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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-09-01
SHOT IN QUARREL.
Mystery Still Surrounds Men Who Both
Received Wounds In Fight.

SPOKANE, Aug. 30.-Mystery sur.
rounds a shooting scrape at Hillyard
shortly before midnight last night. in
which W, c. Baker was shot through the
hand and an unknown man sustained
similar injury. Baker was arrested and
brought to the county jail at an early
hour this morning, but nothing can be
learned OF the indentity of his as-ail-
ant.
According to the story related by the
officers here Baker appeared at the home
Of the man near IIillyard and by his re-
peated knocking brought him to the
door. As soon as the man appeared upon
the threshold Baker leyeled revolver
upon him, at the same time remarking.
"You are the man | am looking for"
and at the same time ,pnllel the trigger.
The weapon was not discharged and
before Baker could discharge the RI,
volver his would-be victim grappled with
him and fierce struggle cnsued for the
possession Of the gun. While they were
fighting for the revolver it exploded and
the bullet penetrated Bakers hand but
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-09-01

s. r. Veterinary College Opens Oct. ,st.
For catalogue apply to Dr. Chas,
Keane. Pres. 1918 Market street, San
Francisco
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-09-01
Joseph Burman Tame While Rob.
bling Mails.
DETECTIVE WATCH IN HIDING
When Caught He Breaks Down And Ad.
mits His Theft-s.argc Sums Have
Been Missed For Some Time But The
Exact Amount VIII Not be Stated.

OAKLAND, Cal. Aug 3l,~~Joseph
Burman, an emplee In tho Oakland
postoillee, was arrested last night BY
Secret Service Agents Stuart and Ma.
gera In the act Of opening packages OF
registered mail IN the mailing depart
ment, where they had secreted them.
selves to watch Tor thief who had been
ritlIng the malls OF large amounts Of late.
lurman has been In the employ In the
Office Of tho Postmaster, to which he was
~ one~ taken by the officers lie aI.
mittcd that his populations had been
carried on for some time, aud he was Ia.
Ken to the City Jail for the night. He
viii he taken before the unlted States
Commission to-day and arraignei BY
/ hc Federal authorities.
liunam has been In the employ OF
lhe Oakland office Tor about six months.
during whlrh time there have been a
number of mysterious thcfts from the
office. Suspicion has fallen on several
clerks. but OF late the officers centerd
their attention Oh Burman.
Last night watch was maintained on
The mailing department, aud nurman was
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-09-01

NEW YORK, August Sl,--pr, Asher
Gluck, who has just come from Chicage
to DO the presswork for his new religion
which concerns itself with the improve,
ment and renovation Of the human baby
started to-day upon a campaign Of edu'
sation in Willett street.
One OF the tenets OF the creed of DR.
Ghck--called by himself and twenty.
nine faithful followers OF his banner,
the chief architect OF the new religion.
Is that children should be- as perfect as
possible. Dr, Chuck explained today
that il is in bringing perfect children In
to the world that his religion merits the
most glowing encomiums,
doctor:
Il will wager any sum from $4,000
to $4,000 he says, that healthy men
and women who live perfect lives ac.
ccrding to my direction. may have per-
feet children that can talk at birth,
have adult brains and stature at the age
OF five years aud be geniuses in any line
that the parents shall pre'determine, III
even promise that the child will never
die"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-09-01

he did not release his hold upon the
weapon. A. the struggle continued II
exploded again, and this time the bull
let puuetmed the hand oi the other man.
Persons were attracted to the scene
by the cries struggles and shots and the
two men were separated. An officer mp
peared later and Baker was taken to the
county jaiI. He refused to reveal the
indentitM Of his victim and the officer
who brought him to the jail wa. not
aware OF it.
DR. Farrow Of lIillyarl. who dressed
the stranger. wound, loon after the
shooting said at an early hour this morn.
ing: Il could not learn what caused the
trouble and understand that neither OF
the men live al Hilyard, both being resi-.
dent oi NDokane. | dressed the iuiu.
rirs OF the one who was not arrested,
but could not learn his name. The
wound passed through the palm OF his
hand.'
Baker, wound Is not serious either.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-09-01
MAKE BABIES TALK
Or. Gluck Can Do This at the
Infants Birth.
WILL BACK CLAIM WITH COIN

II Parents viii DO As He Directs They
Can Have Children Who win Be Fully
Developed Wonders At Years OF
Age,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-09-01
Who IL The Boss Al Homer

Eugene Wood i out with an article
nn Babies in the September American
Magazine, At the very kickoff he
shows that he l. master OF the subject,
He Is not deludcd he Is not deceived,
lie has found out who Is boss, and he
reveals the truth, ile SAYS
tRo.s of the house you were, or At
last the wise lady whom YOU call your
Nife has made you think 80 "a wife
must have many quiet smile all to
herselfl What you say goes u don't
care much for pumpkin pie you casu'
alA remark, ana forget that you have
said SO, From that time on thcrcll
never be another pumpkin pie IN your
house unless you specifically ordct It,
Maybe not then, You don't like yel
low tarnips as well as white ones, Ia
vain thereafter does the grocer at your
back door suggest, "Wc'ye got some nice
yellow turnips,' He might as well hint
that he has some grcen and tender
Rough on Rats You are the boss Ey.
etythias Is done 10 suit YOU, You may
get eolded for Forgetting that there Is
an ash,rcccivsr or for leaving the sun
lay papers all over the ileor so that the
house looks like distraction, and what
II anybody should comes Hut don't you
see' that all in your interest, The ap'
praranec OF the house shcd. glory upon
you as It's master All this, remember.
is before the New Baby comes. After
ward It's; "shr Youth wake the baby
OF Please don't smoke IN here, |, an
noys baby or Can't you read In the
dining rooms | don't think hc likes tho
light or Shake the furnace easy. Baby
Jump. ~ when you make such racket
or Would you mind taking him out for
A little while iu his carriager or--Oh.
well, you know or, II you don't know us
time yon we're finding out
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-09-01

TOR SALE - BLACKSMITH SHOP,
tools; l2 acres land; house, barn.
huit; railroad station one mile; bar
min. ]. @. Ryckman, Knappa, Or. 2s-m
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-09-01

seen to open u package about midnight.
lie was at once pouncei upon by the de-
tectives and, unlnr pressure broke down.
lie Ia about ~ years Of age.
The amounts stolen during the past
few months make large total, but the
authorities dsclIne to state the exact
s.Vs
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-09-01
chamberlain's Cough Remedy One OF The
Best On The Market.

For many years Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy has constantly gained in favor
AMI popularity until It is now one Of
the most staple medicines in use and
has III enormous sale, II is intended
especially for acute throat and lung III.
sca-es, such as coughs. colds and croop.
and ran always be depended upon. II
/. pleasant and safe to take and Is un-
doubtc.lly the best in the market for
the purposes for which II IL intended.
Sold BY Frank Hart and leading Drug.
gist',
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-09-01

Do You know that PincsaIve Carbo,
llzed acts like pouItcc in drawing out
inflammation and poi-onj It Is anti.
septic. For cuts, burns, exzemn, crack.
ed hands it is immediate relief Sold BY
Frank Harts Drug store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-09-01
FOR SALE-REAL ESTATE.
PERSONALS.

WANTED-To meet a gentleman
sbOut As years Of age for company dur.
ing Regatta Of good appearance and all
light. Address NJ, Astoria office.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-09-01
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING.
TAIL0RS.

ANDREW SIpoLA HAS MOVED HIS
tailor shop across the street and will
now be found at sS4 Commercial street.
Your patronage solicited. All work guar
anteed, Fall samples are now on dis-
play. s's.tf.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-09-01
FOR SALE

ROR SALE-FAN-LEAF PALM, HEAT
ing stove and range. S. n. Diebel,
NO Sixth street. S-2S'5t.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10
Cheerful Advice.

A number of railway men were once
discussing the question Of accidents.
"The roads I'm Scotland" said one Of
fetal, used to have II bad name, in
deed. in respect 10 accidents. No one
thought OF embarking on a railway
journey unless he had provided him
self with an accident policy of insur-
ance
"The famous Dr. Norman Macleod
was once about to set of on long
Journey through the Scotch country.
Just MS the train was pulling out the
clergyman's servant put his head In
through the window and said:
"IIa'e ye ta'en an insurance ticket,
slrT
81 have, replied the doctor.
"'Then,' continued the servant, write
ye'er name on it and gi'c II TO me.
They haze an awfu' habit o. robbln the
corpses on this line" New York
Times.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10
FOWLS.

Considering the present high prices
Of chickens. turkeys. geese, feathers
and eggs. Il looks as it somebody is
losing an opportunity with fowl
farm. For years the price of fowls
and fowl products have been going
higher. Several people have gone iu.
to the business with money and hired
help For some reason that kind of
fowl raising does NOT make money
though it produces fine fowls. 9th
crs have gone into the business with
such limited space ana with $50 little
time from the owner, that they have
not succeeded in making money.
The business is highly profitable,
where there Is land and water and air
and where the owner can attend tu his
fowls. The fowl farm will not make
millionaire of the owner but 1t will
pay better than cotton and corn and
pay quicker and pay oftcncr There
is an unlimited field for AN comcrs.
who want to handle things that wear
feathers There is more money for less
work than any farm interest presents
to people who attend to their own
work
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10

A laughahle error occurred In one Of
t., large publishing houses number
Of years ago. \ poet had sent in a
manuscript in which was the line, "See
the pale martyr in sheet Of FIRE" The
reputation of the writer was nearly
ruined when the work came out with
the line, See the pale martyr with his
shirt on fire"
When a favoritc speaker rose and
was greeted with thunderous applause
his party paper came out and said,
The vast concourse rent the air with
their snouts."
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10

There is 10 reason in the world why
men. whether average men or men OF
genius, should despise the cooking OF
their food. They never show. or are
required to show, the same contempt
toward any other art and ON no other
Is their mental calm more completely
dependent. An ~ fitting coat is
worry. hut not such a worry us dinners
perpetunlly 10 dressed. To many men,
and especially to men whose work is
sedcntary or whose brains are fully
taxed, food which is at once Hight and
nourishing Is an absolute necessity IL
they are 70 exert their highest powers.
and food Of that kind is obtainable
only by care In selecting meats and
good cooking when they are selected.
A man should not think too much Of
his dinner or devote too much time to
preparation for 1t or enjoy II too vlsi-
bly, when II has arrived, for all those
are animal peculIaritles. But TO re
main content with bad food, when a
little more thought or carefulness Or
criticism would procure 1t in state 1T
10 be eaten, is 'uiy what Scotchmcn
used TO describe ns "a wasting OF the
maircies. London Spectator.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10
Chinese Renew Boycott.

Washington, Jan. 9-In answer to
an inquiry by the state department
as to the truth of the reports that
there has been a renewal Of the anti.
American boycott in Canton, Amerl.
can consul Bergholtz. at Canton, cab,
led the department confirming the ac-
curacy of the report
lie states that the renewal of the
boycott movement is attributable to
the Chinese residents of Oakland, Cal,
who informed their friends in China
that President Roosevelt, in his an,
nual message to congress, omitted any
mention of a new treaty with China
citing it as an indication chat moth.
ing whatever was TO be done by the
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10
"ponH cross Your Legs"

THE prevalence OF appendicitis IS
an admitted fact" said surgeon.
Crossing the legs Is responsible for
a good deal Of this trouble. That
sounds strange. doesn't It? Noycrthe.
less it is theory advanced by more
than one great surgeon Indeed,
know some surgeons who say that If
people never crossed their legs APP
pcndicitis would disappear. You see
crossing the leg squcezes and cramps
the delicate vcrmiform appendix.
Squeezed and cramped, the appendix
becomes irritatcd. Inflammation sets
in, intense pain comes, and then the
sweet and heavy fumes of chloroform
are choking you, and the appcndi-
cius specialist bends over you with a
sharp knife"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10
DEMOCRATIC RALLY.


The political pot has begun To boil
I'm this city. The Domocratj viii
meet at the City Hall Friday night
for the purpose Of mapping ont the
work of the campaign. Chairman II.
II. brown of the committee, has call
cd the meeting and desires that cy-
cry Democrat be present who can
promptly at 80 o'clock.
The Democrats are getting ready To
conduct vigorous campaign. The
leaders OF this party are very SAN
qulnc and say that there can be but
one result and that will be the clec
tion OF every Democratic nominee.
Just what the Republicans purpose
to do no one outside Of their ranks
seems to know. II is rumorcd that
they will have full municipal ticl,
ct. but this hardly seems probable.
II may be that the Democrats will
on Friday night. decide on some plal
Of nominating a municipal ticket
Some have expressed the opinion tina
the party's candidate for mayor ma!
be selected. or recommended.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10

There has been only one monarch
who for $50 years sat on his throne,
crown upon his head, scepter in his
hand and dressed In the royal robes,
keeping solemn dominion over the dead.
Charlemagne the great Frnnklsh ruler,
during his life built for himself Rt AK
Ia Chnpelle, in Prussia, a chapel and
beneath the chapel tomb. When the
monarch died in s14 his body was
placed, fully dressed, with scepter and
crown, In Il sitting position upon mar
BILE throne in this tomb. Nearly 200
years afterwsrd the Emperor Otto III,
had the vault opened and II is said
that the body Of the great emperor was
found in a state OF wonderful preser-
wilton, still seated upon his throne,
with his sword by his side and the gos.
pels open in his lap. Again In l105 the
Emperor Barbarossa Frederick H. had
the vault opened, and in 1915 Fred
erick H. took the remains from the
silent chamber over which for so many
years they had kept guard and had
them put into casket OF gold and sill
yer, in which they are still kept.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10
E astern Star.

The meetings are held the first
Monday i'm each month in the Mason.
ic Temple; Worthy Matron, Lille
Palmer: Worthy patron, W. a. Vim
blsh. Associate, Mollie Peel; Secro-
tary, Fannie Bumpass; Treasurer,
Bertha Warren; Conductress, Bessie
Palmer; Associate cOnduCtress. Ada
Smith; Chaplain, h. c. Chastaine;
Ada, Bessie LeGrande; Ruth, ltea
Wolverton: Esther, Sadie Gaskin;
Martha. May Wimbish; Electra, Mary
Rumph; Organist, Jessie Chastaine
Kent; Warden, Lizzie Kelsey; Senti.
mel, Sam Lane.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10

"In wine making" said wine ex-
pert, "the grapes are squeezed from
one TO six times. and from each squeeze
different grade Of wine is made"
That is why from one district and
from one irlu SO many varieties of
wine come. These varieties don't mean
that each Is made from a different
kind of grape. They mean. as rule.
that they are made from different
squeezes of the same grape. The first
squeeze of course makes the best and
dearest wine When you buy this
grade you win always find on the label
the words Premier cru first squeeze"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10

American government to mitigate the
seventies Of the exclusion law.
The consul adds that the Chinese
officials at Canton have done every.
thing IN ghoir power shrllctasHrdl
thing possible to stop the boycott
movement, and have caused the city
TO be placardcd with warnings TO the
people against cugaging ia the boycott
under penalty OF being severely dealt
with
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10


Behold the Burmese maidens among
the pagodas. Watch them as they glide
up the marble stairs to the great gold
en- pagoda Their little bare feet Int,
ter IN sandals of green and amber.
Can you imagine these sunny, smiling
nymphs going TO the temple 10 pray
that IN the next transmigratlon they
may be mere meni Yet such is the
perversity Of feminine nature. For
this they pray as fervently as they
love. Follow them UP the marble
steps, past the grinning monsters of
stone that guard the approach. past
rows Of stalls where they pause TO buy
offerings Of roses, tapcrs Of beeswax
and bundles OF aromatic wood up and
up the marble steps TO the broad white
platfor Of shrlncs where cross legged
Buddhas-g great and small, marble and
gilt and bronze-lOok unmoved on
these divinities Of the earth knocllng
at their feet with upliftcd hands.
Crowned with triple mlter, a coustella-
ton of gold and flashing gems, hung
about with golden bells that tinkle and
twinkle IN the sunlight, springs FROM
the white plain the great golden pago-
da, Shwe Dagon, the soul Of people,
Chicago Tribune.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10

The road TO home happiness Is said
to lie over small stepping stones. So
small sometimes are the causes Of our
unhappiness that we wonder the conse-
quences can be so great one great pal
liative is the determination by every
member OF the family not TO dwell
ON the circumstances, whatever they
may be, which are alike sad TO all. If
It he poverty let 1t be cheerfully and
silently borne; IL 1t be the III temper of
grandpa try TO make joke Of II. II 1t
be something Infinitely worse and also
hopeless accept it bravcly; do not talk
of IT, Try in the family circle to ignore
1t. Accept every little enl.venng cir
cumstancc. Let in all the sun and air.
Work on cheerily and hopefully. know
ing that there Is the ray of sunshine
somewhere that has only to be looked
for to be found.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10

A certain small boy much given 20
punctuating his remarks with the in
terrogation point rather exceeded him
self the other day. All morning and
all afternoon did he keep up steady
fire of questions. II II wasn't "Why
does the wind blow" II was what
mriScs the leaves greenT or How
many drops Of water are there In the
ocean," At last his poor, long suffer
ing mother could stand It no longer,
and shortly before dinner she hustled
him of TO bed and told him 10 stay
there until he could break himself Of
the foolish troublesome habit of ask
ing questions. But the child safe In
bed and the house quiet, the mother
began TO repent. How cross she had
been, how impatient and how uuwise
and Unmothcrly 1t was to thus check
the aspirations of the childish mind for
useful knowledge Here was this
young. growing intellect eager 90 reach
out and grasp whatever was Of inter
est ana value, ana here was she, 10
whose charge that young intellect had
been committed, shirliing her duty. At
this stage I'm her reflections the mother
rose and, repairing to her sons bed
side, told him that he wasn't such a
dreadful boy, after all, and that If he
had any more questions 10 ask she
would do her best to answer them.
"All right" replied the little boy.
Mamma, how far can a cat spit"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10
DIAMONDS THAT ARE LosI~
Many valuable stones Disnppears
Never 30 lie Recovered.


Never 90 he Recovered.
At what figure can we estimate the
diamonds that get lost? one can only
reply approximately. Although 1t may
seem enormous. IL appears that one
can place at ~ per cent the diamonds
that no longer belong 20 anybody. First
of all, says lie Diamaut, what do we
mean by lost diamondsi When stone
goes nstray II generally occurs that II
the owner does not find II again II has
fallen into other hands II Is not lost
20 commerce. II is not thus, however,
when n diamond. badly set, for exam
pie. falls to the ground At least I'M
less Il he Of size sufficiently impor-
tant TO attract attention one must see
there Is little chance Of is being saved.
In the city 1t goes directly into the
gutter and thence 90 the sewer In the
country, on the main road. 1t becomes
covered up by the pebbles and earth
that are stirred up by vehicles and pc.
dcstrians one can feel sure In this
caso the gems are lost TO the world and
will never return to usefulness
But one will say, we are stIll far
from the IL per cent given as the ac-
tual loss Of diamonds. There are, after
all, not such great number that get
lost and are never found again. That
Is true. but II is necessary TO take into
account numerous other sources of loss.
such as those occurring In fires, ship
wrecks, etc Again, there are persons
who express In their wills the formal
desire to be decorated with their Jew
els when dead. This Is customary in
some countries.
Al these causes explain easily how
nearly sixth Of the diamonds can
| completely disappear.
In this reckoning are not computed
the losses arising from rccuttlng. The
spllntcrcd fragments and pieces are
scrviccahle still In some way oT other.
We do not admit bort, black diamonds
and diamonds used In the Industries,
| but refer only TO gem qualities.
one might mention the - per cent
| indicated by the loss on rose cut stones.
| OF all stones these roses show the
/ greatest oss.-Boston Herald.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10
the DISTRICT COURT
FOURTH WEEK.
February 1s.

w N'y les
57GS Tuck Roberts, disposing mort.
579G Grant Armstrong and Lewis
Armstrong. disturbing peace.
5797 Yves Philips, disturbing peace.
5771 Oscar Grey disposing mort.
gagged property.
5773 Clifford Barnett, destroying
inclosure.
5774 VIM. Allen, aggravated as.
sault.
February 10.
5777 Cba.Ies Vernon, aggravated
assault.
5779 Bob Neighbors and Dee Spain
gaming.
$3.50 J. c. Johnson, gaming.
$3.50 w. A. Watts, weapon.
Febru;ry 20.
57SS Arthur Arlington, weapon.
57S9 Arthur Arlington, weapon.
$3.50 Arthur Arlington, weapon.
February p.
5I9S Arthur Lanham and VIII Ian
ham, disturbing peace.
$500 Mack Price and George Tate,
disturbing peace.
5SO1 Sandy Elliott, disturbing the
peace.
$500 Sandy Elliott, disturbing the
peace. ?
February 22.
5SO4 c. ]. Mccoy, introducing.
5SO5 j. r Alverson, trespass.
$500 J. +. Arnold, perjury.
5S07 -Grishan, -
5SOS Frank Lacy,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-01-10
ODDS AND ENDS,
lndiara's Vestrg Question.

There is considerable discussion i'm
Indiana as to which of that states
famous sons shall De placed in stat,
uary hail. Washington, alongside the
statue OF Oliver r. Morgan. Most
states are represented hy two statues.
mt Indiana has only her war COVER.
nor there Benjamin Harrison seems
TO have the lead, but Thomas \. Hen,
bricks, Daniel ID Pratt James b.
Eads and Lew Wallace have many
advocates