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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-04

of this gallery Of her selection.
Mrs. Taft has one advantage over her
many predecessors, her knowledge OF Ian
guages, and what accomplishment is more
essential TO a woman occupying so ex-
allied position as that TO which Mrs
Taft will succeed in a city where as
many tongues are spoken as were at the
Tower of Babel? Mrs Taft is, perhaps,
one of the best-informed women in Amer
lea, and when asked how 1t is possible
for one with as many demands upon her
time TO keep up so thoroughly with the
events of the world she unhestaungly
replied: by reading the daily news
papers"
This she does assiduously and fntelli-
gently, and when the papers that are
brought to Ter boudoir each morning are
cast aside Mrs Taft has absorbed ali that
is interesting. instructive and healthy
contained IN their pages.
As man is judged by the company
he keeps, SO may ones estimate of
woman be formed by the style Of woman
she selects as her closest friend. Mrs.
Taft's friends ia Washington are reck-
oned by the hundreds, but her intimates
are few. or these Miss Cannon, the
daughter Of the Speaker Of the House of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-04
european Cent Shows One bundred
Years Behind Che Yankee idea
Alfred T. Ringing IN Show World.

The clrU1ges Of Europe are good TO
look upon. We would perhaps say
they were a hundred years beh nd the
times compared to our IDEAS. Possibly
Michael Angelo Beethoven and Dante
would be called back-uumDers too,
measured by some standards Of mod
arD ~ Mt NJ musical composition and
Literature; nevertheless their work
lives On and with eyes. ears, and intel
Iect the world enjoys and wonders at.
the things they wrought.
It is so with the circus Of the Con
tinent. It is rid culCusly old fashioned
unprogressiye, Unpre- entious and at the
same me delightfully."- charming and
fascinating; a poke, little thing with
one rug around which an enchanted
audicl c. radiates in exact circles on
com ortablc sea and happily blends
itself with he per ormance To i'm
prove and modern re this show would
be to spoil it's quaint charm, TO rot it
of that peculiar ard sympathetic union
of audience and performers; a sort OF
fellowship between entertainer and en-
tertaued which makes each strive to
render to the other the pleasure OF
mutual good feel ng and appreciation.
Harmony Prevails Throughout.
THIS kindness Of audience to artist
and st to audience might be likened
to story teller relating his yarn to a
circle Of intimate friends where each
Listener considers it his duty to ap-
Dlaud the effort to amuse, where mirth
bubbles over before it has occasion to
explode and kindly eyes watch the
speaker in anticipated pleasure. The
audience Is a friendly circle asking not
what have you prepared for us?" but
Tin what feas. are we invited as
friends and well Wishers to join your"
The one-ring circus prevails in Eur
sOpe in all its charming simplicity.
The European round top tent is not,
however, 50 charmingly simple. It ha,
two center poles. This may sound
like riddle to the American circus
man, yet it is a fact. 1t seems strange
at first, to see a round tent with a
perfectly circular arrangement of seats
the ring in the exact center and no
pole rearing up from its middle
even asked Nh Behrens, manager OF
the Norton b. Smith show, the size OF
the middle piece | have forgiven the
smiles Of The two proprietors at the
quest on. They are both Americans
and of course knew that | would e.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-04

w Taft ro, ars5 seriously Sc considered
as White House possibility. specu-
latiOn became rife as TO what manner Of
woman was his Wife. and whether or not
she would rs gracefully preside at the
White House functions as did the one
woman whose name will ever be a by
word when The First Lady in the Land
IS discussed Grover Cleveland. The
White House has had two mIstresses since
the Clevelauds took their departure for
the more secluded and exclusive life at
Princeton. leaving behind them memories
of a regime where Mrs. Cleveland was
concerned as tender and haIlowed as those
surrounding the peerless Dolly Madison.
Mrs William Mckinley was Mrs CIeve-
sands Immediate successor hut the deli
cate state Of her health compelled her to
Keen we'll In the background and the
more arduous duties confronting the ma
aion's hostess fell TO the lot OF others, the
wives OF Cabinet ministers or other
women OF the official family delegated by
Mrs Mckinley to represent her at the
hundred and one public functions that are
annual White House fixtures. Then came
Mrs Theodore Roosevelt. and. whereas
abe is known far and near as a charming
hostess. vet IL Is weIl-known fact that
Idrs. Roosevelt is far happier when sur
rounded only by members Of her immedi-
ate family than when presiding at state
functions, where oficialdom Is her guest
Mrs. Roosevelt has tact-abundance, in
fact-and she IS a keen observer. too.
This clearly demonstrated by the
wholesale sweep she made when she en-
tered the White House as fits mistress
Mrs. Roosevelt has as little regard for
precedent as has her husband. and this is
oToven by the rafting of drybones and
swapping Of red tape that followed the
general houss-clssntng when she became
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-04

old man to the worlds activities when
many younger than he sat out a
wretched ex stence in a corner, wait
ing dejectedly for the final call. l led
up to the question as adroitly as 1
knew how There was a shrewd, but
kindly expression in his eyes as he
said. Il don't mind telling you my
business You are an American and
| have undoubtedly heard OF Barnum,
Ringing Brothers and Forepaugh?
am in much the same business here as
these people are in America. l am
| the general agent for the Pinder cir
Gus
The Pinder. English owned.
[ suddenly noticed that | had been
studying a tiger claw charm that huns
from his fob and wondered that I had
not thought of it before. l felt proun
of being in the same business thai
could keep an old man young, and
| frankly said so to Mr.. Levy OF course
! we shook hands for a second time. as
| two persons do who have discovered
| each other. He told me many interest
ing details relative to the methods o.
shows in France
The Pinder circus is an English
owned and operated show, but travels
! Il France only. 1t is a wagon show
and makes one-day stands showing
| every Sunday during the season, and
in the language OF its general agen-
! . sol toll no do
/ lis season opens in Marseilles j" Feb
| luary, so has but d short time i'll
I winter quarters.
A Small Family Show
There are many very small shows
| Oh the continent travelling and exhib-
u, iting under canvas One of these |
saw in Mecklenburg In very small
village. Circus Schultz" it was called
! Director Schultz has two wagons that
| he carries his aggregation on. The
company have sleeping dining and
cooking quarters in the same wagon.
! Director Schultz had his side poles
placed in the ground. | asked him
why His answer was that the strain
|
were to be held upright by the tension
on the guy lines. They had been in
q wind storm several years ago and
since then the big top had not been
as strong as formerly.
The troupe were all one family.
Herr Director Schultz proudly told me
he had four new actors in training
and pointed to a box under the wagon
in which four young pups were sleep
ing. They were a happy and con
tented aggregation, with dinner cook
ing in ore of the wagons, and the vii
lage urchins gathered round, and ii
the reflection may be permitted prob
ably as fortunately situated as if they
owned all the shows in the world
They could not have been more con
tented and that and cakes nearly ap
proaches the limit of earthly bliss
"Fronts" an Important Factor.
One OF the strong things of the con
tjnentaI shows is their fronts. The
Wilhelm Hagenbeck show has mag
nifcent display of this kind This
front is over thirty feet high, a com
binatiOG of wood, canvas, carving anC
painting. studded with electric lights
There is not a rope to destroy the
beauty and elegance of the display
All the supports are in the rear anC
in the form of stage braces.
To tighten the weight of the front
which has length sufficient to cove
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-04

seemed to be Of the same material as
! his white shirt bosom. He dropped TO
his knees and grabbed the pad before
him, which gave him the position OF
an Arab at prayer No one noticed the
devotional attitude: instead they
reared with laughter, and l, knowing
they were prop" pants and that the
piece of shirt pattern was securely
sewed into the trousers, was conVulsed
with laughter as I caught the conta-
gion Of hilarity that swept the crowd.
Talking Clowns Are Feature.
The talking clown is also a feature
Of the continental circus. Both the
tent shows and the more pretentiOu8
circuses in the big buildings give him
and his August ample time and oppor-
tunity to exploit their jokes. One of
the mos. common Of these, and to be
seen with at least half the tent shows,
is a "soaker." Here is the play in a
sort Of literal, yet somewhat liberal
translation Of the German:
Enter clown and August.
Clown: August. Look once time
here"
August: Yah, vas hast du?"
Clown: Elm mark that l will now
make balancing on my forehead so.
Can you that too make?"
August: Sure, very easy. Thai can
yet anybody do"
August takes coin, balances on fore
10, IL
takes a pitcher of water, inserts large
tin funnel under August's trouser belt
and pOurs in water. Business by Aug
ust as he feels the cold water run
ming down inside trousers. Loud ap-
plause and cries of Herr yay!" "Ach
Gott!" ''Donnerwetter!" More busi-
ness by August More Herr yays!'
More "Donnerwetters! More rockets
of all kinds of German EXPLANATIONS
more applause.
Enter Piccol0.
August (aside to CLOWN: Knows
PiccoIo that tr:ck?"
Clown: "Nein, nit"
August: ''Piccolo, l will a trick show.
ing to you" balances coin on fore
head.
PiccoIo: THAT can yah anybody
make"
August: Yah; show me once a
time"
PiccoIo balances coin on forehead;
August inserts funnel under PiccoIo S
trouser belt; pours in water and
stands back pec.antly P iccolo
reaches under belt and pulls out bottla
which has neatly caught the water
more applause and more German ejac,
ulations mentioning the deity and
weather; more "achs."
An Equine Dachshund
| The Zwergferd, a horse with long
BODY and short legs, Ike a German
! Dachshund, is clown feature of most
German shows. Where all of these
oddly shaped horses come from is Z
mystery But the demand in some
! way must create the supply and pos
! sibly, if every show in America want
ed a horse o this kind, enough couI,
be found to 60 around We woulC
s simply advertise for them. our usua
way Of getting things. whether W;
want freaks of nature or baId-headeC
men to buy hair restOratives.
But the continental show doesn't ad
vertise: at least not in the American
wa. Bill post ng is hedged in b,
law aud regulations from all sides. II
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-04
SAFEST.

SAFEST.
!fnks-Henpeck is a man OF great seksl
&C ntrol.
Banks-Did he inherit IT from kt@
fatherf
Jinks-No, he has acquired It since hAn
marriage.
RIGHT, TOO.
wise-After all, I'm rather thenksas
I've got a cold
Green-Why soT
wise-A cold is one OF the few ailments
that a doctor Will try to cure nowadays
without an operation.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1909-02-04

The Gatun Dam will be made sees
and all will be well. And now ccDss
the question:
Everybody WAS craning forward anA
listening intently. and q look Of fear
came into the big mans eyes.
And now comes the question. ana
put Ii directly to you, sir-directty -
you-where Is the Gatun Damf Where n
IL, sirr'
The big man colored up and shufIed his
feet around, and then amidst the awfus
silence he arose and hurried out of the
car and dropped of He had been tried
In the balance and found wanting. Ha,
was big man no more.
JOE KERR
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27

bership Of over 500. according to Mr..
Kinney, the clerk, and new members
are added daily This includes men,
women and the boys and girls, and II
the military company makes its head
quarters in the building it is probable
most Of its members would also join
the athletic club. Thus far no appar-
ent objection to the company making
its headquarters there has appeared,
while the plan would seem to carry
many advantages with il.
Arrangements are also being made
to make material addition to the
clubs quarters. Already it is proving
too small and negotiations are under
way with Judge Bowlby for the rem
tai Of the lot that lies Immediately
TO the east II is planned to construct
a building there as an annex for the
club, and while at first 1t was only in
tended to have a comparatively small
structure, with sufficient room for
handball courts and other gymnastic
work, it is now being planned to also
remove the billiard and club rooms
there; or at least to also have billiard
and club rooms there, That would re-.
quire quite good sized building.
The club is now on a substantial
financial basis, and the president Mr..
Fulton, and the other officials, seem
to have the whole undertaking well in
hand,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27
FIRST COMPANY AFTER
NEW ARNOURY
LIKELY TO MOVE TO THE
ATHLETIC CLUB BUILDING,
IT is SAID.

Efforts are being made to change
the headquarters Of the First Com
pany from their present location in
the Foard & Stokes building to the
Athletic Club.
1t is stated that the present armory
has ceased to be desirable, and many
would like to see the change made to
the Athletic Club building. There the
hall upstairs could be used for the
drills and maneuvers, while it is plan
ned to have the lockers in the base
ment. This basement is not enclosed,
however, though the floor is laid,
and negotiations have been under
way with the owners of the building
in relation to making the necessary
changes to properly fit the place out
for the military company. 1t is said
to be very probable that the proposed
change of headquarters will soon be
made.
The Athletic Club now has a mem.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27

the county court the position seems
intolerable and unfair, and OF course
in those cases where corporations or
ganize and have their home Offices in
foreign places merely as a subter-
fuge to avoid bearing taxes in the
places where they actually do busi-
ness, then the situation would seem
somewhat capable OF question. The
case when brought to trial will be Of
interest as defining the rights OF mari
time companies doing an interstate
business by water; but if the same
rule applies as to railroad corpora
tions, as regards their rolling stock.
moving from one state to another, il
may be that the Calender company
may have to pay Clatsop county
taxes.
The matter is somewhat enlivened
by the fact that the company stated in
its complaint as filed two years ago
that it pays taxes in Pacific County
1t is understood that the county court
has now officially satisfied itself tc
the contrary, and member Of the
court said yesterday: Apparently,
the company paid no taxes at all last
year"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27
NAME MEANS SOMETHING,

When a. E. Petersen built and
named the Modern" barber shop, he
meant that 1t should stand for what
it was called. No patron has missed
a single feature of the modern ton
serial parlor It chat house; and every
new device in the way of perfect
comtert and service is constantly add.
ed as it develops. The latest Is an
expert bootblack, the best in the
business; a qualification that makes
his employment really modern.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27
SAY COMPANY PAID NO.
TAXES At ALL
ALLEGATION THAT ONE COR
PoRATIoN HAD A SNAP
LAST YEAR.

The statement in the report OF
George P. Clark, the expert account
ant, wherein it referred to "a corpo-
ration" that does not pay taxes to
Ciatsop county, referred to the Cal
lender Navigation company, Mr.
Clark. in his report submitted to the
county court, stated that this COM
pany owes the county 5000 in taxes
and that this sum should be collected.
Judge Trenchard said yesterday that
efforts will be made to enforce the
collection OF taxes from this company,
or at all events to thoroughly clear
up the legal status Of the matter to
the end that it may be known in the
future whether this company and
others similarly situated may be
properly assessed or not. The matter
is already in the courts, but for rea.
sons that are not clear, has not been
pushed to any conclusion.
In the year 1906 the Calender Navi-
CATION Company was assessed, and
upon its failure to pay taxes the
sheriff then Thomas Linville-levied
upon one of the eompany's vessels.
The company thereupon employed
Fulton Brothers, the attorneys, and
brought proceedings in the circuit
court to enjoin the collection Of the
taxes assessed. Harrison Allen was
then the prosecuting attorney and,
acting for the county, entered de-
murrer to the company's complaint,
the demurrer alleging that the COM
plant did not recite facts sufficient
to state cause Of action.
There the proceedings stand. The
demurrer, even, has never been ar
gued, but inasmuch as the company
has not been compelled 10 pay taxes
in the meantime it has not been at
all anxious to bring the matter TO a
final settlement, apparently,
/ The facts OF the matter, as recited
in the complaint, are substantially as
follows:
The Calender Company was or
| ganized under the laws of the State
of Washington few years ago, and
in its articles Of incorporation ii is
stated that the home Offices Of the
company are at Knappton. The com
pany's contention therefore is that in
asmuch as it is a Washington con-
Germ, with its home Office at the little
village of Knappton, it is not amen
able to the taxation laid in the State
of Oregon or County OF Clatsop. Also
that inasmuch as it pays taxes in Pa
cihc county, Wash, where its home
Office is, it should not pay taxes in
this county.
The question is manifestly one
that has two sides. 1t is admitted
the company does a large business
here in Astoria, that it has large
Offices here, and presumably makes
large profits out of this city and
county, reaping manifold advantages
here and yet bearing no part of the
public burdens. To the members of
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27
Take Advantage.

We are offering fine line OF ladies'
mems and children's shoes this week
Odds and nds but all frst-class values
at cost and in many instances greatly
below cost. Come in today. Chas. v
Brown, the family shoe man.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27
NEW TO-DAY
Try our own mixture OF coffee-the
J. P. B. Fresh fruit and vegetables
Badollet & Co., grocers. Phone MAR

J. H. Duncan has secured the
agency for the famous Mt Hood
Bottled Beer and asks you to try
same when you order again; we fur
nish a neat tray with the first order
which Is ornamental as we'll as useful.
Your trade solicited. Phone 1871
Main. -.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27
The Clean Man

The man who delights IN personal
cleanliness, and enjoys his shave
shampoo. haircut, and bath, in As.
toria, always goes to the Oceidenl
barber shop for these things = and
gets them at their best.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27
OCEAN, BAR,
BAY, DOCK
AND RIVER

return from San Francisco to Port
land with cargo sent by the same
route from Europe and the Atlantic
seaboard. The Riversdale Is 4 steam
er Of about 1000 tons capacity and
was built by the Dollar Steamship
Company. Later she was disposed Of
10 another San Francisco firm.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27

The Hammond steamship Geo. w.
Fenwick cleared from this port yes
terday with nearly 100000 feet Of
lumber, for San Pedro. She will leave
out tomorrow or Friday.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27
BRADEN-ADANS NEAT CO

Fighting the Beef Trust and sup
plying good wholesome meats are two
different things. We handle nothing
but the best at prices consistant with
quality. Our meats are approved by
Uncle Sam and when you want meats
that give satisfaction place your order
with US.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27

The fine schooner Oregon, Captain
Anderson, 40 days out from San Fran
cisco for Tillamook Bay, has entered
this port on a quest for water and
supplies, those utilities having run
short during the long contest with the
gales and storms of that period She
viii depart for her destination today
and il is hoped will make it without
further trouble.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27

The French ship brought the sum
Of $20l at the auction sale instituted
by the agents for the owners, the pur-
chaser being Joseph Adler, of Port
land.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27

The Ocklahama is supposed to be
on the way down the river with the
schooner Fred J. Wood, on her tow
lines.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27

Aboard the tender Armeria, Com
mander Charles F, Pond, Inspector
OF the Lighthouse District, left down
from Portland yesterday to inspect
the light stations at the mouth Of the
Willamette and at Warrior Rock. He
will also probably take hasty inven-
tory Of the damage which was done to
the aids Of navigation by the recent
high water and ice foes 1t is Official
" announced that many OF these will
win be replaced within the next day
or so. Columbia river pilots complain
that the river from Portland to the
sea is practically without aids to nayi-
CATION. As a consequence, it IS i'm
possible for ships to be taken up or
down stream after night without
great danger Of running them ashore.
They declare that aids ought to be
replaced at once, as two United
States tenders are available for this
purpose. Captain Harry Emkins said
this morning that the beacons on
Cathlamet Bay had been carried ava
and at Three Tree Island the same
conditions prevails. From Swan Isl
and the lights and beacons have dis.
appeared, as they also have from the
vicinity Of Mount Coffin. II is pre-
dicted that the beacon at the mouth
Of the Willamette will soon be gone,
as huge piles OF drift have lodged
against it.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27
To Cure a Cold in One Day

Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money il
it fails to cure. E w GROVES
signature is on each box 25c.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27

The oil tank steamer Asuncion en-
tered port yesterday afternoon and
went on up the river without delay
here.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1909-01-27

The steamer Lurline left her dock
about an hour behind time last even
ing, having been delayed at Altoona
putting on a carload OF salmon. She
took from this port Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Adams, who go to the metropo-
lis for a brief visit with their daughter,
Mis- Mamie Adams. s. Belsmith and
n. Nelson were also passengers.
The steamer Sue H. Elmore left
Portland at 9 o'clock yesterday morn
| ing and is billed to sail for Tiliamook
at 9 o'clock this morning, from the
o. R. & ~ piers.
The oil tank steamer Atlas came
down the river yesterday morning
and went to sea and the California
coast.
The steamer Tamalpais was among
the craft coming down the river yes
terday and left out for San Francisco,
with big load of lumber
The steamer Cascades, with $4,000
feet of ties arrived down from St.
Helen's yesterday and went to sea at
once.
The steamship Geo. w. Elder was
among the getaways from this port
yesterday, en- route to Eureka, San
Francisco and Port Los Angeles.
The schooner Endeavor, lumber
laden for San Pedro, came down on
the Harvest Queen yesterday and was
towed to sea by the Wallula without
loss of time.
The French bark Joinville will go
to sea on the hawser of the Wallula
tnis morning, bound for the United
Kingdom, with wheat, for orders.