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About The morning Astorian. (Astoria, Or.) 1899-1930 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 4, 1905)
SATURDAY, NOTIMBER 4. 1905. THE MORNING A STOUT AN. ASTORIA. OREGON. 3' VON FROM DISASTER Success at Times Follows Seeming III Luck. SMALL THINGS MAKE CHANGE MoW ths Baku Petroleum Deposits Wert Discovered A Dying Seal bit doted Noma's Gold Secret The Origin of T.nted Paper. Tli RnkU iM'trolouiU ili'Mlt. whirl) bu )li'll'il millions of !outiU' worth of line oil. are situated In Hulan Can cau. ' Yfttrt ago a numtwr of rattlo were tliiatl (in several trarte of IiiikI well covers! with herbs?. Tli aiilmnla, liosrvrr. refusal to fwnl at tl rnt, but later, lu Uulr hunger, they ate tit U gia ravenously. All or them were taken III, and nuiiilxr dliM. The -aue of their death ihixxUxI the owner for aome time. In the long run lie li-oered, with the auiUtatice of an Kiigllolnimu, that Mow the meadow were rlrh oil spring which cbumhI the Kra to Im imlaoned with pararTiu. The lima of hla cattle brought a fortune. A autuuier or two back a aea wall ou the PurTolk rM wan blown dowu dur lug a mroiig giile, and when the tide re uiauy acre of low lyli.g land were Hooded by the . The fsriiiiTs; who rented the Imid tr lu dvkalr, and lu order to kue their crp they atartod drnluiiig the water off. Two unys Inter tu water aoddeu iiumUow werM a night wonderful to be bold They were one thick carpet o( flue luuckrrel! A big achool of the flsli bud swept lu through tho breach lu the embankment and tieeu carried to the lii'liW by the Im oiiiliig net, The furmera hired acorea of rnrta tc collect the mackerel, aud within twen ty four houra the flh had beett packml lulo hole and were en route to Ml HugKgHie, where tliey were aold for .vr tfltio. ' starving, III clad and Inxilhua, Itotwrt llyatua, a bmnelesa Jew, wandeml to the top of a lonely bill on the Yorkshire mourn. There waa a strong gale blow ing front the rant, and to protect biro elf from the cold Mint be entered big nhed of wood and gorne on the sum lull wlilf h wa uoetl to More fodder for the khecp. Htepplng through the door, wblcb opened to the cunt ward, be waa aston ished to find Inside over alxty wild tlucka, bulf stunned, but tracking vio lently. II la mined the door to aud tiirt'l catching the blnU and wring ing their nccka. Tlie ahed lay right In the flight llnea f the myriad of wild duck that coma to Hrltuln from tho north, and, flying low In their huudrcda, aome of them bud cuti red the door of Uie ahed, which bud Jieeu left open by the shepherds, and t untied theuisclve on the rear wall. Hyuma aold the lucky haul for a aura exceeding i.H, nnd with thin he waa able to clothe blmxelf resitcctulily aud thut II nd employment. On the lieiuli which frlimcn the nrect- jilcea Ih-Iow Cape Nome there In uow jiroHperoua cny hmusi uy mm !r. but at one time, and not ao very long nco, the spot wn uninhabited. The dlHcovery of the gold In tho dl- trlct iiikI ttM tiltlinnte prosperity waa entirely due to a aeitl. Two Amerlcnn buntera had wounded the strung" crenture, and It led them a pretty dame nenm the Ice and Into nil unknown buy, where the seal wn kllli-d lifter Imdly wounding one of the Iniiitir. In It deiith struggle the (ten I flung tip th. grntind, mid the hunters, to tticlr ngrcenlde surprise, found thciiisclve on 11 golden Kt ni ml -the richest one In the world. The death of n mule brought grent wenlih tn Frederick Itutler, n KUm- dlker, vh look pnrt lu the inemorHble "rush" t J the gold field of Tllkoli. He left bin mule stiiiulliig one diiy on a plot of hind fur away from the "claims," nnd another miner who hnd n frrtidj.e ngnlimt hi fellow digger shot the aulmiil In the neck with bin re volver. The mule fell nnd In It agony kick ed up the ground with Ita hoof. When lta owner returned he found several "pebble" of strimgo weight and ahnpe lying nround the dead animal. lie cleansed the MippoMed pebblea aud they proved to be nugget of virgin gold. The dying mule bad atruck one of the richest vein In Klondike. A alinlhir cnae of gold being discov ered by an animal occurred In Scotland In IMS. A dog, bndly wounded by a shot from a gamekeeper' gun, scratch ed tip aome gold on ground which wna afterward known a the Dnnmbln gold mine, nenr (olple. Over 20.000 worth of the precious roetnl wn warti ed out of the mine by the owner of the fortune bringing dog. The; Tntorl silver mine In Ppnln were aim (Uncovered by n wounded dog. nnd It I wild that the fiimou dia mond mine nt Klmberley were first revealed to a wide nwnke Roer by a aow which he hnd nhot. Sold to the value of aome lmn-iretN of pound wna dug out of a portion of the jrrount hcinirlntr to n Mr IrevnT wealern Comlierlanfl. a rowi ehaaed by a boy threw up nugget of gold with Ita elaw a It fled from It pur auer. 8uheuently It tranaplred that wber the bird hnd been wa a dried up trearn and contained gold duet and ainull nugget in (urge quantities. IlaniNgate Imrlmr waa once flooded with a mighty hoal of mullet, and when the doek gnte were opened to al low a hlp to pa Into the Inner baaln the flb followed, and the biuln liecume thick with them. When the tide went down tbe autLor Itle bad the dock alulce oiened and the water drained off. Over twenty cart load of mullet of two pounds weight and upward were taken away front tbe floor of the bnln, and tbelt le brought tn tbe coffer of the Itarnn gute couiiell nearly LU). A piece of blue dropped by accident Into a vat of pulp waa reepomdhle for the production of blue tinted puiiei. uud to tul Mllght dlater the fotin dntlou of a great Industry I to U traced. Hie wife of Wlllluin Kat. a kxit pa per maker, dropH-d a blue bag Into on of her biiMliand a pulp vata, and aa rcxult the pulp BNMiimed a blue tint. I.at ronxlilereil the paper to tie grave pecuniary oa, but when be aent It up t I-oudoii it found a ready mar ket. Indeel, It iN-came no popular that KitMt wn anted to supply more. IU did aud eventually made a great tor tune out of bU "blue bag" paper. I A cheuiM of Nuremberg waa pour ing out some aouafortl from a bottle when a few drops fell upon a pair of gold rimmed ae-taclea( which be bod recently purchased. j 'Thafa a cataHtroplie.M he railed to bl wife, "I've upet aome aquafortlt 011 my new specs." "Hu It aimllt themr wa the reply. Well," said the cheuilat. ' the glass 1 corroded where tbe fluid touched lt.H Then au Idea struck bint, and, getting a piece if window gin, be endeavored to etch thereon. He succeeded after tunny failure. Hy drawing delgii on the ghiHM with varnlib and applying Bpiufortl be tnnde them appear as ou gray background. For muny yeara he kept bl mi-ret cloe and made a email fortune out of bl designed glaes. -I'cnrsou' Iitidoit Weekly. THE PRICE OF TORTURE. Klkleslli Trainer PsUhis mm4 Ike (ol Thereof. Among the monuments of supersti tion which exlt to this day. the travel er sees the "witch tower." the torture rhsmber "and the collections of Instru ments of torture In varloue towua on the ronllnent-notably at Nuremberg. Itatlslxm, Munich aud Tbe Hague. Dut Mrhaw nothing bring the aystem more vividly liefore u Uan the execu tloner'a tafltTa atlll preserved. Four of these nmy tie seen lu the library of Cor nell university and among them espe rlally that Untied by tbe archbishop elector of Cologne In 1757. On four printed folio pages, It enumeratea In tlfty-flve paragraph every sort of hid eous cruelty which an executioner could commit upon a prlaouer, with the aum allowed him for each, and for the Instruments therein required. Typical exnmplea from this tariff are tbe fol lowing: Thlors. Vlb. t. For tesrtna aeundnr with four horara I M I Tor quartering B Pur tx-henillng and burning ..I 3t 7. For ntraiiKllna ami burning.. 4 I. For henplnt; the pile of wood snd kindling U I For tmrnlttg allv 4 II. For breaking s man allv on th wlieot 4 II For netting- up tho wheel with the tio.lv twlxtrd In It t U 19 For cuttln erf a hand or un it ry riiiKer and (or behead- In altoKether I M yi. For horning with hot Iron.. 1 M Zl. For beheading and placing the head iin n ilke t V U. For iH-li-ietlmr. tnlNltng tha body In th wheel nnd plac leg the head HHin pike nlt'Keilii r , Fur teurlim a criminal, beforo hi ex-viition with reillmt plncber each tearing of tho lleh H 31. For liiillins a toluene or hand to the m iIImah 1 I 42. For I he tlr-'t wriuln (if lorlurn 1 W 41. For tlio hi'i- in. I itr.ele of tor ture. In. luilln Hettlns the lltulm iifi. rwiinl. with R.ilvn for miinu 1 39 and ho on ihrottuh flfty-flve Item nnd Kpeclfl.-ntlons. Andrew I. White In Atlantic. A llanslnff nrlil!. When the hetiver and Klo llrunde prepnriHl to lnilld through the Itockic engineer nld the cAnyon of the Ar kausn could never be penetrated It entire length. There wn one spot In thl nwe Inspiring chasm where there wn not room for n roadlwHl on either tilde of the stream. The wall of the canyon came down to the swift current of the Arknt i t without foothold for a man on either lde. Hut nn engineer HUggcstcd a banging bridge suspended between the walla of the canyon. The bridge wa built with supimrt Im bedded In the aolld rock, nnd across It the heavy transcontinental train flit dally, with nothing but the slender Ironwork between the river nnd the top of tho canyon, 2,'iOO feet above. Great Iron braces, which look almost .spider like In the vanities of the can yon, have be-on thrown across the gorge, lielng anchored securely In the sheer aide. Huge cables depend from these braces, holding a long Iron bridge, which extend not across but parallel with the course of the river. New York Tribune.' ' The (itr ( t. Yon might exhaust yourself looking In otla and gazetteer for the city of Is, because It I purely legendary. Here I a brief statement of the legend: "The mngnlflcentrltjr of J was, sltu- ated on the coast of Brittany where now Is tbe bay of iJouaroenex. It wa built below the level of tbe sea and surrounded by massive wall. Here In the fifth century was the court of lb plou King CJradlon and of hi wicked daughter, Dahut, who bod a pleasant b-tblt of throwing her suitor Into a well when their society became tiresome. One of her favorites asked her to obtain for hi in the silver key which fastened the sluice gates In the city wall, pulnit accordingly stole the key from her father's neck while be slept, the lover unlocked the gate and the sea rushed In snd overwhelmed the city and II Inhabitants, Including tbe princes. Only the king escaped. Tbe Hreton jieasnnt say that the spirits ol the drowned still haunt the spot, am? the bell of the submerged city art often beard ringing at low tide." fdu Literal Translation. Voltaire translated some of Hhake spur's p ay. Khukeapcare makes one of his characters renounce all claim to a doubtful Inheritance, with an avow ed resolution to carve for himself a fortune with bis aword. Voltaire put It In French, which, re translated, reads: "What care I for landa? With my sword I will make a fortune cutting meat." Another, displeased with sucb blun ders, undetook a more correct trans lation of the great bard. Coming to the following passage, F.vn auch a man, so faint, so spiritless. Bo dull, so d-s4 In look, so woebrgoM, he translated tbe laat three words to read, "Bo. grief, lie off with you." In the French translation of "Para dise Loaf "Hall, horrors, hall!" Is ren dered thus: "Comment roua portet voua, lea borreurs, comment rous por- tea Touar That la, "How d'ye do, hor rors, bow d'ye do 7" A Drvaaa f Hat. Mrs. Dearly-I dreamed last night I had aurh a perfectly lovely new hat Mr. Dearly That's the first dream of a hat yon ever had that didn't cost me money. Dr. D. A. Sanburn FRENCH SPECIALIST. The King of Cures ar 'W m m. mi mmm "' " LX:.-'r; ' i 1 9 la now in your dty, introducing my wonderful arts of healing. Come one and all and I will tell everyone their disease and you will be made well. My medicine are all nature' remedies, root, herbs, bark and berries. After I introduce my medicine I will leave certain kind of it in your drug storea. My home ofllee and laboratory is at 10S2 llurt street, University Park, Portland, Ore. Ou'iee hours 0 to 12 a. in., 2 to 8 p. m at ttho Mcglcr House, 6S0 Commer cial street, room 1 and 2. Consultation free at Astoria, Ore. neuralgia Pains. Rheumatism, lumbago and Wiatie pains yield to tl penetrating influ ence of Ilsllard's Know Liniment. It penetrate to the nerve snd bone snd being absorbed into the blood, Its healing projierties are conveyed to every part of the body, snd effect some won derful cure. 2.V, 50;, snd 1.00. Sold by Hart's drug store. Healthy, hsppy babies. Mother y that llollister's l:M-ky Mountsin Tea is the greatest baby medicine in Uie world. Make them strong, well snd active. 33 cents, Tea or Tablet. Sold by Frank Hart, druggist. Cured Consumption. Mr. B. W. F.vsns, Cli-srwster, Kans., write! "My husband lay sick for three months. The doctors said that he had piick consumption. We procured a bottle of liullsrJ' Horehotind Syrup, and it cured him. That was ix years ago. Since then we have always kept a bottle in the house. We cannot do without it. For fought and colds it ha no equal." 25c, 60c, and 1.00. Sold by Hart' drug store. ironcs. . Xotic is hereby given that the reg istration Looks of the city of Astoria, for tha primary nominating election to be held la this city on Monday the 13th day of November, 1905, will be opened at the Auditor's office in the city hall, on Monday the 23rd day of October, l'J05, and will close for said primary election on tbe 7th dsy of November, 1005, at the hour of 4 o'clock p. m., said registration books will be sgsin opened on TtiurvJay the 1 6th day of November, 1905, for the genersl election to be held in this city on Wednesday the 13th day of December, 1905, end will close on Saturday, the flth. day of December, 105, at 4 o'clock p. m. All persons must register in order to be entitled to vote. , Dated, Astoria, Oregon, October, 21st, 1905. 0L0F AVDKRSON, Auditor and Police Judge of the city of Astoria SOCIAL DANCE. The Woman Relief Corp will give a social dance at Han thorn's Hall, Saturday evening, Nov. 4th. Admission 50c. All are invited. Best Liniment ea Earth. ' Henry D. Baldwin, Snpt pity Water Worka, Shullshurg. Wis. writes i C "I have tried many kinds of lini ment, but I have never received much benefit until I used Ilsllard's Snow Lini ment for rheumatism and pains. I think it the best liniment on earth." 25c, 50c, and $1.00. Sold by Hart's drug store. SPICES, o C0FFEEJEA, DAinNOPOVDER, Fu:on:;:GExmcTS iMhitMt, Finis. Flavor, CLOSSET aDZYBLS f PORTLAWP, OCSCOH. -j JUST A MOMENT! l Sej5 c We Want to Talk to You ABOUT BOOK BINDING We do it in All the Latest and Best Styles of the Art. . . . We take your Old Magazines that you have piled away on your shelves and make Handsome Books of them fit to grace any " library. : We take your old worn out books with the covers torn off, rebind them and return to you good as any new book. Let us figure with you on fixing up your Library. JS ejS The J. S. Delliiiger Co., Makers of All Kinds of Books ! 2 Astorian Building 3 ' iH-4kVsklsklsir4iiiiilViVs4slrtalsik'i Ma Welsfcttraafelitttia VsiiVikisJsiiJ CbNTex Cdviv3r:i.l so l)raj Street, nn jvJ "vr So frequently settle on the lungs and result in Pneumonia or Consumption. Do not take chances on a cold wearing away or take something that only half cures it, leaving the seeds of serious throat and lung trouble. mm TL 0 Stops the Cough and heals the lungs and prevents (Pneumonia and Consumption M Consumption Threatened C Unger, 2 1 ! Maple St., Champaign, ID., writes: "I was troubled with a hacking cough lor a year and 1 thought I had consumption. I tried a great many remedies and I s tinder tho care of physicians for several months. I used one bottle of FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR. It cured me, and I have Dot been troubled since." Cured Hemorrhages of tht Lungs A. M. Ate, Tood, Ind., writes: "Several years since my lungs were ao badly affected that I had many hemorrhages. I took treatment with several physicians without any benefit. I then started to take FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR, and my lungs ar now aa sound as a bullet. I recommend It In ad vanced stages of lung trouble." . Tarts Sizsa 25o, 80c, $1.00. Tae 10'Csat size contains twe sad ese-bail ttmes as mac as the smiS aUe and tbe $1.00 kettle almost tlx tlaes aa antes. REFUSE SUBSTITUTE. SGLD AND RECQ11UEKDED BY Sold and Reccommened by CHAS. ROGERS, Druggist.