the wife is expected to
contribute the dot or dover. The Egyp'
, tian husband not only received notnine
from the bride. but had to put up q
bonus to make himself a matrimonial
possibility. The document shows that
in case OF separation he was allowed
by his wife to take but one-third of thu
monies they should have acquired to
gether during the time they were mar
red"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-22

The following article was tho subject
Of a composition read by Tong chan
Sing, Chinese pupil OF the shive'y
school and a member OF Mrs, Barrys
class a. the exercises given on Friday
last,
On December 27, 1900. left here Tor
China, first TO Portland and then TO Seat
tie remaining there for about six OF
seven hours. and took the train to Van
co,iver on the midnight OF goth. We ar
rived at Vancouver. We walked to the
dock where our steamer lay and the neS'
morning, at IL o'clock we started ioi
Victoria, where we arrived on the morn
Ing OF Jan. lst. 1901. About noon time
we steamed out into the ocean.
Our ship itself Is wonders u Is maa'
of steel, IL IL nearly 500 IT'S, long an'
II is 80 wide that II would fill 5o "
street. IL Ia as high as Il slx'stof!
house ami IL has as many rooms as
large hotel; I, has its parlors aud kit
chens, its sleep rooms and bathrooms
and /, contains butchers shop, bak
cry. carpenters shop and all sorts o
machinery,
When we 20 through the workshops O
the bascmcn, the engineer shows US u
grca, machines which by means Of steal
noiselessly but steadily forces the shi
on over one Of the longest ocean route
| In the world. lie tells us that his CT
gines are as strong as 10000 horses an
there are - Chinese people who are d
yided in gangs Of eight. Each gan
works for six hours. In about 3 TO
days We get seasick and we can hardl
get up from our bed. The waiter bring
in our food every day for about 4 day
/ and now We can up and walk aroln'
and the Captains tells ns We Will me'
us In a little while, and we wait and 50
the Empress OF China coming towa'
the steamer passing by us. aud that
the first steamer We meet after bein
II DAYS out In the ocean. A few ia,
later we are near Japan. which the
call the land OF the forest and flower
Now we are in Japan. We steam in u
Bay Of Yedis and we see many begge
boats. and a net attached to the end
long bamboo. ! dropped a nickle
the bag but Il missed 1t and dropp'
into the river and the father dived
for Il in moment he came up with q
nicklc In his hand. We still steam
until we see the city Of Yokohama Al
many war vessels and fishing junks a
lying in the bay. We stay here "a hou
and when we 60 on shore we must me
iinrikish as first We are searched at
little house near the wharf for opu
and tobacco. and then we take a iinrl
ish ride through the city. What
beautiful city! but the stores are lo
We went into teahouse, we had
take of our shoes before we could st
in side. What a funny looking tai
about one foot long high and we ha
to sit on the floor. | looked around a
saw bamboo walls to divide each room
After we are through we walk do
the main street and see children ilyi
Kites all over and we asked man W
they are flying kites every where
said, To-day is the children's Flyi
Kites Day" We passed many theat
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-22
COFFEE

The dealing is simple.
If you don't like Schil-
ling's Best, it costs you
nothing.
Your grocer returns your money u you DOM
like Il, we pay him
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-22
MARRIAGEC0N7RAC1'
Discovery Of Document In Tomb
Of Pharoah.
MARRIED WOMEN HoNoRED

Remarkable Document Discloses Hitherto
Unknown Facts Regarding Exalted
Position Held by Gentler Sex In Period
Three Centuries Before Christ.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-22
A TRIP TO old China
Astoria Chinese Boy Tells Of
New Experiences.
MANY BOATS WERE At CANTON

Novel Sights and Scenes That Are Con-
eisely Told by a Fifteen.Year.old
Chinese Boy, One Of Astorias School
Pupils, Tong Chan Sing.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-15

Marincovitch, whom he is taking to Ketchikan to answer to the charge of murder against him at. that place.
 Washington. Aug. 14-On ac- count of the telegraphers strike the weather bureau is unable to secur> forecasts of the weather for the benefit of sea going vessels land 1t is feared this will be the cause of many disasters Roosevelt has given no intimation that he will interfere in ,he strike.
 Seattle, Aug. 1.-The operators of both companies left their keys last night. Thirteen strike breakers are now working in their places.
 Seattle, Aug. 14-The plant of the Seattle Car Manufacturing Co.,, at Youngstown burned to the ground last night. A large part of the surrounding business dis trict, including eleven stores, was also destroyed The loss will total $175,OOO.
The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-15
Big Telegraph Strike ISOn

Chicago, Aug. 14--A strike has been called bv the employees of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph in every town of the United States. All of the Associ ated Press and other press associa- tions except the Hearst system struck last night. Hearst signed the scale and averted trouble. The managers of the Associated press are unable to do any thing in the matter until they can have meet ing of the directors. All railroad operators are exempt from the strike, but have orders not to handle any of the business for the telegraph companies. Mitchell, of the Miners Union, and Gompers, of the Federation of Labor, have pledged their moral and financial support to the strikers. Not a brokers office in the country has a wire working this morning, and stocks are being hammered down everywhere, causing quite panic Tn the commercial world.
 Seattle, Aug. 1.-The Guggen- helms are now shipping sufficient steel rails from this city to com plete their Katalla road to Aber- crombie rapids.
 Seattle, Aug. 1.-The entire Chinese crew of the German ship Tolosan attempted to desert last night, and were only driven back
The Alaska prospector., 1907-08-15

after a hard fight with the officers of the vessel. Guns were freely used and many of the Chinamen were wounded.
 Washington, Aug. 14-Many of the congressman now in this city oppose sending the battleship fleet to the Pacific. and unless the fleet is we'll under way by the time con- gress convenes, resolutions will be passed by congress intended to seriously embarass the administra- tion in the proposed movement.
 Casa Blanca, Aug. 12-Thous ands of Arabs, superbly mounted, are massng before this city for an attack on the French forces
 San Francisco, Aug l2-Theo- uoiN iloi lS III d very cTlllCal condition and chances for his re- covery are unfavorable
 Spokane, Aug. 12-Attorney w. ri. Ludden announces that he Is q candidate for congress as successor to Wesley Jones.
 New York, Aug. 1.-The stock of Standard Oil dropped this morn ing to 45O. It has been steadily declining all week, having dropped fifty points during the past six days. At the present rate of de- preciation in stock values Rocke- feler is losing million dollars d minute.
 Seattle, Aug. Marshal Shoub arrived here today with Anlreas
New-York tribune., 1907-07-06
AUTO CARDS WON'T DO
AwcstcG Speeders Hast 10 to Potcf
Station. Seas Ellison.

Corporation Counsel Ellison sent 70 Com-nis-
sioner Bingham yesterday opinion that it woald
not he legal to allow the owners OF automooileS 10
carry cards of Identification in case Of arrest the
cards to serve as guarantee OF the appearance
Of the speoder in court when required ! ne nan
was suggested 10 General Bingham hy the Auto
mobile Club Of America following its succeSSiul
adoption in Philadelphia.
The idea was 10 have each owner and chauneur
registered ct Police Headquarters on payment OF
fee Of 81, photograph being made part Of the rec
ord. Then the owner or caaui1eur was 10 tV'ei' {
a card Of identification which he could snow 10 t"s
policeman making arrest, at the same tine pro
ducng a duplicate of the photograph in the Mes
at headquarters.
The CLUB suggested the PLAN according TO
Winthrop T. Scarritt, who some time aSo ap-
pointed special officer to check speeding, on ac-
count of the annoyance delay and sometimes
severe loss caused by arrests. The club Salu thdt
the owners of automobiles were class. men OF
substance. ana that they could easily be found to
answer to any charges of speeding against them,
Air. Ellison said yesterday that there was NOM
Ing in the law 10 sanction constructive atte''
such as was proposed py the cIup ana 50 WIots ~
General Fiugham Mr.. Ellison seemed to TANK
that the object Of the proposed rules was TO aio"
sqeedeIs to 20 as fast as they liked and 10 escape
ali Inconvenience as n result Of their violation Of
the law. which, he felt. going a DIT too far.
NIr. Scarr!tt said last night that the club had
no Gesire at all 70 obtain favorS FOR It's mem
bers but wanted the privilege of registration ana
exemption from visits to the station houses 10 h7
extended to all owners and chauteurS on AUTO
mobiles
Mr.. scarrgtt said that the greatest possible an
novance was caused Il every one IN an tut'h4-
bile party by an arrest under the present system
because, rule, only the man arrested knew
how To drive the car. and the whole party would
have To 60 10 the station house with tle car and
wait n lie all sorts of formaties We're Completed
We sought no special privileges" said Mr. Scar
ritz. "aud simply thought might induce the NV
York police to adopt a system similar to that In
i'm Philadelphia. There a plan almost ldenti-
cal with that which Mr.. Ellison condemns has for
some time been in successful operation
Air. Scarvitt did not know last night Just what
the club would do but thought It probable that
meeting Of the special ~ommittee ON the subject
would he held
New-York tribune., 1907-07-06
DR.. AKEp TO BECOME A CITIZEN
Clergyman Has TO Swear He Is No Anarchist
or Polygamist.

Great Britain lost another Of its We'll known sub
jccts yesterday morning when the Rev. DIR. Charles
Frederic Al.eI formerly Of Liverpool. but pas
tor OF the Fifth Avenue Baptist Church, declared
his intention give his allegiance hereafter to the
United States, pr. Akcd waited just long enough
after his arrival in New York last April to estab-
Iish hpua hde residence.
The clergyman reached the United States Cir
cult Court about II o'clock, and found five hundred
or more aliens lined up eager to forswear fealty
To many different foreign princes and poteutatos,
Al the request of the attorney who accompanied
him, Dr, Aked allowed to so IN TO tho front
of the line. He gave his are as forty-two years
and his birthplace Nottingham. England. and
like all other successful applicants for citizenship
sWore TO the court officer that he wasn't anar-
chst a believer in or practiser of poiysamy.
When told by the deputy clerk that il only
an ordinary thing TO have hundreds OF aliens show
up every day to apply for first papers. the clergy
man said: Fine! Grand! This is indeed a
derful country"
DR.. Akcd will have tn wait until April, 1909 be-
fore he obtains his hrst papers, ana ii will he
three years later before he becomes a fun hedged
American.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-06
Fx. GOVERNOR ADAMS wAXED WARM
His Fourth of July Speech Aboard the Baltic
Filled with Fireworks.

Americans on the big White Star liner Baltic
which arrived yesterday from Liverpool. had an
unusually pleasant Fourth Of July celebration. IN
which al the British 5rSt cabin passengers Joined
All were happy when they came ashore yesterday.
hut the Baltic had hardly left Quarantine when
tongue on the part Of the chairman ot 'le dinner
had uaIrsd somewhat otherwise pleasant even
ing
hIva Adams Ex-Governor of Colorado. was
askaH 70 act p chairman ~ the Fourth o1 July
dinner RE prepared brief address few hours
i'm advance. II is said that in the enthusiasm oi
l.s rqtrfatf, remarks he became mixed in his
fe~ references 10 the national anthems ot t1e
T-aircd states and Great Britain that caused sev-
c-ol Enellshmen 20 resent them 1t was learned
later that n number OF Americans felt more uu-
easy over the ex-Covernor's remarks than ell the
FnEIishrnen
The Earl Of Euston. IT + said. was asked BY
fellow couatrywaD to leave the dining saloon. bEt
he replied that it American celebration
and out of respect he would remain until the
dinner was over None of the Enslishmen OF
Canadians on the Baltic who attended the dinner
would saw Yesterday that there was anything In
Mr. Adaus's speech that had given offence
The ex- Governor referred to a dinner he had
attended in England, where a number OF English
men sang God Save the King" The Americans
who were present. he said refused - sing the
British version and substituted the words God
Save Teddy"
Another part OF EIr. Adarns's remarks that
caused some comment was the following: Yet
many who assume 70 be our best citizens take
more notice OF the Fourth Of July than an old
maid does Of birthday parties In the press OF
their selfish interests they are Indifferent -
Fra7uns as n butcher is 70 the welfare Of q
y.r~etaviq7'
New-York tribune., 1907-07-06
CARDINAL GIBBONS TO DEAF MUTEs
Message Of Cheer Read at Convention of Ma
tional Association at Jamestown.

Norfolk, Va, July 5.-The several hundred dea,
mutes attending the eighth annual convention of
the Natohal Association for the Dear spent to-day
In seeing the sights OF the jamestown exnosition
after two hours devoted to formal exercises in the
auditorium " '''
The programme included the presentation op =
message from Cardinal Gibbons read nv Mrs
Mary NJ o'kourke Of Buffalo, which was as fol-
lows: ~ 'N -O'
ono or the greatest manifestations of the no
nefcent influence of Christianity is to be seen IN
the arectionate care and sympathy shown toward
those "hom DIVINE Providence in His inscrutable
ways has not blessed with those fecultios IiL DD
are usually the natural heritage of man This 10
the miracle which Divine Lord adduced os "
proof of His divine origin. II is a living n,,racIa
perpetuated to-day in a manifestation Of tho di
vine origin OF Christianity When asked n He yrea
the messiah or not by tho disciples OF John tho
Baptist, our Lord replied: ~
Go and relate TO John what you have heard
and SEEN The blind see, the lame walk the 1ins
that were closed are unsealed. the deaf hear. the
dead rise again the poor have the Gospel nreacba6
to them - ~ 'S'''Iieu
New-York tribune., 1907-07-06
AFTER MUTUAL GAS co.
Ellison Begins fiction to Haze Fran
chises Declared VOid.

Corporation Counsel William B. Ellison served
complaint yesterday the Mutual Gas Company
in an action to declare its franchises and permits
nuu and void. Some weeks ago the Corporation
Counsel served summonses on all the gas
pauiss in similar actions.
Asr Ellison bases his action on the ground thar
the Board of Aldermen April q, 1sfS, gave per-
mission the company 70 lay pipes for thirty
years, that this permit has expired and that the
company did not obtain the consent in writing or
the majority OF owners interest or the prop
erty Immediately adjoining tEe part OF the streets
or highways dug into" lie charges further that
the rights Of the company expired on April 81, 1888
and that their maintenance of pipes, mains and
conductors constitutes q tTespdSS
Mr. Ellison alleges that before beginning the ac-
ton he Ist the company know Of the expiration
and revocation Of each and every grant. license
and permission IL claimed but that the company
refused % cease operations
In his complaint the Corporation Counsel asks
for permanent injunction to prevent the company
continuing tts business He asks also that
commanded to remove all pipes and other en-
0acnueuts from the streets. that the COM
pany he commanded 10 apply for new franchise
and that an accounting he had find our the
damages the city has sustained by reason OF the
unlawful occupation Of the streets ana public
places I'm the city
New-York tribune., 1907-07-06
NEWS OF THE MARKETS.
Purchasers Are Scarce-Vegetables Not So
Cheap as They Ought To Be-

There is lack of good things in the markets
these days, but the dealers complain that they are
cheap they ought to be at this time of the
year. and that there not enough people to buy
them, the exodus having begun Just as
things became plentiful Business is particularly
dull at tho present time because so many people
have made the Fourth an occasion for short va
cation in the country
The cheapest thing In the markets is lettuce
large. solid heads like small cabbages selling for
five cents apiece II all comes from nearby places
now. Tomatoes from Mississippi rather high
at 90 cents for a large basket, but they in
prime condition Boston cucumbers are four for
a quarter and excellent. Long Island peas are 25
cents quart, shelled, and 20 cents for two quarts.
from 10 cents to 25 cents apiece String beans are
cents a quart and spinach is 20 cents half peck
White asparagus is % cents a bunch and green is
s5 cents New potatoes from South Carolina are
81 % q barrel. and good mushrooms high at
81 80 10 81 rs pound.
Strawberries are still the best small fruit in the
market, but getting higher. They sell at from
cents TO 20 cents quart In other strawber
ries would have run out by this time. Raspberries.
black berries and huckleberries in, but are not
very good. The blackberries from Maryland.
Fine Georgia peaches sell ar So cents for a three
quart basket. Pineapples 20 cents apiece and
cherries As cents pound. Waternelons are 20
cents apiece and muskmeons Is cents 10 60 cents
Fish isn't cheap or as plentiful it ought
to be this time Of the year, and there has been
no material change since last week. Buehsh.
coming In at lS cents pound. but is not as
plentiful it ought TO be. At this time IL should
be very cheap and abundant. Mackerel are COM
ing from down East at S5 cents apiece. Kenne-
bec salmon is running out and porgies are Is cents
apiece. Just at present there is Spanish mack
erel, but IL may be in any time.
Meat prices remain unchanged, and so do those
OF eggs and butter. Butter, which Is 32 cents a
pound for prints End 2S cents for tub. isn't as
cheap as Il ought to be at this time of the year.
h". -u probably go no lower this summer.
New-York tribune., 1907-07-06
PROSELYTTSN FORBIDDEN
Sectarian Spirit TO BE Absent from
Bible Vacation Schools.

Talking to the teachers of the Vacation Bible
Schools of the Federation OF Churches at the Ma
tonaI Arts Club yesterday afternoon, the Rev.
waiter Ladlaw, secretary OF the federation eau
TONED them against any suggestion of proselytism.
i would rather have no schools at all than have
them conducted IN narrow sectaran spirit" ne
said.
Their spirit should be Christian but not sec
tartan, and they can give basic religious teaching
without touching anything that would give Of
fence TO any particular religious persuasion. The
whole Of the Old Testament is available for the
Jewish child, and il Is impossible to open the
New. Even the rahbis take texts from it. All
these little folks" Dr. Laidaw concluded. "are
just much Gods children as II they were the
children Of theological professors"
The federation will open fifteen schools In
churches Of different religious denominations on
Monday morning. and the New York Baptist City
Mission Will open eight. All these schools are TO
be under the direction Of the Rev. Charles II.
Sears and the work is practically one, except that
the funds come out Of different treasures. Each
school will cost about $325 and the course will
include, in addition 10 the Bible lessons. music.
manual work hygiene and first aid TO the injured.
Or and Mrs. Laidlaw gave reception yesterday
afternoon at the Arts Club the teachers, num-
beTing about eehty-ive in all. These are nearly
all undergraduates of colleges and Yale Princeton
Barnard, Wellesley and many other institutions Of
learning are represented on the staff.
Three OF the schools located in Brooklyn.
five south Of 18th street in Manhattan three north
Of l4th on the East Side ard four north the West
Side
4 conference for the teachers is in progress ut
Union Theological Seminary, and there have been
addresses by President Charles Cathhert Hall. Pro-
fessor Julius A Brewer Professor George W
Knox and the Rev. Richard NJ. Hodge
The headquarters of the federation schools is at
the National Arts Club. No 119 East 18th street.
TIE Baptist headquarters Is in the rooms Of the
Baptist City Mission, No. lf2 Second avenue.