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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12
COSTLY ECONOMY.

The Congress of this United States
has decided that the President and
the Secretary of the Navy do not
know what they are talking about
when they call for four more battle
ships; and has determined to build
but two, the pair to cost within $lO,-
100000, and this with a naval budget
OF over $lO000O,OOO, for the year.
This is not parsimony; it is slap
at the President. But we are inclined
to believe that the slap will prove a
boomerang before the country has
heard the last of it, an time of
peace, prepar. for war!" is as sound
doctrine now as in Revolutionary
days; AM with all the governments
of the earth on the feather-edge Of
aggressive ambition and territorial
lust, may prove, by the neglect it has
received, to be safest and wisest Of
all policies.
We hope there will be no punitive
reaction; but hope has little to do with
the fierce striving Of peoples in mat
tiers of commerce and national boun-
daries. And if war should come, 20
fnG US unprepared on the seas, the
country will know where the blame
lies.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12

science, has instituted public service
that costs but cent 4 word, what
ever the distance, and is making a
liberal profit on that basis; therefore,
the other great concerns have got to
come to the lower margin and be
satisfied with a modified and mod
crate profit,
This is as it should be. The Ameri-
can people are the most generous on
earth in their support OF all mastery
convenienees and too rarely Ques-
ton the tolls they are paying; they
have been done brown" not only
in wire services OF all kinds, but in
every common utility OF the day, and
the "kick-back' is at hand, Without
deprecating the inestimable value OF
the great lines of public utility, the
people will never rest until they get
a normal rate in lieu of the scale
that has amounted to something akin
to robbery and is only saved from
that raw nomenclature by reason OF
the unreasoning gullibility where
with the excess has always paid.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12
NO MONUMENT NEEDED.

The two Carlos of Portugal are 4
their graves: and child reigns III
their stead, under the regency OF 4
stricken Queen.
No monument is needed at their
tombs, however grand one shall be
put there to exc out the conventions,
The wretched traditions these men
stood for and to which they sacrificed
l,rr r. ,,ie and thro Ugh which their
own deaths were wrought, is mint
ment enough to mark their memory
and make it obnoxious to all genera
tions. Men are turning to the light
of freedom the wide world over,
hungarily, hercely and courageously,
and will not be denied. Time may
pass while barriers are thrown up
about the faltering systems OF slavery
and oppression; but time DOES
pass, and "all things come to him
whom waits!"
History will set up monument
enough to amply tell the story of
the Carlos; OF these men of modern
ity who clung to medieval things and
gagged and drugged a nation of men
into submission and sufferance until
its gorge arose and the masters fell
in slaughter. The lessons of day
are given to cure the mad blunders
of century, and he who will not
learn, must die. This is the edict OF
the day we live in and it is inviolable
because it is adapted from the creed
of Nature herself.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12
THE PERSONAL STRAIN.

One of the unacceptable misfortunes
that beset city the size of Astoria.
is the personal strain" running
through all her civic relations, to the
detriment of and interference with
her commercial progress and pros
perousness. We are too intimately
grouped alround; we know too much
Of one another and of the petty things
and ideas that initiate against popu-
lar success. We are too prone to use
our knowledge OF these little failures
and lapses and blunders, and to make
more OF them than they deserve, and
to urge. them in the qualification OF
the malice that is within US. All OF
which bars and binds the wheels OF
local endeavor and obtrudes itself at
unpropitious moments in affairs that
cannot bear such inopportune pres
sure.
We must change this practice and
forget the man in the interest OF the
community. We are not all pure
patriots, by long sight; and we have
no right to expect our fellows to be
overly much better than we are in
the long run; and the pace. and the
course, of our progress would be in
fnitely faster and smoother if we
begin. right now to purge our work
of this hindrance. Every man has his
faults and it is the better part of
citizenship to measure his by our
own and strike balance in favor of
the city and her destiny. Astoria is
all right, whatever some of us may
be; and we are all profoundly inter
ested in seeing her forge ahead; upon
this predicate we can unite, and leave
the personal strain" for personal
adjustment.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12
Save Money by Buying Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy.

You will pay just as much for a
bottle OF Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy as for any OF the other cough
medicines, but you save money In
buying it. The saving is in what you
get, not what you pay. The sure-to-
cure-you quality is in every bottle oi
this remedy, and you get good re-
suits when you take it. Neglected
colds often develop serious condi
tions, and when you buy a cough
medicine you want to be sure you are
getting one that will cure your cold
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy al
ways cures. Price rs and so cents
a bottle. For sale by Frank Hart and
leading druggists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12
Many Sleepless Nights, Owing to Z
Persistent Cough. Relief Found
at Last.

For several winters past my wife
has been troubled with most persis-
tent and disagreeable cough, which
invariably extended over period OF
several weeks and caused her many
sleepless nights" writes Will J. Hay
ner, editor of the Burley, Colo, Bull
letin.
Various remedies were tried each
year, with no beneficial results. In
November last the cought again put
in an appearance and my wife, acting
on the suggestion OF a friend, pur-
chased bottle of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy. The result was in
deed marvellous. After three doses
the cough entirely disappeared and
has not manifested itself since" This
remedy is for sale by Frank Hart
and leading druggists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12

PEkIN, Feb. ii.-Border compli
cations and the successes OF the rebel.
on the French border, due, It is be.
lieved, TO foreign assistance, have in,
dueed the Chinese government tc
hasten organization Of her modern
anees that this text Is for the pur.
pose OF elucidation and now is striv.
ing to secure an exact definition OF
Great Bri,ain's relation with Tibet
The throne has authorized uniform
punishments for Manchu and Chinese
offenders,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12
BEANS FED TO SWINE.

Beans can be fed TO swine only il
the cooked form, The pig seems tc
be unable to utilize beans which arc
at all hard or firm, even though the,
have been boiled for some time
hence il is very essential that they bt
thoroughly and carefully cooked. says
R. S. Shaw, OF Michigan. To supply
q single feed Of half-cooked beans IA
pen OF hogs robs them OF their ap.
petites and relish for their food, il
indeed il does not put them off their
feed.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12
CEMENT AND STEEL.
insufficient Quantities Used -- Wood
Still the Favorite Material.

| Cement and steel and brick and
stone are not yet used in sufficient
quantities to encourage lumber users
to predict the time when the forests
will not be called upon to furnish the
principal materials used in building
operations. Notwithstanding the re-
| markablc increase in the use OF &C.
ment and other fireproof materials
the last reports OF the building op-
erations in iorty-nine Of the leading
cities OF the United States for the
year, collected by the Geological Sur
vey, show that 50 per cent were OF
wooden construction,
Even il the remaining forty-one
per cent OF the buildings were built
OF brick. stone and concrete. vast
quantities OF wood are consumed
both in the construction and in the
finish, though in the latter form,
metal is taking the place Of wood to
a very large extent. The amount Of
lumber given above does not take
into consideration this item at all,
While this percentage is represen-
tative Of the building industry in the
United States, dealers point out that
it does not include the large quaint
ties OF lumber used in the thousands
OF small cities and towns scattered
over the country and not included in
the forty-nine cities on which reck-
oning was made. In towns and
small cities wood is usually the pre-
d minating building materials and it
is safe to say that ii the statistics had
included figures for all places oi
whatever size, the percentage OF
wooden construction would have
been much greater These figures,
as a rule, are only for the corporate
limits, and the suburbs OF these cities
have each very large amounts to be
addad. The cost, also, is relatively
higher in these cities than in towns
nearer the base OF the supply.
In wooden buildings, New York
City is at the bottom OF the, list
though it leads with $l8,075 as the
average cost OF building Except at
San Francisco, where abnormal con-
ditions have prevailed since the fire,
Boston shows the greatest increase
Of any of the cities in the total cost
of building operations. The average
cost of buildings is constantly increas-
ing, having risen over three hundred
dollars during the last three years.
The average value Of building is
given in the report as $2,035.
Lumber is by far the greatest drain
on the forests, and the wonderful de-
velopment OF the country during the
past decade has called for the use OF
nearly forty billion board feet a year.
The largest quantity ever reported
for single year was for 1906, when
thirty-seven and one-half billion feet,
with mill value of $62l,l 1888 was
used Including the value OF the lath
and shingles used with this amount,
the total value of the wood used for
buildings is brought up to 656,7o6,-
513.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12
SAFE.

Mrs, Smith-Yes, my little five.
year-old girl is great help in m,
housekeeping. Mrs. Randall--Why
what can such a child do to help
Mrs. Smith-Shc goes down and tell:
the cook for me whenever we're 60,
ing to have company,-Harper',
Bazaar.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12
Ask Yourself the Question.

Why not use Chamberlain's Pain
Balm when you have rheumatism?
We feel sure that the result will be
prompt and satisfactory. One appli-
cation relieves the pain, and many
have been permanently cured by its
use. Is and 50 cent sizes. For sale
by Frank Hart and leading druggists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12
cENT-A-WoRD TELEGRAPH.

For the major part of century we
have enjoyed the blessings of the
telegraph, and it is still among the
excellent things that go to make the
sum of civilization and progress; but
man is beginning to realize that the
bene6ce is costing him altogether
too much; that the people who have
monopolized the facilities are ex-
plotting the masses and have been for
years. At least one of them.
The reaction has set in and the day
for adjustment is at hand. The Tele-
post, the newest application Of the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12

Nashville, Tenn, wants immigrants
and will circulate a German news.
paper in Germany to attract the kind
it wishes. 1t will find that the variety
is welcome in any part of the country
Mr.. Bryan's drama at Denver will
be cast with one character only. The
lone fisherman will have the entire
stage, but his party ought to know
what sort of a play it likes.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12

The Aldrich currency bill has the
merit of simplicity. Anybody can
understand it, and intelligibility in
finance ought to count for several
points.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12

An Albany Democratic paper calls
Brooklyn Democratic paper a
"googoo guerrilla" And this is only
the second month Of the campaign
year!
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12

The good Southern man who is
wanted by Judge Parker to be the
Moses of the Democratic party
seems to be about as hard to locate
as the grave of Moses.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12

Other nations may boast as much
as they like of the power of their
naval arms, but the American feet is
still playing leading part in the lord
ship of the sea.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12

If Thaw objects to the society in
which he finds himself, he can blame
his counsel for making out too strong
case. Yet the alternative might
have been still more unpleasant.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12

Colonel Watterson announces that
he will support Bryan. The Demo
crat can only bow his head and mur-
muir: 1T is kismet."
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12

There is a proposition to make ex-
Presidents high officials in the peace
movement How long will it be be-
fore the country can haxe an ex-
chief magistrate who is built that
way9
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12
EDITORIAL SALAD

Crop prospects are promising, and
none looks safer for bountiful sup
ply than that of Republican presi-
dental booms.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-12
CHINESE DRILLING
Organizing Her Troops In a
Modern Way.
WORK NOW BEING HASTEVED

Border Complications and the Success
Of the Rebels Reason for This Move
and Brigade is Now on Way to
Organize a Division.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-20
Cures WOman's Weaknesses.

Wa refer 20 that boon 70 weak, nervouA
suffering women known as DR.. Piercer
Favorite Prescription.
DIR. John Fyfe one OF the Editorial Stan
~ Tar ECLECTIC MEDICAL REVIEW says
~ Unlcorn root (HeLOnias DiOica) which
Is one of the chief ingredients Of the "Fa-
Vorite Prescription
"a remedy which invariably acts as = utter
fne inyigorator makes for normal ac-
tiyity OF the entire reproductive SYSTEM
He continues sin Helonias We have medica-
ment which more fully answers the ABOVE
purposes than any other dug uith tchteh am
acotiahlted In the treatment OF diseases pe-
cuiiar TO women Il is seldom that case is
seen which does not present some Indication
for this remedial agent" DE- tyfe further
says; "Tbe fOlloying are among the ieaeSlng
Indications for HelOnixs tUnicorn root Pain
or aching In the back. with sleucorrhGa
atomic (wealO condition. OF the reproductive
organs OF Nomen. mentN depression anu IT.
ritaDillty, associated with chronic diseases OF
the reproductive organs OF women; censisn1. cen .lt1.
neyS: meDbrrhagi4 lhOoding). que 10 weak
ened condition OfIthe reproductive system:
amenoYh@a1STtIessed or aDSens m0n'nl1 mon, a1
HpnoKSN condition OF the digestive organs
and ksiemic (thin blood habit; oraegln9
senskfons IN the extreme lower part oi tbS
IL more or less Of the above SYMPTOMS
afs---TsrgSrUf- no inYalld N-QlQlQ cal 10
better Than take DR.. Pierce's- -EEayoEils
PTeSTrIpT0I, ono 05r -Ife reading ingredl-
ei1ts of WHICH is Unicorn root, on Helonias,
and the medical properties Of which IL
most faithfully represents.
OF Golden Seal root, another prominent
ingredient Of 0FavOrite Prescription"
Prof. Finley EllingwoOd. NJ. d., Of Ben
nett Medical College, Chicago, says:
aIt is an important remedy III disorders OF
the womb In all catarrhal conditions
and general enfeeblement, IL IS useful.
Prof. John NJ. Scudder, NJ. d.. late OF
Cincinnati, says Of Golden Seal root:
sin relation TO It's general effects on the
ayatem there Il no medicine ~ use dblnt Wh3cn
there is such general tpdnimitB o. opinion. ~
is universally regarded aS The tonic useful IN
all debilitated statrS"
Prof. r. BarthOlOw, NJ ID. OF Jefferson
Medical College, says Of Golden Seal
aVeluable IN uterine hemOrrhage. mcnor-
Fbsgia tiiOOding) and cOngestiye dySmenOr-
YbNa (painful menstruatiOnl'
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription faith
fully represents all the above named in
Tredients and cures the diseases for which
hoy ara recommended
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-20
SHOT BY MANIAC.

Three men are dead and another is
fatally wounded as the result of an al
tempt of peace officers of Wsrrensburg,
Mo, to arrest F. o. Hawes, last night
Hawes, twenty-five years old, son of a
johnson county farmer, was returning
home on a Missouri Pacific train yes
,erdsy evening from trip to neigh
boring town, and, it is believed, sud
denly lost his mind. His actions were
noticed by the passengers, and War
rensburg officers we're asked to meet the
train. City Marshal Ryan and the two
watchmen met Hswes as be got on
the train and attempted to arrest him.
Hswes drew 8 revolver and began shoot
ing. At the FIRST shot, Marshal Ryan
fell dead, shot through the head. Other
shots followed, and night Watchmsu
Bashsshsu fell dead, shot through the
lungs. Night Wstchmau Pollock va;
shot in the sbdomtn. Hs6es started
to run from the station, bat Was sho'
and killed by q negro hotel porter.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-20
SUICIDE AT BALL GAME.

With hundreds nf rooters looking on
in horror, Frank Rusk, well-known
Des Moines baseball fan, swsllo we'd two
ounc,s of carbolic acid and died in agony
when the score went against the Dts
Moines tesm in its game mith Omaha
Saturday afternoon. Rusk's tragic
death, in full view of the grandstand and
bleachers, caused panic at the baseball
park that resulted in the fsiutiDg of sew
ersl women, while for time it appeared
the game could not proceed. Rusk, 1t
seems, had been having domesii troubles
Of late, and he was naturally somewhat
dependent. He was known as one who
never missed ball game, however, and
he was occupying seat in one end OF
the grandstand, apparently intently
watching the game. The Des Moines
team was not at its bes', and when the
shortstop missed au easy one, Rusk was
seen to clinch his teeth az any baseball
fan DOES. Then the Omaha men ran in
four runs. Rusk gave irenzied leap on
to the diamond.
'T'm going to end this misery" he
sbrieked, and raised the poison to his
lip.
Thomss EymSn, secretary of the Am
erican Button Company, had parslytic
stroke during the basenall game between
the Newsrks and the New York Giants
10 Newark, N. j., yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-20
KILLED BY AUTOMOBILE.

The skidding Of an automobile, oecu-
pied by three Princeton siudents aud
three young women, who were out on 3
lark, resulted in the death Of Charles
Balligum, aged eighteen years, Of
Trenton, N. j., early Yesterday morn
ing. The owner aud driver of the car
WAS Corwin Nichols. q senior in the
university, wbOse home is in Whining
ton, 0. He attempted TO turn out of
the car tracks onto slippery pavement
in the southern part of Trenton, but in
doing so the car ran on the Sidewalk
and crashed into the house OF DR.. P. w.
Yard.
Bslligum, who was returning home,
was struck by the automobile and his
skull fractured. He Was carried in
front of the car until it struck the house.
He lived only few seconds. The auto.
mobile was wrected, but sill the Occu'
escaped serious injury. Nichols and
his companions we're arrested, but were
later released on bail.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-20
EXCITEMENT IN A CHURCH.

Fire in historic 81. PsuPs Episcopal
Church, Richmond, yesterday morning,
broke up the Easter services and Gre
sted panic among the wOrshippers.
The FIRE started among the Easter deco
rstions suspended above the communion
table, and vas caused by The crossing OF
electric wires. A cross and crown fell
upon the table, Decessitsting the hurried
removal of the communion service.
Fortunately the principal part OF the
congregation bad previously been dis
missed, but there was much excitement
among the womsn worShipers. This IS
the second ire to occur in St. PauPs
within the last wear. This is the church
in which Gen. Robert f. Lee worshiped,
and in which President Jefferson Davis
Eas seated when be received The news OF
the evacuation oi Richmond.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-20
alexandria Gazette.

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Nother than their legitimate business in the
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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-20
sHIOIDEIN WASHINGTON.

Holding revolver near the trans
mitter of telephone, that the sister OF
his fisncee at the other end of the wire
might hear, Edward R. Taylor, twenty
eight years old, Washington saloon
keeper, fred six shots. In the last
shot bullet pierced his brain, killing
him instantly,
The shooting occurred at S:4S O'Clock
last night, in the hallway of Tay s
apartments, over his saloon, ct lOl h
street southeast. 1t was the result OF
difficulties with bis fiancee, Miss Regina
Georgius, eigh cen years old, living at
1919 Pennsylvania avenue northwest.
For nearly year the saloon keeper
had paid attentions TO Miss Georgius.
The course of their lovemaking was
smooth until q few weeks sgo, when, it
is said, Taylor began drinking intoxi-
eating liquors.
Yesterday afternoon he visited the
Georgius home, and, according to sis
ter of bis fsncee, had quarrel because
he had been drinking. He went TO
his home, and from there called up
Miss Georgius on the telephone four
times. Each time he talked with her
and asked her TO meet him at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and Ninth street. She
refused, telling him TO call at her home.
Shortly before 8 o'clock he telephoned
egain and the telephone was answered
by George Rouzae, who told Taylor that
Miss GeorgiuS had gone out. Tsylsr
said he did not believe it, and asked to
talk with her sisler, Miss Lillian Georg-
ius. He told the latter to hold the
phone, and while doing so she heard
Taylor discharge the pistol which ended
hia lfa
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-20

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-04-20
REAL ESTATE.
FORSAL-E

Two story Brick Dwelling, 213
north Alfred street, containing 7
rooms and large yard; excellent
residential section; paved street;
alleys on both sides of house.