WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, 1907.
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Published Daily Xzccpt Monday by
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THE MORNING ASTOIUAN, ASTORIA, OREGON.
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WEATHER. -
Western Oregon-Fair: alight-
ly warmer north portion except
, near coast,
Western Washington Fair;
warmer except near coast,
THE MEREST MENTION.
A peculiar feature of the visit of Vice
President Fairbanks to this city was the
studied silence of all concerned as to
the President of these United States.
Only once in the course of any of the
numerous addresses made here .and at
Seaside, was the name of Roosevelt
pronounced, and then in an inadvertent
manner; but the inadvertence was met
with a rinjting cheer that discounted
every other manifestation of the day. It
is a matte.' o: public comment through
cut the city and no one has any sort of
explanation" to make in regard to the
oversight (if oversight it was) and it
will pase into history as one of those
freakish things that often occur with
out anyone being in any measure re
sponsible for it. But all the same it was
a conspicuous piece of neglect, and now
that it i9 thought of and broached pub
licly, there will lie hundreds to retail it
with a sense of reproach.
It should have been among the toats
at the pleasant banquet by the. sea on
Monday night, preceling those to the
Army and the Navy; perhaps not in
the name of Theodore Roosevelt, but by
the style and dignity of his great
office, and no speech of the day was
replete without courteous and dignified
allu-ion to the President of the United
States; this goes without saying among
people who understand the requisites of
such an affair and its omission is hard
to account for when it is remembered
that the hero of the hour wag the sec
ond mas in place, officially, in the coun
try, and the actual representative of
the head of the nation wherever he may
be in a public sense.
MORS PLEASURE AHEAD.
Th next source of genuine pleasure in
store for Astoriana and for those within
the sea gates of this city, is the great
Scandinavian Sangerfest, with its mag
nificent choruses, band and orchestra.
This is dated for Saturdays the last day
of August, and Sunday and Monday, the
first and second days of September, im
mediately preceding the annual Regatta
which "holds the boards" on Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday, the second,
third and fourth of September, giving
five days of genuine pleasure to tH who
may be here at that time, and it is
very probable there will be an enormous
concourse of visitors in Astoria during
the time. We are certain to have 2000
strangers, for there will be that number
hefle in attendance upon the Sangerfest
as the immediate friends and relative
of that conclave of fine musician, and
these should be augmented by a round
10,000 more drawn 'hitherto by the
coincidental attractions.
The coming of the Sangerfest is a
royal treat for any community and As
toria must show her appreciation of the
splendid favor done her in- the selection
of this city for the annual exposition of
its superb personnel and program and
it is not doubted the proper showing will
bs made.
When one thinks of a magnificent
chorus of 200 voices, augmented by a
highly trained orchestra of 60 pieces
and a great brass band of equal strength,
each member of the ensemble a master
musician, it is easy to realize the treat
in store and it should move the whole
community to the making of such ar
rangements as will typify our pleasure
and pride In the, favor conceded us.
Such things as this are not every-diiy
The Czar, according to dispatches, it thinking l becoming a Christian
Scientist. The thing that is probably puuling him is when he meet a terrorist
bomb whether he will "paaa on" or not.
affairs, even in the art centers of the
world, and when they reach the out
posts such as our own lively and ap-
precitaive city, we must make the moat
and bet of every note they utter.
OF SOLDtERLY STUFF.
Yesterday's Portland Oregonian con
tains a story of human endurance on
the part of six members of the Third
Oregon, that indicates these men to be
of the genuine stuff of which soldiers
are made. They were out from Seaside
on a hunt for a rifle range, and had
gone partly around Tillamook Bead
when the tide caught them and drove
them to the cliff, where they hung for
nine hours, drenched and half frozen,
with wind and rain, through the long
night, awaiting the -fall of the tide that
they might retract their steps to safety.
A Pantomime
Original.)
I sat by my office window looking
Into the offices directly opposite on the
other side of the court. They consist
ed of several adjoining rooms. In one
at a magnificent desk sat a gentleman
with a bald bead and brown whiskers
constantly tapping a silver bell to call
a boy. Next was an anteroom, next
rooms full of clerks and bookkeepers.
In the anteroom sat a gtrt at a type
writer, though she was constantly get
ting up to go Into the baldheaded
man's office to take dictation.
She was a willowy girl, with fair
hair and large dreamy eyes. The door
of the room In which she fat opened,
and a young man came In. He was
fashionably dressed, and I noticed
pinned to. his vest a college Greek
letter society badge. lie went up to
the girl and said something to her.
She looked up at him with a half blush
on her face and a great deal of pleas
ure In her eyes. Then he went on Into
the room where the baldheaded man
yat, and at once I noticed a likeness
betw'pen them. They, must be father
and son. They chatted pleasantly for
a time, when the young min roue to
leave. When his band was on the door
knob, the elder man called him back,
wrote out a check and banded It to
him. He pnt It In bis pocketbook, went
out, said something to the typewriter
girl that caused her to laugh and was
gone.
A few days later be came In again.
This time be talked a good while with
the tyPWfUcr girl. She went on with
her work, listening to him at the same
time. The faces of both were very
serious. Presently he stole an arm
about her waist, lifted up her face and
kissed her. At that moment the bald
headed man got up from bis desk and
went to the door communicating with
the anteroom. They were caught. .
The father turned and went back
into his private office. Ills son follow
ed him and talked rapidly. I knew by
the expression of bis face that he was
endeavoring to shield the girl. ' Wheth
er he was talking about marriage with
her I could not tell. I could not see
the expression on the father's face, for
he sat with his back to me. Presently
the son weat out. lie found the type
writer girl with her face burled In her
bunds, tie took them away, deploying
two burning cheeks. He kissed ber
again, spoke a few words as If of en
couragement and went awny.
Every day the older man looked
more troubled, and his son had lost
all the vivacity I had first noticed.
The next day the typewriter did not
appear at her desk. Another took her
place. I saw the son no more and con
cluded he had returned to college. In
a few months there was a sudden re
duction of the ofllce force, and all the
rooms except the private office and an
teroom were given up. Then the son
appeared regularly and with an ofllce
boy was his father's only assistant.
It was" a rtememions test of human en
durance ami prows the quality of th
men that go to make up that famous
regiment. The whole country Is glad
to know they cant happily through the
tierc peril and trust they will never
lave to undergo anything like it again,
unlets it be in the performance of that
high duty which sometime forces the
mind and frame of man to stresses like
this in the pursuit of the nobler duties
of a soldier in time, of war. The name 1
of thee lusty wins of Old Oregon are:
Captain Denny; Lieutent Piseh, of Com
pany II.; Sergeant Major Howard;
First Sergeant Geer; Sergeant Oesrh,
and Corporal Dickel, all of Company II.
"NOT ON YOUR IIFE!"
The contention let us soften it and
say the suggestion of the Astorinn
Words nfe not needed to Indicate pros
perity or adversity they speak for
themselves. I knew that the bouse of
Blank & Co. bad received a financial
blow. The son was at the office early
end late. ITavlug to do some extra
work myself nt night, I saw him
tiirotiKh the window working. lie
seemed to be his father's mainstay.
The o'uYr man looked much biukeu
and siijly needed a stay.
One morning It was the next spring,
and all windows were up agnln-the
son was sitting at the typewriter dolug
some (opylug. The door opeued and a
lady came In. She was buridaomely
dKsseil, und ber face had a familiar
look. She advanced to the window
where the young man sot, and I saw
that she was the former typewriter.
Evidently there bad been a boule
verseuieut. The young man had left
the realms of affluence. She bad en
tered them. She talked with him ear
nestly. I wished I bad a telephone
connection with them to bear what
they said, but I hadn't and must bo
content with pantomime. The girl ap
peared to be trying to iwrsunde hlui.
lie laid his baud on her arm mid, look
ing Into her face, said something Im
pressively. She was evidently disap
pointed. She arose and walked impa
tiently to and fro in the little room,
then sat down by him and renewed the
attack possibly In a Dew form.' I fan
cied that, the tables being turned, she
was mingling with ber persuasion a
trifle of feminine lovemaklng, such as
a wealthy wouyin might make to a
poor man- Presently I saw him throw
his arm about ber neck and rain kisses
on ber cheeks and Hps.
Meanwhile the old man in the next
room was fussing with bis papers, on
conscious of what was going on so
near htm. Presently the young man
arose, left the girl, entered bis father's
room and began to talk to him. The
father's face was turned sldewlse, so
that I could see bis expression. From
Interest it passed to wonder and from
wonder to pleasure, but before either
of the first two expressions died n
smile dawned on the father's lips.
Then the son went back and brought
In the plrl. The old man's looks were
far different from when she and his
son had been caught In the act of a
kiss. He (iralled on her lienlgnly. The
girl took out a pocketbook, drew forth
a bit of paper, which she unfolded and
handed to the father. It was the size
of a check. Mr. BInnk looked nt It
hung bis head for n moment, then tot
tered to the girl with outstretched
arms. She threw her own about bis
neck. Presently he took one of her
hands from off his shoulder and, grasp
ing the son's hand, placed the two to
gether. I never received any explanation of
this little drama. I needed none, espe
cially when I saw all the clerks return
I and the business go on as usual,
j j ,,. , F. A. MITCHEL.
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western
i 495 Commercial Street', Astoria, Oreg'on
(i .rw-pupvr) U that Portland should
cea-e to improve the river channel,
almn.lun Iter own ite and move to As
toria. We fpiir it' imponiilile. Ore-
gonian, ot venterday.
Oh. n! Not oil vonr life! You're
cWi enonjjh in all oiintcietuf! We are
standing nil ye can, a it in and an you
are. If you were here, we would .Save
nothing let to row about; you would
have it all, jn-t as we want it for om'
Helve. You stay right where ymi are.
and send your money, ships caignes, and
all the paraphernalia mve-wary for the
making of a port, and we'll do the rest
and nay vou a handsome profit. Astoria
has all she can handle without taking
on a Portland. We don't mind iK'ing
your sea-gate and helping inn all we
can with our superior harbor and chan
nels and instant contiguity to the
ocean, but we shrink with fear at the
notion of your coming here, "lock, stock
and barrel"; no future has any terrors
for us save that which might imping
such a load upon our young shoulders.
You are too much an "Old Man of the
Mountains" for us. We'll be your long
distance friend it you can see the profit
in it as we do.
EDITORIAL SALAD.
The United States Treasury has $83,-
000,000 surplus it doesn't know what to
do with. Controller Metz might give
Secretary Cortelyou a tip on a good
tax-exempt 4 per cent investment for
about 129,000,000 of it.
The Massachusetts Hou-e of Repre
sentatives has decided It must have a
year to think over the railroad merger.
Will it be etiquette to set the alarm
clock for them now?
, o-
Bill Ward says: "The settlement of
any dispute never gives cause for re
gret." If the Indianapolis cocktails are any
nearer the genuine, "pure-food" article
than the store-made buttermilk of these
degenerate times is, Ills church critics
ought to let up on Fairbanks.
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White shoes are said to be on fashion's
black list, while darker ones are seen on
tho "great white way."
100 feet frontage on deep
water, near Knappa. An
ideal place for Big Saw
mill cheap.
FINANCIAL.
First National Bank of Astoria, Ore.
KMTAKMSIiF.I) 1HM4L
Capital
I. y. A. BOWLBY, President., fRANK PATTON, Cashier.
0. I. PETER80N, Vice President. J. W, GARNER, Assistant Cash's..
Astoria Sayings Bank
Capital raid In 1100,000, Surplus and Undivided Profils IM.ouo.
Transacts General Bunking Baslnsu. Interest raid on Tim 1mkmIU
!8 tnth tt, '
Sheet RHusic Sale
,'; ! 1-3 t-t.i . vi . t. -inir i ihiiiiii , iiiin yni.'ts-j
Every 25c, 35c, 40c piece
of music irf the stdrc
UNTIL SUNDAY NEXT
9c Each
No music charged, delivered or exchanged at this price
E. A. HIGGINS CO.,
MUSIC HOOKS STATIONERY
Astoria Hardware Co.,
jOo
$100,000
A STOMA. OrUdUN
113 12th St.
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