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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17

had been done by Roger, and now the
home was ready.
A month before be had sent Eliza
beth 800. He had said he would ex-
meet her on the 10th Of August ana
would meet her at the little station
twenty miles distant.
This was the 10th Of August, and
Roger had not heard one word from
his sweetheart. Nevertheless he har-
messed the sorrel team to his buck
board and started forth to meet the
1890 express from the east. Before
they returned to the farm they would
drive to the minister's and be mar
ried.
Roger whistled merrily as he round
ed the sorrels before the lonely little
station. The station master sauntered
ont and chatted about the weather
and the crops.
There was a piercing shrek, and the
express thundered along the platform.
| A couple of trunks were dumped from
/ the baggage car, and girl in brown
aliRhted from one of the coaches. BY
tn. time Roger had reached her the
express had pounded away into the
west.
! The girls face was covered by
thick, brown veil, but 1t was Elizabeth
without a doubt. Roger knew the
straight, slim figure, with its almost
boyish freedom Of movement, and the
curve Of dark hair at the back as sne
turned her head.
"Elizabethg he cried exultanty as
he grasped her hands IN his.
"Yes," she answered quite coolly.
"How do you dor
"Fine," he said mechanically as ne
released her hands and fell into step
beside her.
"You have a carriage here" she
questioned.
"Around on the other side. You are
glad to get here, amt you, Ellzabetht
Or were you tired of waiting" There
was agonizing appeal in his blue eyes
as they reached the blackboard anc
he assisted her to seat.
at was a long journey" she replied
with a puzzled glance at him. Il sup
pose you are one Of the farm handsY
elizabeth Atwood! Don't you know
, me-Rogerf" He turned his cleanly
, shaved, sunburned face toward her.
She uttered a little cry and hastily
threw back her veil "Who do yor
think | amY she gasped.
Roger Blake stared. 1t was the face
of a stranger Her eyes were soft ant
dark like those Of his sweetheart, apo
I. her cheeks had the same oval framed
i in dusky hair. Save for these point
Of resemblance there was no llkenes
4 between the two girls. Elizabeth AT
! wood was very pretty. but the stran
& ger was beautiful.
81 am afraid you are disappointed,
4 she fatered at last ~ am Elizabet
4 Wood. and have come to visit tn
4 Waylands. and | supposed you wer
3 one Of Cousin Dicks pet cowboys.
I thought Il strange you should call m
Il elizabeth but had resolved not
= be surprised at anything out here" sh
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17
Whv He Whistled.

Whlstling Is understood everywhere
to signify coolness, confidence, careless
ness. These may be virtues In their
proper place, but that place Is not the
society Of ones fellow creatures
whether one be acquainted with them
or not.
A boy reprimanded, servant dis
missed goes away whistling If he
dares. He wishes to express contempt,
and be succeeds at least in enraging
his master generally. A hobbledehoy
who commits some breach Of the pro-
prietles commonly bursts into whis-
tie, This is to save his face, meaning
no harm. But 1t signifies Il don't carer
which Is Just the reverse Of the apollo
gy needed. At best 1t shows indiffer-
ence; at worst, as the dullest feel, In
suit and provocation.
Boswell tells a little story Of whis-
tling illustrating the Independent sig
nificance. Johnson and he were dining
with the Duke Of Argyll, who asked a
gentleman present to fetch some curl
osity from another room. The gentle
man brought the wrong article, and the
duke sent him back.
The exact position Of this gentleman
toward his host is undisclosed. How
ever, Boswell says: "He could not re-
fuse, but to avoid any appearance OF
servIlity he whistled as he went out Of
the room. On my mentioning this aft
erward to DR.. Johnson he said it was
nice trait of character,"-Pall Nal
| GaZpttp
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17
When Elizabeth
Came.

"when the home is ready, Roger,
send for me and VIII come Eliza
beth Atwood had said when her lover
babe her goodby
Roger Blake had kissed her tenderly
and gone into the western wilderness
to make home, He had little money
but strong hands and the sturdy amol'
tion that overomes stupendous obSta.
cleS,
In spite Of these assets Ave years
passed away before the Wyoming
farm was declared to be In readiness
for a mistress,
In the east Elizabeth taught school,
sewed on her simple trousSeau and
enjoyed herself as a healthy, attrae-
tive girl cannot help doing, Every
week she wrote a long letter to Roger,
One August day, when the ave years
had expired. Roger made last tour
Of inspection about the ranch. On dis
tant hill slopes his cattle grazed, Near
er home fields were uDdulatlng green
seas OF wheat and oats, Rustling corn
fields spread away TO the westward,
In the midst was the home LOT. the
low house surrounded by vine covered
verandas, grassy lawn and thrifty
Young trees. Flowers and shrubs had
been set out the first year with loving
care.
The farm was paying at last. The
poultry yards occupied good acre,
They were to be EliEabeth's special
care. All the hard, drudgery work
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17
General Demand

ot the Well Informed of tho WeEld has
always been toE q simplo, pleasant and
clIialent liquid laxative remedy Of known
valuc; laSaavs which phySclans could
sanction for family use becauao its com
ponont parts are known 10 thcm to DO
Wholesome and raly beneficial In effect
acceptable 10 tho syotem and gentle, Jet
pFompA Ia action,
In supplying that demand with Ia OK
ocllsn, combination OF Syrup OF Fig and
Elixir oi SIENNA, the California Fig syrup
Co. proceeds along ethical lines and rellos
on tho merits Of the laxative for lta remark
able success,
That Ia one ot many reasons why
| Syrup o. EHgs and Elixir q ssana 10 given
the preference by the WOll.Iniormed'
To -. its beneficial effects always buy
the genuine manufactured by the CALI
/ iorula Fig Syrup Co, only, ant 'r sale
by all leading druggists, Price fifty cents
per bottle,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17

sarcasticus and his wife were going
to the theater.
"WllI you please go In and get my
goats off the dressing tableT said
Mrs. S.
"Your goatsT querled the puzzled
sarcastlcus. what fangle have you
women got nowp
T'll show you!" snapped the wife,
and she sailed away and soon return
ed, putting on her gloves.
"Are those what you mean2 Why, |
call those kids"
81 used to-" replied Mrs. sarcasticus,
but they are getting SO old | am
ashamed to any longer"
He took the hlnt.-Penrsons Week
-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17
PASSING AWAY

Colonel Sterrett is here to make ar
rangements for the grand eneamp-
ment next summer. In reply to a
question. he said: "Two-thirds OF the
men who enlisted in the great war
have gone to the other side. The
record Of last year was that one vet
eran died every six minutes and l44
died each day; full regiment OF lOC0
died each week; a brigade OF tour
regiments, every month, and two
great corps, each of 2s,OOO men, died
during the year"
II will be seen by that how swiftly
the whole glori6ed host is passing
on, and how few years hence there
will be left They went out in the
flower of youth; they interposed their
breasts, living wall, between their
country and their country's Toes.
MANY died in battle, many died IN
hospitals. the host has been lessening
ever since until two-thirds have pass
ed away. At the rate they died last
wear the last one will have gone in ID
wears more, but the great mojority
will not last that long.
They offered all they had for their
country, they survived every ordeal
but now the inexorable years are
having their way and the march Is
almost done. With a renewed rev
erence each year the arms of the ma
ton should be drawn around tho
sacred band to steady their steps, t;
cheer their way down the last de
cline.
Il Think Of it, every six minutes thu
. folding doors Of death swing back t.
receive one of their number; ever!
, day l44 pass away, and every week
, full regiment. In the old days dur
, ing the war, even in the most excit
e ing periods of it, there were rests
There is no rest to this march to
ward the grave, and the record in tn
e south is almost as great.
+ We believe every officer of exalte
rank fought in the war has passe
/, away except General Howard, an
/, the rank and file are swiftly follow
c ing. There is perpetual soundin
: Of taps. Let us hope that every morn
+ ing the reveille in the land beyon
e the stars, sounded on silver bugle
= and slowly rolling drums, brings Of
J. the full contingent and those tina
IT failing to answer roll call here, wi
le answer in the beyond, and rejoic
r that the Elysian fields have bee
If won and the long march finally fiji
al ished.-Goodwin's Weekly.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17

Months afterward Elizabeth came to
reign as mistress Of Rogers home hut
II was not Elizabeth Atwood.
1t was that other Elizabeth VINO
came to him In his great trouble and
who, forgetting her own sorrow, sought
to comfort him. And in the end each
found loyal, deep loving heart, and
the home in the wilderness sheltered
them as the man who builded 1t had
dreamed
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17

More people are taking Foley's Kid
ney Remedy every year. 1t is con-
sidered to be the most effective rem
edy for kidney and bladder troubles
that medical science can devise.
Foley's Kidney Remedy corrects
Irregularities, builds up worn out
tissues and restores lost vitality. It
will make you feel well and look
we'll. T. F. Laurin, Owl Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17

Tambo-Mistah Walkah, kin yo' tell
me de dlff'unce tween waif an an
apartment house2
Interlocutor give It up, Jerry.
What is the difference between waif
and an apartment house?
Tambo-De one am homeless Kid
an de uddah nm a kldless home,
Interlocutor Ladies and gentlemen
Professor Howlan High Eenah, the re-
nowned tenor, will now sing his great
topical song, II Love Him. Mamma
Tie Locks like Fido"- -Caicago Trib-
une.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17
lust AN ABLE REPUBLICAN,

For reasons peculiarly its own, the
Astorian has kept out Of the state
vide debate upon the famous, and IN
famous. issue Of Statement No J,
and has waited patiently for the eui-
minating argument and principle that
should compel its logical and hnal
disposal This is not at hand, despite
The wise and acceptable things that
have been said and written in TINS
connection; and the letter published
elsewhere in these columns, by a
man known to be an interested read
u of the Astorian in home lOOO
miles away, suggests the expediency
of 1 plain statement from Us on this
score.
Primarily, the Morning Astorian =
mot in favor Of Statement No. !, nor
Of any sort Of adherence to It This
AZ all other predicates, it may assume
IN the lively interest, is based upon
the original doctrine OF our invariabie
Reconsideration and our desire to see
that party once again in honest and
rational control Of Oregon affairs;
Knowing, as it does, that the disiri-
~
serration and ineptitude of the Ke-
publican party in Oregon IS due TO
the intensely selfish advantages TAX
en- Of the U'Ren cult, and the Bourne
influence, in the disruptive courses
inspired by just such laws and pre-
cepts. it is ready to discountenanee
and repudiate it.
We disparage no mans oath nor
seek its reckless abandonment; url-
less il shall be apparent that that
oath was taken, and is respected
upon justly assailable hypothesis
And in this relation we confess that
the urgency behind this law IS one
Of ambiguity, and wholly untenable in
the light it has revealed Of late It
was passed at time when the peo-
Ole were looking for certain relief
from people and conditions within
the party, that meant something, and
its passage, on the popular vote OF
the State, was given and taken, as
an undigested and misunderstood ap-
peal TO the better citizenship OF the
State: that it was not, and is not, ar
essential doctrine of the better partl'
zanship Of the day; that It IS not ye'
an appreciable and acceptable creeC
Of party action and commitment; tina
SO far as it has been contended TO-
and claimed, it is simply the exped
lent Of an aggressive minority TO
which its author and sponsor stan'
broadly committed; that it lacks tn
virtue of representative expression
either for the Democracy Of Oregoi
or its Republicanism; that it is no
true to the best and freest publ
sentiment here, and cannot therefor
be binding even though it be sub
scribed and sworn to; that no ma
is bound to observe it on the scor
of its 8urreptitious quality and II
spiration.
We believe it should be ignores
abandoned, unkept and unhonore'
upon the larger estimate Of til
general good Of the State. We b.
lieve the coming year will demon
strate the need Of sound and alb
Republican in the Senate, from Or
gon, as above and beyond the qui'
bling and incertitude of Statemei
No. /. 1t has been proven to be ii
vehicle on which Democrat COVE
nor hopes to out-ride the exigency
his minority and repeat the polite
sass=--.-.sss=ss.-.-.--
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17
A Personal Appeal

If we could talk to you personally
about the great merit of Foley's
Honey and Tar for coughs, colds
and lung trouble, you never could
be induced to experiment with un
known preparations that may con-
tain some harmful drugs. Foley's
Honey and Tar costs you no more
and has a record of 40 years of cures
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-12-17
THE WEATHER

Oregon, Washington and Idaho :
Fair.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-06
PARsoN LOOKED, BUT IN VAIN
His Heart Grieved Over Fashionable
Follies 81 His Wife.

A typical parson OF long ago. the
bternly consistent man who sounded
conscicnces regardless OF conse
lucnccs, figures In a reccnt book OF
"reminiscences, old Schuylkill Tales"
by Mrs. Ella Zcrbcy Elliott.
Parson NJ. onc OF the early minis
tors OF Pottsyillc. Pa. Was never more
earnestly eloquent than when preach.
Ing against the love OF dress. His
wife, Mrs. VI. who was u Handsome
woman. nevertheless wore very clabo.
rate gowns. and openly avOwed her in.
tercst In such frivOlitics. The parson
eXpostulatcd against this love NJ dress
In private. but although she was an
excellent wife. and obedlent to his
wishes In other respects. she pursued
her " way. In silk and lace.
One Sunday morning the minister
preached a sermon or humility. and
bore down upon the vanitics Of dress
most powerfully. At the conclusion
he leaned over the high board OF the
pulpit. his face pale and determined.
"YUu may think he said to his
congregation. when ] preach against
the love Of dress and the sin OF IL
that | ought to look NJ home. want
to tell you. dear friends. that ! do look.
mud look until my heart Aches."--
Youths Companion.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-06
What's Geography Good For,

This ls from the philosophy of Mrs
Louisa Schmltt. who borated n tcacho,
for not promoting her daughter bc
cause The latter was deficient In geoe
raphy. "Toachcr. you don't know a
all. | guess" said the Irate Mrs
Schmitt. II wish IL that my dauebto,
gets through school so she gets , man
Never mind about tho gcographv
Just promote her without Il. WHY
my other daughter. sho didn't know
geography and she got n man. Ana
you Know all about geography and
you Amt got any nan Mt all Whnt ia
this geography good for? Sc. that nv
daughter gets through school"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-06
aoUAWs USE SEWING MACHINES.
Universal Household Article Among
Indians OF the Everglades.

Il am preparing for my annual trip
TO the Indians OF the Florida Ever.
giadcs. the most interesting trip | ever
take said n sewing machine agent.
But what do you sell In the cut.
'andish Everglades" Il woman asked.
Sewing machines. dear madam"
nc replied.
TO the lndians?"
Even SO. There Is hardly n squaw
In the wild and remote Everglades
who has not her sewing machine. IT..
deed. sewing machines have become
necessities In the Everglades, like
inocCasins or ilrcwatcr.
why? For bead work making. You
know this beautiful hcadw0rk that the
Indians OF the Everglades sell? Well
II Is all made on sewing machines. II
~ made on my machines. | have done
a good trade IN the Everglades for
i've years.
I'm the Everglades" he ended. the
moot OF the loon and the splash Of tho
crocodile In the lagoon are wcll.nich
drowned In the continuous whirr OF q
thousand busy machines"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-06
JOKE ON PROFESSOR
uNwITTiNe VICTIM OF HIS OWN
ADVICE.
Pupil Faithfully Followed Instructions
and the Result Was Broken Rest
for the Unfortunate Music
Teacher.

The late Prof. Julius Eichbere,
whose violin school was at one time
one Of the most fl%ourishing institu.
lions OF Boston, enjoyed telling the
following joke which was innocently
played on him by a pupil:
Just before the vacation season he
once inquired Of a boy how much he
Intended to practice on his violin dur.
ing the summer.
"Oh. not very much.' replied the
youngster.
Not very much! How Is that?"
Because l want to play and enjoy
myself. There are many other boys
where We so summers"
That's very WELL" answered Eich.
berg, but can you not devote one
hour a day to your violinT'
NO, SIR" was the prompt reply.
Halt an hour?",
NO, not even that. l have no time
1T is too bad, for you will forget
everything YOU have learned"
Eichberg stopped 4 minute to think
and then said:
What time do you rise mornings
when on your vacation?"
Very early, sir-between five and
SIX"
We'll, that's the best time. Put in
half an hours practice every morning
before you go down to breakfast"
The boy promised faithfully to dc
so. and teacher ana pupil parted on
the best of terms.
y few weeks later. Eichberg was
peacefully slumberins In one OF the
cool rooms Of a fashionable summer
hotel, which he and his family reached
the night before. when he was most
'nopportunely awakened by the furi.
Gus %screeching of a violin just over
his head.
Il wonder who the plaguev catgut.
ecrapcr Is at this hour" grumbled he.
rs he looked at his watch, and was
Mortified to see that 1t was not yet six
O'clock.
Sleeping late, as was his continental
habit, was altogether out OF the ques
ton for Eichberg that morning. for
the "outlandish screeching was faith.
fully kept up just half an hour, and
then suddenly ceased.
BY that time. however. he had
dressed himself, and having come
downstairs. a about to enter the
dining room for breakfast together
with the usual early riscrs, when he
vas ~joyously greeted by a boy with
familiar face. who said proudly:
Il follow your advice. professor, and
have not missed one morning. Have
lust put in half All hours practice
Il know it," Grimly answered E.ich
berg.
Immediately after breakfast he
walked to the desk and asked for an.
I pthcr room. t't
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-06
None Such Now.

"Plc:puni MOrgnG's superb collcc.
lions in his London town house." said
a New i0rE decorator. "wcrc opened
to a few Of us duriny our summer con
vcntiun AT the South K~ensington Nu
geum.
Among Mr.. MorGan's treasures
there was MI old book that | liScd for
It's quaiutnesg. This book. which was
s~plcndldly bound. was iIoptoun's Con
:ordancc Cf Years 1t Was a chronol
ogy OF remarkable events and ! copied
n few Of thCs" events down. We have
none such now. Listen"
Tho decorator then read:
l1lG. The moon seemed turned into
bl0Odc.
li2S. Men wore haIrc like women
1233. Four snnnes appeared, beside
a true sunne. of Il red COlOurC.
1851. Ficnds were seen speakc unto
men as they Travelled.
liOi. \ rod birdo with n girls hcn1
G thrice In London.
if7. a blazing star on Palm sun
.iny nnar The sun.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-06
ALL FOND OF MAKING NOISE.
It's tie Way Of Mankind 10 Seek to
Create an impression.

"Lincoln," said Mr.. MacGilkamby,
told n story about n little steamboat
running on the Wabash river with n
whistle 50 big that when tho captain
blew II he had to tic up 10 tho bank
Tor an hour or two To get up steam
enough to go on. lie had only n little
boat. but he wanted to make as much
noiso as anybody on tho river. And
n 1t so, In Il way, with our friends
the automobillsts? II you don't 500
IL you cant tell by the so,md of tho
norm whether the machine coming Is
q ycrltabIc battle ship OF q Car with a
limousine body and with a extra
Tires clampcd to II. and with hammers
and baskets strapped to II Ill over.
ami with seven trunks on the roof. n
regular house on wheels driven by
loo horsepower engine: or n rickciy
'ttIc secondhand two horsc.pOwer
runabont for tho nopry little runaboui
Is altogether likely TO carry n bigger
ana louder horn than the majestic
touring car. And still. arc steamboat
mon ana automOblllsts TIC only ucoble
mat IKE to put mp n big front? Don't
VIC all OF us. big and little. Ike 10
make all the noise We can in Tho
world?"
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1908-11-06
BY. NAME UNKNOWN
IMPORTANCE OF ANONYMOUS ,,r
TERANcEs IN HISTORY.
Scriptures Full Of Instances In wb,,,
the Words Of hameless Speakers
Were Most Fateful-IncIdent
OF the "Youns Ruler"

In the course OF reading one is often
struck by the important part PLAYED
by anonymous voices throughout his.
tory. The Scriptures are full OF IN.
stances In which the words OF mama
less speakers have become historic.
Who made thee a prince and a Judge
over us? intendest thou to kill me an
thou killedst the Egyptian ?"-words
few. and their speaker unknown: bu,
they drove Moses TITO the desert. an
exile for 40 years. Saul hath slain
his thousands. and David his ten thou.
sands" sang the Hebrew maideps IN
their rejoicing over the death of Co
Hath. and We know what fateful words
they proved to the hero they wcrs
meant to honor. We remember the
b~rea,hless arrival OF Jobs servants in
sad fourfold succession, each with his
ale OF woe no sooner delivered than
autdone By that Of the next -omer
and how each ended with the piercing
refrain: And | only am escaped alone
To tell thee" Jobs wife. that eastern
Lady Macbeth, Kisses out her diaboli.
cal in%stigation: "Dost thou still retain
thine integrity? Curse God. and die"
Certain Chaldeans pillory themselves
and glorify three Jews for all time br
their sy~cophantic tala-tclling: These
men. oh. king. hav" not regarded thee:
they serve not thy gods. nor wUrshin
the golden image which thou has set
up" And Others perform tho Same
office for that Daniel" which was of
the children OF the captivity of in
dah.' TO his great honor and their own
undoing. Returning with slow steps
and with awcd and wondering looks
come the men set to catch Jesus in
His words. framing as the pass their
more than sufficient excuse: Never
man spake like this man" The young
ruler runs with this eager inquiry tn
the Master. and GOES away sorrowfuI.
making the great refusal. The woman
OF Samaria. with her keen Ques' ioning,
draws from Christ the glorious truth
that God is Il Spirit; and they that
worship Him must worship Him In
spirit and In trr:h." As speaker, OF an
all toe memorable sentence. there 10
the pert servant maid who with q
word cowcd rcirr and made him sin
the sin of his l,rr.