THE MORNING ASTORIAN, AbTORlA,OREJI
FRIDAY, AUGUST ti, 1905.
THE MORNING ASTORIAN
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INSCRIPTION RATES.
By mail, per year.,... 17 00
By mail, per month W
By carrier, per month 75
WEEKLY ASTORIAN.
1 mall, per year, In advance ,
.11 0
Twenty-five down young turkeya haw ElkY Grand Eacnrtion,
been shipped from Kentucky to Ports- Elke' grand excursion to Portland on
month for the peace envoy. If that' Wednesday, Auguat 16, 1905. The fast
all they get from Kentucky the dclibcr- Meamer Telegraph will leave Callender
ation ought to be charactering by Jiar- dock a.t 5 o'clock a. m. Ticket, $1.50,
nony naurr vuy itivkxtui. mirouna inp.
sounds rather "Small."
prOr(W frr the drtlwiM of Tai Moa.xi.xe
Aarofti to itVc kmoumk or plan uf huie
jutjr be made by noetal card nr thrvnirt tele
thooe. Any hrruUntj- to iMwT ahould be
L&BdiatWr reported to tbe office ot pubtiexjoa.
Telephone Main 661.
Much intercut ha wen excited iu En
gland recently by the decline of the
national drink bill and the decrease in
consumption of intoxicating and espe
cially of strong distilled beverages. In
1W4 the consumption of spirits was Jess
than half what it was in l!00, while
that of beer was also smaller. The na
There Was a peculiar appropriateness
about a little Xicne Field poem that was
disgraced by falling into a Kecordcr
column last night, which tha August
editor must have missed:
"Back to the dear old homestead, ,
(Tacoma)
With an aching sense of pain;
But there'll be joy in the coining,
When I go home agaiu.
And we are reminded of another Field
poem, also fitting the August editor's
caV , niwly. It will be rnumherer as
portraying the misadventure of .Willie.
IN LIGHTER VEIN
NATURAL MISTAKE.
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BAIClNOPO'iYDER,
nxonuioExmcTS
A&shjriPT&y, fines FUvor.
CLOSSET ft DIVERS
o PORTLAND. OREGON.
This w 'the,
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Siory for
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Simply di
do yo
Mrs. Kay bor Delightful!
vine! .
Mr,, Kexdore Why, what
mean? . ' "'
Mrs. Kaybor That aria from Parsi
fal. Is it your daughter playing?
Mr. Kexdore Aria from Parsifal?
That's niv huslmnd on the back uorch
tional UrniK bill is sun large, oui 11 fi,jng , Mw -Louisville Courier-Jour-
was last year $So.OOO,niO les than live naJ '
years liefore. One of the largest res-1
taurant firms reports that while it
eervinir more customers year by year, it
is selling less beer, wine and spirit
The cause of this change is an interest
ing matter of investigation.
According to board of trade officials.
it is closely connected with general busi
ness conditions. When the country
prosperous there is much drinking; when
it is unprosperous, drinking decreases.
Thus, in 1894, when the country was
suffering business depression, the con'
gumption of strong drink was small, and
with returning prosperity it steadily in
creased for five years, until 19, when
the South African war broke out and
the tide of prosperity turned. Since
then, prosperity has been waning, and
drinking has correspondingly decreased,
It is quite possible that this explana
tion contains some, truth, though
would tax credulity to believe it com
pletely accounts for the very marked
changes of the last five years.
Another explanation is put forward
by some well informed and judicious ob
servers, which we should be glad to ac
cept as applicable to America as well
as to England that is, that the growth
of other forms of entertainment has
won people away from mere drinking
places. Out-of-doors sports of various
kinds, musical and theatrical perform
ances at low prii-es ami great amuse
mcnt establishments like those which
have teen built at Coney Island, and
Lave so greatly changed the character
of that resort, have Ix-en multiplied in
recent year. Myriads of people, it is
argued, go to them and spend their time
and money there, instead of merely
standing at bar or sitting around
tables and drinking. It seems entirely
probable that such influences are potent
and are doing much for tbe promotion
of temperance.
The belief that Baron Komura's for-
getfulness, anent his credentials, which
he neglected to bring' to the first meet
ing of the pence emissaries at Ports
mouth, Wednesday, was intentional
will doubtless receive credence in many
parts of the country. While M. Witte
and his colleague, Baron Rosen, appar
ently look upon this breach of diplo
matie etiquette apathetically, or seem
willing to concede that the ostensible
oversight of the Japanese plenipotenti
ary was due to a misunderstanding, it
is, indeed, diflicult to conceive their real
interpretation, of the incident. The
Japanese, unquestionably, are pursuing
the course which has characterized their
A'erv move since the commencement of
hostilities and although many of their
. act may be accepted as exigent to the
success of their aggressive operations,
this lafct, if premeditated, can hardly
be called strategic. In fact, if as hint
ed, the credentials of Baron Komur'a
were purposely left at his hotel, the
procedure was grossly improper. To re
sort to such a crude method of evading
the speedy commencement of the peace
conference, apparently to spar for time
required tot some reason we cannot
comprehend, is hardly in keeping with
the subtlety of diplomacy to which the
mikado's representatives have given to
understand they aspire.. That such a
circumstance has accompanied the open
ing of the conference is deplorable. The
embassadors of both countries are at
Portsmouth, the guests of a nation re
nowned for traightforwardness in its
dealings and especially, insofar as this
,is the first instance in which it has
lieen deemed fitting to select the United
Slates for the meeting place of pleni
potentiaries on so important a mis
sion, it is to 1m? regretted if the Japanese
envoys have been so indiscreet as to
place this stigma upon what promised to
be most amicable negotiations.
HIS LITTLE SCHEME.
Flora Freddy is a very gay young
man, isn't he?
Dora Why, no he's extremely pious.
Whenever he calls on me he talks about
religion ?
Flora Oh, that' a bluff he work
ing to gt look at your family bible.
Cleveland Leader.
DIFFERENT.
"Why, Pete and Jim are as friendly
as ever. 1 thought you said that ttie
lie was passed between them last
night."
Ob, no! I said that several lies
were passed between them last night.'
Cleveland Leader.
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TAGGING HIM.
Miss Innitt Why don't you smoke f
Mr. Sappy What while 1 am walk
ing; on the street with you?
Mis Innitt Well, I want people to
know I have a man with me. Cleveland
Leader. .
SEAL DANGER.
"The physician who visits the sick
gentleman a few doors alxjve our house
comes in a hiuh power automobile."'
"Gracious, is the case very danger
ous'
'I should say so. Two or three
neighliors have been run down by the
machine already." Detroit Tribune.
A MARTIAL ROMANCE.
Mrs. Brideigh Oh, George! We're
going to have a novel cake for supper.
Mr. Brideigh Why do you call it
novel ?
Mrs. Brideigh Because I won't know
what it is going to be till I finish it.
Cleveland Leader.
ON THE HEAVING OCEAN.
First Passenger What was in that
stew we had for supper!
Second Passenger I give it up.
First Passenger I believe I will, too.
Let me at that rail, please. Louisville
Courier-Journal. '
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