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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21

The French bark Guethary, Captain
Loisel, is on her way down from Port
land wheat-laden for the United King
dom, on the hawsers of the Harvest
Queen, and should be at anchor of
Tongue Point this morning.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21

Captain Bowditch of the Hume mo-
tor schooner Berwick had the misfor-
tune to fall and break his left leg just
above the ankle yesterday in Port
land. The Berwick will be in COM
. mand of another master on her way
back to Rogue River and will leave
Portland today on that voyage.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21
New GROCERY Store.

Try our own mixture Of cofee-the
J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables.
Bacollet & Co., grocers. Phone Main
1881.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21
PERSONAL MENTION

August Larson, OF Altoona, arrived
fro mPortland on Wednesday night
and left up on the Lurline last night
for his home.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21

The steamer Alliance arrived from
Coos Bay points yesterday with a
number of passengers and plenty OF
freight. She tarried but a few mo-
ments at the Calender pier and went
on up the river.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21
TEA

You think one tea as
good as another?
Why don't you buy at
the lowest price you see
in the window?
yeur grocer returns year money u yen daz'i
tks schllling's Best; we pay hln.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21

The steamship Breakwater came
down the river early yesterday and
left out at once for Coos Bay with a
goodly list Of passengers and lots OF
freight.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21

The German ship Nordsee was
among the getaways from this port
yesterday afternoon, crossing out on
the hawsers OF the Tatoosh.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21
New Mattress Factory.

Have your old furniture and mat
trees made new. 50 Ninth street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21

The French bark Vile de Mulhouse
went over the bar yesterday on her
voyage to Europe with her big cargo
OF wheat.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21

The steamship Senator is due down
from the metropolis tomorrow morn
ing very early and will cross out for
the Bay City at once, departing from
the 0 R. & N. docks.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21

The steamer Atlas was among the
outward bounders yesterday, going
over the bar early in the day for San
Francisco.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21

The Calender Navigation Company
yesterday closed negotiations for the
sale Of the steamer Wenona to Cap
tain w. E. Hull Cher old mastery, John
Johnson and Oscar Oleson. She will
be placed back on her old Gray's
River run, with Captain Hull in COM
mand. The price paid for the vessel
was $1,000.
The steamer Sue H. Elmore arrived
in from Tillamook City and bay
points yesterday evening with a good
load of merchandise and several pas
sengers.
The steamer Washington arrived
down from Portland yesterday morn.
ing at 1890 and went to sea and Sar
Francisco almost Immediately.
Captain Ingraham, one Of the "olt
guard" in the Astoria marine world
and, famous master Of square-rig
gers in the good old days, but now
meek and respected agriculturist ul
Cathlamet way, was in the city yes
terday hobnobbing with the men oi
the sea and the port and enjoying
himself thoroughly.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21
NEW TODAY

Just received new line OF umbrella
covers. See c. H. Orkwitz, 1877 Tenth
street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21

The steamer Santa Rita crossed in
yesterday morning and went on to the
metropolis without delay.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21

Secondhand furniture bought and
sold by r. Davis, 50 Ninth street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-02-21
Alaska.

Icy Strait, page l03-Hanus Reef
Buoy, a HIS frst-class can, reported
missing January 80, will be replaced
as soon as practicable.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25

A story is told of Mr.. Newberry, the
new secretary of the navy, to the eff.
feet that when the Michigan naval re
serves volunteered for service in the
Spanish war and were assigned to the
Yosemite, MIR. Newberry who was
then rated as "landsman" was
busily swabbing down the deck one
day when two officers came by and
got into a discussion as to the
identity of CERTAIN yacht lying in the
stream near the Yosemite. Finally one
of the officers, who was Theodore
Roosevelt, assistant secretary of the
navy, said to Newberry, What yacht
is that, my man." Mine. sir" replied
Newberry with salute and went on
swabbing the deck.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25
Went Too Far.

Sioux City Tribune: President
Roosevelt's zeal for purity in govern
ment, his jealousy of the good name
of his administration, and, possibly,
and to a lesser extent, his family
pride, touched by the connection of
the name of Mr.. Robinson, his brother
in-law, with the Panama scandal"
while it fully justified his honest in
GignatiOn as a citizen, carried him too
far when, in his capacity as chief eY-
ecutive, he asSailed the character of
prominent newspaper publisher and
pilloried him as a criminal in a mess
age to congress.
Mr.. Pulitzer is the owner of the
New York World. His paper printed
in its news columns a story, original
ing in Paris, saying that a syndicate
of Americans had bought at heavy dis
count the shares of stock of the Pana-
ma company prior to the sale of the
canal to the United States and had
profted greatly by the deal. 1t gave
the names of some of these persons.
There was immediate and emphatic
denials by the individuals named, eX-
cept Mr., Robinson, who, doubtless,
felt his reputation required no denial.
In its essence the story alleged that
sundry shrewd Americans had engi-
neered the purchase and then, through
agents in France, bought the canal
stock at a discount and got par for it
out of the $4OOOO,OOO paid. The presi-
dent assumes that it was charged that
the government was implicated i'm this
transaction. We find no direct state
ment to that effect,
What Mr.. PulitZer's World did,
every newspaper that is a newspaper
did The presidents characterization
of Mr.. Pulitzer covers the publishers
of every paper that reprinted the news
story 1t was legitimate news. 1t
carried FEASIBILITY. Comment on it
in editorials varied but it was re-
garded as warranting editorial com
ment Neither the World nor the
newspapers that reprinted the story
are "villifers," "blackeners of reputa-
tons" or assailants of their govern
ment. They printed the denials OF in
dividuals and they gave space to the
presidents letter to Mr.. Foulke.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25

presidential party and had taken the
road ahead of them instead OF follow.
ing behind.
I'VE had been riding In the park
for some time" said Miss Sisson,
land about noon were trotting along
the regular road, not the bride path,
near Forest Glen entrance. When we
made a turn in the road we saw ahead
of us a party of four--two women, a
man and the President Behind them
rode an attendant
1--WE were riding spirited horses and
for some distance rode behind the
presidential party until we found
difficulty in keeping our mounts in
practically a walk, Then we gave our
horses rein and passed those ahead Of
us. We proceeded at a good clip for
little distance, slowing our horses
down again, and then we heard the
pounding of hCofs behind us. The
and the road is not wide at that point.
Before we were aware of it the
president, apparently angry, and his
party were beside us, making four
abreast in the roadway, which crowd.
ed us not little.
"As he brushed past his horse struck
the foot of the young women beside me
| knocking it from the stirrup and. ut
! the same time, blow from the presi
| dents crop fell on the horses flank
| The young woman's horse reared
and but for her GOODNESS and admir-.
able horsemanship she might have
been thrown beneath the feet of the
| horses.
! MIR. Roosevelt looked at us square.
ly.
You know that you should not 20
ahead of our party he said, his teeth
showing.
Then he pounded off with his com.
| panions. The girls and myself were
too much mortified to reply We rode
| back to the seminary, and while all of
us believed the matter should be given
all the light possible, because we
think that the action of the president
was unwarranted and unprecedented
the girls were reluctant to have their
names appear, because they are highly
connected and they know that their
parents dislike the notoriety attend.
ant upon such an affair"
The presidents temper has at var.
ious times met applause at the hands
of the public, but the people of Am.
erica will sincerely hope that the
president may yet take occasion to
disprove the charge that he had SO
far forgotten himself as to thus un.
gallantly mistreat these young wo-
men.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25
A MERRY CHRISTMAS ASSURED

A MERRY CHRISTMAS ASSURED.
That Norfolk and the balance of
northern Nebraska and southern South
Dakota will spend merry, merry
Christmas this year is already assured.
Bounteous crops that have come to all
this section during the past year, with
prevailing high prices, have given a
prosperity to this region not to be
found in any other section of the
United States at this time
While the east is still suffering ma
terially from the effects of the panic of
a year ago, the middle west, and par
ticularly Nebraska and South Da-
kota, have tasted of the horn of
plenty during the past twelvemonth
and never before has there been oc-
cason for such widespread good feel
ing as at the present.
The warm weather during the first
half of December has been unfavor-
able to early Christmas shopping, lack
ing the snap and zest required for
genuine holiday buying, but now, with
only four shopping days left in which
to make selections, it is highly prob
able that merchants will be on the
jump up until the night before Christ
mas.
Indications in Norfolk are that this
will be the greatest Christmas shop
ping season yet known to the town
and from this business guage it may
be reasoned that the new northwest
will enjoy a merry, merry Christmas
next Friday.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25

President Finley of the College of
the City of New York gives new rea-
son for the country boys succeeding
so much better than the city boy. He
argues that the country boy gains a
sense of confidence in his own ability
and feeling of self importance from
his environment; that handling the
farm animals and predominating over
the obstacles nature places in his way
gives him the self reliance necessary
to overcome obstacles in the business
and political world. This seems like
good reasoning.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25
BaIIade of Christmas Buying.

Don't say you don't know what to get
It's such a foolish thing to say,
There is no need for you to fret
With such glittering array,
At any price you want to pay
AS through department stores you
drift,
You'll see them in profusion gay.
You soon may pick Christmas gift
We'll, now about a toilet set!
What's wrong with bedroom slip
pers, pray?
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25
WILL HOPE For DENIAL

The American people will regret the
fact that thus far, at least, there has
been no denial from the president of
the story sent out from Washington
to the effect that he has been guilty,
on a recent occasion, of treating IA
number of seminary girls quite UNI
chivalrously.
Miss E. |. Sisson, one of the instruc-
tors at the exclusive school, allows
herself to be freely quoted to the eff
feet that President Roosevelt, angered
at being passed on the road by a
horseback party of seminary girls,
spurred his steed to a gallop and over
took the young women at a narrow
point in the road.
She asserts that one of the girls
came near being unseated by the col
lision between her stirrup and part of
the presidents saddle equipage. She
further believes that Mr.. Roosevelt
struck the young woman's horse with
his riding crop as he went by, for the
animal plunged with fright and pain.
Once past the seminary riding party
the president is alleged to have turned
squarely about in his saddle and de-
livered a short but savage lecture to
the young women for daring to pass
him on the road.
Secretary Loeb, when shown the
story of the presidents meeting with
the seminary girls on that occasion,
remarked that it surely was untrue
Later in the afternoon when ques-
toned as to whether he had shown it
to the president he said he had not /;
that Mr.. Roosevelt was too busy hand
ling other small controversies about
his actions to look over any new
stores just then.
Miss Sisson, the seminary instruc'
tor, says the president rode by herself
and three of the young women for
whom she was acting as chaperon at
a fierce gallop, and as he passed he
turned and said;
You know that you should not go
ahead of our party"
Miss Sisson would not divulge the
names of the young women, but said
that two of them were daughters OF
wealthy and influential men of Chica,
go and Texas. She asserted that the
presidents action was intended as a
rebuke for the young women and her
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25

An Oklahoma paper says that labor
in that new state with its liberal labor
laws is in the position of a hungry
man with fine china plate, but moth
ing to eat on it. Capital and indust-
rial business enterprise have decided
to wait awhile before venturing into
state where such fearfully and won
derfully made laws obtain. Labor has
it's laws-now let the next legislature
assure it employment by pursuing a
policy of sanity that will encourage
the industrial development of the
state.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25

press of the country which has done,
what it did in this instance, gave pub
LEFTY to statements affecting private
and official action. When they
printed Tulloch's story of yenality in
the postoflice department and Post
master General Payne characterized it
as hot air. and the president was
importuned to give it no attention lest
it hurt the party" he set an investi-
cation going that sent several to
prison and smirched even some con-
gressmen, and the press gave him
hearty support.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25

ing that because he knows of no syndi.
cate to buy up Panama shares in an.
ticipation of the sale, there was none.
He would have gone far enough If he
had called the attention of congress to
the statements and asked it to direct
an inquiry through our minister to
France, if it deemed the matter
worthy of investigation. One may
sympathize with his feelings of indig-
nation without sharing his conclusions
or approving his course in directing
the attorney general to see II some
relic OF the old sedition law does not
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25

1t has been questioned with con.
siderable levity, how President Roose.
velt's commission could improve the
condition of the American farmers
For whether the farmer is surrounded
by the comforts of civilization or not
depends upon his income, and his in
come depends largely upon himself
and the weather. But the sessions of
the country life commission have been
instrumental in bringing for the many
interesting points and in arousing
agricultural communities to a realizing
sense of their needs and the posi-
biltes for their betterment. The com
mission has not been failure. Good
seed has been sown which will bring
forth future fruit.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25

Omaha, Neb., Dec l9.-To the edi-
tor of The News; Are there emmy
Buster Browns IN Norfolk? There's
one here at this hotel He's the meen.
est little Cuss you ever see. He's the
only boy or girl of his papa and mama
and they've always lived at hotel
and he's good looking and smart and
curley haired and the borders at the
hotel ulster make lot of fuss over him
TIL he got to be such IA smart click
and the travelling men in the offs us.
ter civ him cigars and teach him to
blow smoke rings and ulster teeze him
to hoer him sware, and they say he
can drink beer just like man and
he's only six or seven.
hurd his mama telling a lady friend
she brot down to dinner one day that
she just hated to keep hous and that
she dident believe it was good for
boys to bring them up too clos in a
home where they ddent meet people
much for they'd grow up to be bash.
ful and wudent no what to do when
they was out
Now look at Buster" she ses. Hes
just wunder to everybody. He can
take care of himself Just like a man
and he isent afrade of ennybody."
Buster SEES, Eyer rite there, Mommy.
Yer jest bet | amt"
He's getting so his foxes can't do a
thing with him and the clerk scd if he
dident cut out sum of his fool habits
pretty soon he'd hat to ask them to
leevc, but he hated to for they're rich
and hay sweet of rooms on the sec
kund story.
He got so mean that the travelling
men paSst the wurd around not to pay
emmy attenshun to him, and that seems
to make him meener'n ever.
He's bin playing tricks on Uncle
Oscar and anuther BAUD hedded
travelling man that sits over at anuther
table, and Uncle Oscar vowd last time
he'd fix that kid if he ever tride emmy
of his munky-shinos agen.
Yesterday noon Buster cum down
with a big black immitashun spider
hanging on a string from stick and
while that travelling man was eating
his dinner Buster stole up behind him
and hung that spider rite in .frunt of
his eyes He's a sort of nurvus man
and when he saw that awful looking
inseck he jumpt backwards clean over
his chair and split his coffee all over
hisself and neerly lit on Buster. My
but he was mad, and a lot of luther
folks was mad too and he sed to the
waiter he was going to tell the clerk
if he ddent remove that public nu-
sance he wud institoot a boycaught on
the hotel.
Buster ran back to his mother lafing
like a wild boy, and she SEES, why
Buster, aren't you ashamed, Civ Mama
that awful looking spider befor you
Civ sumbody a fit of nurvus prosper
ashun!"
Buster ses, Nit, Mommy, wait'n af-
ter dinner"
His Papa ses, Buster, you Civ
Mama that spider rite away or I'll tan
you to finish"
Buster SEES, Wow! He's just a kid
din me aint he Mommy?"
His Mama ses, Buster"
Then they dident say emmy more
and after a while they got to talking
about sumthing and Buster slipt away
and went behind Uncle Oscar and held
the spider over in frunt of his face,
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25

1t was a year ago that the Atlantic
fleet of battleships began its voyage
around the world 1t has been great
year for the American navy. In its
journey it has everywhere received
glad welcome and exalted the dignity
come home to Hampton roads in
February they will be siven a royal
reception.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25

Bishop Bristol of the Methodist
church at a banquet given him in
Chicago recently said: Some criti
else the commercialism of the age
saying that it only stands for things
not thoughts. AS we'll say that the
trees and hills and oceans are only
things. They are the thoughts of the
divine Creator. There is a lot of non,
sense about the coffee mother used
to make. We live in the best age OF
all the past. We have the best men
the best educators, the best minis
ters, the best laymen."
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25
Johnny Bumper Says Buster Brown
In Sunday Papers Needs Spanking.

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but Uncle Oscar was n laying for him.
He whurled out of his chair Qucker'n
ever saw him move berorc and grnbd
Buster by the sect of his pantics lust
as he was turning to run and before
the kid new II he had him over his Ian
and wac giving him the awfullcst
spanking YOU ever dreampt of. Bus.
ter tribe to fife at first and swore
wusn truck driver | hurd once n
cussing his hosscs, but Uncle Oscar
soon tuck that out of him and he COM
menct to baul and beg for mercy.
Him Mama and Papa was so stund
for minnit they cudent move. but
when she hurd Buster begin to skwall
she bonnet out of her chair and cum n
| lying like COW after her caf, and she
snatcht Buster away from Uncle Os-
car out not before he got his moneys
WORTH and away she went up stairs
with the kid sobbing in her arms.
Busters papa SEES, "Old man, III
have you arrested for brecches of the
piece and he went out to see the
clerk. Everybody, including the wait
ers was tickled half to deth and
man that's bin a lawyer got up and
made little speech thanking Uncle
Oscar on behalf of the hotel borders
assoshiashun for his noble efforts as a
public bennefaCktor
Busters papa had the clerk tellafone
for poleesman to cum and Arrest I'm
Gle Oscar and while they were waiting
. for tbn tht n,yiyt,,,t al. "a,
INTO the dining room and told Uncle
Oscar that his Arrest was to be all a
joke and that he was to go rite along
with the cop and then he went around
the block and met the cop and told
him about it and Civ him an order on
the hotel bar for drink of ennything
he wanted, and the cop came a walk
ing into the room with Busters papa
just behind him and marcht up to
Uncle Oscar and lade his hand on his
Sholder and SEES, 81 Arrest you in the
name of the law and order of the
city of Omaha, ana come along my
mani"
Uncle Oscar went along with the COP
and after Busters papa saw them 90
he went up stares to tel his wife
about having Uncle Oscar arrested.
Uncle Oscar and the cop walked
around the block and went into a drug
store and Uncle bot too for a quarter
cigars and that was all there was to
it.
After a while Uncle Oscar came
back and that mite at supper when
Busters folks saw him they asst
waiter how he got out of Jail so soon.
The waiter told them the judge had
let Uncle Oscar out ON bale under
bonds to keep the piece.
Buster dident get down till the next
day noon and when he did cum his
mama brot a pillow along for him to
set on. He's bin awful quiet ever sins
the licking and keeps just as far away
from Uncle Oscar as he can get.
Uncle is the most popular man in
the hotel and all the regar borders
has bin around to shake hands and
thank him for doing just the rite thing.
Say, don't you think if sumbody wud
Civ that Buster Brown of the Sunday
papers reel good spanking inSted
Of just the paper spankings he gets,
that he'd quit setting his example to
luther fool kids?
Yours,
Johnny Bumper
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25

A piece of ice growled when a big
iceberg collided with an ocean
steamer on its way to this country the
other day and the growl proved to
come from polar bear who had taken
passage from the Arctic on the float
ing ice palace. He was on his way
to New York evidently to visit his
Wall street relatives. Glad he didn't
arrive. If he had there would GER
tainly have been panic.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-12-25

The shortest day in the year has
once more arrived and we shall prob.
ably soon be repeating the od-time
saying, "When the days begin to
lengthen, then the cold begins to
strengthen" Old Winter has dealt
very gently with us so far and the
weather has Leen as favorable to the
coal bin as could be expected There
have been unusually few cold days
preceding the Christmas time.