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The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
Rural RostNNoman,

OF the endurance and faithfulness Of
women in the discharge of their duties
there is no question. Mrs. Elizabeth
Dickson, an 'unestablished rural post.
woman" going between Melrose and
Gattonside, England, retired recently
after q period of service covering 80
years and eight months. During this
period she had never been late even
once on duty, and had been absent On
sick leave but II days.
Every day Of service she had walked
1871 miles, or 129, 1872 miles, q distance
equal to I'VE times around the world.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

A new notion in shoes II patent
leather with tan color tops and pearl
buttons.
For promenade costumes. for early
spring, corduroy will be used among
the other fabrics.
1t seems that for day wear one can
not have too many buttons or too
much braid on the cloth or velvet
gown.
The tightly fitting sleeve is still mo-
dish, but some of the new models
have little upper sleeves given to
them. a great improvement for long.
thin arms.
So detrimental to the promenade
has the directoire gown that clings to
the feet proved that hidden plaits are
being inserted at the hem of such
dresses, so that there is plenty OF
swing and comfort permissible for the
wearer.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
JeWseled Peacock.

The popularity Of everything By
zantine has brought about the fashion
for the peacock. The "eyes" of the
feathers are constantly used In en-
broidery and peacock blue and green
are the dominant colors. The latest
thing is the head and neck of a pea
cock in brilliant jewels worn In the
front of the couture.
This is the smart thing in Paris
but It remains to be seen whether
American women viii adopt It.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
STYLES IN BELTS
This Sur3noer TbeyWiR
BE Adapted to Cos.
tune With Which
They Are worn.

With the spring the mind of girl
hood turns to belts and ties. No mat
ter how great is -the vogue for ono
piece frocks. with, pleasant weather
the shirtwaist and duck skirt regains
its own, and a belt il needed.
The summer girls wardrobe viii not
be finished II she does not possess At
least one embroidered belt whose col
or can be matched In ties and stock
ings, possibly In hatband and para
sol. To buy such belts costs % much
that the forehanded girl Win make he-
own.
Every sort Of embroidery b IN favor
from buck darning to the old time
favorite eyelet work and satin stitch
for service in washing. Heavy linen
Is used for many Of The belts either
In white or colors.
White ones are generally kept white
throughout. using . white leather or
white enamel buckle.
Colored linens are worked some
times In white nerceri5ed cottons.
again in several tones Of the hnen.
Thus q belt to be worn With . gray
linen suit has . conventional design
In several tones Of darker gray hgnt-
ened with touches Of silver thread.
Where q belt IL to zee much service
It Is as well to omit this touch OF sill
, yer, as though 1t il supposed to re-
main, it will not stand the wash tub
and constant exposure of air.
For more elaborate wear there are
fascinating belts worked on MORE or
corded betting or on heavy satin rib
bon stiffened with buckram. Quite
feature of this work is jeweled ef-
feet In colors.
One good-loOking belt on pale blue
MORE betting has continuous flower
| design, somewhat conventOnalized.
| The large flowers are worked with an
outline of French knots In several
rows, and the center Of each flower
is formed of smart blue jewels.
| Another smart-lOOking belt on gray
satin has a design Of scrolls and disks
worked in two colors of steel beads
! picked out with blue jewels. Still a
third belt is worked on tan-colored
betting, with brown and white daisies.
| The centers of the white flowers are
studded with yellow jewels. while the
brown daisies have red jeweled hearts.
These jeweled beads for fancy work
can be found in any art needlework
store in all colors and sizes.
A smart belt to be worn with dark
blue tailored suit is of dark blue cord
ed betting stamped in a bold design
of chrysanthemums, heavily padded
and worked in satin stitch In old blue.
Chinese green, and a duh coppery red.
A belt that would 60 well with the
ever-popular white serge suit Is Of
heavy white corded silk. worked in
conventional pattern Of many petaled
flowers. This could be done either on
Wallachian embroidery or In the new
er simplex stitch.
A girl who has taken up hammered
brass work, has made herself a fascin
ating belt of narrow cut brass with
an open dashing pattern. This Is made
from such thin sheets as to be pliable
and is worn over different colored rib
bons which shine through the design
| Belts of raffia will also be worn
again and are seen in charming new
colors. The simpler the weave Ol
these belts and the duller the color
ing the more fashionable they are.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
Not His Object.

DO you think you can absolutely
prove your theory" asked the admir-
ing friend.
Il don't wish to-" answered the emf
nent astronomer; "as soon as It Is alb
solutely proved there will be falling
of in the demand for magazine arti-
cles on the subject"
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
Convenient Sewing Basket.

Convenient sewing basket is Q will
low clothes hamper, lined with cheese
cloth of a pretty shade of deep blue
or violet, or cretonne of a dainty pat
tern. Pockets of various sizes are
stitched to the lining to hold patterns,
thread, shears, buttons. hooks and eyes.
The larger pockets for patterns are
stitched near the bottom of the bas-
ket. while the smaller ones are near
the top. The cover of the hamper Is
padded with cotton and covered with
the same material with which It is
lined. This makes the cushion for
pins and needles. A sewing basket
of this kind viii h0ld a larger guam
tity of sewing than any ordinary sew
ing basket: it is easily covered from
the dust, looks neat. occupies small
space ON the floor. and is convenient
to reach while sitting at the sewing
table or machine.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
Fine Eaole Shot in England.

An eagle has been shot by keeper
On the Tiberton estate, Herefordshire,
ENGLAND. 1t measures seven feet two
inches across the wings and is two
feet ten inches in length. 1t is OF 2
light brown color, apparently two
years old and is believed to be of the
white eagle species.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
For the Discouraged.

Big things are only little things put
together. 1t is encouraging to think
of this when confronted with big
task. Remember that it is only a
group of little tasks, any one of which
Won can easily dow. p. Warren.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

TuIle Sleeves with Natal Bands.
A pretty fancy is to finish the wrists
of the long tight tulle sleeves that
accompany nearly every costume with
a two-inch band of metal or heavy
silk embroidered, like bracelet
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
American Paragraphs in china.

A"e''CA" T"o"00' sP"S ." S"s"e'
American photograph companies do
a Dig business in China. The most
famous Chinese bands and palace sing
ers are engaged to make records. They
are brought from all parts of the EN-
pire to the three record-making CEN
ters-Peking, Shanghai and Hong.
kong. Here the apparatus for making
the master records is set up and the
recording done under the direction of
an expert. A record popular in the
north of China seldom is popular in
the south.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
8oric Acid for Eyes.

Often when one has cold the eyes
feel hot and are red and infiamed.
The best way to effect cure is to
battle the eyes frequently with so
luton of boric acid and water.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

Lived Two Months with Broken Neck.
After living for more than two
months with a broken neck. Percy
Henry Askham. aged 81. died In Scar
borough (England) hospital.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

blood IN the SHOW 6iOu8 Tue EtSAtOI-
way tell the story Of the murder.
Judge William Hayward and wife
of Nebraska City have gone to Wash
ington to see about accepting the pc
sition of assistant postmaster general.
rendered the judge and which he has
not fully made up his mind rs to what
he is going to do. He says that he
does not want to leave the state. be-
cause he was born and reared here
and loves Nebraska and her people.
License or no license is going to
be the issue in many towns at the
coming elections. The "drys" expect
to win many victories.
With county option defeated. tenn
perance forces are organizing all
along the line for statewide prohibit
ton in 1910.
c. W. Brown, An aged recluse, was
beaten to death in his little shanty
about three miles from Valparaiso
Robbery was probably the motive.
Tie barn OF l.. T. Blackford, Bur.
county, was destroyed by fire. a s.
year-old SON with matches doing the
mischief.
n. B. SweitZer, United States ex-
aminer of surveys for the Interior de-
partment, has gone to Washington to
confer with the authorities there in
regard to resurveys in Nebraska and
South Dakota.
The annual report OF the collector
of internal revenue for the Nebraska
district, covering the operations of all
cigar factories in the state. has just
been completed for the year 1908
This report shows th&t during the
whole or part Of 1908 that 2z2 &C.
counts were handled by the revenue
Office There we're never that many
factories in the state at any one time
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

Dressed poultry" means birds with
the feathers OF, but with head and
feet on, although some marketmen in
smaller cities want these OF also, but
do not want the entrails removed I'M
til the bird has been purchased by the
consumer. Experienced buyers refuse
to purchase bird in a market II 1t is
exposed for sale with the head and
feet removed, as it is very easy to de-
tect whether the bird was affected by
roup, chickenpox, or any kindred dis
ease at the time of death. II the head
is left on. The legs are often removed
to keep the purchaser from noticing
the age or sex of the bird.
As a result of lettuce experiments
conducted by the Wisconsin expert.
ment station to determine the relative
value of sub-irrigation as compared
with surface watering, the conclusions
were drawn from results obtained that
with proper care as large crops can be
produced with surface watering az
with sub-irrigation. and that the added
precaution necessary in surface wa
tering is more than Offset by the din
culties and cost connected with the
sub-irrigation system. In the expert
ment the first crop was harvested from
January Is to 81 and the second crop
from April to Z. In summing up the
results from both crops it was found
that the surface-watered bench yielded
nearly 60 pounds more lettuce than did
the suk.irrigated bench, or difference
of approximately 600 pounds for Z
house 20 by 100 feet.
The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

In reference to the value of manure
to the farmer Prof. E. B. Voorhees, de-
clares it is worth in money on the farm
Just as much as the farmer would have
to nay for their chemical constituents
In the fertilizer market. For instance.
an average dairy COW, we'll fed. will
return 12% tons Of manure per year.
This equals III pounds Of nitrogen, u
pounds of phosphoric acid and SO
pounds of potash. The man buying
these in the market will have to pay
20 cents for nitrogen and AZ cents for
the other chemicals. This foots up to
nearly $31, and in addition must be
computed the benefits to the soil of
this body of manure as a fermentive
and putrefactiye in liberating and ma.
king available the plant food already
in the soil. How many dairymen,
when comparing cost of feed and the
price of milk, forget to estimate the
actual cash value of the manure OBJ.
tanned. At the bare value of the chem.
icals mentioned above, a farmer caring
for IL cows gets one dollar per day the
year round, besides the milk profits.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-15
RESULTS THAT REMAIN.

Are Appreciated by Astoria People,
Thousands who suffer from bacS.
ache and kidney complaint have tried
one remedy after another, finding
only temporary benefit. This is dis
couraging, but there is one special
kidney medicine that cures perma-
nently and there is plenty of proof
right here in Astoria.
Here is the testimony Of one who
used Doan's Kidney Pills years ago
and now states that the cure was
lasting;
D. f. Duncan, Astoria. Ore, says:
"For years l suffered from kidne'
complaint. had a constant, dul
ache in the small of my back, and
the kidney seeretions were too ire.
quent causing me much annoyance.
Hearing Of Doan's Kidney Pills, !
procured box at Chas. Rogers
drug store and received immediate
relief. continued taking them and
was soon free from the complaint.
Statement given Feb. IA. loo3)
A Permanent Cure.
On Sept, 3. 1907, Mr., Duncan con
firmed the above saying; Il can adj
nothing to my statement made In
1908 except that | have not had tn,
slightest symptom of kidney com
plant since"
For sale by all dealers, Price &
cents. Foster. Milburn Co, Buffalo
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name--Doan's-ant
take no other.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-15
A THOUSAND MILES OF
NEW TRACKAGE
TO BE BUILT BY {. M, h ST, P,
IN THE NEAR FUTURE

CHICAGO, May IL Construction
Of branch lines which win add over
1900 miles to the Pacific Coast cNtcn'
sion OF the Chicago Milwaukee \ s.,
Paul Railway, will soon be under
taken by tina, road The territory o
be thus invaded has heretofore been
controlled absolutely BY the HUI
lines. The activities OF the St panl
road in the open OF the railroad ottle'
ials will mean a substantial cut into
the traffic volume now enjoyed by the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
lines Surveying parties working N
the interests OF the Hill Hartman
and St, Paul roads are racing uecc
and neck through untapped country
in the Northwestern states, laying on.
competitive routes, closely followed
by picked construction gangs IN
charge of the most experienced en-
gineers in the employ Of these roads,
Every energy is being bent to have
the new lines in operation as soon as
possibl.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-15
CLAIMS VALUABLE PATENTS.

WASHINGTON, D. c, May IA
What promises to become a celebrat-
ed case in patent law was aired in the
District supreme court today, when
Commissioner Of Patents Moore was
cited to appear and show cause why
he should not be enjoined from strik-
ing from the patent Office files lungs
ten iliaments for use in incondescent
lighting.
The complainant in the case IS
John G. Heany, an inventor Of York,
Pa, who was acquitted here last fail
on a charge Of conspiracy to deiraud
the government by alterations and
destruction of patent office records.
Heany claims to have inventel the
Tungsten fliments and says invali-
dation Of his patents by Commissioner
Moore would cost him large amount
Of money, The commissioner had
directed Heany, the Heany Company
and the Heany Lamp Company tc
show cause why their application
should not be stricken from the files
Heany claims that his acquittal in thc
criminal court showed that he had n
connection with the alterations o.
falsifctions involved. No contend
that the commissioner Of patents i
without authority to entertain th'
charges as some Of them form tn,
basis Of the indictments under whicl
he was tried and acquitted.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-15
IN CHANNEL AND OUT.

aere is a vast difference in being
~ out. Of the channel a vessel
Il. under all known rules and con
Ms, to follow, from, or to, the
seas; the difference that makes
wreck and loss and death; and
y, profit and life; a series Of dis
ions all master mariners appre'
! profoundly, or failing to appre-
!, are not master-mariners in the
sense Of the term.
aere are old-fashioned masters
cling religiously to the deepest
hs known, or charted, in all
inelways; and there are those who
not so particular but who never
enough in their departures tc
aril anything or anybody; while
others will "cut corners" work
tides and take sharp risks, for
sake OF expedition they think will
It with some credit at the home
{ Of the owners
here are times when adverse con-
ons compel the taking OF risks
playing with hazards that are
Ily admissible and which stanl
sheer cleverness on the part OF
captain in quandary. But the
/ who fails least is he who risks
I when it comes to the handling
ships. cargoes and people. The
lderfuI immunity Of the Columbia
+ bar from the reaction Of those
) that lead to death and loss,
aks as nothing else may, for the
1 and knowledge and loyalty Of
men, who. as masters, pilots and
.ers. have done, and are doing, the
mess of that barrier. No one is
ling in here to do better work
/ has been done. not even though
universal center of human wisdom
handicraft. Portland, shall send
n. II they do as we'll then indeed
! will be doing well, sure.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-15
new PARASITE RUINS
EASTERN TREES
WIDE SPREAD EFFORTS NOW
UNDERWAY TO CHECK IT

NEW YORK, May l4--A strange
disease has broken out among the
trees OF the East, Whole forests
have been devastated, More than
10000 trees in Forest Park Brooklyn,
alone have been destroyed since the
opening of Spring by peculiar para
site, OF these 10000 were chestnut
trees, The Brooklyn Park Commits
sion are issusing thousands OF gallons
OF a germieide in the hope OF prevent.
ing the spread OF the disease, The
attention OF the Agricultural Depart
ment at Washington was called TO
this parsi,e last year when il gained
only slight foothold The depart.
ment assigned q number OF experts
to look into the matter Many thou'
sands OF dollars was spent by the de-
partment in eautioning foresters,
farmers and others throughout ths
East the Middle West the South and
in advising remedies TO be employed.
SO far, New York New Jersey and
Pennsylvania have been the principal
sufferers, but reports from Indiana,
Ohio, Illinois and the transMisSiSsippi
and the Southwestern states indicate
that the plague is in its ineipieneN'
there and tha, heroic measures must
be employed to save the trees from
this pest
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-15

the metropolis 10 tell once again the
tales that have made history for us
and for all men living and yet un'
born. Their numbers are growing
painfully less year by year, and before
We know It the original group will
have passed out to the last man and
woman; and then the honorS and the
trust so nobly held and maintained
By the SireS and Danes Of the old
Territory, will fall to the Native Sons
and Native Daughters\ to keep un-
spotted" for the new generations,
There will always be some distinctive
cluster OF citizens upon whom this
largess Of inheritance and civic re-
sponsibility will lie, TO be upheld and
made bright and even luStrous by the
splendid records OF the later day and
the manifold newer tasks; but above
all that we and ours shah accomplish,
in the future, will dwell the heroie
and courageous annals whereon We
and our work shall be founded eter-
nally, Let us study well the eharac'
ters that are still with us, that we
may emulate them, rise TO the stand
ards OF citizenship they set and
achieve the ideals they cherished and
must have wrought but for the aigh:
OF time and the immutable law OF de-
cadence and death.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-15

50 or moi, the idea Of mimifying the
nuisance, even to the extent sugges-
ted BY the groeers, is not so objee-
tionable when the real nature of the
offense is measured and weighed and
balanced. The ubiquitous cur is a
curse; the pet.dog Of home or office
is no better, though a shade cleaner
perhaps; the fact remains that all
dogs running al large are a nuisance,
a menace, and curse. The chain
on the kennel or in the hand OF the
owner mitigates the dog-bane in part
but does not cure ii nor end it; It
gees on forever so long as the animal
is free enough to impose upon people
and their possessions, and insignih-
cant as these invasions may seem 20
the partial owner OF the animal they
are serious for those who have TO
suffer the indignity and loss, The
dog is not to blame; he cannot be
trained out Of his dog-nature; the
blame lies with the indifferent owner
absolutely; and the only way to teach
the foolish owner OF dog anything
is TO kill the dog and thrash the own
er il you can; if you can't, you're in q
bad way, However, the errant dos
is a curse!
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-15
KEEPING PACE WITH DEATH

At the cheerful ratio of, practically
three to one. old Astoria keeps well
ahead OF the grim reaper" with the
new lives she furnishes forth, and to
that extent she knows she is grow
ing. 1t is an excellent thing for any
community to realize, and speaks wei!
for it abroad, both in the matter or
health and the faithful adherence to
the ancient scriptural mandate that
bids US multiply, and replsnish the
earth"
From the very babies in arms to
the youngerlings about to reach their
majority, Astoria boasts the heart
lest. healthiest. and most numerous,
progeny Of any city OF her size on
the Pacific Coast, and what is more,
it has never been denied her, nor
even questioned.
We are asserting this for the sake
of declaring something that is beyond
the interfering hand of Portland. We
want her to know that there is one
thing we discount her on, and that
it is free from invasion and hypothe-
cation on her part at all times. 1t is
not much, OF course, but it is ours,
and we are ready to match statistics
with any city in the land on this one
proposition, Portland included,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-15
Truth and
Quality

appeal to the Well.Iniormed In every
walk of life and arc essential 10 permanent
success and credtable standing Aceor'
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA is the only remedy Of
Known value, but one Of many reasons
Why il is the best Of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it cleanses,
sweetcns and relieves the internal organs
on which it acts without any debilitating
after effects and without having to increase
tho quantity from time TO time,
II acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as il is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co., only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-15
MARE IN THE MUD.

NEW YORK, May l4-A large
bay mare became so firmly EMBEDDED
in quagmire at Bath Beach Thurs
day that score OF men were unable
to rescue the animal After trying
for a long time an electric train from
Coney Island stopped so that the
train crew could watch the operation,
A rope was attached to her tail ana
then tied to the rear end OF the train.
The four motor cars Of the train sue
cessiully pulled the animal out OF the
swamp.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-15
He ANTI-DoG ORDINANCE.

he draughting and fling OF an or
lnce to compel all dog owners TO
their CANNES on the chain, al
ae and on the streets, and especial
N the grocery stores, savors just
II, Of desire on the part Of the
GERS OF this city, to get even" with
people who made the passage OF
recent ordinance raising the PRO
8 levels" in front Of their stores
22 inches, necessary and obliga-
I. This may not be SO, but it is
he air about Astoria and is talk
unhesitatingly. But whether it is
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-15
Card

This is to certify that all druggists
are authorized to refund your money
if Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold. II stops the
cough, heals the lungs and prevents
pneumonia and consumption. Con-
tains no opiates. The genuine is in .
yellow package T. F. Laurin, Owl
Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-05-15
THE PIONEER REUNION.

Next month the fathers and moth
ers Of the Oregon we younger people
know will meet at Portland in annual
reunion. From far and near the vet
Grams of "the old trail' will gather a,