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THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER ifc ,M
MD Dl)lCH CLEANSER
. CHASES DIRT
Makes Everything "Spick and Span."
INSECT ENGINEERING
PSATS OF THC CARPENTtR BEt AND
TH6 TUMBLE8UQ.
Boraxo Soap Powder
For Toilet, Bath and Nursery, per Can, 25 Cents
SOLS AGENTS FOS BAKERS BARRINGTOIf STEEL CUT COFFES
A. V.
Sleep
Like l Top
Don't lie awake with the remedy at
your elbow. To banish wakeful
ness, nervous starts, bad dreams
to sleep soundly and waken re
freshed -take
Beechams
Pills
Sold Everywhere, laboxctlfla andttc
MANY NEW PROJECTS.
Santa Fe Company is Improving and
Shortening Line in Anion.
SAX FRAXOSCO. Sept. 18.-Under
the expansive policy of President Rip
ley the Santa Fe ha begun to forge
ahead with its many new projects and
is now trying to improve the main line
The route in Arizona is the center of
attraction. The company has under
process of construction a cutoff from
Daggett on the main line to Wicken
burg. The line is commonly known a
the California 4 Arizona road, but is
known to be under the control of the
Santa Fe. When this line is completed
many miles will be saved and the ser
vice will be greatly improved.
The Santa Fe is also considering the
construction of a line from Silver City,
X. M, to Winkleman, Ari. This will
give the train on the main line of the
Santa Fe an opportunity to go around
some of the worst tunnels and grades
on the road and would not make anv
material difference in the mileage. By
so doing it would pave the way for a
through route over the Santa Fe to i
Galveston.
BIG TIME AT CONEY.
Three Hundred Thousand New Yorkers
Visit Pleasure Resort.
I The lia tie la Kxvert
Orv4lccr-WoBdrrl Skill ml
lldr mm the Urt Strata
That HI ElulU W.h Will Boar.
Long before man bad thought of the
aw the aaw fly bad used the same
tool mad after the sain fashion and
used In the same way, for the purpose
of making allta lu tbe tranche of trees
o that abe might bare a secure place
to deposit her eggs. The carpenter bee,
with ouly th tools which nature- has
given her, cuta a round hole, the full
diameter of her body, through thick
boards and so makes a tunnel by which
she can have a safe retreat la which to
rear her young. This tuniblebug, with
out derrick or machinery, rolls over
large masses of dirt many times her
own weight, aud the aextou beetle will
In a few hours bury beneath the crouud
the carvusa of a comparatively large
animal All these feats require a de
gree of Instinct which la a reasoning
creature would be called engineering
skill, but none of Uiem la as wonder
ful at tbe feats iierformed by the spi
der. This extraordinary little animal
has tbe faculty of nronolllin? hoe
threads directly agalnat the wind, and
by means of her slender cords she can
FLEISHER'S KNITTING YARNS 28 Cis. SKEIN
iiiiiii'-iiiii
Of
llOii
Greatest Cloak and Walking
Skirt Values in Astoria
NEW YORK, Sept. R-It is est!
mated that 300,000 persons visited Co
ney Island last night and helped to
make the opening night of the Mardi
Gras carnival the greatest ever known
there. From end to end Surf avenue! haul up and suspem! bodies which are
was streaming with banners and bias-1 many times ber own weight.
ing with the lights. Long strings of J Some years ago a paragraph went tbe
electric bulbs made a glittering firm- mQ' 01 XM ln wnlcn w"
anient under which the great crowds B,p,der
i if. unfortunate mouse, ralatng It from tbt
surged to and fro. ground and leaving It to perish misers-
iurre Mas panwe who noais ana a oiy oetween neaven and earth. Would
king and queen were crowned with me- J be philosophers made great fun of tbe
diaeval solemnity and ceremony, The ement and ridiculed It unmerciful-
merrymaking continued into earlv f7 1 k.now not now tTVtt ' w". but I
i v . ... , "at It might have been tree.
crowds cease to shower confetti. Good van In th tt e v.- v.w ......
(MUnpr nrevnilp.! vn HinnM, iliAr I Antant...t ..tl.. i .. . II
., - - .vug., ......1 .H.uun.u tuitik vuuftv m ucr roreaus
were some instance of roughness in na actually raised It some distnnce
the horse plav. Getting the crowds Irom m Rrouud, aud this, too, In spite
!,., . . ti ... . or me struggles of the rentile. which !
........ v ., j',iuf-m. i iiunuus was allv
to wait for hours before they could get B -i , ... I
, r - v. tuniuvviiuA uiu
mis comparatively small aud feeble In
sect succeed In overcoming and lifting ! I
up oy uieeiiauicaJ means the mouse or
the anake? Tbe yolutloii Is easy I
enougu ir we only give the question a
uttie tnougnt.
The spider In furnished with one of
efficient mechanical linnle-
We have just received a new lot of walking skirts for
fall aud winter wear Every uc wand attractive style is rep
resented hereThe latest novelties in Plaids, Blues, Blacks,
Greys and mannish effects The best skirt from the lead
ing manufacturersPerfect fitting and we guarantee every
garmcut-rauging in price from $3.50 to 15.00. In our Cloak
Department you will find the best styles in coats and rain
coats at prices that will convience you wc arc entitled to
your patronage.
into cars bound for Brooklv
hat tan
nnd Man-
Children's Plaid Dress Goods
21 Cts- Yard
K) YARDS OK XKW 1'LAID URKfM GOODS for
(.'hilderu's school die- on ol Monday, Tuesday
and Vediitday at a tempting low price. Wool
mixed material. lvig are rptodut;tion of the
bet $1.00 vnliif-34 Inches wi.--i5 styles to
select fiMinVery pretty rotors ai.d rombl f
nations. Monday, Tuc day and tt'diiedsv, IP
Per yard ',,. "
Supply tbe Children for School
We Can Help Yon
MISSES AND HOYS' HEAVY COTTON KM RED
hose, double sides. ! 0 to 10 great special talus,
at mis mw price ,
Hoys' and Girl' Fins Quality Cotton Ribbed lUnt
An exceptional value ,,, 2.1o
llroken line of Roys' and Children's Otton Ribbed
IIe In ! from 0 to 10 on sale at this
ery low price ,
10c
SCHOOLS OPEN AT THE DALLES.
THE DALLES, Sept. 18The public
hools opened here yesterday with the I the most
argesi attendance lor many years.
!ome changes have been made in the
high school department. Professor
Whitney of Tillamook, taking the place
of Principal Omutt. Manv members of
the high school are not able to enter
at the beginnin gof school on account of
being compelled to work in the harvest
field and on the fruit ranches.
WILL GIVE NEW CUP.
M. K. 4 T. PAINT SHOP BURNS.
oEDAUA, Mo., Sept. 18.-The paint
shop of the Missouri, Kansas 4 Texas
Railway burned earlv today. The loss
is estimated at $100,000.
'"O SPICES, (j)
vUrrEL.TEA
BAKING POWDER,
FLAVORING EXTRACTS
AbelurePuriry. Rncsr Flavor.
CrtircSfraxh.CioioVfTKfi
CL0SSET&DEYES5
r PORTLAND, OREGON.
XEW YORK, Sept. 18.-King Edward,
the Times states today, will give an
other yachting cup to American yachts
men. The cup will lie tendered to the
Jametown Exposition and will prob
ably he raced for under such conditions
as the Jamestown officials may deter
mine. They are likely to invite foitign
yachts to the competition. It U intend
ed at Jamestown to devote three weeks
to yachting. The races wil lie held in
Hampton Roads.
DAIRY INSTITUTE AT LEBANON.
ALB AM , Or.. Sept. 18. A dairy in
stitute is being held at Lebanon to
day. Eminent authorities on dairying
in attendance are Professor E. IL liar
rington, of the University of Wiscon
sin; btate Dairy and Food Commission
er J. W. Bailey, Dr. James Withycombe.
director of the Oregon Experimental
Station; Professor F. L. Kent, of the
Oregon Agricultural College, and Travel
mg Freight Agent H. A. Hinshaw. of
the Southern Pacific.
R0SEBR00K DISCHARGED.
AEW YORK, Sept. 18,Frcderick E.
Rosebrook, the wholesale produce deal
er of Brooklyn, for whom C. E. Bot
kin of Winfield, Kan., sought with
warrant, charging him with larceny
growing out of the trouble in the af
fairs of the J. P. Braden Produce Co,
was discharged in a Brooklyn police
court yesterday on the ground that the
evidence was insufficient to send him
to Kansas. When Mr. Rosebrook left
the court he said he was ready to go
to Kansas and face thecharges.
BASEBALL PLAYER TO MARRY.
NEW YORK, Sept. 18. Announce
ment was made today of the engage
ment of Hal Chase, the first baseman of
the New York American baseball club,
to Miss Nellie Hefferman of Bayonne,
ST. J. The wedding will take place
next April.
Chase is a native of California and
makes San Jose his home. He is con
spicuous among professional! baseball
players.
S. A. G1MRE
$43 Bond Street, Opposite Fiacher Bros.
IN DANGEROUS POSITION.
HONOLULU, Sept. 18. The latest ad
vices from the Mongolia say holds 2
land 3 are filled with water and the
vessel is in a more dangerous position
than was the Manchuria.
lueuui ftuuwu ro eiiirnieers via, a i
strong elastic thread. Tbut the thread
Is strong Is well known. Indeed, there
are few substances that will support a
greater strain than the silk of the silk
worm or the spider, careful expert- j
ment having shown that for equal sizes :
the streugth of these fibers exceeds that I
of commou Iron. But notwithstanding
Its strength the spider's thread would j
be useless as a mechanical power if It j
were not for Its elasticity. The spider
has no blocks or pulleys, and therefore I
It cannot cause the thread to divide up
' I run In different directions, bot the !
uixticlty of the thread more than
makes up for this and renders possible
the lifting of an animal much heavier j
than a mouse or a snake. This may
require a uitio explanation. I
Let us suppose that a child can lift
six pound weight one foot high and
do this twenty times a minute. Fur
nish him with 3T0 rubber bauds, each
capable of pulling alx pounds through
one root when stretched. Let thoso
bands be attached to a wooden plat-;
form on which stands n pair of horses '
weighing 2,100 pounds, or rather more ;
than a ton. If now tbe child will go to ,
work and atretch these rubber bands j
singly, booking each one up as It Is 1
stretched. In less than twenty minutes
he will have raised the pair of horses j
one foot i
We thns see that the elasticity of the
rubber bands enables the child to dl- j
vide the weight of horses Into S50 ;
pieces of six pounds each, and, at the 1
rate of a little less than one every j
three seconds, be lifts all these sepa
rate pieces one foot, so that tbe child
easily lifts this enormous weight.
Each spider's thread acts like one of
tbe elastic rubber bands. Let us sup
pose that the mouse or anake weighed
half an ounce and that oacb thread Is
capable of supporting a grain and a
half. The spider would have to connect
the mouse with the point from which
it was to be suspended with 150
threads, and If tbe little quadruped
was once swung off his feet be would
be powerless. By pulling successively
on each thread, and shortening it a lit
tle, the mouse or snake mlrfht be raised
to any height within the capacity of
the building or structure ln which the
work was done. So that to those who
have ridiculed the story we may Justly
say, "There are more things ln heaven
and earth than are dreamed of ln your
philosophy."
What object the spider could have
had ln bis work I am unable to see. It
may have been a dread of the barm
which the mouse or snake might work
or It may have been the hope that the
decaying carcass would attract flies, I
which would furnish food for the engl-
leer. I can vouch for the truth of tbo
snake story, however, nnd the object
of this article Is to explain nnd render
credible a very extraordinary fent of
Insect englneeriwr.-FollleH of Sciciiff
JEJt-R.e;a .1
tailor made underwear
made in ' msny weights cotton,
hilt, merino, auhmcrt. Tbe bett
mide nil the year round" under
wear ever offered for fidic, miwe,
children.
WOMEN'S
KNIT UNDERWEAR
69c
White, Ecru, and Gray "El
ReaI"Underwear,fine ribbed
wool medium weight, neatly
trimmed and finished. Spe
cial at this low price
69c
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Sole Agents
for
DRIB'S
RUST-PROOF
CORSETS
Era of Aofla:..
The "era of Actum." n.-bviM rtnr'ni
the early days of t!i Itoimii) ("Mnlro'
commemorates the great vjctorv -::l;i"d
by Octavlus over tho troojis ,f Aroiif
and Cleopatra, Jan. 1. B. '. .: it . :u
often used anions: the Ror.ii:i:s ';t!i Ir
writing and colloquially, ,':st as li
England people speak of events as o'
curring before or after the.eonqwi't,
or as persons In this country frequently
refer to events as having happened be
fore or after the war.
Remnants of Table Linens
We have accumulated a lot of remnants in the best
quality and patterns of table linens. You will
find in this lot remnants in lengths from two to
three yards, pieces 60 to 72 Inches wide, in the very
beat qualities of fine satin damask Greatly re
duced for this sale,
MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
FURS
The best selected line of fur neck pieces In the city
Is ready for your Inspection. Buyers will find prices
much lower than you have heretofore paid for the same
' 1 1 .. t III . i ...
quality, ocieci your lurs now, wniie t us stock is un
broken and we will lay them away for you for a small
deposit.
SilK Special, 69c
FOR MONDAY, TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
Nineteen inches wide, all pure silk Taffeta a silk
you can depend upon -Our regular 85 cent value
In white, ivory, cream, black and all colors
Special for this sale 09c
65c Outing Gowns, 43c
LADIES OUTING GOWNS in a great variety of
styles and patterns, made from good outing,
braid trimmed at this low price -43c
36-inch Wool Dress Goods 15c Yard
36-INCH LADIES' CLOTH IN COLORS GRAY, GREEN
and oxford A cloth for which you have been
paying 35?c to 60c the yard. Special for
this sale , 15 C
50c Outing Sacques, 39c
We are showing an unusually
large assortment of Dress
ing Sacques and Kimonas in
Eiderdowns; mads from the
bent lipp'e Eiderdown, Oflo.
to $3.00.
Our regular 60e outing sacque
finished with stitched edges
and satin ribbon ties, priced
to you Monday A
Tuesday, Wednesday, flfj
Trade With the Simingtofl Dry Goods Company
Because We Save You Money
CASTOR I A
For Infants and Children.
.The Kind You Hays Always Bought
Boars the
Signature of
Bad breath, coated tongue, a languid
feeling, Is entirely unnatural. Your
A famous Wisconsin woman once said,
"All this poor earth needs Is just the
art of bcimr kind." Won't aomftluiflv
be kind enough to propose Hollister's lazy liver and boweI ne6l tonlo. TH
Rocky Mountain Teat It helps to make Dost nothing tonic to every organ is
people kind and well. Tea or tablets, Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. Tea
3VMti , r, i or Tablets, 35 cents. For sale by Frank
For sale by Frank Hart. Hart .