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THE MORNING ASTOR IAN. ASTORIA. OREGON. SUNDAY, OCTOBER i, 1905. 1 V THE MORNING AST0R1AN Established 1873. Published Daily by TBI J. S, MXIIHGM tOKPAHY. SUBSCRIPTION SATES. By mail, per yew ...........I.IIJH) By mail, per month............ .60 By carrier, per moatb. ......... .79 - WEEKLY 'ASTOMAN. By mail, per year, in adTnnce.. 11.00 Intered m tMond-clam matter Jane SS 1W&, t the polofflo mt Antori. Ore roo, under tbe at of Cong r of March , 1878. HarOnter for the delrreniMt of Ta MoaiT im tsioaua either rssMeao or plac of buaiiMH r be made by poeul card or throurt tale aone. Any torefularity la de tfrrary thonkt be latertlatwly reported to the office of publloatloB. TELEPHONE MAIN Mi. baa been harmed ami in torn case mined by their action. Thoee who bold to the belief that money is nwential to religious effort may never have thought of the fact that the Savior when on earth did not o much aa tale up a penny collection ex cept when be needed tie money to p taxes. A PLEA FOR DESERTERS. Greater testations are promised all the time in connection vtth the life in surance institution, and there may be a determination to compel tl-e conwrt ative Associated Pre to become a ten sational agency or mill handling to new, i v t . The revelation thawing that British army officer stole 3o,000.000 while tle South Africa war was In proreM ahowt that the war party in Great !rialn is very much like the lift insurant') clique in the United State. , - The fact that four Cbivaga pacter were fined .a total of $23,000 may- be an indication that the price of meats will be higher for some time. If these pack era art to be compelled t. pay iluce the public must stand the expense. . The plea of General F. D. Grant on be half of deserter from the United State army is worthy of his generous hearted father and ould bring about a change in the law which would practically re move the disability placed upon the de serter, at least in times of peace. Sev eral hundred vouwr men are 'Bow in prison taking their punishment for quit tinir the ranks of the army. None of them, under the present regulations, will ever again be permitted to enter the ser vice. General Grant believes that these men should be given an opportunity to redeem their hit reputation and to place themselves again upon a respect able standing in the army and before the public. The fact .that the govern went accepts the service in the army of young men who have not reached the year, of sound judgment aa to their fu ture is sufficient reason why the gov ernment should offer aa opportunity for them to be reinstated after paying the "penalty f a term in military prison. At it Is the punishment of deserters result onlv in further dismM of the voniij . 0 iLjami man who has made the mistake of eJT- 1:.! a i.: jf? Merrill tponjbiliir, ftfr1W k-'-The military prison for the deserter thould be male a training school for fur ther military duty in the case of the first offender, fitting him for the dis charge of responsibilities in the army, as the civil prison should be made a training school for the first offender against the civil laws, helping him to better citizenship. Morgan receive $4,000 for the ue of 800,000 over night by the New York life for the purpose of making a false entry and deceiving the state author! ties. Six per cent for twenty-four hour is a great rate of interest for a concern as strong as the New York life hai represented itself to be to pay for the money. THE SOURCE OF FLOODS. A flood is devastating Missouri, with the usual accompaniment. Some lives have been lost, hundreds of head of live stock have drowned, railroad tracks have been washed out, and crops have suffered great damage. Unf r Innately it is no new thing In Missouri. It is an annual occurrence, at least, end this is the second event of the kind this year. Commenting on the situation the Chicago Tribune remark t'rt there is no prospect of a diminution in the se verity of these visitations, but on the contrary every indication that they will become more and more serious. This is due largely to the deforesting of the country through which ths ri.ers flow, and as the work of deforesting is still going steadily forward, the extent and destructiveness of the floods will prob ably continue to likewise steadily in crease unlesn intelligent and compre hensive measures are adopted to prevent them. The Tribune also comments iomehat caustically on the lack of ef fort which has heretofore been put forth to moderate or prevent floods. No half way measure are going to afford any material protwtion. The work of pro tection must be thorough and extensive. What has been done and has been pro vided for is good, but it is doubtful if it will prove a complete remedy, f , . Conger say that American promoter of a railway in China broke faith with the Chinese government after he, relying on the word of the promoters, had pledg ed his honor that the concession would not be sold or relinquished. It is rather a sad reflection that there are among these eminent financier men who do not hesitate to use a United State min ister to gain their ends. If there wa any possible way to bring about the result the guilty parties should be pun ished in the United States. They have gained their point and have possiMy gained ome money, while the legiti juate business of their fellow .citizen .. PERSONAL MENTION Col. John Adair ha returned from a visit to the Portland fair. " Mis Maud Dobbs, the popular Uwaco school teacher, wa in the city yester day. Mrs. W. O. Wilkinson left yesterday mornig for her home in Bermuda, via XewYork. F. W. Hellwig and wife of California, are the guest of Mr. and Mr. II. W. Chris tensen. A. Minard, of this city, an employee of the American Can company, at Port land, arrived here yesterday on a visit to his. parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Minard. Mist Florence Judd, of Los Angeles, California, will sing a solo during this monuWa servicnrt the Presbyterian IL Fomeroy, the populai agent of the Vancouver Transportation company, in this city, made a flying buines ' trip to Chinook yesterday. He say the play of the big tide yes afternoon among the traps on the Washington shore was something startl ing, but no damage was reported. The Transformation of Bayal The Porcupine . ASTORIA IRON WORKS STEAMER CHANGSHA SAFE. Manila, Sept 30. Tlie British steamer Changfha has arrived here. The ChangHha, a steamer of 2300 tons belonging to the China Navigation com pany, was overdue 36 hour from Hong Kong at noon today and it wa feared that she had encountered the recent typhoon, and had met disaster. A num ber of American passenger were on board. ANOTHER BODY FOUND. "New York, Septy 30. In searching the ruins of the lodging house at 221 West street, destroyed last night, three men early today found the body of an unknown man, making two known dead. UPHOLSTERERS STRIKE. New York, Sept. 30. About 1000 up holsterers employed in 20 shops of the Interior Decorator and Cabinet Maker association struck yesterday to enforce a demand for an advance of 50 cents a day. Several independent firms, have according to the workmen granted the increase. IB. J ro spices, 0 COFFEEJEA, DAKIIIO PO'iYDEfl, Fir;cn::5EXTrcTS h!uft fafrv finest flavor. CLOSSZTQDriulS . P0irrLAM9.O6OM. It wa understood by all the animal of the wilderness that Bayal the Porcu pine owned a disagreeable temper. He showed neither kindne nor consider tton toward those he chanced to meet, aud if he spoke- at all to other animal it waa in a sneering or sarcastic tone that really made them wish he had re mained silent. The reason for this lay in the fact that Bayal wa dissatisfied because he had been created a porcupine. Aa he rubbed hi noe against the ground, in search of insect for food, hi harp eye taw the antclopea go bounding through the forest with the speed of the wind; saw the tribe of the wilder nes shrink back back in silence a the majestic tiger stalked proudly along fcia path; saw the huge form of t the ele phant loom dark against the sky and many of the wild prostrate themelve in aw of the Mighty One. Noting all this, Bayal moaned' to himself: "They are magnificent they are grand! It is worth living to be one of the Master of the Wilderness. But what am IT A pig! A stupid, rooting hedgehog! Doe the antelope see met Docs the tiger turn from hi path be cause I am near? Doea the elephant know a hedgehog exists? No! I am nothing. There are no songs in my praie. There are no legend telling of my deeds. I am unknown and uniion- ored!" And then he would roll himself into a ball until in quus spread in every direction, and moan ami groan and grieve until those who heard him hearti ly wished he had never been boru. Athlos, the fairy of his race, whose duty it. waa to waU-h over the live of the porcupines, was exceedingly aweet tempered and loyal to her charges, but the Selfishness and peevish disposition of Rayal became so hard to bear that more than once the gentle fairy waa teniptfd to leave him to hi fate and devote herself to more cheerful porcus pines. Of course Bayal did not know Ath los, nor that she listened always to hi weary complaints, for with such knowl edge he would not have dared to try her temper so severely. So he kept on grumbling and growling until the fairy, losing patience, resolved toj teach him a lesson. She appeared before Bayal one morn ing while he wa grubbing for anU, in iiis usual discontented fashion; and the sight ofAUilos radiant and beautiful filled him with reverent awe and rauW. him to drag his quills upon the ground in humiliation. "Tell me, Bayal," she said, looking on him with calm eye, "why are you al ways unhappy!" "Because I am a lowly porcupine,' he answered, with eagerness. "It is not bad to be alive when tome one is of im portance in the world. But, if one must be so small and insignificant aa I am, it were Wttcr not to live at all." "Do you, then, deire death t" Ath los asked in a grare tone. The jKrcupine hesitated. "No," he replied, after, a, pause) "I prefer to live. But I also prefer to be an animal of importance." "And so you are in your present form declared tle fairy. "The beetle scurry from your path as you draw near; the lizard slips beneath iU rock, tha mole seek iU burrow; even the hare and squirrel fear you. To them Bayal, the Porcupine is mighty." "Puh! They are trab!" said Bayal disdainfuly. "It surprises me that you, most gracious fairy, should know of the existence of such insignificant crea ture a those you mention! And to win from them either fear or respect doe not content me while I am myself obliged to shrink from the leopard, the lion the bear and the wolf. Why, alas! am I not one of those grand animal? The fairy sighed and looked sorrow fuly upon him. "Wisdom may not argue with folly," said she. "Have your desire, Bayal, if you will. I am your guardian fairy. Choose, then, what form you will have among the animals of the forest or plain and I, by mean of my fairy power, will bestow it upon you." ' . To hear thi delighted Bayal beyond measure. "I will tie an elephant, most gracious one!" he cried, in the instant "Tran forroine, 1 implore you, into an ele phant" "It shall be done declared Athlon. The. form of the porcupine changed, swelled and grew big. Almost, before he realised the change he stood towe r- ing above the brushwood wherein he had been wont to hide. Between hi glitter ing eye a huge gray trunk waveil, curl ing and uncurling at hi will, j Hi chest wa broad and deep; limb huge at tree trunk supported ' hi vast body He He raised hist head and blew a shrill triumphant bhut.froin hi throat. Anq then he tramped away through the wil derness, brtllo big agutn jand again in the e xhuberaac ( hi joy.' He waa great aa the greatest; mighty as the mightiest; Lord of all the Wildes ne! But in the elephant' body wa tJL'4 Xifl.t, vbg xift etfigihiiqrmfwt the tout o jiayal the Pveeuplae j He did not stop to think of that. He 'did not think at all, in thoe moment of hi transformation. He simply g'o ricd In his lxe. , , A py khon' swung from a free. , tThe elephant caught it with h trunk, dashed it upon the ground, and trampled vie- iottrfy upon it through very wanton nes. Then lie inarched on. lresently he descried herd of otVr elephant iu a distant grove. He ap approached ,thcin, proud and arrogant Thry looked upon, him curiously a he drew near, but continued to feed with calm indifference. That did not pleaf ltrtvul. He could see very well that Ik was tuIK-r than any of the herd. ' These were hr , Is'p' "'. IU thrust hiuiMilf into tne group with im pressive dignity, shouldering alde aij old bull who seemed to be their leader. And the bull, wth an angry cry, drew back and faced tli intruder. j No one warned Bayal; but the other elephant moved away slowly from hi viclniy, and before he realized that b wm in danger the old bull, w ith lowere head ami a belVow of defiance, came rushing toward him with sudden speed Hi own tusk were larger and sharp er than those of hi antagonist, but Bayal did not know how to 'use theni Moreover, he waa taken by mirprise. The shock threw him far back upon hi haunches; there was a ripping, tAtring sound, and he became conscious of dull pain in hi great chest Ha looked, witji startled eye, at the angry bull who had charged Mm. The fierce leader of the herd had retreated a few pace slnow, with red eye and uplifted trunk without to rush again. In the elephant1 body wan the soul of Bays! the Porcupine. He did not await the onslaught but, swinging hi huge bulk around, he fled with marvel lous speed, tmniieting with terror a lie weot j The rent in hi breast alarmed him. When,' mile away from the scene of his humiliation and defeat, lie paucd to find lie wa not pursued, the pain of hi body overcame hi fear of mind, ami he stood still ami trembled. 1 What could a wounded elephant do to seek relief? And why should hi own people hare turned-against him? Wa he not an elephant? The porcu pine, he remembered, never Interfered with their fHlows, nor fought them. Were elephant le considerate of their kind? IVrhap he had made a mUtake after all to choose becoming an ele phant "Athlo! Oh, Athlos come to me!" he moaned. And Athlo responded to the call and came to him. "I waa wrong, Athlos, to wish to be come an elephant," he said, hi big body swaying from side to side with faint nes. "Give me, I beg of you, another form!" "Will you be a porcupine again," said the fairy gently. , "No, not that!" he cried chuddering lyj "but elephant are very big too big! And they are ugly, and herd in families, and have no welcome for stran ger. I would be a smaller animal, mailer and yet strong and masterful. Give me, I implore you, the form of a black bear!" " "So shall it le," the fairy answered igliing; and Bayal felt himself shrink away and change in form. .A moment more and the'etephant shape, with it (Continued on page 3) AN ASTORIA PRODUCT Pale Boherniau Beer ., .- f , TJest In The Northwest . ; . ; North Pacific Brewing Co. JOHN FOX, Free, and Rayt F L 15ISI10P. Secretary A.UFOX.VleePrea. 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