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THE MORNING A STOR1 AN AbTOlll A, ORE. FRIDAY, JULY i, 1903. ' 2 THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 1873. lublihed Daily by sHE J. 8. DELLINGER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By nail, per year $7 00 By nail, per month 00 By carrier, per month '. "3 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. 1 mall per year, in advance . .$1 00 ITOnlm for the Wlwin of mi Moasisa AaroaiAS to rttlwr romlwf or place of hwUm-es u be made by pcwtal card nr thnwieh tvle then. Adt UrriiWy tn dVllwy should he hniMdlatWy repotted to the office of publication Telephone Main C61. NEW YORK SITUATION. Comment ing editorially on the hot spell in the metropolis ,t!ie Xevr York Tribune says: Tlie most unusual trait of the pres ent period of hot weather is its contin uance. In July ana August ts to be ex pected that the mercury will reach the We often, hut it seldom does so for more than two or three days In suc- cession . Interruptions, even short, or dinarily give suffering humanity a chance to recover from the effects of the heat. Xo such opportunity has been.afi uforded in this city for a week. The pre ent hot spell began last Sutudny, when the highest temierature recorded by the government observer was 85 degrees. Since that time the thermometer has occasionally evinced a slightly more am bitious disposition than it did then, but at no time has the daily maximum fal len short of that which was noted a . week ago. To some extent the influence of such weather is cumulative. Persons who are vigorous enough to withstand the first onset not infrequently succumb after a prolonged siege. This fact should serve as a warning to those who are tempted to exercise activity or to ex pose themselves, needlessly to the sun ' shine. ' The prevalence of extreme humidity at this time of year is, of course, to be expected. In dog days and for a con siderable intervel previous thereto there is likely to be higher baromertic pres sure over the ocean than over a conti nent. This contrast has been especially noticeable during the last few days; and, as there is always a steady move ment of air from a high pressure area to a low one. the breeie on the Middle Atlantic coast has come almost steadily from the southeast. That great vapor generator, the fiulf Stream, is not so far away that it cannot contribute to the store of invisible moisture that is waft ed gently inland. It has undoubtedly enhanced the discomfort of the resi dents of the metropolis and its suburbs during the greater part of the current week. Owing to a slight change in the direction of the wind yesterday the air canse off the land and was a litle drier than it had been. Simultaneously, how ever, there was a alight rise in the tem perature which offset the diminution in humiditr. So far as actual comfort was concerned, therefore, there was no rea son for congratulation. o r.REATXKSS AXD SEA POWER. The proposition that a great nation of the twentieth century shall be a great sea power and its corollary, that great sea power presupposes rare nacal equip ' nent, are being insisted upon by indus trial and commercial Germany in a way to hearten every American who believes in the Roosevelt ideas of national great ess. Recently the Chamber of Commerce of Dorthmund, the heart of the district wherein centers Germany's iron, steel and mining interests, adopted a report reciting the statement that "a strong navy, commanding respect, is demanding by the large majority of the German people." The conviction gains ground. it was argued, that under the present world-conditions a nation can maintain its independence, protect its interests and attain far-reaching aims only through sea power. Statesmen and dip lomat may judge whether publie opin ion in this connection is right, but these Germans, who have the interests of commerce, the industries and sea traffic in charge, emphatically declare that purely aober, economic reasons urge the creation of a nary commanding respeet that is, the increase and rapid devel opment of Germany1! war fleets, "Witl.l'ut industrial employment," they conclude, "our annual increase of 800,000 people cannot find a living; lack ing sales for their products in foreign markets, our industries cannot subsist; therefore foreign trade and all which is connected with it must be procured The 'action of the chamber places it self nn record as entirely n accord with Germany's most far sighted economist. Fried rich Lizt , who saidT "The sea, thia fruitful field for the nation, must be cultivated "as carefully a the land, so that it will give bountiful results. It is narrow-minded and borders on the ridiculous for a great nation to plead the expenditure for a navy as Wing a good reason for leaving ita marine in terests unprotected. Men intimate with marine affairs scornfully laugh at the parsimonious system of .landlubber econ omists. The ocean is inexhaustible oT good things; one must only have cour age and strength to draw them out of it A nation without shipping interests is like a bird without wings, like a fish without fin, a champion with wooden sword, a helot and servitor among na tions." 0 NOTHING BUT LIES. Stranger Than Fiction. 'G-r-r-r-h." muttered Manager Powell of the Western Union Telegraph Com pany. He had just stepped from hi bath and was struggling to get into his under garments. The shirt which, here tofore .thanka to ita unshrinkable guar antee, had to be coaxed on with much strenuous work, completely enveloped Powell of it own accord. The sleeve end dropped full a foot beyond Powell's hands and flapped around like Hugs in a half hearted breeze. Powell turned around in the shirt four or five times trying to get his bearings. . "Ye Gods," he cried. "Am I going m-a-a-di perhaps I have the 'D. T.V but no. ,'Tis not so. for not a drop have I Jud." But surely there U something alack. These garments at unsceniing large, or. perchance, I, myself, have J shrunk. Would I had a faithful philoso pher that I might have assist me in solv ing this perplexing question." And so he ranted. Powell struggled mentally and physically for an hour and finally gave up. He donned his clothes as best he could and made his .way homo bid ding fair to become a sufferer with ner vous prostration. It seems that Powell is a wanderer, one of those peculiar wanderers. He likes to go forth in the night and mean der far into the wilderness where he drinks in nature in her most becoming garb and sighs: "Alone." Hours and hours doe Pow ell spend thusly He plunges into the forest depths and sprawls upon the soft bed of the lifeless leaves, the trend of his thoughts turning to solitude. Around him spring tangles of fern and creep ers; towering far above him are the stately firs and spruces, the perfumes of a thousand wild blossoms freight the mellow evening atmosphere. In such environs is Powell happy. He alone fully appreciates Nature's charms he loves her. He will have none of those worldly diversons that please the com mon people. All through the day he looks forward to the night's coming that he may flee fro mthe monotony of the telegraph key to the welcoming arms of his nature. And so we find hinv Tiies day night Nature was unusually rasei. nating. Powell rested on her arms long' er than he intended, ne had to hurrv home. So, striking a brisk pace, he soon returned to civilization He was in a dripping prespiration when be reached here. He wished a bath. "Boy," he commanded of one of the uniformed servitors, "Ilie thee hence and bring me as'expediously as possible a clean suit of under garments. I would bath. Begone. The boy "begoned" os tensibly to Powell's room and soon re turned with a eit of light underwear. Joyfully Powell grasped the garments and rushed forth to tha bath. The tus tie followed. It is learned from an authentic source that Powell formerly occupied the room Powell says that if Phillip had been messenger bov had been there before, There is considerable betting going on as to whom the joke is on, Powell or Phillips. Neither will put np the drinks. Powell says that if Phillips had been like most editors and possessed only one suit of underwear the mix-up would not hare occurred. "Yes, but but where do the angels get their picture taken, auntie?" "Is there a gallery where they take pictures of angvls only just of angels?" "Perhaps so, I dont know." "Then why don't the angels put on more clothe when they have their pic tures taken!" "Oh, Charley, please lie quiet. You will make auntie's head ache." Charlie meditated in silence for a few minutes and remarked; "I don't know why Captain Bailey said yon were his "Astoria." shouted the conductor and as the train came to a standstill, the small boy got a shaking and k whisper ed wanting. At tlus stje of the conversation auntie jumped to her feet, shoved hand kerchief down Charlie's throat and drag wed him from the car by the top of the head. He had tonched a tender chord. Sapid Work. An Astoria girl was much adit-ted to the use of slang. The other day when she had been very naughty her mother said: "Xow, Edith, you go and shut yourself up, in a dark room and ask God to forgive you and stay there until he does." Into a room she went. But in almost a minute she reappeared with a rad iant face. "Why," exclaimed her mother, "what did you come out so soon for!" "Oh, that's all O. K." replied Edith. "I just told God that I was sorry that T got to gay, and asked him to please let me down easy, and he said, 'Oh. don't mention it. Miss Jones, you're not so worse.'" On Captain Bailey. It was on the evening train from fort- land. E. Z. Ferguson and F. J. Carney were returning from hitting the Trail at the fair and having money enough left, bought a seat in the chair car. They occupied the rear smoking room. In a seat in the rear was a young lady and a little boy and the following con versation was heard t "Auntie, did the angels carry Mrs. Jones up to heaven!" "Why Charlie, I think so. Mrs. Jones was a good woman." "She was an awful fat woman. The Angels must lie strong." "How do you know there are angels. auntie?" "Because we read about them. Wait until you can read and then you will know more about them." "But why why don't you see the an gels! Did you ever seen an angel!" "Hush! Don't talk so loud. Of course we don't see them, but we see their pic tures." . Going Some. An Cpper Astoria man had lieen ar rested for assault and battery anil was being tried in the police court yester day. Frank Spittle, deputy eity attor ney," was examining the principal wit ness, who was an eye witness to the trouble. "You say you saw the shots fired!" "Yes, sir." "How near were you to the scene the affray!" "When the first shot was fired, ten feet from the shooter." "Tell the court where you were when the second shot was fired." "I didn't measure." "Well, appoximately, how far should you say." "Well, it approximated to half a mile." o IN LIGHTER YEIN Girls, Some admire the maiden ticenly, One who moves alwut serenely, Dignified, divinely .tall, . Others much prefer her small. I admire the small ones greatly. Then I like the large and stately, I'm not captious, fortunately; Really, I admire them all. Sohe like girls with animal ion. Such as shine in conversation. These the golden youth enthrall At a party or a ball. Quiet, shy ones have their inning, Some consider them more winning. As I said in the beginning. Really, I admire them all. Fair or dark and big or little I don't care a jot or tittle, None with me has got the call; At the feet of ea.-h I fall The demure and the vivacious Smart, couquettish, sweet and gracious None is barred. My heart is spacious, Bless the girls, I hue them all. -Chicago News. Ho Soul Needed in Such Cases. "So your daughter is going to marry a self made man! Dear me. Tin so sur prised. How did she ever haps-n to fall in love with such a person! She always seemed to have a preference for cultured college-bred boys." "O, he's college-bred, all right. We call him self-made because he got a po litical job in Philadelphia and retired at the end of two years with nearly half a million in cash, not having a soul to help him get it." Chicago Record-Her ald. Advice to the Young. Speak kindly to the elephant And gently to the whale. And when you meet the jaguar Please do not yank his tail. Respect the tiger's feelings, dear, His whiskers do not pull. 0, let our hearts with kindness Be'ever, ever full. 0, do not pinch the python Or punch 4he rattlesnake If you should hurt the cobra His little heart would break. Don't stick pins in the crockodile Or irritate the yak: Pray do not bruise the polar bear By pounding on his back. Don't make the lion cry, my child. By walking on bis toes; Nor slight the hippopotamus' By standing on his noe. For all good children, you must know, Each morning gladly sing; "O, help me be considerate Of every living thing." New York Times. A Dream of Heaven. Of a great trainload of watermelons which left Georgia the other day, an old darkey saidi "Lawd! Kf I wui only on dat train, en when'it got wrecked in a wilderness en I wui de only survivor my, my! Paradiie come down! AtlanUa Cunj at Hut ion. A Surprise Party. A pleasant surprise party may be giv en to your stomach and liver, by taking a medicine which will relieve their pain and discomfort, vis: Dr. King's' New Life Pills. They are a most wonderful remedy, affording sure Relief and cure, for headache, dizziness and constipation. 25c at Chas, Rogers drug store. If yon can not eat. sleep or work, feel mean, cross and : ugly, take ltollister's Rocky Mountain Tc this month. A tonic for the skk. There is no remedy equal to it. 35 cents. Tea or Tablets, at Frank Hart's drug store. Just think what you can do with LIQUID VENEER Liquid Veneer is a carefully and scientifically prepared article that acts as a food for the varnish or gloss. It is absorbed by the varnish or surface to which it is applied, and brings out all its old time elasticity and newness besides adding addition al gloss. It is therefore highly ben eficial to the very finest surfaces. Don't hesitate to use it on your pianos, mahogany furniture, or the very finest pieces you may have; it is the preparation that will remove tarnish and that peculiar and very undesirable bluish discoloration which often appears on pianos and other highly polished furniture. Liquid Veneer is equally effective on Organs, Violins, Guitars, etc., as well as on all rosewood and ebony furniture .perfectly cleaning it and restoring original newness and gloss TRIAL BOTTLE, 10c; HALF PINT, 50 e. B. F.ALLEN Q.SON Wall Paper, faints, Etc, 365-367 Commeroia! 8t Astoria. BENTON'S NEW VALVELESS GASOLINE MARINE ENGINE. Simple ind Reliable. Latest Cut. m 1 v I (' mm Ids Psrfi to Ct Out of Order, liiVtarln torts. Mors Power with Uss WSlghl. I'm UuOasotlnt. Under Perfect Con. QuIit fcxhsuit Aay Speed front (00 to 1000 revolution! I per miauls. 1111 BENNETT KIkon 1 to 10 II. I'., 8inirl ' Under. Sire A to 4U II. II., ltunblv Cy Under. KMAW0N. WASH. FOUR CYLINDERS TO ORDER TO IOO; H0RSC POWER. . 1 . HEAD SOLID SORE Awful Suffering of Baby mi Sleepless Nights of Mother. CURED BTCUTICUM Skin Fair as a Lily with no Scar to Recall Awful Sore Writes Mother. I herewith write out in fan tho be finning and end of that terrible disease, externa, which caused my babe on told suffering and myself many sleepiest nights. " My babe was born seemingly fair, healthy child, but when she was three weeks old a iwelling appeared on the back of her bead, and In coarse of time broke. It did not beal but grew worse, and tha son spread from the site of a dim to that of a dollar. I used all kinds of remedies that I could think of, but nothing seemed to help; In fact, It grew worse. Her hair fell out where the sore was, and I feared It would never ?row again. It continued antti my aged stber came on a visit, and when ho aaw tha baby bo told me to get Catl cure Soap and Ointment right away. ' "To please him I did ao, and to my nrprise by their dm the sore began to beal over, the hair grew over It, and to-day the has a nice head of hair, her kin It as fair as a Illy, and she has no scar left to recall that awful sore, and It is orer eight months and no sign of Its returning." Mrs. Wm. Ryan, Elk River, Minn. "Cure permanent." 80 writes Mrs. Byer. Feb. K, 1903, sit years later 1 ' Tour letter of the 19th Inst, received, asking In regard to the care of my baby tome six years ago. Welt, tha dlseasa bas never returned to her head which st ' that tiros was a solid sore on top and down ths back. Once or twice since then a patch bas eonie on her band near the wrist, but It Anally disappeared after proper treatment with Cuttcara." S.M ttuntfcml ew mil CMUm Rmm. SH. (I. fosa l I'kMoUM CmwS ruth SU. nr l ' bMlAoL M.. Sou. IM. IMMti 1 Utt r cum. Sew. H 1 fuit,t it I Pi 1 nmfm.M Calvaka The Astoria Restaurant. 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