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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-21
SEASIDE ELECTION
YESTERDAY
RETURNS SHOW THAT NON RESI-
DENTS CARRIED THE DAY
AGAINST THE RESIDENTS - THE
LOSERS WILL CONTEST.

SEASIDE, On, july 20.-One OF the
most important elections ever held in
West seaside occurred today 4 iull
city ticket was elected and a fight was
on between two factions the resident
and nonresident owners The resident
owners called their ticket the Citizens
and Home Rule" ticket while the nom
residents headed their ticket Home
Owners Rule Legal opinion had been
sought by the residents and according
to that opinion the non-residents were
not entitled TO hold office nor to vote.
The vote OF the Portland residents
was challenged but Justice Logan and
Dan J. Malarkey permitted the vote
to he cast ON the ground that the yot.
ers were property owners and we're en-
titled 10 vote under the charter The
election was quiet Yet the interest was
kttE
When the votes were counted it was
found that the Owners Rule" ticket
,the Portland owners. had defeated the
Citizens aud Home Rule ticket (the
West Seaside resideutsl, by vote Of
8 to |.
A. II, Wilson was elected Mayor over
Alex Kctterman by vote Of 81 to IL.
H. NJ Wheatley was elected recorder,
w L. Heninger, treasurer, and S, D.
Lindsey, marshal
While Messrs. Wheatley and Hennin-
ger were on the Home Owners Rule
ticket they are residents OF Seaside.
and sympathiEeis with the boulevard and
walk ordinance.
w. p Grimes and Albert Johnson
were elected TO the city council,
both on the Citizens and Home Rule'
ticket The nine Portland men elected
TO the city council are;
A. 7, Butterfeli, G, II. Hill, f c.
johnson, j. F. Logan, A G. Long, Dan
]. Malarkey, {. II. Precedemer, Edgar
B. Piper and r. W. Wilson.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-21
AMERICA ALL right
We Can Furnish Railroad Sup
plies to the World.
JAPAN BUYS FROM THE U. S.
Tho First Steamer Of Big Fleet Leaves
New York For Dalny, Carrying Rail-
road Equipment for Manchurian Rail-
road--Forty Steamers viii Be Used.

NEW YORK, July 20.-The first
steamer Of a big fleet specially chartered
for the purpose of carrying hundreds Of
thousands OF tons of American railroad
locomotives. ears and other raiInad
equipment for the vast network of lines
building in Manchuria by the japanese,
has sailed from this port II was the
Askehall, under the British flag and
will 60 direct to Daluy, the principal
Se3hoald terminal OF the road to he call.
cd the South Mauchurian railroad.
This is the first instance of dircct
sailing from New York City to Dalny.
Forty steamers win he used to carry
American rails, etc. for the South Man
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-21
Your Liver

Is out of order. You 20 TO bed In
bad humor ana get up with bad tast
in your mouth. You want something
stimulate your liver. Just try Herbine
the liver regulator. A positive cure 70
Constipation, Dyspepsia and all live
complaints. Mrs. F., Fl. Worth, Texas
writes;
Have used EIerbine in my family 70
years. Words can't express what |
think about 1t. Everybody in my house
hold Is happy and well, and we owe !
TO Herbine."
Sold by Hart's Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-21
STONED WHILE MOTORING.
Queen Of Portugal and Son Attacked by
Koodlums--Culprita Escaped.

LONDON, July 2o.--Dispatches from
Lisbon and Bucharest bring stories of
royalty being stoned while motoring
While Queen Maria Of Portugal and her
son, Prince Manuel, were automohiling
they were stoned by hoodlums, Her
majesty was struck on the arm but not
seriously hurt. The culprits escaped.
Crown Prince Ferdinand of Rogmania
was stoned and hurt The Prince Alight.
ed from the car, chased and captured the
man whom he handed over to the po-
lice otiicer'.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-21
S"" ] sss' The Brownsville W0oen Mill Store ::

system. 1t Is estimated that
before completion OF the system no less
than 100000 tons OF material will be
shipped from this side, This huge ton.
mage will be moved inside OF twelve
month";.
The contracts SO far placed in this
country involve an expenditure of iully
SIC e,00A00c
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-21
ASPHALTUM DISCOVERY.

SlIuSH0NE Wis, July 20,--The
discovery OF thick beds of asphaltum in
the Sho>hone oil fields at the Eastern
base Of Copper Mountain is reported,
Many large samples Of an excellent grade
OF this material have been brought into
town Within the last few days from these
oil heMA
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The citizens declare that they will
test the legality Of the vote and elcc-
tion by carrying tho question into the
courts
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-07-21
Stimulation without Irritation.

That is the watchwori. That Is what
Cleanses and stimulates the bowels
without irritation in any form.
orino Laxative Fruit Syrup does,
7. +. Laurin, Owl Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-24
FRENCH SENTIMENT.
he Way II Classics the Greatest

The Way II cIassifies the Greatest
Men Of the Nation.
The Petit Parisien in 1906 conducted
q very interesting plebiscite, the object
of which was to ascertain who, in the
opinion Of it's readers, were the ten
greatest Frenchmen Of the nineteenth
century. More than 100000 votes
were given, and the result vas that
Pasteur came out at the top Of the poll
with 1,33S,425 votes. The next were
Victor Hugo, who received 1927, JOB
votes; Gambetta 1,155,6T2, Napoleon
1,11S,O34, Theirs 1.o39,4 ,453, Lazare Car
not o50.7I2. Curie s51.107, a. Dumas
pere s50,602. DR.. Roux G03,941 and
Parmentier 49s,S6S. Immediately fol-
lowing were Ampere, the electrician;
Brazza, the explorer; Zola, Lamartine
and Arago.
It will be observed with interest how
large is the proportion Of scientific
men in the number Of those who, IN
the opinion Of Frenchmen, occupy the
highest places in the records Of the
country. Napoleon is only fourth,
though Pasteur heads the list, and
Curie, Roux and Parmentier, the chem
ist who introduced the culture Of the
potato into France, are also honored,
while Ampere and Brazza are not far
behind. Literary men and statesmen
dispute With the scientists for the
highest distinctions, and tie national
sentiment of France is evidently &C.
lectic.
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THE EsPOUSAL.

Ancient Ceremony Of the Mutual
Promise. Of Marriage.
The first part Of the matrimonial Of
fee was anciently termed the espousal
which took, place some time prior to
the actual celebration Of marriage.
These espousals consisted in mutual
promise Of marriage, which was made
by the man, and woman before the
bishop or pres5yter and several wit:
nesses.
After them the articles of agreement
Of marriage, called tabuloe matr:mo-
males, which are mentioned by Angus
tine, were signed by both persons. Aft
er this the man delivered to the wom-
an the ring and other gifts, an action
which was termed subarrhation. In
the latter ages the espousals have al
ways been performed at the. same time
as the Office Of matrimony in ali the
churches abroad, and 1t has long been
customary for the ring to be delivered
to the. woman after the contract has
been made, which has always been in
the actual Office of marimony.
The ring Is special token OF. spous-
age. In some Of the old manuals for
the use Of foreign cathedrals- before
the minister proceeds to the marriage
he is directed to ask the woman's
dowry-yiz, the tokens Of spousage-=
and by these tokens Of spousage are
to be understood rings or money or
some other things to be given to the
woman by the man, which giving is
called wedding or coyenanting. espe-
cially when it is done by the giving Of
q ring.-New York Tribune.
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PIE BIRDS OF BRITTANY.

They Must Be Pretty Strong, Accord
ing to This Breton Story.
Speaking Of exaggerations, said a
traveller, reminds me of the pie bird
story Of the Breton farmer.
There was a farmer in Brittany
who wished to tell a visitor how his
farm had been overrun with pies. Pies,
you know, are large birds, black and
white, with long tails-a kind Of crow.
The farmer said the pies devastated
his fields horribly. If he put up scare
crows, the birds tore them down One
day his young son ran into the granite
farmhouse and shouted:
"'Oh, father, hundreds and hundreds
Of birds! The wheat is being all eaten
upp
ssThe farmer loaded his gun. But
where was the shot? It couldn't be
found. He put in a few handfuls OF
tacks instead. Then he ran out. The
wheat6eld was black and white, like a
checkerboard, with pies. The farmer
gave a loud yell, and the birds all few
up into a tall poplar He fred, and.
10. every bird was nailed fast to the
tree. They were nailed fast. Their
Tapping wings filed the air with q
loud whir. The farmer. amazed, stood
watching them. Then a strange thing
happened. The birds, with one grand
united effort, pulled up the huge tree
and few away with it,
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-24
EATING IN PUBLIC.
Tho Varied Sorrows Of the Critical
Man Who Dimes Out.

Tho Varied Sorrows Of the Critical
Man Who Dimes Out.
What chance has the diner out Of
being completely happy? The mere
actions Of eating and drinking are nei-
ther pretty nor conducive to showing
people at their best. 1t is really a
most uncouth sight to see man or a
woman stoking food. The necessity
Of being polite at the same time makes
it uncomfortable as we'll. No sooner
have you got into conversation with a
pleasant woman than the soup in your
mustache stops all inspiration. She
dcspises you for your play with your
napkin, and your mustache is out Of
shape. And who can feel that the
evening is going to be what he hoped
when he realizes that his shirt front is
smirched with some relic Of the meal?
Indeed, dinner parties are really a
struggle between eating and talking, a
struggle which does not always end,
as do most things, in the survival OF
the fttest. AS one can't speak with
ones mouth full and first hunger must
be appeased, conversation and eating
60 on rather as q game, the one person
whipping up some food while the other
is speaking and then in his turn speak
ing in order to enable his partner to
get some nourishment. TO talk or to
eat might be a sensible question at the
beginning of dinner, but it IS not one
likely to be asked. One IS seldom sure
which is least worth sacrificing, the
food or the conversation How much
simpler it would be If we fed apart
and indulged in conversation after
Observation-Disclosures.
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Chins and Character.

Those familiar with the portraits Of
the great soldiers Of the American civil
war can hardly fail to have been
struck by the curious family likeness
which runs through their dour deter
mined visages. It is scarcely too much
to say that this military type is practi-
cally extinct in America now. Almost
to man these long faced, sallow he
roes were tobacco chewers, as were
also many Of the prominent statesmen
Of the same period. 1t was, however,
by no means exclusively an American
custom Most people of middle age
can remember among sailors and
workirgmen Of Great Britain men
with long angular jaws and wrinkled,
sallow cheeks resembling those Of that
extinct 1uminant, the typical Yankee"
Of caricature.-Dr. Louis Robinson In
Blackwood's.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-24
ShinoIinc a House.

And l looked and beheld seven car
penters shingling house. They were
hauling up bundles Of shingles that
had been lying in the rain for two
days and mailing them on one by one.
In a few days the shingling will be
done. Then the painter will come
along with his ladders and brushes
and stains, and $500 will be spent by
the owner of the cottage to have it
thoroughly dabbed. And in a little
while the sun will shine, and all the
shingles will buckle, some up, some
down, until the cottage will resemble
q frizzled chicken. And there will be
leaks and cursings and lamentations.
Now, brethren, why not be sensible In
these small matters? Painters are not
needed at all in a case Of this kind.
Keep your shingles dry; buy a few
barrels Of stain; soak the shingles in
the stain and throw them on the grass
to dry; then nail them to the clap
boards. They will never buckle, they
will never leak, and you have saved
S3O0.-New York Press.
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THE EDIFYING SOLDIER.
Sketch Of One Of the Great German


Sketch Of One Of the Great German
Toy Warehouses.
The Troedel market Is on a little is-
land IN the heart Of the old town Of
Nuremberg. Along the north branch
Of the river is an old, low eaved house
with little darkling doorway. When
you have got so far you are met by
little old mana rusty little man who
looks as though he were made Of metal
who leads you into the great myster-
GUS warehouse Of toys.
Round all the walls they are ranged
guns, cannons, motors, steamships,
trumpets, sabers, and everywhere the
soldiers. How many millions Of metal
soldiers have marched away from the
Troedel market not even the rusty old
man could tell you-mighty articles Of
pewter and tin.
Hundreds of regiments, Of battal1ons,
of divisions, are drawn up on the
shelves, waiting for the day when they
shall be sent out into battle. And
with a kind Of pride the rusty old man
says, "They are edifying soldiers"
That is the German way Of putting
it. What it means is that each army
illustrates a battle or campaign
the war Of Troy, the campaigns Of
Alexander, the exploits of Occur de
Lion, the war Of thirty years, the
siege of Orleans, the victories Of Ma
poleon, the battles Of 1870 and (the
one liked best) that desperate battle
in which tiny tin hero with gleam-
ing teeth rough rode it up San Juan
hill. In a word, the edifying soldiers
teach history, geography, strategy
Vance Thompson in Everybody's.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-24
THE BOWBMAKER.
He Makes an Apparently Harmless
Lct"er Deadly Machine.

He Makes an Apparently Harmless
Letter. Deadly Machine.
So cxper, are bombmakers nowadays
that an apparently harmless letter may
kill any person who tries to open it. A
piece of cardboard is cut to q size
which, when folded over, viii. ht irto
an ordinary envelope. The four cor
ners of this are slit into narrow strips.
illuminate Of mercury Is spread over
three Of the Sits, and the sheet is folded
and fastened together Projecting from
each side Of the folded sheet is little.
metal strip, or detonator, glued to the
cardboard in such a manner that the;
envelope cannot be opened without
striking one Of them. Upon meeting
this slight resistance the hand moving
the paper cutter instinctively pushes
harder, and the result Is an explosion
that either kills or mains.
The easiest bomb to construct is set
In operation by simply turning It up
side down. It IS usually good sized
cracker box, lined with paper and half
filed with mixture Of chlorate of
potassium and ordinary sugar. Into
this bottle Of powerful acid is in
troduced The remainder Of the space
in the box is filled with scraps Of metal
Then the lid Is soldered on.
All that is then necessary is to place
the box upside down at the spot in
which it is to explode. The acid eats
quickly through the cork Of the bottle
and comes in contact with the chlorate
Of potassium. AS result Of the chem
ical combination which takes place
there is terrific explosion.-Chicago
News.
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AN EARLY CALL.
Mark Twain's Story About His Alb
sentnninded Brother.

Mark Twain's Story About His Alb
sentminded Brother.
One bitter December night Orion
.(Mark Twain's brother, sat up reading
until o'clock in the morning and then,
without looking at a clock, sailed forth
to call on young lady. he hammered
and hammered at the door; couldn't
get any response; didn't understand it.
ANYBODY else would have regarded
that as an indication of some kind or
other and would have drawn infer
ences and gone home, but Orion didn't
draw differences. He merely hammered
and hammered, and finally the father
of the girl appeared at the door in
dressing gown. He had candle IN
his hand, and the dressing gown was
all the clothing he had on, except an
expression Of welcome, which was so
thick and SO large that it extended all
down his front to his instep and nearly
obliterated the dressing gown. But
Orion didn't notice that this was an
unpleasant expression. He merely
walked in. The old gentleman took
him into the parlor, set the candle on
q table and stood. Orion made the
usual remarks about the weather and
sat down-sat down and talked and
talked and went On talking, that old
man looking at him vindictively and
waiting for his chance, waiting treach-
erously and Indignantly for his chance.
Orion had not asked for the young
lady. It was not customary. 1t was
understood that a young fellow came
to see the girl Of the house. not the
founder Of it. At last Orion got up
and made some remark to the effect
that probably the young lady was
busy and hc would go now and cali
again. Tha as the old mans chance,
and he said I'll fervency, why, soou
land, aren't you going to stop TO oleaA E
fast" Mark Twain's Autooloerapn'
in North American Review.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-24
Forest Air,

There Is a general impression that
the humidity Of the air Is greater in
the woods than in the open fields.
This is contradicted, however, by the
result Of observations made in Ger
many. It was found there that the
humidity, both relative and absolute,
was slightly greater in the open than
III the woods, and this was true equal
" in the morning and in the after
noon. AS to the temperature Of the
air among the trees, it was trifie
higher than in the open In the morn
ing and in a more marked degree in
the afternoon.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-24
TURNED THE JOKE.
The Way Bridegroom Got the Laugh
en- His "Funny" Churn.


Under the thin disguise Of harmless
fun many an unpardonahlc rude prank
is played upon newly married couples.
1t is refreshing to hear Of an occasion
al instance in which the Joke" reacts
on the joker. \ young man and his
bride. who had just been married In
western town, were starting on their
wedding journey. They had managed
to reach the train in safety despite the
showers of rice and old shoes.
Just as they had taken their seats in
the car one of the bridegroom's chums
came hastily in to bid him soodby. AS
the young husband extended his hand
the friend snapped handcuR round
his wrist
The groom had been suspecting
trick Of some kind, and before the
practical joker could play similar
trick on the bride he found the other
handcuf snapped round his own wrist.
He was chained to the happy bride
groom himself.
That's a good one on me, Harry"
he said, with a sickly kind Of smile,
"hut I'll have to ask you to come to the
door with me and get the key to these
things from the: fellow outside that's
got it. Hold on, conductor, just min
uter'
But the conductor, whose quick eye
had taken in the situation, refused to
wait. He gave the order for starting,
and the train pulled out. 1t was
through train and made no stop for
the next fifty miles. Before 1t stopped,
however, the brakeman, with the aid
Of sharp file and a hammer, succeed
ed in releasing Harry. The practical
joker meanwhile had had to pay full
fare for the fifty miles and still had
his fare home to pay.
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"The Conduct of Life.n

Under this head Ralph Waldo Emer-
son wrote: "'Tis an estimable hint
owe to a few persons Of fine manners
that they make behavior the very first
sign Of force-behavior, not perform
ance or talent, or, much less, wealth.
While almost anybody has suppl
eating eye turned on events and things
and other persons, few natures are
central and forever unfold, and these.
alone charm US. He whose word or
deed you cannot predict, who answers
you without any suppiication in his
eye, who draws his determination from
within, that man rules"
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-24
A Card.

This is to certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money if
Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold. It stops the cough.
heals the lungs and prevents serious
results from 4 cold Cures la grippe
coughs, and prevents pneumonia and
consumption. Contains 20 opiates. The
genuine is In a yellow package. Refuse
substitutes. The Arant CO. Drug Store.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-24
Was Hamlet Fat?

Was Hamlet fat or slender: N. Ca
tulle Mendes, who held the latter view.
was nearly killed by sword thrust Of
N. vanor, who leaned to the hundred
kilos. Unfortunately the rapiers only
pierced the skin Of the duelists and
not the mystery which was the cause
Of the dispute.-Pierre Lerouge in Par
is Revue Generate.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-24
How to Avoid Appendicitis.

Most victims OF appendicitis are those
who are habitually constipated. Crino
Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic
constipation by stimulating the liver
and bowels and restores the natural
action OF the bowels. Orino Laxative
Fruit Syrup does not nauseate or gripe
md is mild ond pleasant to take. Re
fuse substitutes. The Arant Co Drug
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Mr.. S. L. Bowen, of Wayne, W. Va,
writes: 81 was sufferer from kidney
disease, so that at times l. could not.get.
out of bed, and W. en- did I could, not
stand straight. took Foley's Kidney
Cure. One dollar bottle and part of the
second cured me intIrely." Foley's Kid
ney Cure works wonders where others
are total failures. The Arant Co. Drug
Store.
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Bitten by a Spider.

Through blood poisoning caused by a
spider bite. John Washington, of Bos-
oueville, Tex, would have lost his leg,
which became mass of running sores,
had he not been persuaded to try Buck
LENS Arnica Salve. He writes: "The
first application relieved. and four box
es healed all the Sores" Heals every
sore. 25c. at The Arant CO. Drug Store
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a Comparison,

Thomas Sheridan, the father Of Lady
Dufferin, once dlspleased bis father,
who, demonstrating with him, exclaim-
ed, WHY, Tom, my father would ney-
er have permitted me to do such a
thing Sir" said his son in tone
Of the greatest indignation, "do you
presume to compare your father to my
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-04-24
Vuloar Fractions.

Everything that Bobby learned at
school he endeayored to apply in his
daily life and walk. When his mother
asked him if one Of his new friends
was an only child Bobby looked wise
and triumphant.
Hes got just one sister, said Bob.
by. He tried to catch me when he
told me he had two half sisters, but
guess I know enough fractions for
thatw-Youths Companion.
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Dickens Interest In Inns.

"Pickwick" is the very Odyssey Of
inns and travel, for the youthful Dick
ems had traversed England as re-
porter, and in "Pickwick" alone no
fewer than 6fty-hve inns, taverns, ETC.,
in London and the provinces are men
toned and often described at length
London Chronicle
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q Novelty,

Guest-I hear you arc going to give
up housekeeping. Host-Sh. Not so
loud: Ny wife wants to have the sat!s'
faction Of discharging the cook.-PueS.
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The Change She Wanted.
Stella-Do you advocate changes In
spelling? Bella-Only Miss to Mrs.
Tit-Bits.