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2 Men's and Hoy's Clothing superior in Style, Fit and Quality. THE MORNING ASTORIAN Establiahed 1S73. Published Daily Except Monday by TIk. J. S. DELLINGKR COMPANY, SUBSCRIPTION RATES. By mail, pr year .,,.$7.00 By carrier, par month JO WEEKLY ASTORIAH. B, mail, per year, in advance.. 11.00 Intend aa KOond-ol matter July SO, 1M, at the pwtoffloe at Aitoria. Ure ron, ander Ui of CourM of Mrob I, 1SU VOritor. (or the detrfarta of Tbi Mow ore wroaiAX to either reakkoos or place of btataeM mf bs mad by poetal card or through tetoi-Jtooa. Any Irrejrutarltj fa de livery should bo immediately reported to the oAoe of publication. TELEPHONE MATH Mi. Official paper of Clatsop county and the City of Aitorla. 000000000000000000 0 EDITORAL SALAD. 0 000000000000000000 WEATHER. Western Washlngtong and Oregon Occasional rain. Eastern Oregon and Wash- ington and Idaho Rain or 4 snow. DIRECT INFORMATION. There Is one thing about President Roosevelt that every man lidmires, be he politically disposed toward him, or not, and that is the direct way in which the chief magistrate goes about the work of informing himself of pub lic affairs. He is not satisfied to take exparte testimony on anything if he has the time to go after the know ledge in person. It is to this deter mined and aggressive policy of know ing for himself all that has to do with the energies and policies of the nation, that his individuality has been so in delibly fixed upon the thought of the people and that keeps him In such In timate and friendly touch with the masses. He is now at Panama in vestigating the scope, the plans, the system, the resources, the actual facts, the big, portentious, unescapable facts we are up against in the pro secution of this work, and when he is called upon to solve the Inevitable problems that will ajise, he will be independent of the warped, and per haps, not d.1 tereed opinlotns of men with "fish to fry." Without doubt Theodore Roosevelt is today, the best informed man in the nation. on the general trend and status of its affairs, great and small, and It is English Farmers Ways And the American Plan By JAMES WILSON, Secretary of Agriculture IT is truo, as J. J. Hill savs, that tho British grow on art averago tliirtv bushels of wheat an aero to ours of loss than fifteen. Bur tve can get thirty IF WE ADOPT THEIR METH ODS. They fertilize for a root crop every four or five years, and then grow wheat the next year, and that only on tho best land. They grow barley and oats on the poorer land. Wheat grew twenty to thirty bushels in Iowa fifty years ago. Now little is grown, uocauso the farmers find STOCK 0 ROWING more profitable. But tho Iowa blue grass lands can bo turned up today and will produce as big wheat crops as ever. In the Mississippi valley tho farmer nowadays works altogether for corn, and his system of rotation is based on tho requirements of the CORN AND LIVE STOCK that ho wishes to produce. There need be no fear of the capacity of the soil to feed the population which Mr, Hill expects to see here. And I don't question his figures, either. We will have the results too. But we must have dif ferent fanning method. Mr. Hill's observations on the subject of farm help are correct. But it is hard to do much for tho farmer at this point KELT IS EXPENSIVE AND SCARCE. But better appliances make it pro duce more. A year ago, traveling in the southwest, I saw this well illustrated. In Arkansas and Tennessee I would see a man cultivating behind a single horso that might weigh 800 or 000 pounds. Going on to Oklahoma, that man would bo working with two horses. Up in the corn country of Kansas or Iowa ho would have three or four SIXTEEN HUNDRED POUND HORSES. IN OLD TIMES A MAN AND TWO HORSES WOULD HANDLE A TEN FOOT HARROW; NOW A MAN AND FOUR BIG HORSES DRAG A TWENTY FOOT HARROW. Evfry acre of our domain is good for something. We are raising the spineless cactus on the sands of the Mojave desert and feeding cattle on it to determine how tho results comparo with those in more j favored sections. I id'-' cent protest of Japan against the ex clusion of her children from the pu llc schools of San Francisco. It Is palpable folly. Japan has, or thinks she has, a real ground for protest, and perhaps, under a strict Interpretation of existing treaties, she has certain claims; but that does not constitute formidable ground for the assump tion that either country will go to the battle field for an adjustment of mat tres that will be sensibly and quietly settled In the two cabinets interested. She Is a friendly nation, and a valu- ab'e neighbor, and will be treated with all consideration and respect in her contentions. She will ask no mora than is her due and will be granted all that Is due; that is all there is to the matter. The gravity of the sit uation lies In the doing of simple jus tice on our part, and the refrainlg from extraordinary demands on the part of Japan, two lines of action equally adaptable to the modern com mon sense of both nations. The City of Chicago employs the only woman detective sergeant In the j world. And, strange as It will seem to some, she will be entitled to a pension from the city of Chicago with In a comparatively short time. For fifteen years Mrs. Owens hns been do ing police work for that city and In all that time there never has been the slightest necessity to assail her record. The trial board Is a thing absolutely foreign to her. qualification the people. of inestimable They know it, value too!. to THE STAGE MASHER. A tenor, belonging to the Metro politan Opera Company of New Tork, has been arrested there for grossly In suiting a lady in Central Park. The fact emphasizes the conclusion that the stage masher in general Is the most pernicious, the most assinlne, and the boldest operator along this line of folly. In exlstance. There are Innumerable! gentlemen in the pro fession that contemn this thing un reservedly, genuine, clean, manly men who know and do their duty toward all women, but when one of the pro fession lapses to the level of the mas her, he is "it"; and unhappily, it Is the fault of woman-kind. A hand some face and a splendid voice, cou pled with a foreign name, and per haps, an empty title, are enough to drive a certain element of our women to the verge of idiocy in their attempts to flatter the characterless bearer of these attributes; they use no discri mination. no iudement. no care in manifesting their pleasure and pre ferences and interest, and the em pty-headed ass on the stage, with less discrimination, and infinitely more vanity than caution, presumes upon the folly of his admirers and thrusts himself upon all women In the mis taken pursuit of the flirtatious or worse, of the sex. It is a shame that the only thing to be said in exten uation of the man's reckless and in sulting acts, is the equally reckless indiscretion of the young women themselves. This, as observation proves, never prevails with any of the police judges who are called upon to punish the masher but it should all the same. AMERICAN -JAPANESE ISSUES.. Some jingo Americans are doing all that is possible to stir up sensational conditions in connection with the re- TO DRAIN THE HILLS. The late torrential rains have made plain the necessity for very careful, yet urgent action, on the part of au thorities of this city, looking to the establishment of a drainage system for the hills of Astoria, that shall ob viate the loss and danger now . Immi nent In the residence portion of the city lying on these heights. What is to be done in this relation should have the sanction of our best engineers, and contribute fully and instantly the re lief so sorely needed. There must be no mistakes made; the cost of blunders will not be restrict ed to mere dollars; the plans must be operative and successfully so, from the outset; and there must be no false economy to warp the utility of the program, whatever it may be. A thousand homes are involved in the question, and once it is settled there will be other thousands of homes to use 'the benefits of what shall be done In this behalf. - 0 EDITORIAL SALAD. "I can always tell when I am get ting into New York by the way the blondes begin to thicken," said a traveling man. "When I am away out in the country districts visiting the small towns, the sight of a real blonde is rare. The hair of the ma jority of th" country maids is dark, though I pass an occasional light colored or red head on the streets. Their hair is often arranged becom ingly, but never with a Marcel wave. Their complexions never have the steamed appearance of the city belle, but are fresh and wholsome." 0 Miss Louise ('.. Hinck. a graduate of the New York university law school, is not only a full-fledged attorney. but a successful contractor and build- . . ... er. Tne lauer caning a iJiie.uci ii'-i more than the practice of law, and her achievements In this unusual line of work, together with the satisfac tion expressed by the many custom ers for whom she has built conven ient and comfortable homes, prove that her vocation was wisely chosen. Mina TTlnr-U hears the distinction of having been the only woman admitted to the Master Carpenters' association. New York Democrats can see now that Hearst would have spoiled any of their possible combinations. He was defeated as the head of the tick et, and as a bolter would have beat en any one else placed there. The Democrats of New York ought to re turn to principles and stop running after the latest flashy adventurer. 0 If Uncle Sam cannot print the postage stamps at as low a cost as a private firm, why Is It they cannot ge they are losing money in furnish ing stamped envelopes with the re turn card printed thereon at a loss? At the same time they are knocking out so much business for the local printers. Men's Winter Suits, Overcoats and Cravenettes. As the holiday season approaches we invite our patrons, old and new, to an inspection of the finest and most complete array of men's, boys' and juvenile wearables ever offered by our establishment. Every article bears our unmistakable mark of refinement and style- every article is fully guaranteed and bears our label which stands for sound value and true worth. Suits, Overcoats, Raincoats $10. OO up Those who cannot conveniently come to the city should take'advantaee of our mail order syrtem. On request we will send you style booklets, together with samples and self measurements, Address, "Mail Order Dept." S. W. Corner Fourth and Morrison Sts. PORTLAND,OREGON An Increased use of horse meat find dog meat Is reported In Germany. Pus the American canned meats, please, with the certificate "f gov ernment Inspection unncxed. o Mr. Hearsts numerous publications devoted to puffing himself continue to come out, but have a rati If like Her,?, and yellow leaves flying In the No vember blast. Mr. Bryan's friends in Missouri said his help in the recent state campaign would be worth 40,000 votes. The small remnant of a Democratic ma jority must indicate that Bryan's in fluence In Missouri is a thing of the past. Governor Folk of Missouri, elected by Republican votes, will shortly have on his hands a legislature Democratic in both brances. What will he do with It, and what will It do to him? Count Hon! expected to get about $50,000 a line for his letters of pro testation to his wife. The novelists are nowhere In comparison with this speculative owner of a title. o "This vertical penmanship may be allowed," says the Alfalfa Sage, "but I notice that not many checks are signed that way" o Mr. Edison gives the horse just six months to close up Its affairs and re tire. His new electric motor Is per fected almost. New York'r. new congressional dele gation stands twenty-five Republicans, twelve Democcrats. Not much comfort In that for the firm of Hiyan and Hearst. o Mr. Hearst may content himself at high private, but not until he had tested how far a bar'l would go to ward making him governor and president. The present capitalization of the United States Is $15,500,000,0'. U needs a liryan financial Imagination to deal with the problem of buying them. o Dr. Parkhurst says a man can be wicked without being rich Yes, hut In that event, he has to usually pay the penalty. This year's apple crop Is a big one, but your retail dealers is likely to be a long time in finding It out. Russia's postal system nets more than $20,000,000 a year. It can't be run by any of the grand dukes. There are eight editors In the pres ent French cabinet. What's the mat ter with the lawyers over there? -;-H-M-KM"H-M H poem for Coday i THE S E A'S IRONY By John Lanfldon Heaton NE day I saw n ship upon the sands, ! Careened upon lioatn cuds, her filter deck Swept clear of rubbish of her long pnst wreck, Her colors struck, Imt not by human hands; Her masts the driftwood of what distant strands! Her frowning ports, where at the iidininil'H beck Grim visaged cannon held the foe In check, (Japed for tin; frolic of the minnow bands. " The seaweed banners In her fo'ks'lc waved. A turtle latKlted upon her capstan head, Her cabin's pomp the downfall wulpln braved, And on her prow, where the lost figurehead Once scorned the brine, a name forgot wan graver?.. It was "The Irresistible" I read! X The Foard & Stokes Hardware Co., Inc. Succeiton to Foard k Stokti C HEADQUARTERS FOB Ranges, Stoves, Tinware, Crockery. Graniteware, Glassware Iron and Steel Toola and Ship Chandlery. Headquart.ra for Hardware. FINANCIAL. A. I10WLBY, Prwid.nt. PETERSON, VicePreiid.nt. RANK PATTON, Caihler. J. W. OAllNKR, AI.Unt CmMm. Astoria Savings Bank Capital Paid In $100,000, Burplua and Undivided Profit (06,000. Tmmact a General Hanking ittiiilnnH. InUtnwt I'ald on Time tMtpaaila H Tenth Street, A3TOKIA, OHEGum First National Bank of Astoria, Ore. i:stailis!ii;i ik. Capital $100,000 Sherman Transfer Co. ' HENHY SHERMAN, Manager Hade, CarrifiRe Baiwsr Checked end Transferred Trucks ard Furniture Wagon Piano Movd. Iloxed and Shipped. 433 Commercial ?reet Phone Main 121 VITROPIANE The new artistic window deco ration. A substitute for stained glass at one twentieth the cost Easily applied. B. F. ALLEN 8 SON NEW STORE COS. nth AND BOND STREETS.