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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-22
WINES AND LIQUORS.
Eagle Concert Hail
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I'M AN OLD COOK AND JUST
as good as a new one; I've got
some fine Turkeys that are guar
anteed to keep until used. TO be
given away Christmas at the Cozy
Corner P. A. Peterson, Prop, Sz5
Astor street,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-22

school examinations, Is remarkable Il
many ways.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
BUSY DAY IN
METROPOLIS

New York, Dec. 24.-After day
OF strenuous shopping, which will
leave many stores with their holiday
stocks decreasing to the vanishing
point, New York will this evening he.
gin its celebration of the gladdest
holiday of the year. While Christmas
eve in the metropolis lacks the bois
ferrous features and mad revels of
New Years eve, it is yet a time of
JOY, when millionaire and day laborer
alike throw aside the fretful cares of
their workaday existence.
AT all the theatres there will be
special performances thB evening,
and at some of them there will be
Christmas trees for members of the
companies. For the people of the
stage, Christmas will be a day of more
than usual activity but most of them
will find time for little celebrations
of thei rown
The Salvation Army, the Volunteers
Of America and the scores of other
organizations will see that
all OF the poor folk of the city are not
without the material necessities Incl
lent to a proper observance of the
holiday. The spiritual significance of
sight Of, and in many churches to-
morrow, services of an elaborate ma |
ure will be held.
AT Tombs Prison, Blackwelrs ISL
md and Sing Sing the prisoners will
hJoy holiday and will be given a
Inner that will compare favorably
With the meals served at many high
lass restaurants.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
USING
AUTOMOBILES NOW
Hearst News Service.

Topeka, Dec. 24.-The extent TO
winch the automobile is being recog-
hlzed as a necessity on the farms of
the West is indicated by the fact that
III central Kansas alone more than
SIX hundred motor cars are owned nv
farmers. A dozen years ago the farm
or IN this region who owned an extra
team and had spring wagon had the
standing OF man of means in his
community. Now those who then look.
ca GENEROUSLY upon the spring wagon
are driving about in automobiles
Orders for at least 100 of the gasoline
venice. ,'c' 'p"i"@ delivery have been
placed in Kansas City and Topeka.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
TRUSTEES SALE NOTICE.

Under the provisions of and by
virtue of the authority conferred upon
me as strustee in certain deed in
trust made and executed by Patsey
Farley to secure a certain indebted.
ness due Sig Funkenstein. said deed
being evidenced by one promissorN
note dated Feb. II, 1906, and az
and payable six months after Me.
and default having been made<fn the
payment of said indebtedness at ma
turity, although demand lNing been
made, and the said beneficiary in said
trust deed having re46ested me to
foreclose said deel infrust. l. Paul b.
johnson, the undersigned trustee. will
on the first Monday of February. 1908.
being the first day of said month, at
the front door of the county court
house in Forrest county, Mississippi,
offer for sale and sell at public out.
cry, to the highest bidder for cash
the following /descBed real estate
situated y HttiesFurf. Mississippi,
Lot number give ~ in Block num-
Der Six co Fthe Yellow Pine Park
of Hattiesburg, Miss.
The above sale will be made during
legal hours, and same is for the pdr.
pose of satisfying the aforesaid in.
1etedness.
The above mentioned deed in trust
S recorded in Book "W" on Page 544
Of the records of trust deeds and
mortgages of Forrest county, Mlssis.
'ippi, in the chancery clerks office.
PAUL B. JOHNSON,
lz-ll-4t Trustee. !
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
london IS DESERTED
DAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS

London, Dec. 24.-Britain's metrop.
oils presents the appearance usual on
the eve of Christmas. King Edward.
Queen Alexandria, the Prince and
Princess of Wales. and the members
of the court have gone to the country
Emulating the royal example. the arts.
tocratic families, as well as the week
end "trippers' and all sorts and con-
dltions of people, have gone to country
homes, where Christmas will be ceIe.
brated in the old-fashioned English
style.
With Boxing Day" coming on Sal.
urday this year, there will be com.
plete cessation of business from TO-
night to next Monday.
In all great homes in England tbe
yule log is burning. From Sandrinp.
nam to the humblest residents. reIa-
ives who are scattered throughout the
rest of the year. are gathering IN
spend the English Christmas. II is
estimated that million and a half
persons poured out of London TODAY
10 those who witnessed the tremend-
Jus PUSHES at every station, the wond.
II was that any persons could be
eft to people Londan.
But the exodus leaves no appreci.
bic mark in the streets. which are
hronged with other millions of Christ
las shoppers and sightseers.
Most of the cabinet officers and
dward and Queen Alexandria with
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
IS GAY
WITH sizzling
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT

Chicago, Dec. 24.-The Christmas
spirit is fairly Sizzling in the Windy
City today, and at the close of bust.
ness tonight the stores and shops
VIII have more money in their tills
IMAM they have known for many a
day. More than 10000 Christmas trees
nave been sold and will be loaded
with greater burden of gifts than
nave been purchased by Chicagoans in
recent years. The Salvation Army
Will feed hundreds of poor peole.
Banks, corporations and brokerage
houses today made an eXceptionaly
lavish distribution of money among
their employees.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
PULLMAN
Will PAY
RAILROAD
Pennsylvania System WiIICharqe
For Operation Of Companys
Sleeping Cars.
Hearst News Service.

Chicago, Dec. 24.-Under a new con-
tract between the Pennsylvania Rail
road company and the Pullman Com
pahy the latter will pay, for the first
time in its history, railroady companv
Tor the privilege of running its roll
ing stock on its lines. The Pullman
Company is to furnish the Pennsvl.
vania 500 all steel sleeping and parlor
cars, to be delivered in 1910. The
Pullman Company will pay the rail.
road 500 year for each car
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

diplomats have left London Kin.
the immediate royal family are gath
cred at Sandringham Palace. where
Christmas will be celebrated in the
usual manner Their maiesties will
closely observe all of the Christmas
customs
There will be a Christmas tree for
the royal children, around which three
generations will meet, as privately
as royalty ever meets, to enjoy a tvpi-
cal home Christmas. At the same
time none of the dependents will be
forgotten. The king and queen. will
distribute their largess among the
tenantry of Sandringham and through
out the United Kingdom where there
are most deserving charities
christmas traffic passed all prece-
dent. This year the postmen had TO
employ cabs in many cases to assis,
the delivery of goods. 1t is estimated
that an average four hundred thous-
and parcels a night passed through
the asserting department of the post.
office in the early days of the week.
The Rothschild colors. bule and
yellow, fluttering from the 'busses to.
lay showed that each driver and con
luctor had received the annual gift
If brace of pheasants from that well
inown family. From the same source
he London boobies" were made han.
" by presents of toys for their chill.
rem.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
GERMAN BALLOONS
WORRYING FRANCE

Paris, Dec. 24.-Frenchmen are he.
ginning to grow uneasy over the in
creasing frequency with which Ger.
man balloons. often carrying military
onicers, have in the last few months
landed on their side of the frontier.
since the middle of April no fewer
than sixteen balloons whose passen-
gers included at least fifteen officers
nave landed in different parts of
France. Recently a balloon with two
OFFICERS came down near Alencon.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
Good Cough Medicine for Children

The season for coughs and colds is
now at hand and too much care can.
not be used to project the children
A child is much more likely to con.
tract diphtheria or scarlet fever when
he has a cold. The quicker YOU cure
his cold the less the risk. Chamber.
lain's Cough Remedy is the sole re.
lance of many mothers, and few of
those who have tried it are willing TO
use any other. Mrs. f. F. Starcber
OF Ripley, w. Va, says. 81 have
never used anything other than Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy, for my chill.
dren and it has always given good
satisfaction" This remedy contains
no opium or other narcotic and NAV
be given as confidently to a child as
10 an adult. For sale by Hays g.
Field and Yellow Pine Pharmacy
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
MEDALS FOR WRIGHTs.

81. Louis, December 24.-Special
committee of the 81. Louis Aero Club
has been appointed and is receiving
subscriptions for two medals to be
given to the Wright brothers. Each
medal will cost in the neighborhood of
$1,000. There is also a committee TO
receive funds for the erection of a
monument to Lieutenant Selfridge.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
SAWMlLLS DON'T PAY.
Hearst News Seryit.e

Toxic, December 24.-The Japan.
ese government has decided TO trans.
fer its five sawmills to private com.
panies. although the revenues from
them for 19O7OS are estimated at
oyer million dollars.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
IS THIS
A
SQUARE
DEAL?

That's the sqarest kind of a square
deal as every fair minded man knows.
But Hays & Field can afford to make
this oqer because he knows that MILO
ma tablets are worthy stomach rem
edy and that the makers will bacy up
the generous offer
And so we say to all readers of The
News suffering or ailing with any
stomach trouble, try Mi-ona. 1t has
such a mighty and powerful influence
on the stomach that it Immediately re-
freshes and relieves, then invigorates
and cures.
IL strengthens the stomach walls,
puts the stomach in such perfect con-
dltion that 1t can digest food without
pain or oher distressing symptoms. It
cures by removing the cause, and II
removes the cause 90 times in a hun.
dred.
A large box of Mona tablets only
costs 90 cents, and relief will come In
"a hours.
"Mi-o-na tablets are truly great for
anyone that has stomach trouble. I
can not praise them too highly for
what they have done for me."-Mrs.
W, B. Bennett, Bucksport, Me-,
I2-22-Tu-Th
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

When in need of the best coal in
town or oak and pine wood phrone
Southern Lumber G. Ice Co.. Cumber.
land 24S, Home 1880 Full weight and
prompt delivery.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
HELP WANTED.

WHITE MEN WANTING EMPLOY
MENt-Seyeral good sober white
men that l can recommend, wishes
employment for the winter. Any
kind of honorable work. Address by
letter, w. I. Swain, box 2O5. Hat
tiesburg, Miss II
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

WANTED TO BUY-1f you have
small cottage, rs IT. front lot, or lot
only close in at bargain, for cash
address, Box 357. 1O.31.tf
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

Hays q Field,
[ h e Druggists
will give you
y o ur money
back If MONA
Does Not Cure
Dyspepsia
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
MlSCELLAN EoUs.

IF you have 10, Is or 20 acre farm
1or sale cheap. Address AL, care
Daily News. 1O7t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

FOR SALE BY HAYS G. FIELD
AND YELLOW PINE PHARMACY
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

WANTED BOARD-Refined connie
desires board ana room in private
family Want fi-st-hoor room. well
furnished with convenient bath.
Must be close in. State location.
price and conveniences and address
"Garrard,' care Daily News. If
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

tF you have for rent good five.room
house with modern conveniences.
Address A-45. care News. lott
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
STOLEN.

w ANTED-TWo or three unfinished
rooms for light housekeeping rea-
sonably close in. Address, NJ. NJ.
care of News. Dol9f
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

WANTED-Three unfurnished rooms
suitable for light housekeeping.
HUME telephone 81? D23-2t
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24
Under''New
Management

You are cordially invited
to make this Restaurant
your regular eating place.
You will always receive
the best possible service
and the choicest food the
markets afford.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1908-12-24

FURNISHED ROOM FOR RENT
One block from town. Modern i'm
provements. Apply, Z. b. POP Busch.
man street or Phone 156C D24.2t
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-21
Successful Negro Actors and
Theaters,

1T Is not short OF astonishing. in
deed, TO discover how far the negro
has been able TO develop in the 40-
odd years since slaverly a distinct
rae" snirit and position. IL is pretty
we'll known that he has been going
into business; that he has been ac-
quiring much land; that he has
many professional men; that he wor-
ships In his own churches and has
many schools which he conducts
but In other lines of activity he "a
also getting a foothold Just as an
ILLUSTRATION: | was surprised at find
ing so many negro theaters in the
country-theaters not only owned or
operated by negroes. but presenting
plays written and acted by negroes.
| saw fine new negro theater In
New Orleans; l visited smaller
co'ored theater In Jackson, Miss ;,
and in Chicago the Peking theater Is
an enterprise wholly conducted by
negroes, Williams and Walker, ne
gro comedians. have long amused
large Audiences, both white and coll
ore Their latest production. Ban
danna Land written and produced
wholly by negroes, Is not only funny
MANY other illustrations could be
given 10 show how the negro Is de-
veloping In one way or another, but
especially along racial lines. The
extensive organization of negro
lodges of Eiks and Masons and other
secret orders. many ofNehem with
clubhouses might be mentioned. At
tention might be called 20 the al
most innumerable insurance socle-
ties and companies maintained by
negroes, the largest OF which, The
True Reformers, OF Richmond, has
over $4,000 members, aud to the
growth OF negro newspapers and
magazines (there are now over goo
In the country, but enough has been
said. perhapS. 10 make the point that
there has been a real development
of q negro spirit and self-conseious-
ness. Ray Stannard Baker In
American Magazine.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-21
GRAND ARMY
(Contlnued From Page ~

Continued From Page IL
clal and Center streets and vii
march from there promptly at 1915
TO the Congregational church where
they will attend divine service in
a body.
Memorial Day Program.
We are Informed by q member Of
the committee of arrangements for
Memorial Dcy that the program for
the exercises for that occasion will
be slightly changed this year. and
that the rltuallstic services at the
cemetery will be held in the forenoon
instead OF after dinner az heretofore.
The column Will form for parade az
the @. A. r. hall at 10 o'clock and
march TO the corner OF Ferry street
when the vet rams and the members
of the w. II. G. and l.. OF O.. A. r.
Will take ears for the cemetery Re-
turning from there they will repair
10 Marion park and parteke OF their
basket dinner for we learn that
II Is not the intention OF the w. II. c..
to serve O four o'clock supper as
they have formerly done. Coffee
will be provided IN the park, free to
ali WHu OIluE lntit OWu cup. IL VIII
be such coffee as the soldiers used
to make. and may diner somewhat
from that your mother made, but Il
Will be satisfying all the same.
Among the changes In the observ-
ance OF Memorial Day from the GUS
tom of the past will be that OF ask
ing the school children TO carry
flowers TO the cemetery on the morn
Ing OF that day and deposit them on
the soldiers graves with their own
hands. This they can easily do as
each soldiers grave will be marked
by small flag.
II has been suggested that II
would be a beautiful and gracious
thing 10 do. for the ladies' of Salem
who carry flowers TO the cemetery on
Memorial Day TO place few upon
this grave OF some old soldier,
Soldiers graves can be readily ident-
filed as each will he deslgnated by n
small American flag.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-21
SMILES

Say, schoolma don't drive the
children to lay awake nights and
carve wrinkles on your own fair
brows by too much test, test, test
Next-the pretty girl graduate.
The city council should pass an
ordinance that wculd stop autos
coasting on South Commercial street
at more than 40 miles per hour.
BY very great craftsmanship the
improvements OF the fair grounds
road has ben put off another year or
two.
With the streets paved Salem will!
be the ideal convention city for pa
rades.
Make way for liberty. The Grani
Army comes next
The little Capital Journal wears
no muzzle or collar and gets there
just the same.
Boost for the Salem and Stayton
electric by attending that railroad
picnic next Tuesday at Stayton-May
26th.
Sam Hughes and Lloyd Reynolds
will make IL unanimous In Marion
county by coming out for Statement
No. / and the peoples choice for
United States senator.
After being kicked out OF the state
convention Mr.. Bourne opens up his
campaign for the election of the Re
publican ticket. See his ad.
The men may be odd Fellows, bat
the Rebekahs are peaches.
Col, Stockton told the truth about
the mayor. He smiles very sweet'y
on the ladies but Lord, how he does
sit down on the men.
II Stockton were mayor he'd build
that fair grounds road.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-21
CHILDREN's HOUR,
AND THEIR DAY.

"The story hour" has come to be
an established innovation for en-
tertainment to the children in Chica-
go parks and public library with
myths, with King Arthur's adven-
lures and fairy lore to entertain
play weary and work-weary young
sters. The purpose OF the women
who established 'the story hour"
was TO put vlrile tales to use In char
acter building, and they have made
Robin Hood serve useful purpose
in preventing "hoodlumism. Il
Is amazing to see how quick the chill
dren are to absorb and apply good
stories." one sponsor says. Eastern
cities have taken the lead in provld-
ing reading In tho schools to supple
ment the routine studies. only re-
Gently Greek myths and their art
were put into form by the Prangs
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-21

he said. Go to the back Of the car
and stay there" ea'
He then called the motorman IN
and commanded him to search tba
conductor. The motorman ou,ctiv
complied and after gathering nm ai,
the nickels, dimes and quarters tbo AZ
the conductors pockets yielded he
forced the trembling carmen to INN n
OF. Then, with the skill of a train,
ed mortorman, he ran the car TO the
end of the line.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-21
OFFICER
OF ARMY
MISSING

San Francisco, May 21.-The dis
appearance of Captain Samuel d
McAllster, of the Thirty-eighth com
pany OF the coast artillery, has
caused tremendous sensation at tha
Presidio. 1t is probable that II he
returns he will be tried before a
.cCirtmartial.
Thursday night he and his. wife
entertained a friend at thcjrs nom
and on the following morning he
left, saying he was going to Fort
Baker to inspect some guns. He did
not reach the fort, but came to tn 2
city where he purchased an outfit OF
citizens clothing and sent his uni
form to his wife. Mrs. McAlllster
thinks her husband is temporarily
insane. "
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-21
CAR Is
HELD UP
BY THUG


San Francnsco, May 21.--In true
border style, a lone robber held up
an Ocean Beach car at 1 o'clock this
morning. Backing the motorman
and conductor to one end of the car
at the point of revolver, he COM
PEELED the motorman to reach the
conductor, securing st7, forced them
to leave the. car and calmly going to
the front platform made the run to
the end of the line, where he threw
the controller away and disappeared
in the darkness.
The rcbber was the only passenger
on the car and when the lonely spot
was reached he suddenly drew his
and confronted the conduc-
tor.
81 want some corporation money"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-21
JUMPS IA
OFF OF
TOWER



st. Petersburg, May 21.-Madame
Merder. wife OF General Merder,
whose father was the most intimate
friend of Gear Alexander IL, has
committed suicide at Tzarskoe Selo
under very tragic circumstances.
Madame Merder's 17-year-oll
daugter recently was taken i'll al
Paris and was removed to her house
at Tzarskoe Selo, suffering from in
fiamation of the lungs. The doctors
gave up all hope OF her recovery and
this preyed on the mind of the mo-
ther who declared she could not sur
yive her daughter. She climbed the
Swedish tower in the town, 200 feet
high, and threw herself to the
ground being instantly killed. Miss
Merder died few hours after her
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-21
WIRES MAY
" Be TIED
II UP AGAIN

NUHIIeu FTess Lehsed WIre)
Chicago, May 21-Members OF tn,
Commercial Telegraphers' union ar,
again talking strike. They are plan
ming a general tic-up of the wires al
the time of tho Republican natlona
convention at Chicago In June. The,
figure that the moral effect of y
strike at such a time may produce re.
suits within the convention hal,
which might be repeated later when
the delegate meet In Denver, and
brpg about governmental investi.
cations.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-21

children. the writer I',Is, nv = \
out as never before n, s...''
lives and meanIngs oI ~ NY.
c'assles. classics IN many vsu tiil's 7
getting more consIls,'lI~
their elders and ",Ae ,'s 0o.'. !.
be- In Chicago each ,,'' ~'I \.
ganlzatIon here proposes ~ 4. I.
vember 26 Of each year 1. y : !.
as "Children's Day, and N \
tivties for youngster, o.i, \ y
In which "grown.uDs' A, =
take notice that chlltpa GIn 4,
which should be obseryd
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-21
PICTURE FRAMING

Is one OF our speclalties. out
skill In this line is the result OF
experience and study and IS re-
sponsible for the superior quail
ties OF our own work. Have your
pictures framed at home at a saw
ing of so per cent-16x20 frames
sl.25.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-21

bladder bladder specialist, il'''1'a' sSS 7 M
successful In promO,I~ d~a l..l !, NJ
uric n acid, catarh ~ I, ,,asiiqss "
Brig fsright's Disease, wsiea H '''
FORM Of kidney troubIs A ST.
DR.. Kilmer's swsmsu.D..,
i,iaa Siiina,lended for evsrytI's's Ig'sS'l ssls III
kidney, liver or blsdds,,s sI.1s asIs Ell
found just the remedy ri,', ~ u'ss:aa|
,Sa, Desa tested IN 50 many man 'nn'; s.,s
proved 50 successfuI i r,s''a ,1s.'
special arrangemen, Il i. .'ill os I
which all readers Of n, ,s''''''a o''a
not, not already tried Il, NAV sl''' "a
pottle sent ffse BY mail ,I.,s .' 81
ing more about Swamp pss ~. l 80
hii,ndoatif NJ, ,i, fyouhave kidn,v~SI w y
BILE. When writing mentas -
generous offer in this paper "
address q to Dr. Kilmer IsssH|
Y Co., Binghamton ~
n: Y. The regular
iifty-cent and one.
doll dollar size bottles are 80,
sold by all good dmgrl,s -
any mistake, but ren,,ns. ss,a vss's1| :
swsamtap-Root, y Dr. KiIns.' d s,,,. = 81
and the address, BiuVhsn1iss'' s''S' Y,
every bottle. '''AN|
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-05-21

mothers suicide. General Merder L.
Frustrated with grief and the doc
tors fear he will become Insane.