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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
FREAKS or CLOCKS.
Electric Storms May Stop Them and
May Also Start Them,

"A watch may need cleaning when
1t Is not dirty at all" said watch.
maker. quoted In the Washington Post.
This sometimes accounts for great
deal Of misunderstanding between the
owner of a new watch and the watch.
maker 10 whom II is brought for ex.
animation. Furthermore. a watch
which has never been worn may need
cleaning.
"a common reason Is that oil In a
watch may have dried up around the
pivot and become sticky, thus causing
watch 10 20 very slowly or stop en-.
tirely, In which case of course II needs
not only cleaning, but the addition Of
fresh oil
"'rhe oil which is considered best
for watches Is made from the porpoise
or hlackfish jawbone. These oils have
most disagreeahle odor and have to
be treated chemically before being
used.
THE skeleton OF the fish, with only
the head left on, Is hung In the hot
sun for several days and the oil al
lowed to ooze out slowly. All the
volatile parts OF the oil are naturally
reutralized in this manner, and the
oil collected is said to remain fluid and
clear when II comes In contact with
metal for as long as ten years.
Makers OF chronometers are espe-
cially scrupulous in the preparation OF
oils, owing TO the accuracy which Is
demanded Of these delicate tlmepIeces
and often prepare their own oil by
mixing porpolse, sperm. olive and
neatsfoot and small quantity OF
mineral OIL When these oils are
mixed, II is customary to keep them
in an uncorked bottle exposed to the
sun. This is done to allow all foreign
and coloring substances 10 fall to the
bottom, after which the oil is filtered
through a mixture of charcoal dust
and animal charcoal.
Clocks sometimes stop running for
no apparent reason. During an cleo
trio storm II is rot uncommon for them
to stop abruptly, only to resume their
regular functions with as much accu-
racy as ever after certain interval
of time. This interval may be only for
few moments or 1t may be for years.
"On the other hand. electric storms
have been known to be responsible for
the starting of old clocks which have
remained mute and inactive for years,
Imagine the utter amazement OF the
members Of the household upon sud
denly hearing the solemn tick-tack Of
stately old hall clock which from all
appearance had long ago retired from
active service"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
The Chinese Language.

The Chinese language has no alpha
bet. Instead of being formed from an
alphabet, its words are either symbols
intended to represent images or are
formed by combination Of lines or Of
two or more such symbols. The Ian
guage is monosyIlabic. Every word is
a root, and every root is word. and
ancient tradition makes it out that the
founder Of the written language Of
China was one Tsang Kc, who lived
some 1900 years B. c. According to
the account, Tsang Ke. while wander,
ing one day in the fields, found Il tor
toise, and, observing its shell distinctly
and beautifully marked. he took it
home and thus formed the idea Of rep
resenting the objects around him.
Looking upward, he carefully observed
the figures presented by the stars, aft
er which he attentively considered the
forms Of birds. mountains. rivers. etc.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
SURE CURE FOR BABY's ITCH.
Oil of Wintergreen in External Wash
Produces Remarkable Results --
How to Get Prescription.

Is your baby burning up with tor
turing itching Eczema2 Is he tearing
his tender skin to shreds vainly try
ing to scratch away the terrible
agony?
Are you or any member OF your
family suffering with an aggravating
persistent skin disease?
Use oil OF wintergreen mixed with
thymol, glycerine, etc, in D. D. D.
Prescription. 1t will give instant re-
lief.
Oil of wintergreen, this simple
everyday oil of wintergreen, mixed
with other healing herbs and vegeta-
bic ingredients, cures the worst forms
of skin disease, and the remedy is so
easy to apply, just an external liquid
wash. No drugs or medicines, just a
few drops of the wash applied to the
itching, burning spots, then instant
relief. The instant the oil is applied
the itch is gone.
TO secure the proper results from
this soothing curative remedy, it is
necessary to use oil Of wintergreen
compounded with other mild ingred-
tents. This compound known as D.
D. D. Prescription, not only relieves
but permanently cures. Just try D.
d. D. Prescription. Try few
drops and note the relief. We posi-
lively vouch for the merits Of this
remedy. Charles Rogers & Son.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09

During the Chicago Convention the
correspondent Of a Paris paper tele-
graphed that the city was "a perfect
he'll, scourqcd with terrible heat, iull
Of uproar and with street corners oc-
cupicd by professional sword swal-
lowers, eaters of fire, Indian war
dances and bowling dervishes" This
correspondent must be one of the
jirgo staff who, failing to find the
convention, got stranded among the
peanut stands
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09

Porto Rico is reminded that any
stream considered navigable is under
the direct supervision OF the National
Government An order has just been
issued at Washington directing that
dams and fish weirs be removed from
the large streams Of the island. The
conservation Of natural resources is
not to be overlooked in the outlying
possessions.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09

A recent conviction of land thieves
cost the government $4,000, but re-
stored 10000 acres of land worth
$1,010,G00. Putting criminals of this
kind in stripes is good thing. regard
less Of TIE cash exhibit.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
AMERICA IN CONTEMPT

The country is becoming nauseated
with the very names of Anna Gould
and Prince Helie Sagan, and now that
they are officially married, it is hoped
they NAV settle down and gradually
disappear from the news columns Of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
The Serious Breton.

The Breton Is stalwart In stature and
stern and serious In disposition. He
has hewed his life out amid the serious
things and along the rocky roads His
bronzed face looks austere, but beneath
his blue blouse beats heart warm and
true. The primitive simplicity Of his
life and the intenseness of his religion
give the Breton short view OF the fri
volties Of existence He carries his
religion into his daily life and work,
and along all the roads are gaudy cru
cifxes, which the peasants never pass
without kneeling and crossing them
selves. 1t IS characteristic Of all these
Brittany folk that they mind their own
business. don't know what the result
would be II you were to try joke on
them | should be afraid to undertake
1t. Life is a serious problem to the
Breton. 1t Is homespun for him even
though the rest Of France may be ar
rayed in silks. He has worked out all
existence against great odds, and 1t has
given him a character and physique
which make him notable among his
fellow countrymen.-Frank Presbrey in
Outing Magazine.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09

There is something radically wrong
with he cabinet states now being sng
3csied jof the next Republican ad-
ministratitn. They 90 not in,,Gdc
the names Of Luke F. Wright or
George B. Cortelyou.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09

The vote Of sick senator, as in
New York, turned the scale against
race-track gambling in Louisiana. As
a rapid improvement has followed in
both cases the science OF medicine as
we'll as Of government seems to have
been advanced.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09

and lrim lhc.l ,,t length ogigIm,ed the
written characters, AZ any rate, the
Chinese language, as written, Is sim
ply great mass of hieroglyphics--
New York American.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09

Lanes Family Medicine is tonic
laxative 1t does not depress or weak
en-. but imparts a feeling Of buoyancy
and strength that is delightful. At all
druggists 25c.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
THE WEATHER

Oregon-Fair and coler except near
coast. Washington-Fair except rain
near ocast; cooler interior.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-09
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COFFEE

A middling steak and
irst-rate coffee are better
than middling coffee and
first rate ste ak. Con-
slider the cost.
Your grocer returns your money n you don't
like Schilng's Best; we pay him.
The Detroit times., 1908-08-21

rollers on steel spiral which tends
constantly downward ln-lhis way
four cases. or four dozen quart bot
ties, are filled every minute and four
men do the work The pint bottles
are filed at the other end OF the tank
and the process Is the same except
Thai There are 20 bottles to a case.
On the same floor are the cream
separators. parteurizer and cooling
coils and the process. after the cream
leaves the separator. is the same as
that through which the milk passes.
Here all the cream used in-the lee
cream plant is pasteurized
A little further along and We come
10 tine churn, q huge affair. But IL is
not for the sake OF making butter the
churn Is kept The company has an
immense buttermilk trade and hence
the churn. The outer, of course, is
worked up and sold IN the company's
retail department., and mighty good
butter IL Is. too, but the butter, In
this instance, Is regarded as a sort Of
by-product OF the buttermilk. the-de=
mand for which is something enor-
nous The boats alone sometimes
take as high as 500 gallons day.
Passing again 10 the ground floor
one comes upon the storage room for
The Detroit times., 1908-08-21

kind. In fact. that the government las
decided 90 install In the White House.
The Detroit Creamery Co. has what
is considered the largest ice and re-
frigerating plant in the state. The re
frireratiug capacity Is 325 IONS per
day. while the ice making capacity Is
6D tons. The ammonia compressor Is
of me very latest type known.
Moving up flight We come To the
brine cooler. with "A capacity Of l15
tons and temperature suggestive or
the arctic regions. and the ice tank 4
monstrous affair The ice Is made
+ into 30O-pound cakes. These are
hoistcd hy electricity and conveyed
OH trucks 10 the crushtrs IN an adj
/ joining room The crushed ice Is
/ then drawn boy gravity through a con
ycyor 10 the ice cream department.
where 10 is used for packing the cream
for delivery This conNcyor Is Nj.
. Peiaysou's Cwn idea and II works to
I u,rirciou Another conNeyor bulit
on the same principle. takes the ice
30 the various departments Wherever
IL = needed
The company has two immense ice
storage houses one holding 5000 tons
and the other 900 tons. These are
Allnd IN il Ihe-MlnL -nlnnLhA-and -!
the summer. when the demand for
ice exceeds The capacity OF the plant.
the stored product comes in very
handy. The excellence OF the com
panys ice making facilities is testi-
ned 90 by The fact thar there is abso-
-! Lately =li e=sh Eiiaisase IAs eakes.
when taken from thc storage rooH'
weigh the same as when first put
away
\ feature OF the mechanical depart
ment Is the water cooling tower on the
roof The water passes 10 the am
monia c0ndensers at the rate OF 900
gallons per minute, thence 10 the
steam condenser and next TO the hot
wells. whence II is pumped once more
10 the tower This process is repeated
over and over the same wafer being
used constantly.
The Detroit times., 1908-08-21

s-heHfe-fheH ha-nfttst- f,ttt -ttrxcs On
$4,000 as a fine for his misfortune
while the railroad tracks do not pay
any more
What the man pays extra goes to
relieve the corporation OF its just
share OF the burden. ! am willing
that the tax on mortgages should be
repealed or else that. when mort
gage Is taxed. the amount OF The as
yessment be deducted from the as
-sess-A-rrt- the rCTf estate
III am elected governor. will
see that every one who works for
the state has TO work just as hard
for his money as If he worked for
private parties. There will be no po-
ntical snaps---or | will cut of a few
heads q"
DR.. Carstens told the voters that
he believes the reason the street
railway problem has never been set
tied IN any city is because there has
always been an admlxture OF politics.
If elected he Will appoint a committee
representing every class and nation
atty 10 look into the matter and find
out what is wrong, then work for n
settlement.
other speakers were George 7 Gas
ton. Charles A Nichols. Charles G 81
mons. DR. G. T. Johnson. Guy a. Miller
and a g. Evans
The Detroit times., 1908-08-21

-eFs-if 1-9eAT5 S. 80, to. hettrrs -, AeFy
-, Heinrich. heifers I, 40, 80, do,
heifers 10. go. $3.50, do, heifers Is. 80
$3.15, do, COWS l. /. $50, $500 DO, butCl. r.
ers !. $50, $3.50, do, bulls .. 80, $. ,0i
Newton, butchers .. 1850, $40, 10.
butchers 81 9I3. 81
Sold by Bishop. g. 4 IL 90 MARI.
butchers q. $50. $3.50. Brcsuahah,
butchers 8. 500, So. do. butchers 3, $50.
50. Snow. feeders 3. 1913, {425, 10.
feeders /, 770. 1925; do, bulls /, 1850.
$50, 10. bulls !. $50. $3.50, do steers
. +4nJ -+lt.--t--trs- 2, -, SS-TU, SIttt
Yana-hulIsL .-L-62n-- --AeINlnn--AIGGlS
20. 1905, $40. Laboe. butchers . 6aa,
$40, do butchers II. 1870. 81. 40.
Schroeder butchers 3. $50. 1925 Sulli-
ers ,. 7s5. $3.50; Prince. butchers 5, 10.
Sold by haley to Prince. stockers H.
40 s375. do, stockers s. TAI $40.
Beck, butchers 5, 745 $3.50, do, butch
Prince. butchers s. $50. sS65. beck
cows B. $50, 1885 DO. cows g., 1916,
s325 do, cows 1. 1870, $50
Sold bv reason < Mayer 10 Prince.
stockers- .. go. $3.50. kuhnert. butch
ers 1.-'tS0. S3.25, DO, butchers .. SIS,
81. dor butchers 1. GS2. 81 40. sullivan.
cows I. 1910. So; do, bulls l. | .35p.
1896, do COWS L. loo 80 do cows ?
1925 g. 20. lacealt. butchers \, SS1.
t3l5
Sold bv Su.cer. NJ x n To- Coos.
butchers 3 373 saw. Phillips bulls !,
40. 81 Jonc. bulls f. 1850 s290.
Setback Bros. stoCkcrs :. $50 1915.
Lacealt. stockers 8. al. S33o do,
The Detroit times., 1908-08-21

Have you ever seen the inside OF a
real. upto-dajc. twentieth century
creamery?
Have You any conception what 1t IS
like how he milk ia handled and
made ready for delivery 10 hundreds
anu hundreds of homes throughout the
city and enyirons and 10 The hotels.
boats and Other institutions. where
milk is IN Dig demand
If YOU answer NO" 90 both queries.
then tour of The Detroit Creamery
Cos great establishment would ue
well worth your while such q visit
would not only open your eyes no tE,
modern methods OF handluG lartoa
Iroducts, but would Also enable ven
10 enjoy glass of milk. as you uefrr
did before particularly IL you happen
10 be a patron OF the Detroit Creamery
Co The absolute cleanliness that per
yades every department and utcnus
every operation In he handling o. Tho
milk cannot fail 10 impress the visitor
and engender feeling of satisfaction
Covering practically fhe entire
block bounded by CasS and Grand
Riveraves. Middle aud LLllfnrd- SIS
since the recent addition OF subStan-
tial brick structure on Ihc Adams
The Detroit times., 1908-08-21
POLITICAL SNAPS
WILL DISAPPEAR
i | WIN
Ill. =. EARLE.
ouBERNAToRlAL CANDIDATE
SAYS STATE EMPLOYEES WILL
HAVE TO EARN SALARY
SPEECH BEFORE TAFT CLUB.

North End Republicans turned out
in large number for the meeting OF the
North End Taft club. held in the
big tent at Beaubien-st. and Milwau-
kee-ave., Thursday evening Two
species tina Weakened up the crowd
were made by Horatio 5. Earle. can
didate for gubernGtoriai honor and
DR. j H. Carstens. candidate cor the
mayoralty nomination.
Earle took up his platform by Sec
lions. He explained the economy 10
the state in employing conyicts IN
crushing stone instead farming out
their labor on losing contracts TO
manufacturers The labor OF 2o0 con-
yicts with stone-crushing machinery
would make work in road building for
500 free laborers and bring 5000. 600
year into tho pockets OF tn, work
ingmen beside improving the roads u
the state az lower cost than could
rotherwise be reached
The fact that Michigan makel SIS.
100000 worth OF automobiles d year
was cited by Earle as an argument Tor
good roads
II am for one tax en- all property
and two taxes on none, declared Earle
In reference to the mortgage tax law
AT the present time. when A man
owns home that Is worth 1900 be
side piece OF railroad track thai n
worth the same amount their taxes
are equal But. say that man has
sickness or other misfortune that com
pei him to put a s. ,009 mortga on
The Detroit times., 1908-08-21

ave and Clinord-st sides, the cream
cry, as ii now stands, is one OF the
largest establishments OF it's kind In
the world Thoroughly modern In
equipment. complete in every detail. II
comes about as near being model
-pfdnt rs anything can br.
IL gives employment 90 about 200
men and about the first thing that
strikes ore as one enters the place is
that all the workmen wear white uni
forms. The cement floors. with their
modern drains, are kept scrupulousiy
clean by the free use of water and
there is absolutely no odor except the
wholesome fragrance given off by the
milk itself as IL is brought In. fresh
from the farm. and emptied into three
steel glass-enameled tanks in the re
ceiying room. Each OF these tanks is
four feet In diameter. TWO and one
half feet deep and holds 250 gallons.
As fast as these tanks are filled, the
fresh milk is piped in the most sani-
tary manner, 60 the cold storage room,
hard by. where il is contained in four
larger tanks. similar in construction
TO the receiving tanks, and each hold.
Ing 800 gallons. This room is kept at
The Detroit times., 1908-08-21

the Notified milk, an ideal place on a
not summers day The conveyer al
ready mentioned leads directly into
this room through a hole In the wall
and as the illed cases come in they
are piled up in orderly tiers 10 await
the morning delivery. The tempera-
ture here is just a few degrees above
freezing and, as in all other depart
ments absolute cleanliness prevails.
70 The left Is another large cool
er where the wholesale milk and
cream is stored 20 await delivery
Roy upon row of filled cans may be
seen here all ready To go out Wnen
called for From This room The no.
tells boats, large institutions and all
consumers OF milk In large quantities
are supplied. II is somewhat larger
than the storage room for the bottled
product but Is kept az about the
same temperature.
when YOU are told that the daily
output from the milk department is
from 600 10 S,6tt Eafietts- tau-are
quite ready 10 accept the figures, for
the evidences are on every hand And
these figures DO not include The but
termilk and the cream that goes into
The ICE cream Vlaur, mar however,
is another story. and We have not seen
all that IS 20 he seen in the milk de
partment as yet
The bottles and cans that 20 out In
the morning. filed 10 the brim with
the finest quality OF milk that can be
found anywhere. come back empty
sooner or later Some OF them are
clean and some are not But clean
or dirty. all must 20 through a cleans
ing process before they are again sent
to the filling rooms The bottle cleans
ing room is department all by Itself
in one corner OF the main floor The
washer is a long tank divided into
severIt CUruf-frt-t IA t-iit Zach 70 are
senting a step in the cleansing process.
The bottles, still in their cases for
-tA4-e-t.e+-- provided NJ IA ~ ++teF-
wire bottoms which allow the water
TO pass through, are turned
upside down and showed into
the far end OF the tank. where they
are automatically washed in scalding
The Detroit times., 1908-08-21

water. In the next compartment the
water is sill hotter and in the third
II is boiling not Lastly the ease
passes through steam var and the
bottles once more as clear as crystal.
are soon on their way so the filing
room
In another section OF the main
floor adjoining the receiving depart
ment. is the can washing room, and
here the same care is manifested rs
In washing the bottles. Every can
IS washed thoroughly in boiling hOt
soda water. and then turned over live
steam Nothing could be cleaner
q than ate these cans winch hey ieftve
the washing room II Is certainly
poor picking Tor germs In The Detroit
Creamery Co : plant
Patrons OF the Detroit Creamery
Co need have no fear that they are
not getting full measure when they
buy milk by the bottle Dp in ht
storage room, ON rhc third floor OF the
MIX department stacks
stacks OF bottles on the day OF his
particular visit whole carload had
just been received. and Two men AT a
-IGS4---AaF+i tff..t~rr-trrr--
them up The men, 1t developed.
were from the city sealers office and
no bottle gets past them unless il
holds a full quart or a full pint II
the bottle is found correct II is stamp
ed with a letter M, meaning meas
ured For this purpose q white pow
der is used II contains an acid
which eats into the glass. and If you
look very close You will find the
stamp on the neck OF the bottle. close
70 the top, provided il hasn't been
worn away.
The milk department is under the
able management of Supt Frank
Hammond and too much cannot be
said In praise OF his splendid me'h-
DDS
~ = tvt-rtrrrfv-tr7
the mechanical department where
are located the engines, boilers and
machinery that operate the ice and
refrigerating plants. Chief Engin
w c. Peterson is In command here
The Detroit times., 1908-08-21

-htt-cents- higher -the-brsC seTTIHF
readily for s. per cwt.
Another slice was taken off the top
In the sheep department. values aver.
aging about Is cents lower one ex-
ira fine bunch OF lambs brought SC
but aside from this sale the top was
1913, some very good lambs sold for
$3.50. Outlook favors still lower
prices for sheep and lambs
The hog trade was -the-sad- disap-
noinlmenL -drnXer&rHet- eH-aeeeHAt
OF a slump in the value OF prime hogs,
for these were higher. but because
the sort was closer than heretofore
and the average quality of the hogs
on offer was poorer than on any pre-
ceding day this year. A few extra fine
hogs brought $3.50. few more
brought $3.50, but mixed arrivals had
20 sell below 1925 and many below
Sc Pigs were almost unstable. the
best going al So.
Receipts: Cattle, 969; calves. 635
sheep. 1876; hogs. 5,s3s
CATTLE.
Sold bV Roe Com Co. to- sullivan.
bulls g. average weight SSS pounds.
price 81 do Gamers 3. 926 $50. a..
cows O. 9s3 90. Newton, butchers =,
f65 t27S: do, steers .. 1905. $40. 30,
heIfers 2 100. So Beck butchers s. $50.
81 20 DO. butchers ?, 715. 81. DO. butch