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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-22
DELEGATES FOR HUGHES.


NEW YORK, April 21,---The other
delegates from this state to the Ma
tionaT republican convention have
been invited to meet the Delta dele
gates at large in a conference at the
Hotel Manhattan.
The conference will take two days.
TIL emeeting, the invitation ex-
plains is for mapping out regulations
along the line of state Instructions,
that the delegates "use all honorable
means to bring about the nonif1a~
ton for President, Of Governor
Hughes.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-22
RATE SUGGESTED.

WASHINGTON, April 2l.-The
Interstate Commerce Commission
held in the case Of the Winters Me
tallic Paint Company against the At
Gibson, Topeka and Santa re Rail
way and others that the rate on
ground iron ore from Chicago ter
minals TO Pacific Coast terminals
should not exceed sixty cents per 100
pounds.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-22
PRAISE FROM WHITE.

BOSTON, April 2l,-Sir William
Henry White, the reputed designer OF
all the British warships in an inter.
view here said that next to the Brit
ish navy the American navy was the
best in the world, that American de-
signcrs were equal to the best OF all
other countries and that American
shipbuilding plants were as well
equipped and managed as any others.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-22
PLENTY OF ROOM.

CHICAGO, April 2l.-The hotel
keepers Of Chicago promise that every
visitor to the Republican National
Convention in June will be we'll taken
care Of. Thousands Of persons have
reserved rooms for the occasion, but
the men who control the big hostel
ries say that they have plenty Of room
left and that everybody win be
housed
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-22
MAKING PREPARATIONS.

THE HAGUE, April 2l.-David
Hill, the American ambassador, desig-
mated to Berlin in the succession Of
Charlemagne tower, is clearing up his
office here and making arrangements
to assume his duties at Berlin.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-22

Paraffln was al iirst a useless by
product Of the oil. refneries, but has
now thousand uses. Besides the use
0f paraflln for candles, 100000 blocks
0f refined parafiln are sold every year,
for an infnlty Of purposes. A libecal
arrangement with Il chewing gum
maker gave him the foundation for d
million dollar fortune. Paraffin was
applied TO Cleopatras needle In Central
pnrk, New York. when the surface b
the obellsk began to scale OF, and
stopped It, Stone fronts Of houses art
protected the same way, IAN appIlca
ton every three or four years bGiae
sufficient to prevent dlsintegsa.i0a
Parafiln ls made Into colored crayoas
which VIII stick on glass as we'll ii |
paper. Pnrailln Is used In laundriaf
TO whlten the clothes ana In polshin.
tie surface Of starched pieces, II 4
used for sealing cannea fruits or nny. |
thing put up IN bottles ~ home foiks.N
manufacturers, drG&ZGtE .r chemists.
Il Is used generally dig u Substitute for
heeswaS, tull0W und sealing wax AMI
for Insulating Wlres,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-04-22

The Morning Astorian publishes
more live local news than all the other
city papers combined delivered by
carrier, 65 cents per month
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
CONCERT At THE
HIGH SCHOOL
SCHOOL ORCHESTRA PLANS TO
GIVE CONCERT THURSDAY IN
ASSEMBLY HALL-MRS. MIL
LER, DIRECTOR.

The Cairo High School Orchestra is
preparing to give concert next
Thursday evening at the school for
the benefit of the organization. the
proceeds to be used in the purchase Of
music etc. ~ -
The High School Orchestra has
been generous with its services for
churches and lodges and it is alto
sether likely that the members Of
organizations so favored in the past
will be pleased to have the oppor.
tunity to show their appreciation in
a practical manner and that the con
cert will be largely attended as a
result.
The personnel OF the orchestra Is
is follows:
iFoins, Janet Cobb. Chester White.
Howard Frank, Raymond Franklin;
piano. Winifred Cox drums. Lola
Steinel; saxophone, Clifford Vincent;
clarinets Harry Thornberry. John
Hofheinz; cello. Willis Lazarus.
Mrs. Laura A. Miller, supervisor OF
music, is the director
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
Paper from Plants.

The boys and girls have often seen,
no doubt, illusions to the papyrus,
on which the ancient Egyptians wrote
as we write on paper This material
was obtained from reed that grew
by the side of brooks The reed was
about an inch in diameter, and at
tanned a height of from six to ten
feet. To prepare the papyrus, the
reeds were peeled and the pith was
Gu. into thin slices, which were laid
side by side. with the edges touching
They were then sprinkled with water
and heavy pressure was applied,
which made the slices ute into one
piece. There is now found in Asia.
a tree, the bark of which is cut into
sheets about three feet square. which
are used for all the ordinary pur-
poses of paper. The bark is quite
tough and durable The well-known
Chinese rice paper is not the product
of any part of the rice plant. but is
the pith of tree. which. by the aid
of lathe and a sharp instrument, is
cut into very thin and delicate rolls.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
JAMES HOME CURE REMEDIES

For Drug Additions, Alcoholism, Tobac-
co and Cigarette Habits, Nervousness and
Insomnia will be furnished at the follow
ing prices:
Whiskey, Wine or Beer 80
Tobacco, Cigarettes or Snuf................ 500
All forms of Nervousness or Insomnia leo
Prices for Hypodermic or Internal
Home Treatment for Drug Additions
will be furnished on application, with n
free sample treatment, charges prepaid.
Booklets on Drug Addietions, Drunken
ness and Tobacco and Cigarette Habits,
containing testimonials, etc, sent sealed
under plain cover. Correspondence conf
dental. eAddress Charles B. James, or
James Sanatorium, 1873 Poplar Avenue.
Dept. % Memphis, Tenn.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
A FLOATING PIN.

OF fork, and then holding the fork
at an angle of forty-five degrees.
place it very gently upon the water,
watching your opportunity to remove
the support
This may require a little practice.
but you will soon be able to succeed,
when you will see the water assume
convex form on each side of the
pin, and soon a the pin has replaced
enough of the water to counterbal-
ance its weight, it will float like lit
tie boat.
This experiment may be made with
a needle as Well as a pin. ii being
necessary only to place It upon the
water so carefully that the water can
not wet 1t. That may sound like an
Inconsistency, but II is possible, new
ertheless. to sc lay the pin or the
needle upon tn water that 1t shall
not be made wet
If you find the experiment With
the fork only partially successful.
try this simpler method: Lay sheet
OF cigarette paper evenly upon tho
water, and upon the paper place a
nee1lc or pin. AS soon as the pa
per gets wet through, Ii will sink be-
low the surface, leaving tn needle or
tho in floating. By using great care
you might after while. succeed in
floating a dime or a gold dollar in
the same way.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
LEMON P|CKERS
OFF WITH A DASH
AUGURS WELL FOR SUCCESS
OF ELKs' ENTERTAINMENT
AT OPERA HOUSE.

The first rehearsal of The Lemon
Pickers," the play to be produced
after Easter under the auspices of the
Cairo Lodge of Elks at the opera
house was held last evening at the
club rooms and was largely attended,
fully sixty we'll known young people
responding to the call OF the manager.
Fredk E. Howe of the Howe Amuse.
ment company who is to direct the
affair.
Mrs Howe is assistant director and
Miss Edith Lottridge is the piano ac-
companist. Mr.. Howe and company
recently closed a very successful tour
of Oklahoma and other points in the
Southwest.
II the first rehearsal is to be taken
as criterion of the play in enthusi-
asm and interest then The Lemon
Pickers' will please the public quite
as well as did the Elks' play last year.
if not better, and that is saying much.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
Cured Of Drugs
n escues Brother From
Clutches of Whiskey
and Cigarettes
New Yorker Takes California Brother
TO Memphis TO Be Cured of
Cigarettes and Drink.

Previous to going to your Sanator
ium / had unfortunately fallen into the
hands cf one OF these Cure While
You Wait concerns 6 day cures,
and had suffered the tortures of tn 3
damned and as result of the Cure
While You Wait treatment was not
only left drug habitue, but was LETT
a physical wreck.
When | entered for treatment only
weighed 1872 pounds, today | weigh 1875
pounds, my nerves are as steady as 81
die, | sleep like a child. and enjoy a
good appetite.
Your medical treatment, connection
with the electrical treatment, mas
sage, yapor and other baths. gave me
relief not only from my drug addic
tion, but entire relief from the stonl-
ach trouble, which had made my life
miserable.
was not only fayorably impressed
with your treatment for drug addic-
tons, but was also faycrably i'm,
pressed with your treatment for Alec
holism and Cigarette Habit When
heard that a brother who lIyed in Cali
fornia had been taken to Concnnati
and put in a Sanitarium there where
he had remained for six weeks with
out relief, | advised the other mem.
bers of my family of the advisabilitr
OF taking him to year Canatorium.
His trouble is whiskey and a general
rundown physical condition | will
be in Memphis with him shortly AMI
you can then see for yourself my i'm
proved condition"
r. W. MOORE,
PIG VI 37th Street New York Citv
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07

Commander l.. S. Vandusers, Z. S.
N. term as lighthouse inspector of the
Fifteenth district, with headquarters
at st. Louis expired Wednesday, but
he will remain in st. Louis for
month to complete plans for the new
lighthouse tender he has designed,
which has been approved at Washing
ton. D. C. 1t is expected that the
contract for building the new boat will
be awarded in July. The Van Duser
tender will be called the Dandelion
and is expected TO be in service within
eighteen months. The new tender is
to embody many novel features and
will be typically modern in design
and equipment. The boat will be 1876
feet long, &c feet beam, with side
wheels near the center 1t will be
built of steel, with,a wooden bottom,
because of the work that often has to
be done over submarine dams. Her
sreed will be sixteen knots an hour
She will have twice the horse power
of the tender Lilly although only half
her size. 1t win require less than
half the amount of coal to propel her
her than is needed BY the Lily, and
her boilers and engines win weigh
scarcely half as much and take up less
than half the room. She will have
water tight compartments and a filter
ing plant will be installed to provide
clear water fer her boilers. A "suud''
fore and aft will me provided to take
the place OF the old-fashioned an
chors. These are timbers that pass
through the bottom of the boat ami
can be forced into the bottom OF the
rive.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
Cards ion EVERYTHING.

SO thoroughly has the card index
or Catalogue become a part Oh mod
ern business that practically no ac-
tlvity is without it Brides KEEP the
list of presents On cards Pastors
are adopting the card index to keep
the name ami addresses OF their par
ishioners Not long ago the com
plete list Of .,embers of the Grand
Lodge OF Masons of New York was
transferred to cards There are a
million names. Owners of stables
and kennels keep the records Of their
animals on cards instead of in books
Writers now keep cards on which
they put down experiences or
"episoLes" to lie filed away and TO
be used for materia. wien they get
down to writing. Sat. Eyg Post.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
ANNUAL MEETING
Of CONGREGATION
M0NTEFlORE MEMBERS ELECT
NEW OFFICERS FOR ENSUING
YEAR ORGANIZE RENEVo-
LENT SOCIETY.

Montefore Congregation held It's
annual meeting Sunday night at the
| Synagc que which was we'll attended
President y. Sander presided and the
secretary Henry Levy called the roll,
which indicated that a majority OF
the members We're present.
The reports of Secretary Levy and
Treasurer Fred'k. S Haas showed
that the congregation is free from
debt and has a goodly sum in the
treasury.
New officers were elected as fol
lows:
President, Isaac Cohen; vice presi,
dent, n. Sander; secretary Lee May:
treasurer, f. S. Haas; warden. Gus
tive Haas; trustees, Richard Frank
lin Samuel Goodman, s j. Michael.
son.
Following these proceedings Mr..
Cohen called the members to consider
a plan to organize a Hebrew BJnevo-
lent society and action at once was
taken in the matter. Rabbi Sadler
was appointed to draft a constitution
and bylaws and the following offi-
GERS We're elected.
President n Sander vice presi-
dent |. Cohen; sacretarytreasurer.
: ]. Nicholson; directors. Mrs NJ
Bernstein, Mrs Richard Franklin and
Mr. Samuel Goodman The synagos
vas apnointed as meeting place for
the society.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
Saving Paper.

The price OF paper has increased
SO much in the last few years that
We may have TO do our writing on
bark or celluloid. But here is a
pointer: One of the Zig firms liz New
York. employing 1000 people. has a
way Of assisting you to save letter
paper, and at the same time serves
itself in a matter of file ana record.
In writing to customer, for in
stance. only one side Of the sheet is
used. Sheets are made of many
sizes to fit the length of all CORES
pondence. At the bottom is printed
In blue ink: III necessary to reply.
llease DO so on tn, hack of this let
ter. This Is a clever idea.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
Followers of Mark Twain

The attest addition to the fresh air
flends seems 10 be include in the
young ambulance surgeons In spite
Of near-to zero weather l. is common
to see one OF these young men re-
spending 10 a hurry call without 4
hat, and II Is quite as common sight
TO see them, even at night time,
when it always seems colder than in
the day time. seated on the rear seat
Of the ambulance. attired in white
duck trousers. Doub LESS 1t is only
q part of the exuberance of youth,
but duck trouser1 on night when
the mercury Is trying to push the
bottom out OF the thermometer do
eeem trite out of place
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
Questions About a Tree.

Dit you ever see a tree walk on
its limbs? Are there interesting
stories to be found between the trees
leaves? Does trees heart ever
break? Did you ever hear the bark
OF a tree?? Can tree bow tbough)
gracefully? Can tree spin its top?
Do fishes over swim in the trees
branches? Should tree get Of
Tended II 1t should call 1t nuttyH
Are trees sad when they sigh in tho
breeze? What is a tree after when
1t roots into the ground.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07

A teacher in a certain eastern
schooi asked her class to draw pic
ture of that which they wished to be
when they grew up. The pupils went
diligently to work with pencil and pa
per, some drawing pictures of sol
diers, policemen. and fine ladies, etc.
They all worked hard, but one little
girl, who sat quietly holding her
pad and pencil in hand.
The teacher observing her. asked:
Don't you know what you want 10
be when you grow up, Anna?'
Yes, / know" replied the Ie
girl. II know | want to be married,
but don't know how to draw it.
Harper's Weekly.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
neutrality-suspicious.
!; NEWS OF THE RIVERS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The river marked 39.7 feet on the
Cairo gauge last evening showing a
rise of o.s of a fot' in "a hours
The Harry Brown went to St Louis
Yesterday morning with coal.
The Herman paepcke brought a
barge of logs and one of lumber from
the lower river for the Chicago MIL
The Ferd Herold came out from St
Louis last evening bound for Mem
phis.
The Spread Eagle from Padueah
passed to St. Louis last evening.
The Dick Fowler came out from
paducah on time with fair business.
she will be the Paducah packet to-
day.
The Mariner is on her way to Gin
einnati with Eve barges OF wood.
Cant Lewis of the steamer Mer-
Ram is a man to be depended upon
IN case of need. When coming into
his landing for the night the other
evening his attention was called TO
IRE .. Wickliffe that appeared to be
boat burning. He did not hesitate
a moment, but instead OF landing
rounded to and made for Wickline as
fast as II was possible for his boat
to carry her large bulk through the
water. When he got odwn there ne
discovered that 1t was a pile OF lum'
Der burning. The engineer and other
members Of the crew didn't enjoy the
trim.
The James Lee will be up today
from Memphis bound for Mound CITY
tc go on the ways. Capt. Thos.
Stead aud Pilot Chas. Ziegler have
charge Of her. Sh. VIII be generally
overhauled. The Stacker Lee VIII
run in her place at Memphis.
The Peters Lee has been let OFF the
Mound City ways and will resume
her place in the Memphis-Cncinnau
trade as soon as water Will permit.
The water is too high at present TO
permit landings.
A million and a half bushels of coal
left pittsburg last Friday for tho
lower river.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
Yesterdays River Forecasts.

The Ohio. at Evansville, will con
tinue rising for 2days. reaching a
crest Wednesday between IL and 43
feet. At Mt Vernon. will continue
rising for days, reaching AZ feet.
Beol wthe mouth of the Wabash the
rise will be less marked, At Paducah
a stage of IS feet, and at Cairo AZ
feet will be reached by Thursday or
Friday.
The Tennessee. at Florence and
Riverton, will rise for 2 or 3 days,
passing 8 feet at Florence. At john
scnville will continue falling for &c
hours, then rise.
The Mississippi, from below st.
Louis to above Cairo, no material
change during the next As hours.
The Wabash, at Mt Carmel, not
much change during the next &C
hours.
W r. BARRON.
Temporarily in Charge.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
Prince Bismarck.

Bismarck himself, was a tremen-
dous smoker, eater, and drinker, and
would stride about the house fol-
lowed by his dogs. The pipes and
long cigars which he smoked in a
day would have killed an ordinary
nan. He loved to pour into huge
stein a bottle of champagne and then
@ bottle of porter. and drink the
whole mixture off at sin 3lt draft.
Bismarck said of himself IF there
were many eaters like me in Prussia
the state could not exist. should
have 10 emigrate. p. T. o.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
Good Sentr.cs.

SILLY goose" is an expression
which should be used by the extreme
ly ignorant alone No bird requires
more patience to shoot with gun or
camera especially the latter. When
feeding you will find liocks varying
in size on open ground, and nearly
always on such ground that a stalk Is
impossible. On the outskirts OF these
fiocks you will always find sentries
with heads erect. eyes and ears alert,
the slightest sound or movement and
you are detected-true descendants
from the ancient preseryers of Rome.
Country Life.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
ANTIQUITY or GLASS;.
Made IN Egypt Thou ands of Years
Before the Christian Era.

Though the art OF making glass OF
certain kinds is very old, spectacles
had TO wait on the discovery or in
yention OF some method that would
produce II per ectly transparent.
Specimens OF eiass have been found
in the Egyptian tomhs tina: are .nre
than 4,O00 years old ami glass bot
ties are Represented on tombs at
least 800 wears earlier.
In Mesopotamia the art CT max
Ing glass has been traced for at least
1000 years b c. But all the glass
OF antiquity yes OF inferior quality,
ani was almos. useless for purposes
where the rays of lisht were to be
transmitted unhrofcu and with un-
diminished energy.
Mirrors were Also made in Egypt
thousands OF wears before the Chris
tian era The materials used were
tbsidian, zinc and silver Glass mir
rors are mentioned by Pliny. bat
they gave back a very imperfect i'm
age and were not much esteemed
That window glass snch as Is now
IN current use. was slow 10 gain cur
rency is shown hv the little panes In
many old buildings In Europe. They
are usually round. or nearly so, and
SO small that one of thefh can easily
be held between the tips OF the fin
gers and the thumb.
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
His Word Not Good.

John and Jim agreed to settle
difference by fighting it out. 1t was
understood that whoever wanted to
quit should cry "nough!" John got
il. down ana was hammering him
soundly when Jim cried ''nough!"
But John paid no attention TO hIa
cry and kept on pounding him.
Again and again Jim called out
"noush!" But John paid no heed
and kept busy with his fists. A boy
standing near asked:
Why don't you let the Teller ups
He's YELLED 'nough!'"
But he's such a liar you can't be-
lie"e him"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
OURBOYSAND GIRLS
81 Can and 81 wiz

The last time Frances practised It
mamma held the book. while Aani
Alice. sister Barbara and pap set lis
tent. p.
When she anne to the harl place
Frances WAS sure she could hear
them saying in their minds She l.
goin@ to forget again" as II people ,
n i'.ts. could be heard like tAel
to l,rIes.
OH said Aunt Alict.
oh" breathed mamma.
Oh. dear me-" sighed sister Ear
ha-a
OH" whistleC papa. for Frances
had stopped again. right in the place
she r.yer could rene mber, anl she
couldn't think what came next
She never can remember" groqned
Aunt Alice in mammals ear she
viii forget 1t before them all,
Ana The. SIZE can't finish IT.
'aamG groaned back; and except
for he Hard Place she says II Sc
prattily
And then she'll put her finger in
her mouth and cry" groaned sister
Barbara. You know she will"
,Frcncss, y ger stole into her
mouth now end big tear rolled
dem her cheek.
There. there. baby" said papa,
gathering her in his arms don't cry
oe,o' ehand. anyway. Now Frances
Chamberlain Chase, will give yon
wto.l. new, bright silver dollar for
your very own If you will say it right
through this afternoon"
I'll trs to" sobbed Frances,
Seems as If a little girl most seven
years old ought to speak a piece way
thro' gh at school 'zamination--
s ms so, papa, bat | can't"
Dear me-" cried CHEEKY voice.
as Cousin Eleanor walked briskly in
to the room. What is the matter?
A little girl who is going to speak a
piec, all by herself this afternoon,
crying now?"
Il cant say It Cousin Eleanor,
walled Frances. Every time l try
cant. 1t just stops itself. And
they all know I can't"
Come along with me and get
dressed, said Cousin Eleanor hold
ing ont her hand. And while that
pretty new dress is going on l will
tell you a secret, and | know then
you can sa. 1t all right this afternoon
and all the time"
AL, the reatives held their breath
when Miss Frances Chamberlain
Chase's name was called and very
determined looking little girl in dot
ted muslin, wit. big blue sash
WALKED on to the platform and began
to speak.
When she came to the Hard Place
tn all held heir breath again, and
mamma shut her eyes but straight on
the little voice went through the
piece as Frances fixed her eyes or
Cousin Eleanor. who sat in the very
front row and smiled encouraging
ly a , her.
How did you do it, Frances
asked sister Barbara when they |
reached home 81 was sure you would |
neve- get through tt
1T was Cousin Eleanor told me,
answered Francis. She told me |
'orld do it Il trieL. So named the |
fingers on this hand I will and on |
the other I can Then when | came
nj 1. = -, -
fingers tight with the 4 will ones,
and then there wasn't any Hard |
Place any more"
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
Jokes and Conundrums.

Why need no one starve in the
Desert of Sahara? Because of the
sane Tiches there.
How came the sanwiches there?
There children CT Ham had bread and
mustard there
What Is the difference bewteen a
faces and busts, the other curls up
and dies.
What famous Freedman does the
small end of a ham suggest? "Boney-
part"
What animal ialls from the clouds?
The rain, dear (reindeer.)
The Cairo bulletin., 1908-04-07
Worlds Greatest Wonder.

"What is really the greatest nat
t-al wonder Oh earth?" 1t Is easy
to answ-r now. says the Travel Mag
aziEe. since the stupendous falls of
the Zambesi River have been dis
covered; one of the worlds might
lest rivers, two miles wide. falling a
sheer 420 feet. Niagara is only half
a mile wide ana 1873 feet high. so
that it figures as a mere cascade in
comparison.