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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-15
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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-15
The Dainty Sampler

wili like the aroma and the taste Of
our best grade Of newly imported
Teas and coffees. There can be moth
ing more delicious and inyigorating
for breakfast, luncheon OF tea. Our
pure Teas and Coffees have excellent
arinking qualities, and they are truly
economical as SO little is needed in
comparison with the commonsr
brands. Let is induce you to make
aest of them. You will continue 70
So them yourself afterwards
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-15
a POINTER

tor those who are looking III 4.
home or an lvestment ior shelf
money that will bring them future
profit We ean glye them u any time
they seek our adyies, We afs az.
shorlty on values IL and around
Astoria, and can help you make 4
profitable choice ii building lots,
homes Or dairy lands See Or write
IA. r.. CYRUS
about IL 424 Commercial street,
Astoria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-15

That's tust'llke CoasiA sabithaSs
whats the matteg7'
"She sent me 81 and b list OF things
she wants that .ainountaTi Tib,s2B. .ChS.,
cago IecOrd-E!efald
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-15

Mrs. Ncwlywcd insists that her mar
riage was a failure
why, she seems perfectly happy"
"0h, she Il now, but during the cero.
mcny the bridesmaids got all mixed
mp, and the groom forgot half his Fe-
sponses."- Philadelphia Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
The Farm House Walk.

Muddy walks will make n nagging
wife sooner than any other single fea-
ture in farm life, unless it be poor
wood. Many who have tie front yard
in good condition wade through mud
and slush from barn TO kitchen many
times in a week, every time tracking
mud into the house.
A few loose boards are the primitive
remedy. These are easily misplaced
and look bad. Gravel is In many To-
calities a neat and clean remedy, the
great objection being that 1t is hard on
the shoes.
Coal ashes also offer a cheap walk,
but with the same objection, though to
a less extent. Yet as they suggest util-
ity for a product usually in the way
they find favor in many instances.
At a very small cash outlay the farm
err may as easily have a cement walk
as his city brother. He would perhaps
have only the cement to buy. sand as a
rule being easily obtained near home.
The work is easily done and the pleas
ure of attaining neatness and perma-
nency is worth a little trouble.
Aside from the saving Of labor In
keeping the kitchen clean the economy
on floor covering is worth considering,
for dust and dirt wear out carpet and
oil cloth quickly. The saving of foot
gear viii in a year or two pay for the
first cost Of the walk.
Try it IN the back yard first and it
will soon be extended to the front.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Costly Target Practice.

A single big gun of the many NV
being put in place for the protection
Of seacoasts costs a large sum. Some
interesting figures on this subject may
be quoted on the authority of an CID
IN expert at Washington, says the
Philadelphia Record.
A Pinch breech-lcadirg rife. with
rs disappearing carriage, costs S1a1,-
900; a 10-inch breech-loader, 500, $50,
and an s-inch, $4,000. The figures
show that modern Eigh-pOwered guns
cost great sums. and the cost of firing
them is proportionately large.
The report of experts who have in
spected these guns and the devices Cor
securing an accurate aim, shows that
great saving is effected by modern
range-iring and position-finding Sc
vices.
The demoralizing effect of a hit rs
compared to Il miss cannot, it is sal
be reduced TO a money value, but 1t
costs big money to shoot a big gun ard
then miss the mark. For example
there may be cited the case of the r.
inch gun. To miss the mark is to sim
ply throw away $561.70. With the 70
inch gun the loss is S322.40, and with
the S-inch rifle il is S164.65.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Sustaining His Reputation.

A story is told of the Prince de Cen
ii. whose reputation for cruelty stood
high. He was going 10 mass with
some ladies when his bailin asked for
instructions concerning a poacher who
had just been caught on the grounds.
Give him 100 stripes and impriGon
him in a dungeon for two years. was
the answer.
One lady, horror stricken, went 60
the bailiff afterward, but he only
laughed in her face.
''rhe prince only said that to keep
up his reputation. His royal highness
rame TO me directly after mass and
begged me to see that the poor wretch
was only sent away from the neighbor
hood for two n onths and that his fam
lily was well looked after during his
otcopao
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Men. Women and Adjectiyes.

Certain adjectives are reserved for
men and others for women. A man is
never called beautiful" Along with
pretty and lovely that adjective
has become the property of women and
children alone. Handsome" and the
weak good looking are the only two
adjectives of the kind common to
either sex. Even belle has no real
masculine correlative in English, since
beau came TO signify something 9TH
er than personal looks. 1t is singular
that handsome" should have become
the word for a s%trikingly good-looking
person. since its literal meaning is
handy. de%xterous. But pretty like
wise comes from the Anglo-Saxon word
meaning sly"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
One Of tie
EC.Ser2gfoxg

OF the happy homes Of to-day IS q vast
fund OF information as to the best methods
of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge OF the worlds
best products.
Products OF actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
Well-Inforsned Of the World; not of indi-
viduals only. but of the many who have
the happy faculty Of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One Of the products of that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Wel-Inforned of the
World rs valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir of SIENNA. To set its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading drug sists.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
ices In Winicr.

1t Ia not necessary TO go to the eX-
pense of buying tie finest grades Of
white granulated sugar. for Il straw
colored sugar will answer just rs well
provided it is crystalIized. Molasses
sugar should, however. be avoided. be-
cause it contains burnt or caramel
sugar which is injurious 10 bees. In
feeding, the writer prefers to use the
feed lukewarm If possible and late i'm
the day so that the bees will gather the
feed mainly by night. This helps
against robbing. The entrance TO each
hive should be small during feeding
operations as a further precaution
against rObbing practices. In winter
ing out Of doors there is nothing bet
ter than a double-walled hive packed
with chaff, straw or paper.
Roofing paper fabrics afford excel
lent protection to exposed hives, says
tlN Farmers Voice. Some protect
hives by placing them in a row and
covering them as they would cabbages.
Others put them in clamps. The main
lttth. VI NOhlHNf IL w DlOlCCl against
long continued cold weather. Bees can
not stand cold, at least not lower than
40 degrees. But the best plan of win
tering bees in most of our Northern
States is by means OF n dry cellar in
which Il temperature of 30 degrees
Fahrenheit can be steadily maintained.
I'm addition, it should be dark. noiselcss
and well ventilated. Where there is Il
door to the cellar inside Il building il
is best because this door to the stair
way can be left open and get 10 light
can get in. II in addition to this
there is no disturbance Of the bees
during their long sleep. it is likely
they will come through their imprisoB-
ment with little loss, besides requiring
very little food-not more than ten
pounds perhaps.
\ good many bees die during the
winter, SO many as 10 be quite alarm
ing 10 Il beginner. They are the old
veterans, and In any case would die
Of old age AM hard work, so do not
he alarmed. Some beeSeepers provide
a space beneath the frames for the
dead bees to iall into and the same
space affords en- excellent opportunity
for the bees 20 cluster together some
thing like haIf q sphere. They are
warmer than keat separated by the
combs. II leave the cluster occa-
%sLonally to - after iced, but soon re-
tu.n to their comrades in the cluster.
They murmur c%onteHtedly as if all thcv
had to contend with was one long, -
'ent night.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
OLD SURGEON
Found Coffee Caused Hands to
TrembIe.

Found Coffee Caused Hands TO
TrembIe.
The surgeons duties require cigar
judgment and a steady hand. A s.ip
or an unnecessary incision may do i-
reparable damage to the patient.
When he found that coffee drinking
caused his hands to tremble. an Rs.
surgeon co~nscientiously gave it up sssd
this is his story.
For years L was a coffee drinker
until my nervous system was neatly
broken down, my hands trembled 81 |
could hardly write, and insomnia for
tured me at night.
Besides, how could I safely perform
operations with unsteady hands, using
knives and instruments Of precision?
When / saw plainly the bad effects of
coffee, l decided to stop it, and three
years < l prepared some Postum. of
which | had received n sample.
The first cupful surprised me. 1t
was mild, soothing, delicious. At this
time | gave ONE Postum TO a friend
who was in a similar condition to mine,
from the use OF coffee.
"a few days after. | met him and he
was full Of praise for Postum, declar-
ing ne would never return to coffee but
stick TO Postum. We then ordered a
full supply and within a short time my
nervousness and consequent trembling.
"a well AS Insomnia, disappeared, blood
circulation became normal, no dizziness
nor heat flashes.
My friend became a Postum enthu-
siast, his whole family using it ex-
clusiveiy.
1T would be the fault Of the one
who brewed the Postum, if it did not
taste good when served.
The best food may be spoiled if not
properly made. Postum should be boil
ed according to directions on the pkg.
Then it is all right. anyone ear rely
on it. 1t ought to become the national
drink" There's a Reason Name
given by Postum Co. Battle Creek,
Mich. Read THE Road to MELVILLE"
in pkgs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
rURoPE APPRECIATES CANALS.
France, England and Germany Hay'
SDeut Millions in WATERWAYS

France, England and Germany Have
spent Millions in Waterways.
Since VI began the neglect and aban-
donment of canals. France has quad
rupled her waterways. says the Cen
fury. According to figures furnished
by commercial associations, the British
Isles have S,GG0 miles of canal. and il
does not all antedate the railroad. The
Manchester canal was built mt Il cost
OF $75,OOOO00 to reduce freight rates
for a distance of %thirty-five miles. and
while it did not prove 4 good interest
bearing investment on such a large eX-
penditure. its Indirect and more perma-
nent benefits are said to have warrant
Ell il. Germany has 1900 miles OF
canal. carefully maintained, besides
1000 miles of the other waterway.
France. with an area less than we would
consider a large State, has 1900 miles
of canal; and in the northern part.
where the canals are most numerous.
the railways are more prosperous. Eng
land, Germany. France, Holland and
Belgium are al contemplating further
extens on and Improvement OF their
canal systems.
Any class of water transportation is
incOmparably cheaper than land trans
portatiCn. unless something better Than
the modern railroad is invented. For
this reason the greater part of u
domestic. or inland, tonnage has been
and is carried by water and o by
rail. For that reason the railways own
the largest steamers on the lakes. The
wheat trade was lost to the MiSsissip-
pi not by competition. but because the
railroads did not bring it there. The
Mississippi above Cairo is dccadent not
for lack Of ability TO compete. but for
lack Of commerce. which is to say,
accessibility by means OF its own trib-
ufaripS
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
TORTURED.
Girl Had Running Sores from
Eczema-BOy Tortured by Poison
0aL-Roth (ured by Cufieurn.

Girl Had Running Sores from
Eczema-BOy Tortured by Poison
0ak-Both Cured by C~uticura.
Last year, after having my little
girl treated b. a very prominent physi-
clan for an obstinate case of eczema
/ rescrted to the Cuticura Remedies,
and was so well pleased with the al
most instantaneous relief afforded that
we discarded the physicians prescrip-
ton and relied entirely on the Cuti-
cura Soap. Cuticura Ointment, and Gu
ticura Pills. When we commenced with
the Cuticuta Remedies her feet and
limbs we're covered with running sores.
In about six weeks we had her com
pletely well, and there has been no re-
currence of the trouble.
I'm July of this year a little boy in
our family poisoned his hands and
arms with poison oak, and in twenty
four hours his hands and arms were n
mass of torturing sores. We used only
the Cuticura Remedies. and in about
three weeks his hands and arms healed
up. Mrs. Lizzie Vincent Thomas. Fair
mont, Walden's Ridge, Tenn, Oct. IL,
19OJ.v
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
The Horse or Motor.


On the ordinary farm the animal is
still of greater service than any ne
chanical force. The steam pillow is
good on the large area, but the man of
small means and having under his con-
troll a small farm will depend on the
horse or the OK. the mule or the COW.
Which kind he shall use must he gov
erned by the conditions under which
he works. 1t may be surprising TO
those living on the prairies o; the West
TO learn that ever oxen arc still used
for the work of blowing. But OF hilly,
stony land the OK Is still valuable FOR
a pillow animal. The fact that he is
slow makes him the more valuable,
for when the plow is moving among
stones and roots it is better that it
move slowly than rapidly. But on the
lands of the West. says the Farmers
Review, n f~ast-nOv;ng animal is need
cd, and the ox is outclassed. The same
variations apply to the use OF Dlows
drawn by electric motors and to
greater plows driven by steam, Some
experiments have recently been made
in Germany to determine at just what
point the steam pillow is more valuable
than the pillow drawn by horses or
oxen. The conclusion is reached that
it is impossible TO make an estimate.
In the report the cost of power ma
chinery for blowing and cultivatine
small farms is said to be prohibitive,
but where farmers owning large areas
can cooperate and buy a steam pillow
this is declared to be a matter of econ-
omy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

Some onion growers claim that car
bolic acid emulsion often gives salts
maggot. Dissolve l pound hard soap
or one quart soft soap in a gallon of
boiling water; add n point Of crude
carbolic acid, and emulsify by agita-
ton. One part emulsion IS used TO
thirty parts of water applied at the
root.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

When you are feeding out a bunch Of
hogs there is nothing pays better than
the use of a tank heater. 1t is sur
prising how hogs Will 20 through a Sc
water with the chill taken off. 1t is
cheaper to warm the water with cobs.
wood or coal than to do it with corn
after the hog drinks ii.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

Bristles are all right, but do you
like to see them on the back Of 4 man?
They will grow there. though, If you
don't give your hogs the best care you
an. The man who makes a hog of
himself for the sake OF saving . cents
today will find that he will lose s. to-
morrow by not having pork to sell.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
What Struck Him.

An inquiriLg lady, known to a writ
.r in Blackwood's Magazine, recently
asked a private soldier to tell her some
Of his experiences in war.
Tommy, who was irish. tried to get
put of it by saying that nothing had
ever happened to him, but the lady was
persistent.
Something must have happened"
she declared. Now tell me. in all your
experiences in South Africa what was
It that struck you most?"
We'll. ma'am.' said Tommy after
some cogitation. 9TH thing tnat sthrucs
ne most was tn number OF bullets that
missed me-"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

There are no better friends to have
in the garden or on the farm than the
toads. If they could be protected and
encouraged to live there, they would
eradicate many of the grubs and cut
worms. The great enemy OF the toad
is the small boy who kills many every
year of the useful animals. The boy
regards this as innocent sport. not
knowing that the toad is 4 most valua-
bic insect destroyer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Eau de Cologne.

1t Is stated in a foreign contempt
rary that the chief condition to the
achievement of a perfect preparation
of eau De cologne is prolonged storage.
The production OF this world famous
article in its original home in Cologne
is carried on in the simplest tanner.
The ethereal oils are first mixed with
the wine spirits. and the mixture. af-
ter two months digestion. is distilled
at gentle heat. The preparation is then
placed in kegs n removed TO the eel
lar. where it lies FIVE or six years, and
only then is placed on the market.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
Reduced Colonist Rates.

One-way tickets at special low rates
on sale daily throughout March and
April. from all points on The North
Western Line to San Francisco. Los
Angeles, Portland and Puget Sound
points.
Daily and Personally conducted tours
in tourist sleeping cars via the Chicago,
Union Pacific & North Western Line.
Double berth only 500, through from
Chicago. For full particulars write
S. A. Hutchinson. Manager, Tourist
Dept, 212 Clark St, Chicago. H., or
address nearest ticket agent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
+. s. LEFFINGWELI
Billion Dollar Grass.

Most remarkable grass of the century.
Good for three rousing crops annually.
One Iowa farmer on 100 ucres sold 3d.
10000 worth of seed and had o tons of
hay besides. 1t is immense. Do try it.
FOR 10C AND THIS NOTICE
send to the John a. Salzer Seed CO., La
Crosse. Wis. to pay postage. etc, and
they will mail you the only original seed
~catalog published in America, with sam
pies of Billion Dollar Grass, Macaroni
Wheat. the sly miller mixer, Sainfoin, the
dry soil luxuriator. Victoria Rape. the
Zoe a ton green food producer, Silver
King Barley yielding 173 bu. per acre,
etc. ETC.. etc.
And if you send lac we will add a
package of new farm seed never before
seen by you. John A. Salzer Seed Co.,
La Crosse, Wis. C.. n. u.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
HIOldy Corn.

Not a few farmers are Of the opin-
ion that the mold lives in the soil or
in the rubbish Of the field. especially
IL the moldy ears are thrown down
when found or are left in the field. and
thus is carried over from year to year,
says Il writer in the Bloomington Pan
tagraph. Perhaps the mold is not SO
apparent this season as usual. because
of n lack OF just the kind of weather
to propagate IL.
One of the best corn experts in the
state Oh. A. Winter of Wenona) said
last year that he believed this dry rot
may have been the cause of so much
poor seed corn. 1t frequently happens
that an otherwise good-looking a has
n trace of mold around the tips OF the
grains just next the cob. perhaps only
on one side or one end. and so is over
looked when the seed selection is made.
1t seems as if it would be a good
time to stamp out the mold when there
is Il small amount Of it, by destroying
every ear that can be found.
From what is known of this disease
it certainly would be n safe and practi-
cal thing to make special pains to pre-
vent any of the moldy ears from re-
naming in the field or the corn crib
to contaminate sound corn.
Instead of dropping Il moldy ear to
ground, or letting it remain in the husE
Oh the stalk. when discovered, every
such ear should be snapped and thrown
into a box attached to the side Of the
wagon.
When unloading at the crib, every
a at all affected with the mold
Should be separated from the other
corn. throwing 1t into a box or barrel
provided for the purpose. There is
very little feeding value, ever for PIGS
and chickens. in corn so damaged, and
ii would better be destroyed by burn
ing.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

Go to your dealer and buy a pound
package of 40 Mule Team BORAX.
Cut off the top panel from package
and mail TO Pacific Coast Borax Co.,
Chicago, ILL.,. with &c in stamps and the
WIFI game will be promptly sent you
Prepaid.
WIFI, the New Parlor Card game,
is composed Of A handsomely printed
cards inclosed In a flap case with full
and complete rules for playing. En-
tertaining, instructive or educational,
and can be played by all the family.
Similar games cost soc in the shops.
You can get 1t FREE.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

MISS BESSIE FARRELL. 1011
1tl Third Ave-, Brooklyn, y. Y, is Pres
ident of the Young Peoples Christian
Temperance Association. She writes:
"Peruna is certainly a valuabie nerve
and blood remedy. calculated to build up
the broken-down health of WORKOUT
women. | nave found by personal ex-
p~erience that it acts as a wonderful re
stOrer of lost strength. assisting the
stomach to ~assimilate and digest the
food. and building up WORKOUT tissues.
In my work | have had occasion to
recommend it freely, especially to
women.
Il know OF nothing which is better to
build up the strength of "A young mother.
in fact all the ailments peculiar to
women. SO | am pleased TO give it my
hearty endorsement"
DIR. Hartman has prescribed Peruna
for many thousand women. and he never
fails 10 receive a multitude of letters like
the above. thanking him for the wonderful
benefits received.
Man-a-Lin the Ideal Laxative.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05

The Washington estate had just been
named Mount Vernon. in honor of Adj
miral Vernon of the British navy.
You'll have 10 stand for it, George"
said Major Lawrence Washington TO his
brother. THE patriotic Ameri-
can of the future, when he comes here
to do honor TO this spot as the sacred
shrine of his country's liberty. will think
il was named Vernon on account of its
abundant greenery."
George said nothing, but his face in
stantly assumed that stern. commanding
expression so familiar TO all of us in the
portrait on the 2-cent postage stamp.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-05
)EsIEfzg2;Ay ~ SafS$ S r.
yzss4s= ( SH55Wodygg

with twenty-three varieties of barley
showed that Guy Maybe, a d%ark-kernel-
cd hull-less variety. gave the largest
yield. New Zealand, a two-rowed high
grade brewing barley, stood second.
The hull-less varieties produced the
largest quantity of feed. The two
rowed varieties gave much larger yields
than the siX-rowed varieties, and in
tie six rowed sorts large yields of grain
were associated with large yields of
straw. The average results show q
yield of 1.25 pounds of straw for each
pound of grain in the tw0-rowed varie-
ties, 1.31 pounds of straw to each
pound of grain in the siX-rowed varie-
ties and one pound of straw to each
pound of grain in the hull-less barley.
Early maturing varieties gave in gen.
eral light yields.