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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (March 25, 1905)
SATURDAY, MARCH 29, 1(0!. TIIRMORNING ASTORIAN, ASTORIA, OltEOON ASTORIA SAVINGS BANK Capital I'M lu flUO.OOO. . Burplua.aud Undivided Troflti .')5.00C TrauaaoU a gemwU banking buaineae. Interest paid on time deposits. J. Q. A. BOWI.UY, 0. 1. PKTEltHOiN, FRANK 1'ATTON, J. W. OA NEB President VtM rretldeat Cashier. Aset Cashier K5 TENTH STREET. ASTORIA. ORE HOTEL PORTLAND The Finest Hotel in the Northwest PORTLAND OREGON. The TROY Laundry Is the only White Lahor Laundry 'in the City, Does the Vmi of Work at very reasonable Prices, and k in every way worthy of your patronage. Cor. 10th and DtjANE 6TS. Phono 1991 FRESH AND CURED MEATS Wholesale and Retail Ships, IKKiK Camps and Mills supplied on short notice. LIVE STOCK NOUGHT AND SOLD WASHINGTON MARKET - CIIRISTENSON ft CO. txxxxxxi EZZXIXXZXZZZZX Reliance Electrical Works H.W.crUOs, Manager We .re thoroughly prepared for making estimates and executing orders for II kinds of electrical Installing and Kpairinir. Mupplles in atock. We tl thtOOabrsted 8UELBT LAMP. Cell up Phone 1161. 428 BOND STREET A 24 r 9cs Lager V V VII 11 IUI W4 a Beer, i ANDREW ASP, BLACKSMITH. Having installed a Kubber Tiring Machine of the liitct pattern I am prepared to do all kinda of work in tbat Una at reasonable prior. Telephone 2flL CORNER TWELFTH AND DUANE STREETS. NEZEALAPFIRE INSURANCE COMPANY lOI New Zealand W. P. THOMAS.'Mgr.. San Francisco. UNLIMITED LIABILITY OF SHREIIOLDERS Um boon Underwriting on the Pacific Coast for twenty-five years, sJtLMORE a CO., Sole Agents Astoria. - Oregon. CENTRAL MEAT MARKET G. W. Morton and John Fnhrtnan, Troprietora. UUOICEST FHKHII AND SALT MEATS. ritOMPT DELIVERY 542 Commercial St. Phone Main 321. FEMININE POINTERS Let the Girls Do What Theynt to Do Most. PUT TABOO ON OLD TABBIES If Lot Alone to Chooe Their Own Vocation Many Would B Better Off Than With a Chaperone to Guide and Guard Them. The MORNING ASTORIAN 60 CTS. PER MONTH Astoria's Best Newspaper Guarantees to Its Advertisers a a Larger Circulation than any Paper Published in Astoria. Our Books are Open to Inspection ; by Our Advertbers. Klotbo McGee, daughter of Dr. Anita Newcomb McGee, la going with ber father, Profeesor Mctiee, Uie anthro pologist, to Arizona, Professor McGee will make exploration in the desert Mar Yuma, aatd to be tbe hottest place In North America. Mis McGee la Of teen 7 can old and acrouipaolea ber father of ber own choice. It la pleasant to note that at leaat one girl hi tbaa al lowed to save her own way without an conventional old tnbble to alt upon tier and cruab the originality out of ber. One young wuuwu I know would bare made ahhulng aucctsaa on tbe dramatic atagt but for the chilling, deadening Influence of "our folk." wbo eet them selves against It. All over tba country are gtrla wbo would have Ix-en success ful antbora, actresses, lawyera, doctora, profeaalonal alngra or tradeswomen, but tbe aspiration waa cruahed out of them by old tabbies of both sexes wbo aurrouoded them. To be aura, If girl baa tremendous will power ahe will take ber own way In aplte of these pro feaeore of conventionality, but tbey make tbe way U-u Umue aa bard for ber. But for them bundreda of girls tbat are now never beard of would make brilliant recorda In tbe profes alona. Tbe Mothers Congresa meeta In April. Do tbe mother know what la tbe moat lamentable lack lu America today? la the wuut of training in coiunioii bon eary and courtesy In the schools. The country la ovei -whelmed with peraona wbo come from the ntooi boorlub claaaee Europe. They arc truur and cheeky; they know onTy bow to grab all they can without any scruple of good manner or any other kind of acruple. Too often, indued, tbe very teacher come from tbla name claaa and cruelly themselves need ethical and apathetic tralulng ae much aa their pupUa do. American men are rapidly acquiring the reputation of being the rudest moat unpleasant mannered men In drlllutlou. These are not men of tho old American atock, but those wbo have no training lu morality or polite ness either at home or In echool. No body but mother can deal with tbla grave menace to American sodety. t H Alwaya let your opponent have the laat word In an argument. t In view of the tunny recent ferocious attacka on them by men In all parte of tbla country women liewl to learn all branches of self defense shooting, box Ing, flat fighting and even Jlu jltsu. A curious thing happened the other evening In New York. A. well bred peraon could scarcely believe It, but I aaaare you It la fact A youug lady-et least aba la auppoaed to be a lady bad dinner with aouie frlcnda. After din ner a man told an amusing story. Tba climax to tbe story took the girl un aware, and ahe laughed auddenly and Immoderately and a wallowed a big ateel pin. she-ahe-one hate to write It, but tbat girl waa picking ber teeth with tbla plu. Troubles followed. There came an ambulnnce and took the girl to tbe hottpltnt. Next came sur geons, knives, rays, magnets and eager doctors "trying project" on ber. At last report the young woman waa In a aad condltlou from fright. Buffering and the doctora' continued "project." Moral-Let those addicted to tbe dinner table toothpick habit use a fork. at at The twentieth century American girl can take care of heraelf better than anybody elae can take care of her. at at In tbe achoola conducted by tbe So ciety For Ethical Culture, founded la thie country by Felix Adler, practical morality without any theological creed la carefully Inculcated., 80 are polrte- neae and tbe Golden Rule. Every year aona of some of the poorest, most Ig norant foreign parents are turned out from tbe ethical culture schools finished American gentlemen. at For many years girls bare been try ing, often vainly, to squeexe Into col leges and universities attended by the supreme white male peraon. At length phllantbroplats took pity on poor, for lorn girls and established schools of housekeeping, where feminine folk with their living to earn might become accomplished cooks and housekeepers. Now young men .by tbe hundred are trying to get into these achoola and become skilled cooks, even not hesitat ing to crowd out the glrla, If It were oaalble. Queer, Isn't It, bow men al ways want every good thing In slgbtT H at A girl said to bare been discharged from an operatic company because ahe wajuaoUbcantlfql fcaj tilaasM. tult against the company for cornpeneafibn to ber hurt prospects and ber hurt feeling. No mutter bow comely the young lady was to begin, she will And by the time she I done with that law suit ber beauty will be all worried oat of ber. Mr. Iloath of Chicago la air Ing sway all bis property during his lireume to avoid litigation over It after bis death. Wlae Mr. ftoatb of Chicago! t at Among tbe ancient Mayas of Toes Un nosbanda and wires confessed their sins, not to s priest, but to each other. What a time we should have If tbat were tbe custom In America now! ELIZA AIICHARD CONNER. A Woman's Ruse OrlglnJB Many year ago Edward Bfxby left a loving wife and their HtUe ones to seek hit fortune In tbe west Bixby became l prospector In Colorado and bought claim which be worked with a man by the name of Clark. One day Clark took Blxby to a little pocket of rocks near tbe mine and showed blm where he bad placed some articles be did not care to keep on bla person. There were some money, a revolver, a gold pencil case, a bunch of keya and a picture of a wo man. "I want you to know where these things are In case anything happens to me," Clark said, and. having covered the pocket with a broad, flat etone, left no algn of the concealed articles, Some time after this Clark was taken Ul and, having no relative to leave any property to, made a will leaving bis tntereat In their claim to Bixby, though there was then no great apparent value In the bole they were sinking. Clark re covered, but tbe will waa not destroyed. One day Blxby left the claim for a day to buy provisions, and when he came back he found tbat Clark bad been nrtrdered during bis absence. There was no trace of tbe murderer, and Bixby was much puzzled as to wbo bad done tbe deed. Blxby went on dig ging and finally atruck very valuable ore. Then he filed Clark's will He bad lieeu nuHcted of Clark's murder, and 'now that it appeared be bad a motive he waa arrested. Iie could not prove that the murder was committed durlnif his almeiioe, and no one elms was known to have au inter t'Ht In (.'lurk's death. Person who had sold hi in and Clark the cla.'m tbey hud worked when It wut thought to be of little value, hoping that If Bliby was hanged tbey might get It back, manu factured evidence against blm, and be was convicted. Tbe usual efforts were made by bla lawyers to save bis life, but tbey were all failures, and finally tbey told blm be must prepare forlath. ,,j , It was only a few days before tbe execution was to take place that a young man, an effeminate, apparently half wltted fellow, entered a saloon at the county seat where Blxby bad been' tried and waa to be executed. Going to the bar, he called for a drink end In payment offered a revolver. Tbe barkeeper while examining It no ticed scratched upon tbe handle "Jar vla Clark," tho name of the man who had been murdered. Tbe barkeeper took the revolver In payment for tbe drink and Immediately aent It to tbe authorities. Tbe young man wbo bad offered It was arrested, and on bis per son were found two of the other articles Clark had burled, the gold pencil case and the picture of a woman. The man could give no account of himself, and alnce Clark had shown the picture to several persons they were enabled to Identify it as bis property. Blxby waa released and the young man was put on trial for the murder of Clark. Blxby's lawyers advised him to spare no pains to convict the accused, thus vindicating himself, but Blxby declar ed that bla misfortune had shattered hla nerves and he would go east to be nursed back to health by hla wife. The prosecuting attorney had objected to his being permitted to depart BlX' by, however, got away before any legal more could be made to detain him, He had had plenty of time to reach a safe distance when the young man wbo was about to be tried sent for the prosecuting attorney. When that offl dal appeared tbe prisoner said to him: "I'm not a man. I'm a woman and the wife of tbe man you hoped to bang. My husband wrote me where Clark bad concealed certain articles. I came here, found tbem and produced tbe revolver for the purpose which bas been achiev ed. I had arranged It all with my bos- band." Tbe astonished official ordered the prisoner to be examined by a woman, who found ber claim to be true. And now," said Mrs. Blxby, "I be lieve the picture of the woman Clark hid with the other articles to have something to do with the murder. Re lease me, and I will endeavor to find out" Mrs. Blxby waa released and set about the task ahe bad assigned her self. It was not long before she discov ered the picture to be tbat of a woman who had left ber husband for Clark. The erring woman's husband was ar rested for the murder, but he was not brought to trial. Tbe sympathy of the people was In favor of one who had simply avenged a wrong In a way that they considered legitimate. The pris oner confessed that he had, long looked for Clark and when he found him gave blm a fair chance for hla life. But, f eart uga rres t on cb a rge of murd er.be Wanted. A school girl to do light work at Mr. E. C. Holden's on Duan Htreet. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING. HATES First Insertion, One Cent a Word. One Week, Each Line, 30c. Two Weeki, Each Line, 45c. One Month, Each Line, 75c. Astorian Free Want Ads. Anyone Desiring a Situation can Insert an Advertisement in this Column or inrce Lines 1 wo Times Fres of Charge. HELP WANTED. FOR SALE MISCELLANEOUS. WAJNTEE-MEN TO LEARN BAR- ' 1 ' ber trade; S week complete; post- F0R SALE SECOND-HAND FUR- tlon guaranteed; tuition earned whil nlture. Inquire at room 2 over Pet learning. Write for term. Motor's enK)n Brown's store. Barber College, (44 Clay St, San Fran cisco. NCUBATOR FOR SALQiOO EGOS capacity; alee three 100 capacity brooders; flrst-class condition. Ad dress A. Astoruut Office. L08T AND FOUND. FOR SALE STEAM TUO IN FIRST - 111 I claaa condition; term reasonable; IIANTHOR.V8 iuitabie tor seining purposes. For FOUND CLOSE TO cannery, a ouncn or xeys; owner 'nnrfirni.,. .rmi fhi. m. - i i . -rr-i -v - wv wmi muiic ujr paying- ior xnis aa vertlsement at Astorian office. FOR SALE REAL ESTATE. FOR SALE CHOICE RESIDENCE lot, close in; house and lot 75x150; $1500; eaay terms. Apply to C. W. Stone. 160 ACRES OF FIRST CLASS TIM- ber land for sale, In Pacific county, near Columbia river. Addre Box tit Astoria, Ore. FOR SALE LOT L BLOCK , 14 Adair's Astoria; for particulars wrlt to J. P. Miller, Onieda, Wash. OLD PAPERS FOR SALE AT TKlfl Office; 25c per hundred. SCOW FOR SALE AT M'GREOOR'S mill, 22x54; would make a good fish acow. Inquire of Dan Gambel at mill. NOTICE TO HUNTERS THOR oughbred English settlers, S months old, for sale cheap. 6 Third St PROPOSALS INVITED. NOTICE FOR BIDS BIDS WILL be received for the foundation and basement of the 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 monOi; right reserved to reject any or all bids. March . 1105. bad fled as far aa pos8l&lefromtbe scene of bis revenge. There wss a great deal of sympathy for Blxby, who bad come so near being banged for a murder be had not com mitted, and a great deal of admiration for tbe woman who bad saved blm. He remained in biding till bis wife had un covered tbe real facts of the tragedy; then, on an Invitation from tbe people of the region, he returned, took up the work on bla mine where be bad left It and became rich. Tbe Blxby case produced a great change for tbe better In the court be fore which It was tried. The court had been placed In an absurd position In convicting the wrong man, but bad been set right by the trickery of a wom an. Circumstantial evidence was there after not In favor. MART ALICE BOND. For something nice for breakfast try our cream rolled oats, free from flinty or Imperfect grains. We have nothing but the best Only 5 cents per pound. ASTORIA GROCERT. ferlfhtTasOTera. A teacher In a school at Stepney, east London, was giving her class) aa examination on the Scriptural work as? the previous three months. Among oth er questions the lady asked, "Wtta what weapon did Samson slay tbe thousand Philistines?" And one girl. Jumbling ber old and new testament knowledge, stood up and replied, "With the ax of the apostles." A woman teacher had been explaining tbe story of tbe casting adilft of the infant Moses. "Now, why waa It do yew think, that tbe good mother daubed tb little ark boat so carefully with slime and pitch r "Oh, ma'am," said one lift tie five-year-old girl, "to make the baby stick Inside Startling Mortality. Statistics show startling mortality, from appendicitis and peritonitis. .The prevent and cure these awful diseases, there Is just one reliable remedy, Dr. King's New Life Pills. M. Flannery of 14 Custom House Place, Chicago, says: They have no equal for Constipation and Biliousness." 25c at Chas. Rogers, druggist The Effective Remedy WiMnnoroii, Iowa, April 4, tSSs. tronblJ for otot rm with so soaatr a flaw that onditiou and BoUnag I conld do mined to help . J6 only ectiv ramedy I eror found was Win at Cfcrdui. 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