The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-08-04

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Your man and we will begin over The
autnnaaton ohligiug took back It's men
and skcptical OF the ability OF any ma.
chine. even b Il could play checkers, to
act ON verbal orders, the Investigator
smashed il open and dragged from Is
msiies u human operator, Now the pco"
pie who paid their dimes to be beaten
BY an autonmton are suing to get their
money back,
New York with its annual budget of
more than $aoooooo0o or rather more
than half the appropriation made every
year BY the federal government for all
its branches would seem to be ON It's
financial uppers. The city has liter.
ally been spending its money beiore II
got Il, and consequently in spite OF the
half million which II disbmscs annually
find itself In the humiliating position
Of being unable to settle few small
accounts amounting to the mere triae
af $9000OO or thercabouts To make
the situation all the more painful there
l. more than 100000 in the city treas
AIRY which money swallowing, Father
kniels@hocker cannot apply to these
bills. The city indeed standsstcday US
/ startling municipal example OF the
axiom that II Is we'll TO got ones money
befole spanding II, The small accounts :
which cannot be met are due to eontrao-
tors for work done on dock and water
main construction. To meet these cx-
penses an issue OF corporate stock was
authorized, the attitude ot the city be-
ing that there would be plenty OF time
to raise money in this manier after the
work had begun. Perhaps there would
IL theM had been any purchasers for
this issue OF the city's securities, IN
fortunately, there were none. The
money In the city treasury cannot be
used for expenditures specially provided
for BY corporate stock issues and con-
seauently Father KnickerbocSer Is rath-
er ruefully aware Of the fact that he
cannot pay his small bills AMI that he
has been toolishly indulging in the per
nicious pastime OF spending money he
didn't have.
The stork this week brought 10 New
York the tiniest baby in the world, at
least so lar rs any records show. Medi'
cal men have heretofore believed that G
pound and half was about the mimi
mum limit at which battle for the
baby's lie might be made, but this
minute record breaker tips the scales
at exactly 10 ounces and IL grammeS,
that Is, a tline more than one pound, or
about the weight OF good sized potato.
Little Miss Brown, for that is her name,
measured eleven inches in height some
time after her birth, while from one
temple to another the distance was tust
two inches. Some idea OF her size, or
rather lack OF size, may be gained when
il is stated that ten cent piece will
cover her hands, both O. which will 80
through her mothers wedding ring. 4
fifty cent piece covers her entire face
while her arms are just three inches
long, that is about equal in length to
the little finger OF an adult, although
their circumference is only that Of d
lead pencil Miss Brown is spending
the irst week OF her III in an incibl :
tor, and rs she is perfectly formed anC
| apparently healthy the doctors believe
that she will grow into woman ol
normal .ize. While such microscopic
baby would seem to be enough for on'
city, New York to firmly establish
record also boasts the smallest dog IL
the world The canine weoighs les
than a pound and half although ful
grown, and is said by its owner to b.
an excellent watch dog except for the
fact that it must almost be held tc
ones ear to make its barking audible.
Cunda. the famous elephant at Cen
trail Park who drops the pennies givei
him by admiring throngs into box o.
bank in his cage, ringing bell aftel
each deposit, enjoyed $500 luncheon
this week and almost broke up honey
moon, Gunda does not lirown on mat
rimony, for being an elephant he is nee
essarily good Republic but having be
come famous through his bank, OF whic
he is president, board Of directors an
receiving teller, he is naturally inter
ested in money since the proceeds o
the contributions which 90 into hi
bank are aplied to the purchase oi sweet
for his consumption. When a newt
married couple arrived from Pawling
little town in this state, they natural
while visiting the Zoo contributed
penny in the fulness of their joy to Gun
da's bank. But after seeing the cas-
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