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About Persons.
AROUND THE COUNTRY

Boston Globe: If she lives in Cali fornia, it's time to mail that valentine
 Youngstown Telegram: MT. Bryan ap- pears to like to dwell in the 'enemy's country"
 Florida Times Union: "Women should receive mems wages" says Col. John Temple Graves. They do. What else do we work for?
 Louisville Courier-Journal Manuel Il. has begun his reign by giving hostages to fortune. For a kid King he seems not to be lacking in perspicuity.
 Memphis Commercal-Appeal: A New Yorker married the other day in order to escape term in jail. The prospect of matrimony is calculated to make some men desperate.
 Washington Herald: The report that the ice is IS inches thick on Devils Lake, in North Dakota, is rather startling, though it may be more or less comfort ing to some people.
 Washington Post: A woman Of .Des Moines who owed man of Coshocton, O., s7O00 cancelled the debt by marrying him. Speaking of flimflam games, this looks like the latest.
 Houston Post: The Illinois Methodist preacher who denounces MT. Fairbanks for aspiring to the presidency is totally unjust. Any man is justifable in trying to emerge from the vice presidency
 Portland Telegram: A Georgia exchange has an item about the full moons we will see in the month of April. Any thing that gets full down in Georgia in this year of grace is an object of sensational interest.
 New York Herald: With successful aerial flight almost an old story, the ocean going railway is reported, and the land going steamship may be req sonably expected soon. The childhood book on "Topsy-Turvy Land'' is becom- ing a reality.
 New Orleans Times Democrat: Owen Mister, the novelist. Is a candidate for councilmanic honors in Philadelphia and has declared that he will not accept a vote that has been purchased. This will probably strike Philadelphia politicians as a decidedly novel idea.
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The Reqular Army.

"A few months ago the deficiency in the numerical strength of the United States army was worrying the war department officials, but recruiting stations through out thee ountry are now kept busy exam ming applicants for enlistment" said a military man. 'sThe Birmingham station is getting it's quota of recruits, and If the same rate is maintained in the other sta- tions it will not be very long before the ranks of the army will be full.
 .On the first of the year the army was something like 2OOOO short of the mini- mum allowed under the law And the men were actually needed. But very soon the department will call halt. The fact that many able-bodled young men in large industrial centers are now unemployed accounts for the increased number enlist ing in the army But next fall conditions will be different. There will be compara- lively few idle men six months hence; and when work is to be had at good wages the army for the private soldier, whose pay is only $13 a month, in addition to ms clothing and rations. is not very attrac- tive.
 "The President in his annual message stressed the fact that the ranks of the army were steadily thinning out, and recommended strongly increased pay for the enlisted men. But Congress Will not act on this matter on the eve of Presi- dential campaign, and the regulars must, therefore, have patience and wait.
 Just so soon as the wheels of industry are turning at full speed again, the same old problem-that of keeping up the army will confront the war department, ana the pressure in the Sixty-first Congress will be sufficient to make the passage of an increased pay bill reasonably sure.
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PRUDENCE.

From the Chicago Record-Herald.
 Geraldine" he asked, "would you love me if I were penniiessT
 ''Of course I would, you silly boy. Why do you ask such a question:
 "A friend of mine has just given me a tip on a sure thing in the stock mar ket, and I wanted to know whether it would be safe for me to take advantage of itn
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population of Southern Cities.

q see from the population table in the New York World almanac that Memphis claims 175,0Oo, and in another list of pop ulation estimates the Bluff City appears in the 100000 column said I. l.. Nor ris of New York, who travels through southern territory.
 q have watched the growth of Mem- phis with interest, but if it comes into the next census with a population of 14O,oO0 it will have reason to be proud. Its population was 102,OOO in 1900. natural increase of 5000 year for communities of that size is considered large. Put Mem phis growth at the rate of 4000 a year for good measure and 1t would have 142,- 900 in 1910.
 '.The Tennessee legislature extended the limits of Memphis just before the last census, but there has been no extension since. In the case of Nashville popu- lous suburbs were annexed recently and the next census will find that city with
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Chauncey M. Depew is still awaiting an invitation to make the nominating speech for a presidential aspirant. He will continue to wait for an invitation that will pever come to him again in this world
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REFLECTIONS OF A BAcHELoF

From the New York Press.
 What girl likes about being kissed is pretending she doesn't.
 A woman seldom ever loves a man un- less it isn't reasonable for her to.
 A man can find some sort of use for most anything he has except genius.
 Money isn't real trouble or you could borrow it easier.
 how to prepare the baby's food he hasnt sense enough to know how to earn 1t,
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Just at present Fairbanks is run ming away with the presidential prize. He has fifteen times as many dele gates as Taft has, and George Ade is one of them. This shows they are high in quality as well as quantity.
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About 100 of Harry Thaw's col leagues at Matteawan had committed murder, but none in that respect out ranked Harry.
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When Theodore Roosevelt becomes our ex-president he may not be able to withstand the attractive power of the Chautauqua circuit.
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The fleet is in the Pacific, and yet Washington is full of naval officers. Congress wants to know the reason why
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Tn the prohibition states it will not be possible to take bracers against the soon-coming comic valentine.
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The night riders of Kentucky may yet compel great people to be con- tent to smoke cabbage leaves openly and knowingly.
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Taft will get the votes of the Philip pine delegates, but he will not get the votes of the Filipinos in November.
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Ex-Premier Franco prefers private station to holding public office and becoming a general target.
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Lawyer Littleton worked hard to get Harry Thaw into the playhouse and he is not working hard to get him out of 1t.
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Julia Ward Howe is S8 years old, and her mental and physical vigor is surprising even to her best friends.
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With an 1S-year-old boy on the throne of Portugal the monarehists should rest content.
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This year the circus street parade is to be revived in all it's pristine glo. ". It fills a long-felt want.
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The ground hog has been in his hole only nine days but it looks as he were being vindieated He foretold six weeks of rough weather and we are getting it.
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THE BACHh1Oh 6ON1s When the flames roar in the chimney And the world is white without, And the frosty winds of winter Sway the grooming trees about, What is better than a cozy Little den to call your own And a pipe and book to cheer you, As you sit in state. alone?
 SKEPTICAL. Have you no faith in your fellow man?" Very little when my fellow man is on the make"
 A PSALM.
 1.
 Stay in the push,
 Shake off your cares
 Learn to divide
 Wheat from the taresl
 Head for your goal
 Keep in the road!
 Don't whine for help
 Carry your load!
 Leave all regrets,
 Conquer defeati
 Victory won
 Hardly is sweet!
 HEARD AT HOME. q see there is great public indignation against defective hose. My dear, l wish you would mend my socks" ''The papers don't say anything about defective half-hose."
 THE JINGOES. The jingoes are rummy crew And when they've nothing else to do.
 They raise a row. The ship of state they fondly say, Is bound to strike a rock some day
 Look at it now!' And so they go from bad to worse And jubilate at each reverse
 To make show Of having known twould be like this, Well pleased when they can shout. you wis,
 We told you soT'
 RIGHT BACK AT HIM. "Old maids spend all their tune nursing a cat" IOld bachelors spend all they make fat tening the kitty :"
 LOVES WAY. Love unused to himself,
 Tho they say I'm blind, I always pick out
 The kissable kind"
 GLrTTERING GOTHAM. Mrs. Reginald Newport lost an s1S,OOC diamond necklace last night in the snow while going to the Metropolitan opera house. Mrs. Swagger Indeed, wife of the we'll known Wall Street plunger, lost diamonds valued at s12,OOo while out shopping yes terday. Mrs. Swagger thinks she left her purse. containing the stones on a
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Some papers used the pictures of the late King Carlos and Secretary Taft indiscriminately.
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In Boston society women are being fined for playing bridge whist. Even the losers are fined.
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Manuel had fame thrust upon him early and in the most ruthless man her.
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All of Morse's fortune has melted away and even his ice shows signs of going in like way
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The Parisians see the Japs seated on every peak of the Andes yielding telescopes.
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Caruso has more money tied up in his throat than he has tied up in that New York bank.
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Alabama Colleges.

Tn the list of Principal Universi- ties and Colleges of the United States, published in the large almanacs I miss the names of several old and highly regarded institutions in Alabama. Howard is in the list but Birmingham college, formerly North Alabama Con- ference college, better known as oven ton. is not. St. Bernard is another that fails to appear.
 At first, I thought the condition of admission to the list might be based on the number of students enrolled: that there might be fixed minimum. But after looking over the table in the World Almanac found one college in Nevada with only 30 students, one in New York with only 30, and quite number throughout the country with less than 100.
 "If an authorized representative of any college were to report to the edi- tor of the almanac the information would be doubtless gladly published. The list is made up in alphabetical or der and is therefore very convenient for reference.
 'Everybody in Alabama naturally de- sires to see this state make a good showing in educational matters, and it is hoped that next year all our col leges will be listed"
 About Persons.
 J. S. McLendon of Pell City is at the Morris
 Attorney Fred Blackmon of Anniston is at the Morris.
 w. A. McCalla of Decatur is at the Norris
 c. S. Fay of Coal City is at the Nor ris.
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Harry Inaw will have to remain of fieially insane a month or two longer.
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Straw votes in the northwest point more to La Toilette than to Taft.
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THE BACHELORS SONG.

THE BACHELOR'S SONG. When the flames roar in the chimney And the world is white without, And the frosty winds of winter Sway the grooming trees about, | What is better than a cozy
 Little den to call your own And a pipe and book to cheer you, As you sit in state, alone?
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To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus, And witch the world with noble horse
 manship. -I. King Henry w.
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LOVES WAY. Love unused to himself. Tho they say I'm blind, I always pick out The kissable kind"
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Washington Bureau Age-Herald. 142i c street, N. W.
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1 RIGHT BACK AT HIM. "Old maids spend all their tune nursing a cat"
 old bachelors spend all they make fat l tening the kitty"
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sKEPTICAL.

Have you no faith in your fellow man?'
 Very little when my fellow man is on the make
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Louisville Courier-Journal: Manuel II. has begun his reign by giving hostages to fortune. For a kid King he seems not to be lacking in perspicuity.
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Florida Times-Union: "Women should receive mems wages says Col. John Temple Graves. They do. What else do we work for?
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HEARD AT HOME. q see there is great public indignation against defective hose. My dear, l wish you would mend my socks" ''rhe papers don't say anything about defective half-hose."
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Boston Globe: If she lives in Cali fornia, it's time to mail that valentine. Youngstown Telegram: MT. Bryan ap- pears to like to dwell in the 'enemy's country"
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Memphis Commercal-Appeal: New Yorker married the other day in order to escape a term in jail. The prospect of matrimony is calculated to make some mon daenerata
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14
Brought In SAFELY

Frank Horn, the husky young
timber faller for Mr.. Meserve Of
Gray's River, an account Of whose
hurt in the woods was published in
these columns yesterday morning, arr
rived safely in the city yesterday
morning and is now resting easily at
ST. Mary's hospital and under the.
skilled and careful treatment Of his
physician, DR.. Pilkington, He was
not quite 50 badly hurt as at FIRST
supposed and will make it through in
good shape, The miracle of his case
lies in the escape he made from
killing, and the cheer of it in the
spontaneous kindness Of his fellows
who made such generous and mighty
effort to get him into touch with the
agencies of healing and comfort. In
the stout hands Of dozen Of his
fellow worlmen, he was borne over
one of the toughest and blindest
trails Of that section, stumbling, fall
ing, slipping, in the dark and wet Of
the night; forcing the way through
masses Of tangled vines and all the
impediments Of deep and half OBJ
liberated path, for distance Of l2
miles, where the wagon Of a friendly
farmer was used to cover the remain
ing three miles to the river; and from
there he was made moderately com,
Portable on the steamer Wenona and |
brought to this city, after long de-
lay on the falling tide at the mouth
Of Gray's River Il is good to have
such friends,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14
Hone To Nehaleni

]. c. Rierson, Of tie Nehaleni
country, who arrived here on Mon
day with his patient and friend, Mr..
Cooper, Of Portland, whom he saw
safely off to Portland. leaves out this
morning for his home on the south.
.ern border Of the county. Mr., Rier-
son says that there has been party
Of railroad men IN his section for
some weeks past, who have posed as
cruisers and have made a fair stag,
ger al the business, but who are be.
lieved to be the advance guard of the
Milwaukee system Of railways; and
who are looking up d route from the
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14
Initiative Petition

i Is stated that the efforts to Pre-
pare the proposition for submission
to the voters at the coming municipal
election to do away with tie present
elective police commission are ven
under way An outline Of a new
measure which provides for the ap-
pointment Of three commissioners by
the Mayor has been carefully draft
ed The object Of the new pIan il
to place the responsibility upon .he
shoulders Of the Mayor, who viii be
given the power Of appointing and
removing the police commissioners
i It is said that another measure wfT
also be drafted, one to grant tie
Mayor salary annually, Of perhaps
$1,000, All such petitions must Be hIea
with the city auditor not later than
the first Monday in November. which
does not permit any too much time
lyet- Any such initiative petition mHst
be signed BY at least 200 legally
qualified electors of the city who
had registered at the preceding SER
eral city election. The name, xteef
and number, address and voting pre-
cinct Of each elector must he aiErn
on the petition. Every separate sheet
|of the petition on which signatures
ARE secured must have at the head
thereof the title and text Of the pe-
tition. It will not do to have the
petition simply On the first sheet, and
1t is evident that great care must be
taken nj the preparation OF such be-
titions. While there seems IL be
crying need Of certain changes in the
present status Of municipal laws, and
while there has been much talk IL
making changes, yet because there IL
no one particularly interested aitIe
has been thus far done, for whats
everybody's business il nobodys
business"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14
Bad Marksmanshir

Otto Skibbe had occasion yester.
day 70 break away an iron projection
IN the course Of his work on the
waterfront and used slcdge hammer
to expedite the matter with; but as
luck would have il. he made bad
shot al the object; struck his hand 4
smashing blow, wnsaAAing several 6n-
gers Of his left hand. and probably
breaking one Of them; and now carr
ries the hand in comfortable sling
and up out Of harms way.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14
Marine Moyements Yesterday.-

There was but little doing along
the Astoria waterfront yesterday ow-
ing to the inclement weather condi-
tions and a pounding bar off the
mouth of the Columbia. The steam
er Shoshone arrived down from Port
land, San Francisco bound, and is
still in port.-The Diamond Q came
down with cargo Of oil from Port.
land for the Union Oil Company.
The steamer Harold Dollar was
among the arrivals from California,
and went on to the metropolis at
once The steamship Geo. w, Elder
came in from California at 7 o'clock
and went up stream an hour later
The steamer Homer entered port last
night, and after discharging one hum
dred sacks Of onions consigned to X.
Osbourne, she too went on up the
river to load lumber outward from
Portland.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14
up 70 standard

The Western Unions popular rep
resentatiye here, G, w. Lamar, has
just installed 1 new device for guag,
ing weather conditions and which
will materially assist iiin in perfect
ing the climatic record which he
maintains as the local weather OBJ
server at Astoria II is a dual ther-
mometer, registering the maximum
and minimum temperatures and
marking each, the pointers employed
in this behalf, remaining Al the high
est and lowest degrees Of the "a
hours and thus making a composite
record for each day. II Is as simple
as it is successful.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14
Took Pair oi Shoes

A man who gives his name al
Thomas Moran, logger picked Up
"A pair q. shoes yesterday that were
on display IN front Of d store, and
calmly showed them under his coat,
Il is alleged Then he walked into a
restaurant and called for meal.
But by chance q passerby had seen
the action and notified the proprietor,
who went into the restaurant and
tapped Moran On the shoulder. The
shoes fell 70 the floor and Moran was
placed under arrest by the policeman
on the beat
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14
TryInp AyeInue sIIde

Several of the houses On Scow Bay
at the foot of the lrying.ayenuc slide,
are IN bad shape because of the NOV.
ing ground and the recent rains have
made the matter worse Il seems
probable that something will hap.
pen" there before the heavy winter
rains are over though thus far the
wet weater has not caused any
marked movement In the big mass Of
moving ground
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14
Opens Law Once

Gnstai A. Hempie, who recently
came to Astoria from Chicago, has
opened law Office in the Odd Fel-
lows building, next 70 the Chamber
of Commerce rooms. Mr.. Hemple
was recently admitted to practice in
this state BY the Oregon supreme
court. Already ii the several months
that he has been in this city, Mr..
Hemple has made many friends and
acquaintances who will wish him well
in hanging out his single here.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14

of this city. have decided 10 settle IN
the Oregon metropolis and will set
up their new home there At once, Mr.
Heilborn having accepted q pleas.
ant position with Henry Jennings,
the well known furniture man, There
are many friends here who wish them
a future 81 unqualified happiness and
success.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14
win Be Brought Here

. " AA 9~ 9ASA8AA NA~AN
A gentleman just returned from a
business trip to Tillamook City and
bay, reports that the steamer Ban,
don that went ashore there about 10
days ago, has been hauled off the
snag upon which she is reported to
have struck, and is now being patch
ed up preparatory to bringing her
around here and on TO Portland for
dry-docking and full repair. Captain
Genereaux, the well known salvor, is
in charge Of the work. She is fine
staunch ship 40 feet long, well en-.
gined and a comparatively new boat,
and has been running between San
Francisco and the lower Oregon
coast ports.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14
State Pilot Commission

The absence Of Judge F. ], Taylor
of this city in St. Helen's yesterday,
in attendance upon the Circuit Court,
prevented a full session of the Ore
.gon State Board Of Pilots here yes,
terday Commissioners Pendleton
and Farrell were down from Portland
but finding their confrere absent
concluded to waive the meeting.
There were no branches to issue,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14
Their Tenth Anniversary

AhIh ASAlA SAAAAAAFNAe@Ay
/ On Monday evening last the beau
ttiful home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
H. Calender Of this city, was egog
with pleasant excitement and interest
on the score Of its being the tenth
anniversary Of their happy married
life. They were we'll remembered by
their numerous friends on both banks
of the Columbia. and were recipients
Of many suggestive and appropriate
gifts Of cleaning tinware; the ma
jority bringing their remembrances
to the home, and sharing the delight
full hospitality Of the donees, which,
'as everyone hereabout knows, was
ample and hearty to the last degree.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14

casional white play Of a comber out
on the quiet stretch Of water; the
viscious hinge Of the drifting wood
beneath the whar6ng all along the
front; all telling Of the laundering
break Of ocean water on the barrier
down at the mouth of the Columbia,
sent booming in from the turbulent
Pacific for many a storm-marked
mile. It was peculiarly noticeable on
account Of the perfect quietude that
prevailed just before their arrival at
/ o'clock in the afternoon.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14

and the only matter Of interest con-
fronting the board was the resigna-
ton Of Secretary Albert c. Ross, and
the appointment Of his successor;
and this is allowed to 60 over since
there are numerous applicants for
the position and the two Commis-
sioners did not feel like attempting
ii with Commissioner Taylor absent.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-10-14
Fire Alarrns Alright

Fire Chief Foster yesterday located
the rupture IN the fire alarm system
Of the city and repaired the break,
The calls al come u normally and
successfully now and he is happy,
along with tbs rest u the boys