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TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1905. THi MORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OREGON. ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK ENGLISH MANNERS. Capital 1'hIiI la KXtyKX). Hurpln and Undivided I'roflt .'.00t Transacts general banking business, luturest paid on time duposita. Jobs J.Q. A.BOWLUY. 0. President 1. 1 ETKIiHON, FHANK I'ATTON, J. W. OA NEll, Vmm President, Cashier. Asst. Cashier Jftfl TENTH STREET. ASTORIA. ORE. HOTEL, PORTLAND .The Finest Hotel In the Northwest PORTLAND OREGON. The TROY Laundry Js the only Whit f4tbor Laundry in tho City. Does the Ilet of Work lit very reasonable IVicos, and in in every way worthy of your jmtronage. Cor. 10th and PUANE HTS. I'hono 1991 crmiiniinmiimmiTnnmiitml '""'TTnT FRESH AND CURED MEATS Wholesale and Retail Ships, Lodging Camps and Mills supplied on short notice. LIVE, STOCK JIOIKJUT AND SOLD WASHINGTON MARKET . CHRISTENSON & CO. mXjrimilllllllllllTTTTrTTTTTTTTTT.I II t I TTT Reliance Electrical Works H.W.CYUCfl, Maiuigar We are thoroughly prepared for making estimatce and executing ordera for all klnda of electrical installing and repairing.' Hupplies Id stock. Wa all tb Celebrated 8IIKLBY LAMP. Call up rhone 1161. 428 BOND STREET WeinharcTs r Beer, ANDREW ASP, BLACKSMITH. Having loHtalled a KubW Tiring Machine of tht latest pattern 1 aui prepared to do all kiuda of work in that line at reasonable prices. Telephone '.til. CORNER TWELFTH AND DUANE STREETS. NEff ZEALAND FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY J J Of New Zealand W. P. THOMAS, Mgr., San Francisco. t UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHREI10LDERS lias boon Underwriting on tho Pacific Coast for twenty-five years. MHiiiiimnmiiHtHiimitinimiiiiH EtMORE $ CO., Sole Agents Astoria, Oregon. . The MORNING ASTORIAN 60 CTS. PER MONTH Astoria's Best Newspaper Ball's Self t'oaarloaa Naperlor Ut Oalf Sad Bread la. It I seldom, lndiwd, tliut an English man will acknowledge that a man of any other nation baa the advantage of him In any respect. Indeed, there la, I believe, on) one fault wblcb we are nationally ready to allow may be fair It attributed to us a certain lack of charm in manner. In recent year, wben I have lived much abroad, bare eeveral time beard the Engllab people any, "What a Dlty It la we haven't more charming rnannera!" If we are ever to have aa pleaaant manner aa our neighbors tbe Drat klea we muat get rid of la that It Is a sign of weakness to be agreeable. A gltn let eye and a stiff upper Up are not sure Indications of a moral grip or even of physical strength. Ulauts, we know, can be genial, and a smiling aulnt can' be quite as godly as the austere akeleton with an expression like a distressed monkey bemoaning the sins of tbe monkey homo. To have what Is sometimes called "man ncr" Is not to write yourself down ef fwnlnate. We English laugh heartily at what we call tbe "bowing and scraping" of Frenchmen and Italians as If w thought that by bending bis bod a man parted from bis masculln uy. mis is rony and betrays only a confusion of mind that wakea scorn In tbe Intelligent. when a Frenchman or an Italian cornea Into a drawing room he bows low and kisses tbe band of bis hostess. This Is pretty, but It Is not "pretty pretty." It Indicates a not servile gratitude for hospitality accorded and a graceful resct for one'a bos tens. Tbe Eugllshman'a entrance into a room and greeting are more brusque and show lees courtesy. Then we are, as a rule, much more "on our dignity" with those whom we consider beneath us In station than are tbe oUier Euro pean nations except tbe Germans. We like to mark our position. I suppose there Is nothing more es sentially uiidertired than "standing on one's dignity." jet many of our Eng lish aristocracy do It as well as tbe nouvcaux riches. They seem to think It necessary to give themselves airs. Why? I often wonder, especially when I note the easy simplicity and well bred familiarity so universal among foreign ers of the 'same class. The English man, for Instant, usually treats serv ants "merely as servants," to use a phrase I have often heard In English mouths. He la probably uuite just to them. He often prides himself on that Kut be Is markedly detached. He Is not human with them. It must always be a case of master to servant, never of man to man. His servant Is to him a machine. He Beak to him with curt coldiHus. He looks at liim with a frosty eye that Is likely to chill. Again I ask, "Why?" Where Is the necessity of this tacit and perpetual Insistence on a difference of rsailtlou? The foreigner-horrid but useful word -seldom bothers ubout such matters. He treats the people round about him who minister to his comfort with friendly familiarity, nd rarely Indeed do they try to take advantage of It They in their turn venture to lie cor dial. We English ure not bad hearted, but we ure bad mannered, und us most of us know this we ought to make an ef fort to mend our munners. The trulv good manner comes from being Just miK-unaffcctcdly human and simple mimim nrricre pensee. surely we ought to lie able in time to inunage to be that. It is ail tary well to comfort uumrives wuu Sticn Dlirnses ua "our bark Is worse than our bite." No doubt It is, but a burking dog Is a nui so nee. He sets nerves on edge. We too often set foreign nerves on edge by our bluntness. our rough awkward ness, our determination to have our own way in trifles at all costs and our uuwllllngncss to see that the habits and customs prevalent In other countries are not bound to be idiotic merely be cause they are different from our own. I will te sincere," says the gruff Engllslimsn to himself when be sets foot on foreign soil. "Xoue of your foreign nonsense for me!" How pleas ant Europe will be when John Hull and his womankind can be Hlnr.-n.lv A RATTLER'S BITE. Bow, fader Rome Conditions, It Ma Sol Kill Ins Vletlia. It may seem absurd to claim that there are caws where the bite of a rat tlesnake Is not fatal, yet such have happened, mid to understand these It is necessary only to understand tba man ner In which this reptile strikes. Tbe spec tacle of a rattlesnake at bay la one a beholder never forgets. Tbe great, long body lies coiled In a tense Pirn!, the very emlwdlment of wick edness. I'olsed In air. the white bellied fore body Is lient into a horizontal 8, rigid as an iron bar. liaised from tbe middle of the spiral Is the tall, quiver ing like a twanged banjo string and emitting a rattle tike steam escaping from the pet cock of a radiator or like the sound of a mowing machine 'In a distant bayfleld. Awe Inspiring, the dread, flat, triangular bead, eyes gleam ing black and cold as Icy steel, Is ready to strike. As the grewsome mouth opens wide and pink, the long thin poi son fangs arise from a horizontal posi tion and aland upright like a pair of slender, curved, needle pointed sbad bones, ready for business. Like a flash far too quick for the eye to follow, the snake strikes, sending borne Its fangs an Inch or two, and in that same frac tion of an instant he has squirted a ta blespfxinful of canary yellow, viscous fluid Into the wound and lies colled ready for a second attack. In this Incomprehensibly swift attack lies the anxwer why s mietlnies the bite of a rattier is not fatal, f ir so won. derfully swift Is the attack that a bite may be Imperfect, leaving only a pair or tiny needle punctures with Just enough venom to make a victim seri ously III. Another reason why a rattlesnake's bite Is not always fatal Is that tempo rarily the reptile may be without ven om. The snake may have exhausted Its poison on a previous enemy, In which case It would have to wait several days tiefore the deadly fluid has reaccumu luted, or. again, the viper's fangs may have suffered accident. They may have been broken off and require time for new growth. In any ense. certain It Is that a rattlexmiL'.e's poison unfilled In the proper way will do Its work, and then only the most expert and prompt assistance will save a victim. A. W. Rolker In reason's Magazine. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING. RATES: First Insertion, One Cent a Ward. One Week, Each Line, 30c. Twa Weeks, Each Line, 45c. One Manth, Each Line, 75c. Astorian Free Want Ads. Anyone Desiring a Situation can Insert an Advertisement in this Column f I hree Lines Two Times Fres of Charge. HELP WANTED. WANTED MEN TO LEARN BAR- ber trade; 8 weeks completes; posi tions guaranteed1; tuition earned while learning. Write for terms. Holer's Barber College, 644 Clay St, San Fran cisco. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED INSTALLMENT COL lector for merchandise accounts; good salary and expenses. AJdress, Manufacturer, P. O. Box 1027, Phila delphia, Pa. WANTED MANAGER FOR BANCH office we wish to locate here In As toria. Address, with references. Ths Morris Wholesale House, Cincinnati, O. LOST. LOST LADY'S CRESCENT CLASP pin, set with small stone; finder will please return to this office and receive reward. NCUBATOR FOR SALE (00 EGGS capacity; alse three 100 capacity brooders; first-class condition. Ad dress A. Astsrlan Offlsa. HORSE, BUGGT AND HARNES8 for sale. Address M. Astsrlan. FOR SALE SHETLAND PONET. cart and harness. Apply to A. E. Al len, Clatsop, Ore. 160 ACRES OF FIRST CLASS TIM ber land for sale, In Pacific county, near Columbia river. Address Box MO Astoria, Ore. . FOR SALE LOT 1, BLOCK 14, Adair's Astoria; for particulars writ to J. P. Miller, Onleda, Wash. MISCELLANEOUS. FOR SALE STEAM TUG IN FIRST -class condition; terms reasonable; suitable for seining purposes. For particulars apply at this office. POINTED PARAGRAPHS. chormlugl-London Mall. How a man who U hoarse likes to use bis voice! A person with a forgiving disposition lias to put up with a lot. The average wo:::;;n Is fond of saying that her ambition exceeds ber strength. A merchant is never so busy Invoic ing that he isn't willing to wait on a good customer. After 11 man gets converted bis neigh bors siieculutc every time they see him as to how soou be will pay what he owes them. A family with an artistic tempera ment isn't really as much of an addi tion to the neighborhood as one owning a stepludder. How easily gossip starts: Ever think how little pleasure you get out of a "story" you start and how much trou ble you may tie making others? Atchi son Globe. NOTICE FOR BIDS BIDS WILL be received far the foundation and basement of tbe New St. Mary's Hos pital; plans and specifications may be seen at the office of the architect at St. Mary's Hosptal; all bids to be In on or before the 25th of this month; right reserved to reject any or all bids. March 6. 1905. JUNK DEALERS. HIGHEST PRICES kinds of eld Junk. 173 Tenth St. PAID FOR ALL Bought and sold SCOW FOR SALE AT M'GREGOR'S mill, 22x64; would make a good fish scow. Inquire of Dan Gambel at mill FOR SALE SECOND-HAND FUR nlture. Inquire at room 2 over Pet- erson & Brown's store. FOR RENT ROOMS. LFOR RENT FOUR NICE SUNNT rooms. Inquire at Star theater. WANTED Manager for branch office we wish to locate here in Astoria. Address, with references, The Morris Wholesale House, Cincinnati, Onto. The Deadly Taraotala. The poison of the Mygale species of tarantula Is of n fearful nature more dreaded than that of a rattlesnake and unless only slightly scratched and heroic measures used the result is fa tal. Many deaths are on record caus ed by these spiders. The most pro lasiged suffering was that of a San Diego woman. A tarantula sunk Its fangs In her huml during the nlxM. The flesh was cut n way with a rase and medical assistance summoned at once. Her life was prolonged for a time as well as her sufferings. For thrt months she lingered under the effects, ber hands eonstautly creeping and crawling along the bedding lu hor rible Imitations of the motions of the tarantula. FISHER BROTHERS COMPANY Agents The Linen Thread Co. SALMON TWINE, COTTON TWINE, ROPE Fishermen and Cannery Supplies The New Way of doing the family washing the way which changes it from dreary drudgery to a cheerful household duty is by using DON QUIXOTE. Guarantees to Its Advertisers a a Larger Circulation than sny Paper Published In Astoria. Our BooKs are Open to Inspection ! by Our Advertisers. An lrlnhinmi'a Ullrmma. They were cratkir.g ' hard nuts" in the smoking room after the tolls of the day were over. Some difficult cases of conscience had Just hten related where a conflict existed between duty and in clination, it ml one of these stories sug gested the following "Irish dlttlculty:" "As I sat tislilug one day," said t' MacMahon, "I fell asleep. A terrible thing happened. There was I In tluy, wee bout, with two colleens, Kathleeu and Maureen, faith, an' didu't 1 dole on Kathleen, though aoria 11 iik sue cared ror me: i bis is a contrary wurrld, especially hi Kei.y. for Mnureeu, It was alsy to sec, liked me botther than any of the other boys, though mcsilf could hardly bear the sight of her. But, aure, she was Kath leen's friend, so I bad to put up with her company. "W oil, an awful storm came on, the waves rose mountains high, au' the girls called on all the aalnta to protect an' save thlm. There was uo chance with three of us In tbe boat It bud to be lightened. What was a body to dor I was fair distracted. Kathleen I couldn't part with, an' I darn't throw Maureen Into the angry waters. Can any of yea tell me what I did?" Con's Intelligent aud Interested au dience suggested different ways of sal tation; none was correct "I awoke," suld the ; story teller. Yea all seem to forget I bad been asleep."-London Tit-lilts. The Philosophy of Saarho rania aad thf Kama of Crrvantea. The enormous number of proverbial sayings In "Quixote" had much to do with the success of the book, especially In England and France, at n time wbcu the apothegm and maxim were a favor ite literary form, and, quite apart from the Inexhaustible fund of humorous ac tion contained in the work, Sancho'i sententious dicta made the noval aa a collectlou of proverbs alone worth pres ervation, As In the case of so many of Shake speare's apothegms, hundreds of Sancho rnnza's saying have become so much a part of our common speech ns to sound almost trite when we stumble across them on the printed page. "Diligence. Is the mother of success" seems obvious enough, but tbe man who first enshrin ed It In Bpeech was a genius. "He whom Qod helps Is better off than the man who gets up early" is a bit of worldly experience that comes home even now to many a doubter ns to whether we "get our deserts," while Cromwell's "Trust God aud keep youi powder dry" was anticipated by San cho'a 'Tray to Qod, but hammer away." Another shrewd piece of ob servation from the same source might save many a tradesman from loss to this day, "He who does not mean to pay does not haggle about price," and the homely scrap of philosophy In which Sancho warns the world against stretching out the leg farther than- the sheet that covers It Is as necessary and pertinent now as It ever was. Loudon Chronicle. 1 I 1 Standard" Laundry Trays Install a modern j5tsdW Laundry in your home and there will be no water to carry, no leakage or damp floors, and no tubs to empty or upset. It will increase the selling value of your home. J. A. MONTGOMERY, Astoria 1 Pr- IS 433 Commercial Street Phone Main 121 Sherman Transfer Co. HENRY SHERMAN, Manager Hacks, Carriages Baggag Checked aud Transferred Trucks an4 Furniture Wagons- i?ianos Moved, Boxed and Shipped. Scow Bay Iron 8 Brass Works Klsnafsctsrers cf Iron, Steel, Brass and Bronzt Castings. General Foundryinen and Patternmakers. Absolutely firstelass work. Prices lowest PhoneT2451. Corner Eighteenth and Fraikh'n.