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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-25

~ EACoN URlAH PARTRIDGE
long, lank and dlgninnd. squat
~ ted like half fed turkey COB
bier on a limb In Miss Cullcn's
back yard, holding up the dangling
skirts Of his Prince Albert wlih his left
hand and shaking bis right hst spite.
fully at Miss Cullen's spotted bull ter.
rier. crouched threatenlngly ut tho foot
ef The tree and eying him With calm
Ind patient persistence. Uncle Simeon
Yates peeked over the picket fence. his
smooth, rotund face looking like the
full moon just rising above tho horizon
line. the tears courslng down his
cheeks, his mouth preoccupicd with an
aggravating grin aud his Fat sides
shaking like cup Of jelly In an earth
quake.
What Ia tho worid.' anorted Sim.
con. ripping paling or the fence In
the excesslyeness OF his hilarity--
what IN the world, deacon. arc you
doln' up In Miss Culen's apple trccY
"Now, Brother Yates" replied the
deacon sobcrly, his wrinkied forehead
oozing leo water and his right hand
grabbing desperately at n neighboring
limb. II just cumb up here TO see II
Miss Cullens trees had survived the
winter. and the dog Hut Himeon in.
terrupted.
WHO'D a. thought, be mused aloud,
pulling out his handkerchief and dry.
Ing his eyes-"who'd a. thought Miss
Cuilcn's bull terrier would have devel.
opcd into n bird dogf but II he hasn't
got n partridge trccd this blessed min.
ute ill-~l'll'- IIc nearly pulled the
fence Mp by tho roots.
The deacon's ire klndled. "Thats
eight" he ronred stand there like
grinnin' old hyena and laughl Didn't
you ever see Il man IN q tree beforei
Don't you know when you behold
Seiler critter In distrcssi Why don't
you climb over the fence and drive
away that fool dog7 Dye want TO see
mo killed right before your very eyesT
But II isn't my dog" Uttered Sim.
con. ITS Miss Cullen's. and It's In
Miss cnllen's own lot"
Il tell you can't hang on much
longer" whined the deacon. "I'ye been
here for an hour. I've got biisters all |
over me-"
WELL" replied Simeon. reckon ia |
better so and tell Miss Cullen
"Noi Don't you do IT, yelled the |
deacon. blushing scarlet. "Don't ye
dare do II! | don't want you to tell
her. | don't want her to know"
Simeon ripped another pallng OF the
fence, His eyes were dancing as II
they were tlekled to death
why don't yc drop on the dogs
back and crack his splneT no suggest.
ID why don't 70 glare at him with
burnin' indignation and scorch his hide
offT
You're an lnsultin' old wretch"
cried the deacon angrily. ~ jibberin'
dit that don't know no better than TO
stand there and laugh the palms of
VI poor. lone woman's fence!"
He turned TO shake his iist, but lost
nis balance and fell Desperately he
'lutched at limb and pulled himself
~ again out of the very teeth OF the
terrier Then he glanced vim
toward Simeon. hut Simeon
was moving away.
, Hey. Brother Yates!' he yelled de-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-25
REPORT or THE CONDITION
or THE
Astoria Natl Bank

~ Astoria, in the State of Oregon, at
the close Of business, July IS, 1903:
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-25

State of Oregon, County OF Clat-
sop, S.:
|, J. E. Higgins. Cashier Of the
above-named bank. do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best OF my knowledge and belief.
J. +. HIGGINS,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 10th day OF July, 1908.
Z. z. FERGUSON,
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
GEORGE w. WARREN,
GEO. H. GEORGE,
A. SCHERNECKAU.
Directors.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-25
REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF THE
First National Bank

OF Astoria, at Astoria, in the State
of Oregon, at the close of business,
July Is, 1908;
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-25
Destiny and !
The DOq.
BY EDGAR wELToN COOLEY.

Copyright. 1909. BY Edgar welton
Cooley.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-25

LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in. ....$ 100000
Surplus fund ......,... 100000
Undivided profits, less ex-
penses and taxes paid l7,50S47
National Bank notes out
standing ......... A,60o0O.
Individual deposits subject
to check -. .S322.06662
Demand certificates OF de-
post .....,.. .$46,o45.46
Time certificates Of de-
posit 49,. .S257 ,270.33
Certified checks. l4i.75
U. S. deposits. 100000 676,424l6I
Total .................S .S835,53263
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-25

State of Oregon, County bf cht-
sop, SIS;
/, S, 81 Gordon, Cashier of lhe
above.named bank, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best OF my knowledge and belief.
S. S. GORDON,
Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
tfiis 18th day Of July, 1908,
v, BOELLING,
Notary Public.
Correct-7Attest:
G. c. FLAVEL,
w. F. McGREGOR,
]. WESLEY LADD,
Directors,
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

Files are one u the noe; aggrayat.
ing pests We have on the farm II
~. give them breathing spell the
poor COWS. eaisss and horses have 10
suffer and fhe supply u milk viii run
short Il h either -hghg o. lose u
Il not snniCicit 10 insi spray the AMI.
mails with . ny-repeiiing mixture Ia
the morning aud then turn them out 10
pasture.
A few hours later. when 50 90 look
after them IN the pasture. they are
often covered with hlppi.s1cking fiics
again. - ! take a hsnd isprayer loaded
with q liquid Of which kerosene forms
iarEr portion along and spray this
rixht upon tho nics GA each animal.
The COWS soon learn that spraying
means relief aud they VIII hold stiii
while you spray The files quickly let
70 Of their bold and fail TO tho ground
when the kerosene touches them. Wis.
itinE the animals once OF twice = day
In this manner Il a great help 10 them
during the ~ season.. n. johnson.
Illinois.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

the situation Of the distinguishing
bug plague. and in this view they were
backed up by the crew. Then the
Suez canal was passed through. and
the bugs continued to multiply. There
was a council OF war. and it was de-
cided to ask for advice at Algiers- In
Algiers the commandante. or whatever
that officials title was, came aboard
and investigated and departed with
dozen samples OF the Bombay bug
clinging TO his robes
At quarantine DR.. Doty disinfeeted
the steamer according to the rules gov
erhing ships arriving from far east
ern ports. Everything In the way OF
microbes and germs aboard was onscial-
" disposed of-except the kissing bugs.
They remained as stowaways, and con-
tlnued with the strathairr to the Bush
docks, where they promensded ashore
In pairs and Quartets. and visited the
Offices on the piers.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

Their sIansfaefure Ons of the coun-
fry's big INDUSTRIES

Some interesting particulars OF the
toy industry Of Germany have been
published by the British consul at Ham
burg Toys constitute one Of the most
important branches OF German manu-
facture In the year 1903 the total vol
ume OF toys exported from all parts Of
the German Empire was 34,7i7 tons,
valued at $I3.031.3 $40. Though there is
hardly any country In the world TO
which German toys are not exported.
the most important customer Of Ger
many is Great Britain, which In the
year under review received 12.21s tons.
The second most important market for
German toys is this country, the ex-
ports TO which amounted IN 1903 10 IL
O55 tons. valued at s4.O95. 135.
The most Important centers FOR the
manufacture Of toys in Germany are
Nuremberg and Fuerth IA Bavaria, Son
neberg and some other parts OF Thur
ingia and the Saxon "Erzegebirse"
Nuremberg. above all. has long been
known throughout the world for rs
trade and industry. and German toys.
wherever made. still 90 IN many coun-
tries by the name Of Nuremberg TOYS.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

Ger. Mr.. KeIso. IT was a pinch ali ths
way over. and the ship came Into this
port yesterday literally on a pinch as
well. The pinching bugs Of Bombay
have habit Of biting hard. and for
almost 90 days the sailors on the
strathairly kept up a continuous fight
against the little pests.
Visitors TO the strathairly came OF
the ship with one or more Of the bugs
cllnging TO their clothes. II the visitor
did not watch out for them the bugs
would by easy stages reach the face
OF their victim and then-the pinch
fig kiss.
Robert van FossbolIer. a Transvaaa
sailor on board the ship. thought he
had a remedy for the bug plague IN
liquid concoction with which be IIber-
ally sprinkled the fO'cs'le quarters lie
drove, out the bugs and the other men
Of the crew as we'll Then Bazin
Frenchman, the ships chef, produced
bug powder that was warranted 10
XIII any bug alive II blew great mon
soons the day after the powder had
been sprinkled over the ship. and az
a result every particle Of food not down
IN the stores was made useless
Captain Herne. Mr.. Duncan. chief Of
fcer. and the second saw no humor in
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

AT Fuertl. which is close to Nuremberg,
a fiourishlng trade and industry has
likewise sprung up since about the end
OF the eighteenth century. Next to Nj
remberg and Fuerth the town and dis
trict OF Sonneberg has for many years
enjoyed the best reputation for Its toy
Industry and trade. while in the Saxon
~Erzge5irge," a district comparatively
poor In natural products. the manufac-
ture OF toys has likewise for some time
furnished a source OF livelihood TO
thousands Of its inhabitants.
The toys made at Nuremberg and
Fuerth are chiefly Of the metal variety.
made either OF tin. timed sheet iron
or OF tin and lead alloys or the more
than 200 toy factories established In
both OF these towns. about $50 are de-
voted exclusively to metal toys. the
only part OF them worked by hand be
ing the final painting. while all the rest
is manufactured by machinery. In this
respect this toy industry OF the two
Bavarlan towns occupies a rather diff
ferent position from that OF all the
other parts OF Germany. where II is al
most exclusively carried on by manual
labor: that is to say. by workmen and
women In their own homes. The sue
cess. OF the Nuremberg and Fuerth met
al toy manufactures is mainly attribu-
table TO the skillful manner In which
the materials have been employed. and
in which the machinery and tools used
for the work have been adapted and
gradually improved by the toy manu-
facturers themselves thus enabling
them to produce large quantities OF
articles within a comparatively short
time, and to reduce the expenses OF pro
duction. and In consequence also the
,ale prices OF the articles manufactured
" them.--Scientific American.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22
The Cruel Wooing


Exchange. Exchange. Well.
why don't you. fhen7 s955A. Gerard.
please. 49, Yes. Sg55A"
"Are you Maceregor & wynnef Has
Mr. wynne gones I want 70 speak 10
him. please, II you'll put me through.
Thank you
is that you. darIingf You're not
gone yet. thenf . . on. Just dress.
Ing now. Well. haven't ! packed the
bag beautifully this timer Not forgot
tcn the studs OF anything, ''' Not a.
all. don't mlnd being left a Bit . ?
or course not. sweetheart. know you
can't take me 70 a mans dinner. :
NOW. you're % have a good time and
thoroughly enjoy yourself Yes.
I've had mine AL want. . . No; II
wasn't an egg for tea. then; II was an
enormous meal Yes, aud I'm 20
Ing 10 have an uproarious evening
alone. Yonll never guess.
I'm going 20 read some old love letters
found to-day AZ the back OF an old
desk . Yes. letters ! wrote years
ago 10 a man. Never mind who.
you don't know him. 49, Why. itii be
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

nwfuliy amusing. -. WHAT You call
Il dashed silly way Of spending an
EVENING""
She laughed softly. "oh. Gerald. you
dear old duffeT; you're jealous Wen.
that is funny. - . All right, won't
keep you any longer: you'll be late as
Il H. 49, whntf No. OF course. I'm
not cross. No. OF course. don't
mind being left You conceited old
hubby, you think I can't get on with
out you. .. Good night. darling: en-
Joy yourself. -. All right. will. 30 .
Good night. dear"
Maisie put the telephone back on the
receiver and came into the circle Of the
firelight. She was plquant and pretty
enough In a curiously indefinite way.
Her soft cheeks and fair. nuffy hair
were still those OF girl. but her mouth
showed lines OF suffering and her eyes
held secrets--the kind OF secret wom-
an does not share with her husband A
shrcwd observer might have suspected
hint OF carefully concealed tragedy Ia
her past life.
But she looked happy enough to might
and strangely young In her white tea
gown. Signing luxuriously. she settled
herself In the big armchair before the
Gre. with the shabby little writing case
on her knee.
The letters were mostly rough copies
In pencil-scraps begun and then dis
earded; preserved heaven alone knows
why, and forgotten long since. She
had found them all together In the
pocket OF an cid blotting book.
How many years ago was II. 80
four. Ave. six1 Yes. Il was nearly sir
years since abe and Harry had parted
How she had worshiped that boy. She
recalled their first meeting at dance
AZ Monte Carlo hotel. . They
had sat out In the gardens . II
had been love at first sight. The next
day he called on her aunt at their ho-
tel In Mentone and invited them to
picnic. Hts connections were IRE
proachable, and the Eirl let her
thoughts rush out OF that white circle
OF wifehood and motherhood the
barrier which certain prim prudence
born Of marriage had erected In her
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

Successful farming ON arid land with
out artificial watering has been
brought to the notice OF the Agricultur.
al Society Of Germany. with an expla-
nation Of the method In Syria and
Palestine, with practically no rain
frosn April 20 October. the fields In
July have a nourishing abundance Of
watermeions. cucumbers. tomatoes and
other products and plants continue
green and thriving until autumn. The
secret lies in 20 blowing that the win
ter rains are absorbed and retained In
the subsoil. The blowing IL shallow,
averaging only 4 to 9 inches In depth,
and after the full harvest II follows
each heavy rain as coon ss the ground
begins 10 dry, the purpose being to keep
n iooss and friabie surface to take mp
the water from the subsoil. In the
spring the land Is plowed to a depth OF
about q inches. The seed IL dropped
by the piow upon the moist subsoil and
n IL covered by the closing up Of the
loose soil. Protected by the loose GOV.
sring. the subsoil furnishes sufficient
moisture for plant growth during tss
entire dry season.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22
LIFE.


Give ne taste Of llfei
Not the tang Of a seasoned winei
Not the drug Of an unearned bread
Not the grape Of an untitled vine.
The life that is really life:
That comes from no fount afar,
But springs from the toll and strife
In the world Of things as they are.
Give me the whole Of life
The JOY. the hope and the pain,
The struggle whose end is strength.
The loss that IA infinite gain.
Not the drought Of a cloudiess sky,
Not the rust Of fruitless rest
Give me the sun and the storm;
The calm and the white sea-crest
Give me the best Of life
To live IN the world with God.
Where the seed that l. sown and dies
Lifts a harvest over the sod.
Where beauty and truth are one,
Where the right must have its way,
Where the siorm-clouds part for stars,
Aud the starlight heralds the day
Give ne the Toll ~ life.
The muscle and mind 10 dare.
No lnznry's lap for my head.
40 idly won wealth 70 share.
Whether By pick or plane,
Whether b. tongue Or pen.
Let me not live ia vain;
Let me % a mans work among men.
Youths Companion.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

The hens ought 20 have little grain
every day all during the summer.
Feeding heavily on whole corn has
tendency TO induce hens TO become
broody.
Try TO arrange TO give each horse on
the farm a three weeks vacation on
grnss.
Keep the stables and the yards clean.
10 that flies and insects have no breed.
Ing places
Beets or mangel wurzels make fne
food for poultry. They should be
chopped fne.
See that all the hogs have plenty OF
fresh. clean water to drink. especially
during hot. dry days.
DO not put away the whItewash
brush IN the summer time. Keep Il
going summer and winter.
DO not fail to provide a shelter un
der which the young chicks can scurry
In case Of sudden storms.
Boiled eggs should never be fed to
very young chicks ahd should never
be fed more than twice a week.
The poor COW seems to be continual.
ly with us Get rid OF her and thus
reduce the cost OF production.
Acidity In milk is inciplent decom.
posltion. and Il Is the most delicate
favored oils which suffer first OF all
among the fats OF which butter Is com.
posed
Evenly successful breeder has some
hobby, some originality that leads him
to improve some particular character.
istic OF his cows and improve them IN
some one particular point.
Never dose healthy horse. All ne
needs IL good care and good feed. The
good care includes. OF course. regular
exercise. IL is just as bad for horse
TO be all the time taking medicine as Il
ia for a man. DO not do f.
II the horse flags, and his legs be.
come unsteady, unhstch at once, put
cold water on his head and on the back
Of his neck and rub with coarse cloths.
II near drug store inject forty o.
more grains Of Quinine. Sponge his
mouth with cold water.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

peishs % ass.ie Kind "a the end % the
wires and the thing Is done. This ar
rangemcHf also saves the trouble ~
putting GA hansers a. il answers ihe
same purpose. Two Nires 20 each length
~ boards. about tao feet from the
ends, and a. nlany sections a. may De-
ne~ied for tie length Of stack, putting
the middle sestion on last with the
eads tapping over the neat oiie. Is al
tho material that Il nee,led. In usiis
the hay q section o. this cover may H.
taken on b. drawing out the staples
and the stack ciis down - rs 10 leave
the cover on the remainder. The same
boards can b. usei over and over again
for = number % years
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22


The accompanying illustration shows
a chegD device for covering stack
OF clover hay, where there is no slough
grass al hand TO put on top.
In making this cover common boards
may be used from u 20 10 feet long,
foot or more wide. putting one on
top o. the stack first. then slipping one
on each side under the top one. about
two Inches AMI fastening BY driving a
common fence staple over a smooth
wire just al the edge Of the upper
board, - as 10 make a sharp bend IA
the wire over the edge. and 50 on
down IS far as wanted. Six or eight
hoaris on each side will generally be-
Tnlieient theu insten post stone or
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

the tree IL a rod. from which IL sus-
pended cord. At the end Of the
cord Il an adjustable clamp. to which
one end Of the Jaw IL secured. At the
other end Of the saw IL a handle. In
operating the saw to cut the tree. the
end opposite the handle Is supported
By the cord In the same position AZ n
operated by hand. With the employ
ment Of this guide the necessity OF an
extra man TO manage one end Of the
Jaw IL eliminated.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

Colonel liatiell Of Mlddlebury. VI.
II entitled to the honor Of preserving
the Morgan horse from extinction. lie
has enlisted the United States Depart
ment o. Agriculture IN the work OF re-
storing TO It's oid.time standard this
beautiful horse. and for that purpose
has decided 10 the government COO acres
OF pasture and woodland The horses
now on the farm are headed by a stall.
lion that cost $4,000.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

In destroying annual weeds one
method is TO disk the stubble fields,
causing the weed seed 10 germinate.
after which they can be killed by sub
sequent cultivation or by frost. Anoth-
er metiiod is 10 turn live stock. espe
eiaiiy sheep into these siubble fields 20
eat up the weeds ana weed seeds. The
value OF cultivated crops. rotations aud
summer fallows Is also discussed.
The eradication OF perennlals Is more
difficult than IN the case Of ANIMALS.
For these they tried smother crops.
bare fallow. chemicals aud tar paper.
For small areas Of quack grass. cover.
Ing with TAR paper was found effective.
but was too costly for field aDpllca-
tion As quack grass Is similar 70 Der
muda grass in its habit OF spreading.
and Il equally persistent. this method
may be Of interest 10 those who Wish
q KIN small areas Of Bermuda.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

Western timber
man. In using
these saws two
men have hereto
fore been ncccs.
sary. one a, each
eusl OF the saw.
The arrangement
Of the drag saw
guide IL shown IN
the illustration.
nsa.- .l..-a
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

II suppose you are ready to coxtend
that your family dates back to before
the delugeT'
mo. I'm net That gang was Sd
bad 1t had to be drowned out. Our
people were satisfied to start In after
things settled down and civilization be-
gan TO take root"-Cleveland PIaip
Dealer
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

Al nine years the mark IN the corner
teeth OF the upper Jaw r. clearly De.
hned: the mark Is siill visible IN the
middle teeth. but has almost dlsap-
peared FROM the nlppcrs
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

whats the shortest day IN the
yearg"
Il don't know what II Is BY the cal
endar. but it's Christmas by my eaan-
cial account" Cleveland Plain p-mler.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

There is such a thing as being too
considerate and tender-hearted."
~what's the trouble nowf"
My daughter refuses to bon the
drinking water for fear OF hurting the
germs. Washington Star.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

In commercial orelarding il is gen-i
orally most economical 70 have pick.
Ing and packing work going on concur
rentiy. This saves putting the apples
on Tie ground and having 10 handle
them again. A portable sorting table
upon which pickers can empty their
bags is placed GA low truck wheels aud
single horse can move Il 10 any de.
sired point as the work proceeds. II
should be made large enough 20 hold
not less than two barrels Of fruit.
The rear bolster is higher than that
AZ the open end. 70 that the culls can
be rolled out. A long. heavy plank Is
placed on the ground on each side OF
this table on which the barrels are SET
Tor lillps The eulis ARE allowed 20
roll into pile from Tie lower end Of
tie grading table.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22
BRINGS PUNCHING BUGS.

with trreprcssibie Pe.ts.
Bombay pinching bugs invaded an
Eveless Eden when they climbed
aboard the British freight steamship
Strathairly at Bombay ON July IL, says
the New York Herald. To use the
words Of the strathairly's second OH
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

You people who quarrel easily re.
member that no quarrel was ewes zeal
~ made up.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

A very simple method BY which one
man can manipulate a drag Jaw 10
cut down trees has BEEN devised by
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

A side view OF upper Jaw az nine
years The point y q the indentasion
usually seen IN corner tooth.
The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1908-10-22

nwfuliy amusing. '.' What You call
Il dashed silly way Of spending an
EVENING""