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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1905)
SATURDAY, MARCH 11, 1W5. THE MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. ' I i li i ' ! I " .s ,1 i f t TELEPHONE SYSTEM Vsc and Abuse By Some of Its Patrons. IS A MATRIMONIAL BUREAU tquiri the Pationence of Job and the Disposition of an Angel to Listen to Levers Making Date and Women Discussing the Fashions. A telephone otV.oe is a school wlvie patience is taught. After having aerved sever.il years as a "hello cen tral, young lady has either one of &e aweotest dispositions in the world r lse is a candidate for a lunatic asylum. Sometimes they are driven to desperation and set married. If &ch one of the telephone girls wnc. aave heen and now .ire engaged m the Astoria telephone oilice could write n book, publishing only what they have lturd going over the wires, it would aesult in numerous divorces and drive a pole cat into convulsions. As a rule, telephones are for busi ness purposes and to get quick action etweeu the business men and con sumer, or between he and some one an some other line of business, or for ending in orders. The service Is usu ally prompt and satisfactory and is a great saving in time. Sometimes, when some women are discussing the spring fashions, or the Easter bonnet delays Tesult and the business man who is always In a hurry and has an idea that when he is on th line he owns stock fn the company, sometimes gets warm under the collar and uses cuss ssjwds. But who can blame him. It ms under the head of justifiable frofanity. Thre are some women, however who regard the telephone service as n aieans of gossiping about their neigh bor, discussing the latest fashions, the ew Easter hat, or baby's tooth, or what a lovely time they had at a party the night before during which Unit tfiey tell of everyone who was there, a-hat they wore, how horrid some peo ple looked and what a mean, nasty tiling Miss Blank was. All of this consumes from an hour to half i day while sonic indulgent man or woman rhi) unfortunately happens to be on ilie same line, is cursing because cen tral Informs him that "the line is busy" and the man wants to know if the party that has been using it all the forenoon owns the system. The op erators have to take all the abuse and fte cheerful and patent. It is said that telephone girls make charming rives. Weil, they ought to. Any joung lady that can put up with the buse healed upon her over a party Ene, nas a constitution to stand the abuse of ore husband without ilinch ing. But the telephone on the party line." iffords considerable amusement and pleasure for the customers. A n'.mibor of women tak; a ch.iir. sit dose to tli'' phone, take down the receiver and spend a pleasant aft-rnoor. list-ntna to hut is goiiig on over the iii.c". She knows when Mary and Charley nnk z d ite, when they are joints to the the. ater, what a lovely time they had at the whist dub; the opinion one ,vo- sinn entertains of h--r neighlvu : a'l th taults and shortcomings of ev.-i yoi, in the neighborhood, what they at - ao mii to have for dinner. As soon as they (.-el ail the Information in the neighborhood they ring up some lady friends in a distant part of the city And inform her of tile latest s uulal. lio in return repeats it to some one Ise and party lines are kept hot. Some women have been known to Hard at the telephone for two hours tWiiir w'ihI a horrid litre th ; had iast ::"-'ht on ro .n.' of ha if,d from iL' to J'i voinen v'jj tooth, are con- Ul."'i .'S teelhiriK" and the U-st fiiie. I.iri'i-.' ali J t.iis tin" OII;e f.Ml'-r "U'-too,.!- 1r.- .tn. 1 i 1 1 IS ahllfil'i; ' .),:-;,! ! 'oise the lit,e i,U.y.' IiuvViii'l 1 ''it.e h nv- for thejr iinners .-nd tu.'! i.o!'.on i., the house, sun nly !:;. use- me wife v.-.i.i ii!i;.li!- " go', the butf.h-T or the !.ii.'-r f,i, ;,-. muti'. of thi; line being taj.-y, or els ihf became so animated in telling of -Jif shorti oininv's of her ! -i it.o: over -.li-- line as to Jorget all aho'jt dinner. The telephone system is Intended for ih- tiansmisslon of business. Jt was o'er intended as a purveyor of ial nor a niatiiinonial bureau. It. is not the p opor method of making lo c. aoi of dni usslng the spring fashion ill the ev lusion of other people wh. p.iy for and desire to use the line. These are some of the reasons why people complain of the pnr service. Tlie fault is not always with the of fice, but with the customers, who seem vn have no knowledge of what a tele phone system is for. If people would nse the systfm for what it was orig inally intended, a great deal of un Terei?nry trouble and annoyance could be avoided and people would appre ciate the system. They certainly ought to have some consideration for the pool telephone girl who has to take abuse or lose her situation. KILLED THE MOOSE. Remarkable Exploit of a Hunter in the Maine Wilderness. A day or two ago Klija Morehouse. ; young man living nt Zealand e.Ulon Me., was In the woods not far from home partridge shooting, when he came across a big bull moivse. The big fellow Instead of fleeing, showed fight, in a way graphically depleted by a writer in Maine woods. Young More house had only a double-barreled shot gun and no ball cartridge but his re. sources were enual to the occasion, 'onlnr mjt ft mnll pi'ket knife which he carried he put it down tiu barvel of the gun on top of the shot cartridge, and in the other barrel h put an old table fork which he hap pened to have In his pocket. Taking steady aim at the angry moose, which was steadily coming toward liim. More. house discharged both barrels of his gun In quick succession. "The barrel Into which the knife had been rammed was burst, but More house escaped uninjured. The moose fell In his tracks, either the knife or the fork having gone right through him and piercing a vital part. "Mr. Moorehoues secured assistance and got the big carcass home and is pardonably proud of his exploit. The moose head, a magnificent one with antlers spreading 5S Inches and carry ing IS points, is being mounted." TELEGRAM FROM FULTON. The Appropriation for the Bar is Now $700,000. Washington, D. C, March 9. Editor Morning Astorian: In Issue of March 4 you say the river and harbor bill provides only $100,000 for the mouth of the river, which you say, is 1100,000 less than the original bill. Tou are mistaken. The bill as passed provided $700,000 for the month of the Columbia, which is $100,000 more than the original bill, and which In crease I secured In the senate. C. V. FULTON. CASEY KILLED. Was Shot in Wichita, Kansas, by Jas. Oliver. Wichita, March 10. J. O. Casey, head of the Casey wholesale Mercantile Company, was shot and killed today by James Oliver. Mr. Oliver lost $23. 000 by the failure of the Casey & Oar ret Mercantile Company a few months ago. which drove him to desperation. It is thought he was insane over the loss of his money. Real Estate Transfers. I'nited States to James P. Tamlesi southwest quarter of section 23. town ship 5 north, range 10 west. Patent. United States to Rose Wilcox, south half of north half of section 3. town ship 4 north, range 10 west. Patent. J. Q. A. Bowlby to John Iragolii h lot 7, block 141. Shlveley's. 1500. Michael P. Logan to Ella M. Casey, lot S, block 45, McCIure's; losts 1 and 2, block 111. Olney's: tract In section 16, township 6. range S west. $3. Henry Flee kenstein et a I to Lydla H. Taylor, lot 6. block 1, lngletmok. $100. Tom F. Cowing. Jr.. to T. F. 'owing 160 acres in section lrt. township 4 north, range 7 west. $1000. United States to Ruth A. Tamlesie. l',.3S7 acres in sections 3 and 4, town ship 4 north, range 10 west. Patent. Accident at Svensen. An aeddetit oei-urred at Sva-ns.-n ysfrday In whi h Artie Strom suf fered a frm ttire of the right leg do.- to the hip joint. He and four com panions wet- sitting on a railing when it broke, throwing all four to tb ground below, a distance of about 10 feet. The other three "Maped with but slight bruises. Strom was brought to Astoria last night and taken to tn hospital and lr. Henderson called, w.io reduced the fracture. Another one of those hold-ups oc curred last night at 10:30 at the i oi lier of Ninth and ''orinricrdal. A sailor of about l!i years of age was intoxi la.te.) and having visited the bad lands, where he held up a. woman, knocking her down and stealing some jewelry, stalled to run up the street. Four other .-ailors who were with him caught him at the corner of Ninth and 'om morda! and started to drag hlin back. His lungs showed 10,000 horse power and he succeeded in waking up every body In the neighborhood and collect ing a large crowd, who thought some- heine murdered. OI!ivr iThomnson annealed on the scene and 'landed him in jail. Six months in the l.-ity Jail is about the right dose that isbould be meted out to him, and t ne men who sold turn ii'iuor ougni iu nave their licenses forfeited. Such disgrace ful proceedings should be stopid. CALIFORNIA RESTAURANT. Reopened Under New Management John Blaslch ha leased the Califor nia Restaurant and Oyster House and Is now prepared to serve the public, The best oysters and meala In the city. Family trade aupplled. Good cooks, polite waiters and prompt iter vice. COMMON COUNCIL Whipple Franchise Ordinance Is Introduced. IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS Neither of the Ordinances Are Satis factory to the Promoters, But Coun cil Favor the Restrictions Provided and Will Stand by Them, An adjourned meeting of the com mon council was held last evening, all the members and oftlcers being present. The committee reported on the etl tlon of John Stephenson to change his liquor license- recommending that It be granted. The ways and means committee re ported favorably on a bill for $1'9 for payment of costs In the case of la Id son against the city of Astoria. The report of the city surveyor on the slide at Smith's point was referred to the street committee. An ordinance providing for a street cleaning department to consist of twoj men, one horse and one cart, the fore man to receive $70 n month and the assistant $60 a month, was passed under'sTispenslon of the rules. An ordinance appropriating $320 for the benefit of J. A. Fasteband for on. structlng a sidewalk on Duane street was passed. The following ordinance licensing bill boards was read twice and laid over: Section 1. Kill posters shall pay an annual license of $75 or a quart. rl license of $20. And no person shall post any sign or advertisement upon any bill board or st or on the side of any building without first obtaining a license as In this ordinance provided. Sec. 2. .No I. Ill board shall be al lowed or be attached to any sidewalk or elevated roadway of the city of As toria, and It shall be unlawful to plan or construct any bill board along the) line of any street, unless the same Is attached to joists firmly set Pi thej ground in a good substantial tn um.-i I so an to tie tirm and secure, and ti" bill board shall be constructed except u!"ii the written permit of the sujier Intendeiit of streets of the city of As toria. Sec. It shall be the duty of the owner of any 'bill board now construct ed contrary to (he provisions of this ordinance to remove the same within hours after notice so to do by the superintendent of streets. Sec. 4. Any person violating any oi the provisions of this ordinance uliall be lined not less than $" nor more than $T.0, or by Imprisonment In the i Hy Jail not exceeding 25 days. An ordinance granting W. W. Whip ple and J. R. I'Unton a franchise for supplying the city with gas tuas read .second time. The ordinance wah inieiided giving them S'l days Instead .10 days to aci ejit the franchise, ex tending the time to nine months to onimenie work and expend $2-", 000. i'h" ordinance was laid over In order to give certain citizens who object to the franchise an opportunity of being aid. An ordinance granting W. W. Whip ple and J- K. ' Union i rram liiHe rot onstructing a telephone, telegraph and lei-trlc light plant was j-ead and intended by extending the liuie to ' lays to iiccept the franchise and nine months in which to commence work nd that they expend :!0,i0 within that time instead of $50,000. Several resolution!! were adopted making assessments for Hi.. Improve ment of streets. WHISKY IN LARGE DOSES. Hostler Says He Had the Time of His Life Before He Died. Springfield, I.. I., March 10. Jim. toe race horse, who was nulled out of Springfield swamp wlnM-e. lie had been a prisoner In the mud for four lays, died yesterday. "Hut annyway," sail the hostler, aven though Jim under ,vint some dls omforts for a tolrne, (e- had th' tolrne av nis loire just nerore )C Htiuinei off, and what self-respectln' horse ould ask unnythlng better?" Jim disappeared mysteriously from Henry Mills' stable In Springfield last Monday. Friday Jake Harden, an en- The Best Family Medicine. The best, surest, safest and most reliable remedy for all Liver, Stomach and Bowel troubles. You will save doc tor's bills, sickness and suffer ing if you always have and use Beecham's Pills Bold Everywhere. In boxes 10c and 280. Better than money: Schilling's Best is as jjochI lor you as it is for your grocer; and moncyback glneer on the long Island railroad saw a horse's head sticking out of a swamp a mile from Mills' farm. At Jamaica Harden told John lledell, a towerman. who lives In Spriugllcld of the horse's predicament. lledell, who knew of Mills' loss, told the Sprlnglleld farmer, and the horse vn pulled oul with block and tackle. Again In Ids stable, despite a stiff rub-down nud several warm blankets Jim ulilvei-ed so hard that whisky was admltilsUr d In large does. A the chill left Jim's hones, there stole In a feeling he had never before known. In spite of Ills recent unpleasant experience he felt better than a 2-year-old. He pranced about the stable after the manner of a circus horse. He tried dancing upon bis hind legs. He had li "bun" as on of (be men later explained, that mud hint feel handsome. Jim was no sneak. When h achieved a Jag he did h( at, tempt to conceal It, but announced the fact In the best way he could. Finally tired of occupying the lime light Jim lay down in a pile of new straw, lie was covered with several blankets iiiul left lo perspire and medi tate upon the evils nf Intemperance, Yesterday morning Jim showed such weakness (bat there was no hope of saving bis life. Veterinary Surgeon Foster said, and although his udmlr rs did all In tlielr power for linn, lie lied before noon. Agonizing Burns are Instantly rellevej, and perfectly healed by Kurklen'a Arnica Salve. C Rlvenbark, Jr., of Norfolk, Va., writes: "I burnt my knee dreadfully; that It blistered all over. Hue kirn' j Arnica Salve stopped the pain, and hraled It without a scar." Also heals all wounds and sores. 25c at Chas. Rogers, drug gist. Poisons in Food. Perhaps you don't realise that many pain poisons originate In your food but some day you may feel a twinge oi dyspepsia that will convince you. Pr. King's New Life Plils are guaranteed to cure nit sickness due to poisons of indigested fool or money buck. I at Chas. Rogers' drug store. Thy them. Hill iKAiid CURES Coughs and Golds PREVENTS Pneumonia and Consumption Foley's Honey and Tar not only stops the cough, but heals and strength ens the lungs and prevents serious re sults from a cold. There Is no danger of Pneumonia, Consumption or other serious lung trouble if Foley's Honey and Tar is taken, as It will cure the most stub born coughs the dangerous kind that settles on the lungs and may develop Into pneumonia over night. If you have a cough or cold do not risk Pneumonia when Foley's Honey and Tar wilt cure you quickly and strengthen your lungs. Remember the name Foley's Honey and Tar and refuse any substitute offered. Do not take chances with some unknown preparation that costs you the same when you can get Foley's Honey and Tar, that costs yeil no more and Is safe and certain in results. Contains no opiates. Cured After Physicians Said He Had Consumption. B. H. Jones, Pastor M. B. Church, Grove, Md., writes: "About seven or eight years ago I had a very severe cold which physicians said was very near pneumonia, and which they afterwards pronounced consumption. Through a friend I was Induced to try a sample of Foley's Honey and Tar, which gave me so much relief that I bought some of the regular size. Two or three bottles cured me of what the physicians called consumption, and I have never had any trouble with my throat or lungs sines that time." Three sizes 25c, 50c, $1.00. The 50 cent size contains two and one-half times as much as the small size and the $1.00 bottle almost six time as much. SOLD AXD RECOMMENDED ET CHARLES R0GRS,Druggist. a vara The ONE All Clothes Bought at WISE'S Pressed Free of Charge Whenever you Wish. lerman Wise, The Pioneer of Union Made Clothing iu Astoria. A. G ;i I M E ii BALL Call The Best Restaurant. The Regular Meals 25c. PlgCe Everything the Market Affords. Sunday Dinners a Specialty. Cafe. & Palace Catering Co. CENTRAL MEAT MARKET (1. V. Morton ami John Fahrn.su, Proprietors. CHOICEST VVXAW AND 8ALT MKA.TS. - I'ltOMl'T DEUVKRV 542 Commercial St. Phone Main 321. Pointers on Sheet Music. Sale Tomorrow! Great Reduction! Latest Pieces! Many brand new! Some trifle shop worn! See show window ! Three days only! You'll kick yourself ! If you don't come! J. N. GRIFFIN " r STOKE 5 Has always in stock a fine assortment of Boots and Shoes BRAND RUBBER BOOTS, f and Sec. Uond Street. Callender Navigation Co. Ste.m.rs MELVILLE, JORDAN, VAN GUARD, ECLIPSE, WENONA and LAUNCH QUEEN TOWINQ, KRKI01IT1NO AND EX CURSIONS. 8TEAMER JORDAN Will leave Callender Dock, Astoria, for Knappton, Deep River and Wny Uni'llngs, dally as follows: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9:00 a. m: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, 6:30 a. m. and 2 p. rn. Sunday, 12:80 p. m., return 4:30 p. m. STEAMER VANGUARD Leaves Callender Dock for Cathlam et and Way Landings Dally, except Sunday, at 8 p. m. STEAMER WENONA Leaves for Grays River and Way Landings as follows: March' 7, 10:30. a. m.; 8, 11 a. m.: 9, 11:30: 10. 12 m.; 11, 1 p. m. C. H. CALLENDER, Manag.r.