THE MORNING ASTOPJAN, ASTOMA, OREGON.
TUESDAY, JANUARY 1, 1Q
THE
MORNING ASTORIAN
EaUblialwd 1873.
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Oregon and Washington Snow. 4
PROSPECT ENCOURAGING.
News from the national capital Is of
a sort to warrant the hope that the
government is at last aroused to the
absolute necessity of completing the
Columbia river bar jetties. That the
rivers and harbors committee Is prac
tically engaged to recommend a cash
appropriation of a round million with
the balance provided for in ready con
tinuity, means much, in fact all. This
feature of the great J60.000.000 bill
for the waterways of the nation, now
In process of formulation, will. If the
bill shall pass, give ampler and
quicker returns for the money ex
pended, than any other single element
of the immense scheme of Improve
ment. It is a matter of commercial
development In which the whole north
west is deeply Interested, and to which
it can, and will, contribute Instantly
and successfully. The fact of a deep,
permanent channel on the Columbia
bar will solve a thousand problems of
industrial exploitation In the states
dependent upon the realization and
pave the way for hundreds cf subsid
iary improvements unattempted be
cause the one huge essential and Ini
tial work has been kept in abeyance
all these years. May wisdom speed
the action of Congress. Nature, and
the enterprise of the northwest
ern states will do the rest.
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&Y UNDERGROUND WIRELESS.
Once again the whisper is abroad
that the Astoria & Columbia River
Railroad has been sold. It Is hard to
keep tab on this snug little road art!
its frequent reputed changes of own
ership, and this particular sale i
mentioned simply because the subject
matter of the report touches Astoria
closely, and not from any certainty of
the truth, or confidence in the ru
mor. The property has been sold so
often, to so many different people,
that we would really miss the semi
occasional occurrence, too long a lapse
without it, signifying that this section
of the country was being Ignored by
the Hills and Harrlmans and Goulds.
Mr. Harrlman Is the alleged pur
chaser this time. He had to buy the
Corvallis & Eastern road also, be
cause Mr. Hammond will not sell one
unless the other Is taken, and neither
unless the Tillamook extension Is per
fected. There you have It, good peo
ple! Make the most of it! If it prove
true, Astoria gets the common-point
rate on grain and takes her place jh
a possibly greater shipping terminal;
If false, she is no worse off than be
fore. The story cannot be verified;
leading railway officials here deny It,
in toto; and It Is up to time to prove
it. Time does wonders!
provements, public and private, wore
never more pronounced nor extenslv.!
than during the year Just clo.vd, and
pending In the one just dawning: sin-
has fewer people In aotunl want than
any city on the coast, for her slate;
she Is giving employment to the last
man In her compass and paying the
best current wages; she Is growing
steadily, surely, and In the tight di
rection; she Is fostering her tributary
agencies and planning new mid tan-
glUe departures In business. Astoria's
all right!
She has lots coming her way; court
house, modern hotel, railway exten
sion, adequate bar depths, more ship
ping lines; she is In the van of pro
gress and going to stay there. Her
fisheries, mills, plants, camps and
businesses generally, are in prime
trim for the new year, ami she faces
the future with cheer and hope and
purpose that mean bigger things for
1907.
MEDDLER HE IS.
James Creelman has dubbed Theo
dore Roosevelt. President of the t'nlt
ed States, a meddler, and has shown
the Illimitable value of his meddling.
Yes, the man Is a meddler; a clear
thinking, clean-handed, forceful,
courageous meddler; and the people
know It. and him, and love him In the
knowing. He has come as near break
ing down political and partisan bar
riers as any American who ever lived,
and the pride and success and incre
ment of his honest meddling belongs
to the whole people. He Is republi
can to the very core of him, but he
Is man first, and being man. is the
target for avid hate and bitter abuse,
with sneaks and cowards, curs and
crawling things, that dare not face
htm In the open. If we mistake not
the Sixtieth Congress will see and
hear more of the Roosevelt lan code.
and obey It more literally, because
the people demand It. than ever be
fore since the man and his splendid
Influence have bee known. The
country can stand any amount of It.
Let it come!
NEW YORK NOTES
Cold and Little Coal Make People
Think on Transportation.
MAY AFFECT LEGISLATION
1906 ASTORIA 1907.
Astoria has little or nothing to com
plain of, as to the year just closed,
nor as to her prospects for the year
to come. She is healthy, wealthy and
reasonably wise. She has moved stead
ily forward during 1908, In every line
of endeavor and Investment, and Is not
halting- on the threshold of the young
year. She Is solid as a rock, finan
cially; she has a good, strong trade
established in all lines and is care
fully nursing it against reactionary
conditions; her business failures for
the year are nil; her banks are In
dubitably strong and sound; lm-
EDITORIAL SALAD. )
Salt sprinkled around the drains
an excellent disinfectant.
One sudden death occurs among wo
men to eight among men.
A woman should not be afraid to say
pleasant things that rise to her lips.
Fifteen minutes' relaxation and rest
every day will keep away that worn
look.
If silver Is never washed with soap
it will retain its luter. Polish with
chamois skin.
Will Move for Harbor and River Im
provement Chef Who Discour
aged Race Suicide Makee Bet
with Puzzling Results.
While the prevailing freight cur"
shortage has not had anything like
the same serious effect upon New
York's coal supply that It has had
further West, nevertheless prices have
advanced considerably above their
normal level, and ln the recent cold
snaps which have visited the city many
poor people have suffered kely. In
asmuch as the problem seem to be
purely one of transportation, many of
the delegates who attended the recent
convention of the Rivers and Harbors
Congress In Washington, and oth-rs
who are taking an active Interest In
the matter, find in the present situa
tion an Indisputable argument for
larger tlxed appropriations for river
and harbor Improvements. It Is point
ed out that every dollar of such appro
priations, almost as soon as expended
would become e(Y etlve In Increased
transportation f i.-lilties which would
tend to prevent a recurrence of pres
ent conditions. That the argument
is being carefully wished by the Riv
ers and Harbors Committee of Con
gress, Is apparent form tin- statement
made by Representative Charles K.
I..1W of Rrooklyn a f 'w days ago. Mr.
Uiw said: "I am reliably Informed
that the Rivers and Harbors Commit
tee will reccominend nn appropri
ation at the present session, of tint less
than JM.Oiin.iiiio for the Improvement
of our wat-rways. Such a sum may
well be Invested by the government In
an enterprise that means sn much for
the future (level. ipern-nt of the country.
I shall vote for the appropriation of
every cent reccommended by the Hlv
er and Harbors Commltte -.
AN ASTORIA CASE.
A flannel wet with kerosene oil will
remove ftyspecks from brass. Polish
with chamois.
Congress should be careful not to
mistake the Nobel prize for a chip on
the shoulder.
0
This is the era of peace and good
will, but Arizona and New Mexico re
fuse to be reconciled.
Before naming a baby girl, pause
long enough to wonder how It will
sound when she Is 60.
o
There are 40,000,000 of the little Japs.
How long would it take them to
trounce 80,000,000 big Americans?
o
Sailing away on his aeroplane, Santa
Claus carries off no Impression of so
cial suicide or national depopulation.
The generous giver who finds his
pockets depleted Is ready to join ln
the movement for a more elastic currency.
It was a merry Christmas, liberal in
giving, seasonable In weather, rich In
promise of prosperity and altogether
up to date.
It has been found that there Is not
enough fertility In the pages of the
Congressional Record to fructify pho
netic spelling.
A New York girl, who, after being
Jilted, vowed that she would find a
husband within a month, got him In
15 days.
The old fashioned mutton tallow
skin food, made sweet with lavender
and creamy with almond oil, Is the
best thing known.
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Into each life some sorrow must fall;
Wise people don't sit down and bawl!
Only fools suicide or take to flight;
Smart people take Rocky Mountain
Tea at night.
For sale by Prank Hart.
Fate always has In store some par
ticularly hard knoek for tin- man who
tries to get away with more than his
share. F.lse why should John i. Rock
efeller have Indigestion and Andrew
Carnegie find It so difficult to die poor.
One humble but promising Imitator
has received the jolt early In his care r,
however, and It ought to serve as a
warning. The story Is this: There is
a famous cafe In Gotham's all-nli;ht
dlstrlit whose proprietor, insplrd by
the preaehlntts of a certain distin
guished Individual to an anti-race
suicide campaign, a year or two ago,
..u.-ie.i a prize or I.,0 to every one of
his (.mployes who should marry. La
ler on the scheme seemed Inenmplete,
and a supplementary prize of I.'.", each
was offered for babl s. So far It has
been expensive, but the proprietor has
stuck to It heroically, animated by a
prorotind interest In the welfare f
the race and sustained by the adver
tising value of the sc-heine. The cafe
has a chef, who by Joining hands with
another employe, about a 5'e;n- ,-io,
succeeded In dragging down double
prize mon-y; but this was held to be
strictly legitimate, with a profit .-ft
over for extra advertising value. A
little while ago however tin- eh- f, inj
uring that he would need fl little ex
tra money about this time, thought he
saw a chance to make It on the side.
So to the chef of a rival lobster p ,1
ace he offered to bet a substantial sum
that It would be a boy.
His friend, looking up a few statis
tics, was a little more than wIIIIiik
to bet even money that It would be a
girl. It Is'nt, It's twins, a boy and a
girl! The chef gets double prize mon
ey again and his employer promises
to throw ln an extra $25 for good meas
ure. Hut the bet Is still undecided.
Many More Like It In Astoria,
The following case Is but one of
many similar occurring dally In As
toria. It Is nit easy mutter to verify
Its correctness. Surely you cannot
ask for belter proof than such con
clusive evidence.
V, R luucan, who Is employed with
his brother lit the Astoria Soda works,
4?ti Puttiio street, and who resides at
the corner of Punnu and Ninth streets,
says: "I suffered from a weakness of
the back and kidneys for 11 number of
years. There was a constant, dull,
aching pain In the loins and as far
up as the shoulders. Not only did my
back ache, but there was a weakness
fro mthe kidney secretions which was
very annoying and disturbed my rest.
I heard about loan's Kidney Tills and
one day I stepped Into Clmrlee Rogers'
drug store and got a box. I found
them to be a great benefit. After the
first few doses felt better. I know
of others who have used them with
the same results."
For sale by ull dealers. Price HO
cents. Fostor-Mllburn Co., Iluffalo, N.
.. sole HeTrntM for the United States.
Remember tho name - poari's-and
take no other,
THE ORIGINAL.
Foley & Co., Chicago, originated
Honey and Tar as a throat and lung
remedy, and on account, of the great
merit and popularity of Foley's Hon
ey and Tar, many Imitations ar of
fered for the genuine. These worth
less Imitations have similar sounding
names. lieware of them. The gen
ulna Foley's Honey and Tar Is in a
yellow package. Ask for it and re
fuse any substitute. It is the be"t
remedy for coughs and colds. T. F.
Laurln, Owl Drug .Store.
After all, Christmas costs little com
pared with the tip habit.
ALL THE WORLD
Is a stage and Ballard's Snow Lini
ment plays a most prominent part. It
has no superior for Rheumatism, stiff
joints, cuts, sprains, and all pains. Buy
It, try It, and you will always use It.
Anybody who has used Ballard's Snow
Liniment Is a living proof of what It
does. Buy a trial bottle, 2Gc, 50c and
$1.00. Hart's drug store.
Commissioner of Fisheries. Mowers,
says the fallurp of the States to make
adequate provision for protecting the
food fish supply within their limits,
more particularly the mliatory spe
cies, appears more uncivilly to demand
action on the part of emigres. He
thinks the g-'Vednment should either
fishes that can not be regarded as the
property of any one State, o,- should
suspend tlsh-cultural operations In
waters where its effort are completly
counteracted by the Indifference of the
States,
1111 im
MAKES OLD THINGS NEW
liquid Utr Ih n vmnlrr I It will make the
whole interior of your liousrshiiielika new,
niiiklujj ro-fmihhiiiir or rcviirtiUhlnciitirc
ly unnecessary. It i not a viirnish, hut n
surface food ami rlcutirr, InnMing up the
original finish niul iimkiiijj it hrightcr than
ever. It Is applied with rt piece cf cheese
cloth ami no experience h Necessary.
drying to watt for. Remove ull scratches,
stains, dirt, dullness. It can le applied
to ony finish with lvncficiul results. Nut
ttral wood, as well us nny color of paint, will
be k-ttcr for an application of I.itpiid Veuecr.
ElQUW Ur will improve even the most
hcantiful f unlit tire. It will t.it tlmt m,.l
look from the Piano and other MahoRany, and is highly henc
ficial to Golden Ouk, White Ktmnid.Cilt, Silver and other finishes.
Ehltlld fjMttr sells at 50 cents a little, nml a Kittle is enough to
renovate the ordinary home, Try it niul yon will always lmy it.
ouu itv
B. F. ALLEN G SON
SrrrjtLTY t" I 1
AMUSEMENTS
CURED OF LUNG TROUBLE.
It Is now eleven years since I had n
narrow esi.ipe from consumption,"
writes c. n, l-'loyd, 11 leading business
man of Kershaw, S. I'. "I had run
down in weight to LIT. pound and
coughing was constant both by day
ami by night. Finally I began taking
Mr. King's New lilsiiuery, and con
tinued this fur about six month, when
my cough and lung trouble were en
tirely gone, and I was restored to my
iiormal welfllit, 170 pound." Thou
sands of persons are healed every year.
Guaranteed at I'hus. Itogei.' drug
store. r,n,. and 1.00. Trial bottle free.
Have you Indigestion. rot.Ntip.itlon,
headache, lim kaehe. kidney trouble?
llolllst.-r's 11... ky .Mountain Tea will
make you well. If it falls, get y,mr
money baek. That's f.itr. Tea or Tab
lets foiin. i't cents. l-'or side by
I'rank llai t.
STAR THEATER
Spcclnl Stock Btifgagcmctit.
1
Eckhardt's Ideals
Tonight and Wednesday eve with (pedal mstinet today,
Dora Thorne
Drimnliiod from Brth M. Clay'l famous Novtl.
Next attrtion commtnoing Thursday, with regular matin Saturday
and Sunday at 2:45 p, m., !
The Great Northwest
Evening prices, lfc, 2"c and :5"c.
Mutincc i()c and 2"jc.
' 7 Special Matinee Today.
H COVERED
Cracked and Bleeding in Many
Places Became so Bad that Nail
Came Off Finger Tried Many
Remedies and Consulted Three
Doctors, but Got No Relief Now
Cured and Is Very
PROUD OF HAVING TRIED
CUTICURA REMEDIES
CHRISTMAS
CHEER
Meana not only good things to eat, but alto the bit of thing to drink,
and the best of all good drinka It Sund & Carlton's
Rye and Bourbon Whiskies,
Choice Wines and ChamoaSnes.
THE COMMERCIAL
509 Commercial 8t.
"I had Rnsema on my hands for
about eleven yearn. The hand crarfax!
open in many place and bled. Onn
of my flngerx waa bo bad that tlio nail
came off. I had often heard of conn
by the Outieura Itemedien, but had
no confidence in them an 1 had tried so
many remedied, and they all hud failed
to euro me. I had seen threo doctora,
but got no- relief. Finally my hus
band Httid that wo would try tho Cuti
eura Hemedies, so wo got a c-akn of
Cuticura Soap, a box of Cutienra Oint
ment, and two bottloHof Cuticura Resol
vent Pills. Of counm X keep Cuticura
Hoap all tho time for my hands, but
tho one cake of Hoap and half a box
of Cuticura Ointment cured them. It
Is surely a blessing for mo to have my
hands well, and I am very proud of
having tried Cuticura Itemedies, and
recommend them to all suffering with
eczema. Mrs. Kliza A. Wiley, II. V. I).
2, Lisoomb, Iowa, Oct. 18, luoo."
ITCHING PIMPLES
Resulted from Poisoning. Cured
by Two Sets of Cuticura
Remedies,
" My husband got a blood dioeMo from
wearing woolen underwear. Ho won
all full of nimpleH. and ho had 'an awful
itching, llo took a good many so
called blood remedies, and nothing did
him good. Then wo Haw in a news
paper about Cuticura Jtomedios, and
they cured him after UHlng in all two
nets of Cuticura Hoap, Cuticura Oint
ment, and Cuticura itosolvent, and now
I wouldn't do without Cuticura Hoap.
Mrs. Harrier, lOiO llennors St., Heading,
Pa., Jan. 25, 1U00."
Cnmpli-to External and Internal Treatment for
f.v.-ry Humor ol iritiinm, Children, ami Atlulu inn
WIH of Cutleura Houl) (2fii!.) Ki Mean! the Hkln,
(,'utleuru ointment (one.) to Heal tlie Hkln, nixl
Cutienra Itewilverit tflle.), (or In the. form of rlmeo
kite Coateil I'tlls Me. per vial ol IMJ) to I'nrKy llio
HIiiihI. Hold thrnuKhiiiit Itie world. I'ultcr UniK &
Ctiern. Corn., Hole l'row II. mien, Mam.
WMullul l' joi, Uuuk ou Hkln autl Heal p.
We wish to thank our customers
foo their most liberal patronage
and to wish everyone a Happy '
and Prosperous New Year.
E. A. Higgins Co.,
NUCCHHSOItN TO .1. N- JKH''N
SCOff BAI IRON & BRASS WORKS
ASTOKIA, OIIICOON
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