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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-12
RESCUE CONTINUES
Monangah Mines Yield up its
BIackened Victims.
CARNEGIE HELPS RELIEF FUND
MANY Sensational Rumors Afoat Con-
cerning Conditions at the Scene of the
Disaster, All of Which Are Without
Even Frail Foundation.

PAIRMONT, W. Va, Dec. Ike
oorts to the officers of the Fairmont
Coal Company here from mines No. o
and s at Monongah, the scene OF last
Fridays death dealing explosion, this
morning, state that the rescue work
continued all night and without special
feature or incident. A number OF bodies
were brought to the surface and others
were located in the mine. The exact
number recovered during the night has
not been reported to the officers here.
The change in the weather with an
accompanying mud and snow has made
conditions about the mines so bad that
snly those who could not possibly get
sway remained during the night. Officers
of the company who had been almost
constantly on duty also retired for much
seeded rest.
Andrew Carnegie telegraphed today,
adding $1,000 to one of the local funds
for Monongah's relief.
Many sensational reports are being
circulated in connection with the
catastrophe. Prominent among these are
rumors that the National Guard has
quietly taken charge OF Monongah; that
additional explosions have further
wrecked the mines, and that the bodies
Of the dead miners are being robbed of
al yaluables. All these reports are with
sut even frail foundations.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-12

NEW YORK. Dee, ll,--That his life
was saved by warning from the spirit
world in the belief of Charles Henry Dur
laud. farmer living near Caldwell, n. j,
According to his story Durland was iriv'
ing home about midnight Monday night
when suddenly his horse stopped still
and refused to move. Suddenly he says,
there appeared to him spirit whose
form and voice he recognized as those
OF his wife, recently dead, and who in u
whisper warned him not to return to his
home until morning A. there was danger
there, After the spirit disappeared, Dur
land says he was several hours caring
for his horse. which had broken out into
a cold sweat, When he finally reached
home at daylight he found window
open and muddy tracks ON the floor On
reaching his room ON the second floor he
discovered fine string across the door
way a couple OF feet from the floor,
With an umbrella he broke the string.
There was a report in the oom and
bullet buried itself in the wall opposite
the door, On the bureau in the room, he
found pistol fastened the string at.
tached to the trigger. Had he struck the
string with his loot, Durland says he
would certainly have been killed, He
says he suspects an old enemy IRON the
west of attempting to kill him. Durland
is not spiritualist, but he is convinced
that a message from his dead wife is all
that saved his life.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-12
POWER MEN QUIT.

GOLDFIELD, Dec. Il.-Tonight tha
men employed in this city by the Ne.
vada- California Power Company walked
out on the notification of cut in wages
from 81 to S. day The strike does
not affect the bringing of power from
Bishop, Cal, unless a break occurs in
the line. 1t is expected that the line
atrollers, who repair the breaks, may
90 out, in which case the situation
would be serious.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-12
WIFE VERY ILL.
Captain Murdock of Battleship Rhode Is
land Summoned to New York.

OLD POINT COMFORT, Va, Dec. H..
Captain Mltrdock, commanding the
battleship Rhode Island, one of the fleet
Of sixteen vessels to leave for the Pacific
on Monday, was summoned to New York
yesterday by the illness of his wife who
is said to be in a very serious condition.
She is suffering from pneumonia. The
officers aboard the Rhode Island are
afraid it will be necessary for Captain
Murdock to seek relief and that new
commander for the vessel will have to be
appointed at the eleventh hour.
The battleship Minnesota, which is an
chored off the coast, will arrive tomor-
row morning and the fleet will then be
complete.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-12
MINES WILL RESUME.

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. ia special
from Helena to the Miner states that the
East Helena plant OF the American
Smelling and Refining Company has an
nounced that it will resume the buying
of all custom ores. This will mean the
resumption of many mines in Montana
which have been closed as the result OF
the recent action of the smelter in re-
fnsing to accept any ore but that from
contract shippers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-12
BILLS TO SETTLE CLAIMS.

WASHINGTON, Dee. ll.--FuIton to.
day introduced the following bills: To
settle claims OF the Cathlamet. Chinook
Indians by payment of $1,000; of the
lower bank Chinook Indians by payment
of $4,000; of the Welappa Indians by
payment Of $1,000; Of the Nucquee In
dams, $500; Clatsop, $4,000; Tilla.
mooks, $l0,5O0, all with interest from
August, 1851.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-12
SPIRIT wife WARNS
Dead Woman Appears and Tells
Husband Of Danger.
DEATH TRAP WAS ALL READY

Stopped in Road by Voice o. Dead Wife
Charles Durland Goes to His Home
After Several Hours and Finds Con.
trivanee Set to Take His Life.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-12

Good Sample Rooms on Ground Floor
for Commercial Men
Astoria Oregon
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-12

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Portland
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Through ticket. from points Europe For
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
INGENIOUS THEATER FLOOR.

Can Convert Auditorium In Few
Minutes Into a Ballroom.
The movable stage which Steele
Mackaye attempted to make a feature
OF theatrical construction many years
ago Is outdone by the reversible audi
forum floor introduced In a new Apollo
music hall on the Rue de Clichy, Paris.
This device makes it possible to change
the parquet into dancing. floor in sew
en- minutes
The floor is reversible. On one side
1t Is fitted with 500 chairs Of the usual
folding variety. On the other side it
Is planked with hard wood, waxed and
polished.
During the performance each night it
Is pitched at an angle of about Is de-
grees, like the floor of any other the
alter. When the show is over and the
dancing begins it is absolutely level.
All who patronize the house will see
the transformation every night. When
the curtain falls the seatholder will be
hustled back into the orchestra circle
and the foyers. Then the mechanism
will work.
The floor, or rather the two floors,
are built on each side of a framework
OF steel Orders This is hung on piv-
OTIS and when the machinery is set in
motion 1t simply turns the other side
up-the huge seesaw-it measures about
45x5O feet-stops at the appropriate
angle when it is to be an auditorium
and Is secured there by strong sup
ports.
When 1t reaches the level position to
serve as ballroom equally strong sup
ports hold it there and provide for the
safety Of the dancers. When 1t stops
in either position it is in immediate
communication with the other parts of
the house, as all the necessary steps
are attached to it either to reach the
orchestra circle when 1t is level or the
stage when it Is inclined at an angle.
Stage and floor are continuous when
used for dancing, the electric footlights
being attached to disappearing frame
work, while section Of solid flooring
takes their place.
The entire contrivance cost $14, O0O
of which $4,000 was spent on the floor
and its mechanism and the rest on the
twenty seven foot deep brick-lined well
through which the floor revolves.-New
York Sun.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13

Nosebleed.
Bleeding from the nose occurs more
often with the young than with the old,
and with males than with females. Al
though always annoying, and some
times alarming, it is very seldom fatal.
When death occurs from hemorrhage
from the nose, there Is generally some
serious condition Of disease to account
for it, as, for example, when the af-
lection occurs in subjects especially liza
BILE to hemorrhage-the so-called
''bleeders."
An ordinary case of nosebleed will
generally yield readily to simple home
remedies, and need cause no alarm.
It is characteristic of many people to
become unduly frightened at the sight
Of blood, and to do the wrong thing In
foolish panic. Thus, with nosebleed,
the patient will keep the head bent
we'll down over some receptacle, in this
way doing everything to favor the flow,
when he should rather sit upright or
even stand, so that gravity will act to
draw the blood away from the head.
Cold tends to construct the small
blood vessels and check bleeding. If
it Is in winter, and the air is cold,
breathing deeply through the nose at an
open window will sometimes cure the
nosebleed, or little piece of ice passed
into the nostril from which the blood
comes will often answer the purpose.
A piece Of ice applied to the back of
the neck and the spinal column just
below Is occasionally ef1cacious.
In severe cases wide tape or hand
kerchief tied tightly round the arms
and legs may arrest the hemorrhage
by withdrawing a large part of the
blood temporarily from the general cir
culation. The constructing bands should
not be too tight, nor should they be
left on too long. After the bleeding
has ceased the bands should be loosened
one at a time, SO that all the retained
blood Is not returned to the circula-
ton at once, as this might cause a re-
newal of the bleeding.
When these simple remedies prove of
no avail, and the hemorrhage goes on, a
physician should be called in. A too
prolonged nosebleed will bring about
q condition of weakness and anemia
which may render the sufferer an easy
prey to any of the numerous forms of
Infection always in wait to storm a
weakened citadel. The reason why the
services of physician should be sought
in obstinate cases Is because he can
Immediately, with the aid of certain ap-
planes, satisfy himself as to the exact
spot In the nasal passages where the
trouble originates, and bring his re-
sources to bear upon that spot, and
thus no time will be lost In expert
mentA-Youth's Companion.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
,-rpcE FIGHT WITH WOLVES.

-, the Brutes Choked to Death
by the Mighty Hunter.
roncv backed I'D against a tall DR.,
u,tsd off his skees and stood ready for
.h.m In a moment they saw him,
..onned and separated twenty feet, as
;. attack him on the side and rear.
taking careful aim at gray wolf as
/, came at him, Clancy fired directly
IN It's face, dropping it; he whirled to
sra at the one to his left, when the
third sprang upon him. A flash and
howl that told the second animal was
rounded; with a powerful kick he
,sught the third between the forelegs
and sent it flying BACKYARD. For a
moment the two beasts staggered. He
tried to fire again, but found that he
bad dropped the revolver. In a frenzy
he seized the dead wolf and flung 1t at
the others as they came on. He struck
one a fierce blow under the jaw with
bis boot and made slashing cut with
bis long knife, at which one Of the
wolves sprang around behind. At this
be unslung the child and, holding 1t
high In air with one hand, attempted
to toss 1t into the low shell-1fke
branches Of the tree. But as he held
It aloft the wounded wolf sprang upon
him, sprang and met the long blade
that sank into It's throat.
The force Of the rush threw the man
down and away from the tree. Drop
ping the bag into the soft snow, he
seized his long skee that he had thrust,
end upward, In the snow and waited.
The white wolf, the specter Of its kind,
ran back and came at him with many
false starts, then with a yelp dashed
straight on. Clancy intended to use
the skee as club, but the thought
suddenly found Judgment in his BE-
number brain that If this broke he was
lost 30 he dropped 1t and sprang to
meet the brute with a maddened cry
Griffith his throat.
The VOLTS mouth was open and with
movement like the fash of light he
rasped the lower Jaw, back Of the
sharp CANNES, bent it down with his
giant strength, at the same time grip
ping the throat with his left hand, and
me two rolled in the snow from which
came horrible cries, growls, impreca-
IONS, the sounds that go with enforced
Hangulation and despair Of man or
Oeast Not for moment did the des-
petate man release his grip; the huge,
oosllke beast tore ridges In his face
WIN its fore claws, while the man
yeast, bearing it down, in turn tried to
MAen his teeth upon the animals
.afoat Slowly and surely he clicked
At not releasing his hold until the
Dsu1s was almost stir.-McC lure's
Magazine
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
Road TO FORTUNE.

Here Pointed Out More Especially to
Boys, but 1t IL Open to All.
Its hard work." said the boss to a
New York Sun writer, Ito get anybody
to do even the simplest things really
well and to keep on doing them SO; and
do love to meet people who do the
work they have to do, no matter what
it may be, thoroughly and who have
besides, the sense and nerve to keep at
it that way steadily.
1T is positive delight to me to find
boy that makes good job of sweep
ing out the store, who Is not satisfied
with giving it lick and promise
sweeping out the thick of it from the
middle Of the foor-but who digs into
the corners and sweeps clean along the
edges and makes a good, thorough,
workmanlike job Of it all through.
Nov, that sort Of job Of sweeping
IL q positive help, to the business; it
make the store attractive, 1t actually
gets into the atmosphere of the place
and helps to draw people who would
% surely be repealed, If not driven
away, by a store slackly kept And
now suppose this boy keeps right on so,
unhinchingly; suppose he shows that
he's really got the stuff in him; why,
he gets the first chance there Is for a
step up, for the demand for men who
can do things is greater than the sup
ply, and then II he will only keep on
doing things the way he began he's
got his future In his own hands.
What Ia true Of the boy sweeping
the store il equally true of every other
boy, in whatever work he may be do
Ing, absolutely; for the whole secret
Of success lies in doing whatever your
hands find to do well and faithfully.
"This is an old, old, oft-told story, 1
know, but there's a fresh crop Of boys
coming into the field daily. to whom,
ever, it must be new, and If but one of
each days crop would take the old
story to heart the world In general
would be better OF and the boy himself
would profit by 1t greatly"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
m. wealth Of Nations.

The United States is the richest ma
HON in the world, exceeding Great Brit
ain bv almost forty-five thousand mill
uon dollars. The latest estimate OF
the wealth Of the United States SETS
tho f,eure at one hundred thousand
million dollars. Great Britain is next
Nth f,fty-eight thousand two hundred
million. ...a
The wealth OF France Is estimated
.+ forty-two thousand million; that OF
Germany, forty thousand million; nus
ala thirty-fiye thousand million; Aus
tria-Hungary, twenty thousand million
I+a,v thirteen thousand million: Bel
ohm six thousand eight hundred mil |.
lion spain, five thousand four hundred
nil, netherlands, four thousand
t fve hundred million; Portugal two
t =, ave hundred million; ana
slit Switzerland, two thousand four hum
bred million.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13

A plutocrat has it.; a demagog wants
1t.
Most men can be honest, unless they
have a chance not to be.
A woman's idea of social standing Is
being 80 snippy that everybody hates
her.
A girl that doesn't get married can
make everybody believe she Is glad of
it but herself.
It makes a woman feel about twenty
times richer to call her husbands
money his estate.
The difference between pleasure and
duty is the difference between going
fishing and to church.
A woman will work harder to get a
nice, fresh complexion than q man will
to get a million dollars.
As people always give ten times as
much In wedding presents as they get,
where does the difference go?
Where a woman is sensible is In pre-
tending she isn't 80 she can put the
responsibility for such things on her
husband.
A man has to know a lot about some
particular thing not to be always try
ing to show what he knows about ev-
erything.
A woman's enjoyment Of a visit Is
writing long letters to those at home,
telling them all the grand things she
Is doing just as II she really were
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
Apple Snowballs.

For apple snowballs boil one quarter
pound Of rice In water until perfectly
tender. Pare and core few apples, 70
place tho core BY two cloves, brown
sugar and q squeeze Of lemon juice.
Cover each apple with little rice and
tie up separately In q cloth. Boil for
half IN hour and serve with sweet
sauce favored with lemon.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13

Be careful where you keep dour.
Like butter, it absorbs odors readily.
It should not be kept in place where
there are onions, fish, vegetables or
other odorous substances, nor In q
damp room or cellar. Keep in a cool,
dry, airy room, where it will not be
exposed to freezing temperature, nor
to one above 70 degrees Always sift
before using.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
Dunplinxs for stew.

Sift one cup Of -four with saltspoon
Of salt and one level teaspoon Of bak-
ing powder. Add one well-beaten egg,
two teaspoons Of melted butter, and
one Quarter cup Of milk. Drop BY
spoonfuls on the chicken, cover closely
and cook, without removing the lid, for
eight minutes. Keep the contents OF
the kettle cooking rapidly all the time.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
Clam F1lIlns.

Clean and chop fine three pints OF
raw CLAIMS Boil the clam water and
strain. Cook the chopped CLAIMS IN
clam water ten minutes. Make cream
sauce By dreaming two tablespoons each
Of -four and butter. Cook with one.
half pint Of milk and one-haf pint OF
clam water. Season and add to CLAIMS
Place In between and on top Of short
cake and serve hot
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
Male Blu.her. and Their Cure.

Male BluOheE0 and Their Cure.
"A good many men blush" said a
physician "some 50 painfully that they
come to me to be cured The cure ]
recommend is an old one. It Is the
abandonment Of overheavy clothing, es.
pecialiy Of wooden socks Amazing II
IL how many male blushers have q
recollection for thick socks Of wool.
But some blushers wear light enough
clothes. To them I can only recon-
mend q nerve treatment. advise
them 10 make speeches at banQuets
to be witnesses in murder trials, to go
TO teas and dances, to develop, In short,
the nerve, as q wrestler develops his
muscle. Blushing Is difficult disor-
der to cure. As rule, 1t passes away
Of itself when the victim reaches his
s5th year."-New Orleans Times-Dem-
Ocrat. .
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
A Famous Operation.

FAMOUS Oper011OAs
w. clash performed famous operation
VI stout and wealthy patient whe
was Ill,
AUG 10. received the universal admiration
" NE medical profession for his skill.
&c laid the patient out (hs loved to
do it),
M Ano said Although the malady Il hid,
a. interesting case. I'll look into
70 he opened up the patient AID he
did.
0snnning with a vertical incistoa.
IT,, ~ neatly drew the floating ribs apart,
~ ns made 4 careful cardiac division.
Au sewed = patch Of canvas on the
heart.
-A''ns nothing here that meritsd attsn-
ton,
10ona the lungs he cut . graceful
u..a Spartan measure Of prevention
aeo bunch Of tissue With q nerve.
W me patients brain he operated
Ana luther :, fine example Of his pluck
s very modern methods demon
strated
removing the appendix, just for
40 practiced haste he ,swsd the man
N together.
>"' weeks passed by-twe webs Of
Win. anxious M guess,
e the world Of sciencs coGitatsd
whether
ICY could call the operation Z success.
". Slash performed the amputa,
d., generous ten-thousand- dollar fea.
Ana 'alo A most courageous operation,
successful to a marvellous dauAA r
b, aiurs Of the tobacco dup y o.
b Su'ed a few thought1sss persons
Remit uct a shortage in the supply Of
imported Havana clgarA
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
Taking Necessary Precaution.

Neighbor-No' one ever hears you and
your husband exchanging words. Do
you get along SO excellently together?
Wife-Not at all {; but we discovered
that the maid listened at the door. Now
we quarrel only on Sunday afternoons
between 3 and 6, when she's out Of the
house.-Fliegende Blaetter.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13

"Wasn't that Miss Bangs who just
passed."
Eyes. that was my Aunt Helen
Bangs"
"Your aunt, Ell? Alb, on yorr moth
er's side, I supposeT
"Not muchl She always sticks up
for dad."-Philadelphia Press.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13

Prunes and English WaInuts.
Cut equal quantities Of stewed
prunes and English walnuts into thirds.
Do not chop, as they will not look
well. Serve In sherbet glasses with
whipped cream.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13

When a man gets out Of patience
with himself, he isn't nearly 20
cranky as when he IL out Of patience
with some one else. Y
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13

Shake INTO Your Shoes
tight or new shoes feel easy. 1t Is 9
certain cure for sweating, eallous and
hot, tired, aching feet. Sole BY all Drus.
gists. Price 26c. Trial package names
FREE. Address Allen 8. Oimsseo'
Leroy. New York.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
Usually the Way.

"Spent your vacation in the noun
rains. eh7 Did you stay there long7"
Yves; but came home short
Houston Post
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13
BANKING BY MAIL
WRITE FOR BOOKLET q
Banana Cream.

Force through ricer one cup Of
banana pulp, mix with two tablespoons
Of powdered sugar and the juice OF
half a lemon. Beat thoroughly, add
one cup Of whipped cream, beat again
and serve In frappe glasses after
chilling.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13

Il b not lfksly that either ths MINES
or the ducks Will b able 70 recognise
much difference In Mr.. Grover Oeve-
land since he has passed the 50-year
mark.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13

When a young girl wants q new
black dress, her mother Is liable to
say: MERCY, what do you want to 90
into mourning forT
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13

x woman's reason may De no reaso.
~ nu+ II Is q waste Of time for
man to argue against It
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-07-13

C1TQ st. Vitus' Dance and all Nervous Diseases
I'll j permanently cured by DR.. Kline's Great
Nerve Restorer. Send for FREE$2 trial bottle and
treatise Dr.R.H.Kline Id, 1Arch St. ,Phila, r