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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-08
PRINTERS BLuNnERs.


comic EFecka rF0qucnt " tnV GMfA
When Bad Copy Was tho Rule,
Typographical errors that produced
weird or coinlcal effects ARE descrlhed
BY the st. Louis Republic ~ an artlcle
recalling the days when AL ot TINT
newspapers type was set BY hand, be.
fore the Introduction OF typesottng
lmachlncs, when the copy, lnstoad Of
lbelng typewriter, was turned over 70
| the printer II an lnhnlte variety Of
good bad aud Indifferent chlrographS
Comparatively few Of the errors
| were allowed to contribute to the gay.
| ETY. Of the subscribers, as the majority
were sluelchod IN the 'housc Of cor,
rectlon." as the proofroom was face
tiously termed, From a collection
made by a proofreader the following
Instances OF ridiculous misrcadlng OF
copy are taken;
His hlushlng bride" was trans
formed Into "hs clustering BRIDE"
A captain was said to have Served
with destruction In the Confederate
army" hut the writer thought be-
wrote "dlstinctlon."
Two pictures entitled "rhe Galley
Slave" and Each In Their Turn"
were referred TO rs "The Galley ]
Love" and "Enoch In shin Town"
Having Ia mind the influence OF
! former citizens OF the land OF the
shamrock upon the political destlnles
of the town. what more natural than
that the printer man should set up an
Irish district court" where II had
been the FIRST district courtf"
Professor Frank Gecks was men
toned as having rendered violent Sc
lections" rather than "vlo.ln sclec
tons"
Somebody was quoted as saying that
.all the singing folks on the vaudeville
stage have hundreds OF wives" but
the copy, when carefully examined.
was found 10 read husbands or
wives" and a sensation In the the
atricaI word was averted.
They sailed for three days around
the cape and finally slaughtered a
small italian was corrected to read
sighted small island"
On one occasion the reporter wrote
OF certain ''dwarfed and hungered chill
dren." who were made TO appear per.
haps more pathetic when the compost.
tor substituted the words 'doorfed and
haggard."
He takes delight IN talking on his
family shame" was a shameful thing
to say about him, for "favorite theme"
was meant
RED Cross Society VIII Fight Cor.
bett' was the way the typesetter trans
formed the copy concerning crusade
against cholera.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-08

mineral wealth has been sQuandered
and that two tons of coal have been
wasted for every one taken out
Among the other speakers were
President Wheeler Of the University
of California; Attorney-General
Dickson 81 Colorado and Governor
Cutler Of Utah.
The contest for entertaining the
next congress has narrowed down to
Denver and Omaha Thomas +.
Walsh and Colonel Ide T, Pryor are
the most prominently mentioned can
didatcs for president,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-08
AN HONEST ARTIST.
He Would Not Paint q lie Even For
. Napoleon.

Napoleon.
There was no love lost between the
Emperor Louis Napoleon and his
cousin, Prince Napoleon. whom the
Parislans called "Plon Plon." The
prince used to make abusive speeches
against the emperor. which people
were only too ready to repeat to him.
aLct him alone" Louis Napoleon would
reply. "Ee Is too well known No
one would turn me out to place him on
the throne.
The emperor was correct, for no one
said good word about "Plon Plon."
He WIS commonly believed 10 have
shown the white feather In the Crlmea
and never exposed himself where the
lead was falling. An English lady
who in her younger days mingled with
French society tells In her Foreign
Courts and Foreign Homes" story
as discredltable to Prince Napoleon as
1t is honorable to French artist
While the artist was paintIfg the
historical picture OF the battleIof the
Alma, which the emperor had ordered.
Prince Napoleon called at the painters
studio to make known to him the facts.
On leaving be said he wished the
prominent figure in the battle to be
himself mounted on his white charger.
He sent the horse to the artist, 80 that
he could paint its exact portrait
When the picture was finished and In
vitations were sent out for private
view" the white charger was seen, a
prominent figure in the battle, but
without a rider.
On hearing of this terrible omission
the prince sent nm aid-de-camp to ask
the reason. The honest artist said the
horse should remain II the prince
wished, but no rider would be on it.
"Tell the prince have never yet
painted a lie" The hint was taken.
The prince ordered the horse to be
rubbed out.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-08
lTINERY OF FLEET
(continued from page y

and leaving Jan, 27.
The Louisiana and Virginia will go
to Malta, arriving Jan IS and leaving
Jan. 10, thence to Algiers, arriving
jan, p and leaving jan, 80.
The Ohio and Missouri will go to
Athens, arriving Jan, l3 and depart
ing JAN, rs.
The Wisconsin, Illinois, and Kear-
sage will go to Naples, arriving Jan.
~ and leaving Jan, 27 The first d.
vision will arrive at Negro Bay Jan,
81 and start for Gibraltar Feb. q 1t
will leave Gibraltar Feb, e.
The second, third and fourth divis-
ions will arrive at Negro Bay Feb,
/ and leave Feb. 6, for Hampton
Roads.
Strong objection is being made
here to the departure Of the feet Dec.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-08
AN ADAMLEss EDEN.
No Men To Be Employed In An Hor
ticultural Experiment.

NE WYORK, Oct. 7.-Long Is
land Is to have an "Adamless Eden"
Nine. Davidoff, a native Of Russia,
but who Is now a resident Of New
York City, is building an experiment
tai farm at Bellecrest which win be
operated by women. Men will be bar
red from the green houses where
fruits and flowers are to be grown
every month in the year by the aid
Of electricity While some experi-
ments have been made by this and
other governments, Madame Davidoff
believes her experiments will prove
more successful than those carried on
by the bureau of plant industry of
the department Of agriculture. She is
writer for magazines She says the
experiments will be based on the the
ory that the growth Of vegetables
matter which ceases at sundown will
continue through the night II proper
artificial light is supplied to stimu-
late the development of the plants.
Fruits and flowers grown in this sec
ton only in the spring and summer
months, she believes, can be cultiva-
ted during the entire year by supply
ing the necessary artificial light
through the electrical process that
will be adopted,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-08
Fortunate. indeed.

Cook-Taylor was always fortunate
man, but doesn't 1t seem wonderful
that his luck should stay with him to
the very last?
Raleigh--How was that2
Cook Why, he was operated on for
the removal Of a pearl which be had
accidentally swallowed while eating
oysters, and when the pearl was ex-
amined It was found to be valuable
enough to pay for both the operation
and the funeral.--Judge.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-08
BIG TREES.
ehs Cloud Pierclny csquoias cf North.
ern California.

ehe Cloud Pierclny Csquoias Of North.
ern California.
The sequoia in Humboldt is the tall.
est tree II the whole Unl,ed Sta .es.
But the taurist from the cas-; o. ECst
knows I. not. What would he e&. to
the information that In the northwest
Of California grows mighty contlnu-
Gus forest Of these great trees and than
1t takes days to travel merely from
end to end OF that forest. which L;
longer than the distance from Boston
to New York or from Chicago 10 s..
Louis. Yet such Is the case.
On the ridges and fats OF Humboldt
Is the forest, and In that forest the
trees grow 10 twenty six feet in diane.
ter and tower 400 feet toward the sky.
Do you know what those figures mean?
Measure tie roJI IL which you are
now sitting II 1t Is a very large room.
the longest dimensions would just
about eontala one OF these great
trunks. Look out Of your window and
see the people more than a city block
away. That Is the distance from
which one sees the topmost bough Of
these stupendous giants.
The redwood of California is the
great tree of the Pacific coast. Two
thousand acres Of II exist In Oregon
along the Chetco river. South Of The
Cheteo continuous redwood belt be-
gins ana increases In width from ten
miles at Del Nor;e county 10 eighteen
or twenty miles and keeps ON in.
broken to southern Humboldt connty
Here is a gap. but in Men@ariln TIE
belt becomes dense again ard widens
out to thiFty-five miles. South Of t;.a;
county the tree grows IN iso.aud
patches. HUMBOLDT Standard.
In the case of Bryan 1t is ques-
ton not of what he would do for the
people, but Of what he would do to
the people.
Bryan has tried to bury his dead
Issues, but their ghosts haunt him
still even II they are not live issues.
Mr.. Watterson and his star eyed
goddess will not enjoy black crow
for dinner next Thanksgiving day, al
though they seem to like 1t.
Mr.. Taft is a good example Of the
genuine American workingman. He
is a believer In organized labor, but
not in restriction of output or vio-
lence.
David B. Hill pleads that his health
will not permit him to campaign for
Bryan. If Mr.. Hill is still a Demo-
crat, he should know that the time
for Democrat to be sick is the day
after the election.
Candidate Taft on the stump will
make speeches that Candidate Bryan
can neither make, dodge nor answer.
Mr.. Taft's arguments are based
upon achievements; Mr. Bryan's ar
guments rest upon promises, most Of
which he now ignores as proved falli-
cies, such as the fifty cent dollar and
public ownership.
The disaffected negro who says he
has paid his debt to the Republican
party should ask himself what he
owes to the Democrat party.
1t is paradox in politics, but 1t is
nevertheless true, that the party in
power is not on the defensive in this
campaign. The Republican record
and candidates need no defense The
Democrats are apologists this year.
The season is coming when Bryan
might find 1t popular to guarantee
deposits Of overcoats and umbrellas.
Even while Mr.. Taft Is campaigning
the impetus he gave the work ON the
Panama canal goes steadily on.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-08

| without d proper opportunity g
carry out the program Of entertain
ment which had been prepared and
which was postponed on account OF
the presence Of cholera in this city, Il
Is expected that representations will
be made to both Rear Admiral Spsr-
ry and the Navy Department on the
subject.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-08
A Favored Fowl.

Il has oeen told" said Miss Miami
Brown, dat de parrot is one Of de
longes' lived birds dat is,"
"De statement" replied Mr.. Erasmus
Pinkley. "is strictly archaeological"
u wonder why"
II specks dat one reason why de
parrot lives 50 long IL dat he ain't good
to eat" Washington Star
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-08
ciyina Money,

The difficulty which Is faced m
America III connection with philan.
thropy Is not to find the people vino
have the money to give. but to discover
the ways in which money may he
given wisely ldeas for wise civ
ing are much scarcer than money
awaiting opportunity Chicago Trib
Ene.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-08

ST, PETERSBURG, Oct. 7-Tur-
key has fallen into line with the Rus
sian proposal to convoke the con-
gress powers for general revision
Of the Berlin treaty which is believ-
ed here will be ultimately accepted
by all signatory powers.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-08
POWERS DISAGREE
Continued from page u

consulate leaving with each a writ
ten copy OF the resolutions announc-
ing the union with the mother coun-
try, then marched to the Governors
palace, lowered the flag Of Crete and
raising the Greek flag in its place. A
similar ceremony in all public
buildings The procession marched
to the fortress where the Greek flag
was run up, but the French troops in
sisted the lowering OF it and unfurled
the flag Of Crete and those Of the four
protecting powers This angered the
people and for a time there was dan
ger of disturbances but the leaders
succeeded in restoring quiet.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-08

driYe out the toul odori
kill the germs and cure the disease,
my wife has been using Hyomei
for two months for eatarrh and pu.
monary trouble. She has received
more relief and benefit than from any
otter treatment+E. S. Parrett, JEFF
fersonville, 0,
"Hyomei cured me Of terrible ear
ache and buzzing in the head !
would not be without il in the house
for q single night'-Mrs S. r. Full
ler Columbia, S. G,
7. F Laurin, the druggist sells
Hyomei pronounced High-o-mel
and guarantees Il, A complete out
ft,'including inhaler, only costs $l0CA
and an extra bottle Of Hyomei, ifl
afterwards needed, will cost bnt 50
cents.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-08
NORTH SIDE NEWS

Miss Williamson accredited representative rhs Aaoan
orders for subscriptions aud all kinds pnng
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-08
BEST cATARRH DOCTOR
Has Cured Thousands = Will Cure
You or Money Back.

This is the little Hyo-
mel Inhaler the lily
doctor that has cured
many thousands OF sui
ferers from catarrh,
bronchitis, asthma, hay
fever, coughs, colds,
and grip.
It's SO easy and pleas
ant to cure youself with
Hyomei Just pour a
few drops in the little
inhaler, and breathe It
in. The healing, sooth-
ing and antiseptie air
will reach every nook
and crevice Of the mu-
cous membrane Of the
nose and throat. will
stop the irritation al
most Immediately; will
allay the Inflammation;
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-14
FRANK ]. DoNNERBERc.

Frank ]. Donnerberg, who several
months ago opened handsome Jew.
elry store at s74 Commercial street
has won reputation that has brought
him what is perhaps the best trade in
the city After l6 years experience in
the large jeweiry and Matchmaking
stores Of San Francisco and Portland.
Mr. Donnerberg came 10 Astoria and
opened a small place at ITO Eleventh
street, confning himself largely to
repairing watches, and carrying a
small stock Of jcwelry and watches.
His customers found him a good
matchmaker and discovered they were
given fair treatment and patronized
him literally, enabling him to in
crease his stock rapidly. Mr.. Donner-
berg Is broad-minded business man,
and his up-todate stock includes all
The newest styles which he purchases
from New York and San Francisco
wholesalers, and his establishment is
credit to the city.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-14
HOW THE PRIZES WILL
BE DISTRIBUTED.

The automobile will be awarded to
the young lady receiving the largest
number Of votes In the the FIVE dis
triets' The piano the second grand
prize will be awarded to the young
lady receiving the second largest vote
In the FIVE districts The trips--one
in each district--the lady standing
second, will receive the scholarship
and the third will each receive the
gold watch.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-14
Valued Same as Gold.

B. G. Stewart, merchant of Cedar
View. Miss, says: Il tell my Gus.
toners when they buy a box Of DR..
Kings New Life Pills they get the
worth Of that much gold in weight. il
afflicted with constipation, malaria or
biliousness." Sold under guarantee at
Charles Rogers & Sons drug store
2sc.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-14

Don't take cold, but II you do. don't
fail to take Kemp's Balsam to prevent
serious consequences. Nothing else Is so
valuable In treating coughs and colds.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-14

FIRST Observation-Disclosures all City Astoria east Of Twenty
second street to City Limits

second street City Limits '
VOTE
niss ANNE bue 1000 Franklin avenue . 24OA
iss Soe Nodstom NoS Bond "..........a... 1868
~. .ouel ...,......... 2073
Miss Mamie Wilson, 364 3Sth street ... N. Y. . - 77o64
Miss Nellie Davis 102 Franklin avenle . ..... 2Io37
, ~. matuia la,o Grand avenue 8o8
n M r, ay iiDefs 1o1a Cedar street ....... .2oo2l
Nj, i@asoh ~ franklin avenue .20878
Nj, ~. sa.e' Nyan s1s oad street 1926
MI: MI, <Sso FRANKLIN avenue .............. 1920
M "S'eus 1909 irving avenue 966
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SECOND DIsTRcT-Inudes all the civ Of A,.or;, . - , .
second street III ~" " ',@'s'A~ sass " snm "


Miss Mary Fosset, Grand avenue ............ 24e
MISS Hazel Hamln with A. Cyrus. ...............22l4
Miss Birdie Wise HS street. ..... 2Oo32
Miss Jcne Lynch ~ Franklin avenue 2oO6
Miss Armela Crussi US Franklin ay .....,... o968
Miss May Dench, 373i 18th street - ....... 10 800
Miss Mabel Smington 3os 18th street, 80 -. 1882,
,. .na . aoao ''z Hh street. 1926
ss. S'oausn WIN Hoehet 1854
Miss Hattie Talan, 6S2 Grand avenue - 17s46l
Miss Alice Nelson, 57s Grand avenue !. . 49, . IzMa
ME- l e :, .noe 90 4h street. 1923
Me- i,siDOfh ~ franklin avenue o66
MI. ss ~ duane .14o98
NJ; r,n, .en'sen oao Duane..t
u"N'a "o 0fand avenu ................1 .10764
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-14
FIVE MORE DAYS TO
SECURE EXTRA VOTES
Now Is the Time to Help Your
Favorite Candidate While This Of
fer Is On---Monday May Is at z D.
m. the Offer Closes

the towns in and around Ilwaco and
Chinook; fifth district will include the
towns Of Hammond, Warrenton and
Seaside.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-14

AZ az cases where ballots issued subscriptions paid advance
The full amount Of direct by mail pad q a
or brought to this Office.
Inc paper will be delivered by mail through agents. requested
BESIDES the votes given subscriptions there coupon published
each issue the Morning Astoran cut out and filed in
count as one vote These mailed the Morning Historian
Contest MaTaser before the expiration printed ballot
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-04-03
THE SHIPS CAPTAIN.

We never look up to the bridge thai
we do not find him there. We hear his
voice IN the darkness and solitude of tht
masked sea. Every object is distorted
and obscured, visible for "a while, and
then enmeshed, in the ,obliterating folds
of drifting gray vapor.
1t he sleeps at all it us by cat-naps
with his clothes on; he has speaking
tube to the bridge over his head, and a
telephone at 'arm's length.
The contingencies are appalling, but
the results entirely reassurlng. Let no
one suppose, from what has been said
here, that passenger takes his life in
his hand when he crosses the Atlantic.
Thanks to the devotion of the captain
and his officers and crew, thanks to the
scrupuaous care with which they are
selected by the managers and owners,
the voyage is safer than a. journey by
train, or walk down Broadway or
Fleet street. A disaster is rare indeed,
and in all the voyages I have made, at
all seasons of the year, in ships of
thirteen hundred tons like those of the
late sixties, and ships Of thirty-two
thousand five handred tons like the
Mauretania and the Lusitania, l have
never seen life losr, and only once
bone broken.-William H. Rideing, in
The Youths Companion.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-04-03
CANDIDATES.

Well, the candidates are coming. The
announcement column this week has
several new names for the present cam
paign, though not new to the public, as
they have been candidates at previous
elections. As we remarked last week,
these candidates who are asking re-elec-
tion have all necessary and desirable
qualities for the duties of their respec-
tive offices, and the only question re-
naming is the number of votes they can
get. !.
There is, however, one name that is
new in this connection. that of Mrs. I.
A. Bnrley as candidate for county super
intendent. Superintendent Sherarts has
authorized us to say that he will not be
q candidate for reelection. This fact
having left the field open, has deter
mined Mrs. Burley's decision to enter
the field. She has been a successful
teacher in this county for ten years at
Walhalla, Drayton and Pembina, and is
we'll and favorably known by a large
number Of voters and will doubtless Re.
ceiye warm support from her many
friends. Il, !. !. Isl: VA y.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1908-04-03
CAPITAL (psid up) s. 100000.
Rest aad Undivided Profits $3,327, ,S32.48

the taxable property is in sight. Our
principal difficulties lie in the direction
of valuation. While the law requires
full value, the question of what is full
value has been answered by making
everything of the lowest possible value
to start with and then discounting that
considerable. This low valuation, how
ever, does not really affect equality in
the actual payment of taxes to any great
extent, as all general assessments are
based on certain sums of money, and
low valuations only mean higher rate
on the dollar.
Ii there were no other taxpayus in
the county but the landowners and
farmers, the relative taxation would be
very fair, as the lands are classified and
farm property has been pretty well
equallzed rs to comparative values.
And the same thing can be said ol
other classes of people, such as bankers
merchants, tradesmen, railways, eleva.
tors, etc.; they each pay fairly proper.
tionate share in their own class.
But, almost invariably, these classes
claim THAT they as a class are taxed
more than their share. That is the
farmers think they pay more in proper.
tlon than the merchants, and the
banker thinks he pays more than the
farmer, ETC.; while all with one voice
agree that 1T Is the railroads and kindred
corporations that should he assessed
heavier than they are.
Sometime these wexed questions will
be settled to the satisfaction of every
body{but when they .are-it will be
aboat time for the angel Gabriel to blow
his last trumpet blast.
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EQUAL TAXATION.

Next week the assessors meet in an
nual session and again will Tecur that
old, old query as to equal valuation and
equal taxation. That questionwhich is
as old as government and its consequent
financial necessities.
The average man is willing to- pay his
share, the only question is to determine
what is mis- proper share? That ought
to be comparatively simple, but five
thousand or more years havenot been
able to settle tito the satisfaction of the
individual taxpayer.
OF course there are exceptional men
who, like the dellow that was up for
stealing before the Judge, and was as
sured by him that he would certainly
get Justice, replied, "But, judge, ut isn't
Justice want" And it is because of so
many of this class of people that the
question of equal taxation is hard to
solve.
Hence, even the honest people when
the assessor calls. are much more con-
cerned in finding out what their neigh
bors have listed than they are to give
correct accounts Of their own property.
This is not 80 much that they are not
willing to give in their own list as 1T is
that they fear that the other fellow has
concealed part Of his, and thus would
not pay his fair share.
Then there is the question of value.
The law says that all property shall be
assessed at it's full value. That's also
simple. Only what is true value? Even
land, which is certainly the solidest and
most certain of all property is constantly
fluctuating, while the views Of the owner
and the speculator are always at vari-
ance.
AS to other property. both real and
personal, values depend very largely on
circumstances.
Then there's the mortgage matter.
Taxation of mortgages is about the most
mixed deal that hits the legislative body.
Looks like mortgages should be taxed
but the result is that the wrong man
pays the tax. II tits farmer, then he
pays taxes on his land and the mort
gagee sees that the terms Of the mort
gage are so drawn that the farmer also
pays the tax on the mortgage.
These are but q few. Of the difficulties
which the taxmakers run against. There
are scores Of others. \. D
In this agricultural county we do not
miss . great deal Of property as most Of