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r aw Lungs.

When the lungs are sore and in
famed, the germs of pneumonia and
consumption find Judgement and null
tiply. Foley's Honey and Tar kills
the cough germs, cures the most OBJ.
stinate racking cough, heals the lungs,
and prevents serious results. The
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A Comparison.

Atchison Globe: Occasionally we
meet man who can't find work. We
don't amount to much, but we have
always managed to have a Job We
have worked since we were seven
years old. and have no idea what IT
would be like to have nothing q Go.
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Governor Hughes wired Judge Taft
at $50 o'clock:
'neartiest congratulations on your
splendid victory"
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C.afarrln

One of the most common OF blood dls-
eases, is much aggravated by the sudden
changes of weather at this time OF
year. Begin treatment at once with
Hoods Sarsaparilla, which effects rad
ical and permanent cures. Ihis great
medicine has received
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Will YOU help Keokuk and buy
Made in Keokuk" goods.
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Bryan Makes No Comment

FAIRvIEW, LINCOLN, Neb., Nov.
3.-William J. Bryan tonight received
at his home, Fairview. the returns
W ,ich early told him that for the third
time he had been defeated in the
greatest ambition of his life.
Confident of victory to the very last
he was not prepared to believe that
his cause was lost until the plurality
of his republican opponent piled up
into such proportions as to leave no
room for doubt.
While the early returns came in he
made particular inquiries regarding
the state of New York, and found
much encouragement In the gains he
was making upstate over the vote
of 1904, but as the figures continued
to be received he relied on Greater
New York to Offset the heavy Taft
vote above the Harlem river.
Even in that he was bitterly disap-
pointed, and he soon realized that the
state was hopelessly gone with it his
prospects of being elected.
According to the predictions of his
managers he was led to believe that
he would be elected without the aid
of the Empire state, and he turned his
inquiries toward Ohio and Indiana
The heavy Democratic gain in the
Thirteenth Ohio district was source
of consolation, and indicated to him
tLat the prophesies that Ohio would
go Democratic would be fulfilled. He
got much comfort out of telegram
from John A. Lamb, member of the
Democratic Advisory Committee, from
Indiana, stating that the indications
were that Indiana was probably demo
cratic He derived a good deal of
satisfaction from the fact that his
own precinct had given handsome
majority, and in the reports that he
would carry his state
/ After nearly three hours spent in
his library, Mr. Bryan came upstairs
and talked to the newspaper men and
others who had assembled in the
/ ''workroom.'
!! Refuses to Give Out Statement.
He read some further returns. bat
they told the same story of defeat
and he announced that he would not
have any statement to give out to
night.
a large number of the voters of his
precinct came in to congratulate hin
on its being carried for him, and hs
chatted With them for while. Their
he went into the house, first stating
that he would retire at 10 O'Clock.
While number of Democratic lead
ers from all over the country com
municated with the candidate by tele
graph, the absence OF any word up t
late hour from Chairman Mack wa!
the subject OF comment.
During the e7ening friends of tn,
Bryan family from the surroundin.
country and from Lincoln dropped in
and. after being received by Mrs
BRYAN, showed their interest in tn.
election BY remaining to hear the re
turns
The sun parlor presented a gay ar
pearanc7. as the women, many o
them in evening dress. eagerl5 scan
, ned The bulletins and endeavored L
!. figure out democratic victory. Will
, the men would assemble in littl
! grour5 TO talk the situation over.
Nr Leavitt, sEr Bryans oldea
) daughter. would not concede her faith
er had lost the fight and remained U
, until late hour, hoping that NOR
/ favorable news would be Forthcoming
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40, 500 Testimonials

in two years, which prove its wonderful
efficacy in purifying and enrichlng the
blood. Best for ali blood diseases.
In usual liquid form or chocolated tablets
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
STARVING TO DEATH.
Cousin OF Jay Gould May Become A
County Charge.

LOS ANGELES, July 27,-Mel-
vile A. Gould who says he is a Sec
ond cousin OF the late Jay Gould is
dangerously i'll at the county hospi-
tai He is 20 years Of age and is
suffering from lack OF proper nour-
ishment,
The old man has been living in his
own cottage on East Fifty Eigth
street and has been cared for by his
foster daughter whom he had beiren-
ded in former years, She is said to
be no longer able to care for him and
he must become county charge,
There is a mortgage on the cottage
and if he dies there will be hardly
enough money to bury i'm. He once
aas wealthy. Nest OF his prope;.y
was turned into cash in order that he
might speculate in mines. He lost
thousands Of dollars trying TO devel-
ope a copper claim which proved
worthless.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
MAKES GOOD SWIM.
William Duffey Bullets Heavy Tide
OF New York.

NEW YORK, July "a swim o
more than II miles was made by VIM
lJuifey a we'll know. swimmer Duf
fey's swim began at the Brooklyn
Bridge and ended a mile off Coney
Island in the face OF heavy tide that
swep. in from the lower bay
Saturdays storm had stirred = =
Atlantic and sewage ride was rnn-
nmg al! day, agd;'.st = | ;ch it "a dii-
licu't even fer launches to Sc. their
noses, and as a result Deffey's at
tempt t. make record swim had n
be abandoned ai'er he had froced his
way along for four hours and twenty
minutes
Mr.. Duifcy, who Is 55 years I'D. on.
ly a few yea a.1 swan f:"ll tnc
Ernoklyn bridge IL three miles nc
yond Shoals light IS IL miles in
FIVE hours md quarter.
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is anything Out pleasant If you for.
get yourself and try to catch him, bite
he will. and, though not yenomous
his jaws are as powerful as a birds
beak. and you are not likely to forget
the encounter
The bodies OF these spiders are very
handsomely decorated, being bright
gold or scarlet underneath, while the
upper part Is covered with the most
delicate slate colored fur. SO strong
are the webs that birds the size of
larks are frequently caught therein.
and even the small but powerful scaly
lizard falls victim. A writer says
that he has often sat and watched the
yellow monster - measuring. when
waiting for his prey. with his leg,
stretched out, fully six inches striding
across the middle OF the net and noted
the rapid manner In which he winds
his stout threads round the uhfortu.
nate captive
He usually throws the coils about
the head until the wretched victim Is
first blinded and then ehoked. In
many unfrequented dark hooks Of the
Jungle you come across most perfect
skeletons Of small birds caught In
these terrible snares.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
PREYED ONE HIS MIND.
American Survivor Of Filipino Mas
sacre Tries Suicide.

NE WYORK, July 27.-The terri
bic massacre of the men of the 9th
infantry at Ballinga Island of Samar
on Sept, 28, 1901 by treacherous Fill
1pinos, when Captain Connell and
more than forty others of the COM
mand were boloed is pathetically re-
called by the case of one of the sur-
Vivors of that tragic day, Patrick Nc
Guire of Brooklyn, who is in a hos
pitaI dying from poison taken with
suicidal intent. Mcclure was only 18
years old when he enlisted in the 9th
infantry and was member of COM
pany c of that regiment at the time
ef the massacre at Ballinga. He did
his part in the valiant attempt the
survivors made to drive off their foes
and was one of the 18 to escape. But
the horrors of that day when he saw
forty of his comrades cut down in
cold blood with practically no oppor-
tylnity to defend themselves preyed
on McGuire's mind and even after he
returned to his mothers home in
Brooklyn the horror did not leave
him and two years ago his mind fail
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
DON'T RUB AND SCRATCH
CURE THE SUMMER ITCHES
An Forms of Itch Caused by Warm
Weather and Perspiration Can
Can Quickly be Cured

Mosquito bites-nettle rash-prick-
II heat-hives and all forms or itch
gzn be instantly relieved and quickly
cured by simple wash of oil OF win
aergreen and other purely vegetable
compounds If you are troubled with
prickly heat, hives, rash or any form
ef itch common to hot weather, do
not rub and scratch, thereby increas-
ing the itch and irritation, and many
times resulting in a poisonous sore.
Apply few drops of this liquid and
instantly the itch is gone and you
feel soothed, Gained and relieved.
Msquito bites, summer rashes, poison
ivy and the like will no longer
trouble; in fact the second and third
applications will begin to allay the
eruption
This liquid is known as D. D. D.
Prescription. 1t is the standard re-
Fable eczema remedy and we posi-
lively vouch for its effectiveness in
ali summer rashes, mosquito bites,
poison ivy, etc. Charles Rogers &
Sons, druggists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
PERSONAL! MENTION

Mr. and Mrs. /. Breslauer of Chico,
are in the city, the guests OF Mayor
Herman Wise. Mr.. Breslauer is on
m extended wedding trip with his
wife through the western states which
will include Yellowstone Park.
Harry Gray, formerly of this, city
now prosperous merchant of Pen
dleton, was in the city yesterday com
ing up from the beach where he has
been getting little fresh air He
reports everything prosperous in the
Inland Empire and there is only one
thing he misses up there and that is
Astoria's delightful climate.
Rev. R. F. Lash of St. Johns, Ore,
was a over Sunday guest of his
daughter, Mrs. Eugene Bussing, Mr..
Lash will return home via the Spen-
ser today.
II. P. Alberg, of Gray's River, was
: busiess visitor in Astoria yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Vestnes, with
their children, left last evening for
their Minnesota home, after pleas
ant visit with kinsmen in this city.
George Edkin, an employe OF the.
Oregon Asylum for Insane, was a
summering tourist in this city yes
ferday.
Mrs. F. J. McShatko and baby were
passengers for Portland on yesterday
mornings express.
HI. B. Parker, the lively octogen-
aria, was passenger for Portland
On Sunday evenings train from this
sity.
Judge King of the Oregon supreme
gourt, was in Astoria over Sunday
and went to the beach with ]. H.
Smith.
r. A. Fisher and family are on an
suting They viii camp out at Sill
yer Cliff Point on Elk Greek.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
DEATH IN QUICK SANDS.
Sister IL Miles Away Faints At The
The Same Time And May Die.

EAST ST. LOUIS. lis, July 27.-
While her twin brother Fred was be-
ing sucked to his death in the quick
sands of Long Lake, near Mitchell
Illinois, yesterday, Merle Huber II
years old who was twelve miles aw-
ay, at home alone shrieked and fell
TO the front torch in faint. Neigh
bors ran oher assistance and reviv-
ed her.
Fred is dying, can hear him cal
lin gto me- He is drowning. Let me
go to him" moaned the girl.
Merle made frantic efforts to leave
the house but was held back by
friends who assured her that Fred
was all right. The girl could not
be quieted.
Five minutes 'a'er a message came
from Mitchell that Fred Huber hid
been drowned. When the news rea-
ched his sister, she again tainted, and
up to late hour last night was in d
critical cond ton.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
SERPENT OF AEscULAPlUS.
Worship Of Snakes Led to Adoption Of
the Mystical Symbol.

| 1t has been pointed out by DIR. Bou
din that the worship of the serpent
was so universal in antiquity that al
temples came to be known as "dra
COMA" (serpent houses).
However that may be, serpents were
kept in many Of the temples of an
tiquity. notably In those of Apollo.
whose son, Aesculapius, is represented
in ancient statuary carrying n serpent
intwined round staff or round his arm.
The serpent, indeed, came In time to
be the special mystical emblem or SYM
boil of the Aesculapian art.
phe serpents of the ancient Greek
temples were in all probability relics
of that primitive serpent worship
which was at one time universal among
prehistoric peoples and has not died
out among many savage races at the
present day.
And "yOodoo," or "obi," serpent ,wor.
ship Is still said to linger in the West
Indies among the descendants OF
slaves.
In Haiti especially, where negroes
were dumped down from Africa by the
old slave traders and were kept In re-
serve before being sold to masters In
the surrounding islands, voodoo has
defed Roman Catholic missionaries
and priests for ages. A French naval
officer who visited the court of the
Haitian potentate SouIongue in 1849
described a voodoo ceremony where
cannibalistic and other orgies were in.
dulged in.
1t is noticeable that the cock and
black goat which were solemnly eaten
on this occasion were both Of them
sacred to Aesculapius. Hence we may
infer that the Aesculapian cultus was
originally an innocent form Of voodoo
and at the same a primordiaI religion.
The extreme antiquity of serpent
worship seems, indeed, to be hinted
at in Genesis, where the devil appears
in the guise Of the snake god intent on
the ruin of man. In the story of the
brazen serpent healing qualities are
attributed to the image.-Lancet.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
HIS DEATH MYSTERIOUS.
San Francisco Man Dies In Massage
Parlors.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 27-Wm
Haic "a prominent real estate man OF
this city, son OF the late Superior
Judge VIM. Iale and direct descen-
dant of Nathan Hale OF Revolution
ary fame, dropped dead yesterday in
the parlors of Mrs. Nina Williams, a
Masseuse. Heart failure was the
cause oi death
A black wallet in which the deceas-
cd usually carried fairly large sum
OF money nas disappeared. 1t was
. lound c.r the body or at his home.
The family Of the dead man say
they know no reason for his presence
at the massage parlors. The woman
says that he had been there before
for treatment to cure headache.
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ed entirely. He was sent to St, Eli
zabeths, the greats insane hospital al
Washington and remained there un'
til ten days ago when he had so far
recovered that his mother was allow
ed to bring him back to Brooklyn
The old terror was still with him
Hi smind constantly wandered and
he would spring from his bed at
night with cries for Jim, his Bun
kie," whose life was sacrificed in the
awful massacre, in far away Samar.
Last night he escaped his mothers
watchiul eyes and took the poisons
which the doctors fear will cost him
his life.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
AUTOMOBILE HITS WOMAN.
Mrs. Harrell N. Lyon OF ST. Louis In
A Critical Condition.

ST. LOUIS, July 27.-F. c. Pep
per, president, Christian Pepper To-
bacco Co., last night, in his automo-
bile. ran down and probably fatally
wounded Mrs. Harrell, N. Lyon, wife
of DR.. Fl. N. Lyon at the crossing OF
Union and Delmar Avenues. DR.. Lyon
saw the accident from the rear plat
form Of a street car from which Mrs.
Lyon had just alighted and attended
to his wife's wants until an ambulance
arrived.
Mr. Pepper, in his efforts to stop
his automobile sustained a fracture OF
rhe wrist and three broken ribs. He
is under arrest.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
Violet Ink the cheanest

Look here, you, literary man
can't afford the extravaganza OF violet
ink"
The literary man tore thoughtfully q
pendent piece Of leather from the soIt
Of his shoe.
Il know" he admitted, "that violet
ink costs thrice as much as black,
but black corrodes n pen In a week,
whereas violet Is noncorrosive. and
with its use 1t is possible TO make one
pen last six or seven months. The late
Russell Sage. who used violet ink ex-
clusively In his office. revealed this
great tratt 10 me during my brief cler
ical career IN his Office Exchange.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28

Schenectady in September and an.
other series in Pittsburg il October,
According 70 communications re-
ceiyed BY the Public service commits
son there will be no lack oi men 70
fiji the positions
The public service commission in
its plans for the tests is counting on
the use of manikins made especially
for the purpose, TO represent a child,
a youth and 4 full grown man, but II
all the manufacturers succeed in hir-
ing living dupmies there viii be no
necessity for the use of figures,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
piar,t Want to sa sinnular.

1t Was in the drawing room afte;
dinner that they discNssed an absent
maiden frierd's bed points with tie
usual grim and scathing glee. Having
thoroughly dissected her personal ap.
pcaranee, they next paid attention to
her mental shortcomings.
"She is a very singular girl" spake
the one.
Yes, indeed" responded her com.
panion. But then, that is not her
fault, for ! never saw a girl so anxious
to be plural. ."-Argonaut.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
A PECULIAR SPIDER.

He Catches Birds as Big as Larks In
His Mammoth Web.
Far up In the mountains of Ceylon
there is a spider that spins a web like
bright yellowish silk the central net
Of which is five feet in diameter, while
the supporting lines, Or guys, as they
are called, measure sometimes ten or
twelve feet, and, riding quickly In the
early morning, you may dash right
into 1t, the stout threads twining round
your face like lace veil, while, as the
creature that has woven 1t takes up
his position in the middle, he generally
catches yon right in the nose, and.
though he seldom bites or stings, the
contact Of his large h0dy and long legs
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28

"Oh," sobbed Mrs. Casey, "some wan
told me husband, Pat, that he cd have
his pants pressed be lettin' tn steam
roller run over them. an Pat troid
tn schemew
"Well, ply do ye cry" asked the
friend, Mrs. Garrity.
"Oh." walled the wife, "Pat forgot
t take tn pants Off firstw--Judge.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
The Wife Did II All.

Hewitt-Couldn't you get the person
you called up by telephone2 levitt
oh, yes. Hewltt-But | didn't hear
you say anything Jewitt--It was my
wife | called. New York Press
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
A RISKY BUSINESS.
Men Offer Themselves AS Fender
Dummies.

NEW YORK, July H.-Being a
fender dummy at $2 a day is a new
form of livlihood opened for men out
of wo.k by The manufacturers OF
Street Car tenders and wheel guards
throughout the country. The manu-
facturers are preparing for a series
of tests Of thejr device Under call
issued by tile public service conin s.
sion. These tests are to be held al
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28
Chance For Imaoination.

Newspaper men were to be excluded
from famous trial "Thats good"
one of them remarked. II hate to be
hampered by facts in writing up
case Of this kind" Exchange.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-28

Lawyer tat the theater on the Arst
nighD-I can't imagine how the piece
can be drawn out into FIVE acts. Author
-~Oh, that is very simple. In the first
Rct, you see, the hero gets into law
suit
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-16
Personally
Conducted.
By ARTHUR BOLTONWOOD.
Copyrighted, 1907. by J. G. Reed.
By ARTHUR COTTONWOOD.

1T mas been very mucn ike
dream" the girl was saying earnestly.
"Of course / had pictured it all out to
myself, but I never imagined 1t would
be anything like this 1t has BEEN
she paused as If seeking proper ad-
jective-"heavenly," she said at length,
with little reminiscent sigh. "The
only trouble is that 1t ends all too soon.
Day after tomorrow we sail for home"
Lancaster looked at the pretty, eager
face beside him, and the pathos of it
touched him. He was trying to imag
inc how the word heavenly" could
apply to the dull, colorless wanderings
of these personally conducted tour
lists. He glanced through the door into
the next room. There they were, gath
cred about a tired looking guide who
was using his umbrella as pointer
while he explained nasally, This, la
dies and gentlemen, is an excellent eX-
ample of Rembrandt's later work"
They were weary looking but eager
group, anxious evidently that nothing
should escape them. They lifted their
tired eyes to the picture Indicated by
the umbrella and stared at it duly
while the droning voice reeled off its
stereotyped phrases like some school
boy reciting a well learned lesson.
I'VE must go back" said the girl,
glancing uneasiy at a tiny silver
watch. I'VE are missing a lot"
You had better rest awhile" Ian
caster counseled. wen take it all in
by and by. l think 1 know this gallery
quite as well as the guide does. I'll
show you a Vandyke that they will
miss entirely. Wen take our time and
go back to the hotel leisurely."
The girl looked at him narrowly.
"Then you've been here before?' she
asked.
Lancaster nodded his assent
I've been watching you since you
Joined us at Cologne" she said. "Most
of the time you've been very much
bored. l concluded you had seen it
all before"
Lancaster said nothing. He was
wondering if some sudden intuition
had given her an inkling of the truth.
''If you had taught school in Iowa
as many terms as l have" said she,
'if you had slaved and saved and look
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-16
Family Newspaper War.

This is Il little domestic story with
two characters-fath and son.
The gray haired father as he has
been reading the newspapers day after
day has been impressed with the fact
that an unusually large number of
sons of good families have been going
wrong. \ bright idea came into his
head the other day. Since that time
until within four or five days ago he
has been clipping accounts of these
misdoings out and placing them each
morning beside the plate of his son at
the breakfast table.
Then u bright idea came into the
head of the young man. He found
good material in the daily papers OF
the misdoings Of elderly men, fathers
Of families. These he kept together
for some days and yesterday at break.
fast put the bunch beside the plate of
his father Thus far honors are easy,
Indianapolis News
In ancient and more simple times It
was the custom never to shave. For
400 years there was no such thing as
a barber heard of in Rome.
Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1908-01-16
Where Are the Old PeopIe7

1t Is proper to speak of man under
thirty as "old man" in jocular way.
but after that it becomes dangerous
As for old ladies, they have long ago
disappeared. Thirty years ago it was
common in society and in print to
speak of an old man or an old lady
without meaning any disrespect or CIV
ing the least offense. Now it is posi-
lively dangerous-in fact, isn't done.
Why this change?
mental condition of the average person
Is better than formerly, but principally
because people have decided not TO
grow old. That settles it. We are
largely taken at our own valuation and
are not now disposed to make it a low
one. In this city are to be found many
men who retired from business a gen.
Grafton ago. 1t was once the custom
in this country, as it is now in Eng
land, that when man had secured a
competence he retired from active work
and lived serenely. Nowadays it is sell
dom done. a competence now means
not an income of a few thousand dol
lars, but an unlimited amount. There
are to be found multimillionaires
above eighty who are Just as anxious
to make money as ever, and they seem
to be quite as competent.-Philadelp
Inquirer.