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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-11
News Forecast For Coming Week.

WASHINGTON, D. c: July IL
There promises to be no dearth of big
news events the coming week, either
in the home or foreign fields The
Olympic games abroad will attract
keen attention on this side of the
water, while at home there will be a
multitude OF big conventions and
other events to interest public atten-
ton.
Tomorrow's presidential election in
the Republic OF Panama promises to
result in the choice of Senor Obaldia,
the candidate of the Independent
party. A large force OF United States
marines has been distributed over the
little republic TO prevent threatened
disorder at the polls.
King Edward will formally open
the great Olympic stadium in Shep-
herds Bush Monday. The games will
begin next day, and from then until
July 25 the greatest aggregation Of
athletes the world has ever seen will
struggle for the mastery.
During the week the officers, and
men of the American battleship feet
will be entertained on magnificent
scale at Honolulu
Commissioners representing the
United States and France will meet
in Paris to discuss the proposed new
commercial arrangement between the
two countries.
Canada will be interested in the
completion of the preparations for the
Quebec Tercentenary celebration and
the departure from England OF the
notables who are coming to take part
n the programme Of festivities.
The week promises to be one of
comparative inactivity for the Presi-
Dental candidates of the two leading
parties, though conferences will be
numerous and the plans for the real
work OF the campaign will be put in
shape.
At Columbia, O., the Prohibition
lists will meet in national convention
Wednesday to adopt a platform and
name candidates for President and
Vice President. A number Of ,ames
have been suggested for the head OF
tllc ticket and the ultimate selection
is problcmatical
Two big reunions, one North and
one South, will attract attention dur
ing the week. In St. Paul the Mobiles
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been reserved for good-sized delega-
tions from Minnesota. Dakota, Michi-
gan, Montana, Colorado, Illinois, In
diana. Kansas and Iowa The dele
cations from New England and the
East are expected TO be OF large pro-
portions, and the South will be better
represented than at any OF the pre-
vious conventions of the party,
The national convention will be cali
ed to order at 10 o'clock Wednesday
morning by Charles r. Jones, chair
man of the national committee. Con-
spicuous figures in the gathering will
be such old-time Prohibition leaders
as DR.. Samuel Dickie OF Albion Col.
lege, Rev. S. c. Swallow OF Pennsyl-
vania, Oliver w, Stewart Of Chicago,
"A. G. Wolfenbarger OF Lincoln, Neb.
and Felix T. McWhirter OF lndianap-
oils.
The list OF presidential possibilities
is being added to daily. Among those
whose names are being prominently
mentioned or the Presidential NOM
nation are Seaborn Wright OF Georg-
ia, Frederick Wheeler OF California,
Joseph P. Tracey of Michigan, DR.. J.
B. Cranfll of Texas, Alfred Manierre
Of New York, and DR.. W. B. Pelmore
editor OF the St. Louis Christian Ad-
vocate.
The selection of Vice Presidential
nominee will depend largely upon
what section Of the country the Presi-
Dental choice comes from. Among
the candidates are Judge Samuel A..
Artm of Indiana, ]. B. Lewis, men,
Der OF the Massachusetts legislature,
and Professor A. S. Watkins of tthe
Ohio Northern University
The chief business of the conven-
ton, aside from the nomination of a
ticket, will be the adoption OF plat
form. 1t is said that the platform
this year will have little to say on any
question other than that OF the liquor
traffic. In the course OF the conven-
ton proceedings there will be reports
and discussion of the present wave Of
prohibition spreading over the coun-
try by leading members OF the party.
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OF It and IRON that time ON neglected
more and more the sea.
The fourth parallel is found In tho
significant fact that the edible plants
and the plant eaters made their debut
on the scene together In mloccne times,
the world having got along without
both before that epoch, This entry
hand In hand. SO 10 speak, DO Lap.
parent. the great French gcologIst, does
not hesitate to link logically and TO re-
gard the one as the necessary compile.
ment OF the other, II this were not the
case, there Is certainly no reason why
they should appear at the same Instant
OF time. Food evokes Its eater In fact
as definitely as In phraseology,
The last OF this procession OF colnci-
dences, man. came ON the globe at the
time when the cooling of the globe rem.
dered his own extension possible at
the least expense to himself. Ills brain
allowed him to take advantage OF con-
dltlons less intrinslcally favorable than
other animals could endure. His mind
clothed his body and gave him iirc, and
with these two products he sailed
forth into a world where antagonists
were chiefly climatic, with which be
was fitted to cope.
Thus all along the line we perceive
that life and Its domiclle arose togeth.
er. The second Is necessary to the
first, and the hrst Is always sutiiclent
to the occasion. The coincidence OF
the possibility and Its seizure, OF the
posse and the esse, seems to be q gen.
eral principle Of evolution. Endless
variation Is constantly In progress. and
this variation takes advantage OF any
opportunity 30 soon as Il occurs. Life
but waits In the wings OF existence for
its cue TO enter the scene the moment
the stage is sci. Professor Lowell In
Century Magazine.
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INK

Ink is substance used 10 conceal
thought In color il is often brilliant;
in effect, dull. /, is extensively used
to spread rumors, convey scandals to
distant points, and to stain careers
a little OF il therefore goes long
way,
Ink comes In all shades and sizes.
1t may be thick or thin. but, though
it is sticky, il never sticks to any one
long, Without it there would be no
best sellers, II has hurt real litera-
ture more than any other product 1,
has been said that Truth lies at the
bottom OF a well--but this was not an
ink well.
There is no cure for ink. II has
been locked up in dark closets. II has
been sent to Jail II has been conhn-
ed to hard labor in the works OF pro-
fessional humorists and penned in
countless ways. II has served many
a Henry James seiteice, and slept in
congressional speech. But in new
shapes it always reappears. II can
not be blotted out. II makes its
royal way, with unnumbeted pages to
wait on it, down the column rules of
time; and though cast aside and for
gotten, it always has plenty OF margin
to spare.
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W.nd.lI PhlIlIp. and bl.ln..

When Wendell Phillips was last In
Washington he was for few minutes
on the door OF the United States sen.
ate. surrounded by group Of senator's.
among whom was Senator James q.
Blaine always a favorlte with Mr.
Phillips. Il 80 happened that few
weeks before this time Mr.. Blaine In
presenting TO congress the statue OF
Governor King. first governor OF
Maine. TO be placed In the rotunda Of
the capitol. had commented severely on
the loyalty OF Massachusetts and espe-
cially the Federallst party during the
war with Great Britain In 1872.
or this party the father Of Wendell
Phillips, John Phillips. was conspicu.
Gus member When Blalne's speech
was made. Dawes and Hoar were sena.
tors from Massachusetts,, and they both
essayed some sort OF an impromptu re.
ply thereto. but did themselves little
credit In parrying the thrusts OF
Blalne's glIttering rapier.
SO when Wendell Phillips met Blaine.
on this occasion he said TO him laugh
ingly. II wish had been member bf
this body for about IN hour the other
day when you made that speech at.
tackIng the Massachusetts, Federalists."
"Ah," said Mr.. Blaine. with that
ready wit which never deserted him.
III you had been here ! shouldn't have
made that speech. Exchange,
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THE ESKIMO KAYAK.
This Greenland Craft 10 Q Most DIN.
cult One to Handle.

NSth WV ~ 'fN'Nf~'
There Ii no craft so difficult TO han.
lie as the Eskimo kayak. The only
boat familiar to us which In any way
resembles It ls the racing shell. but II
crack oarsman Of one OF our crack
colleges were tied into a kayak and
told to shift for himself even in smooth
water he would have hard time Of H.
The kayak has been evolved through
hundreds OF years Of necessity. With.
out II the Greenland Esklmos at least
would not be able to provide their daily
bread. or. more properly speaking.
their daily blubber.
!. IS singular that all the materials
used In the construction OF the kayak
come from the sea --drlftwood for the
frame. sealskln for the covering.
thongs for the harpoon and dart ivory
and bone for bow. stern aud keel and
for the various implements. The wom-
en- prepare the skin covering and
stretch 1t over the frame till II Is as
tight and firm as the head OF drum.
On such occasion there Is great ex.
cltement In the community. A regular
kayak bee" is held; even refreshments
are not lacking. for the owner OF the
kayak treats to coffee all around when
the work Is satisfactorily done.
The completed boat Is a triumph OF
ingenuity aud skill II Is about eight.
cen feet long. sharply pointed at each
end. Its greatest depth Is six inches
and Its width about eighteen 1t Is
entirely covered save for the little
round hole into which the owner slips.
pushing bis feet underneath tho skin
deck In front
This hole Is fitted to the person for
whom the boat Is designed, and his
thighs completely oil It up. When he
Is seated In II and his waterproof
jacket Is tied securely round the edge
he Is able to defy the waves whlc
"aSh VfSl HlIH VI the run WHICH DcuL 4
upon him. The six thong loops ar
ranged on the deck In front and the
three or four behind hold his mple-
ments-bird darts, lances. knives and,
most important Of oil, his harpoon. A
little stand Is arranged directly In front
Of him. upon which IL colled the har-
poon line, and behind him on the
kayak is the harpoon bladder, which y
attached. inflated ready for use, to the
line.
The most expert are apt sometimes
to be overturned. It may be By the
attack Of walrus or even a seal by n
careless movement or All unexpected
ly large wave. II he does not right
himself at once, he Is inevitably drown.
ed unless comrade comes to his as.
sistance, The usual method of turning
the kayak upright again Is by using
the paddle as n lever, holding 1t along
the side of the boat, pointing 1t toward
the bow, then sweeping 1t through the
water, but those who are thoroughly
proficient are able to do 1t by mean4 Of
their throwing stick, their arm or even (
their hand.
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rha Home of Edam chssas.

The northern part Of Holland Ia the
seat Of the Edam cheese industry. In
making the Edam cheese fresh cows
milk is carefully strained and the rem.
net added. As soon as the milk curdles
the whey Is drawn OF. and the curd,
thoroughly kneaded. Is pressed into
molds. This process Is repeated until
the whey has all been extracted and
the curd IL comparatively dry. 1t ls
then wrapped In a linen cloth and kept
for ten or twelve days until quite solid.
Then the cloth IN removed and the
cheese put into salt Iye, Afterward d
little more dry salt Is sprinkled on the
cheese until the maker thinks II Is salt
enough to insure It's keeping. 1t Is next
put into a vessel and washed with
whey and scraped to remove the white
crust 1t is next carried into a cool
room and laid on shelves, where It Is
frequently turned. The ripening proc.
ess lasts from two to three months,
the round balls growing the fine yellow
or reddish color peculIar to Edam
cheese. The cheeses intended to be ex-
ported to this country are rendered still
more brilliant by dyeirg the rind with
a vegetable dye.
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Attempt to Hold Up Train Frus-
trated
he ESCAPES INTO BRUSH
The Conductor Begins Shooting and
Manages to Wound the Robber,
Who Got Away and Secured Moth
ing For His Bold Attempt.

SPOKANE, Wash, July l0.-The
Great Northern train No. ; was held
up shortly after ten o'clock yesterday,
one and one hall miles east OF Naples
Idaho, by lone bandit, using sec.
tion crew as decoy, but nothing was
taken and the bandit escaped into the
brush with broken arm rs the re-
suit of lively duel with Conductor
A, Nj. Matthews.
The train was tagged by section
men at a point where they were at
work on the grade and not till il was
at dead stop did the engineer Dad
Morrill,, know that holdup game had
been worked. During the iusilade
that fallowed, Matthews had a mar
row escape and the woodwork of the
car was badly shattered by bullets,
one OF which came within four inches
OF its man. II is thought the bandit
was hit only once,
From the first moment it was known
that holdup was in progress panic
struck the passengers. They were
notified OF the fact by two shots from
the highwayman's rifle sent down the
side OF the train as warning to keep
heads inside the windows. The pas
sengers sought stations more to the
rear and kept their heads inside. A
stick OF dynamite was set off beside
one OF the cars and ii broke windows
and cracked the wood finishing but
no one was hurt. The whole affair
took but few minutes and the train
was delayed but short time.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-11

No Mysterious Virtues Hidden In the
Dowser's Wand.

No Mysterious Virtues Hidden In the
Dowser's Wand.
In experiments with divlning rod
as used for discovering underground
supplies Of water one Of the geolo-
gists Of the United States geological
survey found that at points II turned
downward independently Of his will,
but more complete tests showed that
the down turning resulted from slight
and-untll watched for-unconsclous
changes In the inclination OF his body,
the effects of which were communi-
Gated through the arms and wrists to
the rod. No movement Of the rod from
causes outside the body could be de-
tected, and II soon became obvious
that the view held by other men Of
science is correct, that the operation
Of the "dlvlning rod" is generally due
to unconscious movements of the body
or Of the muscles Of the hand. The ex.
periments made show that these move
ments happen most frequently at
places where the operators experience
has led him TO believe that water may
be found.
The uselessness Of the divlning rod
Is indicated by the facts that the rod
may be worked at will by the operator
that he fails to detect strong currents
of water running in tunnels and other
channels that afford no surface indica-
tions Of water and that his locations
In limestone regions where water flows
In well defined channels are rarely
more successful than those dependent
on mere guesses. In fact. Its operators
are successful only In regions in which
ground water occurs in definite sheet
in porous material or In more or less
clayey deposits, such rs the pcbbly
clay or till, In which. although q few
failures occur. wells would get water
anywhere.
Ground water occurs under certain
definite conditions. and MS in Lumid
regions stream may be Predicted
wherever valley Is liaown, so one Ga.
Giliar with rocks ard ground watcr
conditions may predict places where
ground water can be found No appIi.
ance either electrical or mechanical
has yet been successfully used for de-
tectlng water In places whege plain
common sense or mere guessing would
not have shown its presence just as
well. The only advantage Of employ
Ing a water WITCH" as the operator
of the divlning rod is sometimes call
ed, is that skilled services are obtain
ed, most men SO employed being keen
er and better observers Of the occur
Nnce and movements Of ground water
than the average person.--Scientifc
American.
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LIFE SPONTANEOUS.
" ls the Inevitable Outcome Of the
Cooling Of a Globe.

" the Inevitable outcome OF tne
Cooling Of Globe.
So far as we have evidence, life Is an
Inevitable outcome Of the cooling OF a
globe, provided that globe Is sufficient
ly large. for life did not reach this
earth from without. No fanciful mete-
orite bore it the seeds which have since
sprouted and overrun its surface. Me-
teorites gave 1t life. indeed, but In the
more Fundamental way in which all
natures processes are done. by supply
ing 1t with matter only from which by
evolution life arose. OF this we are
absolutely certain from the fact that
while meteors were falling upon 1t In
any numbers they were forming Its
mass, the full heat Of which had not
yet been evolved by their impact and
subsequent condensation. The heat
that thence ensged was excessive
many fold greater than sufficed to kill
any germs that might have come to 1t
housed in the meteorltes themselves
Thus the action due the meteorites
after they came must have annlhilated
any organic possibilities they may have
brought with them. Those arriving
after the heat had waned enough to
make survival possible found life al
ready started, since protoplasm formed
the moment cooling permitted Of It.
The proof that life was here spon-
taneously evolved appears at every
stage in its history not only in Its orr
gin, but at every step of its progress
upward where marked departure oc-
ours from its previous course. It and
the environment are observed to have
changed together Two short parallel
columns, the one showing the changes
that have occurred In the habitat, the
other those supervening In the habitat.
will make this not simply clear, but
striking. AS effective as the well
known deadly parallel Of oratorical ut
terances, this life giving one reaches
the same certainty through the proba-
bilities disclosed.
Occasion Of this vital parallelism oc-
ours at the very start. Indeed. we
may go back Of this and note agree
ment before the start for until the
conditions were such as could support
life no life appeared. This is the first
coincidence. Another follows on its
heels with the dawn both Of conditions
fit for some existence and of that ex-
istence itself. The waters were its
birthplace. No other portion of the
surface could then have offered 1t
home, and nowhere except in the sen
is 1t then found.
The simultaneity Of each new birth
and each new cradle crops up again
when a new field arose by the making
of the land. AS soon as this was suit
able plants appeared to take possession
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A WOMAN IS THE VICTIM
Miss Helen H. Hatch Attempted TO
Slide and Lost Her Balance--The
First Fatal Accident in History Of
Canadian Alpine Club.

ROGERS PASS, b, c. July TO-
The first accident in the history Of the
Alpine Club Of Canada occurred
Wednesday morning on Mount Av,
alanche when Miss Helen II, Hatch
of Lethbridge lost her life.
A party made up OF Z, o, Wheeler.
son OF President Wheeler 7, D, Me
lavish, Rev A. NJ, Gordon, G, T..
Howard, representative OF the English
Alpine Club; A, X. Foard, Miss Par,
slow and Miss Hatch, all experienced
mountaineers, left camp at $50 o.
clock to make the climb which was
not considered a difficult one At.
1880 o'clock, when the party was
abou, at the timber line and before
the guide rope was considered neces.
sary, they reached a small sloping
patch OF snow which Miss Hatch,
despite the warning Of the leader Of
the party, attempted TO glissade while
standing upright She lost her bal.
ance and pitched forward in a dircc.
ton different from tina, taken by those
who had gone before so that they
were unable to catch her She fell
headlong among the loose boulders
AT the foot OF the snow slope, Then
her body plunged forward until stop
ped by large rock against which il
i thought her head struck. causing
instant death,
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1Drys" Prepare For Convention.

COLUMBUS, O., July ll.-Prohib-
hionists are beginning to arrive for
she national convention to be held
Wednesday and Thursday at Memor-
sal hall, and the State convention to
be held Monday and Tuesday at the
board of trade auditorium. Head
quarters for the two gatherings were
opened today at the Neil House. It
is expected that all of the delegates to
the State convention will have arrived
before tomorrow morning.
At various hotels headquarters have
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-11
The Earth and the Moon.

AS the original earth nebula con-
densed the lighter materials were dis
trlbuted quite uniformly over the en-
tire surface, but these are now miss
ing from one hemisphere. the reason
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-11

II you will make inquiry it will be
a revelation to you how many sue
cumb to kidney or bladder troubles
in one form or another. II the patient
Is not beyond medical aid, Foley's
Kidney Cure will cure. II never disA
appoints. T. F, Laurin, Owl Drug
Store.
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cf the Mystic Shrine will hold fo@,!l,
while at Dallas thousands OF members 5
cf the order OF Elks will gather for
their annual national convention. An.
other gathering Of interest, though OF
smaller proportions, viii he the an
nual session of the Jewish Chaut'.cua
Assembly at Buffalo.
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Jinks Gin surprlsel-M Moving again.
just when you were settledf
Binks Yes Our Willie whipped ths
ianitor's boy. Puck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-06
UNDER INVESTIGATION.
Unexplained Death Of Wilfred Car
ter Colored

Detectives Cornwell and Baur and the
police Of the sixth precinct are investigat-
ing the death of colored man named
gency Hospital this afternoon. Carter.
who was thirty-seven years of age and
lived at 300 18th street northwest, was
removed to the hospital this morning
about o'clock from Sd and B streets
northwest. He was considerably under
the influence of liquor. the police say, and
was suffering from an injury to his
head.
At the time he was removed to the
hospital he said he had fallen and injured
his head while under the influence of
LIQUOR. Carter was unconscious some
time before he died and the police were
unable to get statement from him. The
this afternoon and Deputy Coroner Glaze
brook will perform an autopsy in order
to determine the exact cause of death.
The witness who says he saw Carter
fall and injure himself is William CO.
burn who is employed in an express Of
flee near where the colored man was
found. He says he saw nobody strike the
colored man.
Lille Fadel. colored, says. however, she
was with Carter when he received the
injury to his head. She had attended a
dance with him in Southeast Washing
ton, she stated. and was on her way to
her home. 318 u street. when a colored
man used a bat on Carriers head. She
said she did not know the name of the
assailant.
Should 1t develop that the blow with
the bat caused the mans death. the police
may have another murder mystery on
their hands.