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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-08
One System That Won.

HE who breaks the bank today will
be broken by the bank tomorrow"
was favorite saying of NJ. Blanc,
founder Of the casino at Monte Carlo.
There have been many systems that
we're called infallible invented for the
suppose of breaking the bank from the
BAlembert to the Rosslyn and Labou-
Ghere, but only one of them all has
eyer given the keepers of the bank
moments real anxiety. This was the
discovery Of keen eyed old lady who
observed that if the croupier spun with
certain numbers opposite him certain
aaher numbers inevitably won. AS a
matter of fact, it was ali very simple.
The roulette wheel had become warp
ed and was not quite round and thus
Invariably stuck at easily ascertainable
figures. This little discovery put 3OO,-
900 francs into the pockets Of the old
h0y and her accomplices before NJ.
Blanc bought the secret for 10000
Observation-Disclosures Gazette.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-08
HORSES
VETERINARY COLLEGE.

SAN FRANCISCO VETERINARY
College; next session begins Sept.
18th. Dr. c. Keane, Pres, 1918 Mar
ket street. Catalogue free. .m
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Some German Cnronnsero

In answer TO Il correspondent Men
egtrel' gives list showing the 'crea-
hyeness" Of some German composers.
Franz Abt. according to the figures
published, created 2,GlO compositions.
G which 1919 were choruges. lOG
duets and 1,134 songs. Johann SeDas-
tian Bach is credited with l.102 con-
positions, of which 225 were for the or
gan and Gil were choruseS. Beetho.
yen's compositions are placed at 439:
Brahms, 539; Handel, 397; Haydn. 575;
List, 956; Mozart, when he was thir-
fy-6ve years old, had written G2G com
positions; Raft. 610; Rubinstein, $50;
Schubert thirty-one years old, 791;
Echumann, forty-six years old, 671.
When we except Czerny and Diabelli,
Rho wrote for PEDAGOGICAL nurposes.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-08
PROPOSALS.


NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the undersigned will receive
bids, at his Office in the City Of Hood
River, Oregon, up to July 18th, in
elusive, for transcribing and indexing
all records Of Wasco County in any
way affecting real estate situated in
Hood River County, all transcripts
to be typewriter in record books to
be furnished by Hood River County.
Bids should specify the amount per
folio Of one hundred words for
transcribing and indexing said rec
ords separately, A bond in the sum
of three thousand dollars will be re-
quired to insure the faithful perform
ance of the contract. The right is
reserved to reject any or all bids.
A. J. DERBY,
County Judge Of Hood River County
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-08
SNOW BLINDNESS.
The Way This Terrible Afflietien Al.
fects Its Victims,

fectS IT'S NIcViHlS'
Snow blindness Is an atiliction little
known through description, though not
very difficult to describe, for here the
strongest adjectives need few quaiti-
cations. The pain does not follow i'm
mediately upon the straining which
seems to be its cause, After long
day of haze the traveller finds when he
gets into camp that his eyes are a lit
tie itchy and that they water If he
comes too near fire or any source of
heat. Later they feel as II there We're
a trace of smoke in the tent, then as If
q grain or two of sand had got under
the eyelids and finally as If the eye
sockets were lined with sandpaper.
Every movement of the eye causes
pain, and then the pains begin TO come
without a provoking roll Of the eye
ball. At first there is a dull ache, grow
ing gradually sharper until towara
morning of a sleepleSs night it throbs
through the eyes every few seconds.
with twinges comparable to, but not
eQualed by. the shooting pains Of tooth.
ache. 1t is the only atf1iction with the
pain of which the ordinary Eskimo
cries out The severity of the attack
diminishes toward the end of the first
twenty four hours. For the larger part
af that time the sufferer usually keeps
his tent, moaning and occasionally cry
ing out sharply, lying ON his face, with
beth hands covering his closed eyes to
keep out the faintest possible light, On
the second or perhaps third day he is
able to travel, but is very nearsighted
and sees everything double. In week
or so, If the weather is hazy or he has
no goggles. the same individual may
have another attack, but the first at
tack of the year is the most severe ap-
parently, Every attack weakens the
eyes and predispoSes to further attacks,
which-so at least the Eskimos believe
finally lead to total blindness, an af-
Fiction rather common among the Es-
kimoS.
Keeping the eyes from strain and, if
possible, focusing them continually on
some dark object, such as black dog
IN ones team. is believed by the ma
tives to be the chief safeguard The
Eame view is held by many of the roy
nj northwest mounted police, whose
duties within the arctic and on the
plains of the northwest frequently ex-
pose them to snow blindness. Nothing
perhaps could more clearly bring out
the trying nature of the affliction than
the fact that one or more suicides among
the policemen on spring duty in the
northwest are attributed to inability
to bear the pain of snow blindness.
Occasionally the police employ the
amusing but apparently rather effective
device of painting the nose black and
trying to focus the eyes upon it. The
type of nose may have something to do
with the effectiveness of this scheme.
". Stefansson In Harper's Magazine.
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NOTICE.
BIDS ARE HEREBY ASKED FOR

BIDS ARE HEREBY ASKED FOR
building a bridge across the mouth
of the Necanicum, at Seaside, Oregon.
Said bridge to be built according to
plans and specifications prepared by
w. A. Grondahl, now on file in the
County Clerks Office. Bids to be
filed with the County Clerk on or be-
fore July IS, 1908. The Court rcserv-
ing the right to reject any or all bids
By order OF the County Court,
J. c. CLINTON, Clerk.
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Mozart and Schubert rank highest for
prolific work. The statistician did not
consider in his list the compositions In
tended for the stage.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-07-08

FIRST-CLASS DENSMORE TYPE
writer, at half price; also light driv-
ing team, buggy and harness; to-
gether or separately. c, +, Barney.
with Warren Packing Co, Astoria.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-17
GIVEN Up By SPECIALISTS
CURED BY DOAN'S BACKACHE
KIDNEY PILLS.

Miss Emma Shirley, of Kill Buck,
y. Y, says: Kidney trouble mys-
teriously fastened itself upon me and
l ran down so rapidly that in a short
time | was a nervous wreck. | had
no strength and was so weak and had
SO much pain l could hardly totter
about. l was down in bed for weeks.
and could hardly turn over. When |
got up / was so nervous, that if any.
one looked at me l was ready 10 ery
Ny eyesight failed, headaches and diz-
zy spells raeked me, and l had ter
rlble pain in the side. I could not re-
tain my food, my complexion was pasty,
and all the time the kidney seeretions
were awfully irregular. 1 went to
Buffalo and was treated by renowned
doctors, but only sank lower and lower
until my friends gave me up to die.
Through friend learned of Doan's
Baekaehe Kidney Pills, and after TAX
ing two boxes, felt very much better.
l kept on until 1 had used twelve boxes.
and was then SO greatly improved that
l was able to go home to Kill Buck.
This was within four weeks after |
left my bed, and 1 hardly dared hope
| was well. but so it proved. Though
l had lost IS pounds while in bed.
recovered that and six pounds more.
Doan's Baekaehe Kidney Pills saved
my life, and 1 shall never quit praising
them'
Doan's Baekaehe Kidney Pills are
for sale by all chemists and storekeep-
ers at 50 cents per box, six boxes TO.
$3.50. Mailed on receipt of price by
the Hollister Drug Co., Honolulu. whole
sale agents for the Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-17
DR. COFER TAKES
HEAL TIL BOARD CHAIR

Newly appointed president Of the
Board of Health, DIR. L. E Cofer, yes
terday called meeting of the board,
to take charge. A letter from the Gov
ernor, announcing the appointment
was read and therein were contafneo
words of high praise for the new in
cumbent. DR.. Cofer declared that he
hoped he could live up to the Govern
or's very complimentary letter.
The members present expressed their
pleasure and F. c. Smith presented the
following resolution which was unan-
imously adopted. DR.. COfer following
with the remark that he had nothing
to say as to policy or details but ask
ed time to get familiar with the work.
Resolved, That the Board of Health
instruct and empower its president 10
act as executive officer of said Board of
Health, with all the powers and duties
necessary for carrying on the executive
work Of said board; to make the nec-
essary appointments, changes and en-
force all regulations and directions of
the board, subject to the ratification
Dy the board at regular or special meet
ings; to carry out the wishes of the
board, as expressed at regular meet
ings, through the proper subordinates
ana TO see that the same are carried
out, with full power and authority
subject to ratification Of the Board of
heaIth at regular or special meetings
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-17
NOTHING DOING
VIA ALASKA

SEATTLE. April 1.-THE French
and Italian autos in the round-the-
world automobile race sailed for japan
today. They are bound for Vladi-
vostok- The Alaskan route proved i'm
passable.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-17

The little Island schooner Concord
arrived here last Saturday evening
from -Lahaina and Kaunakakai with
hrewood. She will sail today for La
haina and Kaunakakai.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-17
POLICE.

A report from Sheriff Iaukes for
the month OF March was read and
filed. The report showed SS1 arrests.
against 4s4 for 1907. a decrease Of 1ss.
The total number of convictions was
9s2. as compared with sSe for the pre-
vious period. a decrease of 81.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-17

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noon at
Tor Honc
Monday
seventy-d|
Is said.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-17
FIRE.

Fire Chief Thvrston reported ten
alarms responded to during March. two
of which were in coal piles. Property
loss, not including coal piles. was esti-
mated at $S4lS60. Property at risk
was covered by insurance for s5O50
Liabilities of insurance companies
were $277S.6O.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1908-04-17
MANY MATTERS
LITTLE INTEREST
from Wednesdays Advertiser,

tFrom Wednesdays Advertiser.)
The session OF the Board OF Super
visors last night was OF no especial
interest. the business transacted being
purely of a routine nature. with n few
unimportant exceptions
Present were Chairman Hustace. su-
pervisors Dwight. Fern. Harvey. Cox.
Archer. Kealoha: County Attorney
Cathcart. Clerks Kalauokalanf and
Buffandeau. Stenographer Aea, W. L.
Frazee. Colonel Sam Johnson. County
Engineer Gere, Fire Chief Thurston.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-09
RECEIVERS APPOINTED.
President Stickney and Charles HI. f.
Smith Are Named

St. Paul, Jan. 9.-Judge Walter H.
Sanborn of the United States circuit
court appointed A. B. Stickney and
Charles H. F. Smith, both residents of
St. Paul, receivers for the Chicago
Great Western. A. B. Stickney is now
president of the road. The firm of KEEL
1ogg & Severance of ST. Paul was ap-
pointed attorneys for the receivers.
The appointment followed inability of
the company to meet obligations falling
due in 1908, and failure to secure an
extension of the obligations. Loss as
result of the boilermakers' strike of last
financial straits of the roads. 1t was
also pointed out in the proceedings to-
day that during the last ten years the
road has spent SIS, 900, 900 in RECONSTRUCT
ton.
A petition for a receivership was filed
on behalf of the stockholder and finance
committee by John A Humberg of
Minnesota, George j. Meyer of New
York and Ward Cummings and Alex
ander Wallace of Great Britain. As
soon as the petition for the complain
ants had been filed an answer was filed
on behalf of the board Of directors who
met today and voted to become a party
to the receivership proceedings.
Mr.. Kellogg said that under the laws
of the states in which the Great West
ern operates creditors might secure an
attachment on its property, thus wreck
ing the road and preventing it from full
filling its obligations to the public Pri-
marily on this possibility that it might
be prevented from performing its func-
lions as a common carrier Judge San
born issued the order for the appoint
ment of the receivers. He also gave
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-09
The Metropolitan Life Insurance Building as
1t VIII Look When Completed.

height in New York. The new Metro
politan Life Insurance building, which
is already half way up, will tower above
the Singer and will hold the distinction
of being the tallest office building in
the world. This marvel overlooks Mad1-
son square, and stands alone in It's
glory. The Singer tower is 674 feet
high, measuring from the basement to
the top of the flagstaff. The Metropolf-
tan building will be $50 feet from the
cellar floor to the top.
A better idea of it's comparative
height is obtained FROM the fact that
the highest lookout in the Singer tower
accessible to the public will be from
the lantern balcony. The people look
ing down from it upon the city will
stand on a platform $50. feet above
Broadway. The highest point for OBJ
servation in the Metropolitan tower will
be the window over the lookout, 633
feet above the sidewalk. This difference
of A feet between the two is about the
height of the average .four-story dwell
ing The 25th floor is On a level with
the great clock face % feet in diameter,
where some day New Workers will note
the time marked by hands 25 feet in
length and figures as long as man.
The foundation of the new tower was
begun in September, 1906. The first of
the iron work was put in place last
May and by next May it is expected
the stone apex to the lantern will be in
place
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-09
HE WOULD REVOTE BONDS.
Henry Schweiter on Orient Losing
IL. y - .COunty's Gift. -. -

What is there in that report in the
Eagle about the Orient road losing the
bonds we voted?" asked Henry
Schweiter OF a reporter for the Eagle
yesterday.
Mr.. Schweiter is one of the largest
taxpayers in the city and county. He
is successful farmer and one of the
best stock feeders in the county, and,
of course, what he might have to say
about the bonds would be interesting.
81 noticed" continued Mr.. Schweit-
er, that it was claimed that the
Orient lost the bonds on account of
reaching the Red river with the road
a few hours behind schedule time.
Now, it seems to me, that Wichita
ought to employ an attorney and find
out if the bonds have really been for
feited. 1 really hope they nave not.
The Orient is going 90 be a great road
for Wichita. 1t is now worth to this
city and county a good deal more than
1t will ever cost US, even if we pay
these bonds or exchange them for
good deal more when the line is COM
p1eted through to the Pacific ocean
and their big machine shops ore run
ming in Wichita.
Il want it understood that I am for
issuing those bonds to the Orient II IT
can be done legally, and if that can
not be done, l am for voting them
again. Mr.. Sulwell has performed al
most a miracle in his effort to keep
faith with Wichita and sedgwick
county, and / am in favor of standing
by Stilwell. We do not want to take
advantage of some technicality in the
law to beat man who has done so
much, and will do more for Wichita"
Wichita Eagle. '.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-09
FOR BETTER SERVICE.
Abilene Agent Would Put Coach on
Union Pacific Freight.

salina, Kan, Jan. s.-Agent S. H.
Paul of the Union Pacific at Abilene
is working a scheme which he thinks
the management of the Union Pacific
will put into operation. This scheme
is to have an accommodation coach
put on the Union Pacific local freight
which runs between Junction City and
Salina.
This would not accommodate Sa-
lima travellers a great deal. but will
prove an accommodation if installed
to people from Junction City, Abilene.
Chapman and Solomon, who want to
come to Salina. The freight train
leaves Junction City at $50 a. M, and
since the plugs have been taken off Is
the only train to Salina in the morn
ing. Returning it will leave Salina for
junction City at 2:10 p. m.
AS far as Salina is concerned the
coach would not be much of a benefit.
The train leaves for the east only a
short time after the plug and does not
return until next day. However, it
would help, and as it will not hurt in
anyway, Salina will hope that the Abb
lene agents scheme reaches a success
full conclusion
What Salina does want, and wants
mighty bad, is train east in the even
ing ana west in the morning.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-09
SOME HARD KNOCKS
Woman Gets Rid of "Coffee Heart. !,

The injurious action of Coffee on the
heart of many persons is well known by
physicians to be caused by caffeine
This Is the drug found by chemists in
coffee and tea.
A woman suffered a long time with
severe heart trouble and finally heI
doctor told her she must give up coffee
as that was the principal cause Of the
trouble. She writes:
My heart was so weak 1t could not
do its work properly. My husband
would sometimes have to carry me
from the table, and it would seem that
l would never breathe again.
THE doctor told me that coffee was
causing the weakness of my heart. He
said I must stop it, but it seemed ]
could not give it up until I was down
in bed with nervous prostratfon.
For eleven weeks I Law there and
suffered Finally husband brought
home some Postum and I quit coffee
and started new and right. SLOWLY
got we'll Now do not have any head
aches, nor those spells with weak heart
We know 1t is Postum that helped me
The DR.. said the other day, I never
thought you would be what you are.
I used to weigh 80 pounds and now
weigh 49,
Postum has done much for me and
would not go back to coffee again for
any money, for 1 believe it would kill
| me If I kept at it. Postum must be
Well boiled like the directions on pkg
say, then it has rich favour and with
cream is fine Name given by the
! Postum Co., Battle Creek. Mich Read
The Road to Wellvile." found in pkgs
! There's a Reason"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-09
GOES BACK TO GOULD.
Control Of Mercantile National Il
Handed Over by Heinze.

New York, Jan. 9.-Ownership of the
principal interest in the Mercantile Ma
tiona1 bank has passed from F. Angus
tus Heinze to Edwin Gould. Mr.. Heinze
and his associates controlled the bank
until the collapse of the corner in Uni
ted Copper stock last October. Mr..
Heinze obtained the chief interest in
the bank by purchase of the stock of
Edwin Gould and William Nelson Crom-
well, but much of the stock was left
in Mr.. Gould's hands as security for q
loan negotiated by Mr.. Heinze, who be-
came president of the bank. Mr.. Heinze
continued in that position until the dis
astrous attempt by Otto Eieinze & Co.
to corner the copper stock, as a result
of which Mr.. Heinze withdrew from the
bank, as he stated, to rehabilltate his
brothers firm.
After the financial strngency which
followed these moves Mr.. Heinze was
unable to take over the stock which
he had deposited with Mr.. Gould and at
a conference today it again passed into
Mr.. GoCld's ownership.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-09

Bonapart Would Collect Judgment
From Santa Fe and Other Roads

Washington, Jan. 9.-Attorney Gen
real Bonaparte has directed the various
United States attorneys to institute
suits against a large number of rail-
road companies to recover penalties in
Cured by them for alleged violations
of the safety appliance law. The facts
upon which these prosecutions are
based were reported to the interstate
commerce commission by it's inspectors
of safely appliances,
Among the roads are: Atchison, To-
peka & Santa Fe IL violations; Butte
County railroad IL; Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy 8; Denver & Rio Grande s;
Gulf, Colorado & Southern s; Idaho
Northern 2; Great Northern 2; North
Pacific So; Oregon Short Line g. South
ern Pacific 10; Butte, Anaconda & Pa
cific, M. K. & T., Oregon Railroad &
Navigation company, and Salt Lake &
Oregon, one each.
The suits about to be brought will
be in such form that in case of an ad-
verse decision the rights of the United
States in this respect can be exercised
and a final determination secured of the
question involved. sza
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-09
MEETING ON OKLAHOMA RATES.
Traffic Executives and Railroad Coun.
sci Confer on Course.

Traffic Executives and Railroad Coun-
sci Confer on Course.
st. Louis. Jan. "a joint confer
ence of traffic executives and legal ad-
visers of the Oklahoma lines was
held In this city yesterday at the Full
lerton building. The object of the
call was to discuss the general policy
hearing before the Oklahoma corpora
ton commission next Tuesday at
Guthrie on the subject of REDUCING.
coal rates. Another hearing is set for
Thursday next on the proposition to
reduce the lumber rates in Oklahoma.
The coal rate hearing viii be the first
appearance of the railroads before the
corporation commission, and it was
deemed adyisa BILE to get together in
advance and discuss the general situa-
ton and the line of defense to the
proposed reductions In coal rates. The
proposed tariff for Oklahoma is based
on the Arkansas tariff, which the rail-
roads contend is. unremuneratfve and
unjust in view of the increased cost
of operation.
The Gould lines were represented at
the conference by Vice President
ran. Vice President Halle repre-
scented the Missouri Kansas and Texas
For the Santa Fe Vice President
Nicholson, Freight; Traffic Manager
German and General Attorney Dun
lap attended the meeting. The Rock
d-Frisco lines We're. represented
by Vice President Biddle. Freight
Traffic Managers Cover and Middle
ton, General Solicitor Evans and E.
B. Pierce, commerce counsel for the
Rock Island. For the Midland VAL
ley line General Freight and Passen-
ger Agent Hart was present, and
Percy Talbot, general freight agent,
represented the Missouri. Oklahoma
and Gulf line. All interests were
agreed that any reduction in the rates
at this time would work hardship
on the railroads and seriously affect
traffic revenue.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-09
ACRES OF STEEL.
Santa Fee Planning Big improvements
ss-8,l-e--s. for Coast Lines

San Berrnaardino. CAL Jan. g.
Acres of steel" said a Santa Fe Off
cial yesterday when asked as to
whether any of the structural steel is
coming in for the new Santa Fe shop
buildings.
Several large shipments have been
received and the wrecking car has
been busily engaged most of the time
for two or three weeks unloading the
steel so that the cars may be put
back into service.
A large plot Of ground has been COW
cred with the steel which is being
stored until the contractors get to
the point where 1T is to be used.
The work on the buildings is going
ahead rapidly. The second section of
the round house, to the west of the
first eleven stalls is being put into
shape for the forms to be erected,
the work having thus far been con-
fined to the foundations.