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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-20

Mr.. Nicholas F. Sargent, the wen
known hotel man who has lately tax
en- charge Of the famous Seaside
Hotel at Seaside is making extensive
preparations to entertain and furnish
his patrons with a perfect view Of the
feet as it passes Clatsop Beach, May
10th.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-20
Goes to Seattle

G. K. Higgins, assistant cashier OF
the Astoria National Bank, will leave
for Seattle Thursday night and will be
present when the fleet is there. Mr..
G. w, Warren will go with him and
at Portland they will be joined by a
party Of gentlemen and all will jour
hey to the Sound,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-20
Memorial Sunday Services

The G. A. X, and Relief services
next Sunday morning at the Presby-
,crian Church,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-20
oH For Seattle--

NJ. w Lounsberry and Allen
Hughes were passengers out on the
undine last evening, bound for Sc
attic to take in the reception Of the
big feet.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-20
To Attend Church

The G. A. r. and Relief Corps will
attend divine services at the Presby.
terian Church next Sunday morning
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-20

20 carefully guarded that no further
danger Is apprchendcd from II The
millhand who had II Is conyalescipg
rapidly
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-20
Battleship Excursion to Ilwaco Called
OF.

On account of a washout on the
Ilwaco Railroad Company's line the
steamers T. j. Potter and Nahcotta
will not leave the o. R. & N. dock IL
7:30 a. M, Wednesday as advertised
s-lo-2t
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-20

For Rubber Stamps and Typewriter
Supplies see Lenora Benoit, public
stenographer, 447 Commercial street.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-20
1ERsE TILES OF THE TOWN
AntI.saloon-.-

Superintendent Knodcll tonight at
the Methodist Church, 3 o'clock.
Don't fail to hear him.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-05-20

Stocks and Bonds
We will buy or sell your mining
stock or bonds; try Us. F. J. Caterlis
& Co., Portland, Oregon. s-ls-sk
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

4 Commonwealth has enrolled
les Of quite a number Of new
ers during the past few
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
Notice of Trustees Sale.

BY virtue Of the authority vested in
me under the terms OF that certain deed
Of trust executed Feb. 25tb, 1907, bv J.
A. Jones and Ula v. Jones to the Bank Of
Sidon, Sidon, Mississippi, to secure GER
tain Indebtedness therein secured,
which deed of trust Ia recorded In trust
deed book No. l page go Of the records
OF Lefore county, Mississippi, default
having been made In the payment Of
said indebtedness aud having been 30
requested to do by the said Bank Of
Sidon, the holder Of said deed OF trust,
10 writing, | will on Saturday, the Sth
day Of February, 1908, pursuant to the
terms Of said deed Of trust, within legal
hours, proceed to sell at public cutlery
in front Of the court house door in
Greenwood, Mississippi, to the highest
and best bidder Tor cash the following
described property, described in said
deed Of trust, lying and being situated
In said county and state, to-wit: South
east quarter OF section sixteen, Town
ship twenty-one q. II. Of Sec. 10, TIP.
q. r. l Wes,) and East half OF South
west quarter VI Section thirty-Ave,
Township twenty-one, Range one West
(E. Of S. W. OF Sec. %, X. | west).
The title to said property IL believed
to DO good but | convey only such title
as IL vested in me as trustee under the
terms, OF said deed Of Il ust.
Janiary II, 1908.
ROWAN THAYER, Trustee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
DtATH OF CAPT. 0lItNBURG.

The Commonwealth regrets to
chronicle the recent death of Capt.
G. Oltenburg, of Lexington. He
was a good citizen and loyal friend,
and we reproduce the following
from the Lexington Advertiser that
we may indorse the deserved tribute
contained therein to his memory:
IN the death Of Capt. G. Often.
burg, Mississippi journalism lost
one OF its Oldest, most capable and
best known members. For a long
term Of years he was the editor Of
the Lexington Advertiser, which he
made one of the most potent and in
fluential factors in the political and
industrial history of the STATE. Pos.
sessing a keen analytical mind, and
with a comprehensive grasp Of stu
atoms, he took a decided stand on
all questions Of importance to the
state and nation, and freely and co
gently expressed his views, regard,
less of considerations of policy"
His motto was, ITO be right and
then so ahead, let the chips fall
where they may His rugged
honesty, answering adherence to
right and fearless advocacy Of what
ever policy he deemed to be of the
best interest Of his beloved state,
won for him the hearty admiration
Of all whether in accord with his
views or not. lie has left his i'm
press upon Mississippi journalism,
and his example is well worthy Of
emulation"
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

A magnificent and costly portrait
of the late Senator j. 4. George will
be presented to the Mississippi De
partment Of Archives and History
on Jan. 22d. The sons and daugh.
tiers Of Gen. George have contrib.
uted this portrait to the Department
Gov. Noel will preside at the pre-.
sentation ceremonies, DR.. III. f
Sproles viii offer prayer, John SHARP
Williams will deliver the portrait,
Elizabeth George will unveil it, and
Dunbar Rowland will make the &C.
ceptance speech.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
RUyNATlONS OF A GOAT.
!. the goat, am i'll.

f3t S3"'i "' 49,
As my father said, in his dying
words, when he had nibbled the in
sulation from a live wire, Il have
bit of more than | can chew"
have been eating paper ever
since my mother had her hair cut
and Joined the woman suiiraglsts.
IL has always agreed with me.
! began on a Hostetter's almanac,
where | saw my fathers photograph
among the signs Of the Zodiac.
Even al that tender age | realized
that something might be made OF a
literary career, il one could learn TO
live on paper.
| devoured President Rooseyelt's
last message, but | did not take 1t
seriously and found no i'll effects
from it. | have eaten several Of
Tom Watson's editorials and have
never chicken on them unless they
we're seasoned with too much Ma
pOleon.
A art old copy Of Plutarch Lives
once gave me a bad cold, and a vol
ume Of Rabelai's made me unusually
c%apricious.
But now ! am i'll.
These may be the last words Of a
jackson goat, that for ten long
years has had to live under the
stock ordinance, and never before
lowered his tail.
Yesterday, in an unguarded mo-
ment, ! tackled the governors mes
sage, ! started at page one, and
noticed a tickling sensation in my
throat before | finished the first
paragraph, had heard of dogs
that died from choking to death on
rabbits hair, but ! was reckless, |
thought | could digest coon wool. |
kept on.
] found lumpy places in that part
Of the massage where he recon-
mended himself so highly, and in
the poetry.
1t is sometimes hell TO be a goat.
When he called a constitutional
convention for the nation ] felt real
good, because ] know that what is
good for a nation must be good for
a state.
There we're other good things in
the message, and, like the woman In
the first case, | did eat.
But now ! am I'LL can neither
throw up the sponge nor digest it
1t is an alI-wool Mattress there is
too much nigger<wool in it,
| ana dead goat. ! was game,
though; I took it all in.
Sic cunt fata caprium.--De Long
Tod, in Jackson News.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
THE COMMONWEALTH At HOME.

The Commonwealth Is now in It's
own building. No. POI Market street,
where a cordial welcome is extended
its friends and patrons when in the
city. Our new office is much better
located and more conveniently ar
ranged for business than were our
former quarters, and we are now in
position to fill all olders for print
ing more promptly than in the past.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17
Staple Cotton Seed
For Sale at $4,000 per ton.

l call this Highland Staple. but IL Is
known In this meek Of the wood" as the
Bolts cotton.
have planted thirteen different
varieties ard find II to be the best all
round cotton ! eve planted.
When frst planted | only got q limited
amount of seed. hut had ! planted the
entire place In this cotton ! would have
made from 80 to rs bales Of cotton more.
The small iinty seed have more vital
ity than the large spungent seed
varieties.
sold several parties last spring and
In every case that | can see and hear
from say that 1t Is the best cotton they
have.
Refer You to Elilcat 4 Caydea as 10
the staple. ThOS. LUCAS.
Greenwood. Miss.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

Mr.. W, @. George attended the
special meeting Of the Board Of
Trustees Of the A.. q NJ. College, al
Starkville, the first Of the week
He reports a satisfactory settlement
of the differences existing between
the faculty and the student body
and thinks everything will move
along tremendously at the college
in future.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

Lieut.. Gov Manship favored Sen.
ator r. Y. Pollard of this District
with the following splendid com,
mittee assignments Judiciary,
Contingent Expenses, Penitentiary
and Prison, Corporations, Levees
and chairman of the Executive Con,
tingent Find committee.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

Mr.. w, II. C~arothers, who is Sun.
flower county's only applicant for
appointment as a member Of the
Yazoo-M Mississippi Levee Board, is
being mentioned ~favorably in con-
nection with the Presidency of the
Board, He is in every way worthy
and qualified, and would creditably
discharge the duties of that import
ant position,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

Special attention is directed to
the splendid statement showing the
financial condition of the Grenada
Bank published in this issue of
The Commonwealth, President J.
T. Thomas and the other officers Of
this staunch banking institution
should feel a high degree Of pride
at the success Of their bank.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

A synopsis Of the retiring Gov
ernor's long harangue on the negro
question, with brief references TO
other matters, appears on another
page Of this issue Of The Common
wealth
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

VIM, J. Bryan has been invited
to address the Legislature and the
people in Jackson at some date dur
ing the session Of the State solons.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

Circuit court convenes in Green
wood next Monday, The civil
docket will be called during the
first two weeks Of the term, and the
criminal docket will not be called
until the third Monday Of the term,
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

Mississippi will have statutory
prohibition If the signs Of the times
indicate anything, Several bills to
that end have been introduced, and
the sentiment of the Legislature
and the people is favorable to the
proposition.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1908-01-17

Anti bucketshop bills galore have
been introduced already in the
State Legislature.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

to furnish long distance service to its
subscribers, Which the private company
is unable TO do. vet it has less than one
half the subscribers the private COM
pany has. and out of this comparatiye-
ly small number so per cent are dupli-
cations. LIN fact. the strength of the
government system Is due solely to the
reason that it can furnish long distance
service. The financial statements are,
h.v-iess TO say. presented in such 4
manner us to show II profit The eX-
peilses are combined with those of the
telegraph department. and it is prac-
tictlly ils'pesSi BE To disscct them. In
faet the ~. :l.l in which the expenses
of the department are presented. to-
gcthcr With the padding of the "as-
sets is an excellent example of the
Way III which the figures of many of
tEc continental telephone and telegraph
departments are presented.
! am convinced that municipal own
ersfip in Sweden has neither cheap
cacd nor improved the commodity in
which II trades. reduced taxation or
alieviatael the conditions of the work
in., classes. On the other hand. the in
dcbtcdncss of the cities that have i'm
dulscd in municipal ownership has
rapidly increased. In 1899 the popula-
ton of Stockholm was 3Oo,452 and the
tax per capita was S3.S3 In 1903 the
population had increased to 3ll.Oi3
and the tax per capita to s5.94-an in
crease of % per cent
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
syksEoNs' CHARGES,
i.ethod BY Which, u Is Said, IL, f:s.

, ..ethod BY Wkioh, 70 Is Said. tie Fees
Are Regulated.
Frequently laymen who have had oc-
caslpn TO settle the bills of surgeons
upon whom they have called in cx-
tremities to use the knife are heard
to complain against what they call
the eXorbitant charges OF surgeons
Skilled surgeon may charge $3.50
Tor Il simple appendicitis operation
The patient. who never thinks of COM
planning until lie is collvalescent. OBJ
Jects oftentimes to paying the bill
lie Says lit is outras .ons for sur
geon to charge $3.50 for half an hours
work."
The question of surgeons fees often
puzzles a patient He knows of one
man upon whom surgeon of wide
reputation has operated and charged
only $40. lie may know of another
who has paid $1,000 for the same OBJ
GRAFTON. lie cannot figure it out.
Yet surgeons of known ability and
national, perhaps International. fame
have general plan i'm charging for
operations. Their prices range from,
nothing to $1,000. They will operate
without any question of willingness or
ability to pay in any case where the
situation is imperative. Afterward
they will present the bill The general
public does not understand how IL sur
geon will charge one man $50, another
$3.50 and another $4,000.
Surgeons have a fixed price scheme
They aim to charge the patient about
one months income. They figure that
any person who is in such bad condi-
ton as to be forced to submit to a
surgical operation surely can afford to
give one months income. They ascer-
tain roughly what a man makes per
month and send in Il bill for that
amount The man whose income is
but $40 Il month pays $50. The man
who gets $1,000 is asked to pay $1,000
land generally objects. even though
he should know that his life is worth
as much proportionately as that of his
poorer fellow.-Chicago Tribune.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
Easter Services

Easter Sunday will be observed al
the First Methodist church by special
programs at every service. large
place being given to music The Sun
day School program will he given at
9:45 a M, and will have many interest
ing features, including the novel Cash
String Offering from the Sunday
School scholars. Full program of this
and Of the special musical service in
the evening will appear later.
The following is the program for
morning worship, at l0:45 a. m:
Voluntary, Hallclujah Chorus, (ITan-
deD-Mrs Guy Smith
Opening Chorus, Your Lord and
King Adore, (Williams) Choir
Hymn, addison S Creation, lIlayden)
Choir
Prayer Pastor.
Anthem. Where, Grave, Thy Victory,
(Allen) Choir.
Responsive Scripture Reading Pas
tor and Congregation.
Gloria patri (Meinike)-Choir.
Chorus, BY Man Came Death, BY
Man Game Also Resurrection, (Messiah,
HandeD-Choir
offertory, Flower Song. pLanee Mrs.
Smith.
Solo, Daughters Of Zion. CMcl.eo,1,--
Mrs. Hills.
Chorus, penitence, CLane)-choir.
Sermon, A Living Christ--Pastor.
Chorus, i Know that My Rcdcemer
Lives (Handcl) Choir.
Dovo1ouv and Bnned;rt;n,,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
THE SHIPS OF TYRE.
Types Of These Vessels Still In Use In
tho Far East.


Away back, even when Solomon was
king in Israel, the ships of Tyre,
manned by brave Phoenican sailors.
Went through the prehistoric canal
where the Suez channel is now and
navigated from China clear around to
England
Their ships were the models for
Greece and Rome and later for Venice,
the Spaniards and the Portuguese.
Only the Englisllman Improved OH
shipbuilding. and from him all mod
ern models have dated
In the old frye models the waist of
the ship was low. SO the oars could
get good play on the surface OF the
ocean. am! the stems We're lofty. so as
to give room for slowing cargocs and
to provide dry quarters for the upper
mariners
AS wind power came into use the
waist grew higher and tho poop deck
disappeared. Step by step from galley
to caravel. from cal'avel to fligate. the
British shipwrights improved ON the
ships of Tyre.
l,lll III inc lar east inc modes nave
remained much the same, and the ship
makers of Persia and India have stuck
to the old lyrian models to the pres
emt day
To-day their high square stcrEs re-
call the ships of Columbus. The mar
liners still have TO get out of sight OF
land ami steer hy stars and the feel of
the wind on cloudy nights. They sail
alonnd Trinidad and carry pilgrims to
Mecca.
These vessels. on which the queen of
Sheba might have Travelled to visit
Solomon are used by native IIiadoos.
Arabs and by the peoples of Indo-
China.
On board the captain. his r.en, the
cargoes. pilgrims and sheep. asses and
other live stock live in proximity
that would stir an Americans stomach
to immediate rebellion. = Nashville
American
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
Lax Mc.hoea In Enalsnd.

~. a local gsvernmcnt Doaru inquiry
ut Monmouth ON tho ;th of November
III regard to N. application from the
council for rowe! 10 borrow 100000 for
expresses already incurred IN connec-
tioa with tAe electric lighting under
taking ii w;.s stated That certain work
had been done two or three times over
and that large sums of money had been
paid without proper Investigation hav-
ing been made. Money had been paid
on the certificates of the engineer. and
the officials had been unable to produce
the bills showing how the expenses
had been incurred.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
Much Wanted.

The following advertisement. quoted
from a Boston paper of II date early in
the nineteenth century by Mr.. .Ianson
in The Stranger In .Nmerica." shows
that the domestic problem is not one
of modern manufacture. But What
mistress of today would dare TO inn
pose such conditions on the hintlranc"
I'm the Kitchen?
Much Wanted: \ neat. We'll behaved
female to do Kitchen work i'm Il small
famiy In Clarestowin. near Boston.
She may pray and sing hymns. but
not over the dishicttle. She may 80
TO meeting but not belong to the con-
sregatlon of midnight worshipers.
Inquire at Repcrtory Office, near Hos-
fpp
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
No Death Penalty.

European countries which inflict no
death penalty, however brutal or pre-
meditated the crime, are Italy. Hcl-
land, Norway, Switzerland, Portugal
and Russia. save where the lives of
the emperor the empress or the heir
to the throne are concerned. The can
ton of Zug, in Switzerland. imposes
the lowest minimum penalty in the
world-three years Imprisonment for.
willful homicide the maximum punish
ment being imprisonment for life
London Chronicle.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
A Natural Fortre s.

In the northern part of Madagascar
Is the most remarkable natural fortress
in the world. 1t is occupied by y wild
tribe who call themselves the People Of
the Rocks. The fortress is Il lofty and
PERCEPTIONS rock of enormous size, 1000
feet high and eight square miles in
area Its sides are so steep that VI
cannot bc climbed without artificial,
means. Within it is hollow. and the
only entrance is by 4 snbterrancan
passage. ST. james Gazette
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
A Me.aphcr With a History,


To know a hawk from berns,,aw"
Is n metaphor with curious history.
1t Is Il comparison drawn from falcon
ry. 'I1ernshaw' is a corruption OF
''heronshaw." or young heron, bird
which WAS Il common prey of the fall
cons. TO know a hawk from IL hell,.
shaw is therefore TO be able to distin-
guisll the falcon from its prey. \ fur.
'her co!nluial corruption crept into
the phrase. ito know hawk from Il
handsaw.' Il form used by Hamlet in
one place. Possibly the distinction be-
tween Il hawk and hernshaw vas
found not To IIe st;'oi..: enough for Tic
purposes OF the proNerb.-M Manchester
Glartliau
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
THAMES Steamboat Losses.

The repo., of the highways commit
tee of the l.on,lon county council shows,
That the loss on the steamboat service
amounts TO $Gs5ooO for the three years
during which it has been operated by
the council. That municipal methods
of operation are not satisfactory is
shown by the fact that, while 3.GS3,91o
passengers We're carried the first year,
the number dropped to 3,217,5sO in
1906 and 2.31S.447 in 1907. Several of
the boats will be sold.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
Mistaken Economy.

According to the Marshalltown Times
Republican. the municipal electric light
plant of Elma, Ia. was recently de-
stroyed by fire. A new dynamo had
just been installed. and the loss was
$4,000; insurance $4,000. Underinsur-
Ing Is a common fault with municipal
plants, the object, of course, being to
keep down costs and prices. But saw
ing at the spigot only to lose at the
bung is false economy.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
Thrift.

There is an old fashioned word that
ought TO come into use again--thrift.
There are a distressing number of
shiftless people in the world. and,
while VIC shall call no names. we hope
every reader will pause at this para
graph ana think seriously of thrift and
shiftlcssness.-Atch Globe
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
The chanoed View

Every man takes care that his neigh,
Dor does not cheat him. But Il day
comes when he begins to care that he
does not cheat his neighbor. Then all
goes we'll. He has changed his market
cart into a chariot of the sum- Elmer,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
A Little Ball.

Cassidy All, we'll, no wan kin pre-
vint watts past am gone. Casey-Ye
could if we only acted quick enough.
Cassidy-Go long, man. How could
yer? Casey Stop it before it happens.
Kansas City Independent.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
An ,nconsiderate system.

"Why don't we take an express
train?" asked the sweet young thing
Of her escort at n subway station.
This isn't an express station" ex-
planned her escort kindly
How tiresome.' exclaimed the S.
y. t. "They ought to have express
trains at every station!"-New York
Press.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Alfalfa, Ala. is said to have invest
ed $4,000 in an electric light plant.
but failed to make it succeed. 1t has
now been sold to private company.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16

Earl Beagle has developed
into quite an artist in the way
of window decorating. He has
a very fancy Easter window in
the butcher shop.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1908-04-16
Sacred Cantata
Easter Evening

At the Presbyterian church on Sum
evening the chorus, under the direction
OF Mrs. Geo Green, will give the Sacred
Cantata entitled. Gross and Crown :"
THE CROSS