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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-05

PORTLAND, Aug. 4-Covernmcn,
Island. In the grounds where the
Lewis and Clark fair was held was
the scene today OF killing in which
an ll-year-old boy, Jackson Reid
shot to death George +. Demars. a
painter Demars with his brother
and father were members OF party
who were fishing in Guilds Lake.
Demars Sr. was on one side OF
Government Island and his son on
the other lie broke his hook and
started across the island TO a point
where his sons were. to get another,
when he was accosted by several
children, who live on the island,
among whom was the Reid Boy. He
was told that he was trespassiug and
was ordered off the island The old
man told the children he would leave
the island, but according to his YER
sion OF the shooting that was not suf-
ficient and the children set their dog
on him. Then Demars was not max
ing a successful resistance to the ami
NAL when George saw him and ran to
his aid with an oar The young man
drove off the dog, which appears to
have angered the Reid boy, The
youngster it is stated sent his sister
10 their house for d revolver When
she returned the boy is alleged to
have told George Demars to stop
where he was and simultaneously to
have shot him, Dcmare fell without
word with bullet through his head.
The boy made no effort to escape and
some little time later he was arrested
and placed in jail.
Mrs. Charles II. Schemp, the boys
mother, ran way from home when the
shooting occurred When she return
ed, she threw her arms about the
child and begged piteously that the
officers would not take the boy away.
Through all this display of tears and
affection, the boy remained outwardly
unmoved and a few moments later
was laughing and talking with appar-
ent Indifference SEEMING little to real
ize the enormity of his act
When the police arrived at the
boys home they asked who had done
the shooting to which the boy replied
"T did It,"
To a crowd of by-standers which
gathered at the scene of the killing
the boy also admitted Staying Demars.
eyes" he said, T killed him and
there he lays, He started after my
dog and then said he would get me.
I told my sister to get my gun, When
she brought it | told him not to move
another step. Then ! shot him, HeI
didn't say a word--just let the oar
fall from his hand and lay there like
you see him"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-05
THEIR GREAT SUBSIDIES.

TOXIC, July 10, via San Francis
co, Aug. 4-The amount Of subsidies
to be granted in accordance with
steam navigation encouragement laws
for next year is estimated to be 81
13S,600 yen. The result Of investiga-
tion made by the department of COM
munications shows that there will be
38 steamers next year entitled to the
subsidy.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-05
OUTLAWS SURROUNDED.

-'l-+ s-- 1 --sf@1 M ~
SPOKANE. Aug. A special to
the Spokesman Review from Lewis
ton, Idaho, says that Reid. Sloan and
Rice, the Orofno outlaws who yester-
day shot rancher Dan Carr, are to-
night surrounded by posses within six
miles Of Oro6no and it is believed
their capture will be affected early in
the morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-05
ASTOUNDING ATROCITIES

VICTORIA, Aug, 4,-The recapt
ure of the City OF Hokow from the re
bells in AMMAN was marked with as,
founding atrocities, according to adj
vices received by the steamer Mont
eagle tonight. Prisoners were hor-
ribly mutilated, being tied to stakes
and their abdomens cut open and
many atrocities committed upon the
living men until death saved them
from their barbaric executioners.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-05

CAMP DAVID S. STANLEY,
American Lake, Wash, Aug. 4.-Re-
veille brought 5000 regular and Ma
tional Guard troops out Of their tents
at 5 o'clock this morning. All fore
noon the activity has continued, the
work Of instruction preparatory to
the actual campaigning having been
taken up in earnest. All this week
this instruction period will continue,
with one or two maneuvers thrown in
to heighten the interest.
Then, beginning next Monday, a
state Of actual war will be presumed
to exist, the big force Of men will be
divided into two armies and there
will be a struggle for supremacy in
which all the craft of warfare will be
used by both sides.
Battalion in close order have oc-
cupied the attention of the two Ore
gon Infantry regiments today. The
Oregon men were ready for the field
as soon as breakfast had been eaten,
which was at 5:3S a. m. Notwith-
standing that the last of the Oregon
troops did not reach the American
Lake district until after O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, the day dawned
on compelled camp, no detail OF
which had to be remodeled
No soon had they detrained at
Murray Station than the guardsmen
from Portland and Southern Oregon,
Eastern Oregon and Willamette Val
ley points demonstrated their knowl-
edge of the field game There was no
standing around waiting for instruc-
ton. Colonel Charles f. Mcdonnell,
who arrived here with the first sec
ton shortly after 2 p. m, merely in
ouired the location of the site allotted
to the Oregon troops, and on receiv-
ing that information marched his
troops there and in half an hour the
broad swale assigned for camping
place was dotted with tents.
Kitchen details were put to work
at the same time and supper was serv-
ed at the regular messing hour.
Colonel George 0, Yoran and the
Southern Oregon troops likewise es-
tablished camp in the manner OF
veterans upon arrival here. Call to-
quarters found every man permanent
~ settled for the 10 days Under can
vas.
At / o'clock this afternoon the
Third and Fourth Regiments are TAX
ing the field to operate in advance,
rear flank guards and patrols. Blank
ammunition will not be used in this
work and there will be no opposing
force, althoug an enemy will be desig-
mated and the movements will be
conducted as if in an enemy's coun-
try. Tomorrow's program will be
more exciting and interesting and
will entail the use of blank cartridges
in the afternoon, when there will be
in outposts and reconnais-
sanee, The forenoon will be devouted I
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-05

| CoNSTNAcE. Germany, Aug. A.
The weather was excellent this morn
ing when at $50 Count Zeppelin:
great airship emerged from the float
ing dock at Friederichshafen. The
airship rose Immediately from the
waters of the lake to height OF about
400 feet, and after describing one
magnificent circle over the lake, pro-
ceeded in bee line for this city, ar
irving here at 6;ss o'clock. The ship
continued on its way, and in another
hour had covered IS kilometers and
was over Schaafhausen. From that
point It continued along the Rhine to
Basle
Count Zeppelin's plan is to continue
TO Mayence, along the Rhine, and
from there return to Metz, cross over
to Stuttgart and return, if the wealth
er continues favorable, to Frederick
shafen at about 7 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
The only official taking part in the
flight is Major Gradnitz.
Although the day and the hour of
the ascent of the airship had been
kept strictly secret, long before day
light today the streets of Friedrich
shafen presented lively scene, for
long experience with the doings Of
the men who sail the air had taught
the natives that certain signs were
evidence of a forthcoming ascension.
Consequently the local inhabitants
and their summer boarders were out
in great numbers when the sun ap-
peared.
Count Zeppelin arrived at the float
ing dock at 4 o'clock, accompanied by
his nephew, Dr. Eckner, we'll known
yachtsman of Hamburg, and Major
Gradnitz. Neither the imperial COM
missioners nor the Counts usual offic-
ial suite, nor the military motorists
who intended to follow the flight had
been notified or invited 1t was said
that the Count wished to make his
great flight quietly and without inter
ference.
Not the faintest cloud marred the
beauty of the day. AT IS minutes af-
ter the colossal body of the airship
emerged slowly from the floating
shed, towed by three launches I'm
der the direction of DR., Eckner, the
pontoons were towed out from un-
derneath it and the airship hovered
low over the surface of the lake. Then
slowly, the nose of the ship was rails
ed to higher level Above the noise
Of the propellers, which sounded like
the beating Of giant drums, arose the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-05
BASEBALL GAMES.
Northwest League.

Northwest League.
Spokane 2, Seattle 5.
Vancouver 2, Butte l.
Pacific Coast League.
San Francisco 2, Portland 0.
Los Angeles 3, Oakland 2.
American League.
Cleveland 7, Washington 5.
Detroit 4, Philadelphia 5.
National League.
New York 4, 4, Cincinnati 8, l.
Philadelphia 4, Chicago 2.
Brooklyn 5, St. Louis 0.
Boston 4, Pittsburg.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-05

OPPENHEIM, Aug 4--The Zup-
pelin airship owing to defect of one
of the motors landed on one of the
islands in the middle Of the Rhine
near here at 6 o'clock this evening
1t is reported that the defective
motor will be repaired and that the
airship will continue its trip.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-05

ruins az result OF fire early this
morning The loss Is estimated at
100000. There is no store standing
in the town.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-05
TOWN BURNED OUT.

SPOKANE, Aug, A special to
the Spokesman Review from Deer
Park says the business portion Of
Clayton, six miles from here, is in
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-05
AT AMERICAN LAKE
Oregon Guardsmen are Very
Quick TO Adopt the Lessons
of War Life
COL. MCDOWELL COMMANDING

Barstow Of Portland is the Only
Oregon Man Ill-Beginning Next
Monday an Actual War Will be
Presumed to Exist.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-05
fierce HEAT KILLS
Story OF a Death on Yuma, Ariz.,
Desert
TERRIBLE TRIP IN AUTO

Frank D. Spaulding Of San Francisco
Loses His Life Under Merciless
Heat, and His Companion Escapes
After Frightful Ordeal.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-05
MANY WITNESS FLIGHT
Great Airship Covers Over Thir-
ty Miles an Hour In
Germany
BROKEN MOTOR DELAYS TRIP

Excellent Weather Greets the Ger
man Inventors Flight-Aftcr a 12-
Hour Sail he Lands to Repair De-
fected Motor.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-05
HEADMITS THE MURDER
Youth Becomes Angered When
the Man Resisis Attack Of
the Boys Dog
MOTHER PLEADS FOR RELEASE

Jackson Reid Laughs and Ia Appar-
emily Unmoved by the Display Of
His Mothers Tears and Affection,
When he is Arrested.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-05
". B. ALLISON DEAD
Former Senator Dies After Much
Suffering
AFTER ILLNESS OF 2 YEARS

Announcement Came as a Shock to
His Neighbors, Very Few of Them
Being Aware of the Seriousness OF
His Illness.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-31
One Result of the Hard Times.

Harry Payne Whitney mortgaged
his Fifth avenue mansion to the Unit
ed States Trust company for $500, O00
He will pay 5 percent interest for
five years.
The mansion, a massive Roman
esque structure, on the southwest cor
ner at Fifty-seventh street, was a
gift to Harry Payne from his father,
the late William c. Whitney. 1t was
the elder Whitney's home until he
built another for himself on the
north corner of Fifth avenue and Six.
ty-eighth street.
The new house was sold after Mr..
Whitney's sudden death to James
Henry (Silent) Smith for a little
over $1,5O0.0O0.
Although Harry Payne Whitney has
lived in the old Whitney mansion for
several years, he did not acquire title
In his own name until last week when
the deeds of gift from William c.
Whitney were placed on record. He
married a daughter of the late Corne-
Illus Vanderbilt, whose great mansion
was on the northwest corner at Fiji
ty-seventh street. opposite the old
Whitney home-New York World.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-31
To Guard Against Mites.

When once we allow mites to get a
foothold in the poultry house it re-
quires the hardest kind of work to get
rid of them. 1t is much eas.5r to guard
against them and prevent their ap-
pearance.
If we could build the kind of house
We wanted, we should build a con-
crete building, where there would be
no cracks for the mites to multiply In.
We shall keep the walls whitewash-
ed, and on the concrete floor we should
sprinkle dry earth and little lime. We
should keep the roosts saturated with
kerosene and keep a box of dust at
hand, so that the fowls could take a
roll when so disposed.
We believe 1t possible to have a
flock of fowls absolutely free of mites
at all times, but we cannot afford to
trust to luck and expect Providence
to help US In our work
We must start with a definite idea
in view, and we must follow our plans
to the minutest detail, even though at
times we feel that there is no need to
continue our work.-farm Progress.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-31
Auto Runs on Land and Water.

New York City received machine
which is likely to cause persons OF
bibulous habits an unpleasant half
hour unless they know about 1t be-
forehand. 1t is the amphibious auto
mobile, invented by Jules Raveillier, a
Frenchman, which doesn't care wheth-
er it is traversing the peaceful stretch
es Of Broadway or the choppy waves
of Sandy Hook. II can start out In
the morning, take country. lane, a
duck pond, the side of hill, river,
or a city thoroughfare without turn
ing a hair, so to speak. The shock
will come when the bibulous persons
see an automobile jump of a dock
and keep going.
M. Raveillier, accompanied by Leon
NJ. Gontaillier, his mechanician, ar
rived yesterday morning on La Gas
cogue and a machine came with them.
Officially 1t is styled the "voiture
Canot." and it locks like lifeboat on
wheels.-New York World.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-31
-. SONG OF ~4E AERoNAuT.

when sunset has folded the earth in. a
., rssssee-colored tissue embroidered with
gold. H. ,t,.o,,o,, tho .shirn-
mering skies -. 49,. .,,,,,o- ell
To heights where the SUITS siii'ei
,as VEN me the moon glides away to the
:. ", wes shallop of delicate ivory wrought.
~. IN beneath me the clouds are IKE
moI ,,cb are joys of the aeronaut!
The world is below with its care and It's
And no one can follow me here with
safe from the bore with a story to
And clear of the dame with a mission
~. ,roIle VA. to catch and no autos to
40 snnssi taxes to drive me distraught,
pat the infinite peace Of the hmitiess
Oh great are the joys of the aeronaut!
won,d YOU feel that the V in your pocket
.,d no one can borrow or steal it
wor,d YOU fee from the wrath OF your
mother-ln-laW, ,....i.,a 70
slay? ,..,, ,,,o,,,ar
NJ t iss'' Sraphophone puncture the bub-
bles of thought? .ho
,rhen take a balloon to the top OF the
And taste of the joys Of the aeronaut.
-Minna Irving, in Leslie's Weekly
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-31
Comma.

A Tammany man tells story in con-
nection with a caucus held in Troy
some years ago as illustrating how full
ly alive the Celts of that city were to
the opportunities of American citizen
ship.
During the caucus in one of the low
er wards of the city certain Michael
Mulcahy was nominated for a minor
position on the ward ticket to be vot-
ed for at the charter election Some in
quiries were made of Thomas Mulcahy
as to who this person bearing the same
name might be as no one in the neigh
borhood could call him to mind.
He's me brothers," explained Tom
with cheerful alacrity. Hes not ar
rived in the country yit be he TUX a
ship ov Wednesday, anil be here in
tonne for the election. "-uppincott's
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-31
Whales Plentiful but wild.

Capt. Porter of the steam whaler Be-
.uga. which arrived from the Arctic
Wednesday with 10000 pounds Of
bone. seventy-two fox skins and one
bear skin, confirms the report from
Unalaska that the other ships of the
feet are safe and are coming home
with big catches.
Capt. Porter, who has been going to
the Arctic for many years, says that
never before were whales so plentiful
at this season. Nine wholes fell be-
fore the harpoons of the Beluga's
whalemen. Capt. Porter added that he
never saw the whales 50 wild. There
we're thousands Of them, but they were
very hard to catch. The Beluga lost
four whales which had been harpooned.
and in each case the wounded mammal
took refuge under the ice. which
necessitated cutting the line that held
him prisoner.-San Francisco Chron-
icle.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-31
Work for senator's secretary.

Every new congress brings to Wash
lngton the meanest man In Christen-
dom. A Western senator arranged
last summer for the construction of
a barn.
Il want the work done as econom-
ically as possible" he told the car
penter. "It will save money, won't
1t to drive one nail instead Of two
into each board?"
"Yes," was the reply. But the
barn won't be as strong"
That's all right" responded the
thrifty senator, you go ahead with
the work, using one nail in each
board"
When the carpenter finished the
senator used Western Union frank to
call his secretary to his home. ito do
some work which had accumulated. u
Upon the latter's arrival he disposed
of a number of letters and then said I:
Here are four pounds of nails.
want you to drive an extra nail In
every plank in that barn"
AS the government pays the sala
ries of senator's secretaries 1t is read
fly apparent that the Western econo
mist saved something In having him
. instead of the carpenter drive the re
uuisite number Of nails into the barn
Chicago Tribune.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-31
BREEDING Up LAYERS.

Follow a method of selection from
year to year, using only as breeders
the pullets Matched from eggs from the
best layers of the previous years. Use
only males from the highest egg rec
ord hen of the flock, remembering that
the male is one-fifth of your flock, so
far as building up the utility qualities
are concerned. II this system OF breed
ing is carefully followed a very profit
able laying strain can be built up in
a very short time, says Poultry Topics.
The greatest record strains of the
country have been built up just this
way, not because they were naturally
any better than what you have.
The Maine station reported expert
ments as follows: In 1898 they began
with 14O pullets and go trap-nests.
They began November l. In one year
from date the record showed that the
lao birds had averaged 120 eggs. Tween
ry-four laid over 160 eggs, % fewer
than 100 eggs. In the following year,
for special breeding purposes, only fe-
males having record from 160 to 200
eggs were used, and number 1O1 and
gambler 206 were mated with a finely
bred cockerel. from which mating cock
srels were selected for future breeding.
The result of the year 1899 mating
showed pullets making a record from
20S to 237 eggs. This method was fol-
lowed until the year 1902 record was
reached of 240 eggs, and in 1903 they
made an average of $50 eggs each for
the whole flock tested. Thus in five
years an increase of 80 eggs per hen
was reached.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-31
! TfiE,EARMER;S HOME AND ACRES(

with a good jaw and broad muzzle.
A bright and prominent eye denotes
brain power and strong nerve force.
which are both essential points to be
observed in selecting a dairy COW.
A good, clean-cut neck and retreat
ing brisket shows refinement in breed
ing and staying qualities in the dairy.
The backbone should not be too
straight, but slightly depressed behind
the shoulders.
AS far as a good type of a dairy COW
is concerned, all breeds are of similar
types, but all good cows are not of
the same type; but all great perform
ers have some certain, well fixed char
acteristics that distinguish them as
dairy animals.
No man can select good dairy cows
every time, for there are many inter-
nal defects of which there is no out
ward appearance. Form, however, is
the best known guide to select by.
She should have good, deep body,
showing a large capacity for eating
and digesting a large amount of food
She should have a good, broad chest
with large heart girth, affording plen-
ty of lung capacity.
She should have a strong loin with
prominent hips that are wide apart
showing plenty of room for the organs
Of maternity.
The dairy COW should have large and
prominent milk veins that carry the
blood from the udder to the heart
through good sized milk wells. These
denote good milking qualities.
A large udder Is apt to deceive the
most experienced buyers and should be
given close inspection to see that al
quarters are in working order.
Another important thing to OBJ
serve is whether a COW leaks her mill
or not when the udder is full. Many
otherwise excellent cows are rendered
unfit for dairy on this account.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-31
EyeIashes and Eyebrows.

There is much beauty in long. silky,
curved eyelashes. Men are proud OF
"beetling brows" fringed with fierce
bristles. They fondly believe that such
features indicate force Of character
backed up by immense brain energy.
In Circassia, Persia. and parts Of In
dia, one of a mothers earliest cares is
to promote the growth Of her chill
dren's eyelashes by tipping and re
moving the fine, gossamer-like points
with a pair of scissors when the young
sters are asleep. By repeating this
every month or six weeks the lashes
became long, close, finely-curved, and
glossy. This practice is said to be
very useful in treating Inflammation
of the eyes. or granulated lids. Shaw
ing will make the eyebrows thick and
beayy.-New York Press
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-31
Trees and FOOLS.

Any fool can destroy trees. They
cannot run away; and II they could.
they would still be destroyed-chased
and hunted down as long as fun or q
dollar could be got out Of their bark
hides, branching horns, or magnificent
bole backbones Few that fell trees
plant them; nor would planting. avail
much toward getting back anything
like the noble primeval forests. Dur
ing a mans life only saplings can be
grown, in the place Of the old trees
tens of centuries old-that have been
destroyed. 1t took more than 5000
years to make some of the trees In
these Western woods-trees that are
still standing in perfect strength and
beauty, waving and singing In the
mighty forests OF the Sierra. God has
cared for these trees. saved them from
drought. disease. avalanches, and .
thousand straining leveling tempests
and foods: but he cannot save them
from fools-only Uncle SAM can do
that.-John Muir, of California.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-31
First Pocket Handkerchief.

The pocket handkerchief was not
in vogue until 1910, when a beautiful
Venetian lady appeared carrying one,
and from this time 1t became COM
mon use in Italy. The French were
quick to follow the fashion, and peck
ct handkerchiefs were made Of costly
materials and richly embroidered.
They were brought to England from
France, says Home Notes, but Ger
many was slow to adopt their use,
and when at last the pocket handker-
chief was introduced 1t represented
the great wealth and noble lineage of
its possessors.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1908-01-31
No plner.nee to Them.

The janitor of small church on the
South Side raises few chickens In
small enclosure in his back yard. The
eggs of these he sells to some MEM
beers of the church in which he works.
Last Saturday one OF his customers
asked him II he could spare a dozen
eggs within the next two or tnree
days.
"Oh, yes, ma'am." replied the jani-
tor; 'T'll bring you dozen fresh ones
tomorrow morning
"Oh. no." protested the housewife
T shouldn't want you to bring them
on Sunday. John"
WELL" replied John, "all right.
ma'am, IL you say so; but 1t don't make
no difference to the hens."-Harpers
Weekly.