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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-07

storm OF protect. One objection
which appeals especially TO financial
interests is the injury which an TN.
stable price for grain and cotton
would work to both producers and
banks. Therefore the financial and
commercial interests are for once in
accord with the farmers OF the grain
belt who are actively memorializing
their congressman against the pro-
posed bills.
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The Astoria Shorthand Studio, which

The Astoria Shorthand Studio, which
has been closed for the past two
months, is pleased to announce that
II will resume its classes of Short
hand and Typewriting, beginning
March 9, 1908, at its usual place, over
Higgins Book Store.
The complete course is mastered in
8 to IL weeks, with speed of 125
words per minute and over, with re-
view of elementary studies. A great
advantage of this system (The Benn
Pitman System Sirnplifed) is the
notes are as easily transcribed months
from the day Of writing as on the day
written. This school has graduated
q great number of students during the
past year, all Of whom have proven a
credit to themselves as well as the
school.
All who desire to join the new class
kindly apply before said date to Miss
Rose Nordstrom, care City Lumber
& Box Co.
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With "No Mother to Guide Her."
Astoria Theatre, Sunday, March8
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-07
WATER COMMISSION
MEETING
REGULAR SESSION OF BOARD
TRANSAcTS ROUTINE BUSI-
NESS REPORTS READ AND
BILLS ALLOWED.

The regular meeting OF the watei
commission was held last evening ant
in the absence Of Chairman Wright
Judge Bowlsby presided. Those pres
ent were Bowlsby, Trenchard, Fisher
and Brix. Absent: Wright, Elmore
and Van Dusen.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing held February 7th were read and
approved. The clerks report for the
month of February showed the total
business for the month to be $3S49.50
Total cash collections. $35S6.N. The
treasurer's statement showed on hand
February 10Th for the general fund
$32,738.36. Assistant Superintendent
Johnson's report for the month of Feb
ruary was read and placed on file.
The clerk was authorized to pur-
chase six FIRE hydrants.
Regular pay roll for the month,
$s52; bills, $3.50
The request OF the North Pacific
Brewing Company for an allowance
On the water used during the recent
FIRE on their premises was received.
The chairman and clerk were author
ned to purchase FIVE $4,000 one
thousand dollars, 6 per cent water
bonds for the sinking fund. Howell
Lewis was granted permission to take
water from the man-hole on the pipe
line for the use of a logging engine.
1t was ordered that Belo Parker be
employed to take the elevation of Fat
Buck Greek with view of turning
that water into Cedar Creek. The
clerk was instructed to request the
city engineer TO prepare specifica-
tions for improving the grounds at
Reservoir No /.
Meeting adjourned at o:45
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-07
The very best board to be obtained
in the city Is at "The occident Hotel"
Rates very reasonable.
RoBBER KILLED.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 6-The
young footpad who last night held up
and robbed saloon and who was
shot and killed by Officer Nye while
trying to escape was identified as Lee
Dustin, vaudeville actor who had
recently arrived from Los Angeles.
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the country and it to be neither
political nor sectarian, but primarily
patriotic. Although il is to have
social, athletic and recreation fea-
lures equal to those OF the most
prominent clubs devoted exclusively
to these subjects, its primary purpose
is to prevent the growth OF sectional.
ism and to secure a better under.
standing OF the needs of all portions
OF the country by bringing together
in attractive surroundings the
thoughtful and influential men OF all
the states. The club is to occupy
1000 acres OF land near Chattanooga.
Tenn, its present headquarters, where
it is proposed to have the finest club
house auditorium, game preserves, golf
links, automobile courses and other
similar features in the country. II Is
to be the first club in America ma
tional in scope as well as member
ship. Ex-senator Blackburn OF Ken
tucky is president Of the club, Presi-
dent Roosevelt and ex.President
Cleveland are honorary members,
while the list OF vice-president is
long roll OF national characters, in
Guiding Speaker Cannon, the COVER
nors OF several states and number
of senator's and other public men,
Leading men here have taken up the
idea with enthusiasm and from pre-
sent indications the membership from
th scity alone will run into the thou
sands.
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CORNELIUS BILL PASSED.

FRANKFORT, March 6. - The
Cornelius bill which the tobacco
growers say will end night riding
passed the Senate today. II had pass
the House. The bill provides a fine
for anyone who violates the agree
ment to pool tobacco.
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MURDER AND SUICIDE.

AVON, Conn, March 6.-Uunder
the influence liquor, John ]. Lynch,
aged 80, shot and killed his mother
in-law and then shot and fatally
wounded his wife, and finally sent a
bullet into his own brain.
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AS the greatest club city in the
country New York has been much
interested in plan for unique and
remarkable club that has just come
to its attention this week. This is
the Interstate Club which is to in
clude membership from all parts Of
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Across the Continent

BY express to Judds, the sweliest
line OF spring ncckwear ever shown
in this city. You should see them;
see our windows; they are Kiser
Cravats, that's all.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-07

A cough cure than can bs given to
children without chance Of harm is
Kemp's Balsam, the best cough cure. 1t
does not contain poisons or harmful
drugs. Druggists sell it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-07
TRAVEL BY TUNNEL.
Opening Of First Tube Causes
Demand for More.
ALARM OVER WAVE OF CRIME

Plans for Unique and Remarkable
Club Has Just Come TO Attention
This Week - II is the Interstate
Club = Other New York Notes.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-07

Irritation Of the throat and hoarse-
ness are relieved Immediately by two
or three little swallows Of Kemp's
Balsam. the best cough cure. Grip
patients should make a note Of this.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
THE START ! I
"
The Funny Things One See.
Smiling Round the World
H
MARSHALL p. WILDER
. -
copyright. by Joseph b. Bowies.)

(Copyrtght, by Joseph B. Bowles)
Foreword-There is a compensation
in everything-even. to the man who,
was blessed (?) with disorderly wife.
No matter how much everything was;
at SKIES and sevens in the house, and
nothing In its rightful place, he could
always get up in the middle of the
night and put his hand on the fly.
paper without ever having to strike
match. Merrily yours, Marshall P.
Wilder.
There is a morbid desire latent in
the breast of nine-tenths of humanity
to have it out with Fate, sooner or
later, and to "best" her, if we can
If the old lady has been particularly
hard on us, we feel that our grievance
is just about the worst ever; and then
we want to do something desperate.
II we are in the neighborhood of eight
years or thereabouts, We fly to the
candy shop and sink our all in pepper
-mints and gumdrops. If we are at the
romantic period, when love has every
reckless and say to our best girl
Come! to the altar! Let us plunge!
-Ho! there, installment man! rag-time
,portieres and marble-top cradles for
ours!" Then, when we have done the
deed. we're not sorry-no, indeed; only,
1t entails responsibilities, and things:
and consequences-the inevitable con-
sequences, as Kipling puts it. So, let
me give you little suggestion: When
tho reckless fit overtakes you, start on
a journey, if not round the world
then round the back yard.
Now, that was what we thought
when we started to tour the world;
but, try as we would, we couldn't keep
our place in the procession. We
started for the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado in Arizona; that was to have
been our first stopping place. But we
were like the Irishman who started
out on a bet to shoot a certain bird;
he missed the bird, but killed frog.
He picked it up, and looked at it in
surprise. BE gObs!" he said, IL
knocked the feathers on it, amy
way!"
The start was propitious, and every.
thing progressed favorably, until Kan
sas City was reached. We arrived
early in the morning and were re-
quested by the conductor to get break
fast at the eating station. Yet that
man had seemed to be our friend!
There was youth at the quick.
lunch counter who served coffee. and
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sunshine before go intirely. I'm not
strong. and I ate nothin' at all, ye'd
wonder what live on. I've had
nothin' the past three days but eight
bottles of kumys, four bottles of wine
an box of crackers Think of that,
now--just nothin' at ALL"
She went to one of the eating houses
along the way and, not knowing they
would charge her for full meal, she
sat at one of the tables and ordered
a cup of tea and a roll. Her indigna.
tion, when charged IS cents, was sub
lime. 1t took the cashier, four wait
resses and the proprietor to explain
that she should have gone to the coun-
ter. But of no avail The blood of
County Down was at white heat She
raved like mad woman.
Farther down the car was 4 would
be fashionable woman. the kind who
affects an English accent and uses a
lorgnette. She was travelling with her
small daughter and maid. The maid
was evidently her most treasured pos
session, for she displayed the greatest
anxiety on her account, ceaselessly
asking everyone the same question:
Had they seen her Abigail? The small
daughter was bright, restless child,
whose every action called forth a eau
tion Or a reprimand from the mo-
ther.
"Nita. darling!" in a mincing, ele-
giant tone, and quite piano; my pre-
cious sweetheart'-then sforzando-
crescendo fortissimo-"Youi little yix-
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en-stop that, or I'll break your
neck"
An Australian couple who were re-
turning home by way of San Francis
CO, after having come to America by
way of England, had the next section.
She had talented Leslie Carter hair
deeply, darkly, beautifully red; but,
after all, good Jesuit hair-the roots
justified the ends. She was not at all
pleased with America,-oh. dear, no,
and constantly aired her impress
sions in strident voice, and with a
strong cOckney accent. She thought
America shocking plice"-and very
much overrated--ons she never cared
to see "agine" And the railroad serv-
ice-"the h'idea Of dragging them al
over the country and cheating then:
out of the Grand Canyon-why. it war
downright dishonest!"
The porter was an amusing charac.
ter, and had a droll way of referrina
to himself in the third person. asked
him if he was married. He said:
mo, sab, but l got a gal. incest
little gal you ever saw-shes pretty
dark-but George likes EN- that-a-
way, they CANT come too black fer
George. / amt got no kind O. time
fer desc yer yaller ones. they simply
ornery. they got all the big feelin's O.
the white folks, an the bad qualities
O. the niggers!"
Just then the lady with the lorgnette
came along and, peering through it at
George, asked: "Oh, George, have you
seen my maid?"
"No, ma'am. l amt" he said, add
ing, when she passed on: Seems like
she has an awful hard time keepin' up
with that maid-shes so feared we
won't know she's got one. George has
seen big white folks down south so po'
they didn't know whar they mex meal
was comm FUN, but. sah." impressive
ly, "dey was quality jis de same! Dis
yer CONAN ain got no mo- use TO- a
maid dan a hawg got fo' side pawk-
ets!"
Georges quaint remarks, and very
often homely wisdom, were q great
solace to us through the long days
that dragged by as we meandered aim.
lessly over the southwestern portion
Of this great and glorious country Of
ours. Down through Oklahoma and
Texas, from Fort Worth across to Ell
Paso, and up through Arizona and
Southern California, We took our de-
vious way, lodging washouts, which
seemed to multiply with alleging
r1pidity.
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TWO SIDES 70 THE QUESTION.
Patronage Of Home Stores Depends
Much Upon the Merchants.

How often do, merchants complain
about the farmers and others sending
10 distant places for goods, while at
the same time the farmers are forced
by the merchants to send their pro-
duce to some other place while the
merchants ship in the same class of
products that the farmers are send
ing out?
In the home patronage matter there
Is nothing so wholesome as reci-
procity. Do the merchants always
give preference to homegrown pota.
toes. to the products supplied by the
local hens, to the output of the local
creamer1es? Do the merchants al
ways show good example by patron
1z1ng their brother tradesmen? Or
do they at times send to the city for
the clothes they wear; the piano for
their daughter, the wagon they use
in delivering goods, etc.?
There are lot of narrow-minded.
short-sighted men in the mercantile
business as well as on the farms.
There Is a lot of self1shness in the
average of humanity, and this mani
rests itself now and then in censur-
ing others for doing that which we
feel justified in doing ourselves.
Many merchants seem to think that
tnere Is only one side to the home
patronage proposition; that it is the
duty OF the farmer to buy everything
at nome regardless of whether the
merchant buys his flour from the
home mill, or whether he sends away
for the potatoes which he sells. in
stead of buying them from the local
farmers.
Then, again, merchants are as blind
now and then to their own interests
as are the farmers. The nlerchant
seeks to squeeze the last cent of
profit from the farmer and thereby
loses trade, as we'll as the farmer
trying to save a few niggardly pen
MES and getting bit" by the distant
ma1l-order concern. There is such
thing as equity, be it understood, and
tnere Is such thing as compensation.
The merchant who gives the farmers
OF his community square deal and
shows the proper kind of enterprise is
hardly ever heard complaining about
the ma1l-order house or the depart
ment stores injuring his trade. But
the merchant who Is intent upon play
ing a dead cinch'' game is forever
bowling. The home patronage matter
is mainly up to. the merchants OF
the small towns People resid.
ing in the country are pretty fair.
minded. They want decent treat.
ment. They like consistency. They
Will even pay the live, reliable, honest
merchant a higher price for goods
than they will the distant mail-order
concern or the surething department
store, or the scalliwag merchant who
is always out to beat somebody out of
few cents
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How Monopolies Are Assisted.

During the past few months, mail
order houses located in the large
cities have been making more than
ordinary efforts to gain trade. These
efforts have been stimulated by the
panicky times. Residents of agricul-
tural communities should understand
that concentration of money in large
financial centers was the main cause
of bringing on the financial depression.
They should also understand that the
mail order system is one OF the most
potent factors in this concentration;
that this system draws the lifc-blood,
the surplus. money, from communities
where it is earned, taking it out Of
local circulation and using it to build
up monopolies in the large cities.
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there was maiden beside him who
occasionally changed a plate.
The young mans running fire of re-
marks to customers, and side compli-
ments to her, sounded something like
this:
"See here! If you've finished, get a
Anlove on and give somebody else a
show! Say, Name! there's one O. them
uptown girls that think 80 much of
themselves. Why, they amt a marker
to you! l tell you, you're worth
Fifteen cents, please, and the cup
don't 60 with the coffee for = ~ouve-
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hEL PFuL
Adv BE

You won't tell your family doctor
the whole story about your private
illness you are too modest. You
need not be afraid to tell Mrs. Pink
ham, at Lynn, Mass, the things you
could not explain to the doctor. Your
letter will be held in the strictest con-
fdence. From her vast correspond
ence with sick women during the
past thirty years she may have
gained the very knowledge that will
help your case. Such letters as the fol-
lowing, from grateful women, es-
tablish beYOnd a doubt the pOWerO of
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
Rocket Mail Carriers.

The most unique method of <.eliver
ing mail doubtless is that employed
by steamers passing the islands of the
Tonga group in the Pacific. On ac-
count of many reefs landing is ex.
tremely dangerous, and the few let
ters to be delivered are attached to
large skyrockets which are fired and
reach the shore in safety
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Buaie Takes Drums Place.

The drum seems to be falling into
disrepute in our army. There was a
time when the infantry used the drum
and fife to sound the "calls"-tattoo,
reveille taps, etc.-but of late years
the bugle has been substituted, and Is
now used in all branches of the serv.
ice.
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"Had They Seen Her Ab,qail?"

"Aad They Seen Her Ab,qail?"
neer. Say. Name. was you to Nellie's
last night? bet you looked out of
sight. 1 couldn't get away from this
beanery. That's the very best butter,
madam! We get It five miles out in
the country. ~sWkat's that? No; I
don't reckon ;itswa1ked all the way
here! Amt she fresh?'
A stout woman lowered along the
line seated by the counter, like a per.
turbed hen trying to find hole in the
chicken yard fence.
"say, young feller what's yer coffee
. wuth 4 cup?" But Ganymede was tco
4 sQlsel occupied to heed her. Finally
: ked beetle.browed old gentle
han Ia the back with the dime she
held, repeating:
= "Say, mister, what's coffee wuth a
cup. here?"
I Turning fiercely, the man glared at
her and snorted:
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21

Remember that trusts and combina.
tions are never builded up in the
small towns. They find their ortein
and flourish in the large cities.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21
Swallow Your Compiexjon.

Swallow Your Complexion.
A good complexion cannot be rub.
bed in from the outside; it must be
swallowed. The best way to get this
is not in medicine, but in green vege.
tables and dandelion salad.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21

&D<A2X ~EZkAE
In Use For Over 30 Years.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Requiescat.
There was . young lady In Guam
Who said: 'Wh:le the ocean is calm
I'll plunge in for a lark"
But she met with shark.
We will now sing the 2sth Psalm.
Houston Post
A Beautiful Watch Fob Free
to those who ship us S. worth of hides or
f4rs M or buy guns or traps to that amount.
If a rich girl has fiery red hair it's a
sign that all her acQuaintances will
tell her it is golden
Hides and Furs Tanned for Robes,
Coats or Rugs. Send for Price List to
Iaubert Tannery, Minneapolis, MINI.
Shortly after a man goes up against
the matrimonial game his bump Of
hope becomes a dent.
We Want Your Cream.
Write to-day for tags and prices North
Star Creamery Co.. Minneapolis, Minn.
Taking care Of money IL almost a
hard work as earning it.
We Pay Top Price for Cream.
Cash every day. Write for prices and
tags. Miller l. Holmes. st. Paul. Mum.
Is it not sheer madness to live poor
to die rich?-Juvenal.
Spot Cash for Your Cream.
Top market prices always. MILTON
DAIRY CO.. St. Paul.
The young man who hesitates dur
ing leap year is won.
PILES CURED IN TO II DAYS
ttAHO ONTMENTi is guaranteed to cure any uaso
to IL days or money refunded. Soc.
The fox may lose his hair, but not
his cunning.-Dutch.
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Firm Believer In Onions.
A Philadelphia physician says that
it Is impossible for anyone to eat too
many onions.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-02-21

Clean and well-paved streets indi-
cate the good character Of cit2saas
living in a place.
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The First Advertiser.

SU0 SsTUI ~0veTIj8STs
The author looked up from the
FIRST chapter Of his mammoth history
of advertising.
Il WONDER" he murmured, "who
could have been the first manufacturer
to advertise? 1t is an item that would
At in well here"
There is no extant data on the sub
1ect," said the farmer, "but l have
every reason to believe that the hen
Is the person you are looking for"
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i 'Well, they charge ten cents, but It
amt wuth d-m!"

l. "Washouts on the eroad!" Twas the
word when We returned to the train,
and we must be- switched south sat
Newton, Kan. We had visions Of the
Grand Canyon receding into the future
and darker ones Of spending We knew
not how many days on the train. So
we looked about US to see what man.
ner Of people were to be our travelling
companions. They were certainly
varied.
Back Of us was an old Irish woman.
TO me daughter" she explained.
God knows want some few days Of
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Where Some Citizens Fail in putv

Where Some Citizens Fail in Duty.
Many who have succeeded upon the
farms remove to the nearby town
to enjoy life, perhaps to give to their
children the advantages that the good
schools OF the place afford. 1t is too
often the case that these people fail
to become the model town citizens
they should be. While they are desir.
Gus of having all the advantages that
the town has to offer they are adverse
to doing that which means its i'm
provement and upbuilding. These
classes are the moss Backs the ones
who think that they have done their
duty toward themselves and their fe.-
low men when they manage to ear.
sufficient on the farm so that they car
cease work. 1t may be their priv
ilege to quit labor, but they show \
poor and lowly spirit when they fail
to give the town which they select as
a home place the support it should
have from one Of its citizens.
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Too Many Small Towns.

economic laws regulate town build.
Ing. In a certain locality there can bs
too many towns. For a towns exist.
ence there must be a certain amount
OF trade, volume of business suffl.
clent to give employment in tho
trades and industries to the residents
of the town. Some people deplore the
fact that conditions are changing so
as to drive some towns out of exist.
ence. Many of these places have no
natural right to exist Perhaps thei.
geographical location in the distric,
is not advantageous. Their existence
takes from a better located town
certain share of the support it should
nave. In farming community where
the population is only sufficient to
support town of thousand inhabi.
tants 1t is foolish to presume that two
towns OF thousand population each
can be properly maintained. In his
message to congress President Roose-
welt expressed his views in these
words: Il believe it is good policy for
our government to do everything DOS
sible to aid the small town and the
country district; it is desirable that
the country merchant should not be
crushed out This is not mere senti-
ment. 1t is an economic truth. The
interests of the farmer and the Ia.
borer are closely intertwined with the
interests of the merchants of the small
town. When one suffers adyersity
there is reflex action upon all other
residents of the community. When
the farmers as class are prosperous
the merchants and others engaged in
other than farming industries enjoy
this prosperity. The quicker all good
citizens of agricultural districts recog-
nize the true relationship of one to the
other the better it will be for all and
the higher will become our citizen
ship.
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important to Mothers.
examine carefully every bottle OF
CASTOR1A a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that it