SATURDAY, JUNE t, i9od.
THE MORNING ASTOMAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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OLD TIME LEGAL METHODS.
Wk the Cvlilnnf or Oht Soflle
t Han iHn,
Tho (KNtliuoiiy (lf it uh,Hi would Dot
now fount fr much ,, n,rt ( ,Vi
but tin ilny lniM I. when It bus
tidlci'tl to imnjj ,mili '',m, Wim u
gtlliatly HCCIIMOr III II CHX.t with whlcli
tin- reuiler of Hcott are fumllliir. Himii
ftcr tin. 'M,V hii KiikIInIi soldier wan
dering hiMir llriiemnr nii't n violent
death. Year ihiknimI hihI then chiiio a
tory of n roiumiiulciitlnn from another
world,
A fnrtu servant declared that In tin
bight spirit liml appeared to lilm do
daring itself to , tu, K,imt of tn
oldler, whose hom, It In said, lay
till unbiirled. TIm highbinder must
lo llii'lr decent Interment iiud
have the murderer, two inn named,
brought lo jiiHtlci. Tin' highbinder
promised, imt did uot keep tils word,
ml a second mid third time tho spirit
appeared and upbraliht lilm for till
breach of fultli. Alarmed at ut und
no longer daring to May, the man
called a compunloii nnd wont lo the
lit wlili-li tho npirlt ,ni Indlniti-d
ml there found tint iHiiitHt of tho mur
dered warrior ooiu miIiiI hi tnimrhiud
trad called th hill of Christie, j
Tlio story of tho hlghlander came to
too ears of mi nntl Jncitblle, who cuua
d the matter to Im brought to trlnl
before the court (,f Judiciary, Edin
burgh, There the tnle wna corroborat
ed iy t woiDiiu uhi hud awn n nuked
figure itifi-r tho pirn- on the nlKht
Kiktn of by tho mini It was 1111 age
of supemtlUmi In n diKirh t mure Hum
commonly given to nupiTtltlnii, und
tin Jury mt nifd illKpiwiMl in find tho
two nii'ii ilmiui'd guilty f tho murder,
hut It happened Unit tho p;iiii lpii Wit
ness Spoke t . 1 1 1 " IJltl'll-, Hill, I
the mium i for tlio iI.-iVumv "In wlni t
language did tin- K'hunt npfiik?" "In
nit K"d tiiifllf iin 1 ever Jifiird In I.k h
ler," wits tho reply. 'Tretty gl for
the ghimt of nil Klitfllnti soldier," mild
rtitiiiind, nnd Unit n,uetin nnd com
moot mi vim! tho nook at tho rnon nt tin1
bnr. The Jury could believe In ghnxt.
tut not In nil English ghost npoiiklni
Gaelic- Umloii Htnndunl.
Following the Flag.
When our o!d it went to Culm nnd
the riiiliiiiie, health wnn the mimt j
imjHirtaiu consideration. Willi. T- M"f-1
pan, retired Comininaary Ser(jeut I. S.
A,, of Kuril Houte , Concord. X. II., j
fay "I n two yeam in Cuba and two
year in the Philippine, and being sub
ject to wild. I took Dr. King's New Dis
covery for Consumption, which kept me
in perfect henlth. And now, In Now
Hampshire, we find it the best medicine
in the world for cough, cold, bronchial
troubles and all lung die. Guaran
teed at Churlrs Ropers, drtif,glt. Pi Ice
50c and fl.OO. Trial bottlo free.
In voting to build "the largent battls
nhip nflonl" the Iloue wf lleprcenla
tivn Hfciim to have t.ikru unfair ad
vantage of the fart that the Hon. It. 1'.
i.oii.oii. inougii niu-uuy nominate,! mr
(oiigicn, will hiive to wait, two full
vein before breaking into that body.
For a good (have go to the Occident
Harber Shop. Five cluir No long
waita. !
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THE BANANA PLANT.
Earta Tree rrodao Oalf On llanrk
f lb VrmH.
Tim Imiiaun plant l not proporly
trco nt All. It linn no wootly nbt-r. It In
a Mftfo, KrciMi, flpuhy plnnt, with hit
leu vet hIx or eight foot long nnd koiiio
tlujcii two foct tirond, It itrown to I
height of ton to four(Mii foot or over
tuoro, according to tho variety ol
plant and the aoil and ellmat. Kiicl)
tr produce on buncb of fruit only,
which In really tho trrmlnul bud of tin
plant, Juat like an ear of wheat oi
barley. It baa no branches, and when
tha fruit la ready, which la twelve oi
fifteen month from tho date of plnot
Ing, the trae la cut down and don
with.
Hut while It la growing up and ma
turlng lt fruit It la at the name tlmi
ending up from Ita roola other yoiini
planti or auckera perbapa eight oi
nine of them.'Kacb of then will pro
duce Ita own huuch lu turn, aotuo of
them In a couple of monthe after the
parent plant, and there will thue be a
regular aucceaalon of fruit. Many of
tbomj auckera have to lm dug up and
planted elnewhere, or they would be
too thick on the ground.
And there la thla peculiarity about
the banana: You can plant It at any
eauon, and the fruit rlpeni ali tht
yeir round. When once a bamuia field
linn boon planted out, oil that I necen
aary to ho done la to keep It clear of
weeda and keep thinning out tho multi
plying auckera.
A Carloaa M'oo4n Waieb,
Ulie mo-it curloiia tlinekti'iicr perhapa
that hni ever been miulo In thU coun
try waa tho work of one Victor Ixirlot,
who lived nt llrlxiol. Teiin., In tho Inej
ci-titury, Thla hiridii;lciil oildliy waa
nothing more or Icaa tluiii a wixxlcn
wutcli. The cnne waa mndo of brier
root, und Iho IiihIiIc worka- all except
throe of tho tnuln whwla and the
aprlnga, which were of metal - were
mudo from a piece of mi old boxwood
rule. The fmi, which waa pollHhod
Until It looked like n Hint, of Illicit
Ivory, wna mndo from tlio ahouldcr
bln.do of an old cow tlmt had been
kllh'd by the cam, "Iiorlot'a queer
watch." aa It wna inll.il, wan un open
fined effnlr. with n kIiiih cryttal. mid
w a proiioiiiiicl mi clc tf.uil picco of
wi'rktii.iuh!p by nil the wrtchmaken
In e;ii' Tciuu i i'o
a Wonderfol Mrmorr.
Uorti-iiHluit. the Kront Hoinnn lawyer
and orator, bad a memory of extruor
dinnry acnM nnd tennclty. After com
posing n pcoh or oration lie could re
po,,t It vor. f ir w: exactly na he
hnd pvcp:;;vd It. (t:i one ncon-don he
wt ft to nn n'ic1on. where the builnes
wn c.irrled m during an entire day,
au l si eveiili'ir. for a wnger. he wrote
i down n IM of the articles that had
I been told nnd the prices, togvihei' with
tho tut mc of the pun Ii;mt. lu the
I order lu which the purchases hnd been
' made.
An Alarming Situation
fieuitentlv ieult from ncL'iect of ilc
. iulU...i4 .i iM,; i I;,,,,, ;i
on-
tipalion become chronic. Thi condi
tion i unknown to thoe who ue Dr.
King' New Life 1'ilN; the bet ami
gentlet
llowel.
regulator of ."Stoniiieh and j
Ctinritutfcd by Chnile Kogent,
tlruggUt. Price 2'ic.
ata - a amsaup
THB MAN BEHIND THE BIO PLUTOORATIC OUNi
AN EMPEROR'8 TA8TE.
t WSi ihm Orlarla f Common aar
I Aaatrla.
An anecdote which waa current ol
Ferdinand I. of Auatrla at one tlmt
greatly delighted bla subject and gnv
rlao to a common aaylng. One sum
mer day be waa buutlng In tho Hyrlnt
mouotalna and waa overtaken by a
violent thunderstorm. He sought ret
uge In a furmbouae whoae occupants
were Juat then at dinner, and bla fan
cy waa caught by aorne amoklng dump
Huge inado of coarse flour. He tasted
them, liked them and naked for more,
and wbon he got to Vienna, to the bor-
ror of the royal cooks, bo ordered tbf
same dumplings to be served up dally,
The courtlere were ecandallnod that
ucb a coarse dlah should figure oc
the menu, und even bla physicians re
monstrated against the use of tucb
food.
. The emperor had alwaya been tbt
moat pliant of men, but be now show
ed Uiat be bad a will of his own and
persisted in gratifying hi new fancy.
Finally the physlclana pretended that
It waa dangerous to bla health to bt
living on dumplings and Insisted on bit
giving them up. The hitherto docile
aoverelgn stamped bis foot and de
clared that be would never algn anoth
er official document If bis diet wen
denied him.
"ICmieror I am," he shouted, "and
dumpling I will have!"
To prevent u stoppage of tho govern
ment machinery oupoaltlon waa with
drawn, aud hi majeaty clung tena
cloualy to bla dumplings. Then tbe Im
perial phrase became proverbial, and
thereafter when any one Insisted on
gratifying a silly whim some one was
euro to euy:
"Kinporor I am, and dumplings I will
have!"
RELATING TO IRON.
Dlwovrrr f th Metal, Aeenrdlnar tm
Varloaa Authorities.
The I'.lble senks of Tubal Cain aa
tho dlacoverer of Iron and the father
of smiths. The I'gyptlana Imputed to
Ilepbaeatua tho aumo honor, while Pli
ny mentlous It having been discovered
by DaotyloH tm Mouut Ida after the
forctttM on tho mountain sldo hnd been
dcitroyed by lightning. This was about
l.-t;t2 yeara It. C. Jeremiah and Kze
klel both mention Iron In their Hcrlp
turnl writings, the latter apeclully men
tioning two qualities of the metal and
calling one bright Iron, which waa prob
ably ateel.
Mono mentions on Iron furnace, and
Job speaka of It aa being taken out of
tllA Melll TlinlluamlM tt viiin luinM
Um m.ung of Ule tljrll)tlan a thfl
Cgyptlnna lined Iron In making sickles,
knives aud such things. Sparta first
used Iron for money. Britain also used
It as a medium of barter nnd exchange
prior to tbe eonquoat by the Romans.
Tho Hrltona before the time of Cbrlat
used to exjort Iron to Gaul, and after
the ltomnii conquint the conquerors ea
tabllahed extensive smelting works,
which existed nt least na hue as tlio
Kiixon continent.-St. Jiimes' (Juzette.
When ciiu-itii.' the buttcllly of lovell-tie-,
thi-ie i- um- tiling to keep in mind
hihI ilnit i. i-lm-e the right kind
1 '"at coine by taking Hoi-
linterV Km-ky Mountain Ten. cenU,
'Ten or Tnblet. I'l.ink Unit, Druggist,
1 WBWlnM
WHO 13 EE
NAMING A TOWN.
How Abilene Cam lo lie !' by
Mr. Ileraei-,
Abilene waa mimed by the wife of
the rounder of the town, T. F. Hereey.
With ber hiiHlmnd she hud come to
central Kansas In tho spring of 1857.
They lived In n log bouse on the west
aide of Mud creek and were the firat
settler on the town alto, although no
town then existed nor was there one
until 1M), Then C. II. Thompson, who
bad moved to tlie county from Leaven
worth, bought from tho Kansas Ta
clflc Hallway company a tract east of
Honey's nnd laid out a town.
When It came to tbe naming of the
future city Mr. Tbompaon went to
Kersey and asked him to suggest
name.
"No," wo the reply, "lot my wife
do It. Khe la a great reader.'
Mrs. Horsey waa a graduate of a
emlnary In the east, and ber little
library, which she carried with her lo
her wantltrlngs, waa one of the Uce
that bound her to tbe girlhood life. She
waa a devout Methodist and knew her
Bible from "cover to cover." When
aho was asked to name tbe town she
turned to the New Testament for sug
gestion. There, In the third cbapter of
Luke, first verse, alio found this: "Now
In the fifteenth year of the reign of
Tiberius Cnesar. Pontius Pilate being
governor of Judaea and Lyaanms
the tetrarch of Abilene."
"Call the town Abilene,' " said she.
"It menu 'City of the Plains,' and that
exactly describes the lwatlon."
So Abilene It whm. and In the tight
for the comity sent, wherein It content
ed with Newjtort. Smoky Hill and Un
ion City, nil long shire paused away,
good fortune attended it, and tbe new
town became tlio county capital for
tbe 378 dweller then in Dickinson
county. Kansna City Star.
Fleahmaklna; Food.
Cream gruel, according to an emi
nent Engliab authority, ia the ideal
nourishment for thin folk. A teacupful
taken at night Immediately before re
tiring la aald to give marvelous results.
To be at Its best it must be perfectly
made, then thinned with sweet cream.
Taken in that condition and warm, It
la agreeable aa well aa fattening and
produces Just that souse of satisfied
hunger esaentlnl to Ideal rest It Is
claimed that perseverance in the treat
ment yields such apparent results that
tbe cheeks can be seen to expand from
day to day.
Tba Peppr Viae.
The pepper vine grows best In a
wooded valley where there ia plenty of
moisture and abundant foliage to pro
tect It from the beat of tbe sun. It Is
given a rude sort of cultivation. The
growers plant It, keeping the grass
from Ita roots, and when the tree near
which It la planted baa no lower
branches strings or poles are placed In
proper position to enable the vine to
climb tbe tree. It needs no further at
tention. Sarcastic
"les, my dear; I believe In transmi
gration of souls. I may be a brute In
my next life."
"Wouldn't that be discouraging or
don't you care for a change?" Hous
ton Post.
Ia Plata Worda.
"What," asked the Judge, "was the
cause of the altercation?"
"I didn't see anny, yer honor, but It
was him callln' me a llnr that ahtarted
the fight." Chicago Record-Herald.
The Bengal canal, 900 miles in length,
Is the ldngost artificial water course in
the world.
Deadly Serpent Bites
are as common in India as are Btomach
and liver disorder with us. For the lat
ter however there ia a sure remedy:
Electric Bitters the great restorative
medicine, of which S. A. Brown, of Ben
nettRville, S. C, says: "They restored
my wife to perfect health, after years
of suffering with dyspepsia, and a chroni
cally torpid liver." Electric Bitters
cure chills anod fever, malaries, bilious
ness, lame back, kidney troubles and
.bladder disorders. Sold on guarantee by
Charles Rogers, druggist. Price 50c.
And if the country safely gets by the
suspicion of scandalous fears of treachery
to tho rate bill iu the nouse it will be
confronted by the awful apprehension
that some member of the Inter State
Commerce commission may not exercise
iill of the cardinal virtues all the time.
Death From Lockjaw
never follows an injury dressed with
Bucklcn's Arnica. Salve. Its antiseptic
and healing properties prevent blood
poisoning. Chas. Oswald, merchant, of
Rcnsselnersville, N. Y, says: "It cured
Seth Burch, of this place ,of the ugliest
sore on his neck I ever saw." Cures
Cuts, Wounds, Burns and Sores. 25c
at Charles Rogers, drug store.
THE PICTURE WORLD.
When you are In need of anything in
the photographio line ia the amateur
way, kodaks, films, plates, cards,
mounts, and all the technical details
of the business, and want the best and
last in the way of artistic development,
just go to Frank Hart, the druggist, and
tell him so. That is all.
Mprning Astorian, 65 cents per month.
ADVERTISEMENT.
Oregon Cannot Afford to Yield to
the Liquor Dealers Demands
and Take a Backward Step.
A wiser and better law was never
excellent Local Option Liquor Law,
It lias proven the wisdom and patriotism of the men who voted for it two
years ago and it needs no amendment or tinkering now.
Why do the liquor dealers ask you to vote 3oXno and so destroy the local
option law?
Only becaiiMs it interferes with their business of making money by selling
that which ruins more boys and girls, men and women and homes than all other
causes combined.
Can you now take the responsibility of voting to destroy a right and just
law and give the whisky power full swing?
DO YOU WAMT THE SALOONS UNRESTRICTED?
Do not be led by the liquor dealers but think for yourself. Have you read
the present law and the proposed amendment!
Watch your ballot for this deceitful and misleading bill which falsely prom
ises "equal privileges" and put your Z like this:
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