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J THE MORNING ASTOIUAN. ASTORIA, OREGON. THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1908. H 1 . 1 THE MORNING ASTORIAN Established 1873. Published Dally by TKI J. S. DELLINGER COMPANY. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, per yer 17.00 By mail, per month.. W By carrier, per month 65 WEEKLY ASTORIAN. B, mail, per year, in ad vane.. 1 1.00 Kirtered as .eeotid-class matter Juue a, IMS, at the postoflk at Astoria, ore- Jon, under the act of Cougress ot March S, w-Ontert for the deliTenn of Thi Moan mm isroiUAX to oiOiar rnsideooe or place of miaow mar made br postal card or tkroack tetoooe. Any trrejroUrity tm de li tot? sfc.aM be UnssedsKelj reported to tbe gffiO of onbUoatioe. TELEPHONE MAIN 661. Official paper of Clataop county and tteCltj of Astoria. OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO 0 WEATHER. O O O O Oregon and Washington O O Fair; warmer. O OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO REPUBLICAN TICKET For United States Senator FRED W. MULKEY (Short term) JOANATHAN BOURNE (long term) For Governor JAMES WTTHYCOMBE For Secretary of State FRANK W BENSON For State Treasurer GEO. A. STEELE For Supreme Judge ROBERT EAKTN For Attorney General A. M. CRAWFORD For Supt. Pub. Instruction J. H. ACKERMAN Fop State Printer W. S. DUNNIWAY For CommisEioner of Labor 0. P. HOFF Far Congress W. R. ELLIS. Clatsop County Republican Ticket. For State Senator W. T. SCHOLFTELD For Representatives ASMUS BRTX JOHN C. McCUE For Sheriff MERRITT R. P0MER0Y For County Clerk J. C. CLINTON For County Treasurer W. A. SHERMAN . For County Judge I J. A. EAKTN For County Surveyor E. C. F. ASTBURY For County Commissioner C. C. MASTEN Far Coroner U fi. E. LINTON For Justice of the Peace, Astoria Precinct P, J, GOODMAN For Constable JOHN SAYRE. Election June 4th, 1906. CHARLES WILLIAM FULTON. There is a patent share of that pe culiar and well -prized influence which emanates from the representative center of the nation, inuring to the great State of Oregon, via the high character, achievement and repute of Charles- Wil liam Fulton, republican senator, at Washington. Day by day the record slowly and surely grows to his honor and to that of his state. His conserva tism it carefully paralleled with his recent investiture of th ofiiee, yet it is never permitted to Invade a situation demanding the exercise of Us highest ability, nor to abate the expression of his test ami most applicable resolution. He lias maintained a splendid equili brium in a field where poise is of the essence of sueec. The news wires brinjt from Washington the nuriuiee that this man front Op.-jpm. in eonjune tion with Senator Allison, 1ms made it possible for the President to so adjit-t the fiercely contended dissensions jinhv injr out of the jtvat railroad rate bill, that its passage is -intplitled and prac tically assured upon a bais most ac ceptable to the chief executive and the party dominant he is u confrere of the President; he is consulted, quoted, and deferred to, by his colleague on both sides of the chamber; he is a figure of note in the lurgjst issues confronting the great legislature, and disposes of hi allotment in the- grave matters with conspicuous dignity and perspicu ity j iu fact, he is a senator among sena tors. We concede the primary advant age of all this to the man himself and arv proud of the privilege, but being mindful of the state we repre-ent and its quota in the accumulating renown, we desire to earnestly impress the full est possible sense of thee facts upon the voters who are to send up the men from Clatsop to the legislatures that will be responsible for his re-appointment to the high office he has so well administered, and to insist that his suc cession of himself is one of the vital issues in the coming campaign, and that no honest republican may forget it. DOING THE DONKEY ACT. From time immemorial, in the car toons of the opposition press of the country, the pictorial type of the demo cracy has been the "donkey." The appositeness of the emblem never struck us so forcibly as in the present rela tion of the Clatsop democracy and the so-called Citizens' party. Only, in this instance, the "donkey" has been passed up to the Citizens; they have stabled it, fed it, paraded it, nursed it. curried it, loaned it their names, cherished it in ev ery concievable way, BUT THE DEMO CRATS HAVE ALWAYS RIDDEN IT, the Citizens' never! But the Citizens are getting weary of the ambiguity; they are tired of the game in which they see no compensation; the cute little ani mal must go back to its natural de pendence, and take the care and fodder its proper owners can afford it. Skidoo, Donk! 0 EDITORIAL SALAD. No married man has any illusions about women. No man is good enough to govern any woman without her consent. 0 Only one couple in over 11,000 live to celebrate their diamond wedding. 0 Self-government is as necessary for the best development of women as of men. 0 A good many female faces are daily retouched about aa carefully a a photo graph. 0 God gave ai touch of beauty to every thing in the world and blessed woman most of all. 0 Two things ought to be the object of our fears, the envy of friends, and the hatred of enemies. 0 The girl with a secret is like a boy with his first gun. Neither is satisfied until a noise is made. No, Jessica; because a man is hen pecked doesn't necessarily signify that he is in the poultry business. The girl who has no romance or senti ment in her make-up is like the pretty flower which has no perfume. 0 Until a woman Is 100 years old she is justified in doing everything possible to make herst-lf prettier, sweeter and daintier. 0 If the seat of a eanc chair has sagged it may be. tightened by washing in hot soapsuds and placing in the open air to dry. It i wtiil that Pmlrwki can play over five hundred compositions from memory. It is only new-wary for him to rend or pluy over a composition twice in order to meniori4 it, Women, the most interesting volumes in life's library, whose bindings some times become monotonous but whose content never. n ' The honeymoon is the first month after marriage- and originated from a Teutonic custom of newly married coupls drinking me-iid, a dWnk from honey, for a month after marriage. Sarah (Iiund says that for the most part American women are more intelli gent, more thorough, tetter informed, and agreeable to meet than their Knglish sixers, Straw hats were first heard of in England during the reign of Queen KlUuteth. There is a record which shows that during the reign of Jmiic. I Lord William Howard paid the then large sum of $1S for two straw hats. 'Hie Japanese strictly enforce a law forbidding boys under twenty years of age to use tobacco. Americans should not be behind Japan. Every state should enact laws prohibiting the sale ot cigarette and tobacco as well as for liquor to minors. A Norwegian scientist has discovered that nioss, when properly cleaned, make-, a delightful and nutritious food. Two cents' worth of it will make a meal, and the scientist thinks it i de stined to become the popular food of the uiaes. Look out for the moss trust. 0 The good things that we covet never seem so good after we get them. There always was more in anticipation than in realization. The automobile as it whizzes by looks awful good to the aver age man, but just a-k one who has been trying to run one for a year or o. for his opinion of atttos. The day of cheap newspapers is drawing to an end. The postolliee de partment has decided to refuse second class rates of postage to papers and magazine furnished below cost and giv ing premiums to secure subscriber!, and the result will be the death of many papers run only for advertising pur poses. There are 800,000 miles of telegraph and telephone lines in this country at the present time which requires 32,000, 000 poles. A pole lasts oil an average twelve years and is made from a tree sixty years old. To maintain a con tinuous supply five times as many trees must be growing in the forests as there are poles in use. Experiments are be ing made which if successful will very materially add to the length of the life of a pole. Delntf Llaarerle. Now that tbe Lenten season Is bo near at band one should lay In the nec essary supply of fine cambric, batiste and luce for the construction of tbe summer wardrobe. Lent Is an unrival ed time of the year for dressmaking and sewing of all kinds, for while rest ing from social gayety there Is afford ed a splendid opportunity for the bands to be busy, and bow better could they be employed than in the fashioning of dainty lingerie, which Is so much more attractive when handmade? Tbe Illustration shows a corset waist of fine linen batiste, trimmed with tacks and ruffles and medallions ot XXW FRENCH MODEL. lace. This model Is fastened In front with tiny buttons and buttonholes, but If desired small buttonholes may be worked near the edge of the waist, through which to run narrow ribbon, or, again, a fine lace beading may be placed below the lace edging Instead of tbe tucks. Quite evidently, however, this model Is not Intended for ribbon trimming. It should tie fitted the cor rect size about the waist, the material being drawn Into the cluster cf tuck in the center, so as to keep all tbe full boss well forward. Four medallion of the Valenciennes luce trim each side of the front of the cover, Tbe luce edging about the horn of the waist Is not abso lutely necessary, but It certainly make to utti'uctivf finish and require but little luce, CTOOOOXXCOOOOOOOOO 00000 THURSDAY By DAVID GRAHAM PHILLIPS. Copyright by S. S. McClure Co. 00000000000000000000 iwu. itncr 1 0111 more Dayton 3 I luvtiiiie 11 reporter bis city cd Itor scut lilm to Interview Jitines Mountain. That fa mous: iluanclei- was tlicti approaching the scnlth of his power over Wall street 11 ml Lombard street. It hud Just been announced that lie hud "absorb ed" tlw Grout Eastern 11ml Western railway systeui-of course by the moth, oils which have uiiule some men uiul some uewspupers hubltuully siieak of him ns "the royul bandit." The city editor had two reasons for sendlug Dayton-first, because- bo did uot like hhu; second, because any other man ou the staff would walk ubout for au hour aud come back with the report that Mountain bad refused to receive htm, while Dayton would make an honest effort. Daytou turned tu at tbe Equitable building aud went up to tbe floor occu- led by Mouutaln, Hanger & Hlakehlll. le uodded to the attendant at the door of Mountain's owu suit of offices, stroll ad tranquilly down tbe aisle between several rows of desks at which sat Mountain's personal clerks and knock ed at tbe glass door on which was printed "Mr. Mountain" In small tilt letters. "Comer It was an angry voice Mountain's at Its worst. Dayton opened the door. Mountain glauced up from the niaas of papers before him. ills red forehead became a network of wrinkles, aud bis scant white eyebrows bristled. "And who are you?" he snarled. "My name Is Dayton Fen I more Day ton," replied the reporter, with a grace fully polite bow. "Mr. Mountain, I be lieve?" It was Impossible for Mr. Mountain altogether to resist the Impulse to bow In return. Dsyton's mnnner was com pelling. "And what the dev-what can I do for you?" "I'm a reporter from the" "What!" roared Mountain, leaping to bis feet In a purple, swollen veined fury. "How dnre you enter here?" 1 "PujL-wh.v not?" Dayton looked snr- JUST 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. The J. S. Dellinger Co. Makers of All Kinds or Books Astorian Building &OCKXXQOO(K0(XOOOOC OCOOOCOOOCOOOOCOOCOOOOOOOOfXXXCX prlsod. "N one tiled to stop me." "Impudence:" , "l'iinloti me not Impudence." Day ton smiled iiKiveubly. "Impudence Is unsuccessful iiiidnclly. Tor example, If you hml fulled to gi t the (Jreat East ern 11. il Western, they'd have said you were Impudent tu try. As It Is, men call It audacity. Now, If I'd failed to get here pei-lmps" Mountain listened with a grim smile, lie saw lu young Dayton the signs of a quality he cpeclully admired. Ho couldn't help Nofteulng toward blm. "I stand corrected," be said gruflly. Then bo laid his Imnd on the young man's shoulder and pointed towsrd tbe large room. "Do you see those clerks?" be demanded. "I do," said Day ton. "There nre thirty seven of them, aud that big numskull ut the door makes thirty-eight. I employ those thirty eight iiicu to save me from auduelty such us yours. Yet here you are, In my private office! How do you explain It?" Dayton Inugbed. Ills laugh was very contagious. "1 don't know, I'm sure," be said. "Perhaps if they were the sort of men who could outwit me they'd be doing my work and I'd be doing tnslre." Mountain's eyes smiled. Tbe longer be looked st Dayton's re lined yet reso lute face the better be liked It. "Hit down," he said In sn Ironic tone of mock resignation. "Hut lx- ipilck. and be careful uot to Irritate tne with ques tion that are -audacious. My diges tion Is poor, aud, therefore, my temper Is not "hat It might be." That Is the first recorded story of Dayton's "colossal cheek." Now for the Inst one-the one since which his "check" bus been thought of and spo ken of, admired and envied as "Napo leonic during." He soon rose to be a notable special correspondent. One winter afternoon st a muslcale In the studio of his friend, Itrowulee the artist, he met a girl with whom be straightway fell lu love. She wu Klsle Urant, tbe only daughter of Mrs. James Wlckford tirant. SI'e lin-l tent most of. Her life A MOMENT! ar1 v Corner Commercialand 10th Street 00000000000009 C000000OCKKXH0rX0000CKOCCO0000000000000000O9 COOOOOCKXXXXAXXXXJOOy AT THREE abroad, aiuMicr mother Wss even then negotiating for 11 11 ltallun prince who thought well of Elsie and also of ber largo dot. And then Dayton had come, aud he was never the man to sby st ob stacles. lie tM-KUllfd her mother Into uot seeing what was going ou. He made love to her daughter In a stralghtfor ward way, To Elsie, who then could think only In terms of the Almanac!) do Ootha. It seemed the way of a Itu dolpb of llnpsburg Issuing from bis barren luountulu farm lu Hwltserlaud to conquer men with his sword and .women with bis walls and to found an empire. When tbe Grants went abroad In March lie succeeded In getting a rov lag Kuropeaa rontmUwlon from bis newspaper aud went In tbe same Steamer, lis put the Issue squarely Wore ber the day before they landed II did uot speak of love until abe bad given blm the right uot only by enoour ulna htui. but also by making It pUlu that she passionately wished to bear the words that lay behind bis looks aud toues. "Don't answer me now," b said. "I don't want you on Impulse You're going down Into the country for a work. When yon com up to London you will know." Ue west on to tandon and began to cast about for something out of U ordinary to send bis psper. In a Time report of a meeting of the ftoysl sod Sty be found the hint be was seeking Tbe world renowned philosopher nndi scientist. Lord Kratnptou (Hubert Fossi, bad addressed the society otij "The Destiny of iN-inocracy." "I'll Interview J'oss," said he t Ivragb. the tondoii correspondent of bis paper. "KverjIsHty In Atnerlci knows his name, and what he'll sari along those Hues will mske a lot oil talk over there Just now." "itul"-lveagh was an Kiigllsbinau unused to and abhorrent of America ti ways "you luu't do It, Mr. Dayton Lord Pramptoii." with emphasis ou tin title, "Is a vet old man, almost ninety Ue live as quietly as possible sees n one. lie wouldn't think of Interview fcajr. He's very old fmililojied, dlsllkei