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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15
HONEST RATE OF PROFIT.

The country is simply astounded
in this day Of inflated rates and val
ues, when excessive percentages Of
profit are demanded on every side aud
from every source Of human endeavor
dnI investment, to learn that there
are men, men of affairs, used to large
things commercially, who are wiling
to contract for the construction Gt
the Panama canal on a basis Of in
crement not TO exceed CHS per cent
on the sum Of cost for the compirted
waterway. It is enough to inspire a
telief that there are actually some
honest and honorable men and firms
still in existence; that Inc people need
not utterly despair of decent consld-
sideration at the hands of those to
whom they must look for the doing
OF the great tasks of the day, Il is
another manifestation of the real
merit of the governments wh2le pol
icy in the handling of the cana! pro-
ject; and We are nursing the h pc
that these reasonable and honest con-
tractors may get the job and The last
dollar of their just and busin a-lke
profit.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15

One who observes closely says }o
can tell a woman's character from Ncr
walk. A listless way Of lifting ona's
feet indicates a lazy disposition. a
shufiing, dragging step denotes I"
dolence Of mind and body. A heavy,
flat-footed walk means a good house
keeper, and an aggressive, nature He
further asserts that the woman who
likes mannish shoes and boots is me-
er dainty or feminine, and the ideal
woman wears pretty shoes in the
street and dainty slippers in the
house.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15
CHlNA'S EMERGENCE

China is turning over in her sleep.
The hoary coverings Of tradition and
superstition are being gradually dis
arranged and cast aside, and before
the world shall realize it the giant
Of the nations will be fully ar)rsed
stalking abroad among men and seek
ing his rightful place among the pe0-
pies of the earth. When this com 50
to pass, it will be found that some Of
Chinas closer neighbors will have t.
move aside to make room for the gro t
limbs that will be thrust out in their
thrashing about for release from TIE
cranp Of untold centuries, and once
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15
AN INsIDlous DANGER.

One OF the worst features II kidney
trouble ls tha. It IS an insidIous dis
ease and before the victim realizes his
danger he may have fatal malady.
Take F'olev's Kidney cure n the first
sign OF trouble, as 1t corrccts irregu.
laritIes and prevents Rrighrs disease
and diabetes.
r. f. Laurin Owl Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15

In 1874 the seal herd at our Seal
islands numbered 100000; in 1891
100000 and now 10000. How this
reduction has been effected is ex-
planned by the fact that in 1893 ~
900 young seals were found on the
island starved to death through the
slaughter Of their mothers at sea and
in 1897 100000 young seals thus mis-.
erably perished If these figures 10
not cause the universal prohibition Of
pelagic sealing, humanity and reason
must be less potent than W" sup
pose.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15

One more the entire Colorado river
is flooding into the Salton sink, and
Imperial and Coachella valleys, once
more are menaced by rising waters
according to a dispatch from Yuma,
Arizona. The main line Of the South
ern Pacific again must be moved to
higher ground unless the water ccr
be brought under control. A thousa a
persons in Salton basin must lose
their homes, including a quarter ot a
million acres Of farming lands. the
Southern Pacific must hujId 200 niles
Of new main line, and irrigation about
Yuma must be abandoned The gov
eminent Laguna dam irrigation rro-
ject may become an impossibility.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15
TWO SISTERS HAVE
ECZEMA Of HEAD
Two Illinois Girls Suffer from Scalp
Trout lie - Another Sister Needs a
Tonic Friend Suggests Cuticura
They Use It and Now Give
MUCH PRAISE TO ALL
CUTICURA REMEDIES

81 must give much praise 10 all tho
Cuticura Remedies. | used but one
cake Of Cuticura Soap and one box II
Cuticura Ointment, a. that was all
that was required TO cure my disease.
/ was very much troubled with eczema
Of the head. and friend # mine told me
10 Use the Cuticura Remedies. which
! did. and am glad 10 say that they cured
my eczema entirely. Since then We
have always kept the soap on hand at
all times. Ny sister was also cured
Of eczema Of the head by us;Yg the
Cuticura Remedies. Another sister has
used Cuticura Rcsolycut and Pills and
thinks they are a splendid tonic. | can
not say exactly how long / suffered. but
think about six months. MI Edith
Hammer, X. +, D. No. 6, Morrison
ILL.,, Oct. 3, 1906"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15

1t comes from the federal census
bureau that the per capita conaunp-
ton Of rice in this country amounts to
only six pounds, while it is 800 pounie
in Japan, and $50 in some provlnc- :
Of India. The cereal. however has
lately lost standing as the diet OILY
of feeble races.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15
How to Avoid Pneumonia.

You can avoid pneumonia and other
serious results from cold by taking
Foley's Honey and Tar. 1t stops the
cough and expels the cold from the
system, as it is mildly laxative. +
fuse any but the genuine in the yell
low package. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug
Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15
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Restful couches are said to have
saved more minds and nervous evs-
TENS than all the physicians ami mr-
d.cine chests put together. They =
the best refuge that the overwork>d
house mistress has, and their only
shortcoming IS in want Of usn.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15

And now the "Peek-a- boo" shoes
have appeared. These shoes ara
dainty productions of the shoemai;
er's art, and have openings above tn
toes and on the sides through which
a neatly embroidered hose may BE-
shown off TO splendid aivantag'
Fashionable? Well, We should ,ay
they are.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15

ment available, viz: warm baths with
Cuticura Soap, and gentle anontings
with Cuticura Ointment, the great Skin
Cure. Cures made in infancy and child
hood are usually speedy and permanent.
Complete External and Internal Treatment for
Every Hnmor Of Infants, Children. and Adults
consists Of Cuticlra Sqap t2jcJ 70 Cleanse the skim
Cutrura RcsDlyent CjOc) I'm the form Of Chocolate
C0atfd Pills, 2jc per vial Of Coz 70 Purify tho Blood
S0ld throughout the world, Potter Drug G Chem.
CORP Sole Props. Boston, Mas.
S-Malled Free. On lun0fs N Skin and Scalp.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15

ferinR, but because Of
the dreadful fear that
the diahguration is TO
be lifelong, and mar
its future happiness,
and prospc Gritty.
Hence it becomes the
duty Of mothers of
such afflicted children
toacquaint't themselves
with the purcst and
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15
Two Big Grating Propositions
in Sight,
INVOLFElNG PRISON LABOR
Bills for Building Jute Mills and Foist
ing Conviets on County Roads
Both Garry Hundreds Of
Thousands.


prominently be.ora IN. l,pis,o,ur,
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''''""'l ~ !" EASTERN oreSo"
wheat ana wool growers want the
state committed 10 the bag-makine
/ business by putting a jute mill II,
/ the penitentlary in place OF the pres
ent stove foundry a; a cost of from
/ $3.50, 900 to $4,000 and the good roads
people want the convict labor par
celed out to the different counties As
/ the counties may demand, for road
work. and will ask for an apprnpria.
ton Of s250,O0O to carry cut the pro.
visions of the bill they will introduce.
Both these plans are open to serious
objection. Take first, the jutc mill
plan; this is proposed with the ex-
pectation that a jute mill would cheap
en- the price Of bags to the wheat
and wool men, but the experience OF
both Washington and California goes
to prove the contrary and the price OF
bags Is regulated. az it has Away
been, by the bag trust and the only
benefit OF jute mill would be- to
cheaper the price Of bags to about 20
per cen; Of the bag users and alt
others would pay the price Of the bag
trust, and their part Of the taxes
necessary to pay for the bag mill and
raw material would go TO enrich the
man who would get the state-madc
bags as the state, with an investment
OF even 100000. could not begin toI
make all the bags needed, To run a
Ju'e mill the state would hav" to bull1
new buildings, buy large quantity NJ
expensive machinery; buy additional !
power 10 run IN" machinery emp'oy
many expert ana high salar'ed men
10 act as foremen, to teach the con-
Victs and see they do not waste too
much material; buy every year lot
OF ra" material, and the already heav- !
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15
EVERY CHILD
Afflicted with Torturing
Disfiguring Humors

Becomes an object of the most tender
soliCitude. not only hccn1l.l Of IL ellF-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-01-15
WEATHER,
SET UP NEW BARRIERS.

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Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
LOGGING FIRMS MERGE.
Mackey and Others Buy 16o,ooo'ooo
Feet of Pine and Musser-Sauntry
Business Entire.

A deal in standing timber and log
Ding oDerations of the biggest magnl-
tude on the St. Croix for many years
has been closed 1t is sale OF the
Musser-Sauntry Land, Logging ana
Manufacturing company, as well as It's
holdings of standing pine and other
timber on the St. CroiX and its trlou-
taries, located chiefly in Wisconsin
and partly in Minnesota.
The deal embraces about 16O,OOO,oOO
feet of pine timber. 1t involves some
what more than 100000.
The purchasers are the David Tozer
company, William Kaiser and William
Mackey. They operate the Tazler, the
Eclipse and the Mackey saWmllls az
South Saltwater.
The Musser-Sauntry company for
merly cut about 150,0OO,000 feet of logs
yearly and fioated them down the st.
Croix to Saltwater, where most OF
them were RATED and shipped to
Mississippi river points. The cut of
this winter, however, will be about
25,000,000.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
THIRTY MINERS KILLED IN Mine
THIRD DISASTROUS EXPLOSION
IN WEST VIRGINIA WITHIN
TWO WEEKS.

Elkins, w. Va, Feb. 6. - The third
mine explosion in West Virginia with
in two weeks occurred yesterday at
the Davis Coal and Coke company's
mine No. %. at Thomas, near here,
and twenty-five or thirty miners are
said to have been killed.
Late yesterday the first rescuing
party entered the mine. Seven bodies
were recovered at distance of 100
feet from the shaft. Before further
progress could be made deadly wave
of poisonous fumes enveloped the res
cuing party. Before the rescuing
party could reach the surface one of
them died from suffocation.
No Hope for Entombed Men.
Efforts are being made to enter the
mine again. but without success. The
air fans were demolished by the eX-
plosion, and the mine is full of danger
Gus after-damp. There is no possible
hope that the men still in the mine
are alive Pitiful scenes. are being
enacted around the mouth Of the mine.
The families of the missing miners are
frantic with grief.
Officials Of the company say the &C.
cident may have been caused by an
accumulation of gas in pocket, being
ignited by shot of dynamite or by
miners lamp.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09

and other Mongolians, demanding a
federal postal savings bank system
and asking the federal government to
take over all railroad properties now
operated under receiverships.
A Dill was introduced by Assembly
man Harris which prohibits any per-
son or labor union from annoying or
oostructlng the employment of men
because of their connection with the
national guard. Assemblyman Muel-
Ter proposes in bill to require rail
road companies to equip their passen-
ger coaches with fire escapes through
the roof
Senator Sanborn in a bill aims at
careless hunters, proposing that it be
made manslaughter in the fourth de-
gree to negligently kill a person while
hunting.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
TELLS OF THE NEW UNIFORMS
Adi+ Gen. Boardman Says War Depart
nent Will Issue Complete supply

AHA Gen. Boardman Says War Depart
ment Will Issue Complete supply
Adit. Gen. C. r. Boardman returned
from a trip to Washington and an
no,,nced that the war department had
assured him that it would issue a cum
nlete supply of new regulation plue
uniforms to the Wisconsin Natlonal
ouard as soon as the reQuisition coulu
he properly made out. He also salo
that the war department had decloeo
that the militia of none OF the Mloole
West states, including Wisconsin,
woul< b.s invited to participate in the
regular army maneuvers this year
The adiutant general said;
mo issue of the olive drab WOODEN
service uniform will be made TO any
of the states by the United States TOT
q wear or more. The blue f1annal Shlrt
will probably be retained. The new
SPRINGFIELD rifle will not be ready TOT
issue to the militia of the states until
some time in 1908. 1t is not likely
any change will be made in the pres
ent officers saber for from one to TWO
wears and that a new style OF legglh
for enlisted men is about to be adopt
ed. The new pattern is made or can
vas. but in style is like the leather
leggin now worn by officers.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
freed by Wolves.

Badger, Man, Feb. 6.-Arthur Bore
and Lou Moore, two old residents of
Badger, were attacked by a pack of
timber wolves while en- route to Cou-
lures camp, about ten miles from
here They saved their lives by climb
ing a tree, where they were compelled
to spend the night.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
FEET SMELL BAD, Is SUED.
GAINESVILLE LandIady Says Star Boarder
Spoiled the Bed.

In Justice Charles w. Reeder's
court at GAINESVILLE the garnishee ac-
ton of Mrs. R. Zibbel VS.. William
Bigelow was settled. The plaintiff Is
the landlady of one of the best private
boarding houses here while the de-
PENDANT is her star boarder. 1t is
claimed that as the result of the de-
PENDANTS i'll smelling feet that bed
clothes to the value Of S. were ruined.
Constable Dulin served the papers on
the surprised boarder, who stated tnat
he could not remedy the trouble with
his feet, and that prominent physl-
clans had advised him not to try for
fear that the trouble would result
fatally in a blood disease. MI. blge-
low settled and paid the COSTS
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09

Washington, Feb. 6. - General de
bate on the rivers and harbors appro
priation BILL which has been before
the house since last Wednesday, ter
minated at 3 o'clock yesterday after
noon, when the reading of the bill was
begun under the five-minute rule.
The entire day in the senate was
spent'in considering the Indian appro
priation bill, but without concluding
the discussion of senate amendments.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
CARY DRAWS SCHOOL BILLS.
One Measure Provides for Ventilation.
Another for County Normals.

One Measure Provides for Ventilation.
Another for County NormaIs.
State Supt. C. P. Cary has drafted
two important bills for Introduction in
the legislature One of them provides
that the state superintendent OF pub
lie instruction shall have building
plans prepared for school houses OF
five rooms or less and that all districts
that hereafter erect such buildings
must either follow these plans or sub
nit their own plans to the county SUI
perintendent for approval with respect
to provisions made for heating, light
ing and ventilation. The other Dill
provides for increasing the number OF
county training schools for teachers
from twelve to twenty-foUr. Because
the limit has already been reached no
more 0 fthese schools can be estao-
lished under the present law, Whlch
limits them to twelve. The county
boards of five counties have alreaoy
voted to establish such schools as
soon as permitted and several otners
are favorably considering doing ike
wise. Under the law the state pays
two-thirds of the expenses OF these
schools, but it is provided that in no
case shall more than $4,000 be paid lot
anv one chool. AS the average cost
O fthese schools is $4,000, the expense
to the county is only little over
81 900. County boards of Vernon LIN
coin, Lafayette, Barron and Rusk nave nave
already voted to establish such
schools W
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
EIysian Marshal Loses Job.

st. Peter, Mimi, Feb. z. - Elysian
village, LIE Sueur county, has put on
the lid Because the village marshal
was somewhat lax in enforcing the
closing laws the council summarily re
moved him from Office, and then the
councilmen increased the liquor Ii
cense from $500 to $3.50 without a dis.
senting vote.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
BREAK JAIL TO SHOW HOW.
Ohio Criminals Give an Object Lesson
to BastiIe Keepers.

Wooster, Ohio, Feb. 6.-Simply tC
show that they could, Allen Meller
Harry White and William Eberhardt
youths in Jail here under indictment
for murder in the first degree, made
their escape from Jail this morning
by cutting off the bars. The three got
out of the steel cage and went down
into another part of the building and
gave themselves up. The three es
capped from the Jail a month ago anG
were recaptured in a few hours.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
DOZEN PERISH IN SNOWSLIDE'
Three Business Houses in Colorado
Town Are Overwhelmed.

Three Business Houses in Colorado
Town Are Overwhelmed.
Salida, Colo, Feb 6. - AT least
dozen lives are believed to have been
lost in a terrific snowslide that came
down Monarch mountain about 3
o'clock last night, completely over
whelming three business houses and
burying their occupants under fifty
feet of snow and dirt.
Great confusion reigns at the scene
of the disaster and it is difficult to Sc
cure details.
The scenes at the place of destruc-
ton and death are heartrending'
Strong men are weeping while they
work at rescuing their townsmen;
women are hysterical with grief and
uncertainty, and little children are
crying for their parents, whom they
realize are shut from their sight by
the avalanche Of snow.
Worst Blizzard in Years.
Spokane, Wash, Feb. 6.-The Great
Northern railway reports the worst
blizzard tn twenty years in Montana,
the road being tied up for 140 miles,
from Cutbank to Havre. Fuel is still
scarce in Eastern Washington, but
conditions are not so urgent as earlier
in the winter and little suffering is
experienced.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
DEDICATION OF SHAFT.

Canton Men to Confer With Trustees
of Mckinley Memorial Association.
Canton, Ohio, Feb. GA delegation
of prominent men of this city, headed
by Mayor Turnbull, will leave to-day
for Washington to confer with the
trustees of the National Mckinley Me-
morial association in regard to the
dedication of the monument here in
September.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
Dies: Over 1o5 Years Old.

Hancock, Mich, Feb. 8. = jeremiah
Rourke of Hancock is dead, aged be
tween 105 and 107 years, it being i'm
possible to obtain an accurate record
of his birth He had been a resident
of Hancock for forty years.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
Widow Burned to Death.

Chicago, Feb. 6. - Mrs A. Haskell,
who is said to have been wealthy
widow of Michigan City, Ind, was
burned to death in "a fire which par
TALLY destroyed a two-story frame
building.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
To Study German ARENAS.

Shanghai, Feb 5.-The new Chinese
ambassador to Berlin, Yang Tcheng
has recommended that the Chinese
government send a large number of of.
ficers to Germany to study the Ger.
man arsenal service.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
Hold LIN Train: Lake Coal

Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 6. - A freight
train was held up at Foraker and a
party of determined men unloaded all
the coal into vehicles. The residents
of Foraker had been without coal for
weeks.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
THREE FIREMEN KILLED.

Volunteers Meet Death on Duty at
White Plains, NJ. Y.
White Plains, N. Y, Feb. 6.-Three
volunteer firemen were killed and four
injured, one of them probably fatally,
while working on the ruins of the
Mead building, which was destroyed
by fire.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
Worst Blizzard in Years.
SITUATION is DESPERATE.
No Trains Into Winnipeg From the
South Since Last Friday.

Winnipeg, Feb. 6. - The fuel situa.
ton all over the Canadian Northwest,
and especially in Winnipeg, can only
be described as desperate. This city
has barely enough fuel to last two
days, aud in country towns conditions
are still more serious. No trains have
reached here from south since Friday
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
FREIGHT is DESTROYED.
Burlington Train Runs Into Burning
BRIDGE Near Edqemont, S. y.

Omaha, Feb. 6.-The engine and five
cars of a Burlington freight train went
through burning bridge near Edge
mont. S. D. The cars, with their con-
tents, were totally destroyed, and the
engine wrecked. but none of the crew
was injured.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09
4 or,gress.
U.s. Resume of the Weeks
Proceedings.

Washington, Jan 31-Besides fixing
Feb. 20 as the day to vote on the dec
laration that Senator Reed Smoot OF
Utah is not entitled to his seat, pass
ling a bill appropriating $2,000,000 TO
confine the Colorado river to it's banks
and another placing the management
Of the Panama railway under the 18TH
milan canal commission. the senate
yesterday listened to an extended
speech by Senator Carter Of Montana
in criticism of the secretary Of the in
terror and another by Senator Hey
burn to the same end. The recent or
der of the secretary preventing the is
suance of patents to the public lands
until after an examination on the
ground by a special agent was the sub
ject of the criticism.
The house completed the agricut
tural appropriation bill yesterday
after accepting sundry amendments.
The river and harbOr appropriation
bill, carrying $S4000,000 in round
numbers was then taken up.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09

Washington, Feb. 5. = The house
passed a number of important bill!
yesterday, including the McCumbe
service pension bill, the omnibus light
house bill and the omnibus revenue
cutter bill. Members sought to ge
through with as much legislation as
possible under suspension of the rules
The house by vote of ITO to 8;
cOncurred in the senate amendments
to the urgent deficiency bill, loaning the
Jamestown exposition $1,000,000 ant
safeguarding the loan by lien on the
gross receipts.
The senate occupied the first two
hours Of it's session yesterday in per
fecting the house bill permitting the
government to take an appeal or
points of law in certain criminal cases
The bill is intended to reach cases
similar to that against the meat pack
ers.
Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-09

Washington, Feb. 1.-Senator Ray
ner's address on the expansion of eX
ecutive prerogatives, Senator Lodges
brief reply and an extended discus
sion of the administration of the pub
lie land laws by Senator Hepburn con
stituted yesterdays proceedings in
the senate.
The river and harbor appropriation
bill occupied practically all the time
Of the house yesterday.